Publications
18. J. Li, X. Yang*. Advances in bioelectronics for neural interfacing. MRS Communications, 10.1557/s43579-025-00822-w (2025).
Invited article as a Materials Research Society Early Career Distinguished Presenter.
17. X. Yang, C.-T. Tsai, Y. Yang, W. Zhang, H. You, C. Forró, S.P. Pașca, B. Cui*. Nano-bio interfaces for electrical and biochemical signal transduction. Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 10.1038/s44222-025-00374-7 (2025).
16. X. Yang†, C. Forró†, T.L. Li, Y. Miura, T.J. Zaluska, C.-T. Tsai, S. Kanton, J.P. McQueen, X. Chen, V. Mollo, F. Santoro, S.P. Pașca*, B. Cui*. Kirigami electronics for long-term electrophysiological recording of human neural organoids and assembloids. Nature Biotechnology 42, 1836–1843 (2024).
Highlighted by Nature Biotechnology News & Views, Nature Reviews Bioengineering, Stem Cell Science News, MedicalXpress, and Stanford News.
15. X. Yang†*, Y. Qi†, C. Wang, T.J. Zwang, N.J. Rommelfanger, G. Hong*, C.M. Lieber*. Laminin-coated electronic scaffolds with vascular topography for tracking and promoting the migration of brain cells after injury. Nature Biomedical Engineering 7, 1282–1292 (2023).
Highlighted by Stem Cell Science News, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, Stanford News, and DeepTech.
14. X. Yang, E. McGlynn, R. Das, S.P. Pașca, B. Cui*, H. Heidari*. Nanotechnology enables novel modalities for neuromodulation. Advanced Materials 33, 2103208 (2021).
13. X. Yang†, T. Zhou†, T.J. Zwang†, G. Hong, Y. Zhao, R.D. Viveros, T.-M. Fu, T. Gao, C.M. Lieber*. Bioinspired neuron-like electronics. Nature Materials 18, 510–517 (2019).
Highlighted by Science, Nature Materials News & Views, British Broadcasting Corporation, National Institutes of Health, The Scientist, Chemical & Engineering News, MedicalXpress, Biomedical Picture of the Day, Harvard Gazette, and Harvard News.
12. Y. Miura†, J. Kim†, O. Jurjut, K.W. Kelley, X. Yang, X. Chen, M.V. Thete, O. Revah, B. Cui, M. Pachitariu, S.P. Pasca*. Assembloid model to study loop circuits of the human nervous system. bioRxiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.13.617729 (2024).
11. O. Revah†, F. Gore†, K.W. Kelley†, J. Andersen, N. Sakai, X. Chen, M.Y. Li, F. Birey, X. Yang, N.L. Saw, S.W. Baker, N.D. Amin, S. Kulkarni, R. Mudipalli, B. Cui, S. Nishino, G.A. Grant, J.K. Knowles, M. Shamloo, J.R. Huguenard, K. Deisseroth, S.P. Pașca*. Maturation and circuit integration of transplanted human cortical organoids. Nature 610, 319–326 (2022).
10. T.L. Li†, Y. Liu†, C. Forró, X. Yang, L. Beker, Z. Bao*, B. Cui*, S.P. Pașca*. Stretchable mesh microelectronics for the biointegration and stimulation of human neural organoids. Biomaterials 290, 121825 (2022).
9. Y. Fang*, X. Yang, Y. Lin, J. Shi, A. Prominski, C. Clayton, E. Ostroff, B. Tian*. Dissecting biological and synthetic soft-hard interfaces for tissue-like systems. Chemical Reviews 122, 5233–5276 (2021).
8. G. Hong†, T.-M. Fu†, M. Qiao†, R.D. Viveros, X. Yang, T. Zhou, J.M. Lee, H.-G. Park, J.R. Sanes, C.M. Lieber*. A method for single-neuron chronic recording from the retina in awake mice. Science 360, 1447–1451 (2018).
7. G. Hong, X. Yang, T. Zhou, C.M. Lieber*. Mesh electronics: a new paradigm for tissue-like brain probes. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 50, 33–41 (2018).
6. G. Hong, R.D. Viveros, T.J. Zwang, X. Yang, C.M. Lieber*. Tissue-like neural probes for understanding and modulating the brain. Biochemistry 57, 3995–4004 (2018).
5. T. Zhou, G. Hong, T.-M. Fu, X. Yang, T.G. Schuhmann, R.D. Viveros, C.M. Lieber*. Syringe-injectable mesh electronics integrate seamlessly with minimal chronic immune response in the brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 114, 5894–5899 (2017).
4. Y. Zhou†, D. Wu†, Y. Zhu, Y. Cho, Q. He, X. Yang, K. Herrera, Z. Chu, Y. Han, M.C. Downer, H. Peng*, K. Lai*. Out-of-plane piezoelectricity and ferroelectricity in layered α-In2Se3 nanoflakes. Nano Letters 17, 5508–5513 (2017).
3. N. Gao†, T. Gao†, X. Yang, X. Dai, W. Zhou, A. Zhang, C.M. Lieber*. Specific detection of biomolecules in physiological solutions using graphene transistor biosensors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113, 14633–14638 (2016).
2. S. Zhao, H. Wang, Y. Zhou, L. Liao, Y. Jiang, X. Yang, G. Chen, M. Lin, Y. Wang, H. Peng*, Z. Liu*. Controlled synthesis of single-crystal SnSe nanoplates. Nano Research 8, 288–295 (2015).
1. Y. Liu, X. Yang, J. Miao, Q. Tang, S. Liu, Z. Shi, S. Liu*. Polyoxometalate-functionalized metal-organic frameworks with improved water retention and uniform proton-conducting pathways in three orthogonal directions. Chemical Communications 50, 10023–10026 (2014).
Xiao Yang Lab at Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering 