"Pioneers in piezoionic soft materials and devices."
- Atoms-to-Systems Lab
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Mission:
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The Atoms-to-Systems Lab advances the frontier of soft materials and devices for bio-integrated sensing and energy harvesting.
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Profile:
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Under the leadership of Prof. Derek Ho, we are pioneers in soft intelligent systems. We specialize in soft bio-integrated sensors and soft energy harvesting devices. We operate at the intersection of materials science, electronics, and biomedical engineering, focusing on using materials innovation to address consequential challenges in healthcare and energy.
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Affiliations:
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Centre for Cerebro-Cardiovascular Health Engineering
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Areas:
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​Technologies:
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Materials include ionic hydrogels, organogels, elastomers, and polymer composites. Our projects typically involve three aspects:
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Materials synthesis using chemistry
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Soft electronic device fabrication
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Mechanistic investigations
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Applications:
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Wearable sensors and energy devices for healthcare, robotics, electronics, garment, and security.
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Openings (view details):
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Postdoc fellows: Available year round
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PhD students: Dec 1 deadline yearly (contact PI early Nov)