Zhenan Bao

K.K. Lee Professor of Chemical Engineering
Director, Stanford Wearable Electronics Initiative (eWEAR)
Faculty affiliate, Wu Tsai Neuroscience Institute, ChEM-H, Precourt Institute, BioX
Stanford Departments and Centers: 
Chemical Engineering
Research Interests: 

We are working closely with colleagues in Science, Engineering and Medicine to advance the use of soft electronics for wearable and implantable electronics for precision health, precision mental health and advance the understanding of neuroscience. Her group has developed foundational materials and devices that enabled a a new generation of skin-inspired soft electronics. They open up unprecedented opportunities for understanding human health and developing monitoring, diagnosis and treatment tools. A few recent examples include: a wireless tuner growth monitoring tool, a wireless wound healing patch, a soft neurostring for simultaneous neurochemical monitoring in the brain and gut, and Mentaid: a wearable for monitoring mental health. Our work engage students and postdocs with training background in chemistry, chemical engineering, material science and engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or bioengineering.