Xuanhe Zhao

Xuanhe Zhao is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research focuses on soft materials and systems, including tough adhesive hydrogels, hard-magnetic soft materials, wearable ultrasound, bioelectronics, and soft medical robotics. He also investigates solid mechanics, particularly large deformation, instability, fracture, fatigue, adhesion, and multiple-field coupling. His work addresses societal impacts in health, sustainability, water, food, energy, and plastics. Zhao's research has led to the development of medical devices and technologies with real-world applications, including FDA-approved products. He is affiliated with the MIT MechE department and maintains a website at https://meche.mit.edu/people/faculty/zhaox@mit.edu.

Xuanhe Zhao is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in solid mechanics, soft materials, hydrogels, bioadhesives, and bioelectronics. His research focuses on developing advanced materials with unique mechanical and functional properties, such as highly stretchable and tough hydrogels, bioadhesive interfaces for wet tissues, and bioelectronic systems integrated with soft materials. Zhao's work explores the design and fabrication of multifunctional hydrogels, soft robotics, and flexible sensors, emphasizing the integration of mechanics, materials science, and biomedical applications. His contributions span from fundamental studies on polymeric gels to practical technologies for biomedical devices and soft robotics.