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CURRICULUM VITAE
RECORD
Name:
Zhanfeng CUI, BSc, MSc, MA, PhD, DSc, CEng, CSci, MIPEM, FIChemE
Date of Birth: 16 November 1962
Current post: Donald Pollock Professor of Chemical Engineering, Oxford University
Director, Oxford Centre for Tissue Engineering and Bioprocessing
Correspondence Address:
Department of Engineering Science
University of Oxford
Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ
Tel: +44 (0)1865 273118/273017
Fax: +44 (0)1865 283273
Email: zhanfeng.cui@eng.ox.ac.uk
Qualification
DSc, 2009, Oxford University
CSci, 2004, The Science Council, UK
CEng, 1997, The Engineering Council, UK
MA, 1994, Keble College, Oxford
PhD in Chemical Engineering,1987, Dalian University of Technology (China)
MSc in Chemical Engineering, 1984, Dalian University of Technology (China)
BSc in Chemical Engineering, 1982, Inner Mongolia Polytechnic University (China)
Career
2000-: Donald Pollock Professor of Chemical Engineering, Oxford University
2000-: Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford
2005-2010: Changjiang Visiting Professor, Dalian University of Technology, China
2004: Braun Intertec Visiting Professor, University of Minnesota, USA
Oct. 1999 - 2000: Reader in Engineering Science, Oxford University
Jan 1999 - Sept 1999: Visiting Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Oct. 1994 - Sept 2000: Fellow and Engineering Tutor, Keble College, Oxford
Oct. 1994 - Sept 1999: University Lecturer in Engineering Science, Oxford University
March 1991 - Sept 1994: Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Edinburgh
May. 1990 - Feb. 1991: Research Fellow, Department of Pharmacy, University of Strathclyde
Oct.1988 - April 1990: Research Associate, Bioengineering Unit, University of Strathclyde, UK
Outside Recognition and Awards
Global Research Award, The Royal Academy of Engineering, 2005
Foresight Award, The Royal Academy of Engineering, 1999.
ESSO Fellow, The Royal Academy of Engineering, Jan 1, 1994 - Dec 31, 1997.
Special Lectureship, Oxford University, Oct 1997 Sept 1998.
Corporate Member, Institution of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (MIPEM)
Fellow, Institution of the Chemical Engineers (FIChemE)
Member, European Membrane Society
Member, North American Membrane Society
Member, Tissue Engineering Society, International
Visiting Professor: China University of Petroleum; Sichuan University, China
Adviser Government of Dalian City, China ; Government of Hebei Province, China
Keynote and Invited speaker to major conferences:
Gordon Conference on Membrane Materials and Processes 2004, USA
ECI04: Advanced Membrane Technologies II, Irsee
International Conference on Membranes and Membrane Processes 2005, Korea
World Forum 2006: Tomorrows people: The challenges of technologies
for life extension and enhancement, Oxford
ISIB 07: International Symposium of Industrial Biotechnology, Beijing
TERMIS-EU 2007: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
International Conference (EU Chapter), London
APCCE 2008; BioEco 2009, Bioengineering 2009; IWa-MTC 2009
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RESEARCH PROFILE
Current Research Activities and Interests
Tissue engineering and stem cell technology
Bioreactor technology for tissue culture and stem cell expansion: To develop membrane
bioreactors for bulky tissue culture, for stem cell culture, and micro-bioreactor technology and to
develop mathematical models of tissue culture bioreactors
Cryopreservation of stem cells and engineered tissue: To study the technology and underlining
science in cryopreservation and vitrification to preserve living cells and engineered tissues to ensure
the off-the-shelf availability to clinicians.
Tissue engineering monitoring: To develop micro membrane probes, nonlinear near infrared laser
optical methods, and microsensors for the monitoring cell metabolism and functions, tissue
formation, and stem cell differentiation
Bioseparation and bioprocessing
Protein fractionation using ultrafiltration: To separate, fractionate and purify therapeutic proteins
and macromolecules using membrane technology
Virus filtration: To remove viruses from bioproducts, water, and to recover viruses as products
(vaccine) using ultrafiltration
Freezing and freeze drying or bioproducts: To study the link between processing conditions and the
biofunctionality of bioproducts (proteins, enzymes and biomass)
Membrane Technology
Water treatment using membranes and Membrane bioreactors : To develop the next generation of
water and waste water treatment technology, based on membrane technology, with outstanding
features such as antifouling operation and low cost.
Functional membranes: To fabricate functional polymeric membranes for specialised applications.
Membrane bioreactors for bioerengy: To develop integrated systems for efficient biofuel
production and separation
External Funding Standing
Principal Investigator
BBSRC (with Prof Ole Paulsen, Cambridge, and 7 colleagues in Oxford), Engineering
human neural network, (BB/H008608), 3,282,711, June 10 May 15.
BBSRC (with Dr H Schiffter), Lyophilization of proteins an in situ study on structural
and molecular interactions, (BB/G010277/1), 480,559, Jan 09-Dec 12.
Lonza: Bioprocess development, 27,000, Oct 08-Sep 11
Nemaura Pharma: Drug delivery, 10,500, Oct 07-Sep 10
Co-Investigator
MRC (Milstein Fund, with Prof H Mardon in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, as PI): Enabling
technologies for human embryonic stem cell micro-monitoring and expansion: steps towards stem
cell therapy, 300,000, Sep 07-Aug 2010.
British Heart Foundation (Prof K Clarke as PI, and with Dr S Watt, Dr E Martin-Rendon):
Cardiomyogenesis from cardiac-derived stem cells: cell therapy from myocardial infarction and
heart failure, 299,970, Apr 07 Mar 2010.
External Funding Completed (as PI)
MRC/BBSRC, Non-Viral Rapid Optical Gene Transduction to Generate iPS, 50,000, June 08-Mar
09.
BBSRC (with Dr J Urban in Physiology, Prof Sir R Gardner in Zoology, Prof J Triffitt in
Orthopaedic Surgery, Prof L Seymour in Clinical Pharmacology, Dr S Watt, Dr E Martin2

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Rendon in British Blood Bank): Cryopreservation of stem cells, (BB/D01475/1), 435,528,

Apr 06-Nov 09.
BBSRC: China Partnering Award - Bioprocessing and tissue engineering technologies, 25,000,
Apr 06- Apr 2010.
BBSRC (with Dr J Urban in Physiology): Development of nutritional design criteria for cartilage
tissue engineering, 230,057, Nov 05 Oct 08.
CCLRC (Technology Partnership, with Prof R Gardner in Zoology and Prof J Triffitt in Orthopaedic
Surgery, and Dr Zheng Cui, Rutherford Laboratory), Development of perfused
microbioreactors for stem cell research, 265,472, July 05 May 08.
Wellcome Trust VIP Award: Tumour model development, 20,194, Jan 08-Sept 08.
BBSRC: FOF award - Development of perfused paralllel micro-bioreactors (Tissue Flux),
59,841, Mar 06 Feb 07.
John Fell Research Fund: A new bioprocess for manufacturing biodiesel, 4000, Dec 06-Dec 07.
Isis Innovation: Proof of Concept Award - Tissue engineering, 31,604, Oct 05 Oct 07
BBSRC (with Dr J Urban, Physiology): Micro-bioreactors for the study of cell functions,
288,000, Mar 03 Mar 06.
BBSRC-PowderJect LINK (with Dr Mark Kandell and Prof Brian Bellhouse): Studying Tissue
particle interaction using MPM, 860,702 (BBSRC 457,968), Jan 03 Jan 06.
EPSRC: Membrane bioreactors for waste water treatment, 59,950 , Jan 03 Dec 05.
Royal Academy of Engineering: Global Award Cryopreservation of stem cells, 5000, Jan05
June 05.
British Council, Biopolymer separation, China-UK collaboration, 15,000, Jul 02 Jun 04.
BBSRC (with Dr J Urban, Physiology): On-line monitoring in tissue engineering using
micromembrane probes, 229,004, Feb 02- Jan 05.
EPSRC: Fractionation of macromolecules using carrier phase ultrafiltration, 59,937, April 01 March 04.
Oxford University Research and Development Fund (with Prof J Triffitt, NODS): Tissue
Engineering, 26,750, Oct 03-Sept 04.
Wellcome Trust Value in People Award (with Prof J Triffitt, NODS): 33,026, Oct 03-Sept 04.
EEC: DUO-Korea fellowship program, 5983, Jun 02 Jun03
EPSRC: Hydrodynamics and mass transfer in gas-liquid capillary flow, 22315, Aug 2000-July 2002.
SNBTS: CFD simulation, 3500, Jan-Mar 2001
Royal Academy of Engineering: 100k, Sustainable development-visiting professor scheme, Oct 98Sept 2003.
The British Council, CICHE Project, with University of Malaya, Malaysia, 1997-2002.
EPSRC: study of membrane fouling - methods of analysis and control - OTGS, 1700, Sep 01.
EPSRC: Development of novel technique to monitor and control fouling - Visiting
fellowship, 4138, May 2001.
BBSRC-Iatros Special CASE studentship: Virus inactivation by UV radiation, Oct 96-99
Royal Academy of Engineering: Foresight Award, 30,000, Jan99 Sept 99.
BBSRC: The process of freezing protein products , 110k, Dec 1996 -Aug 1999
BBSRC: Protein fouling on ceramic membranes , 131k, April 1996 - Mar 1999
BBSRC-DTI LINK, Enhanced filtration of fine chemicals, protein and cellular solutions using
tubular membranes and screw-thread inserts, 157k, June 1997-May 1999
Evolutec Ltd: Bioseparation, 29k, Oct 98-April 1999
A E Staley Manufacturing Co, Membrane filtration, 13k, Dec 1997-Jul 1998
BBSRC: Protein foaming and denaturation , CPD Special studentship, Oct 1995- Sept 1998
BBSRC: Virus removal using enhanced membrane filtration , 87k, Oct 1994 - Sept 1997
BBSRC: Protein fractionation with gas sparged ultrafiltration , 89k, Jan 1996 - Dec 1997
EPSRC: Gas-liquid two-phase crossflow ultrafiltration of protein solutions, 73k, Jan 1993-Sept 1995.
SERC: Feasibility study of gas-liquid two-phase crossflow ultrafiltration, 30k, Oct 1992 - Sept 1993.
Yorkshire Water plc, Sewage water treatment with membranes, 1.5k, Oct 1992.
Co-Investigator
BBSRC (with Dr Paul Rainey in Plant Science and Prof Jim Triffitt, NODS): Tissue Engineering
Scaffold, 88,397, April 02- March 04.
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EPSRC (With Dr S K Wilson, Strathclyde, and Dr David Kenning): A theoretical investigation of

flow boiling in capillaries, 127,903, Sept 02 Aug 05.

TEACHING
Bioseparation
Product Formulation
Mass Transfer
Design and Economics
Biosystems
Thermodynamics
Control and optimisation
Process Control

Introduction to Bioprocessing
Hazards and Safety
Quantitative Physiology
Separation Process
Engineering Mathematics
Fluid Mechanics
Transport Phenomena
Chemical Engineering Laboratory

ADMINSTRATION
Department of Engineering Science
Professor of Chemical Engineering, since 2000
Chairman, Chemical Engineering Panel, since 2000 (not 2004/5)
Academic Committee, 1995 -98, 2000-02
Computer Based Teaching Committee 1998
IChemE Departmental Liaison Officer
ESSO/Exxon Liaison
Chemical Engineering Panel, 1994Civil Engineering Panel, 1998-2000
Mechanical Engineering Panel, 2000-2005
College
Governing Body, Hertford College, 2000Computing Committee, Hertford College, 2001-2006
Nomination Committee, Hertford, 2003-2006
Governing Body, Keble College 1994-2000
Academic Planning Committee, Keble College, 1995-99
Alternative Personal Tutor, Keble College, 1998/99

EXAMINATION
External Examiner: School of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh (2008/2011)
External Examiner: Part IIB Chemical Engineering Tripos, University of Cambridge (2005/07)
External Examiner: MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering, Imperial College (2006/09))
Examiner of Finals, Engineering and Joint Schools, Oxford University, 1997/98, 1999/2001, 2006/08
Examiner of PhD/DPhil theses Oxford University
External: Bath, Cambridge, Cranfield, Edinburgh, Imperial College, Liverpool, Manchester, Reading,
Queen Mary, Queens University Belfast, Swansea, UCL, University of Adelaide and University of New
South Wales in Australia, IIT Delhi in Indian, Universidade Nova de Lisboa of Portugal, National
University of Singapore
External Examiner of MTech theses: University of Malaya, Malaysia

SUPERVISION
DPhil Completed
1) Sanjay Bellara (1994-98) DPhil Thesis 'Novel development in enhanced ultrafiltration for
bioseparation'
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2) Raja Ghosh (Commonwealth Scholar) (1995-98): DPhil thesis 'Protein fractionation using
ultrafiltration'
3) Joanna Clarkson (Todd) (BBSRC Special Studentship): (1995-98) DPhil thesis 'Protein foaming
and denaturation'.
4) Joan Y H Chen: (1997-2001), DPhil Thesis: 'A Study on Freezing Denaturation of Proteins'.
5) Xia Xu (ORS scholar, 1999-2002), DPhil Thesis 'A study of mass transfer in cryopreservation of
cells and tissue'
6) Taha Taha (Said Scholar,Oct 1998 2002), DPhil Thesis 'CFD simulation on slug enhanced
membrane processes'.
7) Stanton Smith (Rhodes Scholar 1999-2002), DPhil Thesis 'Two phase flow in capillaries'
8) Hwal Sur (1996-2004), DPhil Thesis : 'An Experimental Study on Enhancement of Separation
Using Slug Flow'
9) Yinhua Wan (EPSRC studentship 2001-2004). DPhil Thesis Protein fractionation using
ultrafiltration
10) Hua Ye (ORS Scholar, 2000-2004). DPhil Thesis 'Hollow fibre membrane bioreactors for bone
tissue engineering'
11) Zhidao Xia, MD (Wellcome Trust VIP Fellowship, 2002-2004), DPhil Thesis Potentials for bone
tissue engineering using human Mesenchymal stem cells
12) Min-Hsien (Tyler) Wu, (2002-2005), DPhil Thesis Development of microbioreactors for the
study of chondrocyte functions
13) Shengda Zhou (ORS and K C Wong Scholar 2001-2005).. DPhil Thesis ' Nutritional Gradients In
Native And Tissue-Engineered Cartilage
14) Vasan Seshadri (Rhodes Scholar 1998-2005): DPhil Thesis Analysis of mass transfer in
ultrafiltration.
15) Junren (Jason) Lu (2002-2006) : DPhil Thesis Separation of protein from chick eggs using
ultrafiltration
16) David Hughes (EPSRC-Yorkshire Water Plc CASE Studentship, 2003-2006), DPhil Thesis Novel
tools for analysis of fouling in microfiltration
17) Zhaohui Li (2003-2007) DPhil Thesis Tissue engineering monitoring using microdialysis
18) Renchen Liu, (2003-2007), DPhil Thesis Novel membrane applications in tissue engineering and
bioseparation
19) Paul Raju, (2003-2009), Project drug delivery
20) Norazharuddin Abdullah, (with Dr D Das) , (2005-2010), DPhil Thesis A mass transfer analysis
of hollow fiber membrane bioreactor for bone tissue engineering
21) Barrak Al-qallaf (with Dr D Das) , (2005-2009) , DPhil Thesis Optimisation of drug delivery with
micro-needles
22) Yu Jiang (2005-2009): DPhil Thesis Emergency Drinking Water Device Based on Gravity Driven
Ultrafiltration
23) Ann Harvey (with Prof J M Brady and Dr M Thompson) (2006-2009), DPhil Thesis Multiscale
Structural and Functional Imaging of Tendon Extracellular Matri
DPhil In Progress (as the main supervisor)
1) Songpol Chuenkhum (Thai Government Scholar), Registered in Oct 2002. Project
Cryopreservation of cells and tissues
2) Zhiqiang Zhao (ORS Scholar), Registered in Oct 2002. Project 'CFD simulation of membrane
processes'
3) Weiqi Wang (with Dr R Baranes-Alcantara), Registered in Oct 2005, Project Modelling of stem
cell culture.
4) Naula Trainor, Registered in Oct 2005, Project Mesenchymal stem cell culture for tissue
engineering
5) Fazlul Chowdhury, Registered in Oct 2006: Project Drug delivery using nanoparticles
6) Jie Yang, Registered in Oct 2007, Project Stem cell culture for drug testing
7) Mark Valentine (EPSRC Scholarship), Registered in Oct 2007, Project CFD simulation of
membrane processes
8) Xinhui Liu, Registered in Oct 2007, Project Cancer model development
9) Aimee Guha-Roy (NSF Scholar), Registered in Oct 2007, Project Biofuel production
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Zhen Lu (with Dr R Field), Registered in Oct 2007, Project Bioseparation

Pierre-Alexis Mouthuy (With Dr H Ye), Registered in Oct 2008, Project Functional biomaterials
Jinnan Zhang (With Dr YH Ye), Registered in Oct 2008, Project Stem cell expansion
Sammy Sambu (Rhodes Scholar) Registered in Oct 2008, Project Stem cell cryopreservation
Shi Chen, Registered in Oct 2009, Project Ultrasound mediated cell membrane transport.

MSc by Research - Completed:

Helen Bassas (BBSRC studentship 1997-2002) MSc Thesis Virus removal using
ultrafiltration
Research Assistants
1) Dr Q Y Li, Jan 1995 - April 1998 (BBSRC Grant and A E Staley)
2) Dr G Gilchrist, March 1997 - March 1998 (BBSRC grant)
3) Dr E Cao, May 1998 - Aug 1999 (BBSRC grant)
4) Dr J T Su, May 1996 - May 1999 (BBSRC Grant)
5) Dr J Yu, Oct 1998 - April 1999 (Evolutec Ltd)
6) Dr S Z Li, Feb 03 Jan 04 (UK DTI- China MOST Grant)
7) Dr T Taha Mar 03 Feb 04 (EPSRC Grant)
8) Dr O Boubriak, Feb02 Jan 04 (BBSRC Grant)
9) Dr Tyler Wu, Sept 05 May 06 (CCLRC Grant)
10) Paul Raju, Feb 03 Sep08 (BBSRC Grant, Wellcome VIP Award)
11) Technician: Ms N Gould May 03 Oct 05 (BBSRC grants)
12) Miss Nuala Trainor, June 2006-May 2008 (CCLRC Grant)
13) Dr Xia Xu, Mar 03 Oct 09 (BBSRC Grants)
14) Dr Uday Tirlapure, Feb 03 May 09 (BBSRC Grants)
15) Dr Shengda Zhou, Nov 05 Nov 10 (BBSRC Grant, and JFF)
16) Dr Renchen Liu, Jan 09 Dec 12 (BBSRC Grant)
Academic Visitors

1) Dr S D Luan 1999-2000, Dalian Institute of Chemical Engineering Research and Design, China
2) Jing Guan 2001-2002, Tianjian Institute of Medical Devices, China
3) Dr In-Soung Chang, 2002, Hoseo University, Korea
4) Dr Ying Song 2002-2003, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
5) Dr Ke Wang, 2003-2004, Dalian University of Technology, China
6) Dr Kaisong Zhang, 2005-2006, Chinese Academy of Science, China
7) Dr Kedian Wang, 2006-2007, Xian Jiaotong University, China
8) Kedong Song, 2006, Dalian University of Technology, China
9) Dr Jianguo Liu, 2006-2007, China University of Petroleum, China
10) Prof Tianqing Liu, 2007-2008, Dalian University of Technology, China
11) Dr Jing Liu, 2007-2008, Dalian Medical University, China
12) Prof In-Song Chang, 2007-2008, Hoseo University, Korea
13) Prof Chenyang Xue, 2008-2009, North China University, China

SERVICE TO COMMUNITY
Professional Body
Accreditation Committee Member, Institution of Chemical Engineers (2006-)
Health Science Committee, The Science Council (2006-)
Funding Agents
Bioprocessing Research Industrial Club (BRIC) Steering Committee, 2005Engineering and Biological System Committee, 2004-2007, BBSRC
College Member and Grant Evaluation Committee Member, EPSRC
Technology Partnership - Grant Evaluation Committee, CCLRC
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UK Stem Cell User and Clinical Liaison Committee, 2003-, MRC

Grant Evaluation Committee, Stem Cells Initiative, BBSRC/EPSRC
Overseas Assessor, Chinese Academy of Science
Foreign Expert, Chinese National Science Foundation, Chinese Ministry of Science and
Technology
Research Community
Editorial Board: Subject Editor, Trans IChemE, Food and Bioproduct Processing, 2001-2010
Editorial Board:
Journal of Membrane Science, Jan 2004-2009
Current Patent in Biotechnology (2007-)
Current Patent in Chemical Engineering (2007-)
Science in China, 2006-,
Chinese Journal of Antibiotics,1999-2006
Chinese Journal of Biomechnics,2002Particuology , 2006Guest Editor, Chemical Engineering Journal, 1999, Chem Res Chn Univ 2001,
J Membrane Sci (2006)
Scientific Committee (major conferences)
Euromembrane 01
IMSTEC03: International Membrane Sci and Tech Conf, Sydney
WEMT04: Water Environment-Membrane Technology, Seoul
ECI04: Advanced Membrane Technologies II, Irsee
7th WCCE05: World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Glasgow
Organising Committee,
IChemE Research Event 1995, Edinburgh
PI2 2002, Edinburgh
Membrane and Environment 2002, Oxford
TERMIS-EU 2007, London
Track Chair MNHT08:
ASME Micro/nano scale heat transfer conference, Taiwan
Organiser: International Conference Series - Engineering with Membranes (2005, 2008)
Trustee: China Oxford Scholarship Fund (2004-)
Invited Research Seminar
Universities in the UK: Bath, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Keele, Imperial College, Swansea,
Queen Mary, Sheffield
Universities in China: Dalian University of Technology, China Agriculture University,
China Petroleum University, Hebei University of Science and Technology,
South China University of Technology, Inner Mongolia Polytechnic University, Sichuan
University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Dalian Medical University
Universities in the USA: Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University of Texas Austin
Universities elsewhere: McMaster (Canada), NUS (Singapore), NTU (Singapore),
HKUST (Hong Kong)
Industrial Research: 3M, Cargill, GE Healthcare, Smith & Nephew, ICI,
Organ Recovery Inc, Zenon, US Filters

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND COMMERCIALISATION

Commercialisation

Zyoxel Limited: Founder and Director. Zyoxel is an Oxford University spin out, based
on Cuis research outcome. With 1M investment from Chung Nam Co, a Hong Kong
based global precision engineering company, Zyoxel was launched on 10 July 2009. The
main business of Zyoxel is to commercialise TissueFlex microbioreactors and apply into
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human stem cell culture and drug discovery. The company has been expanding rapidly and
is located in Oxford University Begbroke Science Park. http:// www.zyoxel.com

Oxford Engtech Limited: Founder and Director. Oxford Engtech Ltd, established in 1997, is
an Oxford based R&D and consulting company specialized in developing various membrane
technologies for biotechnology, pharmaceutical, energy, water, and chemical industries.
http://www.oxfordengtech.co.uk

USBTECH Limited: Interim Managing Director (8/2006-2/2007 part time). Usbtech was
an electronic and IT component retail company.

Technical Consultancy
Acted as Technical Consultant to Cargill, GE Water, GE Healthcare, 3M, Siemens, Oxford
Biosensors, Boxmind, etc.

PUBLICATIONS
Patents and Trade Mark
1.

Cui, Z.F., Membrane Filtration Apparatus, PCT/GB96/01854 , Applicant: ISIS Innovation Ltd
(1995)
Cui, Z.F, Triffitt, J., Z, Xia., H, Ye. "Method and structure for growing living organic tissue",
GB/0121986.4, Applicant: ISIS Innovation Ltd (2001), PCT/GB2002/004126, EU Patent Granted
in 09 May 2007, Patent Number 05784379.9-1521-GB2005003614
Cui, Z.F., Urban, J.P.G. Monitoring methods using micromembrane probes,
WO/2004/111209, Applicant: ISIS Innovation Ltd (2003)
Cui, Z.F., Urban, J.P.G., X, Xu., Wu, M.H. Perfused Microbioreactors,
PCT/GB2005/003614, Applicant: ISIS Innovation Ltd (2004)
Cui, Z F, P Raju, Micro tumour model, Applicant: ISIS Innovation Ltd (2008)
Cui, Z F, Y Jiang, Drink water device, Applicant: ISIS Innovation Ltd (2007)
Cui, Z.F, X Xu, Cryopreservation of stem cells, Applicant: ISIS Innovation Ltd (2009)
Cui, Z F, N Trainor, Z Cui, Biorector, Applicant: ISIS Innovation Ltd (2009)
Trade Mark Registration TissueFlexR, EU Reg number 004118378 , Granted on 20 Jan 2006.

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Books
1. Cui Z F and H S Murali (Editors), Membrane processes in food and bioprocessing, Elsevier (2010)
2. Cui Z F (Editor), Comprehensive Biotechnology Vol 5: Medical Biotechnology and Healthcare,
Elsevier (2009)
Book Chapters/Contributions
1. Cui, Z F 2009, Engineering Challenges to Regenerative Medicine, In: P Healey and S Rayner (Ed):
Unnatural Selection The Challenges of Engineering Tomorrows People (ISBN:978-844407-6222), Earthscan, London pp 111-115.
2. Cui, Z F 2008, Tissue Engineering with Membranes, In: Li, N, Fane AG, Ho WS, Matsuura T
(Eds), Advanced Membrane Technology and Applications, (ISBN 978-0-471-73167-2), Wiley, pp
407-434
3. Hughes, D, T Taha, Z F Cui 2007, Chapter 5 Mass Transfer: Membrane Processes. In: Sablani, SS,
Rahman M S, Datta A K, and Mujumdar, A S (Eds): Handbook of Food and Bioprocesses
Modeling Techniques, (ISBN 978-0-8247-2671-3), CRC Press, pp145-178.
4. amaj, J., Chaffey, N., Tirlapur, U.K., Jasik, J., Hlavacka, A., Cui, Z. F., Volkmann, D., Menzel, D.
and Baluka, F. 2006. Actin and Myosin VIII in Plant Cell-Cell Channels. In, Baluska, F.,
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Volkmann, D and Barlow, P.W. (eds). Cell-Cell Channels. (ISBN 978-0-387-36058-4). LANDES
Bioscience. USA.
5. Cui, Z.F and Wan, YH. 2005, Biofouling in Membrane Separation Systems. In: P Vadagama (Ed):
Surfaces and Interfaces for Biomaterials, Woodhead Publishing Limited (ISBN: 978-1-85573-9307) and CRC Press (ISBN 0-8493-3446-6), pp493-542.
Journal Articles
2010
1. Ma, X.-H., Shi, Y., Hou, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, L., Fan, W.-X., Ge, D., Liu, T.-Q., Cui, Z.-F. Slowfreezing cryopreservation of neural stem cell spheres with different diameters(2010) Cryobiology, 60
(2), pp. 184-191.
2. Wang, J., Liu, J., Lu, J., Cui, Z. Isolation and purification of superoxide dismutase from garlic using
two-stage ultrafiltration (2010) Journal of Membrane Science, 352 (1-2), pp. 231-238.
3. Xu, X., Urban, J.P.G., Tirlapur, U.K., Cui, Z. Osmolarity effects on bovine articular chondrocytes
during three-dimensional culture in alginate beads (2010) Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 18 (3), pp. 433439.
4. Zhang, X., Ma, X., Cui, Z. Preface (2010) Chemical Engineering Journal, 156 (3), p. 511.
2009
5. Al-Qallaf, B., Mori, D., Olatunji, L., Das, D.B., Cui, Z. Transdermal drug delivery by microneedles:
Does skin metabolism matter? (2009) International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 7, art. no.
A69,
6. Fan, W.-X., Ma, X.-H., Ge, D., Liu, T.-Q., Cui, Z.-F. Cryoprotectants for the vitrification of corneal
endothelial cells(2009) Cryobiology, 58 (1), pp. 28-36.
7. Fan, X., Liu, T., Liu, Y., Ma, X., Cui, Z. Optimization of primary culture condition for mesenchymal
stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood with factorial design (2009) Biotechnology Progress, 25
(2), pp. 499-507.
8. Field, R.W., Md Yunos, K.F., Cui, Z. Separation of proteins using sandwich membranes (2009)
Desalination, 245 (1-3), pp. 597-605.
9. Guan, S., Ge, D., Liu, T.-Q., Ma, X.-H., Cui, Z.-F. Protocatechuic acid promotes cell proliferation and
reduces basal apoptosis in cultured neural stem cells (2009) Toxicology in Vitro, 23 (2), pp. 201-208.
10. Liu, Y., Liu, T., Ma, X., Fan, X., Bao, C., Cui, Z. Effects of encapsulated rabbit mesenchymal stem
cells on ex vivo expansion of human umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells(2009)
Journal of Microencapsulation, 26 (2), pp. 130-142.
11. Ma, X.-H., Hou, Y., Shi, Y., Zhang, L., Fan, W.-X., Ge, D., Liu, T.-Q., Cui, Z.-F. Slow freezing
cryopreservation of neural stem cell spheres with different diameter (2009) Chinese Journal of
Biomedical Engineering, 28 (6), pp. 910-915.
12. Mansfield, J., Yu, J., Attenburrow, D., Moger, J., Tirlapur, U., Urban, J., Cui, Z., Winlove, P. The
elastin network: Its relationship with collagen and cells in articular cartilage as visualized by
multiphoton microscopy (2009) Journal of Anatomy, 215 (6), pp. 682-691.
13. Song, K., Zhao, G., Liu, T., Zhang, L., Ma, X., Liu, J., Cui, Z. Effective expansion of umbilical cord
blood hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells by regulation of microencapsulated osteoblasts under
hypoxic condition (2009) Biotechnology Letters, 31 (7), pp. 923-928.
14. Wang, H., Liu, T.-Q., Zhu, Y.-X., Guan, S., Ma, X.-H., Cui, Z.-F. Effect of protocatechuic acid from
Alpinia oxyphylla on proliferation of human adipose tissue-derived stromal cells in vitro(2009)
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 330 (1-2), pp. 47-53.
15. Wang, W., Wang, Y.J., Baares-Alcntara, R., Coenen, F., Cui, Z. Analysis of mesenchymal stem cell
differentiation in vitro using classification association rule mining (2009) Journal of Bioinformatics and
Computational Biology, 7 (6), pp. 905-930.
16. Wu, M.-H., Lin, J.-L., Wang, J., Cui, Z., Cui, Z. Development of high throughput optical sensor array
for on-line pH monitoring in micro-scale cell culture environment (2009) Biomedical Microdevices, 11
(1), pp. 265-273.
17. Zhang, K., Cui, Z., Field, R.W. Effect of bubble size and frequency on mass transfer in flat sheet MBR
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(2009) Journal of Membrane Science, 332 (1-2), pp. 30-37.

18. Zhao, G.-F., Song, K.-D., Liu, T.-Q., Ma, X.-H., Cui, Z.-F Expansion of umbilical cord blood HSPCs
by regulation of microencapsulated osteoblasts under hypoxic condition (2009) Gao Xiao Hua Xue
Gong Cheng Xue Bao/Journal of Chemical Engineering of Chinese Universities, 23 (4), pp. 623-631.
19. Zhu, Y., Liu, T., Song, K., Ning, R., Ma, X., Cui, Z. ADSCs differentiated into cardiomyocytes in
cardiac microenvironment (2008) Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 324 (1-2), pp. 117-129.
20. Zhu, Y., Liu, T., Song, K., Jiang, B., Ma, X., Cui, Z. Collagen-chitosan polymer as a scaffold for the
proliferation of human adipose tissue-derived stem cells (2009) Journal of Materials Science: Materials
in Medicine, 20 (3), pp. 799-808.
21. Zhu, Y., Liu, T., Song, K., Fan, X., Ma, X., Cui, Z. Ex vivo expansion of adipose tissue-derived stem
cells in spinner flasks (2009) Biotechnology Journal, 4 (8), pp. 1198-1209.
2008
22. Bai, D.-M., Li, S.-Z., Liu, Z.L., Cui, Z.-F. Enhanced L-(+)-lactic acid production by an adapted strain of
Rhizopus oryzae using corncob hydrolysate (2008) Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 144 (1),
pp. 79-85.
23. Chen, Y.-Q., Song, F., Ma, X.-H., Ge, D., Liu, T.-Q., Ma, Y.-F., Cui, Z.-F. Expression of pIRES2AcGFP1-CD eukaryotic expression plasmid in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (2008) Journal of
Clinical Rehabilitative Tissue Engineering Research, 12 (38), pp. 7525-7530.
24. Fan, X.-B., Liu, T.-Q., Hao, Y.-J., Liu, Y., Ma, X.-H., Cui, Z.-F. Optimization for dissociation and
culture of mesenchymal stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood (2008) Progress in Biochemistry
and Biophysics, 35 (8), pp. 905-913.
25. Fan, W-X, Xue-Hu Ma, Tian-Qing Liu, Zhan-Feng Cui, Vitrification of Corneal Endothelial Cells in a
Monolayer, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Volume 106, Issue 6, December 2008, Pages
610-613, ISSN 1389-1723
26. Field, R W, David Hughes, Zhanfeng Cui, Uday Tirlapur, Some observations on the chemical cleaning
of fouled membranes, Desalination Volume 227, Issues 1-3, 30 July 2008, Pages 132-138.
27. Guan, Shui, Dan Ge, Tianqing Liu, Xuehu Ma, Zhanfang Cui, Neuroprotection by protocatechuic acid
against MPP+-induced cytotoxicity in cultured neural stem/progenitor cells, Journal of Biotechnology,
Volume 136, Supplement 1, Biotechnology for the Sustainability of Human Society - IBS 2008
Abstracts, 13th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition, October 2008, Page S127,
ISSN 0168-1656, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.07.268.
28. Guehring, T., Urban, J.P., Cui, Z., Tirlapur, U.K. Noninvasive 3D vital imaging and characterization of
notochordal cells of the intervertebral disc by femtosecond near-infrared two-photon laser scanning
microscopy and spatial-volume rendering (2008) Microscopy Research and Technique, 71 (4), pp. 298304.
29. Huang, S. B., Wu, M. H., Cui, Z. F., Cui, Z., Lee, G. B. 2008. A membrane-based serpentine-shape
pneumatic micropump with pumping performance modulated by fluidic resistance, Journal of
Micromechanics and Microengineering
Vol 18 (4) art No. 045008 (DOI: 10.1088/09601317/18/4/045008).
30. Huang, S.-B., Wu, M.-H., Cui, Z., Cui, Z., Lee, G.-B. Microdfluidic based 3-dimensional cell culture
platform (2008) 2008 Proceedings of the ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer International
Conference, MNHT 2008, PART A, pp. 279-284.
31. Field, R., Hughes, D., Cui, Z., Tirlapur, U. Some observations on the chemical cleaning of fouled
membranes (2008) Desalination, 227 (1-3), pp. 132-138.
32. Li, X.-Q., Liu, T.-Q., Zhu, L., Song, K.-D., Ma, X.-H., Cui, Z.-F. Culture and expansion of
mesenchymal stem cells in air-lift loop hollow fiber membrane bioreactor (2008) Gao Xiao Hua Xue
Gong Cheng Xue Bao/Journal of Chemical Engineering of Chinese Universities, 22 (6), pp. 985-991.
33. Li, Z, Zhanfeng Cui, Application of microdialysis in tissue engineering monitoring, Progress in Natural
Science Volume 18, Issue 5, 10 May 2008, Pages 503-511.
34. Li, Z., Hughes, D., Urban, J.P.G., Cui, Z. Effect of pumping methods on transmembrane pressure, fluid
balance and relative recovery in microdialysis (2008) Journal of Membrane Science, 310 (1-2), pp. 237245.

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35. Song, F., Chen, Y.-Q., Ma, X.-H., Ge, D., Liu, T.-Q., Ma, Y.-F., Cui, Z.-F. Construction of PIRES2AcGFP1-CD eukaryotic expression plasmid and its expression in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
(2008) Journal of Clinical Rehabilitative Tissue Engineering Research, 12 (8), pp. 1568-1572.
36. Song, K., Liu, T., Zhao, H., Li, X., Cui, Z., Ma, X. Cell carrier function of hollow-fiber membrane in
rotating wall vessel bioreactor (2008) Frontiers of Chemical Engineering in China, 2 (1), pp. 34-39.
37. Song, K., Liu, T., Cui, Z., Li, X., Ma, X. Three-dimensional fabrication of engineered bone with human
bio-derived bone scaffolds in a rotating wall vessel bioreactor (2008) Journal of Biomedical Materials
Research - Part A, 86 (2), pp. 323-332.
38. Wallace,M, Z. Cui, N.P. Hankins, A thermodynamic benchmark for assessing an emergency drinking
water device based on forward osmosis, Desalination Volume 227, Issues 1-3, , 30 July 2008, Pages
34-45.
39. Wang, H, Tian-Qing Liu, Shui Guan, Yan-Xia Zhu, Zhan-Feng Cui, Protocatechuic acid from Alpinia
oxyphylla promotes migration of human adipose tissue-derived stromal cells in vitro, European Journal
of Pharmacology, Volume 599, Issues 1-3, 3 December 2008, Pages 24-31, ISSN 0014-2999, DOI:
10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.09.030.
40. Wu, M.-H., Huang, S.-B., Cui, Z., Cui, Z., Lee, G.-B. Development of perfusion-based micro 3-D cell
culture platform and its application for high throughput drug testing (2008) Sensors and Actuators, B:
Chemical, 129 (1), pp. 231-240.
41. Wu, M. H., Huang, S. B., Cui, Z. F., Cui, Z., Lee, G. B. "A high throughput perfusion-based
microbioreactor platform integrated with pneumatic micropumps for three-dimensional cell culture,"
Biomedical Microdevices 2008, Vol 10, No.2, pp 309-319
42. Zhou, S., Cui, Z., Urban, J.P.G. Nutrient gradients in engineered cartilage: Metabolic kinetics
measurement and mass transfer modelings (2008) Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 101 (2), pp. 408421.
43. Zhu, Y., Liu, T., Song, K., Fan, X., Ma, X., Cui, Z. Adipose-derived stem cell: A better stem cell than
BMSC (2008) Cell Biochemistry and Function, 26 (6), pp. 664-675.
2007
44. Al-Qallaf, B., Das, D.B., Mori, D., Cui, Z. Modelling transdermal delivery of high molecular weight
drugs from microneedle systems.(2007) Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical,
and engineering sciences, 365 (1861), pp. 2951-2967.
45. Cui, ZF, X Xu, N Trainor, JT Triffitt JPG, Urban and UK Tirlapur. Application of multiple parallel
perfused microbioreactors and three-dimensional stem cell culture for toxicity testing (2007) ,
Toxicology in Vitro, Vol 21, No 7, pp.1318-1324.
46. Fan, X., Liu, T., Li, X., Liu, Y., Ma, X., Cui, Z. Neural network analysis of Ex-vivo expansion of
hematopoietic stem cells (2007) Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 35 (8), pp. 1404-1413.
47. Hughes, DJ., Cui, Z., Field, RW., Tirlapur, UK. Membrane fouling by cell-protein mixtures: In situ
characterisation using multi-photon microscopy (2007) Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 96 (6), pp.
1083-1091.
48. Li, X, Li, X., Liu, T., Song, K., Guan, S., Zhu, L., Ge, D., Cui, Z. Effect of neural stem cells on
apoptosis of PC12 cells induced by serum deprivation (2007) Biotechnology Progress, 23 (4), pp. 952957.
49. Liu, J., Cui, Z. Optimization of operating conditions for glucose oxidation in an enzymatic membrane
bioreactor (2007) Journal of Membrane Science, 302 (1-2), pp. 180-187.
50. Liu, J., Lu, J., Zhao, X., Lu, J., Cui, Z. Separation of glucose oxidase and catalase using ultrafiltration
with 300-kDa polyethersulfone membranes (2007) Journal of Membrane Science, 299 (1-2), pp. 222228.
51. Song, KD., Liu, TQ., Li, XQ., Cui, ZF., Sun, XY., Ma, XH. Three-dimensional expansion: In
suspension culture of SD rat's osteoblasts in a rotating wall vessel bioreactor (2007) Biomedical and
Environmental Sciences, 20 (2), pp. 91-98.
52. Song, K.-D., Liu, T.-Q., Zhao, H., Li, X.-Q., Cui, Z.-F., Ma, X.-H.Cell carrier function of hollow-fiber
membrane in rotating wall vessel bioreactor (2007) Gao Xiao Hua Xue Gong Cheng Xue Bao/Journal
of Chemical Engineering of Chinese Universities, 21 (3), pp. 488-493.

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53. Wu, M., Wang, J., Taha, T., Cui, Z., Urban, JPG. Cui, Z. Study of on-line monitoring of lactate based
on optical fibre sensor and in-channel mixing mechanism (2007) Biomedical Microdevices, 9 (2), pp.
167-174.
54. Wu, MH,, Urban, JPG., Zhan, FC., Cui, Z., Xu, X. Effect of extracellular pH on matrix synthesis by
chondrocytes in 3D agarose gel (2007) Biotechnology Progress, 23 (2), pp. 430-434.
55. Wu, M H, Song-Bin, Huang., Zhanfeng, Cui., Zheng, Cui. and Gwo-Bin, Lee. Development of
perfusion-based micro 3-D cell culture platform and its application for high throughput drug testing,
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 13 August 2007,
56. Xu, X., Urban, JPG., Browning, JA., Tirlapur, U., Wilkins, RJ., Wu, MH., Cui, Z., Cui, Z. Influences of
buffer systems on chondrocyte growth during long-term culture in alginate (2007) Osteoarthritis and
Cartilage, 15 (4), pp. 396-402.
57. Yao, LS., Liu, TQ., Ge, D., Cui, ZF., Ma, XH. Culture of neural stem cells in alginate microbeads
(2007) Chinese Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 26 (1), pp. 126-133.
58. Ye, H., Xia, Z., Ferguson, DJP., Triffitt, JT., Cui, Z. Studies on the use of hollow fibre membrane
bioreactors for tissue generation by using rat bone marrow fibroblastic cells and a composite scaffold
(2007) Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 18 (4), pp. 641-648.
59. Yu, J., Tirlapur, U., Fairbank, J., Handford, P., Roberts, S., Winlove, CP., Cui, Z., Urban, J.
Microfibrils, elastin fibres and collagen fibres in the human intervertebral disc and bovine tail disc
(2007) Journal of Anatomy, 210 (4), pp. 460-471.
2006
60. Abdullah, N.S., Das, D.B., Ye, H., Cui, Z.F. 3D bone tissue growth in hollow fibre membrane
bioreactor: Implications of various process parameters on tissue nutrition (2006) International Journal
of Artificial Organs, 29 (9), pp. 841-851.
61. Boxshall, K., Wu, M.-H., Cui, Z., Cui, Z., Watts, J.F., Baker, M.A. Simple surface treatments to modify
protein adsorption and cell attachment properties within a poly(dimethylsiloxane) micro-bioreactor
(2006) Surface and Interface Analysis, 38 (4), pp. 198-201.
62. Boubriak, OA, J. P. G. Urban, Z. F. Cui. Monitoring of Lactate and Glucose in Tissue Engineered
Constructs by Microdialysis. Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 273, Pages 77-83 (2006)
63. Boubriak OA, Urban JPG, Cui Z. Monitoring of metabolite gradients in tissue-engineered constructs
(2006) Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 3 (10), pp. 637-648.
64. Catapano G and Z F Cui, Preface, Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 273, Page 1 (2006)
65. Chen, Y.-H., Cui, Z. Effect of salts on the freezing denaturation of lactate dehydrogenase (2006) Food
and Bioproducts Processing, 84 (1 C), pp. 44-50.
66. Chuenkhum, S., Cui, Z. The parameter conversion from the Kedem-Katchalsky model into the twoparameter model (2006) Cryo-Letters, 27 (3), pp. 185-199.
67. Cui, Z F, Protein separation using ultrafiltration an example of multi-scale complex systems, China
Particulogy, Vol 3 (6), pp 343-348 (2006)
68. Guan J, Urban JP, Li ZH, Ferguson DJ, Gong CY, Cui ZF. Effects of rapid cooling on articular
cartilage. (2006) Cryobiology., 52 (3), pp. 430-439.
69. Hughes D, Tirlapur U, Field R, Cui Z. Multiphoton microscopy - new insights into membrane fouling
(2006) Desalination, 199 (1-3), pp. 23-25.
70. Hughes D, Tirlapur UK, Field R, Cui Z. In situ 3D characterization of membrane fouling by yeast
suspensions using two-photon femtosecond near infrared non-linear optical imaging (2006) Journal of
Membrane Science, 280 (1-2), pp. 124-133.
71. Hughes, D.J., Cui, Z., Field, R.W., Tirlapur, U.K. In situ three-dimensional characterization of
membrane fouling by protein suspensions using multiphoton microscopy (2006) Langmuir, 22 (14), pp.
6266-6272.
72. Ju ZH, Liu TQ, Ma XH, Cui ZF Numerical simulation of microcarrier motion in a rotating wall vessel
bioreactor (2006) Biomedical And Environmental Sciences 19 (3): 163-168.
73. Li X, Liu T, Song K, Yao L, Ge D, Bao C, Ma X, Cui Z. Culture of neural stem cells in calcium
alginate beads (2006) Biotechnology Progress, 22 (6), pp. 1683-1689.
74. Li Z, Boubriak OA, Urban JP, Cui ZF. Microdialysis for monitoring the process of functional tissue
culture (2006) International Journal of Artificial Organs, 29 (9), pp. 858-865.
75. Liu, Y., Liu, T., Fan, X., Ma, X., Cui, Z. Ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic stem cells derived from
umbilical cord blood in rotating wall vessel (2006) Journal of Biotechnology, 124 (3), pp. 592-601.

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76. Liu TQ, Ge D, Cheng F, Ju ZH, Li XQ, Sun XY, Ma XH, Cui ZF. A cellular automaton model for the
growth dynamics of neural stem cell spheroid (2006) Chinese Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 25
(6), pp. 708-716.
77. Lu J, Wan Y, Cui Z. Strategy to separate lysozyme and ovalbumin from CEW using UF (2006)
Desalination, 200 (1-3), pp. 477-479.
78. Mulholland, W.J., Arbuthnott, E.A.H., Bellhouse, B.J., Cornhill, J.F., Austyn, J.M., Kendall, M.A.F.,
Cui, Z., Tirlapur, U.K. Multiphoton high-resolution 3D imaging of Langerhans cells and keratinocytes
in the mouse skin model adopted for epidermal powdered immunization (2006) Journal of Investigative
Dermatology, 126 (7), pp. 1541-1548.
79. Smith, S.R., Field, R.W., Cui, Z.F. Predicting the performance of gas-sparged and non-gas-sparged
ultrafiltration (2006) Desalination, 191 (1-3), pp. 376-385.
80. Song K, Yang Z, Liu T, Zhi W, Li X, Deng L, Cui Z, Ma X. Fabrication and detection of tissueengineered bones with bio-derived scaffolds in a rotating bioreactor (2006) Biotechnology and Applied
Biochemistry, 45 (2), pp. 65-74.
81. Taha T, Cheong WL, Field RW, Cui ZF. Gas-sparged ultrafiltration using horizontal and inclined
tubular membranes-A CFD study (2006) Journal of Membrane Science, 279 (1-2), pp. 487-494.
82. Taha T and Z.F. Cui, CFD modelling of slug flow in vertical tubes, Chemical Engineering Science, Vol
61, 676-687 (2006)
83. Taha T and Z.F. Cui, CFD modelling of slug flow inside square capillaries, Chemical Engineering
Science, Vol 61, 665-675 (2006)
84. Tirlapur UK, Mulholland WJ, Bellhouse BJ, Kendall M, Cornhill JF, Cui Z. Femtosecond two-photon
high-resolution 3D imaging, spatial-volume rendering and microspectral characterization of
immunolocalized MHC-II and mLangerin/CD207 antigens in the mouse epidermis (2006) Microscopy
Research and Technique, 69 (10), pp. 767-775.
85. Vasan, S.S., Field, R.W., Cui, Z. A Maxwell-Stefan-Gouy-Debye model of the concentration profile of
a charged solute in the polarisation layer (2006) Desalination, 192 (1-3), pp. 356-363.
86. Vasan SS, Bain CD, Field RW, Cui Z. A Maxwell-Stefan-Derjaguin-Grahame model of the
concentration profile of a charged solute in the polarisation layer (2006) Desalination, 200 (1-3), pp.
175-177.
87. Wan Y, Lu J, Su Z, Cui Z. Evaluation of fouling and concentration polarisation during protein
ultrafiltration by pulsed sample injection technique (2006) Desalination, 199 (1-3), pp. 539-540.
88. Wan, Y H, Junren Lu and Zhanfeng Cui, Separation of lysozyme from chicken egg white using
ultrafiltration, Separation and Purification Technology, Volume 48, Issue 2, Pages 133-142 (2006)
89. Wu MH, Urban JPG, Cui Z, Cui ZF. Development of PDMS microbioreactor with well-defined and
homogenous culture environment for chondrocyte 3-D culture (2006) Biomedical Microdevices, 8 (4),
pp. 331-340.
90. Xia Z, Huang Y, Adamopoulos IE , Walpole A, Triffitt JT, Cui Z. Macrophage-mediated
biodegradation of poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) in vitro (2006) Journal of Biomedical Materials
Research - Part A, 79 (3), pp. 582-590.
91. Xia, Z., Taylor, P.R., Locklin, R.M., Gordon, S., Cui, Z., Triffitt, J.T. Innate immune response to
human bone marrow fibroblastic cell implantation in CB17 scid/beige mice (2006) Journal of Cellular
Biochemistry, 98 (4), pp. 966-980.
92. Xu, X., Smith, S., Urban, J., Cui, Z. An in line non-invasive optical system to monitor pH in cell and
tissue culture (2006) Medical Engineering and Physics, 28 (5), pp. 468-474.
93. Xu, X., Urban, J.P.G., Tirlapur, U., Wu, M.-H., Cui, Z., Cui, Z. Influence of perfusion on metabolism
and matrix production by bovine articular chondrocytes in hydrogel scaffolds (2006) Biotechnology
and Bioengineering, 93 (6), pp. 1103-1111.
94. Ye, H, Diganta B. Das, James T. Triffitt and Zhanfeng Cui, Modelling nutrient transport in hollow
fibre membrane bioreactors for growing three-dimensional bone tissue, Journal of Membrane Science,
Volume 272, , Pages 169-178 (2006)

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97. Boubriak, A, J. P. G. Urban and Z. F. Cui, Online monitoring of metabolites by microdialysis in tissueengineered constructs, International Journal of Experimental Pathology, 86, A4-A5 (2005)
98. Li, Z, O. A. Boubriak, B. Derham, Z. F. Cui and J. P. G. Urban, Monitoring metabolism of tissue
explants using microdialysis International Journal of Experimental Pathology, 86, A28 (2005).
99. Lu, Junren, Yinhua Wan, and Zhanfeng Cui , Fractionation of Lysozyme and Chicken Egg Albumin
Using Ultrafiltration with 30-kDa Commercial Membranes, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.; 44(20) pp 7610
7616 (2005)
100. Sen Gupta, B, M A Hashim, K B Ramachandran, I Sen Gupta, Z F Cui, The effect of gas sparging in
cross-flow microfiltration of 2,3-butanediol fermentation broth, Eng. Life Sci, Vol 5, pp 54-57 (2005).
101. Sen Gupta BS, Hasan S, Hashim MA, Cui ZF. Effects of colloidal fouling and gas sparging on
microfiltration of yeast suspension. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng. 11:1-7 (2005)
102. Smith, S R, T Taha and Z.F Cui, Using an Improved 1D Boundary Layer Model With CFD for Flux
Prediction in Gas-sparged Tubular Membrane Ultrafiltration, Water Science and Technology, Vol 51
No 6-7 pp 69-76 (2005)
103. Smith, SR, Zhanfeng Cui, Robert Field, Upper- and lower-bound estimates of flux for gas-sparged
ultrafiltration with hollow fiber membranes, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.; 44(20), pp 7684-7695 (2005)
104. Song, K.-D., Liu, T.-Q., Cui, Z.-F., Li, X.-Q., Ge, D., Sun, X.-Y., Ma, X.-H. Large scale expansion
of rat's osteoblasts in rotating wall vessel (RWV) bioreactor , Chinese Journal of Biomedical
Engineering, 24 2, Pages 134-139 (2005)
105. Song, K D, Tian-Qing Liu, Zhi-Ming Yang, Xiang-Qin Li, Zhanfeng Cui, Xue-Hu Ma. ThreeDimensional Fabrication of Bio-derived Bone Compounded with Osteoblasts Transfected by Green
Fluorescent Protein. J Biomed Eng 2005; 22 (3-Suppl.): 93-94.
106.
Sur, H W, Z F Cui, enhancement of microfiltration of yeast suspensions using gas
sparging - effect of feed conditions, Sep Pur Tech., Vol 41, 313-319 (2005)
107. Wan, Y H, S S Vasan, R Ghosh, G Hale and Z F Cui, Separation of Monoclonal Antibody
Alemtuzumab Monomer and Dimers Using Ultrafiltration, Biotech Bioeng, Vol 90, 422-432 (2005).
108. Wan Y H, R Ghosh, Z F Cui, Protein fractionation using ultrafiltration: developments and
challenges, Development in Chem Eng Mineral Proc, Vol 13, pp 1-16 (2005)
109. Wan, Y H, R Ghosh, G Hale and Z F Cui, Fractionation of Bovine Serum Albumin and Monoclonal
Antibody Alemtuzumab Using Carrier Phase Ultrafiltration, Biotech Bioeng, Vol 90, 303-315 (2005).
110. Wu,M H, Xia Xu, Jill Urban and Zhanfeng Cui, Comparison of perfusion and static culture system
on metabolic rate and matrix production by bovine articular chondrocytes in agarose gels,
International Journal of Experimental Pathology, 86, A12-A13 (2005).
111. Wu MH, Cai H, Xu X, Urban JP, Cui ZF, Cui Z. A SU-8/PDMS hybrid microfluidic device with
integrated optical fibers for online monitoring of lactate. Biomed Microdevices. 2005 Dec;7(4):323-9.
112. Xia, Zhidao, Hua Ye, Rachel M. Locklin, David J.P. Ferguson, Zhanfeng Cui and James T. Triffitt,
Efficient characterisation of human cell-bioceramic interactions in vitro and in vivo by using enhanced
GFP-labelled mesenchymal stem cells, Biomaterials, Volume 26, Issue 29, Pages 5790-5800. (2005)
113. Yang LIU, Tian-Qing LIU , Xiu-Bo FAN , Dan GE , Zhan-Feng CUI , Xue-Hu MA Hematopoietic
stem cells expansion in rotating wall vessel. J Biomed Eng 2005; 22 (3Suppl.): 99-100.
114. Zhou Shengda, Zhanfeng Cui, Jill P. G. Urban, Measurements of metabolic rates for cartilage tissueengineering design, International Journal of Experimental Pathology, 86, A11-A12 (2005).

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117. Choong, C, J T Triffit, Z F Cui, polycaprolactone scaffolds for bone tissue engineering: effects of a
calcium phosphate coating layer on osteogenic cells, Trans IChemE: Food and Bioproduct
Processing. Vol 82C, pp 117-125 (2004).
118. Cui, Z.F., Chaudhuri, J.B. Tissue engineering ,(2004) Food and Bioproducts Processing, 82 2 C,
Page 103.
119. Guan, J, C Y Lueng, Z F Cui, Recent advances in cryopreservation of cells and tissues by
vitrification, Biomedical Engineering Foreign Medical Science, Vol 27, No.4 pp 252-256 (2004).
120. Li, S Z, X.Y. Li, Z.F. Cui and D.Z. Wang , Application of ultrafiltration to improve the separation of
antibiotics, Sep Pur Technol, Vol 34, pp 115-123 (2004).
121. Li, S.-Z., Wan, Y.-H., Cui, Z.-F. Ultrafiltration for isolation and purification of oxytetracycline from
industrial fermentation broth , Chinese Journal of Antibiotics, 29 10, Pages 579-584 (2004)
122. Liu, T Q, Xiangqin Li, Xiangyu Sun, Xuehu Ma and Zhanfeng Cui, Analysis on forces and
movement of cultivated particles in a rotating wall vessel bioreactor, Biochem Eng J, . Vol 18,pp 97104 (2004).
123. Smith, S, Z F Cui, Analysis of developing laminar pipe flow an application to gas-sparged
ultrafiltration, Chem Eng Sci. Vol 59, pp 5975-5986 (2004)
124. Smith, S, Z F Cui, An experimental study on slug enhanced ultrafiltration in hollow fibre
membranes, J Membrane Sci.Vol 242, pp 117-128 (2004)
125. Song, K.-D., Liu, T.-Q., Li, X.-Q., Cui, Z.-F., Ge, D., Sun, X.-Y., Ma, X.-H. Three-dimensional
fabrication of engineered bone in rotating wall vessel bioreactor , Progress in Biochemistry and
Biophysics, 31 11, Pages 996-1005 (2004)
126. Taha, T., Cui, Z.F. Hydrodynamics of slug flow inside capillaries (2004) Chemical Engineering
Science, 59 (6), pp. 1181-1190.
127. Wan, Y H, R Ghosh, Z F Cui, Separation of human serum albumin and human immunoglobulins
using carrier phase ultrafiltration, Biotech Prog, Vol 20, pp 1103-1112 (2004)
128. Xia, Z., Ye, H., Choong, C., Ferguson, D. J., Platt, N., Cui, Z. and Triffitt, J. T. Macrophagic
response to human mesenchymal stem cell and poly(epsilon-caprolactone) implantation in nonobese
diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient mice. J Biomed Mater Res 71A, pp 538-548 (2004).
129. Zhou, S D, Z F Cui, J P G Urban, Factors influencing the oxygen concentration gradient from the
synovial surface of articular cartilage to the cartilage-bone interface: a modeling study, Arthritis &
Rheumatology, Vol 50, No.12, pp 3915-3924 (2004).

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132. Cao, Enhong, Yahuei Chen, Cui Z F, Peter R Foster, Effect of freezing and thawing rates on
denaturation of proteins in aqueous solutions, Biotech Bioeng, Vol 82, 684 690 (2003).
133. Cui, Z F, S Chang and A G Fane, The use of gas bubbling to enhance membrane processes - a
review, J Membrane Sci, Vol 221,1-35 (2003).
134. Cui, Z F and T Taha, Enhancement of ultrafiltration using gas sparging a comparison of different
membrane modules, J Chem Technol Biotechnol, Vol 78, 249-253 (2003)
135. Ghosh, R, Y H Wan, Z F Cui, G Hales, Parameter scanning ultrafiltration: rapid optimisation of
protein separation, Biotech Bioeng , Vol 81, 673-682 (2003)
136. Wan, Y.-H., Li, S.-Z., Cui, Z.-F. Applications of membrane technology in pharmaceutical industry,
Chinese Journal of Antibiotics, 28 (10), pp. 597-604 (2003)
137. Xu, X and Z F Cui, Modelling of the co-transport of cryoprotective agents in a porous medium as a
model tissue, Biotech Prog, Vol 19, 972-981 (2003).
138. Xu, X, Z F Cui, J P G Urban, Measurement of the chondrocyte membrane permeability to Me2SO,
glycerol and 1,2 propanediol, Med Eng & Phys, Vol 25, 573-579 (2003)

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139. X. Xu, Z. F. Cui, R. J. Wilkins and J. P. G. Urban, Intracellular pH changes in isolated bovine
articular chondrocytes during the loading and removal of cryoprotective agents, Cryobiology, Volume
46, Issue 2, April 2003, Pages 161-173.
2002
140. Cui Z F, R C Dykhuizen, R M Nerem, A Sambanis, Modelling of cryopreservation of engineered
tissues with one dimensional geometry, Biotech Prog Vol 18, pp 354-361 (2002).
141. Smith, S., Taha, T., Wen, D.S., Cui, Z.F., Kenning, D.B.R. Examination of the mass-heat transfer
analogy for two-phase flows in narrow channels: Comparison of gas bubble enhancement of membrane
separation and heat transfer to vapour bubbles in boiling (2002) Chemical Engineering Research and
Design, 80 (7), pp. 729-738.
142. Smith, SR, Taha Taha and Zhanfeng Cui, Enhancing hollow fibre ultrafiltration using slug-flow -- a
hydrodynamic study, Desalination, Vol 146, pp 69-74 (2002).
143. Taha Taha and Z. F. Cui, CFD modelling of gas-sparged ultrafiltration in tubular membranes,
Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 210, Issue 1, 1 December 2002, Pages 13-27.
144. Taha Taha and Z. F. Cui, Hydrodynamic analysis of upward slug flow in tubular membranes,
Desalination, Volume 145, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2002, Pages 179-182.
145. Vasan, SS, Raja Ghosh and Zhanfeng Cui, Design of cone-and-plate test cell for ultrafiltration,
Desalination, Vol 146, pp 219-224 (2002).
146. Wan, Y., Ghosh, R., Cui, Z. High-resolution plasma protein fractionation using ultrafiltration (2002)
Desalination, 144 (1-3), pp. 301-306.
147. Xu, X and Z F Cui, Effects of cryopretecting agents on the bovine articular chondrocyte viability,
Chemical Research in Chinese Universities, Vol 18 (2), pp 109-112 (2002)

Before 2001
148. Judd, S J, P Le-Clech, T Taha, Z F Cui, Theoretical and experimental representation of a
submerged membrane bio-reactor system, Membrane Technology, No 135, pp 4- 9 (2001)
149. Chen, Y H, E Cao, Z F Cui, An experimental study of freezing concentration in biological media,
Trans IChemE Vol 79, Part C: Food and Bioproduct Processing, pp 35-40 (2001)
150. Vasan S S, Z F Cui, A Maxwell-Stefan model of the multi-component ultrafiltration with total
rejection of charged macromolecules (Abstract), Trans IChemE Vol 79, Part C: Food and Bioproduct
Processing, p 60 (2001)
151. Sur H W, Z F Cui, Experimental study on the enhancement of yeast microfiltration with gas
sparging, J Chem Tech & Biotech Vol 76, pp 477-484 (2001).
152. Ghosh, R and Z F Cui, Simulation study of the fractionation of proteins using ultrafiltration, J
Membrane Sci Vol 180, pp 29-36 (2000)
153. Cui, Z F and R C Darton, Editorial, ChemEng J, Vol 78, p85 (2000)
154. Xu X and Cui Z F, Study on the controlled mass transport through porous membranes, J of
Chemical Industry and Engineering (China) Vol 51, S15-S19 (2000)
155. Ghosh R , S.S. Silva and Z.F. Cui, Lysozyme separation by hollow fibre ultrafiltration, Biochem
Eng J , Vol 6, 19-24 (2000).
156. Ghosh R and Z.F. Cui, Analysis of protein transport and polarization through membranes using
pulsed sample injection technique, J Membrane Science Vol 175, pp 75-84 (2000).
157. Ghosh R and Z.F. Cui, Interference due to non-specific adsorption in ion exchange chromatography
of proteins: The role of initial salt concentration in the separation and analysis of lysozyme, Journal of
Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies, Vol 23, pp1619-1626 (2000).
158. Su T.J, Lu, J.R., Cui, Z.F., Thomas, R.K., Fouling of Ceramic Membranes by Albumins under
Dynamic Filtration Conditions, J Membrane Sci, Vol 173, pp 167-178 (2000)
159. Ghosh, R and Z F Cui, Protein purification by ultrafiltration with pre-treated membrane, J
Membrane Sci. vol. 167, no. 1, pp. 47 - 53 (2000)
160. Ghosh, R and Z F Cui, Purification of lysozyme from chicken egg white using ultrafiltration,
Bioeng & Biotech, Vol 68, pp191-203 (2000).
161. Clarkson, J R, Z F Cui, R C Darton, Effect of solution conditions on protein damage in form,
Biochem Eng J, Vol 2, pp 107-114 (2000).
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162. Clarkson, J R, Z F Cui, R C Darton, Protein denaturation in foam: I Mechanism study, J Colloids
Interfacial Sci, Vol 215, pp 323-332 (1999).
163. Clarkson, J R, Z F Cui, R C Darton, Protein denaturation in foam: II Surface activity and
conformational change , J Colloids Interfacial Sci, Vol 215, pp 333-338 (1999).
164. Su,T J, J. R. Lu, Z. F. Cui, B. J. Bellhouse, R. K. Thomas and R. K. Heenan, Identification of the
location of protein fouling on ceramic membranes under dynamic filtration conditions, J Membrane
Sci, Vol 163, pp 265-275 (1999).
165. Sen Gupta, B, M. A. Hashim, Z F Cui, the effect of pore size distribution on the separation
efficiency in surface force pore- flow model - system: isopropanol-water, Bioproc Eng J, Vol 21, pp
349-353 (1999).
166. Su, T.J., Lu, J.R., Thomas, R.K., Cui, Z.F. Effect of pH on the adsorption of bovine serum albumin
at the silica/water interface studied by neutron reflection (1999) Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 103
(18), pp. 3727-3736.
167. Ghosh, R., Cui, Z.F. Mass transfer in gas-sparged ultrafiltration: Upward slug flow in tubular
membranes (1999) Journal of Membrane Science, 162 (1-2), pp. 91-102.
168. Su, T.J., Lu, J.R., Thomas, R.K., Cui, Z.F., Penfold, J. The conformational structure of bovine
serum albumin layers adsorbed at the silica-water interface (1998) Journal of Physical Chemistry B,
102 (41), pp. 8100-8108.
169. Su, T.J., Lu, J.R., Cui, Z.F., Thomas, R.K., Heenan, R.K. Application of small angle neutron
scattering to the in situ study of protein fouling on ceramic membranes (1998) Langmuir, 14 (19), pp.
5517-5520.
170. Li, Q.Y., Ghosh, R., Bellara, S.R., Cui, Z.F., Pepper, D.S. Enhancement of ultrafiltration by gas
sparging with flat sheet membrane modules (1998) Separation and Purification Technology, 14 (1-3),
pp. 79-83.
171. Su, T.J., Lu, J.R., Thomas, R.K., Cui, Z.F., Penfold, J. The adsorption of lysozyme at the silicawater interface: A neutron reflection study (1998) Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 203 (2), pp.
419-429.
172. Bellara, S.R., Cui, Z. A Maxwell-Stefan approach to modelling the cross-flow ultrafiltration of
protein solutions in tubular membranes (1998) Chemical Engineering Science, 53 (12), pp. 2153-2166.
173. Ghosh, R., Cui, Z.F. Fractionation of BSA and lysozyme using ultrafiltration: Effect of pH and
membrane pre-treatment (1998) Journal of Membrane Science, 139 (1), pp. 17-28.
174. Su, T.J., Lu, J.R., Thomas, R.K., Cui, Z.F., Penfold, J. The effect of solution pH on the structure of
lysozyme layers adsorbed at the silica-water interface studied by neutron reflection (1998) Langmuir,
14 (2), pp. 438-445.
175. Ghosh, R., Li, Q., Cui, Z. Fractionation of BSA and Lysozyme Using Ultrafiltration: Effect of Gas
Sparging (1998) AIChE Journal, 44 (1), pp. 61-67.
176. Cui, Z F, R Ghosh, Protein fractionation using ultrafiltration: opportunities and challenges, Journal
of Dalian University of Technology, Vol.33, Suppl.1, pp S26-S33 (1998).
177. Li, Q.Y., Cui, Z.F., Pepper, D.S. Fractionation of HSA and IgG by gas sparged ultrafiltration (1997)
Journal of Membrane Science, 136 (1-2), pp. 181-190.
178. Bellara, S.R., Cui, Z., MacDonald, S.L., Pepper, D.S. Virus removal from bioproducts using
ultrafiltration membranes modified with latex particle pre-treatment (1997) Bioseparation, 7 (2), pp. 7988.
179. Bellara, S.R., Cui, Z., Pepper, D.S. Fractionation of BSA and lysozyme using gas-sparged
ultrafiltration in hollow fiber membrane modules (1997) Biotechnology Progress, 13 (6), pp. 869-872.
180. Cui, Z.F., Bellara, S.R., Homewood, P. Airlift crossflow membrane filtration - A feasibility study
with dextran ultrafiltration (1997) Journal of Membrane Science, 128 (1), pp. 83-91. Cited 16 times.
181. Li, Q.Y., Cui, Z.F., Pepper, D.S. Effect of bubble size and frequency on the permeate flux of gas
sparged ultrafiltration with tubular membranes (1997) Chemical Engineering Journal, 67 (1), pp. 71-75.
182. Bellara, S.R., Cui, Z.F., Pepper, D.S. Gas sparging to enhance permeate flux in ultrafiltration using
hollow fibre membranes (1996) Journal of Membrane Science, 121 (2), pp. 175-184.
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183. Cui, Z.F., Wright, K.I.T. Flux enhancements with gas sparging in downwards crossflow
ultrafiltration: Performance and mechanism (1996) Journal of Membrane Science, 117 (1-2), pp. 109116.
184. Cui, Z.F., Wright, K.I.T. Gas-liquid two-phase cross-flow ultrafiltration of BSA and dextran
solutions, Journal of Membrane Science Volume 90, Issue 1-2, 1 January 1994, Pages 183-189
185. Cui, Z. F. and Barbenel, J. C., SMART instrumentation - an example of skin microcirculation, J.
Biomed. Eng. & Technol. , Vol.17, No.5, 204-207 (1993).
186. Barbenel, J. C. and Cui, Z. F. , Abnormal thermal hyperaemia in the skin in paraplegia, Physiol.
Meas. , Vol.14, 231-239, (1993).
187. Cui, Z. F. and Barbenel, J. C., The Influence of Model Parameter Values on the Prediction of Skin
Surface Temperature 2. Contact Problems, Physics in Biology and Medicine , Vol.36, pp 1607-1620
(1991)
188. Cui, Z. F. and Barbenel, J. C., The Influence of Model Parameter Values on the Prediction of Skin
Surface Temperature 1 : Resting and Surface Insulation, Physics in Biology and Medicine , Vol.35, pp
1683-1697 (1990)
189. Cui, Z. F., Xu, D.Q, and Lin, J. F., Heat transfer in freezing of cylindrically shaped foodstuffs,
Journal of Chemical Engineering and Industry (China), No.3, pp 315-322 (1989).
190. Cui, Z. F., Xu, D.Q, and Lin, J. F., General finite element analyses of two-dimensional temperature
fields, Computer and Chemical Engineering (China) , No.3, pp 38-43 (1987).
191. Cui, Z. F., Wang, S., Xu, D.Q, and Lin, J. F., Experimental research on freezing times of foodstuffs,
Journal of Refrigeration (China) , No.2, pp 27-33 (1987).
192. Cui, Z. F., Chen, J. B., Cai, Z. Y., and Lin, J. F., Determination of bubble departure diameters on
artificial cavities in nucleate pool boiling, Journal of Engineering Thermophysics (China), Vol.7, No.2,
pp 139-142 (1986).
Refereed Conference Papers/Abstracts in Refereed Journals
(2008/10 Missing)
1. Wu, M.-H., Wang, J., Lin, J.-L., Cui, Z., Cui, Z. Development of optical fibre sensors for online pH
monitoring in microbioreactors (2007) Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE International Conference on
Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, IEEE NEMS 2007, art. no. 4160443, pp. 805-808.
2. Ge D., Liu T.Q., Cui Z.F., Guan S., Ma X.H, Cell Shape Regulates the Proliferation of Neural
Precursor Cells, Tissue Engineering 13 (7). P1649. (2007)
3. Chen Y.Q., Song F., Ma X.H., Ge D., Liu T.Q., Ma Y.F., Cui Z.F. Construction of PIRES2-AcGFP1CD Eukaryotic Expression Plasmid and Its Expression in Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells,
Tissue Engineering 13 (7), P1662 (2007)
4. Li X.Q., Liu T.Q., Song K.D., Zhu L., Ge D., Guan S., Ma X.H.,Cui Z.F. Culture and Expansion of
Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Air-Lift Loop Hollow-Fiber Membrane Bioreactor, Tissue Engineering 13
(7), P1663 (2007)
5. Ma X., Liu Y, Ge D., Cui Z.F., Liu T.Q. Effect of Cryopreservation on Adherent Cells for Bone Tissue
Engineering, Tissue Engineering 13 (7), P1678 (2007)
6. Liu Y., Liu T.Q., Fan X.B., Bao C.Y., Ma X.H., Cui Z.F. Effects of Encapsulated Rabbit Mesenchymal
Stem Cells on Ex Vivo Expansion of Human Umbilical Cord Blood Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor
Cells, Tissue Engineering 13 (7), P1682 (2007)
7. Liu Y., Liu T.Q., Fan X.B., Liu M.Y., Zhao G.F., Bao C.Y., Ma X.H., Cui Z.F. Ex Vivo Expansion of
Human Umbilical Cord Blood Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor with Support of Microencapsulated
Rabbit Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Rotating Wall Vessel, Tissue Engineering 13 (7), P1692 (2007)
8. Fan X., Liu T., Ma X., Cui Z. Ex-Vivo Expansion of Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Hematopoietic
Stem Cells Supported with Autogenetic Mesenchymal Stem Cells Simultaneously, Tissue Engineering
13 (7), pp1694 1695 (2007)
9. Trainor N., Cui Z.F., Triffitt J., Tirlapur U.K. Femtosecond Nonlinear Optical Assays for Monitoring
of Cryopreserved Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering 13 (7), P1696 (2007)
10. Liu T.Q., Ju Z., Ma X., Cui Z. Investigation of Parameter Limited Range for Operation of a Rotating
Wall Vessel Bioreactor, Tissue Engineering 13 (7), pp 1719-1720 (2007)
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11. Guan S., Ge D., Liu T.Q., Li X.Q., Song K.D., Bao C.Y., Ma X.H., Cui Z.F. Protocatechuic Acid
Promotes Cell Proliferation and Reduces Basal Apoptosis in Cultured Neural Stem Cells, Tissue
Engineering 13 (7), pp1748-9. (2007)
12. Liu T.Q., Ju Z.H., Ma X.H., Cui Z.F. Simulation of Dynamic Growth of Neurosphere with Cellular
Automata, Tissue Engineering 13 (7), P1756 (2007)
13. Ma X.H, Lu K., Liu Y., Ge D., Cui Z.F., Liu T.Q. Vitrification Cryopreservation of Neural Stem
Cells, Tissue Engineering 13 (7),P1777 (2007)
14. Ma X.H., Fan W.X., Ding L.F, Liu T.Q., Cui Z.F. Vitrification of Corneal Endothelial Cells in a
Monolayer, Tissue Engineering 13 (7), P1777 (2007)

15. Ju ZH, Liu TQ, Ma XH, Cui ZF Oxygen transport process during the in vitro culture of neural stem
cells Tissue Engineering 12 (4): 1049-1049 (2006).
16. Song KD, Liu TQ, Li XQ, Cui ZF, Three-dimensional fabrication of engineered bone in rotating wall
vessel bioreactor: Investigation of culture time, Tissue Engineering 12 (4): 1081-1081 (2006).
17. Ma XH, Hou Y, Dai MS, Liu TQ, Cui ZF, The research about neural stem cell vitrification, Tissue
Engineering 12 (4): 1101-1101 (2006)
18. Liu Y, Fan XB, Liu TQ, Ge D, Ma XH, Cui ZF, Ex vivo expansion of cord blood hematopoietic stem
cells supported by rabbit bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in three-dimensional alginate
microbeads, Tissue Engineering 12 (4): 1108-1108 (2006)
19. Ma XH, Liu Y, Bai W, Ge D, Cui ZF, Liu TQ, Cryopreservation of cells in osseous tissue, Tissue
Engineering 12 (4): 1119-1120 (2006)
20. Ma XH, Li DD, Sun BB, Liu TQ, Cui ZF, Adequate administration timing of anticancer drugs in
cryochemotherapy, Tissue Engineering 12 (4): 1120-1120 (2006)
21. Cai, H., Wu, M.-H., Cui, Z. An integrated optical sensor for online monitoring of lactate concentration
(2005) Proceedings of IEEE Sensors, 2005, art. no. 1597862, pp. 967-970.
22. Ying Song ,Zhanfeng Cui, Fuping Wang, Effect of -Fe2O3 Nanoparticles on Microwave Tempering,
2004 China-Japan Joint Meeting on Microwaves, In Qun Wu (Ed), ISBN 7-5603-2054-6, Harbin
Institute of Technology Press, pp 406~409 (2004)
23. Choong, C., Triffitt, J., Cui, Z.F., Oyane, A. Optimal modification of polymer surfaces for calcium
phosphate deposition and cell attachment (2004) Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress, p.
629.
24. Choong, C., Triffitt, J., Cui, Z.F., Oyane, A. Optimal modification of polymer surfaces for calcium
phosphate deposition and cell attachment ,(2004) Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress,
Page 629.
25. Xia, Z., Taylor, P., Gordon, S., Cui, Z., Triffitt, J.T. Innate immune response to human mesenchymal
stem cell implantation in immunocompromised mice ,(2004) Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials
Congress, , Page 542.
26. , , . .

2004, 2004, pp127-135.

27. (Z F Cui) ,
, 2003, pp69-74
28. (Z F Cui)
2003, Vol.1, pp47-54
29. (Z F Cui)
, 2003, Vol.1, pp55-62.
30. (Z F Cui),
, 2003, Vol.1, pp63-68.
31. (Z F Cui), ,
, 2003, Vol.1, pp75-82.
32. (Z F Cui) CPA , 2003, Vol 1, pp99-104.
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33. (Z F Cui)
, 2003, Vol 1, pp105-110.
34. (Z F Cui)
, 2003, Vol 1, pp111-116.
35. Smith, S, Z F Cui, Predicting flux in gas slug enhanced hollow fibre ultrafiltration by solving the
molecular mass transport equation with simplified hydrodynamics, IMSTEC03, Nov 10-14 2003,
Sydney, Australia, CD-ROM ISBN 0 7334 2089 3, Paper 143.
36. Li, S Z X.Y. Li, Z.F. Cui and D.Z. Wang, application of ultrafiltration to improve the extraction of
benzylpenicillin, IMSTEC03, Nov 10-14 2003, Sydney, Australia, CD-ROM ISBN 0 7334 2089 3,
Paper 186.
37. Taha, T, W L Cheong, Z F Cui, Slug enhanced membrane filtration using horizontal membrane,
IMSTEC03, Nov 2003, Sydney, Australia, CD-ROM ISBN 0 7334 2089 3, Paper 147.
38. Vasan, SS, Y Wan, Z F Cui, R W Field, Analysis of boundary layer Peclet number in ultrafiltration:
Estimation of the mass transfer coefficient, IMSTEC03, Nov 10-14 2003, Sydney, Australia, CD-ROM
ISBN 0 7334 2089 3, Paper 198.
39. Wan, Y H, R Ghosh, Z F Cui, Fractionation of plasma proteins using carrier phase ultrafiltration,
IMSTEC03, Nov 10-14 2003, Sydney, Australia, CD-ROM ISBN 0 7334 2089 3, Paper 105.
40. Choong, C, Z.F. Cui, Z. Xia, and J.T. Triffitt, Efficacy of two biomimetic calcium phosphate coating
methods for bone tissue engineering applications, 18th European Conference on Biomaterials, October
1-4, 2003, Stuttgart, Germany .
41. Zhou, S D, Z F Cui, J P G Urban, Subchondral supply is a critical determinant of the oxygen
concentration profile across cartilage; in vitro measurement and modeling, OARSI 2003, 12-15 Oct
2003, Berlin, Germany.
42. Taha, T and Z F Cui, The motion of long bubbles in square capillaries a numerical study, 4th ECCE,
21-25 Sept 2003, Granada, Spain. Paper 5-5-33.
43. Taha, T and Z F Cui, The motion of a single Taylor bubble in vertical tubes a numerical study, 4th
ECCE, 21-25 Sept 2003, Granada, Spain. Paper 5-5-9.
44. Sur, H W and Z F Cui, Enhancement of microfiltration of yeast suspensions using gas sparging effect of feed conditions, Permea 2003, Sept 7-11, 2003, Tatranske Matliare, Slovakia. Keynote Paper
LK10.1 (CD-ROM) ISBN 80-227-1922-6.
45. Choong, C, Z F Cui, J T Triffiitt, Z Xia, S H Teoh, D Hutmacher, Bone marrow osteogenic cells
cultured onto 3D PCL scaffolds: efficacy of a calcium phosphate coating, ICBME 2002 The Bio-Era:
New Challenges, New Frontiers, 4-7 Dec 2002 Singapore.
46. Xia, Z., Choong, C., Ye, H., Platt, N., Cui, Z., and Triffitt,J. T. Macrophagic response to human
osteogenic stem cells in SCID/NOD mice. Tissue Engineering 8[6], 1250. 2002. Poster presentation at
the 5th Annual Meeting of the Tissue Engineering Society International, Kobe, Japan, 2002
47. Ye, H., Xia, Z., Ferguson D. J. P., Cui, Z. and Triffitt, J. T. Evaluation of biocompatibility of scaffolds
for orthopaedic tissue engineering using enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP)-labeled human
bone marrow fibroblastic stem cells. Poster presentation at the Third Smith & Nephew SymposiumTranslating Tissue Engineering into Products, Atlanta, USA, 2002
48. Cui, Z.F., Xu, X., Urban, J.P.G., Sambanis, A., Nerem, R.M. Cryopreservation of engineered tissues Modelling of the transport of cryoprotecting agents ,(2002) Third Smith and Nephew International
Symposium - Translating Tissue Engineering into Products, , Page 20.
49. Xia, Z., Ye, H., Ferguson D., Cui, Z. and Triffitt, J. T. Interactions of calcium phosphate ceramics with
green fluorescent protein (GFP)-labelled human bone marrow osteogenic stem cells. Oralpresentation at
the 3rd Annual Symposium of the Tissue and Cell Engineering Society, Stoke-on-Trent, UK, 2001
50. Sachlos, E, Reis N, Ainsley C, Cui ZF, Derby B, and Czernuszka JT Collagen scaffolds for with
predefined and reproducible internal morphology, European Society for Biomaterials 2001, Spet 12-14,
2001 London.
51. Chen, Y H, Z F Cui, E H Cao, P R Foster, A study of freezing denaturation of proteins, 6th World
Congress of Chemical Engineering, Melbourne 2001 (CD-ROM), Paper 669.
52. Cui, Z F, R Ghosh, J Yu, S D Luan, An experimental study of flux enhancement with air sparging in a
horizontal tubular membrane module, 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Melbourne 2001
(CD-ROM), Paper 668.
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53. Cui, Z F, Cryopreservation of living tissues and other bioproducts, In: Zhu C and Long M (Ed), Recent
advances in biomechanics, ISBN 7-04-010024-X , CHEP-Springer, pp 79-87, (2001).
54. Bassas, H, Z F Cui, Virus removal using ultrafiltration, Engineering with Membranes, June 3-6, 2001,
Granada, Spain (2001)
55. Xu, X, Z F Cui, Maxwell-Stefan modelling of membrane transport in medical applications, Engineering
with Membranes, June 3-6, 2001, Granada, Spain (2001)
56. Sen Gupta, I, M. A. Hashim, K. B. Ramachandran, B. Sen Gupta and Z. F. Cui, The effect of gas
sparging on cross-flow filtration of 2,3-butanediol fermentation broth , 3rd European Congress of
Chemical Engineering, Nurnberg, Germany, 26-28 June 2001 paper No. P15-33 (2001)
57. Judd, S J, P Le-Clech, T Taha, Z F Cui, Theoretical and experimental representation of a submerged
MBR system - or slugs are good for you, In: Judd, S (ed) Membrane Bioreactors MBR3, Cranfield
University, ISBN-1 86194005, pp 1-13 (2001)
58. Vasan, S S and Z F Cui, A maxwell-Stefan modle of multi-component ultrafiltration with total rejection
of charged macromolecules by the membrane, Euromembrane 2000, Jerusalem, Israel, Sept 24-27,
2000, pp 401-402 (2000)
59. Sur, H W, R Ghosh, Z F Cui, Enhancement of yeast microfiltration using gas saprging - effect of feed
conditions, , North American Membrane Society, Boulder, Co, 23-28 May 2000, P.
60. Cui, Z F and R Ghosh, Membranes, bubbles and proteins (Invited Paper), Ravello Conference on New
Frontiers for Catalytic membrane Reactors and Other Membrane Systems, Ravello, May 23-27, 1999,
pp86-89 (1999)
61. B. K. Dey, S. Hasan, Z. F. Cui, M. A. Hashim and B. Sen Gupta, A feasibility study on water recycling
in a paint manufacturing plant, The 7th JSPS-VCC Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Dec 7-8, 1998, pp 337342 (1998)
62. Cui, Z F, S R Bellara, Q Y Li, L Murphy, D S Pepper, Removal of px174 from protein solutions using
PVDF ultrafiltration membranes effect of gas sparging, , ICMST98, Beijing, June 1998, pp 87-88
(1998)
63. Li, Q. Y, Z F Cui, D S Pepper, Influence of solution environment on protein ultrafiltration,
ICMST98, Beijing, June 1998, pp 269-270 (1998)
64. Su, T J, J R Lu, Z F Cui, R K Thomas, R H Heenan, An in situ method for studying protein fouling on
ceramic membranes, ICMST98, Beijing, June 1998, pp 75-76 (1998)
65. Sur, H W, Q Y Li and Z F Cui, Gas sparging to enhance crossflow ultrafiltration in turbulent flow, The
1998 IChemE Research Events, Paper-159. (CD-ROM), (1998).
66. Li, Q Y, R Ghosh, Z. F. Cui, D. S. Pepper, Enhancement of ultrafiltration with flat sheet membrane
modules by gas sparging, In: Kemperman, A J B & G H Koops (Ed), Progress in membrane science
and technology, ISBN 90-365-09726, pp 92-94 (1997).
67. Bellara, S R, Z F Cui, D S Pepper, Fractionation of dextran solutes using gas sparged crossflow
ultrafiltration with hollow fibre membranes, In: Kemperman, A J B & G H Koops (Ed), Progress in
membrane science and technology, ISBN 90-365-09726, pp 116-118 (1997).
68. Todd, J R, Z F Cui, R C Darton, Investigation of the role of pH and ionic strength on protein
denaturation in a bubble column, The 1997 AIChE Annual Meeting, Paper-125j, Los Angeles, USA,
Nov 16-21, 1997.
69. Ghosh, R, Z F Cui, Enhanced fractionation of BSA and lysozyme using gas sparged ultrafiltration, The
1997 AIChE Annual Meeting, Paper-21f, Los Angeles, USA, Nov 16-21, 1997.
70. Li, Q Y, Z F Cui, D S Pepper, Fractionation of IgG and HSA by gas sparged ultrafiltration,
Proceedings of 9th Annual Meeting, North American Membrane Society, Baltimore, May 31- June 4,
1997. Paper D-5. (1997)
71. Todd, J R, Z. F. Cui and R C Darton, Investigation of protein denaturation in foam using a bubble
column apparatus, The 1997 IChemE Jubilee Research Events , ISBN 0 85295 389 5, Vol.2, pp 957960 (1997).
72. Ghosh, R and Z F Cui, Role of pH in fractionation of model proteins using ultrafiltration, , The 1997
IChemE Jubilee Research Events , ISBN 0 85295 389 5, Vol.2, pp 985-988 (1997).
73. Li, Q Y, S R Bellara, Z F Cui, D S Pepper, Gas sparged ultrafiltration and applications, The 1997
IChemE Jubilee Research Events , ISBN 0 85295 389 5, Vol.2, pp 1093-1096 (1997).
74. Cui, Z F, Ultrafiltration, enhancement and applications, Proc Second Joint China/USA Chemical
Engineering Conference, pp (1997).
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