Mission
The mission of Zhao Lab at MIT is to advance science and technology between humans and machines for addressing grand societal challenges in health and sustainability. We are a highly interdisciplinary research group with expertise in mechanics, materials, and biotechnology. A major focus of our current research is the study and development of soft materials and systems. Please refer to Representative Papers and Review Papers for an overview of our research; Selected Papers and All Papers for more details; Google Scholar and ResearchID for citations of our papers; Images for artistic works based on our research. Please refer to MIT MechE website for Prof. Zhao's bio-sketch and MIT Technology Review for Zhao Lab work's impact.
Feb 2024: Hsiao-Chuan, Xiaoyu, and Chonghe and collaborators’ paper Wearable bioadhesive ultrasound shear wave elastography was published in Science Advances. MIT News. MIT Spotlight.
Dec 2023: Prof. Zhao was selected as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher 2023. Congratulations!
Oct 2023: Xinyue, Shaoting, and collaborators’ paper on Fatigue-resistant hydrogel optical fibers enable peripheral nerve optogenetics during locomotion was published in Nature Methods. Nature Methods Highlight, MIT News.
June 2023: SanaHeal a startup company based on the bioadhesive technology developed in Zhao Lab won the 2023 Nature Spinoff Prize. Nature outlook about SanaHeal. Nature paper on bioadhesive technology.
June 2023: Tao, Hyunwoo, Jingjing, Heejung, and collaborators’ paper on 3D printable high-performance conducting polymer hydrogel for all-hydrogel bioelectronic interfaces was published in Nature Materials. Nature Materials Perspective, MIT News.
Nov 2022: TIME Best Invention of 2022 selected our invention of bioadhesive ultrasound capable of long-term continuous imaging of deep organs. Congratulations!
Wearable bioadhesive ultrasound shear wave elastography, Science Advances (2024)
A 3D printable tissue adhesive, Nature Communications (2024)
An elastomer with ultrahigh strain-induced crystallization, Science Advances (2023)
Nonlocal Intrinsic Fracture Energy of Polymerlike Networks, Phys. Rev. Lett. (2023).
Fatigue-resistant hydrogel optical fibers enable peripheral nerve optogenetics during locomotion Nature Methods (2023).
3D printable high-performance conducting polymer hydrogel for all-hydrogel bioelectronic interfaces, Nature Materials (2023)
Hydrogel Interfaces for Merging Humans and Machines, Nature Review Materials (2022)
Bioadhesive ultrasound for long-term continuous imaging of diverse organs Science (2022)
Telerobotic neurovascular interventions with magnetic manipulation Science Robotics (2022)
Engineered Living Hydrogels Advanced Materials (2022)
Magnetic Soft Materials and Robots Chemical Reviews (2022). LaTeX version