Charles Ye, Ph.D.
Associate Scientist
Institute of Bioengineering Research
(IBER)
University of Kansas
yeq@ku.edu
Director,
IBER Laboratories
University of Kansas
Dr. Ye was trained as a polymer chemist (Ph.D.) at University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He manages a core research facility at University of Kansas (KU) that provides multi-scale structure/property characterization of materials and material/tissue interfaces.
Research Interests
- Polymeric Biomaterials, Monomer and Polymer Design
- Radiation Polymerization, Photo-Polymerization
- Vibration Spectroscopy
- Thermal Mechanical Analysis
- Functional Imaging of Material/Tissue Interface
Memberships
- Society For Biomaterials (SFB), 2007-Present
- Vice Chair, Dental/Craniofacial Biomaterials – SIG in SFB
- Society for Applied Spectroscopy, 2007-Present
- International Association of Dental Research, 2005-Present
- American Association of Dental Research, 2005-Present
Recent Publications
Q Ye, P Spencer, E Yuca, C Tamerler. Engineered Peptide Repairs Defective Adhesive-Dentin Interface. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2017, 302(5), 1600487 (This work is featured on the cover of the journal)
Song L, Sarikaya R, Ye Q, Misra A, Tamerler C, Spencer P. Multifunctional Monomer Acts as Co-initiator and Crosslinker to Provide Autonomous Strengthening with Enhanced Hydrolytic Stability in Dental Adhesives. Dental Mater 36:284-295, 2020
Xie SX, Song L, Yuca E, Boone K, Sarikaya R, VanOosten SK, Misra A, Ye Q, Spencer P, Tamerler C. Antimicrobial peptide-polymer conjugates for dentistry. ACS Appl Polymer Materials. 2(3): 1134-1144, March 13, 2020
> 100 peer-reviewed publications with > 4000 citations and H-Index: 33; 3 Patents; 5 Book chapters
