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Yuwei Fan, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Dept of Restorative Sciences & Biomaterials

PhD, Tsinghua University

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Dr. Fan has a Ph.D. in Materials Physics and Chemistry and Certification on Clinical Investigation. He has 20 years of research experience on biomaterials with 49 peer-reviewed publications and 70 conference abstracts.

Dr. Fan's recent research interest is on dental enamel regeneration, electron microanalysis, and functional dental materials.He is active in teaching research design and instrumentation in the postgraduate program, and dental materials clinical investigation.

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

Ritwik P, Jones CM, Fan Y, Sarkar NK. Hydrolytic and Color Stability of Resin Infiltration: A Preliminary in vitro Trial. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2016 May 01; 17(5):377-81. PMID: 27443363.
Huval RM, Miller OH, Curley JL, Fan Y, Hall BJ, Moore MJ. Microengineered peripheral nerve-on-a-chip for preclinical physiological testing. Lab Chip. 2015 May 21; 15(10):2221-32. PMID: 25850799; DOI: 10.1039/c4lc01513d;.
Liao S, Klein MI, Heim KP, Fan Y, Bitoun JP, Ahn SJ, Burne RA, Koo H, Brady LJ, Wen ZT. Streptococcus mutans extracellular DNA is upregulated during growth in biofilms, actively released via membrane vesicles, and influenced by components of the protein secretion machinery. J Bacteriol. 2014 Jul; 196(13):2355-66. PMID: 24748612; PMCID: PMC4054167; DOI: 10.1128/JB.01493-14;.
Bitoun JP, Liao S, McKey BA, Yao X, Fan Y, Abranches J, Beatty WL, Wen ZT. Psr is involved in regulation of glucan production, and double deficiency of BrpA and Psr is lethal in Streptococcus mutans. Microbiology. 2013 Mar; 159(Pt 3):493-506. PMID: 23288544; PMCID: PMC3709821; DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.063032-0;.
Fan Y, Townsend J, Wang Y, Lee EC, Evans K, Hender E, Hagan JL, Xu X. Formulation and characterization of antibacterial fluoride-releasing sealants. Pediatr Dent. 2013 Jan-Feb; 35(1):E13-8. PMID: 23635887; PMCID: PMC3644993.
Fan Y, Wen ZT, Liao S, Lallier T, Hagan JL, Twomley JT, Zhang JF, Sun Z, Xu X. Novel amelogenin-releasing hydrogel for remineralization of enamel artificial caries. J Bioact Compat Polym. 2012 Nov; 27(6):585-603. PMID: 23338820; DOI: 10.1177/0883911512458050;.
Xu X, Wang Y, Liao S, Wen ZT, Fan Y. Synthesis and characterization of antibacterial dental monomers and composites. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2012 May; 100(4):1151-62. PMID: 22447582; PMCID: PMC3407682; DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.32683;.
Guo G, Fan Y, Zhang JF, Hagan JL, Xu X. Novel dental composites reinforced with zirconia-silica ceramic nanofibers. Dent Mater. 2012 Apr; 28(4):360-8. PMID: 22153326; PMCID: PMC3299838; DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2011.11.006;.
Bitoun JP, Nguyen AH, Fan Y, Burne RA, Wen ZT. Transcriptional repressor Rex is involved in regulation of oxidative stress response and biofilm formation by Streptococcus mutans. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2011 Jul; 320(2):110-7. PMID: 21521360; PMCID: PMC3115380; DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2011.02293.x;.
Wu R, Zhang JF, Fan Y, Stoute D, Lallier T, Xu X. Reactive electrospinning and biodegradation of cross-linked methacrylated polycarbonate nanofibers. Biomed Mater. 2011 Jun; 6(3):035004. PMID: 21498894; DOI: 10.1088/1748-6041/6/3/035004;.

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Palaiologou A, Stoute D, Fan Y, Lallier TE. Altered cell motility and attachment with titanium surface modifications. J Periodontol. 2012 Jan; 83(1):90-100. PMID: 21486180; DOI: 10.1902/jop.2011.100733;.
Fan Y, Nelson JR, Alvarez JR, Hagan J, Berrier A, Xu X. Amelogenin-assisted ex vivo remineralization of human enamel: Effects of supersaturation degree and fluoride concentration. Acta Biomater. 2011 May; 7(5):2293-302. PMID: 21256987; PMCID: PMC3074030; DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.01.028;.
Xu X, Zhang JF, Fan Y. Fabrication of cross-linked polyethyleneimine microfibers by reactive electrospinning with in situ photo-cross-linking by UV radiation. Biomacromolecules. 2010 Sep 13; 11(9):2283-9. PMID: 20690594; DOI: 10.1021/bm1003509;.
Xu X, Guo G, Fan Y. Fabrication and characterization of dense zirconia and zirconia-silica ceramic nanofibers. J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2010 Sep; 10(9):5672-9. PMID: 21133090; PMCID: PMC3181101.
Fan Y, Sun Z, Moradian-Oldak J. Controlled remineralization of enamel in the presence of amelogenin and fluoride. Biomaterials. 2009 Feb; 30(4):478-83. PMID: 18996587; PMCID: PMC2642519; DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.10.019;.
Du C, Fan D, Sun Z, Fan Y, Lakshminarayanan R, Moradian-Oldak J. Immunogold labeling of amelogenin in developing porcine enamel revealed by field emission scanning electron microscopy. Cells Tissues Organs. 2009; 189(1-4):207-11. PMID: 18701812; PMCID: PMC2633245; DOI: 10.1159/000151385;.
Fan Y, Sun Z, Wang R, Abbott C, Moradian-Oldak J. Enamel inspired nanocomposite fabrication through amelogenin supramolecular assembly. Biomaterials. 2007 Jul; 28(19):3034-42. PMID: 17382381; PMCID: PMC1995434; DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.02.016;.
Fan Y, Duan K, Wang R. A composite coating by electrolysis-induced collagen self-assembly and calcium phosphate mineralization. Biomaterials. 2005 May; 26(14):1623-32. PMID: 15576136; DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.06.019;.
Duan K, Fan Y, Wang R. Electrolytic deposition of calcium etidronate drug coating on titanium substrate. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2005 Jan 15; 72(1):43-51. PMID: 15389503; DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30112;.
Fan YW, Cui FZ, Hou SP, Xu QY, Chen LN, Lee IS. Culture of neural cells on silicon wafers with nano-scale surface topograph. J Neurosci Methods. 2002 Oct 15; 120(1):17-23. PMID: 12351203.

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 20 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2011

Bar chart showing 20 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2011

Year	Publications
2002	1
2005	2
2007	1
2008	2
2010	2
2011	5
2012	2
2013	2
2014	1
2015	1
2016	1

In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

Biomimetic dental materials
Electron microanalysis
Remineralization

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