Research Experience
2018–present Research Fellow
> The N.1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
> Institute for Health Innovation and Technology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
> Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
> Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
2018–present Research Fellow
> The N.1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
> Institute for Health Innovation and Technology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
> Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
> Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Advisor: Prof. John S. Ho
- Wirelessly bioelectronic sutures for the monitoring of deep surgical wounds.
- NFC-compatible wireless wound infection sensor based on DNA hydrogel.
- Bluetooth-enabled wireless intracranical pressure sensor.
- Advisor: Prof. Jinyao Tang
- Development of redox fuel for light-driven Si nanorobot with superb efficiency and appealing biocompatibility.
- Advisor: Prof. Jinyao Tang
- Electrochemical reaction assisted graphene-semiconductor hybrid photodetector for transparent wearable optoelectronics.
- Chemically modified low dimensional thermoelectric materials for temperature sensing and heat energy harvesting.
- Light-driven Si nanorobots with photonic structure for potential drug-delivery and non-invasive microsurgery.
- Advisor: Prof. Xuechao Liu
- Ferromagnetic, abnormal Hall effect and optical properties of transition metal doped ZnO thin films with the aid of synchrotron radiation X-ray techniques.
- SiC based photoconductive semiconductor switch preparation and ab-initio study of its optical properties.
Education Experience
2013–2017 Ph.D. in Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Advisor: Prof. Jinyao Tang
2009–2012 M.E. in Materials Science
Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
Advisor: Prof. Xuechao Liu
2005–2009 B.E. in Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, China
2013–2017 Ph.D. in Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Advisor: Prof. Jinyao Tang
2009–2012 M.E. in Materials Science
Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
Advisor: Prof. Xuechao Liu
2005–2009 B.E. in Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, China
Academic Services
- Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Member of Materials Research Society
- Member of American Chemical Society
- Member of The Royal Society of Chemistry
- Lead Guest Editor of Frontiers in Robotics and AI (IF 4.3)
- Lead Guest Editor and Reviewer Board Member of Micromachines (IF 2.9)
- Reviewer Board Member of Biosensors (IF 5.4)
Contributed peer review
Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Materials, Nature Nanotechnology, Account of Chemical Research, Advanced Materials, Small, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, Nano Energy, Chem. Eng. J., npj Flexible Electronics, Micromachines.
Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Materials, Nature Nanotechnology, Account of Chemical Research, Advanced Materials, Small, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, Nano Energy, Chem. Eng. J., npj Flexible Electronics, Micromachines.
Awards and Honors
- 2022 Best Poster Award, The 4th International Conference on Flexible Electronics
- 2020 Best Poster Award (2nd Place), 9th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials
A*STAR, SUTD etc.)
- 2017 First Prize in Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
and Inst.)
- 2013 HKU Postgraduate Scholarship, HKU
- 2012 First Class Academic Performance Scholarship, SICCAS
- 2011 Second Class Academic Performance Scholarship, SICCAS
Conference Presentations:
21. Z. Xiong, J. Ho
The 4th International Conference on Flexible Electronics, Hangzhou, China, Dec. 2022
A Wireless and Flexible Infection Sensing Tag Based on Bio-Inspired DNA Hydrogel
20. Z. Xiong, J. Ho
2022 Materials Reserach Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 2022
Wirelessly Operated Flexible Wound Infection Sensing Tag Based on Bioresponsive Hydrogel
19. Z. Xiong, J. Ho
2022 IEEE International Microwave Biomedical Conference, Suzhou, China, May, 2022
Wirelessly Operated Flexible Sensing Tag for Continuous Wound Infection Monitoring
18. Z. Xiong, J. Ho
The International Conference on Flexible and Printed Electronics (ICFPE), Japan, Oct. 2021
(Invited) A wireless and flexible wound infection sensor based on DNA hydrogel
17. Z. Li, Z. Xiong, C. Li, J. Ho
IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN), Jul 2021.
Wireless respiration monitoring using a flexible sensor and bistable circuit (2nd best paper award)
16. Z. Xiong, S. Achavananthadith, S. Lian, J. Ho
International Conference on Materials for Humanity (MH21), Singapore, Jul. 2021
A wireless and battery-free wound infection sensor based on DNA hydrogel
15. Z. Xiong, S. Achavananthadith, S. Lian, J. Ho
9th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials, Singapore, Dec. 2020
Monitoring of wound infection by bio-responsive DNA hydrogel at radiofrequency;
14. Z. Xiong, Z. Li, J. Ho
10th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore, Jun. 2019
Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring Enabled by Wireless Flexible Sensor;
13. Z. Xiong, J. Tang
AiMES 2018 ECS and SMEQ Joint International Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, Oct. 2018
Controlling Electron and Photon Transport via Nanoengineering;
12. Z. Xiong, J. Wang, J. Tang
2018 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, Apr. 2018
The Rationale Design of Electrochemical Redox Couple for Efficient Conversion of Light into Mechanical Energy;
11. Z. Xiong, J. Chen, J. Tang
Nature Conference on Materials Electrochemistry: Fundamentals & Applications, Shenzhen, China, Jan. 2018
Electrochemical Half-Reaction Assisted Sub-Bandgap Photon Sensing in Graphene Hybrid Photodetector;
10. J. Zheng, B. Dai, J. Wang, Z. Xiong, J. Tang
2017 Materials Reserach Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 2017
Independent Positioning of Visible-Light-Driven Bioinspired Microswimmer;
9. J. Wang, Z. Xiong, B. Dai, J. Tang
2016 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 2016
Wavelength-Dependent Light-Driven Nanomotor;
8. Z. Xiong, Y. Cai, J. Tang
2016 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 2016
Solution Processed CdS/Cu2S Superlattice Nanowire with Enhanced Thermal Power;
7. B. Dai, J. Wang, Z. Xiong, W. Dai, J. Tang
252nd ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Aug. 2016
Remotely controlled phototactic micro swimmers;
6. Z. Xiong, J. Chen, J. Tang
Graphene Week 2016 - Graphene Flagship, Warsaw, Poland, June 2016
Hot Carrier Separation in Wavelength Selective Graphene Photodetector by Reversible Chemical Electron Reservioir;
5. Z. Xiong, J. Chen, J. Tang
Young Giants of Nanoscience 2016, Hong Kong, May 2016
Wavelength-Selective Graphene Photodetector;
4. Z. Xiong, J. Tang
Strategic Research Scheme on Clean Energy Summer Workshop, Hong Kong, July 2015
Electrical and Thermal Transport in Chemically Modified Graphene;
3. Z. Xiong, S. Zhuo, X. Liu
2012 Annual Conference of National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Xiamen, China, Aug. 2012
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study of Magnetism Mechanism of (Cr, Ga)-codoped ZnO Thin Films;
2. Z. Xiong, S. Zhuo, X. Liu
The 5th ZnO Conference of China, Shenzhen, China, Nov. 2011
The Origin of Ferromagnetism in Cr-doped ZnO Films;
1. Z. Xiong, S. Zhuo, X. Liu
The 1st National High Energy Accelerator Strategic Conference, Beijing, China, Aug. 2011
Investigation on Ferromagnetic Mechanism in Cr-doped ZnO Films by Synchrotron Radiation.
21. Z. Xiong, J. Ho
The 4th International Conference on Flexible Electronics, Hangzhou, China, Dec. 2022
A Wireless and Flexible Infection Sensing Tag Based on Bio-Inspired DNA Hydrogel
20. Z. Xiong, J. Ho
2022 Materials Reserach Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 2022
Wirelessly Operated Flexible Wound Infection Sensing Tag Based on Bioresponsive Hydrogel
19. Z. Xiong, J. Ho
2022 IEEE International Microwave Biomedical Conference, Suzhou, China, May, 2022
Wirelessly Operated Flexible Sensing Tag for Continuous Wound Infection Monitoring
18. Z. Xiong, J. Ho
The International Conference on Flexible and Printed Electronics (ICFPE), Japan, Oct. 2021
(Invited) A wireless and flexible wound infection sensor based on DNA hydrogel
17. Z. Li, Z. Xiong, C. Li, J. Ho
IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN), Jul 2021.
Wireless respiration monitoring using a flexible sensor and bistable circuit (2nd best paper award)
16. Z. Xiong, S. Achavananthadith, S. Lian, J. Ho
International Conference on Materials for Humanity (MH21), Singapore, Jul. 2021
A wireless and battery-free wound infection sensor based on DNA hydrogel
15. Z. Xiong, S. Achavananthadith, S. Lian, J. Ho
9th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials, Singapore, Dec. 2020
Monitoring of wound infection by bio-responsive DNA hydrogel at radiofrequency;
14. Z. Xiong, Z. Li, J. Ho
10th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore, Jun. 2019
Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring Enabled by Wireless Flexible Sensor;
13. Z. Xiong, J. Tang
AiMES 2018 ECS and SMEQ Joint International Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, Oct. 2018
Controlling Electron and Photon Transport via Nanoengineering;
12. Z. Xiong, J. Wang, J. Tang
2018 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, Apr. 2018
The Rationale Design of Electrochemical Redox Couple for Efficient Conversion of Light into Mechanical Energy;
11. Z. Xiong, J. Chen, J. Tang
Nature Conference on Materials Electrochemistry: Fundamentals & Applications, Shenzhen, China, Jan. 2018
Electrochemical Half-Reaction Assisted Sub-Bandgap Photon Sensing in Graphene Hybrid Photodetector;
10. J. Zheng, B. Dai, J. Wang, Z. Xiong, J. Tang
2017 Materials Reserach Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 2017
Independent Positioning of Visible-Light-Driven Bioinspired Microswimmer;
9. J. Wang, Z. Xiong, B. Dai, J. Tang
2016 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 2016
Wavelength-Dependent Light-Driven Nanomotor;
8. Z. Xiong, Y. Cai, J. Tang
2016 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 2016
Solution Processed CdS/Cu2S Superlattice Nanowire with Enhanced Thermal Power;
7. B. Dai, J. Wang, Z. Xiong, W. Dai, J. Tang
252nd ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Aug. 2016
Remotely controlled phototactic micro swimmers;
6. Z. Xiong, J. Chen, J. Tang
Graphene Week 2016 - Graphene Flagship, Warsaw, Poland, June 2016
Hot Carrier Separation in Wavelength Selective Graphene Photodetector by Reversible Chemical Electron Reservioir;
5. Z. Xiong, J. Chen, J. Tang
Young Giants of Nanoscience 2016, Hong Kong, May 2016
Wavelength-Selective Graphene Photodetector;
4. Z. Xiong, J. Tang
Strategic Research Scheme on Clean Energy Summer Workshop, Hong Kong, July 2015
Electrical and Thermal Transport in Chemically Modified Graphene;
3. Z. Xiong, S. Zhuo, X. Liu
2012 Annual Conference of National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Xiamen, China, Aug. 2012
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study of Magnetism Mechanism of (Cr, Ga)-codoped ZnO Thin Films;
2. Z. Xiong, S. Zhuo, X. Liu
The 5th ZnO Conference of China, Shenzhen, China, Nov. 2011
The Origin of Ferromagnetism in Cr-doped ZnO Films;
1. Z. Xiong, S. Zhuo, X. Liu
The 1st National High Energy Accelerator Strategic Conference, Beijing, China, Aug. 2011
Investigation on Ferromagnetic Mechanism in Cr-doped ZnO Films by Synchrotron Radiation.
Workshops Attendance:
- Materials Studio Training Camp by NeoTrident Technology Ltd., Shanghai, China, Nov. 2012;
- Synchrotron Radiation Application Workshop on X-ray Diffraction, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, China, Oct. 2012;
- Synchrotron Radiation Application Workshop on X-ray Microscopy, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, China, Dec. 2010;
- The 14th International Summer School on Crystal Growth (ISSCG-14), Dalian, China, Aug. 2010;
- The 16th International Conference on Crystal Growth(ICCG-16)/ The 14th International Conference on Vapor Growth and Epitaxy(ICVGE-14), Beijing, China, Aug. 2010