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Last published 2024
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Steve Tung

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Federal Grant PI High Impact

Researcher

Also affiliated: California Institute of Technology (1996–2003); Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (1999); Shenyang Institute of Automation (2007–2019); University of California, Los Angeles (1996–2018); National University of Singapore (1998); Nanyang Technological University (1999); Chinese University of Hong Kong (1986); Chinese Academy of Sciences (2007–2019); Cornell University (2006); California State University Los Angeles (1997); UCLA Health (1996–1999); University of Minnesota, Waseca (2000); Kanyakumari Government Medical College (2011); Robotics Research (United States) (2017); University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2013); State Key Laboratory of Robotics (2013–2017); University of Houston (1996); Academia Sinica (2017)

Faculty Researcher

28 h-index 168 pubs 3,075 cited

  • Humans
  • Biosensing Techniques
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques
  • Animals
  • Point-of-Care Systems
  • Electric Impedance
  • Influenza in Birds
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Microfluidics
  • Robotics
  • Equipment Design
  • Lab-On-A-Chip Devices
  • Birds
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype
  • Antibodies, Immobilized

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Steve Tung's research focuses on the development and application of microscale robotics and advanced materials for various applications, including drug delivery and biosensing. His work involves designing and fabricating sophisticated microrobots capable of programmable motion and targeted functionalities. Recent publications highlight the creation of multifunctional thermo-magnetically actuated hybrid soft millirobots and superhydrophobic photothermal graphene composites for applications like microrobot swimming at the air/water interface. He has also investigated enzymatic/magnetic hybrid micromotors for synergistic anticancer therapy and dual-responsive nanorobot-based systems for intracranial drug delivery.

Tung's research extends to the characterization of biological molecules using advanced techniques. This includes the study 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 work also encompasses first-principles simulations of DNA interactions with carbon chains for electrical-based sequencing. He has received NSF funding 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 168 publications, Tung is recognized as a highly cited researcher. His collaborative network includes researchers from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, such as Bo Ma and Jin-Woo Kim, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 28
  • Publications: 168
  • Citations: 3,075

Selected Publications

  • First-Principles Simulation of the Interaction Between DNA Nucleotides and One-Dimensional Carbon Chain in Electrical Based Sequencing (2024)
    IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery (Adv. Mater. 9/2024) (2024)
    Advanced Materials 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)
    Advanced Materials 52 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Tau and tubulin protein aggregation characterization by solid-state nanopore method and atomic force microscopy (2023)
    Journal of Applied Physics 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Single DNA Translocation and Electrical Characterization Based on Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanoelectrodes (2022)
    IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Multistimuli-Responsive Hydroplaning Superhydrophobic Microrobots with Programmable Motion and Multifunctional Applications (2022)
    ACS Nano 48 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Multifunctional thermo-magnetically actuated hybrid soft millirobot based on 4D printing (2021)
    Composites Part B Engineering 108 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Enzymatic/Magnetic Hybrid Micromotors for Synergistic Anticancer Therapy (2021)
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 61 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Superhydrophobic photothermal graphene composites and their functional applications in microrobots swimming at the air/water interface (2021)
    Chemical Engineering Journal 80 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Numerical Simulation of a Microscale Dynamo Driven by Tethered, Magnetized Bacterial Cell (2020)
  • Fabrication of a Carbon Chain Based Nanosensor for Maximizing Spatial Resolution in DNA Sequencing (2020)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Detection of Tubulin and TAU Proteins Aggregations using Solid-State Nanopore and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) (2020)
    Biophysical Journal 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Target clamping and cooperative motion control of ant robots (2019)
    Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Photoresponsive Graphene Composite Bilayer Actuator for Soft Robots (2019)
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 103 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $50,000 total

Collaboration Network

27 Collaborators 7 Institutions 2 Countries

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