Steve Tung Data-verified

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Federal Grant PI High Impact

Researcher

University of Arkansas

Last publication 2024 Last refreshed 2026-05-22

faculty

28 h-index 168 pubs 3,031 cited

Research Areas

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Steve Tung's research centers on the development and application of advanced micro- and nanorobotic systems for diverse functional purposes. His work includes the creation of multifunctional thermo-magnetically actuated hybrid soft millirobots, incorporating 4D printing techniques. He has investigated superhydrophobic photothermal graphene composites for applications in microrobots capable of swimming at air/water interfaces. Additionally, Tung's research extends to enzymatic/magnetic hybrid micromotors designed for synergistic anticancer therapy and dual-responsive nanorobot-based systems for intracranial drug delivery.

His laboratory also explores fundamental aspects of nanomaterials and their interactions. This includes the characterization of tau and tubulin protein aggregation using solid-state nanopore methods and atomic force microscopy, as well as single DNA translocation and electrical characterization based on atomic force microscopy and nanoelectrodes. His computational work involves first-principles simulations of DNA nucleotide interactions with carbon chains for electrical-based sequencing.

Tung has received federal funding for his work, including an NSF I-Corps grant totaling $50,000 for the commercialization of a microscale power generator driven by bacterial flagellar motors. With an h-index of 28 and over 3,000 citations across 164 publications, he is recognized as a highly cited researcher. His collaborations include work with Bo Ma and Jin-Woo Kim at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

h-index: 28
Publications: 168
Citations: 3,031

Selected Publications

First-Principles Simulation of the Interaction Between DNA Nucleotides and One-Dimensional Carbon Chain in Electrical Based Sequencing (2024)

2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery (Adv. Mater. 9/2024) (2024)

DOI OpenAlex
Infusing Data Science into Mechanical Engineering Curriculum with Course-Specific Machine Learning Modules (2024)

1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery (2023)

44 citations DOI OpenAlex
Tau and tubulin protein aggregation characterization by solid-state nanopore method and atomic force microscopy (2023)

9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Single DNA Translocation and Electrical Characterization Based on Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanoelectrodes (2022)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Multistimuli-Responsive Hydroplaning Superhydrophobic Microrobots with Programmable Motion and Multifunctional Applications (2022)

43 citations DOI OpenAlex
Multifunctional thermo-magnetically actuated hybrid soft millirobot based on 4D printing (2021)

101 citations DOI OpenAlex
Enzymatic/Magnetic Hybrid Micromotors for Synergistic Anticancer Therapy (2021)

59 citations DOI OpenAlex
Superhydrophobic photothermal graphene composites and their functional applications in microrobots swimming at the air/water interface (2021)

73 citations DOI OpenAlex