About Us

Welcome to our lab at the School of Biomedical Engineering at Shenzhen University.

Our lab is dedicated to developing miniaturized in-vitro diagnostic tools using emerging micro/nano-technologies. Specifically, we leverage our expertise in microfluidics, MEMS, nanomaterials, and soft matter, and develop innovative blood coagulation tests and interruptive single-cell sequencing technology.

Located in the Greater Bay Area of China with a fast-growing biotechnology community, our lab is made up of a group of enthusiastic young scientists with the aim of developing fast, accurate, and affordable clinical tests. To learn more, please visit Members.

Meet the lab
Left: Zhantao Zhao, Meichi Jin, Heng Zhai, Jiazhao Chen, Wanjun Yao, Zida Li, Rui Deng, Wenkai Fan, Jingyi Ding, Qi Fang

Selected Publications

StratoLAMP: Label-free, multiplex digital loop-mediated isothermal amplification based on visual stratification of precipitate (DOI)
Meichi Jin,# Jingyi Ding,# Zida Li*, et al. PNAS, 2024

deep-dLAMP: deep learning-enabled polydisperse emulsion-based digital loop-mediated isothermal amplification (DOI)
Linzhe Chen,# Jingyi Ding,# Chi Chen,* Zida Li,* et al., Advanced Science, 2022

Combinatorial perturbation sequencing on single cells using microwell-based droplet random pairing (DOI)
Run Xie,# Yang Liu,# Ya Liu,* Zida Li,* et al., Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2022

CoID-LAMP: Color-encoded, intelligent digital LAMP for multiplexed nucleic acid quantification (DOI)
Kai Wu,# Qi Fang,# Zida Li,* et al., Analytical Chemistry, 2023

Point-of-care blood coagulation assay based on dynamic monitoring of blood viscosity using droplet microfluidics (DOI)
Linzhe Chen, Zida Li,* et al., ACS Sensors 2022

Recent News

Oct. 2024: Our lab received support (RMB 1M) from the Shenzhen Medical Research Fund. Congrats!

May 2024: Meichi received an offer of the PhD program in BME at Cornell University. Huge congrats!

Apr. 2024: Our lab received the Research Excellence Award by the SZU to support our development of single-cell technology. Congrats!

Jan. 2024: The work of StratoLAMP has been published in PNAS. Big congrats!

Aug. 2023: Dr. Li received the Early Career Award (青年基金) from the National Science Foundation of China. Congrats!

Aug. 2023: Our lab is awarded the Medicine-Engineering Interdisciplinary Research Grant (医工交叉项目) by the Shenzhen University. Congrats!

Apr. 2022: Our paper on microfluidic viscometer for blood coagulation assay has been accepted by ACS Sensors!

Jan. 2022: Our paper on polydisperse digital nucleic acid test has been accepted by Advanced Science!

Jan. 2022: Our paper on PCB-based digital microfluidics coagulation assay has been accepted by Lab on a Chip!

Sep. 2021: Meichi Jin, Zhantao Zhao, and Jingyi Ding joined our group as Master's students. Welcome on board!

Dec. 2020: Our review paper on COVID-19 diagnostics using emerging biosensors has been accepted by Talanta!

Nov. 2020: Our research article on high throughput clot retraction assay has been accepted by ACS Sensors!

Sep. 2020: Run Xie, Kai Wu, and Donghao Li joined our group as Master's students. Meichi Jin joined as a final year project student. Welcome on board!

Nov. 2019: Our review paper collaborated with Prof. Tiantian Kong on stretchable supercapacitors has been accepted by Advanced Energy Materials!

Oct. 2019: Our group has been awarded Mianshang Grant (面上项目) by the Guangdong Science and Technology Agency!

June 2019: Our group has been awarded the Med Research Grant (医学科研基金) by the Hygiene and Health Committee of Guangdong Province!

June 2019: Nick and Linzhe joined our group as grad students! Welcome!

Apr. 2019: Two of our collaborative works have been published on ACS Sensors and Biomicrofluidics, respectively!

Sep. 2018: Lanzhu joined our group as a grad student! Welcome!

July 2018: Lab established!