Dr Xin Yang (Chris)
Lecturer - Teaching and Research
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Dr Yang joined the School of Engineering, Cardiff University in 2012 as an academic in the Health, Technology, and the Digital World research theme, which covers a broad framework for the research undertaken in the fields of biomedical and biological engineering, high frequency communications engineering, bioenergy techniques.
He has acted as the PI in several biomedical and bioenergy projects, has good track records of the publication on journal papers and conference proceedings. Dr Yang has also published eight books in the subjects of analogue and digital electronics, and embedded systems. Dr Yang has been supervising a number of PhD students undertaking the research in biomedical electronics, renewable techniques, and medical imaging.
Dr Yang’s current PhD supervision and research activities/interests include two areas:
- Biomedical Engineering - Cancer diagnosis using RF and microfluidic techniques, medical imaging including ultrasound, MR, DXA, and PET techniques, and tele-medicine/mobile health using smartphones and wearable devices.
- Renewable Engineering - Anaerobic digestion in organic waste treatment, bioenergy and environmental protection.
2012-present Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering Research Group, Cardiff University
2011-2012 British Heart Foundation research fellow, Edinburgh University
2011 PhD in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, Cardiff University
2006 MSc in Medical Electronics and Physics, Queen Mary, University of London
2005 BEng in Biomedical Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, China
Key publications:
1. Yang X, Coleman D, Pugh N, Nokes L. A novel 3D power Doppler ultrasound approach to the quantification of Achilles tendon neovascularity. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 2011 Jul; 37(7):1046-55.
2. Yang X, Coleman D, Pugh N, Nokes L. The volume of the neovascularity and its clinical implications in Achilles tendinopathy. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2012 Nov; 38(11):1887-95.
3. Yang X, Hollis L, Adams F, Khan F, Hoskins P. A fast method to estimate the maximum, minimum, and mean wall shear stress based on brachial artery Doppler ultrasound images. Ultrasound 1742271X12473871.
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2023
- Stringer Martin, M. et al. 2023. Methodologies, technologies and strategies for acoustic streaming based Acoustofluidics. Applied Physics Reviews 10, article number: 11315.
- Wang, H. et al. 2023. Modelling hybrid acoustofluidic devices for enhancing nano- and micro-particle manipulation in microfluidics. Applied Acoustics 205, article number: 109258. (10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109258)
2022
- Sun, C. et al. 2022. Acoustically accelerated neural differentiation of human embryonic stem cells. Acta Biomaterialia 151, pp. 333-345. (10.1016/j.actbio.2022.07.041)
- Liu, L., Zhou, J., Tan, K., Zhang, H., Yang, X., Duan, H. and Fu, Y. 2022. A simplified three-dimensional numerical simulation approach for surface acoustic wave tweezers. Ultrasonics 125, article number: 106797. (10.1016/j.ultras.2022.106797)
- Alqazzaz, S. et al. 2022. Combined features in region of interest for brain tumor segmentation. Journal of Digital Imaging 35, pp. 938-946. (10.1007/s10278-022-00602-1)
- Wu, Z. et al. 2022. Tunable electromagnetically induced transparent window of terahertz metamaterials and Its sensing performance. Applied Sciences 12(14), article number: 7057. (10.3390/app12147057)
- Zahertar, S., Torun, H., Sun, C., Markwell, C., Dong, Y., Yang, X. and Fu, Y. 2022. Flexible platform of acoustofluidics and metamaterials with decoupled resonant frequencies. Sensors 22(12), article number: 4344. (10.3390/s22124344)
2021
- Dong, J., Liang, D., Yang, X. and Sun, C. 2021. Influences of microparticle radius and microchannel height on SSAW-based acoustophoretic aggregation. Ultrasonics 117, article number: 106547. (10.1016/j.ultras.2021.106547)
- Ma, J., Liang, D., Yang, X., Wang, H., Wu, F., Sun, C. and Xiao, Y. 2021. Numerical study of acoustophoretic manipulation of particles in microfluidic channels. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 235(10), pp. 1163-1174. (10.1177/09544119211024775)
- Mikhaylov, R. et al. 2021. A reconfigurable and portable acoustofluidic system based on flexible printed circuit board for the manipulation of microspheres. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 31(7), article number: 74003. (10.1088/1361-6439/ac0515)
- Wang, Y. et al. 2021. Flexible/bendable acoustofluidics based on thin-film surface acoustic waves on thin aluminum sheets. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 13(14), pp. 16978-16986. (10.1021/acsami.0c22576)
- Latham, J., Hicks, Y. A., Yang, X., Setchi, R. and Rainer, T. 2021. Stable automatic envelope estimation for noisy doppler ultrasound. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control 68(3), pp. 465-481. (10.1109/TUFFC.2020.3011823)
- Wu, Z. et al. 2021. Simulation and analysis of microring electric field sensor based on a lithium niobate-on-insulator. Crystals 11(4), pp. 359-. (10.3390/cryst11040359)
- Zhang, Q., Wang, Y., Li, D., Yang, X., Xie, J. and Fu, Y. 2021. Bending behaviors of flexible acoustic wave devices under non-uniform elasto-plastic deformation. Applied Physics Letters 118(12), article number: 121601. (10.1063/5.0043550)
- Al-qazzaz, S., Sun, X., Yang, H., Yang, Y., Xu, R., Nokes, L. and Yang, X. 2021. Image classification-based brain tumour tissue segmentation. Multimedia Tools and Applications 80, pp. 993-1008. (10.1007/s11042-020-09661-4)
2020
- Sun, C. et al. 2020. Thin film gallium nitride (GaN) based acoustofluidic tweezer: modelling and microparticle manipulation. Ultrasonics 108, article number: 106202. (10.1016/j.ultras.2020.106202)
- Mikhaylov, R. et al. 2020. Correction: Development and characterisation of acoustofluidic devices using detachable electrodes made from PCB. Lab on a Chip 20(17), article number: 3278. (10.1039/D0LC90070B)
- Sun, C. et al. 2020. Gallium nitride: a versatile compound semiconductor as novel piezoelectric film for acoustic tweezer in manipulation of cancer cells. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 67(8), pp. 3355-3361. (10.1109/TED.2020.3002498)
- Mikhaylov, R. et al. 2020. Development and characterisation of acoustofluidic devices using detachable electrodes made from PCB. Lab on a Chip 20(10), pp. 1807-1814. (10.1039/C9LC01192G)
- Tao, R. et al. 2020. Hierarchical nanotexturing enables acoustofluidics on slippery yet sticky, flexible surfaces. Nano Letters 20(5), pp. 3263-3270. (10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00005)
- Tao, R. et al. 2020. Integrating microfluidics and biosensing on a single flexible acoustic device using hybrid modes. Lab on a Chip 20(5), pp. 1002-1011. (10.1039/C9LC01189G)
2019
- Tao, X. et al. 2019. 3D patterning/manipulating microparticles and yeast cells using ZnO/Si thin film surface acoustic waves. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 299, article number: 126991. (10.1016/j.snb.2019.126991)
- Alqazzaz, S., Sun, X., Yang, X. and Nokes, L. 2019. Automated brain tumor segmentation on multi-modal MR image using SegNet. Computational Visual Media 5(2), pp. 209-219. (10.1007/s41095-019-0139-y)
- Wu, Z. et al. 2019. Polymer-based device fabrication and applications using direct laser writing technology. Polymers 11(3), article number: 553. (10.3390/polym11030553)
2018
- Yu, J., Wu, Z., Yang, X., Han, X. and Zhao, M. 2018. Tilted fiber bragg grating sensor using chemical plating of a palladium membrane for the detection of hydrogen leakage. Sensors 18(12), pp. 4478. (10.3390/s18124478)
- Alzamil, Y., Hicks, Y., Yang, X. and Marshall, C. 2018. Optimising graphical techniques applied to irreversible tracers. Presented at: 5th International Conference on Bioimaging, Optimising Graphical Techniques Applied to Irreversible Tracers, 19 - 21 January 2018.
2017
- Li, J., Wu, F., Wang, H., Cuenca, J., Yang, X. and Barrow, D. 2017. An automated system for the shape optimization of double emulsion droplets used in the fabrication of Inertial Fusion Energy target shells. Presented at: The 21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2017), Cardiff, 22-26 October 2017.
2016
- Elmasri, K., Hicks, Y. A., Yang, X., Sun, X., Pettit, R. J. and Evans, W. 2016. Automatic detection and quantification of abdominal aortic calcification in dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Procedia Computer Science 96, pp. 1011-1021. (10.1016/j.procs.2016.08.116)
2015
- Abduljabar, A. A., Yang, X., Barrow, D. A. and Porch, A. 2015. Modelling and measurements of the microwave dielectric properties of microspheres. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 63(12), pp. 4492-4500. (10.1109/TMTT.2015.2495247)
- Abduljabar, A., Yang, X., Barrow, D. and Porch, A. 2015. Microstrip split ring resonator for microsphere detection and characterization. Presented at: 2015 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 17-22 May 20152015 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium. pp. 1-4.
- Al-Qahtani, M., Alwahiby, M., Abdelhamid, M., Mirza, E. H. and Yang, X. 2015. Wireless platform for real-time electrocardiography (ECG) recording and analysis. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, ICBBE 2015;, Shanghai; China, 18 - 20 September 2015 Presented at Chou, J. ed.
2013
- Yang, X., Sun, C., Anderson, T., Moran, C. A., Hadoke, P. W. F., Gray, G. A. and Hoskins, P. R. 2013. Assessment of spectral doppler in preclinical ultrasound using a small-size rotating phantom. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 39(8), pp. 1491-1499. (10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2013.03.013)
- Yang, X., Hollis, L., Adams, F., Khan, F. and Hoskins, P. R. 2013. A fast method to estimate the wall shear stress waveform in arteries. Ultrasound 21(1), pp. 23-28. (10.1177/1742271X12473871)
2012
- Yang, X., Coleman, D. P., Pugh, N. D. and Nokes, L. D. M. 2012. The volume of the neovascularity and its clinical implications in Achilles tendinopathy. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 38(11), pp. 1887-1895. (10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.07.002)
- Yang, X., Anderson, T., Moran, C. M., Hadoke, P., Gray, G. and Hopkins, P. 2012. Validation of velocity measurement of preclinical ultrasound. Presented at: Ultrasound 2012: 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Medical Ultrasound Society, Telford, UK, 10 - 12 December 2012.
- Hollis, L., Yang, X., Adams, F., Khan, F. and Hoskins, P. R. 2012. Feasibility study for estimation of wall shear rate in flow mediated dilation. Presented at: 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Medical Ultrasound Society, Telford, UK, 10-12 December, 2012.
- Yang, X., Hu, W., Zhang, Y., Nokes, L. D. M., Wang, Y. F. and Liu, X. Q. 2012. A simple guide to analog electronic circuits, devices, and applications. Beijing: Publishing House of Electronic Industry.
2011
- Yang, X., Coleman, D. P., Pugh, N. D. and Nokes, L. D. M. 2011. A novel 3-D power Doppler ultrasound approach to the quantification of Achilles tendon neovascularity. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 37(7), pp. 1046-1055. (10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.04.008)
- Yang, X., Coleman, D. P., Pugh, N. D., Liu, W. and Nokes, L. D. M. 2011. Quantitative assessment of intra-vascular volume in human Achilles tendinopathy. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology 35(3-4), pp. 172-178. (10.3109/03091902.2011.558170)
- Yang, X., Coleman, D. P., Pugh, N. D. and Nokes, L. D. M. 2011. Quantifying neovascularization in Achilles tendinopathy using 3D power Doppler ultrasound: the correlation between the clinical severity and the volume of neovascularization. Presented at: IPEM Conferences: The Physics & Technology of Medical Ultrasound, York, UK, 16 - 17 March 2011.
- Yang, X., Zhang, Y. Q., Zhang, K. L., Nokes, L. D. M., Wang, Y. F. and Liu, X. Q. 2011. All you need to know about the 8051 microcontroller. Beijing: Publishing House of Electronic Industry.
2010
- Yang, X., Coleman, D. P., Pugh, N. D. and Nokes, L. D. m. 2010. Quantifying neovascularization in Achilles tendinopathy. Presented at: All-Wales IPEM Scientific Conference, Cardiff, UK, 10 June 2010.
- Yang, X., Pugh, N. D., Coleman, D. P. and Nokes, L. D. M. 2010. Are Doppler studies a useful method of assessing neovascularization in human Achilles tendinopathy? A systematic review and suggestions for optimizing machine settings. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology 35(7-8), pp. 365-372. (10.3109/03091902.2010.497892)
- Yang, X., Nokes, L. D. M., Wang, Y. and Liu, X. 2010. Circuit design from the ground up (2nd edition). Beijing: Publishing House of Electronic Industry.
- Yang, X., Wang, Y. F., Liu, X. Q. and Zhang, Y. 2010. 8051 microcontroller: a project based introduction. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press.
2009
- Yang, X., Wang, Z., Chen, X. and Wentling, C. 2009. Electronic components and circuit design in applications. Beijing: Electronic Industry Press.
2008
- Yang, X., Wang, Y. F., Liu, X. Q. and Zhang, Y. 2008. 8051 Microcontroller: an application based introduction. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press.
2006
- Yang, X., Wang, Y. F. and Liu, X. Q. 2006. Circuit design and simulation with Multisim 8 & Protel 2004. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press.
2005
- Yang, X. and Zhang, K. L. 2005. The research of finger pulse analysis system with AT89C2051. Medical Equipment
- Yang, X., Wang, Y. F. and Liu, X. Q. 2005. Circuit design from the ground up. 1st ed.. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press.
Contracts
| Title | People | Sponsor | Value | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification of leg swelling using ultrasound elastography and acoustic structure quantification | Yang X | Wellcome Trust | 2000 | 01/07/2014 - 24/08/2014 |
| Engineering solutions for the enhancement of methane content in biogas | Yang X (Chris) | Biogae Ltd ( Guangxi Lai Bin Bai Ou Qi Renewable Energy Company Ltd ) | 5287 | 01/04/2015 - 30/06/2015 |
| The Anatomical Effects of Rotation on the Cervical and Lumbar Soine: An MRI Study | Yang X, Nokes L | Welsh Arthritis Research Network | 5000 | 02/01/2014 - 01/07/2014 |
Supervised Students
| Title | Student | Status | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY OF EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY. SPECIALISATION - MEDICAL PHYSICS. | AL OMAIRI Baida Ajeal Badir | Current | PhD |
| QUANTIFYING ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PERIPHERAL VASCULATURE USING 3D ULTRASOUND IMAGING. | AZZOPARDI Carl | Current | PhD |
| USE OF HIGH FREQUENCY TECHNIQUES IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS | EHTAIBA Mabrouka Haiba A | Current | PhD |
| A robust technique in cancer detection | ESTEPHAN May Fadheel | Current | PhD |
| 3D Doppler ultrasonography in the assessment of the arterial and venous circulation | ALI Rania | Current | PhD |
| A NOVEL TECHNIQUE IN DETECTING CANCERS IN 3D IMAGING. | AL QAZZAZ Salma | Current | PhD |
| OPTIMISING THE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN FUNCTIONAL PET BRAIN IMAGING. | ALZAMIL Yasser Zamil Abdullah | Current | PhD |
