Interdisciplinary Lecture by Prof. Yan Wang (GTIIT, ChE)

Title

Advanced Soft Wearables for Biomedical Applications

Speaker

Prof. Yan Wang (GTIIT ChE)

Host

Prof. Ziyi Zhong (GTIIT ChE)

Location

E403 (Education Building, 4th floor)

Zoom Link: https://gtiit.zoom.us/j/93896320311

Abstract

Current commercial wearable electronics are mainly based on rigid circuit boards which do not have true ‘wearability’ on curvilinear, soft human skin. To achieve better signal quality, soft wearable electronics have been arising because of the synergy between healthcare and technology. Soft bioelectronics can be seamlessly integrated to human skin or other biological tissues for real-time bio-signal monitoring. Dr. Wang’s research mainly focusses on the materials development and the practical implementation of soft wearables in real-life situations towards ambulatory health care and the Internet of Things. In today’s talk, she will introduce highperformance soft wearables for health care applications. Using strategies of innovative materials and structure engineering, the developed on-skin bioelectronics could overcome the canonical mechanical mismatch of rigid electronic devices and soft human skins.

Bio

Dr. Yan Wang is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Israel Institute of Technology, Technion-Guangdong. Dr. Wang completed PhD in 2018 in Monash University majoring in Chemical Engineering, under the supervision of Prof. Wenlong Cheng and Prof. George P. Simon, with a focus on stretchable electronic skin sensors and energy devices. From 2019 to 2021, Dr. Wang worked as postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Takao Someya’s group (a pioneer of soft electronics) in Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Information Systems, The University of Tokyo, mainly focusing on ultrasoft nanomesh skin electronics and its application in long-term health monitoring. She joined Technion-Guangdong in November 2021.

In soft electronics field, Dr. Yan Wang has published > 30 peer-reviewed publications in flagship journals like Science, Science Advances, PNAS, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, ACS Nano,

and Materials Horizons in the last five years. She also applied 1 Chinese patent, 1 US patent, and 2 Japanese patents. Her research works were featured by CNN, Science、 Nature Materials、 Tech Explorist News、 New Atlas、Innovations Report、 Utokyo focus、 Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun、 Technology Networks、 News Mynavi、 Phys Org、Nanowerk、 Science Daily、 Newsbeezer、 News Break、 Florida News Times、 Chemical & Engineering News and major Australia medias, such as Herald Sun, Australia SBS evening news, and 9 news.

At GTIIT, she will continue focusing on the materials development and the practical implementation of soft wearables in real-life situations towards ambulatory health care and the Internet of Things.