The Asian Scientist 100
Xiaodong Chen
Institution
Nanyang Technological University
Country
Singapore
Field
Materials Sciences
Chen was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for pioneering contributions to flexible nanoelectronics and bio-integrated devices, including wearable wound-healing sensors, advancing next-generation healthcare monitoring, soft robotics and human–machine interfaces.
(Photo: Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics and Science)
AWARDS
- Fellow of the Royal Society
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