Tong Yao

Tong Yao - PhD Student

Education Background:

  • Ph.D., Fiber & Polymer Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2012-Present
  • M.S., Textile Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2010-2012
  • B.S, Textile Engineering, Donghua University, P.R. China, 2007-2010

Introduction:

I am currently a Ph.D. candidate studying Fiber & Polymer Science at North Carolina State University Wilson College of Textiles. I received my master’s degree in Textile Engineering in 2012 at NC State as well. I have been doing research on biomedical textiles since 2010. The main research topic of my studies is focusing on the evaluation of long term performance of endovascular stent grafts. New testing methods and testing equipment for medical devices were designed and developed during my five years of study at NC State while working with Dr. Martin W. King. I was very fortunate to find research topics in biomedical materials here since this is the field I am interested in.

Experience:

Research Assistant at North Carolina States University, Raleigh, NC, 2010-present

  • Worked with Cook Medical Inc. on a joint project to develop new testing method andpatent for the abrasion test of metal and textile components for an endovascular stent-graft
  • Worked with surgeons in Toronto General Hospital and Medtronic Inc. on a project for endovascular stent-grafts
  • Developed pulsatile and cardiac fatigue test method to test long-term performance of in situ fenestration technique
  • Investigating different imaging modalities, CT, Micro CT, x-ray, endoscopy SEM, TEM, EDS, XPS. to visualize polyester graft deployed inside an 3D printed polyurethane aortic modal
  • Designed programmable high speed (50 Hz) cam system to mimic the accelerated cardiac motion of human being

Quality Intern and Material Intern at Technimark LLC, Asheboro, NC, May 2013 – August 2013

  • Worked with quality control team using lean six sigma and 5s methods to improve the quality of the products. Three major projects and 30 minor projects were achieved.

The major projects are:

  • Initiated a cost saving project using six sigma and saved $34,266/year for the production line
  • worked with material team and manufactured new thermal conductive composite with injection molding
  • Assisted with greenhouse gas emission calculation for the entire factory and suggested ideas to reduce greenhouse gas emission and improve sustainability

Research Member at Donghua University, Shanghai, China, 2009-2010

  • Researched under the support of National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • Investigated The free dynamic bending of fabrics under wind force

Publications:

  • Yao T,Choules BD,Rust JP,King MW.The development of an in vitro test method for predicting the abrasion resistance of textile and metal components of endovascular stent grafts. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research PartB. 2014; 102(3):488-99.
  • Marinov, G, R Guidoin, L W. Tse, L Wang, AA. Ruthrauff, T Yao, and M W. King. Endovascular prostheses for aortic aneurysms: a new era for vascular surgery. Biotextiles as Medical Implants. Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, UK. 2013; pp.640-675.
  • T Yao , S A. Craford, T L. Forbes and M W. King. Components used in the construction of endovascular stent grafys: impact on clinical practice and in situ fenestration. European Symposium on Vacular Biomaterials.2015; pp 43-62.

Oral Presentations:

  • Yao T, Choules BD, Rust JP, King MW. The Development of In Vitro Abrasion Test Method for the Textile and Metal Components of Endovascular Stent Grafts. Society for Biomaterials (SFB) 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition, Boston, MA, April 2013.
  • Yao T, Ruthrauff AA, Mark FA, Tse LW,Tan KT,Soulez G,King MW. The Effects of Pulsatile Fatigue on in Situ Fenestrated Endovascular Stent Grafts Deployed inside a Phantom of an Aortic Aneurysm. SFB 2014 Annual Meeting and Exposition,Denver,CO, April 2014.
  • Yao T, King MW. In Vitro Fatigue Studies of Endovascular Stent Grafts.Toronto General Hospital,Canada, Mar 2015

Research Area and Interests:

Biomedical materials, endovascular stent-graft, medical devices evaluation

Contact Information:

Email: tyao@ncsu.edu