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Sheng Xu is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Engineering, with notable engagement in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Conducting Polymers and Applications, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Tactile and Sensory Interactions, and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging.

Sheng Xu has published multiple papers in prominent venues, with a frequent presence in Nature Biomedical Engineering, arXiv (Cornell University), Research Square, Nature, and Nature Electronics. Their recent papers include:

  • Strain engineering and epitaxial stabilization of halide perovskites, 2020, Nature
  • An epidermal patch for the simultaneous monitoring of haemodynamic and metabolic biomarkers, 2021, Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • A wearable cardiac ultrasound imager, 2023, Nature
  • A fabrication process for flexible single-crystal perovskite devices, 2020, Nature
  • A stretchable epidermal sweat sensing platform with an integrated printed battery and electrochromic display, 2022, Nature Electronics

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, among them:

  • Muyang Lin
  • Hongjie Hu
  • Joseph Wang
  • Lu Yin
  • Yue Gu

Sheng Xu's publication record exhibits a breadth in the areas of materials and biomedical engineering, indicating a cross-disciplinary approach to sensor technology, wearable devices, and flexible electronics. Their work in perovskite materials and conducting polymers connects to both electronic and biomedical applications.

Best Publications

  • Self-powered nanowire devices.

    Sheng Xu;Yong Qin;Chen Xu;Yaguang Wei

  • One-dimensional ZnO nanostructures: Solution growth and functional properties

    Sheng Xu;Zhong Lin Wang

  • Stretchable batteries with self-similar serpentine interconnects and integrated wireless recharging systems.

    Sheng Xu;Yihui Zhang;Yihui Zhang;Jiung Cho;Juhwan Lee

  • Soft Microfluidic Assemblies of Sensors, Circuits, and Radios for the Skin

    Sheng Xu;Yihui Zhang;Yihui Zhang;Lin Jia;Kyle E. Mathewson

  • Assembly of micro/nanomaterials into complex, three-dimensional architectures by compressive buckling

    Sheng Xu;Zheng Yan;Kyung In Jang;Wen Huang

  • Piezoelectric BaTiO₃ thin film nanogenerator on plastic substrates.

    Kwi-Il Park;Sheng Xu;Ying Liu;Geon-Tae Hwang

  • Strain engineering and epitaxial stabilization of halide perovskites.

    Yimu Chen;Yusheng Lei;Yuheng Li;Yugang Yu

  • Materials and Structures toward Soft Electronics.

    Chunfeng Wang;Chunfeng Wang;Chonghe Wang;Zhenlong Huang;Zhenlong Huang;Sheng Xu

  • Piezoelectric-nanowire-enabled power source for driving wireless microelectronics

    Sheng Xu;Benjamin J. Hansen;Zhong Lin Wang

  • An epidermal patch for the simultaneous monitoring of haemodynamic and metabolic biomarkers

    Juliane R. Sempionatto;Muyang Lin;Lu Yin;Ernesto De la paz

  • Soft network composite materials with deterministic and bio-inspired designs.

    Kyung In Jang;Ha Uk Chung;Sheng Xu;Chi Hwan Lee

  • Enhancing sensitivity of a single ZnO micro-/nanowire photodetector by piezo-phototronic effect

    Qing Yang;Xin Guo;Wenhui Wang;Yan Zhang

  • Three-dimensional integrated stretchable electronics

    Sheng Xu;Yang Li

  • Wearable thermoelectrics for personalized thermoregulation

    Sahngki Hong;Yue Gu;Joon Kyo Seo;Joseph Wang

  • Self-assembled three dimensional network designs for soft electronics

    Kyung In Jang;Kan Li;Ha Uk Chung;Ha Uk Chung;Sheng Xu

  • Battery-free, stretchable optoelectronic systems for wireless optical characterization of the skin

    Jeonghyun Kim;Jeonghyun Kim;Giovanni A. Salvatore;Giovanni A. Salvatore;Hitoshi Araki;Antonio M. Chiarelli

  • Soft, stretchable, high power density electronic skin-based biofuel cells for scavenging energy from human sweat

    Amay J. Bandodkar;Jung-Min You;Nam-Heon Kim;Yue Gu

  • A fabrication process for flexible single-crystal perovskite devices

    Yusheng Lei;Yimu Chen;Ruiqi Zhang;Yuheng Li

  • Rugged and breathable forms of stretchable electronics with adherent composite substrates for transcutaneous monitoring

    Kyung In Jang;Sang Youn Han;Sheng Xu;Kyle E. Mathewson;Kyle E. Mathewson

  • Enhancing Light Emission of ZnO Microwire-Based Diodes by Piezo-Phototronic Effect

    Qing Yang;Wenhui Wang;Sheng Xu;Zhong Lin Wang

  • Patterned Growth of Vertically Aligned ZnO Nanowire Arrays on Inorganic Substrates at Low Temperature without Catalyst

    Sheng Xu;Yaguang Wei;Melanie Kirkham;Jin Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhong Lin Wang
Zhong Lin Wang Georgia Institute of Technology
John A. Rogers
John A. Rogers Northwestern University
Yihui Zhang
Yihui Zhang Tsinghua University
Jung Woo Lee
Jung Woo Lee Pusan National University
Yonggang Huang
Yonggang Huang Northwestern University
Jeonghyun Kim
Jeonghyun Kim Kwangwoon University
Kyung In Jang
Kyung In Jang Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
Ungyu Paik
Ungyu Paik Hanyang University
Huanyu Cheng
Huanyu Cheng Pennsylvania State University
Rusen Yang
Rusen Yang Xidian University

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