Dr Zhang's group focuses on the following research areas:

1) Polymer micro/nano manufacturing: we work on the fundamental understanding of key polymer microfabrication processes, including micro injection moulding, micro hot embossing/nanoimprinting, and digital light processing, for the fabrication of surface micro/nano structures for applications of medical devices and functional surfaces.   

2) Manufacturing of plastic microfluidic chips: our team is highly specialized in the design, prototyping, scale-up production, and instrumentation of plastic microfluidic devices with the development of a series of key technologies including high-performance nanocomposite mould, high precision bonding and scalable surface treatment technologies. 

3) Microfluidics for drug synthesis and diagnostics: we work on nanoparticle formulation and optimization platforms for gene/cell therapy, and develop digital platforms for molecular diagnostics.

4) Atomic and Close-to-atomic scale manufacturing: we work on 2D materials' atomic-scale patterning and integration and study their structure and properties for future electronic devices and biomedical applications.