Papers
8
Total Citations
386
H-Index
6
About
Steve Tung is a pioneering researcher in the field of soft robotics and bio-inspired microrobotics, with a focus on developing multifunctional, stimuli-responsive systems for biomedical applications. His major contributions include the creation of hybrid soft millirobots using 4D printing, which integrate thermo-magnetic actuation for precise, multi-modal movement (106 citations). Tung also advanced photoresponsive graphene composite bilayer actuators, achieving highly deformable, light-driven soft robots (100 citations), and superhydrophobic photothermal graphene composites for microrobots capable of swimming at air-water interfaces (76 citations). Notably, his work on a dual-responsive nanorobot-based marsupial robotic system for intracranial cross-scale targeting drug delivery (46 citations) addresses critical challenges in glioblastoma therapy, such as crossing the blood-brain barrier. Additionally, Tung has explored bio-hybrid systems, including controlled locomotion of algae cell microrobots (42 citations) and cooperative ant-inspired millirobots (8 citations). With over 386 citations across his top papers, Tung’s research is highly impactful, bridging materials science, robotics, and medicine. His innovative use of graphene composites and bio-inspired designs has set new benchmarks for soft robotics, offering transformative potential in targeted drug delivery and micro-scale manipulation.
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- 2Photoresponsive Graphene Composite Bilayer Actuator for Soft Robots100 citations · 2019
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- 5Controlled regular locomotion of algae cell microrobots42 citations · 2016
- 6Target clamping and cooperative motion control of ant robots8 citations · 2019
- 7Novel algae guiding system to robotize algae cells5 citations · 2016
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