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Shih-Feng Chou

Shih-Feng Chou

Assistant Professor

Phone: 903.566.6209
Email: schou@uttyler.edu
Building:   RBN 3005
Department: Mechanical Engineering

Degrees & Experiences

  • Associate Professor, 2022-present, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Tyler
  • Assistant Professor, 2016-2022, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Tyler
  • Senior Fellow, 2014-2016, Bioengineering, University of Washington
  • Research Associate, 2012-2013, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College
  • PhD, 2006-2011, Materials Engineering, Auburn University
  • MS, 2003-2005, Mechanical Engineering, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • BS, 1997-2001, Mechanical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Biography

Courses Taught

  • MENG 3319 Materials Science and Manufacturing
  • MENG 4320 Design for Manufacturing
  • MENG 4322 CAD/CAM
  • MENG 5347 Polymer Science and Engineering

Research Interests

My research focuses on the hierarchical design and structure-property relationships of polymer materials, including nanoparticles, nanofibers, thin films, porous scaffolds, and composites, for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. Our goal is to provide engineering solutions for the fabrication of novel implantable and/or injectable polymers with patient-specific drug delivery systems that regulates cellular activities and protein expression.

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Awards & Honors

  • Ronald D. Brazzel Endowed Professorship, College of Engineering, The University of Texas at Tyler, 2021.
  • Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Faculty Award, The University of Texas at Tyler, 2020.
  • The University of Texas at Tyler Crystal Quill Award, 2019.
  • Best Paper Award, 2019 American Society of Engineering Education, Gulf Southwest, 2019.
  • American Heart Association Institutional Research Enhancement Award, 2018.
  • The University of Texas at Tyler Presidential Interdisciplinary Research Award, 2018.
  • TX National Security Network Excellence Fund Award, 2018.
  • The University of Texas at Tyler Academic Research Award, 2016.

Selected Publications

  1. D. Bani Mustafa, T. Sakai, O. Sato, M. Ikebe, S.F. Chou, (2024), Electrospun ibuprofen-loaded blend PCL/PEO fibers for topical drug delivery applications, Polymers, 16, 1934. Doi: 10.3390/polym16131934
  2. R. Mohamed, S.F. Chou, (2024), Physicomechanical characterizations and in vitro release studies of electrospun ethyl cellulose fibers, solvent cast carboxymethyl cellulose films, and their composites, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 267, 131374. Doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131374.
  3. G. Mulugeta, D. Bani Mustafa, S.F. Chou, (2023), Fabrication of drug-eluting polycaprolactone and chitosan blend microfibers for topical drug delivery applications, Frontiers in Materials, 10, 1144752. Doi: 10.3389/fmats.2023.1144752.
  4. A. Faglie, R. Emerine, S.F. Chou, (2023), Effects of poloxamers as excipients on the physicomechanical properties, cellular biocompatibility, and in vitro drug release of electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) fibers, Polymers, 15, 2997. Doi: 10.3390/polym15142997.
  5. B.C. Hawkins, E. Burnett, S.F. Chou, (2022), Physicomechanical properties and in vitro release behaviors of electrospun ibuprofen-loaded blend PEO/EC fibers, Materials Today Communications, 30, 103205. Doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103205.

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