Yuhao Ma Email & Phone Number

I am a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering, with a Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering. I have a background in both polymer science and biomedical science. I have gained working experience in the production line of China Creative Airlaid Technology, and research projects of the National Research Council, Canada. I have the motivation to work on challenging problems in the area of biomedical, chemical and material sciences.Specialties/Expertise (chemistry):•Extensive experience in the surface polymer film and surface chemistry.•Highly skilled in controlled free radical polymerization techniques such as ATRP and ring-opening polymerization and polymer processing techniques.•In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with polymer characterization techniques: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared reflectance spectroscopy (FTIR), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR), gel permeation chromatography (GPC), optical and fluorescence microscopy, dynamic and static light scattering (DLS, SLS), transmission and scanning electron microscopy (TEM,SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM),and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UVS).Specialties/Expertise (biomedical):•Extensive experience in phage display, and protein characterization•Hands-on experience with protein characterization and surface techniques: High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Nanodrop, ultrafiltration, circular dichroism spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), surface plasmon resonance (SPRi), ellipsometry, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), Isothermal Titration Calorimetry, Sputtering coating system, X-ray diffraction (XRD), radiolabeling

Listed skills include Polymer Chemistry, Chemical Analysis, Protein Assays, Phage Display, and 7 others.