Publications & Patents

Research Papers

• A Chip Reactor for Perpetual Nucleic Acid Production and On-chip Information Processing

  Dong Wang, Zeyu Li, Junru Li, Yongming Han, Ting Sun, Fengqin Li, Peifeng Liu, Dan Luo

  Nature (2026)

  Summary: Continuous-flow chip reactor with covalently immobilized DNA templates for perpetual nucleic acid production; demonstrated 100-day mRNA synthesis and on-chip RNA logic gate for information processing.

  Under Review 2026

• Tracing Environmental DNA Transport in a Large Lake with Synthetic DNA Microparticles and Hydrodynamic Modeling

  Zeyu Li, Cintia L. Ramón, Steve Bogdanowicz, Alexander L. Koeberle, Dong Wang, Francisco J. Rueda, Edwin A. Cowen, M. Todd Walter, Suresh A. Sethi, David M. Lodge, Dan Luo, Jose A. Andrés

  Environmental Science & Technology (2025)

  Summary: Synthetic DNA microparticle tracers for field-scale hydrology and model validation.

  Published 2025 DOI

• PolyTile 4.0: Self-healing Ceramic Tiles

  Chenming He*, Zeyu Li*, Lucy Xiaorui Wang, Dong Wang, Dan Luo, Jenny E. Sabin (*Co-first author)

  ACADIA 2024: Designing Change – Proceedings (2024)

  Summary: Vascular-channel optimization (Dijkstra) and DNA hydrogel integration for self-healing ceramics.

  Published 2024 Proceedings Project Page

• All-perfluoropolymer, nonlinear stability-assisted monolithic surface combines topology-specific superwettability with ultradurability

  Wanbo Li, Chiu-Wing Chan, Zeyu Li, Sin-Yung Siu, Siyu Chen, Han Sun, Zeyu Liu, Yisu Wang, Chong Hu, Nicola Maria Pugno, Richard N. Zare, Hongkai Wu, Kangning Ren

  The Innovation (Cell Press) 4(2):100389 (2023)

  Summary: Monolithic perfluoropolymer (MPS) surface with topology-specific wetting and ultradurability.

  Published 2023 IF 33.2 DOI