Shumao Xu-Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-inspired Intelligence

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Shumao Xu
Research Direction：Development of implanted neural electrodes, non-invasive deep brain magnetic or electrical stimulation, calcium imaging and bioluminescence, non-genetic optoelectronic neural interface regulation
Email：https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0003-2062-0226 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/biomimetics/special_issues/ZS5JA6685I https://www.mdpi.com/journal/life/special_issues/60TG310V9E
Website：http://faculty.fudan.edu.cn/xushumao/zh_CN/index.htm

Brief Introduction：Shumao Xu is a PI at the Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-inspired Intelligence (ISTBI) at Fudan University. He serves as the Guest Editor of special issue on brain-computer interfaces (BCI) for Biomimetics and is an academic editor for Exploration (Wiley). He also holds editorial positions for youth committees in journals such as Scientific Reports, Brain-X and MedMat. His research interest focuses on the development of implantable neural electrodes for brain-computer interfaces, deep brain electrical or magnetic stimulation for neurodegenerative disease treatment, calcium fluorescence imaging for decoding neural dynamics, and non-genetic optoelectronic neural interface modulation. He aims to develop high-precision and high-efficiency neural electrodes that support intelligent monitoring, disease diagnosis, and neural rehabilitation, thereby advancing neural modulation for treating neurodegenerative diseases and neural signal monitoring in human-computer interaction. Dr. Xu received his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and subsequently worked at the Max Planck Institute for Solid-State Research, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of California, Los Angeles. He has hosted projects funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Fund Project), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Innovative Program), and the Shanghai Super Postdoctoral Program. Shumao Xu has received several accolades, including the Best Editorial Board Member and Academic Contribution Award from Exploration (2024) and the Best Presentation Award from Showa Denko International Exchange in Japan (2016). His research interests initially arose from the summer internship involving chemical engineering in the Tokyo University-Showa Denko exchange project (Japan, 2016).
Achievement：

1. Wang, Yuchun; Ge, Minyan; Wang, Jinling; Xu, Yiming; Wang, Nianhong^*; Xu, Shumao^*. Metabolic Reprogramming in Ischemic Stroke: When Glycolytic Overdrive Meets Lipid Storm. Cell Death & Disease 2025, accept.
2. Wang, Yuchun; Yang, Zhe; Wang, Jinling; Ge, Minyan; Wang, Nianhong^*; Xu, Shumao^*. Brain-Body Interactions in Ischemic Stroke: VNS Reprograms Microglia and FNS Enhances Cerebellar Neuroprotection. Stroke 2025, 10.1161/STROKEAHA.125.051470. (https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/7S0XNtI9qhgjUmDXYmJxVg）
3. Xu, Shumao^*^,#; Ge, Minyan^#; Chen, Shugeng^#; Wang, Yuchun; Tang, Yurui; Wang, Jinling; Cui, Xinyi; Sun, Chenchen; Zeng, Hairong; Wang, Nianhong, Chong Wang^*, Jing Wang^*. Leveraging Laser-Patterned Copper Electrodes for Personal Healthcare. Small Methods 2025, 10.1002/smtd.202500056. (https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/7U0i_oirepg63Tf8U-mDcQ; https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/LB2p-NXg9lHG8oBax04cTA)
4. Wang, Yuchun^#; Beeraka, Narasimha M^#.; Zhu, Yinghao; Ge, Minyan; Nikolenko, Vladimir N.^*; Xu, Shumao^*. Can Optogenetics Decode Human-Specific Hyperexcitability Circuits? Med Mat 2025, 10.1097/mm9.0000000000000022. (https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ptBjEXc_6NeQyWcWg0pk-Q)
5. Wang, Yuchun^#; Tang, Yurui^#; Wang, Qianfeng; Ge, Minyan; Wang, Jinling; Cui, Xinyi; Wang, Nianhong^*; Bao, Zhijun^*; Chen, Shugeng^*; Wang, Jing^*; Xu, Shumao^*. Advances in Brain Computer Interface for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Communication. Brain-X 2025, 3, e70023. (https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/nFKfSY_x_lfYHe2L9o8vug)
6. Chen, Songyue^#; Xu, Shumao^#; Fan, Xiujun; Xiao, Xiao; Duan, Zhaoqi; Zhao, Xun; Chen, Guorui; Zhou, Yihao; Chen, Jun^*. Advances in 2D Materials for Wearable Biomonitoring. Mater. Sci. Eng. R 2025, 164, 100971.
7. Ge, Minyan; Xu, Shumao^*; Tang, Yurui; Wang, Yuchun; Cui, Xinyi; Weiqiang, Zhang^*, Wang, Jing^*. Soft Magnetoelasticity for Mechanical Energy Harvesting. Innov. Discov. 2025, 10.53964/id.2025007.
8. Ge, Minyan; Xu, Shumao^*; Tang, Yurui; Wang, Yuchun; Liao, Yaqi; Wang, Jing^*. Water-responsive contraction for shape-adaptive bioelectronics. Innov. Discov. 2025, 2, 2.
9. Xu, Shumao; Manshaii, Farid; Chen, Guorui; Chen, Jun^*. Reversible metal-ligand coordination for photocontrolled metallopolymer adhesives. Chem 2024, 10, 1638-1640.
10. Xu, Shumao; Manshaii, Farid; Chen, Jun^*. Is Deep Brain Imaging on the Brink of Transformation with a Bioluminescence Molecule? BMEMat 2024, 2, e12115.
11. Xu, Shumao; Yin, Junyi ; Wan, Xiao; Chen, Jun^*. Advances in luminescent fibers for interactive smart textiles. cMat 2024, 1, e33.
12. Xu, Shumao; Scott, Kamryn; Chen, Jun^*. A bioinspired three-dimensionally architected electronic skin. Device 2024, 2, 100462.
13. Xu, Shumao^*,#; Liu, Yang^#; Lee, Hyunjin; Li, Weidong^*. Neural interfaces: Bridging the brain to the world beyond healthcare. Exploration 2024, 4, 20230146.
14. Xu, Shumao; Manshaii, Farid; Xiao, Xiao; Chen, Jun^*. Artificial Intelligence Assisted Nanogenerator Applications. J. Mater. Chem. A 2024, 13, 1-23.
15. Xu, Shumao; Chen, Guorui; Scott, Kamryn; Manshaii, Farid; Chen, Jun^*. Soft electrochemical actuators for intraoperative nerve activity monitoring. Matter 2024, 7, 2795-2797.
16. Xu, Shumao; Manshaii, Farid; Chen, Jun^*. Multiphasic interfaces enabled aero-elastic capacitive pressure sensor. Matter 2024, 7, 2351-2354.
17. Xu, Shumao; Scott, Kamryn; Manshaii, Farid; Chen, Jun^*. Heart-brain connection: How can heartbeats shape our minds? Matter 2024, 7, 1684-1687.
18. Xu, Shumao^#; Xiao, Xiao^#; Manshaii, Farid; Chen, Jun^*. Injectable fluorescent neural interfaces for cell-specific stimulating and imaging. Nano Lett. 2024, 24, 4703–4716.
19. Xu, Shumao; Manshaii, Farid; Xiao, Xiao; Yin, Junyi; Chen, Jun^*. Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Self-Powered Neurostimulation. Nano Res. 2024, 17, 8926–8941.
20. Xu, Shumao; Wan, Xiao; Manshaii, Farid; Che, Ziyuan; Chen, Jun^*. Advances in Piezoelectric Nanogenerators for Self-Powered Cardiac Care. Nano Trends 2024, 6, 100042.
21. Xu, Shumao; Xiao, Xiao; Chen, Jun^*. Stretchable Fiber Strain Sensors for Wearable Biomonitoring. Nat. Sci. Rev. 2024, 11, nwae173.
22. Pang, Xin; Lee, Hyunjin; Rong, Jingzhi; Zhu, Qiaoyu; Xu, Shumao^*. Self-Thermal Management in Filtered Selenium-Terminated MXene Films for Flexible Safe Batteries. Small 2024, 20, 2309580.
23. Xu, Shumao; Momin, Marzia; Ahmed, Salahuddin; Hossain, Arafat; Veeramuthu, Loganathan; Pandiyan, Archana; Kuo, Chi‐Ching^*; Zhou, Tao^*. Illuminating the Brain: Advances and Perspectives in Optoelectronics for Neural Activity Monitoring and Modulation. Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2303267.
24. Xu, Shumao; Ahmed, Salahuddin; Momin, Marzia; Hossain, Arafat; Zhou, Tao^*. Unleashing the potential of 3D printing soft materials. Device 2023, 1, 100067.
25. Xu, Shumao^#; Han, Zhen^#; Yuan, Kaidi; Qin, Peng; Zhao, Wei; Lin, Tianquan; Zhou, Tao^*; Huang, Fuqiang^*. Upcycling chlorinated waste plastics. Nat. Rev. Methods Primers 2023, 3, 44.
26. Xu, Shumao; Liang, Xiao; Wu, Xueyan; Zhao, Shenlong; Chen, Jun^*; Wang, Kaixue^*; Chen, Jiesheng^*. Multistaged discharge constructing heterostructure with enhanced solid-solution behavior for long-life lithium-oxygen batteries. Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 5810.