Education
Harbin Institute of Technology 09/2016 – 06/2021
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Wuhan University 09/2012 – 06/2016
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Wuhan, China
Research Interests
Medical miniature robots, Soft robots, Micro/Nanorobotics, Swarm/Collectives,
High-voltage actuator, Flexible electronics, Functional fluid
Awards & Honors
Geneva Invention Exhibition 2023 Gold Medal
Geneva, Switzerland 2023
Best of the Advanced journals
Wiley, Germany 2022
Humboldt Research Fellowship
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany 2022
Doctoral National Scholarship
Publications
1. Xie, H*., Sun, M.#, Fan, X#., Lin, Z., Chen, W., Wang, L., Dong, L.* & He, Q.*
Reconfigurable magnetic microrobot swarm: Multimode transformation, locomotion,
and manipulation. Science Robotics, 4(28), eaav8006. (2019).
2. Sun, M., Yang, S., Jiang, J., Jiang, S., Sitti, M.*, & Zhang, L.* Bioinspired
self-assembled colloidal collectives drifting in three dimensions underwater. Science
Advances, 9(45), eadj4201. (2023).
3. Sun, M., Hao, B., Yang, S., Wang, X., Majidi, C.*, & Zhang, L.* Exploiting ferrofluidic
wetting for miniature soft machines. Nature Communications, 13(1), 7919. (2022).
4. Sun, M.#, Sun, B.#, Park, M.#, Yang, S., Zhang, M., Kang, W., Yoon, J., Zhang, L.* &
Sitti, M.* Individual and collective manipulation of multifunctional bimodal droplets in
three dimensions. Science Advances, 10(29), adp1439. (2024).
5. Sun, M.#, Wu, Y.#, Zhang, J., Zhang, H., Liu, Z., Li, M., Wang, C. & Sitti, M.*
Versatile, modular, and customizable magnetic solid-droplet systems. PNAS, 121(32),
e2405095121. (2024).
6. Sun, M., Yang, S., Jiang, J., & Zhang, L.* Horizontal and vertical coalescent
microrobotic collectives using ferrofluid droplets. Advanced Materials, 2300521.
(2023).
7. Sun, M., Chan, K. F., Zhang, Z., Wang, L., Wang, Q., Yang, S., Chan, S. M., Chiu, P. W.
Y.*, Sung, J. J. Y.* & Zhang, L.* Magnetic microswarm and fluoroscopy-guided
platform for biofilm eradication in biliary stents. Advanced Materials, 34(34),
2201888. (2022).
8. Sun, M., Tian, C., Mao, L., Meng, X., Shen, X., Hao, B., Wang, X., Xie, H.* & Zhang,
L.* Reconfigurable magnetic slime robot: deformation, adaptability, and multifunction.
Advanced Functional Materials, 32(26), 2112508. (2022).
9. Sun, M., Fan, X., Tian, C., Yang, M., Sun, L., & Xie, H.* Swarming microdroplets to a
dexterous micromanipulator. Advanced Functional Materials, 31(19), 2011193.
(2021).
10. Sun, M., Liu, Q., Fan, X., Wang, Y., Chen, W., Tian, C., Sun, L. & Xie, H.*
Autonomous Biohybrid Urchin-Like Microperforator for Intracellular Payload Delivery.
Small, 16(23), 1906701. (2020).
11. Sun, M.*,Yang, S., Jiang, J., Wang, Q., & Zhang, L.* Multiple Magneto-Optical
Microrobotic Collectives with Selective Control in Three Dimensions Under Water.
Small, 2310769. (2024).
12. Sun, M., Chen, W., Fan, X., Tian, C., Sun, L., & Xie, H.* Cooperative recyclable
magnetic microsubmarines for oil and microplastics removal from water. Applied
Materials Today, 20, 100682. (2020).
13. Sun, M., Fan, X., Meng, X., Song, J., Chen, W., Sun, L., & Xie, H.* Magnetic
biohybrid micromotors with high maneuverability for efficient drug loading and
targeted drug delivery. Nanoscale, 11(39), 18382-18392. (2019).
14. Sun, B., Sun, M.*, Zhang, Z., Jiang, Y., Hao, B., Wang, X., Cao, Y., Chan, K. F.* &
Zhang, L.* Magnetic Hydrogel Micromachines with Active Release of Antibacterial
Agent for Biofilm Eradication. Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2300092. (2023).