Dr. Yi Pan obtained his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hong Kong under the supervision of Prof. Anderson Ho Cheung Shum, MEng degree in Biomedical Engineering from Sun Yat-sen University under the supervision of Prof. Changqing Yi, and BSc degree in Material Chemistry from South China Agricultral University.

His research interests include stimuli-response materials, bioinspired micro/nano-systems, microfluidics, soft robotics, and biosensors in biomedical and biomimetic engineerings. So far, he has published 25 papers in SCI journals, such as Science Advances, Nature Communications, Advanced Science, and ACS Nano. Some of his works have received media coverage, including AAAS EurekAlert!, MIT Technology Review, and more than 20 other domestic and foreign media.

In 2023, he joined the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University as an associate professor. He has established the Morphing Matter & System research group, which is dedicated to exploring and developing novel morphing materials, intergrating morphing materials with micro/nano fabrications to design multi-functional morphing systems (e.g., biomimetic micro/nano-devices, microfluidic devices, soft robots, and biosensors.), and applying them to biomedical and biomimetic engineering. The research group is affiliated to the team of Frontier and Intersectional Biomaterials Research Centre led by Prof. Shaobing Zhou, and keeps cooperation with universities in mainland and HK, affiliated hospitals, and other research institutions.

Journal papers：

[1] Y Pan, Z Yang, C Li, SU Hassan, HC Shum*. Plant-inspired TransfOrigami microfluidics. Science Advances, 2022, 8, eabo1719. (cover paper，IF=14.980, CAS Zone 1，JCR Q1)

[2] Y Pan, C Li, X Hou, Z Yang, M Li*, HC Shum*. Pixelating responsive structural color via a bioinspired morphable concavity array (MoCA) composed of 2D photonic crystal elastomer actuators. Advanced Science，2023, 10, 2300347. (IF=17.521，CAS Zone 1，JCR Q1)

[3] Y Pan, LH Lee, Z Yang, SU Hassan, HC Shum*. Co-doping optimized hydrogel-elastomer micro-actuator for versatile biomimetic motions. Nanoscale, 2021, 18967. (cover paper，IF=8.307，CAS Zone 2，JCR Q1)

[4] Y Pan†, W Chen†, J Yang†, J Zheng, M Yang, C Yi*. Facile synthesis of gadolinium chelate-conjugated polymer nanoparticles for fluorescence/magnetic resonance dual-modal imaging. Analytical Chemistry, 2018, 90, 1992. (IF=8.008，CAS Zone 1，JCR Q1)

[5] Y Pan†, J Yang†, Y Fang†, J Zheng, R Song, C Yi*. One-pot synthesis of gadolinium-doped carbon quantum dots for high-performance multimodal bioimaging. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2016, 5, 92. (IF=7.571，CAS Zone 2，JCR Q1)

[6] Y Pan, Y Shi, Z Chen, J Chen, M Hou, Z Chen, CW Li, C Yi*. Design of multiple logic gates based on chemically triggered fluorescence switching of functionalized polyethylenimine. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016, 8, 9472. (IF=10.383，CAS Zone 1，JCR Q1)

[7] Y Pan†, Y Shi†, J Chen, CM Wong, H Zhang, MJ Li*, CW Li*, C Yi*. Grafting polyethylenimine with quinoline derivatives for targeted imaging of intracellular Zn²⁺ and logic gate operations. Materials Science & Engineering C, 2016, 69, 561. (IF=8.457，CAS Zone 2，JCR Q1)

[8] Y Shi†, Y Pan†, J Zhong, J Yang, J Zheng, J Cheng, R Song, C Yi*. Facile synthesis of gadolinium(III) chelates functionalized carbon quantum dots for fluorescence and magnetic resonance dual-modal bioimaging. Carbon, 2015, 93, 742. (IF=11.307，CAS Zone 1，JCR Q1)

News：

· MIT technology review：受植物脉管启发，港大团队造出首个“刺激-响应”的变形微流控系统，有望用于动态人工血管网络等

· EurekAlert!：HKU researchers develop transformable 3D origami microfluidics inspired by clover plant

· HKU Media：三葉草啓迪港大工程學者 研發出可形變的三維摺紙微流控

· HKU Bulletin：November 2022 (Vol. 24 No.1)

· HKU Media：受蝴蝶翅膀雙色微腔結構啟發港大工程團隊研發像素化變色軟體系統