Where Mechanics Meets Medicine
Modelling soft tissue biomechanics to advance personalised therapeutics.
I study multiscale and multiphysics fluid transport phenomena in soft tissues
- integrating mechanics, biology, and imaging to enable precision treatment strategies in the brain, cancer, and other organs.
Brief
I am Dr Tian Yuan, a multidisciplinary researcher with a background spanning Biomedical Engineering (PhD), Structural Engineering (MSc), and Ship and Ocean Engineering (BEng). This diverse training has shaped my systems-level approach to complex problems at the interface of engineering and medicine. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London, where I focus on multiscale modelling of fluid and mass transport in biological systems, with applications in targeted drug delivery and medical technologies.
Research
My research aims to understand complex biological systems and address real-world challenges through mathematical modelling and experimental observation. As part of the MRC-funded LOCATE project, I focus on fluid-cell and fluid-tissue interactions in the brain and tumours, particularly in the context of drug delivery. I integrate computational modelling, high-resolution imaging, and ex vivo experiments to uncover the mechanistic principles governing transport processes in these environments.
