Steve Tung
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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)
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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.
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- h-index: 28
- Publications: 168
- Citations: 3,075
Selected Publications
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First-Principles Simulation of the Interaction Between DNA Nucleotides and One-Dimensional Carbon Chain in Electrical Based Sequencing (2024)
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Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery (Adv. Mater. 9/2024) (2024)
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Infusing Data Science into Mechanical Engineering Curriculum with Course-Specific Machine Learning Modules (2024)
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Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery (2023)
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Tau and tubulin protein aggregation characterization by solid-state nanopore method and atomic force microscopy (2023)
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Single DNA Translocation and Electrical Characterization Based on Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanoelectrodes (2022)
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Multistimuli-Responsive Hydroplaning Superhydrophobic Microrobots with Programmable Motion and Multifunctional Applications (2022)
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Multifunctional thermo-magnetically actuated hybrid soft millirobot based on 4D printing (2021)
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Enzymatic/Magnetic Hybrid Micromotors for Synergistic Anticancer Therapy (2021)
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Superhydrophobic photothermal graphene composites and their functional applications in microrobots swimming at the air/water interface (2021)
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Numerical Simulation of a Microscale Dynamo Driven by Tethered, Magnetized Bacterial Cell (2020)
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Fabrication of a Carbon Chain Based Nanosensor for Maximizing Spatial Resolution in DNA Sequencing (2020)
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Detection of Tubulin and TAU Proteins Aggregations using Solid-State Nanopore and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) (2020)
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Target clamping and cooperative motion control of ant robots (2019)
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Photoresponsive Graphene Composite Bilayer Actuator for Soft Robots (2019)
Federal Grants 1 $50,000 total
I-Corps: Commercialization of a Microscale Power Generator Driven by Bacterial Flagellar Motors
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- Multifunctional thermo-magnetically actuated hybrid soft millirobot based on 4D printing
- Superhydrophobic photothermal graphene composites and their functional applications in microrobots swimming at the air/water interface
- Enzymatic/Magnetic Hybrid Micromotors for Synergistic Anticancer Therapy
- Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery
- Multistimuli-Responsive Hydroplaning Superhydrophobic Microrobots with Programmable Motion and Multifunctional Applications
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- Multifunctional thermo-magnetically actuated hybrid soft millirobot based on 4D printing
- Superhydrophobic photothermal graphene composites and their functional applications in microrobots swimming at the air/water interface
- Enzymatic/Magnetic Hybrid Micromotors for Synergistic Anticancer Therapy
- Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery
- Multistimuli-Responsive Hydroplaning Superhydrophobic Microrobots with Programmable Motion and Multifunctional Applications
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- Enzymatic/Magnetic Hybrid Micromotors for Synergistic Anticancer Therapy
- Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery
- Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery (Adv. Mater. 9/2024)
- Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery
- Multistimuli-Responsive Hydroplaning Superhydrophobic Microrobots with Programmable Motion and Multifunctional Applications
- Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery (Adv. Mater. 9/2024)
- Multifunctional thermo-magnetically actuated hybrid soft millirobot based on 4D printing
- Enzymatic/Magnetic Hybrid Micromotors for Synergistic Anticancer Therapy
- Multifunctional thermo-magnetically actuated hybrid soft millirobot based on 4D printing
- Multistimuli-Responsive Hydroplaning Superhydrophobic Microrobots with Programmable Motion and Multifunctional Applications
- Tau and tubulin protein aggregation characterization by solid-state nanopore method and atomic force microscopy
- Single DNA Translocation and Electrical Characterization Based on Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanoelectrodes
- Single DNA Translocation and Electrical Characterization Based on Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanoelectrodes
- First-Principles Simulation of the Interaction Between DNA Nucleotides and One-Dimensional Carbon Chain in Electrical Based Sequencing
- Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery
- Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery (Adv. Mater. 9/2024)
- Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery
- Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery (Adv. Mater. 9/2024)
- Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery
- Dual‐Responsive Nanorobot‐Based Marsupial Robotic System for Intracranial Cross‐Scale Targeting Drug Delivery (Adv. Mater. 9/2024)
- Superhydrophobic photothermal graphene composites and their functional applications in microrobots swimming at the air/water interface
- Superhydrophobic photothermal graphene composites and their functional applications in microrobots swimming at the air/water interface
- Enzymatic/Magnetic Hybrid Micromotors for Synergistic Anticancer Therapy
- Enzymatic/Magnetic Hybrid Micromotors for Synergistic Anticancer Therapy
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