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Dr Jin Li
(he/him)
BEng PhD
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Jin Li
Lecturer in soft matter and microfluidic engineering
Overview
I am an early career researcher with a passionate research interest in the science and applications of microfluidics and soft matter. My research focuses on the fundamental of droplet microfluidics, and my expertise is to precise control chemical reactions and biological processes within complex emulsions. I work in multidisciplinary research with both numerical modelling and practical experiment and have a broad research tracking record in energy production (inertial fusion energy target fabrication), cells (brain organoid and tumour spheroid), nano- and micro-engineering (integrated multi-material microfluidic device design and fabrication), biophysics (lipid bilayer membranes; mechanosensitive protein pore reconstitution and gating), and engineering biology (bottom-up artificial cell creation), which all centralise around droplet materials and soft matter. I plan to develop a whole new field in the realm of precision engineered, biomimetic “Living Machine”, built upon active matter. This will give rise to a plethora of applications, of societal, environmental, and sustainable benefits, in diverse industries including, critically, new material, medicine, soft robot, agriculture, energy and A.I. development. My mid-term career goal is to establish an international research centre on “Microfluidics, microrobots and autonomous systems”, and undertake an international ambassadorial role based in the U.K., to build new links with Chinese and American universities for scientific exchange, joint grant and other scientific fora.
I serve as:
Director of Applied Microfluidic Laboratory;
Director of Complex Nanofluid Engineering group at Cardiff University;
I am a key consortium member of the EU-Horizon 2020 project, entitled "Artificial Cells with Distributed Cores (ACDC)" and the EIC Pathfinder Open project, entitled "Bio-Hybrid Hierarchical Organoid-Synthetic Tissues (BiohHOST)" under EU flagship research programme - "Engineered Living Materials".
Current team members:
Dr. Hongdi Wang (Reseach fellow)
Dr. Shrishty Bakshi (Research fellow)
Miss. Wen Li (PhD candidate)
Miss. Shiwei Li (PhD candidate)
Mr. Liyan Chen (PhD candidate)
Mr. Kai Silver (Research assistant)
Mr. Gabriel McFarlane (Research assistant)
Miss. Hang Qian (Research assistant)
Publication
2024
- Silver, K. L. et al. 2024. 3D-printed microfluidic-microwave device for droplet network formation and characterisation. Lab on a Chip 24, pp. 5101-5112. (10.1039/D4LC00387J)
- Dimitriou, P., Li, J., Jamieson, W. D., Schneider, J. J., Castell, O. K. and Barrow, D. A. 2024. Manipulation of encapsulated artificial phospholipid membranes using sub-micellar lysolipid concentrations. Communications Chemistry 7(1), article number: 120. (10.1038/s42004-024-01209-z)
- Silver, K., Bestow, S., Richardson, J., Nagara, C., Choi, H. and Li, J. 2024. Microwave resonator-based microfluidic sensors fabricated using 3D-printing technology. Presented at: Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023, Cardiff, UK, 12-14 July 2023 Presented at Spezi, E. and Bray, M. eds.Proceedings of the Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023. Cardiff: Cardiff University Press pp. 109-112., (10.18573/conf1.z)
- Dimitriou, P., Castell, O., Birchall, J. and Li, J. 2024. Label-free volumetric imaging of synthetic cell chassis using optical coherence tomography. Presented at: Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023, Cardiff, UK, 12-14 July 2023 Presented at Spezi, E. and Bray, M. eds.Proceedings of the Cardif University Engineering Research Conference. Cardiff: Cardiff University Press pp. 15-18., (10.18573/conf1.e)
- Schneider, J. J. et al. 2024. Percolation breakdown in binary and ternary monodisperse and polydisperse systems of spherical particles. Presented at: Italian Workshop on Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation, Venice, 6-8 September 2023 Presented at Villani, M., Cagnoni, S. and Serra, R. eds.Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation. WIVACE 2023, Vol. 1977. Communications in Computer and Information Science Cham, Switzerland: Springer pp. 161-174., (10.1007/978-3-031-57430-6_13)
- Schneider, J. J. et al. 2024. Kauffman Model with spatially separated ligation and cleavage reactions. Presented at: Italian Workshop on Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation, Venice, 6-8 September 2023 Presented at Villani, M., Cagnoni, S. and Serra, R. eds.Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation. WIVACE 2023, Vol. 1977. Communications in Computer and Information Science Cham, Switzerland: Springer pp. 141-160., (10.1007/978-3-031-57430-6_12)
2023
- Schneider, J. J. et al. 2023. Network creation during agglomeration processes of polydisperse and monodisperse systems of droplets. Communications in Computer and Information Science 1780, pp. 94-106. (10.1007/978-3-031-31183-3_8)
- Schneider, J. J. et al. 2023. Artificial chemistry performed in an agglomeration of droplets with restricted molecule transfer. Presented at: WIVACE 2022, XVI International Workshop on Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation, Gaeta, Italy, 14-16 September 2022 Presented at De Stefano, C., Fontanella, F. and Vanneschi, L. eds.WIVACE 2022. Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation., Vol. 1780. Communications in Computer and Information Science Cham, Switzerland: Springer pp. 107-118., (10.1007/978-3-031-31183-3_9)
- Matuttis, H. et al. 2023. Computational investigation of the clustering of droplets in widening pipe geometries. Presented at: WIVACE 2022, XVI International Workshop on Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation, Gaeta, Italy, 14-16 September 2022 Presented at De Stefano, C., Fontanella, F. and Vanneschi, L. eds.WIVACE 2022. Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation, Vol. 1780. Communications in Computer and Information Science Cham, Switzerland: Springer pp. 82-93., (10.1007/978-3-031-31183-3_7)
- Moukachar, A. et al. 2023. Development and evaluation of a low‐cost lego 3d bioprinter: from building‐blocks to building blocks of life. Advanced Materials Technologies 8(6), article number: 2100868. (10.1002/admt.202100868)
- Schneider, J. J., Barrow, D. A., Li, J., Weyland, M. S., Flumini, D., Eggenberger Hotz, P. and Füchslin, R. M. 2023. Geometric restrictions to the agglomeration of spherical particles. Presented at: Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation 15th Italian Workshop, WIVACE 2021, Winterthur, Switzerland,, Winterthur, Switzerland, 15-17 September 2021Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation 15th Italian Workshop, WIVACE 2021, Winterthur, Switzerland, September 15–17, 2021, Revised Selected Papers, Vol. 1722. Springer pp. 72-84., (10.1007/978-3-031-23929-8_7)
- Schneider, J. J. et al. 2023. Obstacles on the pathway towards chemical programmability using agglomerations of droplets. Presented at: Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation 15th Italian Workshop, WIVACE 2021, Winterthur, Switzerland, 15-17 September 2021Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation 15th Italian Workshop, WIVACE 2021, Winterthur, Switzerland, September 15–17, 2021, Revised Selected Papers, Vol. 1722. Springer pp. 35-50., (10.1007/978-3-031-23929-8_4)
2022
- Schneider, J. J. et al. 2022. Paths in a network of polydisperse spherical droplets. Presented at: ALIFE 2022: The 2022 Conference on Artificial Life, Online, 18-22 July 2022The 2022 Conference on Artificial Life Proceedings. MIT Press, (10.1162/isal_a_00502)
- Li, J. et al. 2022. Building programmable multicompartment artificial cells incorporating remotely activated protein channels using microfluidics and acoustic levitation. Nature Communications 13(1), article number: 4125. (10.1038/s41467-022-31898-w)
- Dimitriou, P., Li, J., Jamieson, W., Castell, O. and Barrow, D. 2022. Active content release from synthetic cell interior towards a novel drug delivery method. Presented at: MicroTAS 2022, Hangzhou, China, 23-27 October 2022.
- Dimitriou, P., Li, J., Tornillo, G., Smalley, M. and Barrow, D. 2022. Droplet incubator: a new droplet-based model to investigate living cell-synthetic cell interactions. Presented at: MicroTAS 2022, Hangzhou, China, 23-27 October 2022.
- Li, J., Dimitriou, P. and Barrow, D. 2022. Acoustic levitation of complex emulsions and hierarchical soft matter constructs. Presented at: MicroTAS 2022, Hangzhou, China, 23-27 October 2022.
2021
- Dimitriou, P., Li, J., Tornillo, G., McCloy, T. and Barrow, D. 2021. Droplet microfluidics for tumor drug-related studies and programmable artificial cells. Global Challenges 5(7), article number: 2000123. (10.1002/gch2.202000123)
- Schneider, J. J. et al. 2021. Influence of the geometry on the agglomeration of a polydisperse binary system of spherical particles. Presented at: ALIFE 2021: The 2021 Conference on Artificial Life, 19-23 July 2021Proceedings of the ALIFE 2022: The 2022 Conference on Artificial Life. ALIFE 2021: The 2021 Conference on Artificial Life.. MIT Press, (10.1162/isal_a_00392)
2020
- Li, J., Baxani Kamal, D., Jamieson, W. D., Xu, W., Garcia Rocha, V., Barrow, D. A. and Castell, O. K. 2020. Formation of polarised, functional artificial cells from compartmentalised droplet networks and nanomaterials, using one-step, dual-material 3D-printed microfluidics. Advanced Science 7(1), article number: 1901719. (10.1002/advs.201901719)
- Li, J., Dimitriou, P., Castell, O. and Barrow, D. 2020. Generation of complex emulsions using monolithic, dual material 3D-printed microfluidic devices. Presented at: The 24th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2020), 4-9 October 2020. Cardiff:
2018
- Thomas, R., Li, J., Ladak, S., Barrow, D. and Smowton, P. 2018. In-situ fabricated 3D micro-lenses for photonic integrated circuits. Optics Express 26(10), pp. 13436-13442. (10.1364/OE.26.013436)
2017
- Li, J. and Barrow, D. A. 2017. A new droplet-forming fluidic junction for the generation of highly compartmentalised capsules. Lab on a Chip 17(16), pp. 2873-2881. (10.1039/c7lc00618g)
- Li, J., Lindley-Start, J., Porch, A. and Barrow, D. 2017. Continuous and scalable polymer capsule processing for inertial fusion energy target shell fabrication using droplet microfluidics. Scientific Reports 7, article number: 6302. (10.1038/s41598-017-06746-3)
- Baxani Kamal, D., Morgan, A. J., Li, J., Barrow, D. A. and Castell, O. 2017. The microfluidic manufacture of encapsulated droplet interface bilayers using a hybrid 3D-printed coaxial device. Presented at: 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2016), Dublin, Ireland, 9-13 October 2016Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2016). Red Hook, New York: Curran Associates, Inc.
- Li, J., Wu, F., Wang, H., Cuenca, J., Yang, X. and Barrow, D. 2017. An automated system for the shape optimization of double emulsion droplets used in the fabrication of Inertial Fusion Energy target shells. Presented at: The 21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2017), Cardiff, 22-26 October 2017.
- Li, J., Baxani Kamal, D., Castell, O. and Barrow, D. 2017. Formation of chemically responsive multisomes using droplet microfluidics. Presented at: 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2016), Dublin, Ireland, 9-13 October 2016Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2016). Red Hook, NY: Curran Associates, Inc.
2016
- Li, J. 2016. A novel, planar, microfluidic junction for multiphase flow, exemplified through the production of fusion energy targets, encapsulated mouse neuron stem cells and multi-compartmental capsules. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2014
- Li, J. and Barrow, D. 2014. Microfluidic encapsulation of droplet assemblies. Presented at: 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2014), Cardiff, 26-30 October 2014.
- Li, J. and Barrow, D. 2014. Rapid and precision mass replication of inertial fusion energy targets with multiphase microfluidics. Presented at: The 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2014), Cardiff, 26 - 30 October 201418th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences. USA: Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society pp. 1253-1255.
Articles
- Silver, K. L. et al. 2024. 3D-printed microfluidic-microwave device for droplet network formation and characterisation. Lab on a Chip 24, pp. 5101-5112. (10.1039/D4LC00387J)
- Dimitriou, P., Li, J., Jamieson, W. D., Schneider, J. J., Castell, O. K. and Barrow, D. A. 2024. Manipulation of encapsulated artificial phospholipid membranes using sub-micellar lysolipid concentrations. Communications Chemistry 7(1), article number: 120. (10.1038/s42004-024-01209-z)
- Schneider, J. J. et al. 2023. Network creation during agglomeration processes of polydisperse and monodisperse systems of droplets. Communications in Computer and Information Science 1780, pp. 94-106. (10.1007/978-3-031-31183-3_8)
- Moukachar, A. et al. 2023. Development and evaluation of a low‐cost lego 3d bioprinter: from building‐blocks to building blocks of life. Advanced Materials Technologies 8(6), article number: 2100868. (10.1002/admt.202100868)
- Li, J. et al. 2022. Building programmable multicompartment artificial cells incorporating remotely activated protein channels using microfluidics and acoustic levitation. Nature Communications 13(1), article number: 4125. (10.1038/s41467-022-31898-w)
- Dimitriou, P., Li, J., Tornillo, G., McCloy, T. and Barrow, D. 2021. Droplet microfluidics for tumor drug-related studies and programmable artificial cells. Global Challenges 5(7), article number: 2000123. (10.1002/gch2.202000123)
- Li, J., Baxani Kamal, D., Jamieson, W. D., Xu, W., Garcia Rocha, V., Barrow, D. A. and Castell, O. K. 2020. Formation of polarised, functional artificial cells from compartmentalised droplet networks and nanomaterials, using one-step, dual-material 3D-printed microfluidics. Advanced Science 7(1), article number: 1901719. (10.1002/advs.201901719)
- Thomas, R., Li, J., Ladak, S., Barrow, D. and Smowton, P. 2018. In-situ fabricated 3D micro-lenses for photonic integrated circuits. Optics Express 26(10), pp. 13436-13442. (10.1364/OE.26.013436)
- Li, J. and Barrow, D. A. 2017. A new droplet-forming fluidic junction for the generation of highly compartmentalised capsules. Lab on a Chip 17(16), pp. 2873-2881. (10.1039/c7lc00618g)
- Li, J., Lindley-Start, J., Porch, A. and Barrow, D. 2017. Continuous and scalable polymer capsule processing for inertial fusion energy target shell fabrication using droplet microfluidics. Scientific Reports 7, article number: 6302. (10.1038/s41598-017-06746-3)
Conferences
- Silver, K., Bestow, S., Richardson, J., Nagara, C., Choi, H. and Li, J. 2024. Microwave resonator-based microfluidic sensors fabricated using 3D-printing technology. Presented at: Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023, Cardiff, UK, 12-14 July 2023 Presented at Spezi, E. and Bray, M. eds.Proceedings of the Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023. Cardiff: Cardiff University Press pp. 109-112., (10.18573/conf1.z)
- Dimitriou, P., Castell, O., Birchall, J. and Li, J. 2024. Label-free volumetric imaging of synthetic cell chassis using optical coherence tomography. Presented at: Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023, Cardiff, UK, 12-14 July 2023 Presented at Spezi, E. and Bray, M. eds.Proceedings of the Cardif University Engineering Research Conference. Cardiff: Cardiff University Press pp. 15-18., (10.18573/conf1.e)
- Schneider, J. J. et al. 2024. Percolation breakdown in binary and ternary monodisperse and polydisperse systems of spherical particles. Presented at: Italian Workshop on Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation, Venice, 6-8 September 2023 Presented at Villani, M., Cagnoni, S. and Serra, R. eds.Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation. WIVACE 2023, Vol. 1977. Communications in Computer and Information Science Cham, Switzerland: Springer pp. 161-174., (10.1007/978-3-031-57430-6_13)
- Schneider, J. J. et al. 2024. Kauffman Model with spatially separated ligation and cleavage reactions. Presented at: Italian Workshop on Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation, Venice, 6-8 September 2023 Presented at Villani, M., Cagnoni, S. and Serra, R. eds.Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation. WIVACE 2023, Vol. 1977. Communications in Computer and Information Science Cham, Switzerland: Springer pp. 141-160., (10.1007/978-3-031-57430-6_12)
- Schneider, J. J. et al. 2023. Artificial chemistry performed in an agglomeration of droplets with restricted molecule transfer. Presented at: WIVACE 2022, XVI International Workshop on Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation, Gaeta, Italy, 14-16 September 2022 Presented at De Stefano, C., Fontanella, F. and Vanneschi, L. eds.WIVACE 2022. Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation., Vol. 1780. Communications in Computer and Information Science Cham, Switzerland: Springer pp. 107-118., (10.1007/978-3-031-31183-3_9)
- Matuttis, H. et al. 2023. Computational investigation of the clustering of droplets in widening pipe geometries. Presented at: WIVACE 2022, XVI International Workshop on Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation, Gaeta, Italy, 14-16 September 2022 Presented at De Stefano, C., Fontanella, F. and Vanneschi, L. eds.WIVACE 2022. Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation, Vol. 1780. Communications in Computer and Information Science Cham, Switzerland: Springer pp. 82-93., (10.1007/978-3-031-31183-3_7)
- Schneider, J. J., Barrow, D. A., Li, J., Weyland, M. S., Flumini, D., Eggenberger Hotz, P. and Füchslin, R. M. 2023. Geometric restrictions to the agglomeration of spherical particles. Presented at: Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation 15th Italian Workshop, WIVACE 2021, Winterthur, Switzerland,, Winterthur, Switzerland, 15-17 September 2021Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation 15th Italian Workshop, WIVACE 2021, Winterthur, Switzerland, September 15–17, 2021, Revised Selected Papers, Vol. 1722. Springer pp. 72-84., (10.1007/978-3-031-23929-8_7)
- Schneider, J. J. et al. 2023. Obstacles on the pathway towards chemical programmability using agglomerations of droplets. Presented at: Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation 15th Italian Workshop, WIVACE 2021, Winterthur, Switzerland, 15-17 September 2021Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation 15th Italian Workshop, WIVACE 2021, Winterthur, Switzerland, September 15–17, 2021, Revised Selected Papers, Vol. 1722. Springer pp. 35-50., (10.1007/978-3-031-23929-8_4)
- Schneider, J. J. et al. 2022. Paths in a network of polydisperse spherical droplets. Presented at: ALIFE 2022: The 2022 Conference on Artificial Life, Online, 18-22 July 2022The 2022 Conference on Artificial Life Proceedings. MIT Press, (10.1162/isal_a_00502)
- Dimitriou, P., Li, J., Jamieson, W., Castell, O. and Barrow, D. 2022. Active content release from synthetic cell interior towards a novel drug delivery method. Presented at: MicroTAS 2022, Hangzhou, China, 23-27 October 2022.
- Dimitriou, P., Li, J., Tornillo, G., Smalley, M. and Barrow, D. 2022. Droplet incubator: a new droplet-based model to investigate living cell-synthetic cell interactions. Presented at: MicroTAS 2022, Hangzhou, China, 23-27 October 2022.
- Li, J., Dimitriou, P. and Barrow, D. 2022. Acoustic levitation of complex emulsions and hierarchical soft matter constructs. Presented at: MicroTAS 2022, Hangzhou, China, 23-27 October 2022.
- Schneider, J. J. et al. 2021. Influence of the geometry on the agglomeration of a polydisperse binary system of spherical particles. Presented at: ALIFE 2021: The 2021 Conference on Artificial Life, 19-23 July 2021Proceedings of the ALIFE 2022: The 2022 Conference on Artificial Life. ALIFE 2021: The 2021 Conference on Artificial Life.. MIT Press, (10.1162/isal_a_00392)
- Li, J., Dimitriou, P., Castell, O. and Barrow, D. 2020. Generation of complex emulsions using monolithic, dual material 3D-printed microfluidic devices. Presented at: The 24th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2020), 4-9 October 2020. Cardiff:
- Baxani Kamal, D., Morgan, A. J., Li, J., Barrow, D. A. and Castell, O. 2017. The microfluidic manufacture of encapsulated droplet interface bilayers using a hybrid 3D-printed coaxial device. Presented at: 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2016), Dublin, Ireland, 9-13 October 2016Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2016). Red Hook, New York: Curran Associates, Inc.
- Li, J., Wu, F., Wang, H., Cuenca, J., Yang, X. and Barrow, D. 2017. An automated system for the shape optimization of double emulsion droplets used in the fabrication of Inertial Fusion Energy target shells. Presented at: The 21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2017), Cardiff, 22-26 October 2017.
- Li, J., Baxani Kamal, D., Castell, O. and Barrow, D. 2017. Formation of chemically responsive multisomes using droplet microfluidics. Presented at: 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2016), Dublin, Ireland, 9-13 October 2016Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2016). Red Hook, NY: Curran Associates, Inc.
- Li, J. and Barrow, D. 2014. Microfluidic encapsulation of droplet assemblies. Presented at: 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2014), Cardiff, 26-30 October 2014.
- Li, J. and Barrow, D. 2014. Rapid and precision mass replication of inertial fusion energy targets with multiphase microfluidics. Presented at: The 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2014), Cardiff, 26 - 30 October 201418th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences. USA: Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society pp. 1253-1255.
Thesis
Research
Research contracts:
|
Title |
Role |
Sponsor |
Value |
Duration |
|
Research Flexible Fund |
PI |
Cardiff University |
£4,540 |
2025 |
|
MSCA postdoctoral fellowship (fellow: Yigang Shen) |
PI |
European Commission |
€276,187 |
2026-2028 |
|
EPSRC DTP |
Supervisor |
EPSRC |
3.5 years PhD stipends |
2025-2029 |
|
FAPESP |
Supervisor |
Brazilian funding agency |
$8,837 |
2024-2025 |
|
"Portable Fluidic Pumps" |
PI |
Cardiff School of Engineering |
£6,325 |
2024 |
|
"Nano-Droplet Robots" |
PI |
Cardiff University |
£2,680 |
2024 |
|
Engineering Biology Mission Awards project, entitled "Agriculture Living Machine of Operatable Nano-Droplets (ALMOND)" |
Co-PI |
BBSRC |
£490,900 |
2024-2026 |
|
Bio-HhOST: Next Generation 3D Tissue Models: Bio-Hybrid Hierarchical Organoid-Synthetic Tissues (Bio-HhOST) Comprised of Live and Artificial Cells |
PI |
European Innovation Council (underwrite by Innovate UK) |
£466,313 |
2024-2027 |
|
Microfluidic Perfusion Device for Organoids |
PI |
EPSRC |
£48,524 |
2024 |
|
Biocompatible 3D printed vasculature for bioprinted tissues |
Co-I |
BBSRC |
£49,996 |
2024 |
|
Precision microgel materials for engineering biology |
PI |
Wales Innovation Network |
£10,000 |
2023 |
|
Precision microfabrication (BMF S230) |
PI |
EPSRC |
£321,613 |
2023-2024 |
|
Complex Nanofluid Engineering |
Co-PI |
Cardiff School of Engineering |
£12,000 |
2023-2024 |
|
Robot-assisted synthetic cell and tissue engineering |
PI |
Cardiff School of Engineering |
£6, 625 |
2023 |
Teaching
EN0019 Introduction to Calculus
EN0021 Engineering Applications
EN1215/EN1216/EN2178 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
EN4100 Year 4 Group Project
Biography
Education
- PhD (2012~2015), School of Engineering, Cardiff University, U.K.
- BEng (2010~2012), School of Engineering, Cardiff Univeristy, U.K.
- BEng (2008~2012), North China Electrical Power University (Beijing), China
Work Experience
- 2023 - now, Lecturer in soft matter and microfluidic engineering, Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
- 2019 - 2022, Reseacher co-investigator of EU-H2020 project, entitled with “Artificial Cells with DistributedCores (PN 824060)”. Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
- 2018 - 2019, PDRA, project: “Exosomes characterization in fluidic environment”. King’s College London.
- 2015 - 2018, Reseacher co-investigator of NRN (Wales) project, entitled with “Laser and microfluidic manufacture of novel bio-diagnostic platforms”. Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
Honours and awards
- “Young Scientist Award Finalist” with certificate, by Microsystems & Nanoengineering (Springer Nature) Young Scientist Award Summit 2022.
Professional memberships
Member of Biochemical Society
Member of EPSRC Peer Review College
Member of European Synthetic Cell Initiative
Member of The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Member of Cardiff Synthetic Biology Initiative
Member of Cardiff School of Engineering EDI committee
Committe Member of Cardiff Science Festival
Speaking engagements
· Invited talk, “Building hybrid living materials using droplet microfluidics" FNUK Acoustofluidics meeting, held by Prof. Richard Fu, Cambridge, 22, Nov, 2024.
· Invited talk, “3D printing fabrication of microfluidic devices and their applications in synthetic biology”, Newcastle University, invited by Prof. Jichun Li, Newcastle, UK, 21, July, 2024.
· Invited talk, “3D printing fabrication of microfluidic devices and their applications in synthetic biology”, Forum of Intelligence Manufacturing, Zhejiang Normal University, invited by Prof. Yigang Shen, Jinhua, Zhejiang China, 21, June, 2024.
· Invited workshop, “Artificial Cells and 3D-printed Microfluidics”, BBSRC International Partnership - Residential Microfluidics Workshop (Organ-on-a-chip), Chepstow, 28-29, May 2024.
· Invited talk, “3D-Printed Microfluidics for Artificial Cell Creation”, STJU Trans-med Awards Research, invited by Prof. Hongjing Dou, at SJTU, Shanghai, 8th April, 2024. https://news.sjtu.edu.cn/xsjz/20240402/195532.html
· Invited workshop, “Soft matter and microfluidic engineering” Sound Chemistry, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Glasgow, 7-8 March 2024
· Invited talk, “Building hybrid materials with artificial cells and living cells using droplet microfluidics” at GW4-Innovations in brain tissue engineering, Bristol, 20-21, November, 2023.
· Invited talk, “Droplet microfluidics: an emerging technology to bridge tissue engineering and synthetic biology” at CITER annual scientific meeting, 2022.
· Invited talk, “3D printing technologies and microfluidics for the generation of microspheres”, Li J, Royal Academic of Engineering- Young Researchers’ Futures’ Meeting, Edinburgh, U.K. 2018.
Committees and reviewing
Reviewer of Royal Society of Chemistry Journals
Reviewer of Nature Chemical Biology
Reviewer of Advanced Materials
Reviewer of Advanced Materials Technologies
Reviewer of Scietific Reports
Reviewer of Journal of Fusion Energy
Reviewer of Chemical Engineering Science
Reviewer of Biomicrofluidics
Reviewer of Manufacturing Letters
Supervisions
I am available to supervise postgraduate research students in following areas:
- Microfluidics
- Complex emulsions
- Bottom-up synthetic biology
- Soft condensed matter
- Soft technology
- Cell encapsulation
- Micro-/nanoengineering
Current supervision
Shiwei Li
Past projects
Alumni:
| Name | Position | Dates | Move on to |
| Pantelitsa Dimitriou | PhD | 2019-2023 | PDRA, King's College London, UK |
| Francisco Munguia Galeano | Research Assistant | 2023 | PDRA, University of Liverpool, UK |
| Aleksandra Spasova | Research Assistant | 2023 | PhD, Cardiff School of Bioscience, UK |
| David Regan | PDRA | 2024 | PDRA, Cardiff School of Bioscience, UK |
Visiting Scientists:
| Name | Position | Dates | Move on to |
| Yigang Shen | Visiting Scientist | 2023 | Associate Professor, Zhejiang Normal University, China |
| Thomas Hohbauer | Visiting Student | 2023 | Bordeaux University, France |
| Rafaela Figueiredo | Visiting Student | 2025 | UNICAMP, Brazil |
Contact Details
Queen's Buildings - South Building, Room S/0.46, 5 The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA
Research themes
Specialisms
- Microfluidics and nanofluidics
- Synthetic biology
- Complex emulsions
- 3D-printing
- COMSOL