Yifei Yao

Dr. Yifei Yao is currently a tenure track associate professor on soft tissue biomechanics. He got the B.E. in Biomedical Engineering and B.S. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2012. In 2016, he got the PhD degree from Biomedical Engineering in the Chinese University of Hong Kong under the supervision of Prof Arthur F.T. Mak. Since 2016, he worked as a postdoctoral research fellow in Cleveland Clinic, USA. Since 2019, he joined the School of Biomedical Engineering in Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Engineering Research Center of Digital Medicine and Clinical Translation. He also worked as a visiting scholar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sheffield University, UK. His research focuses on the cellular biomechanics, 送soft tissue biomechanics, multiscale finite element modeling, multimodal ultrasound imaging processing, biomaterials and rehabilitation engineering. His research motivation is to provide support to the prevention, diagnosis and intervention in diseases through multiscale biomechanics. He published over 30 SCI papers, including Journal of Biomechanics, NPG Asia Materials, Nanoscale, Clinical Biomechanics, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. Dr Yao is a member of Orthopaedic Research Society, senior member of Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering, member of Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, member of Chinese Society for Biomaterials, and life member of World Association for Chinese Biomedical Engineers (WACBE). He serves as editorial member of Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices, and reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering; Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials; Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, Medical Engineering & Physics, Journal of Wrist Surgery,Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering. He was awarded Global Scholarship Programme for Research Excellence in 2014, Pujiang Talent Plan in 2019 in Shanghai, Young Scholar Award of 9th WACBE in 2019 and Forbes China 30 under 30. He is also member of Additive Manufacturing Medical Devices Committee of China Association for Medical Devices Industry.

Research
Soft tissue biomechanics, Cellular biomechanics, Tissue engineering and biomaterials, Finite element modeling, Ultrasound imaging, Rehabilitation Engineering. Clinical translation through multiscale biomechanics research.
Research Project

1. Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program (19PJ1406400)

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 32201067)

3. Medicine–Engineering Joint Foundation at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (No. YG2019ZDB02, No. YG2021QN142,YG2023QNA22,YG2023LC09 ).

3. The National Key Research and Development Program of China (2019YFC0120600)

4. Key Projects of the National Defense Foundation Strengthening Plan (2020-JCJQ-ZD-264)

5. Innovation Research Plan supported by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (ZXWF082101/063)


Monograph


1. Yifei Yao, Emily Grandy, Peter J. Evans, William H. Seitz, Jr., Zong-Ming Li (2020) Location‐dependent change of median nerve mobility in the carpal tunnel of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Muscle & Nerve 62 (4), 522-527
2. Yifei Yao, Emily Grandy, Lenicia Jenkins, Juliet Hou, Peter J. Evans, William H. Seitz, Jr., Zong-Ming Li (2019) Changes of Median Nerve Conduction, Cross-sectional Area and Mobility by Radioulnar Wrist Compression Intervention in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation 18, 13-19.
3. Yifei Yao, Emily Grandy, Peter J. Evans, William H. Seitz, Jr., Zong-Ming Li (2018) Enhancement in Median Nerve Mobility during Radioulnar Wrist Compression in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients. Clinical Biomechanics 60, 83-88.
4. Xiaoyu Chen*, Chaoqun Dong*, Kongchang Wei*, Yifei Yao*, Qian Feng, Kunyu Zhang, Fengxuan Han, Fuk Tat Mak, Bin Li and Liming Bian (2018) Supramolecular Hydrogels Cross-Linked by Preassembled Host-Guest PEG Cross-Linkers Resist Excessive, Ultrafast, and Non-resting Cyclic Compression. NPG Asia Materials 10, 788-799 (*equal contribution; IF=9.157).
5. Yifei Yao, Ahmet Erdemir, Zong-Ming Li (2018) Finite Element Analysis of Transverse Carpal Ligament Tensile Strain and Carpal Arch Area. Journal of Biomechanics. 73, 210-216
6. Yifei Yao, Lucas Xian Da Ong, Xiaotong Li, Kinlun Wan, Arthur FT Mak, (2017) Effects of Biowastes Released by Mechanically Damaged Muscle Cells on the Propagation of Deep Tissue Injury: A Multiphysics Study. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 45(3): 761-774.
7. Yifei Yao, Arthur Mak (2016) Strengthening of C2C12 Mouse Myoblasts against Compression Damage by Mild Cyclic Compressive Stimulation. Journal of Biomechanics, 49(16), 3956-3961.
8. Yifei Yao, Damien Lacroix, Arthur Mak (2016) Effects of Oxidative Stress-induced Changes in the Actin Cytoskeletal Structure on Myoblast Damage under Compressive Stress: Confocal-based Cell-specific Finite Element Analysis. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 15 (6), 1495-1508
9. Yifei Yao, Zhitao Xiao, Singwan Wong, Yu-Chun Hsu, Truman Cheng, Chih-Chieh Chang, Liming Bian, Arthur Mak (2015) The effects of oxidative stress on the compressive damage thresholds of C2C12 mouse myoblasts—implications for deep tissue injury. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 43(2):287–296.

10. Jia, Jingyi, Shengbo Gong, Aili Zhang, Liping Jiang, and Yifei Yao# (2023) Stiffening of the gluteal muscle increased the intramuscular stress: An in-silico implication of deep tissue injury. Heliyon 9, no. 2

11. Zhu, Chenxian, Zhongxing Zhang#, Yuting Wen, Xia Song, Jingling Zhu, Yifei Yao#, and Jun Li# (2023) Cationic micelles as nanocarriers for enhancing intra-cartilage drug penetration and retention." Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 11, 1670-1683.
12. Jia, Jingyi, Shurui Chong, Lu Yu, and Yifei Yao#, (2022) Cell membrane tensile strain under cyclic compression: A viscoelastic myoblast finite element model. Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices 16: 100155.

13. Jia, Jingyi, Zhengyi Li, Linjing Peng, and Yifei Yao#, (2022) Early Detection Methods of Deep Tissue Pressure Injuries: A Systematic Review. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (Science) : 1-9.
14. Song, Kewei, Yu Wang, Rongxi Yi, Kishor Lakshminarayanan, Guoning Zhang#, and Yifei Yao#, (2022) The effects of wrist position and radioulnar wrist compression on median nerve longitudinal mobility." Clinical Biomechanics 99: 105754.



Teaching
Analog circuits and laboratory; Biomedical Engineering Design (Signal Processing)
Patent
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Academic

The World Association for Chinese Biomedical Engineers (WACBE), Life Member

Member of Orthopaedic Research Society

Senior member of Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering

Member of Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Member of Chinese Society for Biomaterials

Honor Award

Forbes 30 Under 30, 2020


The 9th WACBE World Congress in Bioengineering, Young Scholar Award, 2019


Award of the Global Scholarship Programme for Research Excellence, CUHK,2014


Contact

E-mail:yifeiyao@sjtu.edu.cn

address:教三楼(Med-X研究院)228室