Dr Zhang Yufei
Research Assistant Professor
- Y824-04
- +852 3400 2638
- yufei.zhang@polyu.edu.hk
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SCOPUS IDResearch Overview
Our research focuses on fiber-based soft electronics and smart wearables, involving thermal and moisture managing electronic textiles, breathable electronic skin, biomimetic nanofibrous materials, and functional supramolecular polymers.
Research Interests
Academic and Professional Experience
- Associate Head, Soft Electronics Research Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University-Wenzhou Technology and Innovation Research Institute (2025 – Present)
Achievements
- Shortlisted Paper Award of “The 23rd Chen Weiji Paper Excellence Action Plan” (2023)
- Chambroad Technology Award - Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Chambroad Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award (2022)
- Shanghai Outstanding Graduate (2022)
- First Prize of Poster Exhibition at “International Textile Science and Technology Doctoral Students Annual Meeting” (2022)
- Excellent Academic Paper Award of “China Chemical Fiber Industry Association-Hengyi Foundation” (2020)
- First Prize of Paper and Presentation Award at “The Third International Forum on Textiles for Graduate Students” (2020)
- The Best Oral Presenter at “YKD Symposium 2018: The 14th International Symposium for Materials & Kansei in Textiles-Fashion” (2018)
- The 1st Best Oral Presentation at “The 9th International Symposium for High-Tech Fiber Engineering for Young Researcher: Advanced Materials for Fiber Engineering” (2017)
- Third Prize of the First National College Students “Dragon Star Cup” Knitted Garment Design Competition (2015)
- Carbon nanofibrous adsorbents doped with aminated carbon nanotubes and their preparation method, ZL201610664022.7 (Authorized)
- A honeycomb-like nanofibrous material with high specific surface area and its preparation method, ZL202010446712.1 (Authorized)
- A honeycomb-like fibrous membrane with wetting gradient for medical and health protection and its preparation method, ZL202010446711.7 (Authorized)
- Zhuang, Q.; Yao, K.; Zhang, C.; Song, X.; Zhou, J.; Zhang, Y.; Huang, Q.; Zhou, Y.; Yu, X.; Zheng, Z. Permeable, three-dimensional integrated electronic skins with stretchable hybrid liquid metal solders. Nature Electronics 2024, 7, 598–609. DOI: 10.1038/s41928-024-01189-x
- Zhang, Y.; Fu, J.; Ding, Y.; Babar, A. A.; Song, X.; Chen, F.; Yu, X.; Zheng, Z. Thermal and Moisture Managing E-Textiles Enabled by Janus Hierarchical Gradient Honeycombs. Advanced Materials 2024, 36, 2311633. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202311633
- Ding, Y.; Jiang, J.; Wu, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Zhou, J.; Zhang, Y.; Huang, Q.; Zheng, Z. Porous Conductive Textiles for Wearable Electronics. Chemical Reviews 2024, 124, 1535–1648. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00507
- Zhang, Y.; Wu, L.; Babar, A. A.; Zhao, X.; Wang, X.; Yu, J.; Ding, B. Honeycomb-Inspired Robust Hygroscopic Nanofibrous Cellular Networks. Small Methods 2021, 5, 2101011. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202101011
- Zhang, Y.; Meng, N.; Babar, A. A.; Wang, X.; Yu, J.; Ding, B. Lizard-Skin-Inspired Nanofibrous Capillary Network Combined with a Slippery Surface for Efficient Fog Collection. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13, 36587–36594. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c10067
- Zhang, Y.; Meng, N.; Babar, A. A.; Wang, X.; Yu, J.; Ding, B. Multi-bioinspired and Multistructural Integrated Patterned Nanofibrous Surface for Spontaneous and Efficient Fog Collection. Nano Letters 2021, 21, 7806–7814. DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02788
- Wu, L.; Zhang, Y.; Yu, H.; Jia, Y.; Wang, X.; Ding, B. Self-assembly of polyethylene oxide and its composite nanofibrous membranes with cellular network structure. Composites Communications 2021, 27, 100759. DOI: 10.1016/j.coco.2021.100759
- Zhang, Y.; Wu, L.; Wang, X.; Yu, J.; Ding, B. Super hygroscopic nanofibrous membrane-based moisture pump for solar-driven indoor dehumidification. Nature Communications 2020, 11, 3302. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17118-3
- Zhang, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, X.; Yu, J.; Ding, B. Ultrahigh Metal–Organic Framework Loading and Flexible Nanofibrous Membranes for Efficient CO2 Capture with Long-Term, Ultrastable Recyclability. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2018, 10, 34802–34810. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b14197
- Zhang, Y.; Guan, J.; Wang, X.; Yu, J.; Ding, B. Balsam-Pear-Skin-Like Porous Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibrous Membranes Grafted with Polyethyleneimine for Postcombustion CO2 Capture. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2017, 9, 41087–41098. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b14635
