Name：Xinyu Zhang

Position：Associate Professor

E-mail：xyzhang9@szu.edu.cn

Personal Statement:

Dr. Zhang Xinyu is an Associate Professor and Master’s Supervisor at the School of Biomedical Engineering, Medical School, Shenzhen University. Zhang received the M.Sc. degree in biomedical engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, and the Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2006.  She has been actively engaged in teaching and research since joining Shenzhen University in 2007 and promoted as an associate professor since 2012. She conducted collaborative research as a visiting scholar in Mayo Clinic (Rocester, MN, US) in 2018-2019. Dr. Zhang was awarded Shenzhen High-Level Talents.

Her research interests include medical ultrasound, ultrasound elastography, and biomechanical modeling. Dr. Zhang has completed multiple research projects, including a National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) grant and four provincial/municipal initiatives funded by Guangdong and Shenzhen. He has authored over 50 publications, including 20+ SCI-indexed papers, and holds three Chinese invention patents. Recognized for his contributions, he received the Shenzhen Scientific Research Progress Award (Second Prize, 2015) and the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Prize, 2017). 

Research Interests:

Medical Ultrasound

Ultrasound Elastography

Biomechanical modeling

Research Projects:

1. Shenzhen Basic Research Program ,JCYJ20190808141605481

2. Shenzhen Basic Research Program, JCYJ20150825102427087

3. National Science Foundation, 61101025

4. Shenzhen Science and Technology R&D Fund (Basic Research Project), JC201005280505A

5. Guangdong Natural Science Foundation Doctoral Project, 9451800001002479

Selected Peer-reviewed Publications:

1. Xinyu Zhang; Miaoqiong Ou; Ting Xiao; Siping Chen; Xin Chen; Yaxin Hu ; Method for Assessing Local Mechanical Properties of the Cornea Based on Spectroscopic Magnetomotive Optical Coherence Elastography, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2025    

2.  Yaxin Hu; Weixiong Weng; Yuxi Zhang; Ying Zhu; Xinyu Zhang ; Enhanced transscleral delivery using superficial ultrasound exposure and drug-loaded hydrogel, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2023, 645: 123359     

3.  Zhao, Linfeng; Lin, Haoming; Hu, Yaxin; Chen, Xin; Chen, Siping; Zhang, Xinyu ; Corneal Lamb wave imaging for quantitative assessment of collagen cross-linking treatment based on comb-push ultrasound shear elastography, Ultrasonics, 2021, 116    

4. Zhang, Xinyu; Husmann, Douglas A.; Mynderse, Lance A.; Alizad, Azra; Fatemi, Mostafa ; Non-invasive assessment of urinary bladder compliance using ultrasound: first validation study based on clinical urodynamic study, Annals of Translational Medicine, 2021, 9(7)  

5. Wang, Qingmin; Zhu, Ying; Shao, Meng; Lin, Haoming; Chen, Siping; Chen, Xin; Alizad, Azra; Fatemi, Mostafa; Zhang, Xinyu ; In vivo assessment of the mechanical properties of crystalline lenses in a rabbit model using ultrasound elastography: Effects of ultrasound frequency and age, Experimental Eye Research, 2019, 184: 258-265