Yuqian Lu
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About
Yuqian Lu is a materials scientist and biomedical engineer whose research sits at the exciting intersection of soft matter physics, biomaterials design, and microscale engineering. Her most notable contribution to date is the development of deformable and robust core–shell protein microcapsules templated by liquid–liquid phase-separated microdroplets, published in 2021 and accumulating 18 citations. This work represents a significant methodological advance in the fabrication of microscale encapsulation systems, moving beyond conventional rigid capsule designs to engineer flexible, biomimetic structures with tunable mechanical properties. By harnessing the physics of liquid–liquid phase separation as a templating strategy, Lu and colleagues opened new avenues for creating physiologically relevant models of hollow organs, tissues, and biomolecular condensates — structures of growing importance in understanding cellular organization and disease. The research carries broad implications across personal care product formulation, drug delivery, and extracellular matrix modeling. Her work reflects a sophisticated command of protein self-assembly and interfacial phenomena, positioning her as an emerging voice in the design of next-generation soft biomaterials with real-world biomedical applications.
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