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Contact Mechanics, Mechanics and Applications of Adaptive Interfacial Adhesive Systems, Smart Materials and Soft Robotics, Flexible Electronics and Transfer Printing

Biography

Changhong LINGHU is currently a Staff Research Associate working under the guidance of Prof. K Jimmy Hsia and Prof. Huajian Gao in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is expected to receive his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore in August 2023 and has been offered a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position starting in September 2023 at NTU. He received his M.S. and B.E. in Solid Mechanics and Engineering Mechanics from Zhejiang University in 2020 and 2017, respectively.

He works in the interdisciplinary frontiers of mechanics, materials, and engineering. He is a pioneering researcher dedicated to exploring the Mechanics and Applications of Adaptable Interfacial Adhesion for Industry 5.0 across multiple domains. He has achieved several breakthroughs, including high-efficiency (10,000x efficiency increase) mass transfer techniques for flexible electronics and MicroLED displays, a sustainable hydrogel separation interface enabling rapid 3D printing (400 mm/h printing speed for bulk parts up to 50 mm radii), and shape memory polymers-based smart adhesives (stronger adhesion & easier detachment on rougher surfaces) for high-payload scenarios. His research contributes to paving the way for Industry 5.0 in Internet of Things (IoT), Additive Manufacturing, and Collaborative Robots. Additionally, he is actively investigating other areas such as climbing robots and perching aerial vehicles, flexible and wearable electronics, and mechanical metamaterials.

He has led and collaborated with multiple research teams of undergraduate and postgraduate students to conduct research in smart adhesives. His work has resulted in publications of 20 peer-reviewed papers (with 715 citations, H-index =14), including two ESI highly cited papers (Top 1‰) in journals such as Nature Communications, Science Advances, PNAS, npj Flexible Electronics, Soft Matter, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Extreme Mechanics Letters, International Journal of Solids and Structures, and one chapter in an Elsevier book. He has also served as a reviewer for SCI journals including Extreme Mechanics Letters and Chemical Engineering Journal. He has granted 18 patents with over ten of them being successfully commercialized.

Moreover, he has impact by implementing his research findings. His accomplishments has been recognized by approximately 50 innovation and entrepreneurship awards, including the First Prize in the NTU Kumar Sustainability & Innovation Prize (2023), the First Prize in the 4th ‘Gold Panda’ Global Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition (2022), the Best Winner Prize in the ‘Chunhui Cup’ Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition (2021), the Gold Medal in the 7th China International ‘Internet+’ Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition (2021), the Gold medal in the 12th ‘Challenge Cup’ Chinese University Entrepreneurship Competition (2020). One of his achievements is the successful translation of his research on Mass Transfer of MicroLED into industrial application. The resulting start-up company, SHAOXING YUANJU TECHNOLOGY CO LTD, has received an investment of 10 million CNY. The technology can enhance the efficiency of MicroLED chip assembly by 10,000 folds and is expected to revolutionize the MicroLED display industry. Currently, he is also serving as the Chief Technology Consultant in this company.

To date, he has mentored 36 undergraduates, with 30 of them pursuing postgraduate studies at prestigious universities such as Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, Nanyang Technological University, and the National University of Singapore.

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Employment (5)

Nanyang Technological University: Singapore, SG

2023-06-30 to 2024-06-30 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow ( School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
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Nanyang Technological University: Singapore, SG

2022-01 to 2022-12 | Teaching Assistant
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Zhejiang University: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CN

2022-05 to 2022-08 | Senior Research Associate
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Zhejiang University: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CN

2017-05 to 2017-07 | Teaching Assistant
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Zhejiang University: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CN

2015-07 to 2017-03 | Research Associate
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Education and qualifications (3)

Nanyang Technological University: Singapore, Singapore, SG

2020-08-11 to 2023-08-30 | PhD Candidate ( School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
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Zhejiang University: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CN

2017-09-01 to 2020-03-01 | M.S. Candidate in Solid Mechanics (Department of Engineering Mechanics)
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Zhejiang University: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CN

2013-09-01 to 2017-06-30 | B.E. in Engineering Mechanics (Department of Engineering Mechanics)
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Works (24)

Versatile Adhesive Skin Enhances Robotic Interactions with the Environment

Science Advances
2025-01-17 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Yin Fang; Zhao Zhao; Young-Jae Seo; Yifan Wang; Junwei Li; Jin Feng; Xudong Yang; Jiangtao Su; Haoyu Jiang; zhou chen et al.
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Stabilizing Metal Coating on Flexible Devices by Ultrathin Protein Nanofilms

Advanced Materials
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Yingying Zhang; Hao Ren; Changhong Linghu; Jiqing Zhang; Aiting Gao; Hao Su; Shuting Miao; Rongrong Qin; Bowen Hu; Xiaojie Chen et al.
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Advancing smart dry adhesives with shape memory polymers

International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials
2024-12-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Changhong Linghu; Tong Mu; Wei Zhao; Yangchengyi Liu; K. Jimmy Hsia; Jinsong Leng; Huajian Gao
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Overcoming the adhesion paradox and switchability conflict on rough surfaces with shape-memory polymers

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2023-03-28 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0027-8424
Part of ISSN: 1091-6490
Contributors: Changhong Linghu; Yangchengyi Liu; Yee Yuan Tan; Jun Heng Marcus Sing; Yuxuan Tang; Aiwu Zhou; Xiufeng Wang; Dong Li; Huajian Gao; K. Jimmy Hsia
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Mechanics of shape-locking-governed R2G adhesion with shape memory polymers

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
2023-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Changhong Linghu; Xudong Yang; Yangchengyi Liu; Dong Li; Huajian Gao; K. Jimmy Hsia
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Self‐Sensing Robotic Structures from Architectured Particle Assemblies

Advanced Intelligent Systems
2023-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2640-4567
Part of ISSN: 2640-4567
Contributors: Xudong Yang; Zongzheng Wang; Bojian Zhang; Tianyu Chen; Changhong Linghu; Kunlin Wu; Guohui Wang; Hailu Wang; Yifan Wang
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Mass transfer for Micro-LED display: Transfer printing techniques

Semiconductors and Semimetals
2021 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85099628676

Part of ISSN: 00808784
Contributors: Linghu, C.; Zhang, S.; Wang, C.; Luo, H.; Song, J.
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Mechanics of active elastomeric surfaces with tunable adhesion for non-contact pick-up and printing

International Journal of Solids and Structures
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85103252368

Part of ISSN: 00207683
Contributors: Zhang, X.; Linghu, C.; Luo, H.; Song, J.
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Mechanics strategies for implantation of flexible neural probes

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85093844878

Part of ISSN: 15289036 00218936
Contributors: Zhang, S.; Wang, C.; Linghu, C.; Wang, S.; Song, J.
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Rapid digital light 3D printing enabled by a soft and deformable hydrogel separation interface

Nature Communications
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85117514450

Part of ISSN: 20411723
Contributors: Wu, J.; Guo, J.; Linghu, C.; Lu, Y.; Song, J.; Xie, T.; Zhao, Q.
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Thermal Controlled Tunable Adhesive for Deterministic Assembly by Transfer Printing

Advanced Functional Materials
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85100882029

Part of ISSN: 16163028 1616301X
Contributors: Luo, H.; Wang, S.; Wang, C.; Linghu, C.; Song, J.
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Elastic Energy Storage Enabled Magnetically Actuated, Octopus‐Inspired Smart Adhesive

Advanced Functional Materials
2021-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Suhao Wang; Hongyu Luo; Changhong Linghu; Jizhou Song
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A Removable Insertion Shuttle for Ultraflexible Neural Probe Implantation with Stable Chronic Brain Electrophysiological Recording

Advanced Materials Interfaces
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85078663201

Part of ISSN: 21967350
Contributors: Zhang, S.; Wang, C.; Gao, H.; Yu, C.; Yan, Q.; Lu, Y.; Tao, Z.; Linghu, C.; Chen, Z.; Xu, K. et al.
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Laser-driven programmable non-contact transfer printing of objects onto arbitrary receivers via an active elastomeric microstructured stamp

National Science Review
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85079102872

Part of ISSN: 2053714X 20955138
Contributors: Luo, H.; Wang, C.; Linghu, C.; Yu, K.; Wang, C.; Song, J.
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Programmable and scalable transfer printing with high reliability and efficiency for flexible inorganic electronics

Science Advances
2020-06-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Chengjun Wang; Changhong Linghu; Shuang Nie; Chenglong Li; Qianjin Lei; Xiang Tao; Yinjia Zeng; Yipu Du; Shun Zhang; Kaixin Yu et al.
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Universal SMP gripper with massive and selective capabilities for multiscaled, arbitrarily shaped objects

Science Advances
2020-02-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Changhong Linghu; Shun Zhang; Chengjun Wang; Kaixin Yu; Chenglong Li; Yinjia Zeng; Haodong Zhu; Xiaohui Jin; Zhenyu You; Jizhou Song
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Experimental Investigation of the Flame Front Propagation Characteristic During Light-round Ignition in an Annular Combustor

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Xia, Yifan; Linghu, Changhong; Zheng, Yao; Ye, Chenran; Ma, Chengbiao; Ge, Haiwen; Wang, Gaofeng
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Rapidly tunable and highly reversible bio-inspired dry adhesion for transfer printing in air and a vacuum

Soft Matter
2019 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1744-683X
Part of ISSN: 1744-6848
Contributors: Changhong LINGHU; Chengjun Wang; Nuo Cen; Jiaming Wu; Zhengfeng Lai; Jizhou Song
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Three-dimensional mechanical modeling of magnet-controlled transfer printing

International Journal of Applied Mechanics
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85068009214

Part of ISSN: 1758826X 17588251
Contributors: Zhang, X.; Linghu, C.; Song, J.
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Fast Digital Patterning of Surface Topography toward Three-Dimensional Shape-Changing Structures

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2019-12-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Zhou Chen; Changhong Linghu; Kaixin Yu; Jinye Zhu; Hongyu Luo; Chenghao Qian; Yin Chen; Yipu Du; Shun Zhang; Jizhou Song
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Mechanics of magnet-controlled transfer printing

Extreme Mechanics Letters
2019-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Changhong Linghu; Haodong Zhu; Jinye Zhu; Chenglong Li; Jizhou Song
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Recent advances on mechanics of transfer printing for flexible and stretchable electronics

Scientia Sinica: Physica, Mechanica et Astronomica
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85053188108

Part of ISSN: 20959478 16747275
Contributors: Luo, H.Y.; Linghu, C.H.; Song, J.Z.
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Transfer printing techniques for flexible and stretchable inorganic electronics

npj Flexible Electronics
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85060537265

Part of ISSN: 23974621
Contributors: Linghu, C.; Zhang, S.; Wang, C.; Song, J.
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Destructive electronics from electrochemical-mechanically triggered chemical dissolution

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85019499673

Part of ISSN: 13616439 09601317
Contributors: Sim, K.; Wang, X.; Li, Y.; Linghu, C.; Gao, Y.; Song, J.; Yu, C.
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Peer review (18 reviews for 7 publications/grants)

Review activity for Advanced intelligent systems. (4)
Review activity for Extreme mechanics letters. (4)
Review activity for International journal of mechanical sciences. (1)
Review activity for Journal of the mechanics and physics of solids. (1)
Review activity for Lubricants. (1)
Review activity for Science advances. (1)
Review activity for Theoretical & Applied Mechanics Letters. (6)