Papers
11
Total Citations
636
H-Index
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About
Tingrui Pan is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of flexible electronics, microfluidics, and biomedical sensing, whose work has fundamentally advanced how machines and humans interact through touch and biochemical detection. He is perhaps best known for his groundbreaking contributions to iontronic sensing — a field he helped establish over the past decade — which exploits the electrical double layer at electrolytic-electronic interfaces to achieve ultrahigh sensitivity in pressure and tactile sensing. His landmark 2020 review on interfacial iontronic sensing has garnered over 370 citations, cementing his status as a leading voice in the field. Pan's research portfolio spans microfluidic innovations, including the invention of "microflotronics" — flexible, transparent pressure-sensitive films — and pipette-free robotic liquid handling systems that bridge laboratory automation with microscale devices. His more recent work on structural electronic skins for conformal tactile sensing and near-ambient responsive liquid crystal elastomers pushes the boundaries of soft robotics and prosthetics. Pan also addresses pressing diagnostic needs through automated ELISA platforms and field-deployable multicolor assay chips. Together, his contributions reflect a coherent vision: creating intelligent, body-compatible sensing and diagnostic systems that translate laboratory innovation into real-world healthcare and robotics applications.
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- 3Sample-to-Answer Robotic ELISA39 citations · 2021
- 4Structural Electronic Skin for Conformal Tactile Sensing37 citations · 2023
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- 6Wearable Iontronic FMG for Classification of Muscular Locomotion27 citations · 2022
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- 8Reconfigurable microfluidic dilution for high-throughput quantitative assays14 citations · 2015
- 9Structural Electronic Skin for Conformal Tactile Sensing (Adv. Sci. 33/2023)11 citations · 2023
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