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TEACHING AREAS

  • Rehabilitation
  • Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare
  • Material characterization
  • Psychology and Counselling
  • Healthcare Organisation & Management
  • Patient & Public Relations Management

QUALIFICATIONS

2012 PhD in Orthopaedics, The University of Hong Kong
2007 MS in Biomedical Engineering, Saint Louis University, the United States
2003 BSc in Health Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

EMPLOYMENT

2019 - Present Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Technology, the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
2019 - 2019 Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Technology, the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
2017 - 2018 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan
2014 - 2017 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2012 - 2014 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Indiana University, the United States
2004 - 2005 Research Assistant, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2003 - 2004 Research Assistant, Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND AFFILIATION

2022 – Present Member, Hong Kong Association of Therapeutic Horticulture
2021 – Present Associate Instructor, Japan Pastel Hope Art Association
2015 - Present Member, International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society
2013 - Present Member, World Association for Chinese Biomedical Engineers
2013 - Present Member, Chinese Society for Biomaterials
2003 - 2004 Student Member, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (BME)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Orthopaedic Biomaterials
  • Bone Tissue Engineering
  • Biomaterial Surface Modifications
  • Biomedical Engineering

SELECTED PUBLICAITONS

  • X. Liu, W.C. Liu, H.Y. Wang, V.L. Li, Y.C. Chen, A.n. Wang, C.J. Wu, Y. Li, G. Zhao, C. Lin, A.K. Panda, M. Keerthi, R.J. Chung, “Polyelectrolyte multilayer composite coating on 316 L stainless steel for controlled release of dual growth factors accelerating restoration of bone defects”, Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2021 Jul;126:112187
  • Yang, H., Liu, W.C., Liu, X., Li, Y., Lin, C., Lin, Y.M., Wang, A.N., Nguyen, T.T., Lin Y.C., and Chung, R.J. (2021), “Study on Proanthocyanidins Crosslinked Collagen Membrane for Guided Bone Tissue Regeneration”, Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials, 19, 22808000211005379.
  • Liu, X., Sakthivel, R., Liu, W.C., Huang, C.W., Li, J., Xu, C., Wu, Y., Song, L., He, W., Chung, R.J. (2020), “Ultra-highly sensitive organophosphorus biosensor based on chitosan/tin disulfide and British housefly acetylcholinesterase” Food Chemistry, 324 (15): 126889.
  • Liu, W.C., Hu, C.C., Tseng, Y.Y., Sakthivel, R., Fan, K.S., Wang, A.N., Wang, Y.M., Chung, R.J. (2020), “Study on strontium doped tricalcium silicate synthesized through sol-gel process” Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications, 108: 110431
  • Liu, W.C., Wang, H.Y., Lee, T.H., Chung, R.J. (2019), “Gamma-poly glutamate/gelatin composite hydrogels crosslinked by proanthocyanidins for wound healing”, Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications, 101:630–639.
  • Liu, W.C., Wang, H.Y., Chen, L.C., Huang, S.W., Wu, C., Chung, R.J. (2019), “Hydroxyapatite/tricalcium silicate composites cement derived from novel two-step sol-gel process with good biocompatibility and applications as bone cement and potential coating materials”, Ceramics International, 45 (5): 5668–5679
  • Liu, W.C., Lin, Y.C., Xu, M., Nabilla, S.C., Lin, Y.L., Chen, L.C., Chung, R.J. (2018), “Study of collagen/γ-PGA polyelectrolyte multilayers coating on plasma treated 316 L stainless steel substrates”, Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 350, 755-761.
  • Liu, W.C., Wang, H.Y., Wang, A.N., Tseng, C.H.,Liu, H.L., Chung, R.J. (2018),. “Preparation of Chitosan/Poly-γ-glutamic Acid Polyelectrolyte Multilayers on Biomedical Metals for Local Antibiotic Delivery”, Metals, Vol. 7, No. 10, 418.
  • Liu, W.C., Ballenger, B., Algarni, A, Velez, M., Chu, T.G. (2017), Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials, Vol. 15, No. 4, e347-e355.
  • Liu, W.C. (first and co-corresponding author), Chen, S, Zheng, L, Qin, L. (2017), “Angiogenesis Assays for the Evaluation of Angiogenic Properties of Orthopaedic Biomaterials - A General Review”, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 6: 1600434.
  • Wang, J., Xu, J., Liu, W.C., Li, Y., Qin, L. (2016), “Biodegradable Magnesium (Mg) Implantation Does Not Impose Related Metabolic Disorders in Rats with Chronic Renal Failure”, Scientific Report, 6: 26341.
  • Qin, L., Yao, D., Zheng, L., Liu, W.C. (co-first author), Liu, Z., Lei, M. et al. (2015), “Phytomolecule icaritin incorporated PLGA/TCP scaffold for steroid-associated osteonecrosis: Proof-of-concept for prevention of hip joint collapse in bipedal emus and mechanistic study in quadrupedal rabbits”, Biomaterials, 59: 125–143.
  • Liu, W.C., Robu, I.S., Patel, R., Leu, M.C., Valez, M., Chu, T.M. (2014), Biomedical Materials, Vol. 9, No. 4, 045013.
  • Liu, W., Wang, T., Shen, Y., Pan, H., Peng, S., Lu, W.W. (2013), “Strontium Incorporated Coralline Hydroxyapatite for Engineering Bone”, ISRN Biomaterials, Article ID 649163
  • Shen, Y., Liu, W. (co-first author), Wen, C., Pan, H., Wang, T., Darvell, B.W., Lu, W.W. (2012), “Bone regeneration: importance of local pH—strontium-doped borosilicate scaffold”, Journal of Materials Chemistry, Vol. 22, 8662-8670.
  • Liu, W.C., Wong, C.T., Fong, M.K., Cheung, W.S., Kao, R.Y.T., Luk, K.D.K, Lu, W.W. (2010), “Gentamicin loaded strontium-containing hydroxyapatite (Sr-HA) bioactive bone cement - an efficient bioactive antibiotic drug delivery system”, J Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, Vol. 95, No. 2, 397-406.