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Xiaojing Zhang

Xiaojing Zhang
Assistant Professor

Xiaojing Zhang

Assistant Professor

  • Department of Biomedical Engineering
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Austin, Texas 78712
    Phone: (512) 475-6872
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  • Office Hours: MWF 10-12noon in BME 5.202O or by appointment

Research Focus

Zhang Laboratory is developing integrated photonic microsystems, semiconductor chips and nanotechnologies for imaging, sensing and regulating cellular processes critical to healthcare, environmental and defense applications. Current research focuses on developing tools and methods to understand and regulate complex biological networks critical to development and disease, and developing nano-micro fabricated photonic sensors for biomaterials characterization, fast pre-cancer detection and diagnosis. Nano-Micro scale science, Information, and Biomedicine are integrative components of Zhang's research that are used with advanced engineering tools to facilitate biomedical studies and develop point-of-care diagnostics for global health initiatives.


Research Interests

  • Micro-electro-mechanical Systems (MEMS), Semiconductors and Nanomaterials
  • Micro-optical endoscopes for pre-cancer detections, nanophotonics
  • Biosensors, implantable medical devices

Selected Publications

  • K. Hoshino, L. Rozanski, D. A. Vanden Bout and X.J. Zhang, "Near-field scanning optical microscopy with nanometer-sized light emitting diode", Applied Physics Letters, 92, 131106, 2008.
  • K. Kumar, J.C. Condit, A. McElroy, N.J. Kemp, K. Hoshino, T.E. Milner, X.J. Zhang, "Fast 3D in vivo swept source optical coherence tomography using 2-axis MEMS scanning micromirror", Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, 10, 044013, 2008.
  • K. Hoshino, L. Rozanski, D. A. Vanden Bout and X.J. Zhang, "Direct fabrication of nano-scale light emitting diode on silicon probe for near-field scanning optical microscopy", IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechnical Systems, p. 4-10, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2008.
  • X.J. Zhang, “Trapping the Nematode on micro-chip for the future of science”, HFSP Journal: Frontiers of Interdisciplinary Research in the Life Science, Vol. 1, No. 4, 220-224, 2007. (This article has also been selected for the December 15, 2007 issue of Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research (http://www.vjbio.org). The Virtual Journal, which is published by the American Physical Society and the American Institute of Physics in cooperation with numerous other societies and publishers, is an edited compilation of leading articles covering a focused area of frontier research)
  • G. T. Dagani, K. Monzo, J. R. Fakhoury, C.-C. Chen, J. C. Sission, and X.J. Zhang, "Microfluidic Self-Assembly of Live Drosophila Embryos for Versatile High-Throughput Analysis of Embryonic Morphogenesis", Biomedical Microdevices, Vol 9:5, 2007.
  •  D. N. Adamson, D. Mustafi, X. J. Zhang, B. Zheng and R. F. Ismagilov, “Production of arrays of chemically distinct nanolitre plugs via repeated splitting in microfluidic devices”, Lab on a Chip, Vol. 6, p 1178 - 1186, 2006.
  •  X.J. Zhang, M. P. Scott, C.F. Quate and O. Solgaard, “Micro-optical Characterization of Ultrasonic Microinjections on Drosophila Embryos for Genome-wide RNAi Screen”, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 15, 2, 2006.
  • X.J. Zhang, C.C. Chen, M.P. Scott and O. Solgaard, “Micro-Optical Characterization of Fluidic Self-assembly for Drosophila Embryos through Surface Tension: Principle, Simulation and Experiments”, Optical Review Vol.12, No.4, p352-357, 2005.
  • X.J. Zhang, C.-C. Chen, R.W. Bernstein, S. Zappe, M.P. Scott and O. Solgaard, “Micro-optical Characterization and Modeling of Positioning Forces on Drosophila Embryos Self-Assembled in Two-Dimensional Arrays”, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol.14, No.5, p1187-1197, 2005.
  • X.J. Zhang, “Silicon Micro-Surgery Force Sensor Based on Diffractive Optical MEMS Encoders”, Sensor Review, Vol. 24, No. 1, p37-41, 2004
  •  X.J. Zhang, S. Zappe, R.W. Bernstein, C.C. Chen, O. Sahin, M. Fish, M.P. Scott and O. Solgaard, “Micromachined Silicon Force Sensor Based on Diffractive Optical Encoders for Characterization of Microinjection”, Sensors and Actuators: A Physical, Vol. 114/2-3, p197-203, 2004.
  • R.W. Bernstein, X.J. Zhang, S. Zappe, M. Fish, M.P. Scott and O. Solgaard, “Characterization of Fluidic Microassembly For Immobilization and Positioning of Drosophila Embryos”, Sensors and Actuators: A Physical, Vol. 114, p191-196, 2004.
  • C.C. Chen, S. Zappe, O. Sahin, X.J. Zhang, E. Furlong, M. Fish, M.P. Scott and O. Solgaard, “Design and Operation of a Microfluidic Sorter for Drosophila Embryo”, Sensors and Actuators: B Chemical, Vol. 102/1, p59-66, 2004.
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