Lidan You
Professor, Erwin Edward Hart Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
PhD, PEng
Research Stream: Cell & Tissue Engineering
Email: youlidan@mie.utoronto.ca | Tel: 416 978-5736 | Office: Mechanical Building (MC), 5 King’s College Road, Room 314D
Main Appointments
- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests
Our research interest is focused on solving biomechanical questions in muscular skeletal system at the cellular level.
In specific, we are working on the anti-resorptive effect of mechanical loading on bone tissue; pressure effect on bone cell mechanotransduction; osteogenic potential of high frequency low magnitude vibration on bone adaptation; angiogenesis involvement in initiation of bone resorption under disuse condition; the advanced microfluidic system for bone cell mechanotransduction study; the role of focal adhesion assembly in cell mechanosensitivity using micropatterned surface; and the development of advanced artificial bone matrix by employing novel microfabrication technologies.
