Nanshu Lu

About

Nanshu Lu is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of flexible electronics, bioelectronics, and soft robotics, whose work has fundamentally advanced how electronic devices interface with the human body. Based at the University of Texas at Austin, Lu has made landmark contributions to the development of stretchable and flexible electronic systems capable of conforming to curvilinear biological surfaces — a critical challenge in bridging rigid semiconductor technology with soft living tissue. Her most influential work spans cardiovascular monitoring, soft robotics, and wearable sensing, with her papers on flexible electronics for cardiovascular healthcare and soft robotics each accumulating over 500 citations. Lu is perhaps best known for pioneering graphene-based "electronic tattoos" — ultrathin, imperceptible sensors that adhere directly to skin for high-fidelity electrophysiological recording, including electrooculography and EEG. Her more recent innovations in on-scalp printed e-tattoos and hybrid-response pressure sensors push the boundaries of personalized, non-invasive bioelectronics. With a body of work totaling well over 1,700 citations across these ten papers alone, Lu's research has profoundly influenced fields from clinical diagnostics to human-robot interaction, establishing her as a leading voice in next-generation wearable and implantable electronic systems.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Wearable and Implantable Devices for Cardiovascular Healthcare: from Monitoring to Therapy Based on Flexible and Stretchable Electronics

   545 citations · 2019
2. 2
   Flexible and Stretchable Electronics Paving the Way for Soft Robotics

   532 citations · 2013
3. 3
   Soft Capacitive Pressure Sensors: Trends, Challenges, and Perspectives

   251 citations · 2022
4. 4
   Imperceptible electrooculography graphene sensor system for human–robot interface

   155 citations · 2018
5. 5
   Fabrication, characterization and applications of graphene electronic tattoos

   116 citations · 2021
6. 6
   Stretchable hybrid response pressure sensors

   51 citations · 2024
7. 7
   On-scalp printing of personalized electroencephalography e-tattoos

   19 citations · 2025
8. 8
   At the Crossroads: Interdisciplinary Paths to Soft Robots

   19 citations · 2013
9. 9
   Effects of AC frequency on the capacitance measurement of hybrid response pressure sensors

   13 citations · 2022
10. 10
    Mechanics of Crater-Enabled Soft Dry Adhesives: A Review

    12 citations · 2020

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