Ultrasound-responsive microneedle array embedded with antibacterial nano-biomaterials enabling non-antibiotic approach to address wound infections induced by multidrug resistant bacteria

Regenerative Engineering and Translational Ecosystem Forum

Kelvin Yeung, University of Hong Kong

April 24, 2023 @ 03:00 pm to 04:30 pm

107 Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
University Park

Prof. Kelvin Yeung is Chief of Research Division in the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at The University of Hong Kong. He also serves as the Director of Research Laboratory of Orthopaedic Centre & Deputy Director of Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Innovative Technology in Orthopaedic Trauma, The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital. Kelvin Yeung has been passionate about applied orthopaedic biomaterial research and translation for more than 20 years. His major research areas include orthopedic biomaterials, antibacterial coatings, 3D bio-printing and musculoskeletal tissue engineering. He was trained as a materials scientist for his bachelor’s degree and then as an orthopedic scientist in HKU Medical Faculty for his master’s degree and his Ph.D. He has been consecutively ranked as the World’s Top 1% of Scientists in the field of biomaterials by Clarivate Analytics’ Essential Science Indicators (ESI) from 2014 to 2022. In addition to publishing more than 290 peer-reviewed SCI journal papers, 290+ conference papers and filing 41 full patents in various countries, he has been also appointed as consultant for several medical device and biomaterial corporations.

Contact

Camelia Kantor
cmk6719@psu.edu