Speaker: Xiaosheng Zhang, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Time: 20:00 p.m., June 30, 2023, GMT+8

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Abstract:

With the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the emergence of 5G, traditional silicon-based electronics no longer fully meet market demands such as nonplanar application scenarios due to mechanical mismatch.  This provides unprecedented opportunities for flexible electronics that bypass the physical rigidity through the introduction of flexible materials.  In recent decades, silk fibroin presents greater superiorities in biocompatibility and biodegradability, and moreover, it also possesses a variety of attractive properties, such as adjustable water solubility, remarkable optical transmittance, light weight, and ease of processing, which are partially or even completely lacking in other biological materials.  Therefore, silk fibroin has been widely used as fundamental components for the construction of biocompatible flexible electronics, particularly for wearable and implantable devices.

Here, this talk focuses on our research activities on smart electronics based on silk fibroin, including micro/nano energy harvesting and multi-functional sensing, and furthermore the integration of the above two technologies to construct self-powered multi-sensing smart microsystems.

Biography:

Dr. Xiaosheng Zhang is currently a Professor at University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). His research field covers MEMS/NEMS. Prof. Zhang has published 3 scientific books (Wiley and Springer), more than 60 peer-reviewed papers and contributed over 30 conference talks (including Plenary talk for IEEE PowerMEMS 2021), and authorized 32 invention patents. In recognition for his research accomplishment, Prof. Zhang won over 20 academic awards, including National Young Talent Plan, Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Chinese Institute of Electronics, etc. He also served as TPC member and session chair for TRANSDUCERS 2019 and IEEE NEMS 2017-2021. Prof. Zhang currently serves as Associate Editor for IEEE TNANO and Young Star Editor for Nano Research. He also leads over 10 research projects as PI, including National Key Research and Development Program, National Natural Science Foundation of China, etc.

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