Nanoscale bioparticle separation
Acoustic strategies for high-purity, label-free isolation of viruses and small extracellular vesicles.
Acoustofluidics · Biomedical Microsystems
Engineering sound at the microscale for better diagnostics.
I develop acoustic and microfluidic technologies to isolate, manipulate, and analyze nanoscale bioparticles—from viruses to extracellular vesicles—with an eye toward accessible, high-performance diagnostic systems.
Sound · Flow · LifeA research vision in formation
75Peer-reviewed papers
24First / co-first author
2,638Google Scholar citations*
28h-index*
*Google Scholar metrics updated August 2026; i10-index: 53.
Research directions
Where physics meets living systems
My work connects fundamental wave physics with translational biomedical engineering.
Integrated molecular diagnostics
Sample-to-answer acoustofluidic platforms that unite preparation, enrichment, and multimodal detection.
Acoustic metamaterials
Wavefront control, topological acoustics, focusing, absorption, and programmable acoustic structures.
Looking ahead
A future research group built around precision, translation, and care.
I envision a collaborative research program where acoustics, microfluidics, nanotechnology, and clinical insight converge. The goal: tools that reveal biological information earlier, handle samples more gently, and move from elegant physics to meaningful healthcare impact.
Selected work
Recent research highlights
2026
Nature Protocols · 21, 1–22
Acoustic separation and isolation of viruses, small extracellular vesicles, and other nanoscale bioparticles
2025
Science Advances · 11, eaeb0879
Programmable acoustofluidic engineering for creating gradient biomaterials
2025
Science Advances · 11, eadt5464
Rapid and comprehensive detection of viral antibodies and nucleic acids via an acoustofluidic integrated molecular diagnostics chip: AIMDx
2024
ACS Nano · 18, 22596–22607
Acoustofluidic Virus Isolation via Bessel Beam Excitation Separation Technology
2018
Advanced Materials · 30, 1805002
Programmable coding acoustic topological insulator
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Academic journey
From wave physics to biomedical translation
Postdoctoral Researcher · Duke University
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science · Advisor: Prof. Tony Jun Huang
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering · Duke University
Dissertation: Acoustic Separation of Viruses and Small Extracellular Vesicles for Diagnostic Applications
M.S. in Electronic Science and Technology · Jiangsu University
Jiangsu Province Outstanding Master's Thesis
B.S. in Physics · Jiangsu University
Teacher education track
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