Translational Micro/Nano-Technologies for Real-World Impact

Engineering precise control at the micro- and nanoscale to develop enabling platform technologies that advance human health and well-being.

Single-cell analysis Molecular diagnostics Precision therapeutics
Cells flowing through a microfluidic platform
Associate Professor Ming Li

Principal Investigator

Associate Professor Ming Li

NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow and Associate Professor at UNSW Sydney.

Ming leads research in droplet microfluidics, biosensors, and lab-on-chip technologies. She received her PhD from the University of Wollongong and held postdoctoral appointments at the University of Houston and UCLA before joining Macquarie University and later UNSW Sydney.

Researchers & students

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Yang Zhang

Research focus

My research focuses on developing a droplet digital microfluidic platform for CRISPR-based nucleic acid detection, integrating microfluidics and CRISPR/Cas techniques for quantitative molecular diagnostics and early disease detection.

Yang Zhang

Postdoctoral Researcher

Reza Khodadadi

Research focus

My research focuses on engineering advanced microneedle biosensors for continuous molecular monitoring in interstitial fluid (ISF).

Reza Khodadadi

PhD Candidate

Yajing Sun

Research focus

My research focuses on developing multifunctional nanomedicine platforms for targeted brain tumour delivery and therapy.

Yajing Sun

PhD Candidate

Seyedmorteza Mousaviliavali

Research focus

My research focuses on microfluidic droplet generation, microfluidic-based liposome production, and spatiotemporally controlled cargo delivery using temperature-responsive and magnetic approaches.

Seyedmorteza Mousaviliavali

PhD Candidate

Linying Wu

Research focus

My research focuses on developing self-propelled nanorobotic platforms to overcome biological barriers and enhance targeted drug delivery.

Linying Wu

PhD Candidate

Xuheng Li

Research focus

My research focuses on biochemical sensors and the biochemical reactions of sensing systems, with the goal of advancing sensor performance through innovative sensing strategies.

Xuheng Li

PhD Candidate

Pengran Wang

Research focus

My proposed research focuses on droplet-microfluidically fabricated magnetic microrobots for controlled cargo transport, magnetic targeting, and localized release.

Pengran Wang

MPhil Candidate

Yunxiang Zhang

Research focus

My research focuses on electrochemical aptamer-based biosensors for continuous therapeutic drug monitoring, combining nanostructured materials, antifouling interfaces, and probe engineering.

Yunxiang Zhang

MPhil Candidate

Yinglun Ma

Research focus

My research focuses on droplet microfluidics for biomedical detection and high-throughput, absolute quantification of ultra-low-concentration biomarkers.

Yinglun Ma

MPhil Candidate

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Curious minds.
Meaningful impact.

We welcome motivated students and researchers who want to work across droplet microfluidics, lab-on-chip systems, biosensors, and biomedical engineering.

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