Huanyu "Larry" Cheng

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Associate Professor and Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Engineering, 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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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., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Small Methods.

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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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Intelligence Sparse Sensor Network for Automatic Early Evaluation of General Movements in Infants

Bao, B., Zhang, S., Li, H., Cui, W., Guo, K., Zhang, Y., Yang, K., Liu, S., Tong, Y., Zhu, J., Lin, Y., Xu, H., Yang, H., Cheng, X. & Cheng, H., May 22 2024, In: Advanced Science. 11, 19, 2306025.

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MRI-Compatible, Transparent PEDOT:PSS Neural Implants for the Alleviation of Neuropathic Pain with Motor Cortex Stimulation

Cho, Y. U., Kim, K., Dutta, A., Park, S. H., Lee, J. Y., Kim, H. W., Park, J., Kim, J., Min, W. K., Won, C., Park, J., Kim, Y., Nan, G., Kim, J. Y., Lee, T., Kim, H. J., Kim, D., Lee, J. E., Min, B. W. & Cho, I. J. & 4 others, Lee, B. H., Cheng, H., Cha, M. & Yu, K. J., Feb 5 2024, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 34, 6, 2310908.

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Skin-Interfaced Bifluidic Paper-Based Device for Quantitative Sweat Analysis

Deng, M., Li, X., Song, K., Yang, H., Wei, W., Duan, X., Ouyang, X., Cheng, H. & Wang, X., Mar 13 2024, In: Advanced Science. 11, 10, 2306023.

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Standalone Stretchable Biophysical Sensing System Based on Laser Direct Write of Patterned Porous Graphene/Co3O4 Nanocomposites

Ding, X., Xu, J., Xu, J., Zhao, J., Liu, R., Zheng, L., Wang, J., Zhang, Y., Weng, Z., Zhang, C., Wu, L., Cheng, H. & Zhang, C., Jul 26 2024, In: ACS Sensors. 9, 7, p. 3730-3740 11 p.

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Closely Packed Stretchable Ultrasound Array Fabricated with Surface Charge Engineering for Contactless Gesture and Materials Detection

Dutta, A., Niu, Z., Abdullah, A. M., Tiwari, N., Biswas, M. A. S., Li, B., Lorestani, F., Jing, Y., Cheng, H. & Zhang, S., Apr 17 2024, In: Advanced Science. 11, 15, 2303403.

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Ultraconformal Skin-Interfaced Sensing Platform for Motion Artifact-Free Monitoring

Gao, Y., Li, B., Zhang, L., Zhang, X., Xin, X., Xie, S., Lee, R. A., Li, K., Zhao, W. & Cheng, H., May 29 2024, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 16, 21, p. 27952-27960 9 p.

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Corrigendum to “Monolayer, open-mesh, pristine PEDOT:PSS-based conformal brain implants for fully MRI-compatible neural interfaces” [Biosens. Bioelectron. 260 (2024) 116446] (Biosensors and Bioelectronics (2024) 260, (S0956566324004512), (10.1016/j.bios.2024.116446))

Hong, J. H., Lee, J. Y., Dutta, A., Yoon, S. L., Cho, Y. U., Kim, K., Kang, K., Kim, H. W., Kim, D. H., Park, J., Cho, M., Kim, K., An, J. B., Lee, H. L., Hwang, D., Kim, H. J., Ha, Y., Lee, H. Y., Cheng, H. & Yu, K. J., Nov 1 2024, In: Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 263, 116600.

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Monolayer, open-mesh, pristine PEDOT:PSS-based conformal brain implants for fully MRI-compatible neural interfaces

Hong, J. H., Lee, J. Y., Dutta, A., Yoon, S. L., Cho, Y. U., Kim, K., Kang, K., Kim, H. W., Kim, D. H., Park, J., Cho, M., Kim, K., An, J. B., Lee, H. L., Hwang, D., Kim, H. J., Ha, Y., Lee, H. Y., Cheng, H. & Yu, K. J., Sep 15 2024, In: Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 260, 116446.

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Stretchable and biodegradable self-healing conductors for multifunctional electronics

Jang, T. M., Han, W. B., Han, S., Dutta, A., Lim, J. H., Kim, T., Lim, B. H., Ko, G. J., Shin, J. W., Kaveti, R., Kang, H., Eom, C. H., Choi, S. J., Bandodkar, A. J., Lee, K. S., Park, E., Cheng, H., Yeo, W. H. & Hwang, S. W., Sep 6 2024, In: Science Advances. 10, 36, eadp9818.

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