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Overview

Yihui Zhang is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and specializes in engineering with a focus on mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, and plant science. Their work spans multiple subfields, reflecting a diverse research portfolio within engineering disciplines.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
  • Cellular and Composite Structures
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Yihui Zhang has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with notable recent publications such as:

  • Three-dimensional, multifunctional neural interfaces for cortical spheroids and engineered assembloids, 2021, Science Advances
  • Stretchable, Breathable, and Stable Lead-Free Perovskite/Polymer Nanofiber Composite for Hybrid Triboelectric and Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • A three-dimensionally architected electronic skin mimicking human mechanosensation, 2024, Science
  • Three-dimensional electronic microfliers inspired by wind-dispersed seeds, 2021, Nature
  • Liquid Crystal Elastomer Metamaterials with Giant Biaxial Thermal Shrinkage for Enhancing Skin Regeneration, 2021, Advanced Materials

The frequent publication venues where Yihui Zhang's work appears include:

  • Advanced Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Science Advances
  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • Extreme Mechanics Letters

Collaborations have been an important aspect of Zhang's research, involving frequent co-authors such as Yonggang Huang, Fan Zhang, Renheng Bo, Xu Cheng, and Wenbo Pang. These partnerships have likely played a role in the interdisciplinary and collaborative nature of their contributions.

Best Publications

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

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

  • Ultrathin conformal devices for precise and continuous thermal characterization of human skin.

    R. Chad Webb;Andrew P. Bonifas;Alex Behnaz;Yihui Zhang

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

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

  • High performance piezoelectric devices based on aligned arrays of nanofibers of poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-trifluoroethylene)

    Luana Persano;Canan Dagdeviren;Yewang Su;Yewang Su;Yihui Zhang;Yihui Zhang

  • Fractal design concepts for stretchable electronics

    Jonathan A. Fan;Woon Hong Yeo;Woon Hong Yeo;Yewang Su;Yewang Su;Yoshiaki Hattori

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

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

  • Binodal, wireless epidermal electronic systems with in-sensor analytics for neonatal intensive care

    Ha Uk Chung;Bong Hoon Kim;Jong Yoon Lee;Jungyup Lee

  • Printing, folding and assembly methods for forming 3D mesostructures in advanced materials

    Yihui Zhang;Fan Zhang;Zheng Yan;Qiang Ma

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

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

  • A mechanically driven form of Kirigami as a route to 3D mesostructures in micro/nanomembranes.

    Yihui Zhang;Zheng Yan;Kewang Nan;Dongqing Xiao

  • Self-assembled three dimensional network designs for soft electronics

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

  • Three-dimensional piezoelectric polymer microsystems for vibrational energy harvesting, robotic interfaces and biomedical implants

    Mengdi Han;Heling Wang;Yiyuan Yang;Cunman Liang;Cunman Liang

  • 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

  • Morphable 3D mesostructures and microelectronic devices by multistable buckling mechanics

    Haoran Fu;Kewang Nan;Wubin Bai;Wen Huang

  • Large-area MRI-compatible epidermal electronic interfaces for prosthetic control and cognitive monitoring.

    Limei Tian;Benjamin Zimmerman;Aadeel Akhtar;Ki Jun Yu

  • Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Serpentine Microstructures Bonded To Prestrained Elastomers for Stretchable Electronics

    Yihui Zhang;Yihui Zhang;Shuodao Wang;Xuetong Li;Xuetong Li;Jonathan A. Fan

  • Stretchable, Breathable, and Stable Lead‐Free Perovskite/Polymer Nanofiber Composite for Hybrid Triboelectric and Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting

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  • Capacitive Epidermal Electronics for Electrically Safe, Long-Term Electrophysiological Measurements

    Jae Woong Jeong;Min Ku Kim;Huanyu Cheng;Woon Hong Yeo

  • Buckling in serpentine microstructures and applications in elastomer-supported ultra-stretchable electronics with high areal coverage.

    Yihui Zhang;Yihui Zhang;Sheng Xu;Haoran Fu;Haoran Fu;Juhwan Lee

  • A nonlinear mechanics model of bio-inspired hierarchical lattice materials consisting of horseshoe microstructures.

    Qiang Ma;Huanyu Cheng;Kyung In Jang;Haiwen Luan

  • Epidermal photonic devices for quantitative imaging of temperature and thermal transport characteristics of the skin

    Li Gao;Yihui Zhang;Viktor Malyarchuk;Lin Jia

  • Mechanics of stretchable batteries and supercapacitors

    Yihui Zhang;Yihui Zhang;Yonggang Huang;John A. Rogers

Frequent Co-Authors

Yonggang Huang
Yonggang Huang Northwestern University
John A. Rogers
John A. Rogers Northwestern University
Daining Fang
Daining Fang Beijing Institute of Technology
Haiwen Luan
Haiwen Luan University of California, San Diego
Zheng Yan
Zheng Yan University of Missouri
Kyung In Jang
Kyung In Jang Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
Mengdi Han
Mengdi Han Peking University
Zhaoqian Xie
Zhaoqian Xie Dalian University of Technology
Huanyu Cheng
Huanyu Cheng Pennsylvania State University
Yeguang Xue
Yeguang Xue Northwestern University

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