Yi Zhang

Associate Professor

Department of Biomedical Engineering

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Education

• Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology (2016)
  
• B.E., Dalian University of Technology (2011)

Research Summary

• Soft Materials
• Bioelectronics and biosensors
• Colloids and interfacial science

Honors and Awards

• BMES Career Development Award, Biomedical Engineering Society (2019)
• Waldemar T. Ziegler Award for Best Research Paper (2015)

Publications

G. Wu^†, E. T. Zhang^†, Y. Qiang^†, C. Esmonde, X. Chen, Z. Wei, Y. Song, X. Zhang, M. J. Schneider, H. Li, H. Sun, Z. Weng, S. Santaniello, J. He, R.Y. Lai, Y. Li, M.R. Bruchas*, Y. Zhang*, “Long-term in vivo molecular monitoring using aptamer-graphene microtransisotrs,” bioRxiv (2023). LINK

M. Hajikhani, S. Kousheh, Y. Zhang, Mengshi Lin, “Design of a novel SERS substrate by electrospinning for the detection of thiabendazole in soy-based foods”, Food Chemistry 2023, 137703. LINK

M. Hajikhani, Y. Zhang, X. Gao, M. Lin*, “Advances in CRISPR-based SERS Detection of Food Contaminants: A Review,” Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2023, 138, 615-627. LINK

Y. Zhang^†, Y. Song^†, Z. Weng, J. Yang, L. Avery, K. D. Dieckhaus, R. Y. Lai, X. Gao, Y. Zhang*, “A point-of-care microfluidic biosensing system for rapid and ultrasensitive nucleic acid detection from clinical samples,” Lab on a Chip 2023,  23, 3862-3873. LINK

H. Li^†, J. Yuan^†, G. Fennell^†, V. Abdulla^†, R. Nistala, D. Dandachi, D. K.C. Ho*, Y. Zhang*, “Recent advances in wearable sensors and data analytics for continuous monitoring and analysis of biomarkers and symptoms related to COVID-19”, Biophysics Reviews 2023, 4, 031302. LINK

Z. Weng^†, Z. You^†, H. Li^†, G. Wu, Y. Song, H. Sun, A. Fradlin, C. Neal-Harris, M. Lin, X. Gao*, Y. Zhang*, “CRISPR-Cas12a biosensor array for ultrasensitive detection of unamplified DNA with single-nucleotide polymorphic discrimination”, ACS Sensors 2023, 8, 4, 1489–1499. LINK

Y. Cao^†, X. Chen^†, A. Matarasso, Z. Wang, Y. Song, G. Wu, X. Zhang, H. Sun, X. Wang, M. R. Bruchas, Y. Li*, Y. Zhang*, “Covalently attached slippery surface coatings to reduce protein adsorptions on poly(dimethylsiloxane) planar surfaces and 3D microfluidic channels”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023, 15, 7, 9987–9995. LINK

Z. Weng^†, Z. You^†, J. Yang, N. Mohammad, M. Lin, Q. Wei, X. Gao*, Y. Zhang*, “CRISPR-Cas biochemistry and CRISPR-based molecular diagnostics”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62(17), e202214987. LINK

J. Yang^†, Y. Song^†, X. Deng, J. A. Vanegas, Z. You, Y. Zhang, Z. Weng, L. Avery, K. D. Dieckhaus, A. Peddi, Y. Gao*, Y. Zhang*, X. Gao*, “Engineered LwaCas13a with enhanced collateral activity for nucleic acid detection”, Nature Chemical Biology 2023, 19, 45–54. LINK

I. Heck^†, W. Lu^†, Z. Wang, X. Zhang, T. Adak, T. Cu, C. Crumley, Y. Zhang, X. Wang*, “Soft, wireless pressure-sensor-integrated smart bandage for the management of diabetic foot ulcers”, Advanced Materials Technologies 2023, 8(3), 2200821. LINK