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Faculty Profile
- Cellular biomechanics: Mechanical characterization and adhesion measurements of cancer cells, bacterial strains, drug delivery micro-capsules / liposomes, murine oocytes, biological tissues
- Water filtration: Adhesion, physisorption-chemisorption of pathogens to collector (sand) in the presence of intersurface forces and liquid flow through a porous medium
- Thin film adhesion and characterization: Mechanical reliability and lifespan of coated or encapsulated micro-/nano-devices, microelectronics parts, grapheme devices, photovoltaic panels, electrospun fiber meshes (armor protection fabrics), nano-structures
- Subsurface mechano-sensing: Mechanics of palpation to detect solid inclusion in soft tissues (e.g. breast cancer) in association with X-ray mammography, mechanical instability of lesion due to large elastic deformation and visco-rubber-elasticity
- Shell adhesion: Mechanical behavior and adhesion-detachment of natural (e.g. cornea) and artificial shells (e.g. contact lenses)
- Fundamental intersurface forces: Contact mechanics, adhesion mechanics, and colloidal science, fracture and delamination in the presence of long range surface forces and water meniscus, application in electronics and biomedical sciences
- Ph.D. (1993), Chemical Physics, University of Maryland at College Park
- B.Sc. (1st Hon), Physics, University of New South Wales, Australia
- 2014 COE Faculty Fellow
- 2006 Faculty Excellence Award, Missouri University of Science and Technology MST
- 2006 AMAE Faculty Excellence Award, Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers, MST
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- Mechanics of Cells and Tissues
- Fluid Mechanics
- Thermodynamics
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers International
- American Society of Engineering Education
- Adhesion Society
- T. Zhu, G. Li, S. Müftü, Kai-Tak Wan, Revisiting the Constrained Blister Test to Measure Thin Film Adhesion, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 84, 2017, 071005
- X. Wang, B. Li, J. Hao, Y.J. Jung, K.-T. Wan, Mechanical Characterization of Suspended Strips of Meshed Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Journal of Applied Physics, 119, 2017, 045305
- M. Robitaille, N. Belisle, S. Dang, E. Faigle, C. Morck, P. Uth, K.-T. Wan, An Optical Topographic Technique to Map the 3-D Deformed Profile of a Convex Lens Under External Loading, Experimental Mechanics, 55, 2015, 641-646
- L. Sallaway, S. Magee, J. Shi, F. Quivira, K. Tgavalekos, D.H. Brooks, S. Muftu, W. Meleis, R.H. Moore, D. Kopans, K.-T. Wan, Detecting Solid Masses in Phantom Breast Using Mechanical Indentation, Experimental Mechanics, 54, 2014, 935-942
- Y. Li, X. Wang, A. Onnis-Hayden, K.-T. Wan, A.Z. Gu, Universal Quantifier Derived from AFM Analysis Links Cellular Mechanic Properties and Cell−Surface Integration Forces with Microbial Deposition and Transport Behavior, Environmental Science and Technology, 48, 2014, 1769-1778
Kai-Tak Wan
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Affiliated Faculty, Bioengineering
Affiliated Faculty, Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Research & Scholarship Interests
Cellular biomechanics; water filtration; thin film adhesion and characterization; subsurface mechano-sensing; shell adhesion; fundamental intersurface forces
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July 19, 2017
MIE Professors Kai-Tak Wan and Sinan Muftu were awarded a $350K NSF grant to explore the "Mechanics of fusion of dissimilar lipid bilayers and multi-lamellar vesicles". This is part of a...
November 1, 2016
MIE Professor Kai-tak Wan was awarded a patent for his "Equi-biaxial membrane stretcher".