Materials Design and Integration for Bioelectronic Medicine (Wubin Bai, UNC-Chapel Hill)
February 14 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Abstract:
DNA and proteins naturally fold into intricate three-dimensional structures, enabling a wide range of essential biological functions. Mimicking these natural structuring principles in engineered materials offers immense potential, especially in medical technologies. Our lab leverages the distinctive characteristics of soft and nanomaterials to create advanced electronic systems with bioinspired architectures, capable of seamlessly integrating with living tissues, medical robotics, and other dynamic systems for applications in biosensing, drug delivery, and therapeutics. This presentation will explore key innovations including: i) 3D folding of monocrystalline silicon at microscales for high-precision strain sensing; ii) skin-like sensory robots for electronic implants; iii) automated, digital drug delivery systems; and iv) symmetry-engineered 2D materials for enhanced sensing. These efforts aim to enhance our understanding of the interface between heterogeneous materials, paving the way for unconventional integrations of devices with biological systems.
Biography:
Wubin Bai obtained BS degree in physics from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2011. He received PhD degree from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2016. From 2016 to 2020, he was a postdoctoral researcher in Professor John Rogers’ lab at the Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronicsh has been recognized with NeuroSpark award, Biotech TRG award, NC TraCS award, and others.
