Dr. Minghan Hu
Dr. Minghan Hu
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Dr. Minghan Hu is a Group Leader in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich.
Minghan was born in Nanning, China, and earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Materials Science from Beijing University of Chemical Technology. Following his studies, Minghan pursued his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany, where he graduated in January 2019. His doctoral research was conducted under the joint supervision of Prof. Katharina Landfester, Prof. Héloïse Thérien-Aubin, and Dr. Markus Bannwarth. After a brief postdoctoral position in Mainz, Minghan continued his research journey at ETH Zurich as a postdoctoral researcher in the Laboratory for Soft Materials and Interfaces, led by Prof. Lucio Isa.
Since 2024, Minghan has started his own group with the support of SNSF Ambizione grant. His group focuses on advancing soft materials towards intelligent micromachines, with a particular emphasis on biomedical applications.
Minghan lives with his wife in Zurich. When not immersed in work, he enjoys hiking and skiing in the Alps, playing basketball, and assembling Lego bricks.
Honours
| Year | Distinction |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Emerging Leader 2023_Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter |
| 2023 | SNSF Ambizione Grant |
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Selected Publications (a full publication list in Google Scholar)
-M. Hu,* N. Reichholf, Y. Xia, L. Alvarez, X. Cao, S. Ma, A. J. deMello and L. Isa,* "Multi-compartment supracapsules made from nano-containers towards programmable release" Materials Horizons, 2022, 9: 1641-1648.
-M. Hu, H.-J. Butt, K. Landfester, M. B. Bannwarth, S. Wooh,* H. Thérien-Aubin,* "Shaping the Assembly of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles" ACS Nano, 2019, 13(3): 3015-3022.
-M. Hu, S. Peil, Y. Xing, D. Döhler, L. C. da Silva, W. H. Binder, M. Kappl, M. B. Bannwarth,* "Monitoring Crack Appearance and Healing in Coatings with Damage Self-Reporting Nanocapsules" Materials Horizons, 2018, 5(1): 51-58.
-M. Hu, K. Korschelt, M. Viel, N. Wiesmann, M. Kappl, J. Brieger, K. Landfester, H. Thérien-Aubin,* W. Tremel,* "Nanozymes in Nanofibrous Mats with Haloperoxidase-Like Activity to Combat Biofouling" ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2018, 10(51): 44722-44730.
-M. Hu, K. Korschelt, P. Daniel, K. Landfester, W. Tremel,* M. B. Bannwarth,* "Fibrous Nanozyme Dressings with Catalase-Like Activity for H2O2 Reduction to Promote Wound Healing" ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2017, 9(43): 38024-38031.
* marks as corresponding author.