Biography
Prof. Yadong Xu is currently an assistant professor at Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School. He was a postdoctoral researcher at California Institute of Technology before joining PKU. His research focuses on pioneering next-generation bio-integrated electronics to address unmet clinical needs in precision and personalized healthcare. His work establishes a synergistic pipeline that spans from the fundamental design of soft biomaterials and scalable manufacturing to the development of self-powered, multimodal wearable and implantable devices, enhanced by artificial intelligence for advanced data analysis and diagnostics.
Work Experience
2025/11-present Assistant Professor, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
2023-2025 Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate, Caltech
Education Background
Ph.D. University of Missouri-Columbia
M.Res. University College London
B.S. Sichuan University
Research Focus
Design, synthesis, and mechanics of soft biomaterials
Scalable manufacturing techniques
Flexible energy generation and storage
Multimodal wearable and implantable devices for precision healthcare
Artificial intelligence for wearable technology
Selected Publications
[1] Xu, Y.; Ye, Z.; Zhao, G.; Fei, Q.; Chen, Z.; Li, J.; Yang, M.; Ren, Y.; Berigan, B.; Ling, Y.; Qian, X.; Shi L.; Ozden, I.; Xie J.; Gao, W.; Chen P.-Y.; Yan, Z., Phase-separated porous nanocomposite with ultralow percolation threshold enables strain-resilient wireless stretchable bioelectronics. Nature Nanotechnology, 2024, 19, 1158-1167.
[2] Xu, Y.; Su, Y.; Xu, X.; Arends, B.; Zhao, G.; Ackerman, D.; Reid, P.; Santarpiad, J.; Kim, C.; Chen, Z.; Mahmoud, S.; Ling, Y.; Brown, A.; Chen, Q.; Huang, G.; Xie, J.; Yan, Z., Porous liquid metal-elastomer composites with high leakage resistance and antimicrobial property for skin-interfaced bioelectronics. Science Advances, 2023, 9 (1), eadf0575.
[3] Xu, Y.; Sun, B.; Ling, Y.; Fei, Q.; Chen, Z.; Li, X.; Guo, P.; Jeon, N.; Goswami, S.; Liao, Y., Multiscale porous elastomer substrates for multifunctional on-skin electronics with passive-cooling capabilities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2020, 117 (1), 205-213.
[4] Xu, Y.; Zhao, G.; Zhu, L.; Fei, Q.; Zhang, Z.; Chen, Z.; An, F.; Chen, Y.; Ling, Y.; Guo, P., Pencil-paper on-skin electronics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2020, 117 (31), 18292-18301.
[5] Xu, Y.; Yan, Z., Strain-resilient porous conductors with fewer nanofillers from in situ phase separation. Nature Nanotechnology 2024, 19, 1089-1090.
Lab Openings
Our research group welcomes applications from outstanding graduate students and young researchers (including postdoctoral scholars, assistant researchers, and PhD/Master's candidates) with backgrounds in materials science, chemistry, physics, biology, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science. Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact Prof. Xu (yadongxu@pku.edu.cn) with their anticipated start date, research interests, and a CV outlining their research accomplishments. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.
