Education
- B.E., Bioengineering, First Class Honours, NTU, Singapore
- M.S., Bioengineering, Stanford University, United States
- Ph.D., Bioengineering, Stanford University, United States
Research Interests
- Bioelectronics & functional living electronics
- Neural implant & brain machine interface
- Wearable electronics
Selected Awards & Honours
- MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35, Asia Pacific 2022
- Stanford Biodesign Extension Funding Award 2018
- 1st Prize at Stanford Polymer Symposium 2017
- Stanford Bio-X interdisciplinary Seed Grant 2016
- National Science Scholarship (PhD) 2014
- Student Achievement Award 2013
Selected Journal Publications
1. J. Li *, Y. Liu * L. Yuan*, B. Chen, E. Spear, K. Wang, J. Tang, Y. Zheng, W. Xu, S. Liu, T. Li, G. Chen, M. Diyaolu, A. Thomas, V. Mottini, J. B.-H. Tok, J, Dunn, B. Cui, S. Pascal, Y. Cui, A. Habtezion, X. Chen, Z. Bao. “A tissue-like neurotransmitter sensor for interfacing with brain and gut”, Nature, 606, 94–101 (2022)
2. Y. Zheng*, Y. Liu*, D. Zhong, S. Nikzad, S. Liu, Z. Yu, D. Liu, H. Wu, C. Zhu, J. Li, H. Tran, J. B.-H. Tok, Z. Bao “Monolithic optical microlithography of high-density elastic circuits” Science, 2021, 373, 6550, 88
3. Y. Liu*, J. Li*, S. Song*, J. Kang, Y. Tsao, S. Chen. W. Xu, J B.-H. Tok, P. M. George. Z. Bao “Morphing electronics for growing tissue”, Nature Biotechnology, DOI:s41587-020-0495-2, 2020 (Selected as Front Cover on 2020 Sep Issue)
4. Y. Liu*, V. Fieg, Z. Bao “Conjugated polymer for implantable electronics towards clinical application”, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 10.1002/adhm.202001916, 2021
5. J. Liu*, L. Zhang*, Y. Liu*, M. Rodrigo, P. D. Loftus, J. Aparicio-valenzuela, J. Zheng, T. Pong, K. J. Cry, M. Babakhanian, J. Hasi, J. Li, Y. Jiang, C. J. Kenney, P. J. WangA. Lee, Z. Bao. “Intrinsically stretchable electrode array enabled in vivo electrophysiological mapping of atrial fibrillation at cellular resolution”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, DOI:10.1073/pnas.2000207117, 2020
6. Y. Liu*, J. Liu*, S. Chen, T. Lei, Y. Kim, S. Niu, H. Wang, X. Wang, A.M. Foudeh, J. B-H. Tok, Z. Bao “Soft and elastic hydrogel-based microelectronics for localized low-voltage neuromodulation” Nature Biomedical Engineering 3 (1), 58 2019 (Selected as Front Cover on 2019 Jan Issue)
7. Y. Liu*, AF. McGuire*, HY. Lou, TL. Li, J. B.-H. Tok, B. Cui, Z. Bao, “Soft conductive micropillar electrode arrays for biologically relevant electrophysiological recording” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115 (46), 11718-11723 2018
8. Y. Kim, A. Chortos, W. Xu, Y. Liu, J. Y. Oh, D. Son, J. Kang, A. M. Foudeh, C. Zhu, Y. Lee, S. Niu, J. Liu, R. Pfattner, Z. Bao, T.-W. Lee, “A bioinspired flexible organic artificial afferent nerve”, Science, 360, 998-1003, 2018.