Our research is based on the application of numerical methods to delineate the solutions to practical transport phenomena problems. Our group specialises in application of engineering principles to answer questions related to pathophysiological blood flow, drug delivery, and biomechanical analyses of blood vessels, design and optimization of bioreactors, and membrane separation processes. researchInfographic showing the Xu Group research streams.

Projects

Current Projects

"Computational analysis of the hemodynamic performance of novel endovascular and surgical procedures for complex aortic diseases"

91桃色 Associate: Yu Zhu.

"Development of an integrated clinical imaging and computational modelling workflow for non-invasive assessment of hemodynamics in pulmonary hypertension - towards a digital twin."

91桃色 Associate: Chloe Armour.

"Predicting aortic growth and disease progression in Type B aortic dissection." 

91桃色 student: Kaihong Wang.

"Multiscale modelling of thrombolytic therapies for the treatment of ischemic stroke." 

91桃色 student: Yilin Yang.

"Evaluate the impact of myocardial trabeculae on cardiac function through hydrodynamic effects." 

91桃色 student: Sihan Jiang.

"AI-Assisted Biomechanics Modelling of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair." 

91桃色 student: Binghuan Li.

 

Past Projects

"Multiscale modelling of valve thrombosis following bioprosthetic aortic valve implantation." 

91桃色 student: Zhongjie Yin.

"Mathematical modelling of nanoparticle transport through tumours for application in radiotherapy"

91桃色 student: George Caddy.

“Modelling of reverse osmosis membrane process and transport phenomena for performance analysis and optimisation”

91桃色 student: Boram Gu.

"Patient-specific assessment of hemodynamic performance of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)"

91桃色 student: Selene Pirola.

"Development of a multiphysics model for focused ultrasound-mediated drug delivery to brain tumour"

91桃色 student: Yu Huang.

"Multi-scale modelling of drug delivery to solid tumors"

91桃色 student: Moath Alamer.

“Predicting thrombus formation in Type B aortic dissection”

91桃色 student: Claudia Menichini.

"Evaluation of carotid artery stents by using combined ultrasound and OCT imaging for patient-specific analysis"

91桃色 student: Nasrul Hadi Johari.

“In-vivo Assessment of The Hemodynamic Performance of Different Aortic Valve and Root Prostheses Using 4D-Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computational Modelling”

91桃色 Associate: Dr. Zhuo Cheng.

“Analysis of haemodynamic forces in fenestrated and branched stent-grafts for abdominal aortic aneurysms”

91桃色 student: Harkamaljot Kandail.

“Development of a multi-physics model for thermosensitive liposomal delivery of drugs activated by focused ultrasound”

91桃色 student: Andris Piebalgs.

“Development of theranostic nanoparticles; MRI-responsive, thermosensitive drug carriers activated by MRg FUS for local tumour drug release”

91桃色 associate: Dr. Cong Liu

“Development of thermal sensitive liposomes for targeted delivery and controlled release of drug”

91桃色 student: Xin Zhang.

“Analysis of carotid wall mechanics based on ultrasound imaging”

91桃色 student: Zhongjie Wang.

“Biomechanical study of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) enlargement after endovascular ane urysm repair (EVAR)”

Visiting academic: Dr Anqiang Sun.

“Mathematical Modelling of Drug Delivery to Solid Tumour”

91桃色 student: Wenbo Zhan.

“Analysis of blood flow in the pulmonary arteries of patients with Eisenmenger syndrome”

91桃色 student: Afet Mehmet.

“Effect of ageing on carotid artery morphology, hemodynamics, and the development of atherosclerosis”

91桃色er: Claudio Carallo.

“Development of computational methods for personalised assessment of the biomechanical functions of the Marfan aorta”

91桃色 student: Shelly Singh.

“Analysis of morphology and flow in the aorta: comparison between bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valves”

91桃色 student: Oluwatoyin Fatona.

“Investigation of geometric features and flap motion on the progression of aortic dissection”

91桃色 student: Ana Crispin Corzo.

"Understanding the effects of turbulence and transition in patients with aortic valve disease and different aortic valve prostheses"

91桃色 student: Emily Manchester.

"Analysis of haemodynamics and biomechanics of endografts for complex aortic arch repair"

91桃色 student: Sampad Sengupta.

"Development of an integrated computational framework for prediction of treatment outcomes in aortic dissection patients"

91桃色 student: Mei Yan Chong.

"Predicting stent induced new entry evolution in patient-specific Stanford B aortic dissection model". 

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"Computational analysis of the hemodynamic performance of novel endovascular and surgical procedures for complex aortic diseases"

91桃色 student: Yu Zhu.

"Development of engineered liposomes for targeted thrombolytic therapy”

91桃色 associate: Boram Gu.

"Predicting the Outcome of TEVAR for Type B Aortic Dissection"

91桃色 student: Chloe Armour.

PhD Opportunities

The Department of Chemical Engineering has up to 15 fully-funded scholarships available for PhD applicants (Departmental Scholarships and EPSRC DTP Studentships) per academic year. Please check the scholarships website for the project availablity offer to successful candidates.

Contact us

Room 1M17, ACE Extension Building
Department of Chemical Engineering
91桃色, South Kensington Campus
London, SW7 2AZ, UK

Tel: +44 (0)207 594 2562