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  1. Magnetic helical micro/nanomachines: Recent advances in functionalization, driving control, and biomedical applications

    Article • Sensors and Actuators A Physical, March 2026, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  2. Multifunctional magnetic-actuated bionic fish with structural biomimicry and photothermal response for underwater monitoring and targeted transport

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, February 2026, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  3. A magnetically driven miniature submarine with photothermal buoyancy control for microfluidic navigation and targeted cargo delivery

    Article • Measurement, February 2026, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  4. Photothermal-driven BOPP/GO bilayer actuators for programmable 3D shaping and amphibious robot

    Article • Chemical Engineering Science, January 2026, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  5. Recent Advances in Dielectric Elastomer Actuator-Based Soft Robots: Classification, Applications, and Future Perspectives

    Article • Gels, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  6. Study on Optimization of High-Pressure Casting Process and Improvement of Mechanical Properties for Damping Spacer Based on ABAQUS

    Article • Materials, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  7. Gel-Based Marangoni Actuators: Mechanisms, Material Designs, Driving Modes, and Cross-Scale Applications

    Article • Gels, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  8. Photothermal and Magnetic Actuation of Multimodal PNIPAM Hydrogel-Based Soft Robots

    Article • Gels, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  9. Engineering a multi-stiffness nested cooperative magnetic continuum robot based on low melting point alloy

    Article • Science China Technological Sciences, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Wenguang Yang

  10. A dual-paddle soft robot integrated with a bionic elephant nose gripper constructed on the foundation of PNIPAM/MoS₂ composite hydrogel

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, July 2025, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  11. Soft robots with different movement capabilities based on photo-responsive multilayer poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, July 2025, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  12. Low Carrier–Frequency Ratio Luenberger Observer Based on Discrete Mathematical Model for SPMSMs

    Article • Electronics, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  13. An Untethered Bionic Soft Robotic Vehicle With Magnetic Actuation and Control for Multi-Scenario Applications

    Article • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, June 2025, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Wenguang Yang

  14. Multi-Objective Optimization of Injection Molding Process Parameters of Car Lamp Shell Based on Grey Correlation Analysis

    Article • Polymers, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  15. Advances in Magnetically Controlled Medical Robotics: A Review of Actuation Systems, Continuum Designs, and Clinical Prospects for Minimally Invasive Therapies

    Article • Micromachines, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  16. Design, optimization, and validation of a magnetic mother-child robot system for targeted drug delivery

    Article • Materials & Design, May 2025, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  17. Soft crawling robots inspired by invertebrate reptiles: Fabricated with PNIPAM/MWCNTs composite hydrogel and driven by near-infrared light for multi-directional locomotion

    Article • Polymer, May 2025, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  18. Wearable Medical Devices: Application Status and Prospects

    Article • Micromachines, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  19. Programmable Multiresponse Marangoni Actuator Enabled by a PINPAM/MWCNT Composite Material

    Article • Langmuir, February 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Wenguang Yang

  20. Dual-responsive Tumbleweed-inspired Soft Robot Based on Poly(N‑isopropylacrylamide) and MoS2 for Targeted Drug Delivery in Stomach

    Article • Journal of Bionic Engineering, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Wenguang Yang

  21. The customized design and fabrication of microchannels via optically induced dielectrophoresis for particle manipulation

    Article • Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering, January 2025, American Institute of Physics

    Wenguang Yang

  22. Cordless Miniature Robots from Centimeter to Nanometer Scale: Recent Progress and Future Challenges in Biomedicine Field

    Article • Advanced Materials Technologies, December 2024, Wiley

    Wenguang Yang

  23. A magnetically driven symmetrical leech-inspired soft robot for various applications

    Article • Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, November 2024, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  24. Integrated Generation and Manipulation of Microcapsules via Optically Induced Dielectrophoresis

    Article • ACS Applied Polymer Materials, October 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Wenguang Yang

  25. The electrodynamic analysis and manipulation of PEGDA semicircular tubular structures based on optically induced dielectrophoresis

    Article • Physica Scripta, September 2024, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Wenguang Yang

  26. Magnetically Driven Quadruped Soft Robot with Multimodal Motion for Targeted Drug Delivery

    Article • Biomimetics, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  27. Recent Advances in Photoacoustic Imaging: Current Status and Future Perspectives

    Article • Micromachines, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  28. Programmable multi-stimulus-responsive whirligig beetle inspired soft robot with multifunctionality based on composite materials

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, July 2024, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  29. Microrobots Based on Smart Materials with Their Manufacturing Methods and Applications

    Article • Inventions, June 2024, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  30. Expansion of Self-assembled Structures of Heteroarray NdFeB Semicircular Arc Magnetic Minirobots

    Article • Journal of Bionic Engineering, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Wenguang Yang

  31. Novel Isolating Approaches to Circulating Tumor Cell Enrichment Based on Microfluidics: A Review

    Article • Micromachines, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  32. A bionic mimosa soft robot based on a multi-responsive PNIPAM-PEGDA hydrogel composition

    Article • Biomicrofluidics, May 2024, American Institute of Physics

    Wenguang Yang

  33. A concentric tube magnetic continuum robot with multiple stiffness levels and high flexibility for potential endovascular intervention

    Article • Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, May 2024, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  34. Recent Advances in Microrobots Powered by Multi-Physics Field for Biomedical and Environmental Applications

    Article • Micromachines, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  35. Magnetically Controlled Millipede Inspired Soft Robot for Releasing Drugs on Target Area in Stomach

    Article • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, April 2024, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Wenguang Yang

  36. A Powerful Dual-Responsive Hand Claw Structured by a Photothermal Double Layer Based on Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and Carbon Nanotubes

    Article • ACS Applied Polymer Materials, March 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Wenguang Yang

  37. Nanomechanical Analysis of Living Small Extracellular Vesicles to Identify Gastric Cancer Cell Malignancy Based on a Biomimetic Peritoneum

    Article • ACS Nano, February 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Wenguang Yang

  38. Micromixing within microfluidic devices: Fundamentals, design, and fabrication

    Article • Biomicrofluidics, December 2023, American Institute of Physics

    Wenguang Yang

  39. Bubble-based microrobot: Recent progress and future perspective

    Article • Sensors and Actuators A Physical, October 2023, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  40. A Bionic Venus Flytrap Soft Microrobot Driven by Multiphysics for Intelligent Transportation

    Article • Biomimetics, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  41. Biohybrid Soft Robots Powered by Myocyte: Current Progress and Future Perspectives

    Article • Micromachines, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  42. Bionic Sea Anemone Actuator with a Double-Layered Gripper Driven by Multiple Physical Fields

    Article • ACS Applied Polymer Materials, June 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Wenguang Yang

  43. Bio-inspired propeller robot with controllable pitch driven by magnetic and optical coupling field

    Article • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, May 2023, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  44. An Underwater Bionic Snake Soft Robot with Tunable Deformation and Motion Based on Composite Materials

    Article • Advanced Materials Technologies, March 2023, Wiley

    Wenguang Yang

  45. Simultaneous Microfluidic Synthesis of Multi-Sized Silica Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

    Article • ACS Applied Nano Materials, March 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Wenguang Yang

  46. Magnetically driven microrobots: Recent progress and future development

    Article • Materials & Design, March 2023, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  47. Light-powered microrobots: Recent progress and future challenges

    Article • Optics and Lasers in Engineering, February 2023, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  48. A review of magnetically driven swimming microrobots: Material selection, structure design, control method, and applications

    Article • REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE, January 2023, De Gruyter

    Wenguang Yang

  49. 3D printing of bioinspired hydrogel microstructures with programmable and complex shape deformations based on a digital micro-mirror device

    Article • Optics & Laser Technology, January 2023, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  50. A multi-stimulus-responsive bionic fish microrobot for remote intelligent control applications

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Wenguang Yang

  51. An aquatic biomimetic butterfly soft robot driven by deformable photo-responsive hydrogel

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Wenguang Yang

  52. 3D printable and stretchable PVA‐PAAm dual network hydrogel with conductivities for wearable sensors

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, November 2022, Wiley

    Wenguang Yang

  53. A Programmable Inchworm-Inspired Soft Robot Powered by a Rotating Magnetic Field

    Article • Journal of Bionic Engineering, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Wenguang Yang

  54. Recent Advances in the Development of Flexible Sensors: Mechanisms, Materials, Performance Optimization, and Applications

    Article • Journal of Electronic Materials, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Wenguang Yang

  55. A review of microfluidic-based mixing methods

    Article • Sensors and Actuators A Physical, September 2022, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  56. A Multifunctional Light-Driven Swimming Soft Robot for Various Application Scenarios

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  57. Recent advances in optically induced di-electrophoresis and its biomedical applications

    Article • Biomedical Microdevices, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Wenguang Yang

  58. Accurate and Automatic Extraction of Cell Self-Rotation Speed in an ODEP Field Using an Area Change Algorithm

    Article • Micromachines, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  59. Optogenetically engineered cell-based graphene transistor for pharmacodynamic evaluation of anticancer drugs

    Article • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, May 2022, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  60. Recent advances in acoustic microfluidics and its exemplary applications

    Article • Biomicrofluidics, May 2022, American Institute of Physics

    Wenguang Yang

  61. Bubble-based microrobots enable digital assembly of heterogeneous microtissue modules

    Article • Biofabrication, March 2022, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Wenguang Yang

  62. Atomic Force Microscopy for Tumor Research at Cell and Molecule Levels

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, March 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Wenguang Yang

  63. Recent advance in cell patterning techniques: Approaches, applications and future prospects

    Article • Sensors and Actuators A Physical, January 2022, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  64. Advances in precise single-cell capture for analysis and biological applications

    Article • Analytical Methods, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Wenguang Yang

  65. Engineered liver tissue in vitro to mimic liver functions and its biomedical applications

    Article • Materials Advances, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Wenguang Yang

  66. Engineering Biological Tissues from the Bottom-Up: Recent Advances and Future Prospects

    Article • Micromachines, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  67. Digital micro-mirror device -based light curing technology and its biological applications

    Article • Optics & Laser Technology, November 2021, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  68. Micropatterned Cell‐Repellent Interface Using Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing to Engineer Controlled Cell Organization

    Article • Advanced Materials Technologies, June 2021, Wiley

    Wenguang Yang

  69. Microlenses arrays: Fabrication, materials, and applications

    Article • Microscopy Research and Technique, May 2021, Wiley

    Wenguang Yang

  70. Non-invasive acquisition of mechanical properties of cells via passive microfluidic mechanisms: A review

    Article • Biomicrofluidics, May 2021, American Institute of Physics

    Wenguang Yang

  71. Recent Advances in Three-Dimensional Multicellular Spheroid Culture and Future Development

    Article • Micromachines, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  72. Mechanisms, influencing factors, and applications of electrohydrodynamic jet printing

    Article • Nanotechnology Reviews, January 2021, De Gruyter

    Wenguang Yang

  73. Dynamic fabrication of microfluidic systems for particles separation based on optical projection lithography

    Article • Biomedical Microdevices, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Wenguang Yang

  74. 4D Printing: A Review on Recent Progresses

    Article • Micromachines, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  75. Recent advances in microfluidic technologies for separation of biological cells

    Article • Biomedical Microdevices, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Wenguang Yang

  76. Influence of MoS2-metal interface on charge injection: a comparison between various metal contacts

    Article • Nanotechnology, July 2020, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Wenguang Yang

  77. Determination of Dielectric Properties of Cells using AC Electrokinetic-based Microfluidic Platform: A Review of Recent Advances

    Article • Micromachines, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  78. Label-free characterization of different kinds of cells using optoelectrokinetic-based microfluidics

    Article • Optics Letters, April 2020, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Wenguang Yang

  79. Microfluidic-based cancer cell separation using active and passive mechanisms

    Article • Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Wenguang Yang

  80. Modular and Customized Fabrication of 3D Functional Microgels for Bottom‐Up Tissue Engineering and Drug Screening

    Article • Advanced Materials Technologies, February 2020, Wiley

    Wenguang Yang

  81. Fabrication of flexible microlens arrays for parallel super-resolution imaging

    Article • Applied Surface Science, February 2020, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  82. A Review on Optoelectrokinetics-Based Manipulation and Fabrication of Micro/Nanomaterials

    Article • Micromachines, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  83. Visible light driven recyclable micromotors for “on-the-fly” water remediation

    Article • Materials Letters, January 2020, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  84. Recent advance in surface modification for regulating cell adhesion and behaviors

    Article • Nanotechnology Reviews, January 2020, De Gruyter

    Wenguang Yang

  85. Biomimetic construction of peritoneum to imitate peritoneal metastasis using digital micromirror device-based optical projection lithography

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Wenguang Yang

  86. Dynamically directing cell organization via micro-hump structure patterned cell-adhered interfaces

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Wenguang Yang

  87. Mask-free generation of multicellular 3D heterospheroids array for high-throughput combinatorial anti-cancer drug screening

    Article • Materials & Design, December 2019, Elsevier

    Wenguang Yang

  88. Facile Method for Fabricating Microfluidic Chip Integrated with Microwell Arrays for Cell Trapping

    Article • Micromachines, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  89. Development of Multi-Dimensional Cell Co-Culture via a Novel Microfluidic Chip Fabricated by DMD-Based Optical Projection Lithography

    Article • IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience, October 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Wenguang Yang

  90. Untethered microgripper-the dexterous hand at microscale

    Article • Biomedical Microdevices, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Wenguang Yang

  91. Imaging with Optogenetically Engineered Living Cells as a Photodetector

    Article • Advanced Biosystems, June 2019, Wiley

    Wenguang Yang

  92. Development of an image biosensor based on an optogenetically engineered cell for visual prostheses

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Wenguang Yang

  93. Recent advances of light-driven micro/nanomotors: toward powerful thrust and precise control

    Article • Nanotechnology Reviews, November 2018, De Gruyter

    Prof. Ligang Yao, Fanan Wei, Wenguang Yang

  94. Construction of Microenvironment Structures for the Study of Cell Behavior using DMD-based Optical Projection Lithography

    Article • July 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Wenguang Yang

  95. Non-UV Patterning of Gelatin Methacryloyl Hydrogel by Optically Induced Electropolymerization

    Article • July 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Wenguang Yang

  96. Hydrogel Printing Based on UV-Induced Projection for Cell-Based Microarray Fabrication

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Wenguang Yang

  97. Label-free multidimensional information acquisition from optogenetically engineered cells using a graphene transistor

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Wenguang Yang

  98. Patterned microwell arrays for single-cell analysis and drug screening

    Article • July 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Wenguang Yang

  99. 2D Normalized Iterative Hard Thresholding Algorithm for Fast Compressive Radar Imaging

    Article • Remote Sensing, June 2017, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  100. Spatial Manipulation and Assembly of Nanoparticles by Atomic Force Microscopy Tip-Induced Dielectrophoresis

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, May 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Wenguang Yang

  101. Mask-free fabrication of a versatile microwell chip for multidimensional cellular analysis and drug screening

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Wenguang Yang

  102. High-Throughput Fabrication and Modular Assembly of 3D Heterogeneous Microscale Tissues

    Article • Small, November 2016, Wiley

    Wenguang Yang

  103. Facile modulation of cell adhesion to a poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate film with incorporation of polystyrene nano-spheres

    Article • Biomedical Microdevices, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Wenguang Yang

  104. Regulation of cell adhesion to poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate film by modification with polystyrene nano-spheres

    Article • August 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Wenguang Yang

  105. Single-pixel camera with one graphene photodetector

    Article • Optics Express, January 2016, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Wenguang Yang

  106. Regulation of breast cancer cell behaviours by the physical microenvironment constructed via projection microstereolithography

    Article • Biomaterials Science, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Wenguang Yang

  107. Rapid Fabrication of Hydrogel Microstructures Using UV-Induced Projection Printing

    Article • Micromachines, December 2015, MDPI AG

    Wenguang Yang

  108. Tumor cellular behaviors regulated by controlled microenvionment

    Article • November 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Wenguang Yang

  109. Selective pattern of cancer cell accumulation and growth using UV modulating printing of hydrogels

    Article • Biomedical Microdevices, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Wenguang Yang

  110. Nano-Manipulation Based on Real-Time Compressive Tracking

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, September 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Wenguang Yang

  111. Controllable cancer cell growth using UV patterned hydrogels via DMD-based modulating projection printing

    Article • July 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Wenguang Yang

  112. Fabrication of microstructures using the DMD-based modulating projection printing method

    Article • April 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Wenguang Yang