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Dr X L Zhang - EPSRC - EP/G009732/1

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Lead researcher

Professor Xunli Zhang PhD, DIC, FRSC, CChem, CEng

Head of Department-Chemical Engineerg

Research interests

  • Xunli’s key expertise lies in the area of microfluidics technology from design and fabrication of microfluidic devices, through the development of in-situ monitoring methods for bio/chemical processes, to microfluidic modelling, microsystems integration and automation. The application is largely associated with biomedical challenges like patient specific design of microfluidic devices for cancer treatment, rapid diagnosis, and tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The continuous flow reactors have been used for the synthesis of a range of nanoparticles, both organic and inorganic, for application in drug delivery and energy saving. The technologies developed in his research have also found great potential for industrial applications through a variety of industrial collaborations. 

Research outputs

Optimised production of multifunctional microfibres by microfluidic chip technology for tissue engineering applications
Stefania Mazzitelli,
Lorenzo Capretto,
Dario Carugo,
Xunli Zhang,
Roberta Piva,
& Claudio Nastruzzi
, 2011 , Lab on a Chip , 11 , 1776--1785
DOI: 10.1039/c1lc20082h
Type: article
Continuous-flow production of polymeric micelles in microreactors: experimental and computational analysis
Lorenzo Capretto,
Dario Carugo,
Wei Cheng,
Martyn Hill,
& Xunli Zhang
, 2011 , Journal of Colloid and Interface Science , 357 (1) , 243--251
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.01.085
Type: article
Micromixing within microfluidic devices
Lorenzo Capretto,
Wei Cheng,
Martyn Hill,
& Xunli Zhang
, 2011
DOI: 10.1007/128_2011_150
Type: bookChapter
Process optimization for the production of alginate microparticles containing wjmscs by a design of experiments (doe) approach
S. Mazzitelli,
L. Capretto,
X.L. Zhang,
L. Penolazzi,
E. Lambertini,
R. Piva,
& C. Nastruzzi
, 2010 , Journal of Controlled Release , 148 (1) , e76--e77
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.07.014
Type: article
Production of low cost microfluidic chips by a “shrinking” approach: applications to emulsion and microparticle production
L. Capretto,
S. Focaroli,
X.L. Zhang,
S. Mazzitelli,
& C. Nastruzzi
, 2010 , Journal of Controlled Release , 148 (1) , e26--e28
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.07.038
Type: article
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