Our device research targets the full spectrum of wearable healthcare — from continuous physiological monitoring to on-body diagnosis and localized therapy. Fiber-based platforms are uniquely suited to this vision: they are breathable, lightweight, mechanically compliant, and can be engineered to carry sensors and therapeutics simultaneously.

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Key Topics

• Nanotransfer printing (nTP) — Large-area, high-resolution transfer of functional metal and oxide nanostructures onto unconventional substrates, including flexible films and fibrous textiles. This enables plasmonic, electronic, and catalytic functionality to be added directly onto soft, three-dimensional surfaces.

• Plasmonic nanostructures for SERS — Fabricating precisely engineered metallic nanoarchitectures for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), enabling ultrasensitive, label-free molecular detection for biosensing and chemical analysis. Experimental work is supported by rigorous electromagnetic simulation for rational hotspot design.

• Laser processing and micro/nano structuring — Utilizing laser-based patterning, cutting, and surface modification to define device geometries and enhance material functionality without compromising the delicate fibrous substrates.

• Liquid metal circuits and stretchable interconnects — Integrating gallium-based liquid metals and other deformable conductors with fibrous substrates to realize circuits that remain functional under stretching, bending, and repeated deformation — a prerequisite for true wearability.

• Heterogeneous device integration — Developing strategies to combine sensing elements, interconnects, energy components, and therapeutic modules into unified, skin-conformal systems.