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55
Citations
8645
World Ranking
3086
National Ranking
632

Overview

Yanlei Hu is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China in China. Their research spans multiple domains within engineering, materials science, and physics and astronomy, with a particular focus on biomedical engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and surfaces, coatings, and films.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including surface modification and superhydrophobicity, micro and nano robotics, advanced materials and mechanics, orbital angular momentum in optics, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, nonlinear optical materials studies, and Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization.

Yanlei Hu's frequent coauthors include Dong Wu, Jiawen Li, Jiaru Chu, Jincheng Ni, and Chao Chen, indicating close collaborative research activity. Their studies have appeared in several prominent publication venues, with a significant number of works featured in:

  • Nano Letters
  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing

Some of Yanlei Hu's recent papers are focused on innovative applications and experimental techniques, such as:

  • Environmentally Adaptive Shape-Morphing Microrobots for Localized Cancer Cell Treatment (2021, ACS Nano)
  • Bioinspired micro/nanostructured surfaces prepared by femtosecond laser direct writing for multi-functional applications (2020, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing)
  • Nanogap Plasmonic Structures Fabricated by Switchable Capillary-Force Driven Self-Assembly for Localized Sensing of Anticancer Medicines with Microfluidic SERS (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Giant Helical Dichroism of Single Chiral Nanostructures with Photonic Orbital Angular Momentum (2021, ACS Nano)
  • Stimuli-Responsive Actuator Fabricated by Dynamic Asymmetric Femtosecond Bessel Beam for In Situ Particle and Cell Manipulation (2020, ACS Nano)

The research fields engaged by Yanlei Hu emphasize multidisciplinary approaches. Within engineering, they have published extensively, focusing on biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering subjects. Materials science studies are heavily centered on surface modifications and functional coatings. In physics and astronomy, the work delves into condensed matter physics and optical phenomena, particularly related to orbital angular momentum and nonlinear optical materials.

Best Publications

  • Experimental demonstration of a three-dimensional lithium niobate nonlinear photonic crystal

    Dunzhao Wei;Chaowei Wang;Huijun Wang;Xiaopeng Hu

  • Three-dimensional chiral microstructures fabricated by structured optical vortices in isotropic material.

    Jincheng Ni;Chaowei Wang;Chenchu Zhang;Yanlei Hu

  • Environmentally Adaptive Shape-Morphing Microrobots for Localized Cancer Cell Treatment.

    Chen Xin;Dongdong Jin;Yanlei Hu;Liang Yang

  • Botanical-Inspired 4D Printing of Hydrogel at the Microscale

    Yanlei Hu;Zhongyu Wang;Dongdong Jin;Chenchu Zhang

  • Efficient nonlinear beam shaping in three-dimensional lithium niobate nonlinear photonic crystals

    Dunzhao Wei;Chaowei Wang;Xiaoyi Xu;Huijun Wang

  • Multifunctional Janus Microplates Arrays Actuated by Magnetic Fields for Water/Light Switches and Bio-Inspired Assimilatory Coloration

    Shaojun Jiang;Yanlei Hu;Hao Wu;Yachao Zhang

  • Reconfigurable Magnetic Liquid Metal Robot for High-Performance Droplet Manipulation.

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  • Bioinspired micro/nanostructured surfaces prepared by femtosecond laser direct writing for multi-functional applications

    Yiyuan Zhang;Yunlong Jiao;Yunlong Jiao;Chuanzong Li;Chao Chen

  • Parallel direct laser writing of micro-optical and photonic structures using spatial light modulator

    Liang Yang;Ayman El-Tamer;Ulf Hinze;Jiawen Li

  • Nanogap Plasmonic Structures Fabricated by Switchable Capillary-Force Driven Self-Assembly for Localized Sensing of Anticancer Medicines with Microfluidic SERS

    Zhaoxin Lao;Zhaoxin Lao;Yuanyuan Zheng;Yichuan Dai;Yanlei Hu

  • Conical Hollow Microhelices with Superior Swimming Capabilities for Targeted Cargo Delivery.

    Chen Xin;Liang Yang;Jiawen Li;Yanlei Hu

  • Giant Helical Dichroism of Single Chiral Nanostructures with Photonic Orbital Angular Momentum.

    Jincheng Ni;Shunli Liu;Guangwei Hu;Yanlei Hu

  • Gigantic vortical differential scattering as a monochromatic probe for multiscale chiral structures.

    Jincheng Ni;Jincheng Ni;Shunli Liu;Dong Wu;Zhaoxin Lao

  • Stimuli-Responsive Actuator Fabricated by Dynamic Asymmetric Femtosecond Bessel Beam for In Situ Particle and Cell Manipulation

    Rui Li;Dongdong Jin;Deng Pan;Shengyun Ji

  • Multifunctional ultrathin aluminum foil: oil/water separation and particle filtration

    Guoqiang Li;Hua Fan;Feifei Ren;Chen Zhou

  • Laser printing hierarchical structures with the aid of controlled capillary-driven self-assembly

    Yanlei Hu;Zhaoxin Lao;Benjamin P. Cumming;Dong Wu

  • Fish scale inspired design of underwater superoleophobic microcone arrays by sucrose solution assisted femtosecond laser irradiation for multifunctional liquid manipulation

    Guoqiang Li;Yang Lu;Peichao Wu;Zhen Zhang

  • Femtosecond laser color marking stainless steel surface with different wavelengths

    Guoqiang Li;Jiawen Li;Yanlei Hu;Chenchu Zhang

  • Transparent Light-Driven Hydrogel Actuator Based on Photothermal Marangoni Effect and Buoyancy Flow for Three-Dimensional Motion

    Deng Pan;Dong Wu;Peng‐Ju Li;Sheng‐Yun Ji

  • In Situ Reversible Control between Sliding and Pinning for Diverse Liquids under Ultra-Low Voltage.

    Chao Chen;Zhouchen Huang;Yunlong Jiao;Lu An Shi

  • High-Performance Unidirectional Manipulation of Microdroplets by Horizontal Vibration on Femtosecond Laser-Induced Slant Microwall Arrays.

    Dong Wu;Zhen Zhang;Yiyuan Zhang;Yunlong Jiao

  • Pitcher plant-bioinspired bubble slippery surface fabricated by femtosecond laser for buoyancy-driven bubble self-transport and efficient gas capture

    Yunlong Jiao;Xiaodong Lv;Yiyuan Zhang;Chuanzong Li

  • High efficiency integration of three-dimensional functional microdevices inside a microfluidic chip by using femtosecond laser multifoci parallel microfabrication

    Bing Xu;Wen-Qiang Du;Jia-Wen Li;Yan-Lei Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiaru Chu
Jiaru Chu University of Science and Technology of China
Dong Wu
Dong Wu University of Science and Technology of China
Qijin Zhang
Qijin Zhang University of Science and Technology of China
Min Xiao
Min Xiao University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Cheng-Wei Qiu
Cheng-Wei Qiu National University of Singapore
Lei Jiang
Lei Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shining Zhu
Shining Zhu Nanjing University
Min Gu
Min Gu University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Yucai Wang
Yucai Wang University of Science and Technology of China

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