Yuanze Jiang

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Yuanze Jiang is a leading researcher in bioinspired adhesives and soft robotics, with a focus on developing smart, adaptive materials that mimic natural attachment systems. His work centers on electrically responsive dry adhesives, addressing a critical challenge in the field: achieving robust adhesion on rough, curved, and undevelopable surfaces. Jiang’s major contributions include the invention of a core–shell dry adhesive that uses an electrically controlled self-growing strategy to conform to rough substrates, a breakthrough that bridges the performance gap between artificial and biological adhesives. This work, published in 2022, has already garnered 40 citations, reflecting its impact on robotic manipulation and locomotion. More recently, he pioneered an *in situ* growth method for mushroom-shaped adhesive structures on flat and curved surfaces via electrical modulation, enabling adhesion on complex geometries like spheres and saddles. This 2024 study, with 7 citations, opens new avenues for manufacturing adaptive adhesives directly on robotic end-effectors. Jiang’s innovative use of electrical fields to dynamically control adhesive morphology and performance positions him as a rising star in soft robotics and materials science, with his work promising to enhance the dexterity and versatility of next-generation robots.