Expertise at Chang Gung System

Po-Liang Lai , MD
Institution: Chang Gung Memorial Hospitalat Linkou / Chang Gung University
Department: Orthopedic Surgery
Office Address: 5, Fusing Sreet, Kweishan, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
Tel: +886-3-3281200 ext. 3612 Fax:+886-3-3278113
E-mail: polianglai@gmail.com

Focus of Interest:
  • Spine
  • Biomaterial
  • Orthopaedics
  • Biomechanics
Fulltime Employment:

1998– Present Attending Physician, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Section
2012– Present Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Education:

1986 – 1993 School of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (MD)
2010 – Present Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (PhD candidate)

Honor and Awards:

中華民國骨科醫學會【優秀論文獎佳作】,The Role of Supraspinatous Ligament Integrity on Adjacent Segment Instability after Laminectomy – a Biomechanical Study in Porcine Model. 2003/10/25。
中華民國骨科醫學會【優秀論文基礎組第一名】,Validation of polyanhydride and grafted hydroxyapatite composites as bone substitutes. 2012/10/27

Selected Publications:

1. Lai PL, Hong DW, Lin TY, Chen LH, Chen WJ, Chu IM: Effect of mixing ceramics with a thermosensitive biodegradable hydrogel as composite graft. Composites Part B: Engineering. 2012. Vol. 43:3088-3095. (SCI)

2. Hong DW, Lai ZT, Fu TS, Tsai TT, Chu IM, Lai PL* (corresponding): The influences of polycaprolactone-grafted nanoparticles on the properties of polycaprolactone composites with enhanced osteoconductivity. Composites Science and Technology. 2013. Vol. 83: 64-71. (SCI)

3. Lai PL, Hsu CC, Liu TH, Hong DW, Chen LH, Chen WJ, Chu IM: Mixed Micelles from Methoxy Poly(ethylene glycol)-Polylactide and Methoxy Poly(ethylene glycol)-Poly(sebacic anhydride) Copolymers as Drug Carriers. Reactive and Functional Polymers. 2012. Vol.72: 846-855. (SCI)

4.  Lai PL, Lin CTY, Hong DW, Chang YH, Chen LH, Chen WJ, Chu IM*: Development of bioactive thermosensitive polymer-ceramic composite as bone substitute. Chemical Engineering Science. 2013. Vol.89: 133-141. (SCI)

5. Hong DW, Lai PL(co-first author), Ku KL, Lai ZT, Chu IM: Biodegradable in situ gel-forming controlled vancomycin delivery system based on a thermosensitive mPEG-PLCPPA hydrogel. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 2013. Vol. 98(9): 1578-1585. (SCI)


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Board Certification/ Professional Affiliations::
Board of Surgery Board of Orthopedic Surgery Board of Spinal Surgery

Ongoing projects:
1) Biomechanical study of a novel polyanhydride-based biodegradable intervertebral cage in spinal Surgery
2) Osteoinduction by non-viral gene transfer for restoring bone quality - Using an osteoporosis rat model
3) Development of Bioactive Polymer‐coated Ceramic Bone Substitute