Yuning Zhou

State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering

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Yuning Zhou is a leading researcher in advanced manufacturing, specializing in 4D printing, liquid metal patterning, and stimuli-responsive materials. Their work bridges the gap between additive manufacturing and dynamic, adaptive structures, enabling materials that change shape in response to environmental triggers. Zhou’s most-cited paper, “Engineering stimuli‐responsive shape‐morphing through high‐resolution 4D printing” (2025, 9 citations), tackles the critical challenge of spatial resolution in conventional 4D printing, which is often limited by nozzle size and material rheology. This contribution opens new avenues for high-precision, programmable morphing structures. In another highly cited work, “Capillarity‐Assisted 3D Patterning of Liquid Metal” (2024, 7 citations), Zhou introduces a novel method for fabricating three-dimensional liquid metal architectures, overcoming the limitations of 2D flexible electronics. This technique leverages capillary forces to pattern liquid metal, enabling multidimensional functionalities for soft robotics and wearable sensors. With a growing citation record and a focus on scalable, high-resolution fabrication, Zhou is shaping the future of smart materials and flexible electronics.