Welcome to the Nanomagnetic Biosensors & Devices Group!

Led by Prof. Kai Wu, the Wu Lab is dedicated to advancing healthcare technologies through innovations in magnetic nanomaterials, spintronic devices, and intelligent sensing systems. Our interdisciplinary research integrates circuit design, physics, materials science, biology, and artificial intelligence to develop next-generation platforms for disease diagnosis and treatment. A key focus of our lab is developing spintronic devices for in-sensor computing, where sensing and computation are integrated directly in hardware to enable edge AI for healthcare applications, including neural sensing and wearable biomedical systems.

Our current research focuses on:

  • Magnetic nanomaterials and spintronic nanodevices for biomedical applications;
  • Wearable biosensors, including magnetic and optical sensing platforms;
  • Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI);
  • In-sensor computing and edge AI for healthcare.

We aim to translate fundamental discoveries into practical medical technologies and welcome students and collaborators interested in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of nanotechnology, AI, and medicine.


Latest News

  • New Paper Published in AIP Advances

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    Our recent work titled “Numerical Analysis of Hybrid Electromagnetic Coil Designs for Efficient Gradient Field Generation in Magnetic Particle Imaging” is published in AIP Advances! [Read More]
  • New Perspective Paper Published in Nanotechnology

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    Dr. Kai Wu and Dr. Rui He have recently published a Perspective paper titled “Perspective: Magnetic quantum sensors for biomedical applications” in Nanotechnology. This work aligns with the NIH’s recent Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Quantum Sensing Technologies in Biomedical Applications (NOT-EB-23-022) and explores the landscape of magnetic quantum sensors... [Read More]
  • Wu Research Lab Members Present at the 2025 WCOE Research Day

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    We are thrilled to have showcased our research at this year’s Whitacre College of Engineering (WCOE) Research Day. Dr. Kai Wu delivered a talk on “Magnetic Nanomaterials and Nanodevices for Biomedical Applications.” Shahriar Mostufa presented his poster, “Numerical Analysis of Hybrid Electromagnetic Coil Designs for Efficient Gradient Field Generation in... [Read More]

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