Xinran Zhou
Papers
14
Total Citations
446
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11
About
Xinran Zhou is an accomplished researcher at the forefront of smart materials, soft robotics, and wearable electronics, whose work bridges advanced manufacturing with intelligent sensing and actuation systems. Zhou's research centers on piezoelectric energy harvesting, stimuli-responsive actuators, and artificial muscles, with particular emphasis on harnessing ambient environmental cues—humidity, light, and heat—to drive next-generation autonomous systems. A hallmark of Zhou's contributions is the innovative integration of 3D printing and nanofabrication techniques to create functional devices, including auxetic piezoelectric nanogenerators (101 citations), graphene oxide–cellulose origami actuators (55 citations), and metal–organic framework-enhanced humidity-driven soft robots (47 citations). Zhou has also advanced artificial muscle technology through shape-memory zirconia nanofibers operable at elevated temperatures and MXene-functionalized wool yarn muscles capable of dual-responsive behavior. Collectively spanning energy harvesting, tactile sensing, electrohydrodynamic pumping, and electromagnetic perception, Zhou's portfolio demonstrates exceptional breadth and technical depth. With over 400 cumulative citations across a compact body of recent work, Zhou is rapidly establishing a distinctive and impactful voice in the fields of smart textiles, human-machine interfaces, and autonomous soft robotic systems.
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- 7Dual‐Responsive MXene‐Functionalized Wool Yarn Artificial Muscles29 citations · 2024
- 8Three-dimensional printing of tactile sensors for soft robotics23 citations · 2021
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