Papers
14
Total Citations
1,545
H-Index
11
About
Yuanjin Zhao is a pioneer at the intersection of bioinspired materials, soft robotics, and microfluidics, with a research focus on developing living structural color hydrogels, biohybrid actuators, and organs-on-chips. His most cited work, “Bioinspired living structural color hydrogels” (577 citations), introduces a groundbreaking strategy that integrates living cells with photonic hydrogels to create materials capable of intrinsic color-sensing feedback—paving the way for biohybrid robots that can self-regulate. Zhao’s innovations extend to drug delivery, as demonstrated by his magneto-responsive microneedle robots (248 citations), which overcome gastrointestinal barriers for efficient macromolecule absorption. He has also engineered biohybrid robots powered by cardiomyocyte drivers, such as a soft robotic caterpillar (142 citations) and anisotropic inverse opal actuators (127 citations), that mimic natural crawling and actuation. His work on shape-memory structural color films and living materials for healthcare further underscores his impact. With over 1,600 total citations across his top papers, Zhao is a leading figure in biohybrid robotics and smart materials, advancing technologies that bridge living systems and synthetic engineering for biomedical applications.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Bioinspired living structural color hydrogels577 citations · 2018
- 2Magneto‐Responsive Microneedle Robots for Intestinal Macromolecule Delivery248 citations · 2021
- 3Biohybrid robotics with living cell actuation196 citations · 2020
- 4Bioinspired Soft Robotic Caterpillar with Cardiomyocyte Drivers142 citations · 2019
- 5Cardiomyocyte-Driven Structural Color Actuation in Anisotropic Inverse Opals127 citations · 2018
- 6Bio-inspired shape-memory structural color hydrogel film83 citations · 2021
- 7Living Materials for Life Healthcare45 citations · 2020
- 8Tailoring Flexible Arrays for Artificial Cilia Actuators41 citations · 2021
- 9Developing organs‐on‐chips for biomedical applications40 citations · 2024
- 10Controllable Contact‐Destructive Hydrogel Actuators16 citations · 2024