Dr. Zhiqiang Luo obtained his Ph.D. in physics from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, studying the synthesis and spectroscopy characterization of low dimensional carbon materials. After five years' postdoctoral research on organic electronics and bioelectronics in the James Franck Institute, the University of Chicago, he joined Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2016 as a professor in biomedical engineering. The research interests in Luo Lab mainly focus on exploration of the interface between nanotechnology and biomedical science, placing an emphasis on the development of novel material synthesis methods, innovative device concepts, advanced processing of soft materials and devices, for the applications in cell physiology study as well as wearable and implantable soft biomedical devices. Current research projects include innovative bio-interfaced electronic/optoelectronic/piezoelectric materials and devices for cellular probing/stimulation and precise manipulation of cell behaviors, integration of functional nanomaterials and soft bionic devices with biological system for exploring new generation biomedical tools with physiology-monitoring and diseases-therapy functions.

Selected Publications

(1) Ping Wu; Chao Xu; Xianghui Zou; Kun Yang; Yanping Xu; Xueyao Li; Xiaokun Li; Zhouguang Wang; Zhiqiang Luo; Capacitive‐coupling‐responsive Hydrogel Scaffolds Offering Wireless in Situ Electrical Stimulation Promotes Nerve Regeneration, Advanced Materials, 2024, 36(14): 2310483

(2) Ming Yang; Ping Chen; Xinyu Qu; Fuchi Zhang; Shan Ning; Li Ma; Kun Yang; Yuming Su; Jianfeng Zang; Wei Jiang; Ting Yu; Xiaochen Dong; Zhiqiang Luo; Robust Neural Interfaces with Photopatternable, Bioadhesive, and Highly Conductive Hydrogels for Stable Chronic Neuromodulation, ACS Nano, 2023, 17(2): 885-895

(3) Ping Chen; Chi Cheng; Xiaomei Yang; Tai-ting Sha; Xianghui Zou; Fuchi Zhang; Wei Jiang; Yan Xu; Xuebing Cao; Yu-Meng You; Zhiqiang Luo; Wireless Deep Brain Stimulation by Ultrasound-Responsive Molecular Piezoelectric Nanogenerators, ACS Nano, 2023, 17(24): 25625-25637

(4) Ping Chen; Chao Xu; Ping Wu; Kun Liu; Feixiang Chen; Yun Chen; Honglian Dai; Zhiqiang Luo; Wirelessly Powered Electrical-Stimulation Based on Biodegradable 3D Piezoelectric Scaffolds Promotes the Spinal Cord Injury Repair, ACS Nano, 2022, 16(10): 16513-16528

(5) Ping Wu; Ping Chen; Chao Xu; Qiong Wang; Fuchi Zhang; Kun Yang; Wei Jiang; Jiexiong Feng; Zhiqiang Luo; Ultrasound-driven in vivo electrical stimulation based on biodegradable piezoelectric nanogenerators for enhancing and monitoring the nerve tissue repair, Nano Energy, 2022, 102(1): 107707

(6) Yang, Ming; Yang, Taotao; Deng, Hanjie; Wang, Jingjing; Ning, Shan; Li, Xing; Ren, Xiaoning; Su, Yuming; Zang, Jianfeng; Li, Xiaojian; Luo, Zhiqiang; Poly(5-nitroindole) Thin Film as Conductive and Adhesive Interfacial Layer for Robust Neural Interface, Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31(49): 2105857

(7) Chen, Ping; Wang, Qiong; Wan, Xiao; Yang, Ming; Liu, Changlu; Xu, Chao; Hu, Bin; Feng, Jiexiong; Luo, Zhiqiang; Wireless electrical stimulation of the vagus nerves by ultrasound responsive programmable hydrogel nanogenerators for anti-inflammatory therapy in sepsis, Nano Energy, 2021, 89(1): 106327  

(8) Chao Xu; Yukai Chang; Ping Wu; Kun Liu; Xianzhen Dong; Anmin Nie; Congpu Mu; Zhongyuan Liu; Honglian Dai; Zhiqiang Luo; Two-Dimensional-Germanium Phosphide-Reinforced Conductive and Biodegradable Hydrogel Scaffolds Enhance Spinal Cord Injury Repair, Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31(41): 2104440

(9) Chao Xu; Yin Xu; Ming Yang; Yukai Chang; Anmin Nie; Zhongyuan Liu; Jianglin Wang; Zhiqiang Luo; Black-Phosphorus-Incorporated Hydrogel as a Conductive and Biodegradable Platform for Enhancement of the Neural Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Advanced Functional Materials, 2020, 30(39): 2000177

(10) Zhiqiang Luo; Yuanwen Jiang; Benjamin D. Myers; Dieter Isheim; Jinsong Wu; John F. Zimmerman; Zongan Wang; Qianqian Li; Yucai Wang; Xinqi Chen; Vinayak P. Dravid; David N. Seidman; Bozhi Tian; Atomic gold-enabled three-dimensional lithography for silicon mesostructures, Science, 2015, 348(6242): 1451-1455