The Biomaterials Surface & Interface Group belonging to the Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Center was founded in 2006. The research group is led by Professor Xuanyong Liu and the research interests are focused on surface modification of biomedical materials and devices as well as the biological responses of these materials. In 2011, Prof. Liu, as the first completed person, was awarded the first prize in the Shanghai natural science award for "Research on the surface plasma modification and biocompatibility of medical titanium alloy". The group has 10 research staff including 1 Professor, 3 Associate Professors, 1 Postdoc, 5 Engineers and 11 PhD students and 14 master students.

v Major research direction

 Surface modification and functionalization of biomaterials

 Design and fabrication of bioactive coatings/films

 Design and fabrication of antibacterial coatings/films

v Scientific and technological transformation

 Oxidizing and blackening technologies for titanium materials

 Anodizing technology for titanium materials

 Electrolytic polishing and passivation treatment technology for stainless steel

 Surface deformation reinforcement technique of shot blasting

 PVD & CVD

 Ion implantation technology to fabricate elements-doped nano-thick films

 Pretreatment and post-treatment for material surface modification

 R&D for surface treatment technology

v Academic partners

   University of Hong Kong

 City University of Hong Kong

 Peking University

 Hunan University

 East China University of Science and Technology

 Shanghai Normal University

 Shanghai University

 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

 Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

 Shanghai ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

 Medical School of Suzhou University

 Xuhui district dental center

 Tongren hospital

 Zhongshan hospital, Fudan University