Mr Zhan Au Chua (He)
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
Main Focus
Electrospinning of sustainable polymer nanofibers with Covalent Organic Framework dispersions for high performance carbon capture in flue gas.
Curriculum Vitae
Zhan Au is trained in Chemical Engineering at the National University of Singapore. He spent two years of research in 3D-printed hydrogels at Singapore’s leading public research institute - A*STAR under the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and received the A*STAR research internship award in 2024. He is currently a PhD student in Prof. Sohini's lab in the department of Material Systems Engineering.
Selected publications
1. "Smart Hydrogel-Based Mechanical Metamaterials: A Review", ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2024, 6, 20, 12362–12381 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.4c02282
2. "Programmable Hydrogel-Based Soft Robotics via Encoded Building Block Design", Actuators 2024, 13(10), 383 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3390/act13100383
3. "Tough, Self-Healing and Weldable Hydrogel via Thermal Engineering Optimized Multi Scale Structures", Nature Communications, Commun Mater 6, 103 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-025-00818-y