Huanyu "Larry" Cheng

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics

Research Summary

Previous research focuses on design and manufacturing of wearable tattoo electronics capable of dissolving in the human body. The focus of my research group at Penn State will take bio-inspired approaches to design and fabricate nano-/ micro-electronic systems for a broad range of applications, including health monitoring, human-machine interface, and energy systems.

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Recent Publications

Highly stable scalable production of porous graphene-polydopamine nanocomposites for drug molecule sensing

Ding, X., Chen, R., Xu, J., Hu, J., Zhao, Z., Zhang, C., Zheng, L., Cheng, H., Weng, Z. & Wu, L., Jan 1 2025, In: Talanta. 282, 126990.

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A chemically modified DNAzyme-based electrochemical sensor for binary and highly sensitive detection of reactive oxygen species

Dou, B., Shen, H., Li, Z., Cheng, H. & Wang, P., Jan 8 2025, In: Chemical Science. 16, 8, p. 3470-3478 9 p.

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Electrochemical Self-Sacrificial Label Conversion Coupled with DNA Framework Nanomachine Mediated Serotonin Sensing with Highly Minimized Background Noise

Dou, B., Chen, Y., Feng, Q., Cheng, H. & Wang, P., Jan 14 2025, In: Analytical Chemistry. 97, 1, p. 157-165 9 p.

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Wireless, Multifunctional System-Integrated Programmable Soft Robot

Han, S., Shin, J. W., Lee, J. H., Li, B., Ko, G. J., Jang, T. M., Dutta, A., Han, W. B., Yang, S. M., Kim, D. J., Kang, H., Lim, J. H., Eom, C. H., Choi, S. J., Cheng, H. & Hwang, S. W., Dec 2025, In: Nano-Micro Letters. 17, 1, 152.

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Towards Polymer Composite-Based Transient Electronic Systems

Ko, G. J., Naganaboina, V. R., Goda, E. S., Dutta, A., Cheng, H. & Hwang, S. W., Sep 2025, In: Advanced NanoBiomed Research. 5, 9, 2400126.

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Laser-Induced Graphene-Assisted Patterning and Transfer of Silver Nanowires for Ultra-Conformal Breathable Epidermal Electrodes in Long-Term Electrophysiological Monitoring

Li, J., Zhang, S., Zhong, J., Bao, B., Guo, K., Zhang, Y., Yang, K., Tong, Y., Qiu, D., Yang, H. & Cheng, H., Aug 1 2025, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 35, 31, 2504481.

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A Granular Hydrogel-Enabled Wearable Electrochemical Biosensing Platform for Continuous Non-Invasive Sweat Lactate Detection

Lorestani, F., Zhang, X., Ataie, Z., Kedzierski, A., Liu, Y., López, A., Dutta, A., Kacala, K., Niu, Z., Sheikhi, A. & Cheng, H., Aug 28 2025, In: Small. 21, 34, 2502655.

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Nanostructure-gated organic electrochemical transistors for accurate glucose monitoring in dynamic biological pH conditions

Meng, K., Zhu, J., Zhang, T., Zhang, X., Zhang, Y., Chen, X., Li, F., Tong, Y., Zhang, S., Qiu, D., Yang, H., Liu, S., Yin, L., Zhao, R., Huang, L., Li, T., Gao, M., Pan, T., Yang, J. & Cheng, H. & 1 others, Lin, Y., Nov 1 2025, In: Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 287, 117677.

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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)-Inspired Fully Printed Soft Pressure Sensor Array with Self-Adaptive Pressurization for Highly Reliable Individualized Long-Term Pulse Diagnostics

Wang, X., Wu, G., Zhang, X., Lv, F., Yang, Z., Nan, X., Zhang, Z., Xue, C., Cheng, H. & Gao, L., Jan 8 2025, In: Advanced Materials. 37, 1, 2410312.

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Facile Design of Highly Stretchable and Conductive Crumpled Graphene/NiS2 Films for Multifunctional Applications

Weng, K., Jing, Q., Gao, J., Wang, W., Zhang, C., Wang, J., Cheng, H. & Zhang, C., Apr 22 2025, In: Small Methods. 9, 4, 2401965.

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Highly sensitive and fast response/recovery ammonia sensor based on PANI/LIG at room temperature

Yang, L., Mao, L., Du, S., Wang, Z., Fu, W., Yao, C., Xu, L., Zhang, H. & Cheng, H., Aug 15 2025, In: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 437, 137710.

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In2O3-ZnO/Laser-Induced Graphene Nanocomposites for a Highly Sensitive, Room-Temperature, Flexible Methane Gas Sensor

Yang, L., Fu, W., Mao, L., Xu, L., Yao, C., Zhang, H. & Cheng, H., Apr 18 2025, In: ACS Applied Nano Materials. 8, 15, p. 7510-7519 10 p.

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Thermoelectric porous laser-induced graphene-based strain-temperature decoupling and self-powered sensing

Yang, L., Chen, X., Dutta, A., Zhang, H., Wang, Z., Xin, M., Du, S., Xu, G. & Cheng, H., Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 792.

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ZnO/LIG nanocomposites to detect acetone gas at room temperature with high sensitivity and low detection limit

Yang, L., Fu, W., Wang, Y., Wang, Z., Mao, L., Xu, L., Yao, C., Zhang, H., Chen, S., Zhang, H. & Cheng, H., Sep 1 2025, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 519, 164857.

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Multi-Functional Ti3C2Tx-Silver@Silk Nanofiber Composites With Multi-Dimensional Heterogeneous Structure for Versatile Wearable Electronics

Yi, N., Zhang, C., Wang, Z., Zheng, Z., Zhou, J., Shang, R., Zhou, P., Zheng, C., You, M., Chen, H., Cheng, H. & Weng, M., Feb 26 2025, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 35, 9, 2412307.

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