External collaborators:

• Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing, P.R. China
• Burn Department, Chan Hai Hospital, Shang Hai, P.R. China
• Soochow University, Su Zhou, P.R. China
• Liverpool John Moores University;
• Sheffield University
• Glasgow University

External roles and appointments:

• Reviewer for International journals including Journal of Materials; International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Biomaterials.
• Guest Editor for International Journal of Molecular Sciences
• Editor for International Journal of Microscopy, Engineering Press, Journal of blood.
• Visiting Professor of Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing, P.R. China.
• Visiting Professor of Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China.