Research Interests: 

Solid Mechanics,  Fracture Mechanics, Mechanics of Soft Materials, Hydrogel, Dielectric Elastomer.

Representative Papers:  

Yang Gao, Daming Liu, Jing Zhou, Wen Zhang, Danqi Sun, Shuyang Wang, Yipeng Yang, Yuchen Xiang, Yang Zhang*, Wei Lei, Tongqing Lu*. Instant and secure fixation of ePTFE medical implants in surgery by designing a bioadhesive interface. Science Advances. 11, eadw3845 (2025).

Yifan Zhou^#, Sirui Lin^#, Xuhui Zhang, Hou Wu, Jose Blanchet*, Zhigang Suo*, Tongqing Lu*. Is a high-throughput experimental dataset large enough to accurately estimate a statistic?. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 183, 105521 (2024).

Hou Wu, Xuhui Zhang, Yifan Zhou, Jose Blanchet*, Zhigang Suo*, Tongqing Lu*. Detection and reduction of systematic bias in high-throughput rupture experiments. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 174, 105249 (2023).

Yifan Zhou, Xuhui Zhang, Meng Yang, Yudong Pan, Zhenjiang Du, Jose Blanchet*, Zhigang Suo*, Tongqing Lu*.   High-throughput experiments for rare-event rupture of materials. Matter. 5(2), 654 (2022).

Yang Gao, Xiuyuan Han, Jiaojiao Chen, Yudong Pan, Meng Yang, Linhe Lu,  Jian Yang, Zhigang Suo*, Tongqing Lu*. Hydrogel–mesh composite for wound closure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118 e2103457118 (2021).

Yang Gao#, Jiaojiao Chen#, Xiuyuan Han, Yudong Pan, Peiyao Wang, Tiejun Wang,Tongqing Lu*. A universal strategy for tough adhesion of wet soft material.  Advanced Functional Materials. 30, 2003207 (2020).