Xinchen Shen

Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute

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Xinchen Shen is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of biomaterials and soft robotics, with a primary focus on engineering silk-based materials for sustainable biodevices and intelligent drug delivery systems. Her most cited work, "Engineering Natural and Recombinant Silks for Sustainable Biodevices" (2022, 20 citations), establishes foundational methods for leveraging silk fibroin’s mechanical strength, optical transparency, and biocompatibility to create biodegradable, high-performance devices. Shen’s groundbreaking contributions extend to the emerging field of protein-based soft robotics, as demonstrated in her 2025 study "Electrochemical‐Genetic Programming of Protein‐Based Magnetic Soft Robots for Active Drug Delivery" (8 citations), where she pioneered a novel approach combining electrochemical and genetic programming to enable precise, active drug delivery in hard-to-reach biological environments. This work, featured as a cover article in *Advanced Science* (2025, 4 citations), represents a significant leap in merging programmable biomaterials with magnetic actuation for targeted therapeutics. With a rapidly growing citation record, Shen is establishing herself as a key innovator in sustainable biodevices and smart drug delivery systems, offering transformative solutions for biomedical engineering and personalized medicine.