Minhao Zhou, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Radiology
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• Postdoctoral Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Biomechanics University of California, Berkeley 07/2023
• PhD Biomechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley 12/2021
• MS Biomechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley 05/2017
• BS Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley 05/2016

Interests

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• Musculoskeletal biomechanics

Publications (10)

Top publication keywords:
Maillard ReactionOrgan SpecificityElastic ModulusLumbar VertebraeFinite Element AnalysisStress, MechanicalBiomechanical PhenomenaGlycation End Products, AdvancedTorqueIntervertebral Disc DisplacementIntervertebral DiscAnnulus FibrosusTensile StrengthCalibrationModels, Biological

• Understanding the etiopathogenesis of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation: From clinical evidence to basic scientific research.
  JOR spine 2023 Zhou M, Theologis AA, O'Connell GD
• Non-enzymatic glycation increases the failure risk of annulus fibrosus by predisposing the extrafibrillar matrix to greater stresses.
  Acta biomaterialia 2023 Zhou M, Archibeck ES, Feteih Y, Abubakr Y, O'Connell GD
• Torque- and Muscle-Driven Flexion Induce Disparate Risks of In Vitro Herniation: A Multiscale and Multiphasic Structure-Based Finite Element Study.
  Journal of biomechanical engineering 2022 Zhou M, Huff RD, Abubakr Y, O'Connell GD
• Saline-polyethylene glycol blends preserve in vitro annulus fibrosus hydration and mechanics: An experimental and finite-element analysis.
  Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials 2021 Werbner B, Zhou M, McMindes N, Lee A, Lee M, O'Connell GD
• A Robust Multiscale and Multiphasic Structure-Based Modeling Framework for the Intervertebral Disc.
  Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology 2021 Zhou M, Lim S, O'Connell GD

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• Fiber engagement accounts for geometry-dependent annulus fibrosus mechanics: A multiscale, Structure-Based Finite Element Study.
  Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials 2020 Zhou M, Werbner B, O'Connell GD
• Historical Review of Combined Experimental and Computational Approaches for Investigating Annulus Fibrosus Mechanics.
  Journal of biomechanical engineering 2020 Zhou M, Werbner B, O'Connell G
• Multiscale composite model of fiber-reinforced tissues with direct representation of sub-tissue properties.
  Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology 2019 Zhou M, Bezci SE, O'Connell GD
• Radial variation in biochemical composition of the bovine caudal intervertebral disc.
  JOR spine 2019 Bezci SE, Werbner B, Zhou M, Malollari KG, Dorlhiac G, Carraro C, Streets A, O'Connell GD
• A Novel Method for Repeatable Failure Testing of Annulus Fibrosus.
  Journal of biomechanical engineering 2017 Werbner B, Zhou M, O'Connell G