Yonggang Huang

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Yonggang Huang is a pioneering figure in the fields of flexible and stretchable electronics, soft robotics, and bio-integrated devices. His foundational work bridges solid mechanics and materials science to create systems that seamlessly interface with the human body. Huang’s major contributions include the development of high-performance piezoelectric nanofibers (1234 citations) and waterproof optoelectronics for biomedical and robotic applications (639 citations). He has also advanced three-dimensional piezoelectric microsystems for energy harvesting and biomedical implants (467 citations), as well as microstructured elastomeric surfaces enabling reversible adhesion for deterministic assembly (435 citations). His research on MRI-compatible epidermal electronic interfaces (393 citations) and sensorimotor prosthetic control platforms (298 citations) has been instrumental in creating wearable, skin-like electronics for cognitive monitoring and muscle activation. More recently, Huang has explored wireless haptic interfaces (248 citations), submillimeter-scale multimaterial terrestrial robots (136 citations), and photoactuated hydrogels for origami-like shape change (105 citations). With over 100,000 total citations and an h-index exceeding 100, Huang is among the most cited researchers in his field, and his work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the ASME Medal and membership in the National Academy of Engineering.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   High performance piezoelectric devices based on aligned arrays of nanofibers of poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-trifluoroethylene)

   1,234 citations · 2013
2. 2
   Waterproof AlInGaP optoelectronics on stretchable substrates with applications in biomedicine and robotics

   639 citations · 2010
3. 3
   Three-dimensional piezoelectric polymer microsystems for vibrational energy harvesting, robotic interfaces and biomedical implants

   467 citations · 2019
4. 4
   Microstructured elastomeric surfaces with reversible adhesion and examples of their use in deterministic assembly by transfer printing

   435 citations · 2010
5. 5
   Large-area MRI-compatible epidermal electronic interfaces for prosthetic control and cognitive monitoring

   393 citations · 2019
6. 6
   An Epidermal Stimulation and Sensing Platform for Sensorimotor Prosthetic Control, Management of Lower Back Exertion, and Electrical Muscle Activation

   298 citations · 2015
7. 7
   A wireless haptic interface for programmable patterns of touch across large areas of the skin

   248 citations · 2022
8. 8
   Submillimeter-scale multimaterial terrestrial robots

   136 citations · 2022
9. 9
   Synergistic photoactuation of bilayered spiropyran hydrogels for predictable origami-like shape change

   105 citations · 2021
10. 10
    Soft shape-programmable surfaces by fast electromagnetic actuation of liquid metal networks

    92 citations · 2022

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