Expertise at Chang Gung System

Tsai, Shiao-Wen ,Ph.D.
Institution: Chang Gung University
Position: Professor
Department: Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering
Address: 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road,, Kwei-Shan Tao-Yuan,Taiwan,333, R.O.C
Tel: +886-3-2118800#5984 Fax: +886-3-2118800#3140
E-mail: swtsai@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Focus of Interest:
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Tissue Engineering

Fulltime Employment:
  • 08/2015 ~ current Professor/Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang-Gung University
  • 02/2016~12/2016 Visiting scientist/CSIRO(Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization/Manufacturing), Australia
  • 2012~current: Committee Member of Investment Project Reviewer Committee, Southern Taiwan Medical Device Industry Cluster, Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration.
  • 2011~2015: Committee Member of Medical Device Committee, Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan.
  • 08/2007 ~ 07/2015 Associate Professor/Graduate Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, Chang-Gung University
  • 08/2002 ~ 07/2007 Assistant Professor/Graduate Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, Chang-Gung University
  • 06/2000~07/2002 Researcher/Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering/Biomedical Engineering Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute
  • 03/2001~07/2001 Visiting scientist/CSIRO(Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization/Molecular Science), Australiav
  • 08/1999~05/2000 Postdoctoral fellow/Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang-Ming University

Education:
  • 1993~1999 Ph.D of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
  • 1988~1992 BS of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan

Selected Main Publications:
  1. Zeng YN, Kang YL, Rau LR, Hsu FY, Tsai SW. Construction of cell-containing, anisotropic, three-dimensional collagen fibril scaffolds using external vibration and their influence on smooth muscle cell phenotype modulation. Biomedical Materials, 12; 045019. 2017
  2. Rau LR, Tsao SW, Liaw JW, Tsai SW*. Selective Targeting and Restrictive Damage for Nonspecific Cells by Pulsed Laser-Activated Hyaluronan-Gold Nanoparticles. Biomacromolecules. 17:2514-2521. 2016
  3. Rau LR, Huang WY, Liaw JW, Tsai SW*. Photothermal effects of laser-activated surface plasmonic gold nanoparticles on the apoptosis and osteogenesis of osteoblast-like cells. International Journal of Nanomedicine. 11: 3461–3473. 2016
  4. Hsu HT, Rau LR, Zeng YN, Kang YL, Tsai SW*, Wu MH. External vibration enhances macromolecular crowding for construction of aligned three-dimensional collagen fibril scaffolds. Biofabrication. 7: 025004. 2015
  5. Tsai SW, Hsu FY, Chen PL. Beads of collagen-nanohydroxyapatite composites prepared by a biomimetic process and the effects of their surface texture on cellular behavior in MG63 osteoblast-like cells. Acta Biomaterialia 2008;4:1332-41.


All Publications List

Board Certification:

  • The Biomaterials and Controlled Release Society (BCRS) (permanent member)
  • Taiwanese Society of Biomedical Engineering (permanent member)
  • Society for Biomaterials, USA (member)

Ongoing projects:
  • A study of photopolymerised hydrogel as scaffold or sealant in dental application (2017/8/1-2018/7/31)
  • Fabrication and characterization of bioactive coatings in aqueoussolution(2017/8/1-2018/7/31)