Research Areas

Research

We investigate how mechanics regulates living systems and translate fundamental mechanisms into biomaterials, flexible devices and medical applications.

Research Framework

Our Research Framework

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Injured Tissue / Tumor Microenvironment

Research subjects: injured tissues and tumors

  • Mechanical microenvironment
  • Hypoxic microenvironment
  • Inflammatory microenvironment

Fundamental Research

Animal, cellular and molecular levels

  • Matrix mechanics in stem cell regulation
  • Tumor cell responses to matrix mechanics
  • Synergistic effects of other factors and matrix mechanics

Applied Research

Tissue repair and tumor diagnosis and treatment

  • External physical stimulationMagnetic, electrical and optical stimulation
  • Functional tissue / tumor-engineering scaffolds
  • Targets for tumor diagnosis and treatment
Original research diagram (Chinese)
Research framework: mechanical, hypoxic and inflammatory microenvironments in injured tissues and tumors; fundamental research at animal, molecular and cellular levels; applications in external physical stimulation, functional tissue and tumor-engineering scaffolds, and targets for tumor diagnosis and treatment.
Injured tissue / tumor microenvironment → Fundamental research → Applied research. Diagram labels are in Chinese.

Research Areas

Research

We connect fundamental mechanobiology with materials, devices and biomedical applications.

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Flexible Wearable Devices

Flexible sensors and wearable biomedical devices for monitoring and interaction.

Wearables
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Tissue Engineering & Biomaterials

Functional biomaterials for diagnosis, therapy and tissue reconstruction.

Biomaterials
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Tumor Biology

Mechanics and microenvironmental cues in tumor migration and metastasis.

Tumor Biology
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Nanomedicine

Intelligent drug delivery systems and multimodal tumor therapy.

Nanomedicine
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Liquid Metal Medicine

Liquid-metal-based materials for repair, devices and therapeutic applications.

Liquid Metal