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Dr Kui Yu

Research Associate

Dr Kui Yu obtained his PhD degree in Delft University of Technology (Netherlands) in June, 2021, under the supervision of Dr. Marie-Eve Aubin-Tam.  During his PhD, he worked on nacre-inspired biomineralization, bioprinting of photosynthetic living materials and in situ fermentation of bacterial cellulose composites. He is also good at biomaterial processing, electrospinning, polymerization, organic synthesis and hydrogel formulation design. He is currently working on the light management of microalgae-based living hydrogels.

Publications

Tuning the Color of Photonic Glass Pigments by Thermal Annealing.
Z Wang, R Li, Y Zhang, CLC Chan, JS Haataja, K Yu, RM Parker, S Vignolini
– Advanced Materials
(2022)
35,
e2207923
(doi: 10.1002/adma.202207923)
Emergent Biological Endurance Depends on Extracellular Matrix Composition of Three-Dimensionally Printed Escherichia coli Biofilms
S Balasubramanian, K Yu, DV Cardenas, M-E Aubin-Tam, AS Meyer
– ACS synthetic biology
(2021)
10,
2997
(doi: 10.1021/acssynbio.1c00290)
Scalable bacterial production of moldable and recyclable biomineralized cellulose with tunable mechanical properties
K Yu, EM Spiesz, S Balasubramanian, DT Schmieden, AS Meyer, ME Aubin-Tam
– Cell Reports Physical Science
(2021)
2,
100464
(doi: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100464)
Bioprinting of Regenerative Photosynthetic Living Materials
S Balasubramanian, K Yu, AS Meyer, E Karana, ME Aubin-Tam
– Advanced Functional Materials
(2021)
31,
2011162
(doi: 10.1002/adfm.202011162)
Bacterially Grown Cellulose/Graphene Oxide Composites Infused with γ‑Poly (Glutamic Acid) as Biodegradable Structural Materials with Enhanced Toughness
K Yu, ME Aubin-Tam
– ACS Applied Nano Materials
(2020)
3,
12055
(doi: 10.1021/acsanm.0c02565)
Spiral Honeycomb Microstructured Bacterial Cellulose for Increased Strength and Toughness.
K Yu, S Balasubramanian, H Pahlavani, MJ Mirzaali, AA Zadpoor, M-E Aubin-Tam
– ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
(2020)
12,
50748
(doi: 10.1021/acsami.0c15886)
Solvent-cast 3D printing of magnesium scaffolds
J Dong, Y Li, P Lin, MA Leeflang, S van Asperen, K Yu, N Tümer, B Norder, AA Zadpoor, J Zhou
– Acta Biomater
(2020)
114,
497
(doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.08.002)
Hydrothermal polymerization towards fully biobased polyazomethines.
G Li, K Yu, J Noordijk, MHM Meeusen-Wierts, B Gebben, PAM Oude Lohuis, AHM Schotman, KV Bernaerts
– Chemical Communications
(2020)
56,
9194
(doi: 10.1039/d0cc03026k)
Three-dimensional patterning of engineered biofilms with a do-it-yourself bioprinter
EM Spiesz, K Yu, BAE Lehner, DT Schmieden, M-E Aubin-Tam, AS Meyer
– Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE
(2019)
2019,
ARTN e59477
(doi: 10.3791/59477)
Synthesis of RGD-peptide modified polyester-urethane) urea electrospun nanofibers as a potential application for vascular tissue engineering
T Zhu, K Yu, MA Bhutto, X Guo, W Shen, J Wang, W Chen, H El-Hamshary, SS Al-Deyab, X Mo
– Chemical Engineering Journal
(2017)
315,
177
(doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.12.134)
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