Xiaona Zhang

First Hospital of Jilin University, Harbin Medical University

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Xiaona Zhang is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of neurosurgery and advanced biomedical micro-robotics. Her work primarily focuses on developing cutting-edge technologies for minimally invasive surgical interventions and targeted drug delivery systems. Zhang’s major contributions include her foundational review on emerging neurosurgical technologies (2014, 5 citations), which helped chart the future direction of the field, and her groundbreaking 2025 study on micro-nano robots for treating eye diseases (2 citations). In this latter work, she demonstrates how these microscopic robots can penetrate ocular tissue barriers to deliver therapeutics directly to the posterior segment of the eye—a long-standing challenge in ophthalmology. While her citation counts are still growing, Zhang’s research represents a bold convergence of nanotechnology and clinical medicine, offering new hope for patients with previously untreatable conditions. Her work on micro-nano robots for eye disease treatment is particularly notable for its potential to revolutionize how we approach retinal disorders and glaucoma, positioning her as an emerging leader in the rapidly evolving field of medical microrobotics.