Dr. Lu received his B.S. in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Wuhan University. His research focuses on interdisciplinary studies at the interface of materials science, engineering, biology, and medicine. His primary research interests include: (1) the development of flexible neural electrodes and biosensors; (2) flexible optogenetic technologies for cell-type-specific modulation across the central and peripheral nervous systems; (3) the establishment and application of multimodal neural sensing and closed-loop feedback intervention systems; and (4) investigations into the pathophysiological mechanisms and diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for epilepsy and its comorbidities. To date, Dr. Lu has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles in leading journals, including Nature Communications and Advanced Materials, and holds more than 60 granted national invention patents.

Flexible brain-computer interfaces (f-BCI)

1.Chen XM#, Wang LL#, Duan QF, Zheng ZM, Xue Y, Feng YH, Lu Y*, Liu J*, Integrated Hydrogel Optical Fiber Electronics with Mechanically Robust Interfaces Enable Simultaneous Electrophysiological Recording and Optogenetic Modulation. Advanced Materials, 2025; 2517771.
2.Wang F#, Wang LL#, Zhu XL, Lu Y*, Du XM*, Neuron-inspired ferroelectric bioelectronics for adaptive biointerfacing. Advanced Materials, 2025; 2416698. 
3.Wu YY#, Wang LL#, Yan MY#, Wang XF, Liao X, Zhong C, Ke DN*, Lu Y*, Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/Functional Gold Nanoparticle films for Improving the Electrode-Neural Interface. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2024; 2400836.
4.Dong RH#, Wang LL#, Li ZB#, Jiao JC, Wu Y, Feng ZW, Wang XF, Chen ML, Cui C*, Lu Y*, Jiang XY*, Stretchable, self-rolled, microfluidic electronics enable conformable neural interfaces of brain and vagus neuromodulation. ACS Nano, 2024;18:1702-13.
5.Yan MY#, Wang LL#, Wu YY, Wang LP*, Lu Y*, Three-dimensional highly porous hydrogel scaffold for neural circuit dissection and modulation. Acta Biomaterialia, 2023;157:252-62.
6.Zhang JJ#, Wang LL#, Xue Y#, Lei IM, Chen XM, Zhang P, Cai CC, Liang XY, Lu Y*, Liu J*, Engineering electrodes with robust conducting hydrogel coating for neural recording and modulation. Advanced Materials, 2023;2209324. 
7.Zhong C#, Wang LL#, Cao Y, Sun CY, Huang JY, Wang XF, Pan SW, He SY, Huang K, Lu ZH, Xu FQ, Lu Y*, Wang LP*, A neural circuit from the dorsal CA3 to the dorsomedial hypothalamus mediates balance between risk exploration and defense. Cell Reports, 2022;41:111570.
8.Dong RH#, Wang LL#, Hang C, Chen Z, Liu XY, Zhong LN, Qi J, Huang YQ, Liu SQ*, Wang LP*, Lu Y*, Jiang XY*, Printed stretchable liquid metal electrode arrays for in vivo neural recording. Small, 2021;2006612.
9.Wang LL#, Zhong C#, Ke DN, Ye FM, Tu J, Wang LP*, Lu Y*, Ultra-soft and Highly Stretchable Hydrogel Optical Fibers for In Vivo Optogenetic Modulations. Advanced Optical Materials, 2018;6:1800427.
10.Lu Y#, Zhong C#, Wang LL, Wei PF, He W, Huang K, Zhang Y, Zhan Y, Feng GP, Wang LP*, Optogenetic dissection of ictal propagation in the hippocampal-entorhinal cortex structures. Nature Communications, 2016;7:10962.

Brain Science and Brain-like Intelligence Technology-National Science and Technology Major Project
National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars