Dong Han, PhD

2006 - 2010     B.S., Engineering Mechanics, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

2010 - 2013     M.S., Engineering Mechanics, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

2015 - 2020     Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, University of Cincinnati

Dr. Han is an Assistant Professor specializing in biomechanics and bioengineering, with a focus on studying blood damage under shear stress in medical devices and developing next-generation blood-contacting devices, such as artificial hearts and lungs.

1. He, G., Zhang, J., Shah, A., Berk, Z. B., Han, L., Dong, H., ... & Wu, Z. J. (2021). Flow characteristics and hemolytic performance of the new Breethe centrifugal blood pump in comparison with the CentriMag and Rotaflow pumps. The International Journal of Artificial Organs, 44(11), 829-837.
2. Han, D., Shah, A., Awad, M. A., Wu, Z. J., & Griffith, B. P. (2022). Development of an ambulatory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system: From concept to clinical use. Applications in Engineering Science, 10, 100093.
3. Han, D., Leibowitz, J. L., Han, L., Wang, S., He, G., Griffith, B. P., & Wu, Z. J. (2022). Computational fluid dynamics analysis and experimental hemolytic performance of three clinical centrifugal blood pumps: Revolution, Rotaflow and CentriMag. Medicine in novel technology and devices, 15, 100153.
4. Sun, W., Han, D., Awad, M. A., Leibowitz, J. L., Griffith, B. P., & Wu, Z. J. (2022). Role of thrombin to non-physiological shear stress induced platelet activation and function alternation. Thrombosis Research, 219, 141-149.
5. Han, D., Zhang, J., He, G., Griffith, B. P., & Wu, Z. J. (2022). A prestressed biomechanical model for the platelet to capture the morphological change from resting to activated. International Journal of Computational Methods.
6. Arias, K., Sun, W., Han, D., Griffith, B. P., & Wu, Z. J. (2023). Neutrophil Structural and Functional Alterations After High Mechanical Shear Stress Exposure. ASAIO Journal, 10-1097.
7. Han, D., Sun, W., Clark, K. P., Griffith, B. P., & Wu, Z. J. (2023). Investigation of the role of von Willebrand factor in shear‐induced platelet activation and functional alteration under high non‐physiological shear stress. Artificial Organs.
8. Awad, M. A., Sun, W., Han, D., Griffith, B. P., & Wu, Z. J. (2023). Increased phagocytosis capacity of circulating neutrophils in patients on continuous flow ventricular assist device support. Artificial Organs.
9. Han, D., Zhang, J., He, G., Griffith, B. P., & Wu, Z. J. (2024). Computational fluid dynamics‐based design and in vitro characterization of a novel pediatric pump‐ Artificial Organs, 48(2), 130-140.
10. Leibowitz, J. L., Awad, M. A., Han, D., Shah, A., Sun, W., Zhang, J., ... & Wu, Z. J. (2024). In-Vivo Evaluation of a Novel Integrated Pediatric Pump Lung in a 30 Day Ovine Animal Model. ASAIO Journal, 10-1097.
11. Zhang J, Han D, Chen Z, Wang S, Sun W, Griffith BP, Wu ZJ. Linking Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling to Device-Induced Platelet Defects in Mechanically Assisted Circulation. ASAIO Journal. 2024 May 20:10-97.
12. Wang S, Sun W, Han D, Clark KP, Griffith BP, Wu ZJ. In vitro study on device‐induced damage to blood cellular components and degradation of von Willebrand factor in a CentriMag pump‐assisted circulation. Artificial Organs. 2024 May 7.