Biomedical Engineering

Researchers from the School of Engineering of HKUST develop the world’s smallest multifunctional biomedical robot which has a slim profile of just 0.95 mm.
Researchers from the School of Engineering of HKUST develop the world’s smallest multifunctional biomedical robot which has a slim profile of just 0.95 mm.  
Advancing Diagnosis and Treatment
HKUST Engineering Develops World’s Smallest Multifunctional Biomedical Robot for Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment
Prof. Lim Chwee-Teck (left), chair of the 18th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering 2024 (ICBME 2024), and Prof. Hsing I-Ming (right), President of the Asia Pacific Biomedical Engineering Consortium (APBEC) and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST, presented the APBEC Young Scholar Award to Prof. Hnin Y. Y. Nyein at ICBME 2024.
Prof. Lim Chwee-Teck (left), chair of the 18th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering 2024 (ICBME 2024), and Prof. Hsing I-Ming (right), President of the Asia Pacific Biomedical Engineering Consortium (APBEC) and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST, presented the APBEC Young Scholar Award to Prof. Hnin Y. Y. Nyein at ICBME 2024. 
Rising Star Recognized
Prof. Hnin Y. Y. NYEIN Named Young Scholar of Asia Pacific Biomedical Engineering Consortium and Sensors & Diagnostics Emerging Investigator 2023 by Royal Society of Chemistry
Corresponding authors: Prof. Qu Jianan (first right) from the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE), and Prof. Liu Kai (second left) from the Division of Life Science (LIFS); co-first authors: ECE PhD graduate Dr. Wu Wanjie (second right), ECE PhD student He Yingzhu (center), and LIFS PhD student Chen Yujun (first left)
Corresponding authors: Prof. Qu Jianan (first right) from the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE), and Prof. Liu Kai (second left) from the Division of Life Science (LIFS); co-first authors: ECE PhD graduate Dr. Wu Wanjie (second right), ECE PhD student He Yingzhu (center), and LIFS PhD student Chen Yujun (first left) 
Cross-Disciplinary Study in Engineering and Biology
HKUST Researchers Reveal Microglia’s Crucial Role in Preventing Axonal Degeneration Following Spinal Cord Injury
The in-house pH-responsive mucin extract investigated in Prof. Hsing I-Ming’s study shows promise in the development of multifunctional wound dressings for accelerating the healing process of infected wounds.
The in-house pH-responsive mucin extract investigated in Prof. Hsing I-Ming’s study shows promise in the development of multifunctional wound dressings for accelerating the healing process of infected wounds. 
An Alternative to Antibiotics
Extraction of Mucin Biomaterials from Pig Stomachs for Potential Application in Chronic Wound Treatment
Prof. Shen Yajing (left) and co-first author Dr. Yang Xiong (right) with the magnetic actuation platform for microswimmer control in front.
Prof. Shen Yajing (left) and co-first author Dr. Yang Xiong (right) with the magnetic actuation platform for microswimmer control in front. 
Making Greater Contributions to Human Health
HKUST Engineering Researchers Develop Groundbreaking Platform for One-Step Production of Sperm-Like Micro-Robots to Enhance Precise Drug Delivery
Prof. Wang Yiwen was invited to be a keynote speaker at the 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, which took place in Florida, US on July 15-19, 2024.
Prof. Wang Yiwen was invited to be a keynote speaker at the 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, which took place in Florida, US on July 15-19, 2024. 
Thought Leadership
Prof. WANG Yiwen Delivered Keynote Speech at IEEE EMBC 2024
Prof. Shen Yajing (left) and co-first author Dr. Yang Xiong (right) with the magnetic actuation platform for microswimmer control in front.
Prof. Shen Yajing (left) and co-first author Dr. Yang Xiong (right) with the magnetic actuation platform for microswimmer control in front. 
Pioneering a New Approach for Precise Drug Delivery
Prof. SHEN Yajing’s Research on One-Step Strategy for Sperm-Like Micro-Robots Published in Nature Communications
Prof. Shen Yajing, Associate Professor of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at HKUST
Prof. Shen Yajing, Associate Professor of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at HKUST 
New Insight on Embodied Intelligence Inspired by Plant
HKUST Engineering Researcher Developed Liquid Metal-Based Electronic Logic Device that Mimics Intelligent Prey-Capture Mechanism of Venus Flytrap
Prof. Terence Wong, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, HKUST
Prof. Terence Wong, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, HKUST 
CHAMPion of Cancer Imaging
No More “Take Two” in Lung Cancer Surgeries
Led by Prof. David Lam and supervised by Dr. Stanley Leung (center), an engineering research team comprising Yuen-Yin Leung (first left), Kin-Nam Kwok (second left), Kwun-Chung Chan (second right), and Minji Seo (first right) invented the glaucoma preventive device O_Oley.
Led by Prof. David Lam and supervised by Dr. Stanley Leung (center), an engineering research team comprising Yuen-Yin Leung (first left), Kin-Nam Kwok (second left), Kwun-Chung Chan (second right), and Minji Seo (first right) invented the glaucoma preventive device O_Oley. 
Research Team Invented Goggles Viable in Lowering Eye Pressure
Wearable Device O_Oley Shines Light on Glaucoma Prevention
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