Dagan Zhang

Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Yanshan University

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Dagan Zhang is a rising innovator at the intersection of bio-inspired robotics and medical rehabilitation engineering. His research primarily focuses on developing flexible, biomimetic actuator systems and wearable robotic devices for human motor recovery. Zhang’s most impactful work, "Tailoring Flexible Arrays for Artificial Cilia Actuators" (2021, 41 citations), has advanced the design of responsive, polymer-based cilia arrays that mimic natural biological structures, offering new pathways for soft robotics and micro-manipulation technologies. In parallel, his 2022 study on "Mechanism Design and Performance Analysis of a Wearable Hand Rehabilitation Robot" tackles a critical challenge in post-stroke recovery: creating modular hand exoskeletons that improve human-machine compatibility and precision. By proposing a nine-degree-of-freedom mechanism, Zhang directly addresses the need for more adaptable and effective rehabilitation tools. His contributions bridge fundamental materials science with practical clinical applications, positioning him as a key figure in the next generation of assistive and bio-mimetic robotic systems.