• 2017 - 2021 Singapore University of Technology and Design, Research Fellow

• 2021 - Present Associate Professor, Shien-Ming Wu School of Intelligent Engineering, South China University of Technology

• 2007 - 2012   M.Eng., INSA Lyon (France), Department of Civil Engineering and Urban Planning

• 2011 - 2012   Exchange student, TU Berlin (Germany), Institute of Civil Engineering

• 2013 - 2016   Ph.D., Centrale Nantes (France)

• 3D/4D printing of advanced materials; smart materials and structures; soft robotics; flexible electronics

2022

• 1. H. Li, Z. Li, N. Li, X. Zhu*, Y.-F. Zhang, L. Sun, R. Wang, J. Zhang, Z. Yang, H. Yi, X. Xu*, H. Lan*, 3D Printed High Performance Silver Mesh for Transparent Glass Heaters through Liquid Sacrificial Substrate Electric-Field-Driven Jet, Small. (2022) 2107811. (Impact Factor: 15.153, JCR Q1)

• 2. H. Li, B. Zhang, R. Wang, X. Yang, X. He, H. Ye, J. Cheng, C. Yuan, Y.-F. Zhang, Q. Ge*, Solvent-Free Upcycling Vitrimers through Digital Light Processing-Based 3D Printing and Bond Exchange Reaction, Adv. Funct. Mater. 32 (2022) 2111030. (Impact Factor: 19.924, JCR Q1)

• 3. R. Wang, L. Sun, X. Zhu*, W. Ge, H. Li, Z. Li, H. Zhang, Y. Huang, Z. Li, Y.-F. Zhang, J. Zhao, Q. Xu, H. Lan*, Carbon Nanotube-Based Strain Sensors: Structures, Fabrication, and Applications, Adv. Mater. Technol. (2022) 2200855. (Impact Factor: 8.856, JCR Q1)

• 4. 李红珂, 胡玉杰, 朱晓阳*, 兰红波, 李政豪, 杨建军, 章圆方, 彭子龙, 李宗安, 杨继全, 基于电场驱动喷射微3D打印的大面积微透镜阵列制造研究, 机械工程学报. 57 (2022) 195–208.

2021

• 1. Y.-F. Zhang, Z. Li, H. Li, H. Li, Y. Xiong, X. Zhu*, H. Lan*, Q. Ge*, Fractal-Based Stretchable Circuits via Electric-Field-Driven Microscale 3D Printing for Localized Heating of Shape Memory Polymers in 4D Printing, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 13 (2021) 41414–41423. (Impact Factor: 10.383, JCR Q1)

• 2. Z. Li, X. He, J. Cheng, H. Li, Y.-F. Zhang*, X. Shi, K. Yu, H.Y. Yang, Q. Ge*, Hydrogel-Elastomer-Based Stretchable Strain Sensor Fabricated by a Simple Projection Lithography Method, International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials. (2021) 1–13. (Impact Factor: 4.000, JCR Q2)

• 3. Q. Ge*, Z. Chen, J. Cheng, B. Zhang*, Y.-F. Zhang, H. Li, X. He, C. Yuan, J. Liu, S. Magdassi, S. Qu*, 3D Printing of Highly Stretchable Hydrogel with Diverse UV Curable Polymers, Sci. Adv. 7 (2021) eaba4261. (Impact Factor: 14.957, JCR Q1)

• 4. W. Zhang, H. Wang*, H. Wang, J.Y.E. Chan, H. Liu, B. Zhang, Y.-F. Zhang, K. Agarwal, X. Yang, A.S. Ranganath, H.Y. Low, Q. Ge, J.K.W. Yang*, Structural Multi-Colour Invisible Inks with Submicron 4D Printing of Shape Memory Polymers, Nat. Commun. 12 (2021) 112. (Impact Factor: 17.694, JCR Q1)

• 5. B. Zhang, H. Li, J. Cheng, H. Ye, A.H. Sakhaei, C. Yuan, P. Rao, Y. Zhang, Z. Chen, R. Wang, X. He, J. Liu, R. Xiao, S. Qu, Q. Ge*, Mechanically Robust and UV‐Curable Shape‐Memory Polymers for Digital Light Processing Based 4D Printing, Adv. Mater. 33 (2021) 2101298. (Impact Factor: 32.086, JCR Q1)

• 6. X. Zhu*, M. Liu, X. Qi, H. Li, Y.-F. Zhang, Z. Li, Z. Peng, J. Yang, L. Qian, Q. Xu, N. Gou, J. He, D. Li, H. Lan*, Templateless, Plating-Free Fabrication of Flexible Transparent Electrodes with Embedded Silver Mesh by Electric-Field-Driven Microscale 3D Printing and Hybrid Hot Embossing, Adv. Mater. 33 (2021) 2007772. (Impact Factor: 32.086, JCR Q1)

• 7. H. Zhang, T. Qi, X. Zhu*, L. Zhou, Z. Li, Y.-F. Zhang, W. Yang, J. Yang, Z. Peng, G. Zhang, F. Wang, P. Guo, H. Lan*, 3D Printing of a PDMS Cylindrical Microlens Array with 100% Fill-Factor, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. (2021). (Impact Factor: 10.383, JCR Q1)

2020

• 1. S. Chen, S. Huang, Y.-F. Zhang, S. Fan, D. Yan, Y. Shang, M.E. Pam, Q. Ge, Y. Shi, H.Y. Yang*, Constructing Stress-Release Layer on Fe7Se8-Based Composite for Highly Stable Sodium-Storage, Nano Energy. 69 (2020) 104389. (Impact Factor: 19.069, JCR Q1)

• 2. D. Wang*, L. Li, B. Zhang, Y.-F. Zhang, M.S. Wu, G. Gu*, Q. Ge*, Effect of Temperature on the Programmable Helical Deformation of a Reconfigurable Anisotropic Soft Actuator, International Journal of Solids and Structures. 199 (2020) 169–180. (Impact Factor: 3.667, JCR Q2)

2019

• 1. Y.-F. Zhang+, N. Zhang+, H. Hingorani, N. Ding, D. Wang, C. Yuan, B. Zhang, G. Gu*, Q. Ge*, Fast‐Response, Stiffness‐Tunable Soft Actuator by Hybrid Multimaterial 3D Printing, Adv. Funct. Mater. 29 (2019) 1806698. (Frontispiece Image, Impact Factor: 19.924, JCR Q1) [ESI Highly Cited Paper (as at September/October 2021)]

• 2. Y.-F. Zhang+, C.J. Ng+, Z. Chen, W. Zhang, S. Panjwani, K. Kowsari, H.Y. Yang, Q. Ge*, Miniature Pneumatic Actuators for Soft Robots by High‐Resolution Multimaterial 3D Printing, Adv. Mater. Technol. 4 (2019) 1900427. (Frontispiece Image, Impact Factor: 8.856, JCR Q1) [Best of Advanced Materials Technologies 2019 papers]

• 3. Y.-F. Zhang*, Q. Ge*, A Numerical Framework for the Design of Joule-Heating Circuits to Thermally Activate Smart Materials, Smart Mater. Struct. 28 (2019) 115026. (Impact Factor: 4.131, JCR Q2)

• 4. B. Zhang, W. Zhang, Z. Zhang, Y.-F. Zhang, H. Hingorani, Z. Liu, J. Liu, Q. Ge*, Self-Healing Four-Dimensional Printing with an Ultraviolet Curable Double-Network Shape Memory Polymer System, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 11 (2019) 10328–10336. (Impact Factor: 10.383, JCR Q1)

• 5. H. Hingorani, Y.-F. Zhang, B. Zhang, A. Serjouei, Q. Ge*, Modified Commercial UV Curable Elastomers for Passive 4D Printing, International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials. 10 (2019) 225–236. (Impact Factor: 4.000, JCR Q2)

2018

• 1. S. Akbari, A.H. Sakhaei, K. Kowsari, B. Yang, A. Serjouei, Y.-F. Zhang, Q. Ge*, Enhanced Multimaterial 4D Printing with Active Hinges, Smart Mater. Struct. 27 (2018) 065027. (Impact Factor: 4.131, JCR Q2)

2017

• 1. Y.-F. Zhang*, J. Cesbron, H.-P. Yin, M. Bérengier, Experimental Study of Normal Contact Force Between a Rolling Pneumatic Tyre and a Single Asperity, Int. J. Appl. Mech. 09 (2017) 1750081. (Impact Factor: 3.951, JCR Q2)

2018

• 1. S. Akbari, Y.-F. Zhang, D. Wang, Q. Ge, 4D Printing and Its Biomedical Applications, in: 3D and 4D Printing in Biomedical Applications, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2018: pp. 343–372.