Mei Wei

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, 97 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA

Biography

Prof. Wei is currently a professor of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering and the Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Education for the School of Engineering, University of Connecticut. Her research has been focused on the fabrication and characterization of pertinent calcium phosphate-based systems, such as biomimetic apatite/collagen scaffolds, biomimetic apatite coatings, and in vitro and in vivo tests of biomaterials.

Research Interest

Fabrication of novel tissue engineering scaffolds for bone and osteochondral repair Biomimetic apatite and apatite/collagen coatings for bone repair and drug delivery: In vitro and in vivo tests.
Establishment of in vivo time-lapsed imaging platform for in situ visualization of cell-scaffold interplay during new bone formation and remodeling.
Dense apatite-polymer fiber absorbable composites for medium- and high-load bearing skeletal repair applications