Tailin Xu, Associate Professor of Institute for Advanced Study, He is mainly engaged in smart wearable biosensor devices, microdroplet sensor devices, and aggregation analysis devices for ultra-trace markers. He has presided over five provincial and ministerial funds, including the Ministry of Education and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and participated in one major research program of the National Natural Science. In recent years, he has published more than 140 papers in Chem. Soc. Rev., Adv. Mater. and J. Am. Chem. Soc. with more than9300 citations. He has been authorized 10 invention patents by the first inventor. The research results have been successively reported more than 80 times by ACS Weekly PressPac, Materials Views, Nanowerk, ScienceDaily and other website highlights.
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orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4037-2856
Research ID:https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/M-3615-2014
School history
2008.09－2012.06 B.S. ChemistryUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing
2012.09－2017.07 Ph.D. Analytical ChemistryUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing
2013.09－2015.08 Joint Ph.D. NanoengineeringUniversity of California, San Diego
Work experience
2023.07－now Associate ProfessorInstitute for Advanced Studies, Shenzhen University
2020.07－2023.06 Associate ProfessorSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University
2017.07－2023.06 Associate ProfessorUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing
2018.07－2020.04 Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing
Research Interests
Research on nanoparticle motion and its application, smart wearable biosensors, microdroplet sensing and detection, aggregation analysis and detection
Research Programs
1.Shenzhen University 2035 Program, 1 million, 2023.01-2024.12
2.Miniature****, Equipment Education Joint Fund, 740,000, 2021.12-2023.12
3.Enrichment analysis and its application in disease markers, Shenzhen Overseas High-level Talents Program, 4.96 million, 2022.01-2024.12
4.High-throughput Intelligent Electrochemical Analysis Chip, Shenzhen Stability Support Program (20200806163622001), 300,000, 2021.1-2022.12
5.Micro-droplet array-based analysis technology, general project of high-level second-phase construction, 100,000, 2021.1-2021.12
6.Intelligent High-Throughput Electrochemical Detection Chip, Fundamental Research Funds for Universities (FRF-TP-20-020A2), 50,000, 2020.5-2021.4
7.Ultrasound-driven Enrichment and Aggregation Detection of Trace Biomarkers, National Natural Science Foundation of China (21804007), 250,000, 2019.01-2021.12
8.Ultra-impregnated microchip for electrochemical detection of cardiovascular disease markers, Beijing Natural Science Foundation (2184109), 100,000, 2018.01-2019.12
9.driven aggregation of nanoparticles in precision detection, Postdoctoral Innovation Program (BX20180036), 600,000, 2018.06-2020.06
10.High-throughput electrochemical microchip based on microcolumn droplet array, Postdoctoral top project (2019M650479), 80,000, 2018.05-2020.06
11.Basic Research Operating Fee for Universities (FRF-TP-17-066A1), 100,000, 2017.12-2019.12
Participation in scientific research projects
1.Precise Measurement and Recognition Mechanism of Tumor Markers, Major Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (21893074010), 20 million, 2019.01-2021.12, Participation
2.Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Nano-diagnosis and Treatment, 5 million, 2020-2023
3.Shenzhen Peacock Team, 15 million, 2023-2026
Representative Awards
1.October 2023:World’s Top 2% Scientists 2023 (Global Ranking52165)
2.November 2022: 2021 Cell Press China Paper of the Year
3.October 2022: World's Top 2% Scientists 2022 (Global Ranking 84111)
4.Dec 2020: Peacock Program B, Shenzhen, China
5.December 2020: Science and Technology Award of China Railway Research Institute Group Corporation, "Complete Set of Efficient Water-saving and Moisturizing Maintenance Technology and Engineering Application for Railway Cast-in-Place Concrete", Second Prize, Rank 5
6.January 15, 2019: Ministry of Education Natural Science and Technology Award, "Functional Nanoprobe/Interface Bioanalysis", second prize, rank 4
7.November 5, 2018: Science and Technology Award of China Association for Analytical Testing (CAIA), First Prize, Research on New Methods of Interfacial Bioanalysis Based on Functional Nanoprobes
8.2017 12: Outstanding Instructor of Subject Competition, Ninth Beijing University Students' Chemistry Experiment Competition, 2017, Provincial and Ministerial Level, First Prize, Rank 1
9.2015 06: Top 10 Newsmaker (Top 10), University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2014
10.2017 06: University of Science and Technology Beijing President's Medal (Top 10)
11.2017 06: Outstanding Graduate of Beijing (Top 1%)
Academic Adjuncts
1.Independent Reviewer of over 100 International Journals, including：
Nature electronics, Nature communications, Science advances, Advanced materials, Angewandte Chemie, Matter, Device, ACS nano, Advanced functional materials, Chemical reviews, Advanced healthcare materials, Advanced science, InfoMat, Nano-Micro letters, Materials today, Nano today, TrAC. Trends in analytical chemistry, Advanced engineering materials, Small, Bioactive materials, Small structures, Nano research, Biosensors & bioelectronics, npj flexible electronics, Analytical chemistry, ACS sensors, Sensors and actuators B Chemical, Analytica chimica acta, Applied materials today, NPG Asia materials, Materials horizons, ACS applied materials & interfaces, Chinese Chemical Letters, Chemical engineering journal, Food chemistry, Lab on a chip, ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering, Talanta, Microsystems & nanoengineering, Journal of materials chemistry, Advanced materials interfaces, Advanced Materials Technologies, Nanoscale, Chemical communications, ACS applied bio materials, ACS applied nano materials, ACS applied polymer materials, Biomedical microdevices, Advances in colloid and interface science, Analyst, Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, Analytical letters, Analytical methods, Applied physics, Applied surface science advances, Arabian journal for science and engineering, Langmuir, Cell reports physical science, Biosensors, Biotechniques, Chemical engineering science, Chemistry an Asian journal, ChemNanoMat, Chinese journal of analytical chemistry, Colloids and surfaces, Composites, Electroanalysis, Electrophoresis, ACS omega, European polymer journal, Fibers and polymers, Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, Global challenges, High performance polymers, IEEE sensors journal, Inorganic chemistry communications, Interdisciplinary medicine, International journal of biological macromolecules, International Journal of bioprinting, International journal of clothing science and technology, International journal of smart and nano materials, International journal advanced manufacturing technology, iScience, JCIS open, Journal of applied polymer science, Journal of colloid and interface science, Journal of drug delivery science and technology, Journal of drug targeting, Journal of engineered fibers and fabrics, Journal of materials science & technology, Journal of physics and chemistry of solids, Macromolecular materials and engineering, Materials letters, Materials today advances, Materials today chemistry, Microchemical journal, Micromachines, Microchimica acta, Nanotechnology reviews, New journal of chemistry, RSC advances, Scientific reports, Sensors & diagnostics, Smart materials in medicine, Soft matter, The international journal of advanced manufacturing technology, The journal of physical chemistry letters, Ultrasonics sonochemistry,Reviewer: Served as a reviewer for Nat. Electro., Nat. Commun., Sci. Adv., Chem. Rev., Adv. Mater., Angew., Adv. Funct. Mater., ACS Nano, Small, NPG Flexiable Electronics, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical, Nanoscale, NPG Asia Materials, Anal. Chem.
2.Membership: Chinese Chemical Society, Chinese Society of Micro and Nanotechnology, Chinese Biophysical Society, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry.
3.Associate Editor, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (SCI, IF:5.7, Q1)
4.Journal of Functional Biomaterials (SCI, IF:4.8, Q2) Editorial Board Member
5.Chinese Chemical Letters (SCI, IF:9.1, Q1), Young Editorial Board Member
6.Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering (ESCI, IF: 3.7) Young Editorial Board Member
7.Biomedical Analysis,Young Editorial Board Member
Authorized Patents
1.Xu Tailin, Xu Liping, Song Yongchao, Zhang Xueji, A kind of super-impregnated highly sensitive electrochemical microchip, preparation and application. ZL201711375543.1
2.Xu Tailin, He Xuesheng, Xu Liping, Zhang Xueji, Wang Shutao, A rapid detection method of heavy metals in water quality based on ultra-impregnated microchip. ZL201810049539.4
3.Xu Tailin, Luo Yong, Zhang Xueji, An ultrasound based rapid stirring device for micro droplets. zl201821204506.4
4.Xu Tailin, Luo Yong, Zhang Xueji, A micro droplet accelerated stirring device. zl201821684751.x
5.Tailin Xu, Yong-Chao Song, Li-Ping Xu, Xue-Ji Zhang, A superimpregnated nanodendritic gold/graphene microchip for multi-system detection. ZL20181 1189805.X
6.Tailin Xu, Yong-Chao Song, Xue-Ji Zhang, A micro-droplet high throughput electrochemical sensor based on micro-pillar array. ZL201910002081. 1
7.Tailin Xu, Xue-Cheng He, Xue-Ji Zhang, A tape-based electrochemical sweat sensor, ZL201911036907.2
8.Tailin Xu, Yong Luo, Xue-Ji Zhang, A method of three-dimensional cell culture in a capillary tube based on ultrasonic body waves, ZL201910934669.0
9.Xu Tailin, Dai Bing, Zhang Xueji, Adjustable Gentle Thermoelectric Device and Its Preparation Method and Application, ZL202110406971.6
10.Xu Tailin, Luo Yong, Zhang Xueji,ZL202210609091.3
Main Paper Achievements
1.F. Zou, Y. Luo, W. Zhuang, T. Xu*, A Fully Integrated Conformal Wearable Ultrasound Patch for Continuous Sonodynamic Therapy. Adv. Mater. 2024, e2409528.
2.Zhong, G.; Liu, Q.*; Wang, Q.; Qiu, H.; Li, H.; Xu, T.*, Fully integrated microneedle biosensor array for wearable multiplexed fitness biomarkers monitoring. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2024, 116697.
3.Z. Zhou, X. He, J. Xiao, J. Pan, M. Li, T. Xu,*, X. Zhang,* Machine learning-powered wearable interface for distinguishable and predictable sweat sensing. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2024
4.X. He, D. Liu, B. Cui, H. Huang, S. Dai, I. Pang, Y. Qiao, T. Xu*, S. Zhang*, Extreme Hydrogel Bioelectronics. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 2405896.
5.Wang, Q.; Liu, Q.; Zhong, G.; Xu, T.*; Zhang, X.*, Wearable Vertical Graphene-Based Microneedle Biosensor for Real-Time Ketogenic Diet Management. Anal. Chem. 2024.
6.He, X.; Cui, Z.; Zhang, F.; Li, Y.; Tu, J.; Cao, J.; Wang, J.; Qiao, Y.; Xi, P.; Xu, T.*; Chen, X.*; Zhang, X.*, Multiscale Heterogeneities-Based Piezoresistive Interfaces with Ultralow Detection Limitation and Adaptively Switchable Pressure Detectability. ACS Nano 2024. 18 (11), 8296-8306.
7.Zhou, Z.; Xu, T.*; Zhang, X.*, Empowerment of AI algorithms in biochemical sensors. TrAC, Trends Anal. Chem. 2024, 173, 117613.
8.Xiao, J.; Zhou, Z.; Zhong, G.; Xu, T.*; Zhang, X.*, Self-Sterilizing Microneedle Sensing Patches for Machine Learning-Enabled Wound pH Visual Monitoring. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 2315067.
9.Wang, L.; Luo, Y.; Song, Y.; He, X.; Xu, T.*; Zhang, X.*, Hydrogel-Functionalized Bandages with Janus Wettability for Efficient Unidirectional Drug Delivery and Wound Care. ACS Nano 2024, 18, 4, 3468.
10.Wang, J.; Zhou, Z.; Luo, Y.; Xu, T.*; Xu, L.*; Zhang, X.*, Machine Learning-Assisted Janus Colorimetric Face Mask for Breath Ammonia Analysis. Anal. Chem. 2024, 96, 381-387
11.Zhang, S.; Luo, Y.; Zhuang, W.; Zhong, G.; Su, L.; Xu, T.*; Zhang, X.*, Fully Integrated Ratiometric Fluorescence Enrichment Platform for High-Sensitivity POC Testing of Salivary Cancer Biomarkers. Anal. Chem. 2023. 95, 18739-18747.
12.Luo, Y.; Chen, J.; Liang, J.; Liu, Y.; Liu, C.*; Liu, Y.*; Xu, T.*; Zhang, X.*, Ultrasound-enhanced catalytic hairpin assembly capable of ultrasensitive microRNA biosensing for the early screening of Alzheimer's disease. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2023, 242, 115746.
13.G. Tian, Z. Zhou, M. Li, X. Li, T. Xu,* X. Zhang, Oriented Antibody-Assembled Metal–Organic Frameworks for Persistent Wearable Sweat Cortisol Detection. Anal. Chem. 2023,95, 13250
14.J. Xiao, J. Wang, Y. Luo, T. Xu,* and X. Zhang,* Wearable Plasmonic Sweat Biosensor for Acetaminophen Dru Monitoring. ACS Sensors, 2023. 8, 4, 1766–1773.
15.Zhao, H.; Zheng, Y.; Cai, Y.; Xu, T.*; Dong, R.*; Zhang, X.*, Intelligent metallic micro/nanomotors: From propulsion to application . Nano Today 2023, 52, 101939.
16.Luo, Y., Zhou, M., Wang, L., Fan, C., Xu, T.*, Zhang, X.*, Programmable-Modulated Ultrasonic Transducer Array for Contactless Detection of Viral RNAs. Small Methods 2023, 2300592.
17.X. Li, B. Dai, L. Wang, X. Yang, T. Xu,* X. Zhang, Radiative cooling and anisotropic wettability in E-textile for comfortable biofluid monitoring. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2023, 115434.
18.Y. Song, L. Wang, T. Xu*, G. Zhang, X. Zhang,* Emerging open-channel droplets array for biosensing. National Science Review,2023, nwad106.
19.Luo, Y.; Zhou, M.; Fan, C.; Song, Y.; Wang, L.; Xu, T.; Zhang, X., Active Enrichment of Nanoparticles for Ultra-Trace Point-of-Care COVID-19 Detection. Anal. Chem. 2023, 95 (12), 5316-5322.
20.X. He, W. Wang, S. Yang, F. Zhang, Z. Gu, B. Dai, T. Xu,* Y. Huang and X. Zhang*, Adhesive Tapes: from Daily Necessities to Flexible Smart Electronics. Appl. Phys. Rev., 2023, 10, 011305
21.C. Fan, Y. Luo, M. Tian, M. Zhou, L. Wang, T. Xu,* and X Zhang*, Integrated Microsystem Toward High-Throughput Automated Green Synthesis and Raman Enhancement Performance Screening of Noble-Metal@Cu-MOF. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 2211845
22.L. Wang, J. Wang, C. Fan, T. Xu,* X. Zhang, Skin-like hydrogel-elastomer based electrochemical device for comfortable wearable biofluid monitoring. Chem. Eng. J. 2023. 455, 140609.
23.M. Zhou, Y. Luo, L. Wang, C. Fan, T. Xu,* X. Zhang*, Integrated microdroplet array platform with temperature controller and micro-stirring for ultra-fast SARS-CoV-2 detection. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2023, 220. 114903
24.Q. Zhu, T. Yan, Y. Yang, Y. Song, J. Lu, Y. Luo, L. Xu,* T. Xu,* Programmable Microparticle Array for In Situ Modification and Multiple miRNA Detection. ACS Sens 2022, 7, 3654-3659.
25.Y. Luo, H. Gao, M. Zhou, L. Xiao, T. Xu,* X. Zhang, Integrated Acoustic Chip for Culturing 3D Cell Arrays. ACS Sens. 2022, 7, 2654-2660.
26.X. He, C. Fan, Y. Luo, T. Xu,* X. Zhang*, Flexible microfluidic nanoplasmonic sensors for refreshable and portable recognition of sweat biochemical fingerprint. npj Flexible Electronics 2022, 6, 60.
27.Y. Luo, C. Fan, Y. Song, T. Xu,* X. Zhang, Ultra-trace enriching biosensing in nanoliter sample. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2022, 210.
28.M. Zhou, C. Fan, L. Wang, T. Xu,* X. Zhang, Enhanced Isothermal Amplification for Ultrafast Sensing of SARS-CoV-2 in Microdroplets. Anal. Chem. 2022, 94 (10), 4135-4140.
29.L. Wang, M. Zhou, T. Xu,* and X. Zhang, Multifunctional hydrogel as wound dressing for intelligent wound monitoring, Chem. Eng. J , 2022, 433, 134625.
30.X. Jin, G. Li, T. Xu,* L. Su, D. Yan, X. Zhang*, fully integrated flexible biosensor for wearable continuous glucose monitoring, Biosens. Bioelectron. 2022, 196.
31.Y. Huang, T. Xu*, Y. Luo, C. Liu, X. Gao, Z. Cheng, Y. Wen, X. Zhang* Ultra-Trace Protein Detection by Integrating Lateral Flow Biosensor with Ultrasound Enrichment. Anal. Chem. 2021, 93 (5), 2996
32.X. Jin, G. Li, T. Xu*, L. Su, D. Yan, X. Zhang*, Fully integrated flexible biosensor for wearable continuous glucose monitoring. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2021.
33.X. He, C. Fan, T. Xu,* X. Zhang*, Biospired Janus Silk E-Textiles with Wet-Thermal Comfort for Highly Efficient Biofluid Monitoring. Nano Lett. 2021, 21, 8880
34.X. Jin, C. Liu, T. Xu,* L. Su, X. Zhang* Artificial Intelligence Biosensors: Challenges and Prospects. Biosens. Bioelectron., 2020, 165, 112412
35.X. He, S. Yang, Q Pei, Y. Song, C. Liu, T. Xu,* X. Zhang.* Integrated Smart Janus Textile Bands for Self-pumping Sweat Sampling and Analysis. ACS Sens., 2020, 5, 1548-1554
36.T. Xu,* Y. Luo, C. Liu, X. Zhang,* and S. Wang,* Integrated Ultrasonic Aggregation-Induced Enrichment with Raman Enhancement for Ultrasensitive and Rapid Biosensing. Anal. Chem., 2020, 92 (11), 7816-7821.
37.Q. Zhu, T. Xu,* Y. Song, Y. Luo, L. Xu,* and X. Zhang, Integrating Modification and Detection in Acoustic Microchip for in-situ Analysis. Biosens. Bioelectron., 2020, 158, 112185
38.8. Y. Song, T. Xu,* X. Song, X. Zhang*, Integrated Microdroplets Array for Intelligent Electrochemical Fabrication. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 30, 1910329
39.X. He, Q. Pei, T. Xu,* Y. Song, X. Zhang,* Microdroplet-captured Tapes for Rapid Sampling and SERS Detection of Food Contaminants. Biosens. Bioelectron., 2020, 152, 112013
40.X. Hu, M. Tian,* T. Xu,* X. Sun, B. Sun, C. Sun, X. Liu, X. Zhang,* L. Qu.* Multiscale Disordered Porous Fibers for Self-Sensing and Self-Cooling Integrated Smart Sportswear. ACS Nano 2020. 14, 559
41.Y. Song, T. Xu,* J. Xiu, X. Zhang* Mini-Pillar Microarray for Individually Electrochemical Sensing in Microdroplets. Biosens. Bioelectron., 2020, 149, 111845.
42.F. Sun, M. Tian,* X. Sun, T. Xu,* X. Liu, S. Zhu, X. Zhang,* L. Qu,* Stretchable Conductive Fibers of Ultrahigh Tensile Strain and Stable Conductance Enabled by a Worm-Shaped Graphene Microlayer, Nano Lett. 2019, 19, 6592-6599.
43.Xu, T.; Xu, L. P.; Zhang, X.; Wang, S. Bioinspired Superwettable Micropatterns for Biosensing. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2019, 48, 3153-3165
44.X. He, T. Xu,* Z. Gu, W. Gao, L. Xu, T. Pan, X. Zhang.* Flexible and superwettable bands as a platform toward sweat sampling and sensing. Anal. Chem. 2019, 91, 4296-4300.
45.X. He, T. Xu,* W. Gao, L. Xu, T. Pan, X. Zhang*. Flexible Superwettable Tapes for On-Site Detection of Heavy Metals. Anal. Chem. 2018, 90, 14105-14110
46.Xu; Song, Y.; Gao, W.; Wu, T.; Xu, L. P.; Zhang, X.; Wang, S., Superwettable Electrochemical Biosensor toward Detection of Cancer Biomarkers. ACS Sens., 2018, 3, 72-78.
47.Xu, T.; Shi, W.; Huang, J.; Song, Y.; Zhang, F.; Xu, L. P.; Zhang, X.; Wang, S., Superwettable Microchips as a Platform toward Microgravity Biosensing. ACS Nano 2017, 11, 621-626.
48.Xu, T.; Gao, W.; Xu, L. P.; Zhang, X.; Wang, S., Fuel-Free Synthetic Micro-/Nanomachines. Adv. Mater. 2017. 29, 1603250
49.Xu, T.; Soto, F.; Gao, W.; Dong, R.; Garcia-Gradilla, V.; Magana, E.; Zhang, X.; Wang, J., Reversible Swarming and Separation of Self-Propelled Chemically Powered Nanomotors under Acoustic Fields. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 2163-2166.
50.Xu, T.; Soto, F.; Gao, W.; Garcia-Gradilla, V.; Li, J.; Zhang, X.; Wang, J., Ultrasound-Modulated Bubble Propulsion of Chemically Powered Microengines. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 8552-8555.
