"Pioneers in piezoionic soft materials and devices."
- Atoms-to-Systems Lab
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Mission:
- The Atoms-to-Systems Lab advances the frontier of soft materials and devices for bio-integrated sensing and energy harvesting systems.
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About us:
- Under the leadership of Prof. Derek Ho, we focus on developing soft bio-integrated sensors and soft energy harvesting devices. These areas are served through our core expertise in materials synthesis and device fabrication. We work at the intersection of materials science, electronics, and biomedical engineering, with a strong dedication to applying fundamental innovations to impactful health and energy applications.
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Areas of investigation:
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Affiliations:
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Centre for Cerebro-Cardiovascular Health Engineering
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Technologies:
- Materials include ionic hydrogels, organogels, elastomers, and polymer composites. Our projects typically involve three aspects:
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Materials synthesis using soft chemistry
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Mechanistic investigations
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Soft electronic device fabrication
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Applications:
- Wearable sensors and energy devices, for industries such as healthcare, robotics, electronics, garment, and security.
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Openings (view details):
- Postdoc fellows: Available year round
- PhD students: Dec 1 deadline yearly, but recommend full online application by mid Nov.