Dr. Xin Song received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Sichuan University in Prof. Changsheng Zhao's group. He then obtained his Ph.D. at Imperial College London under the supervision of Prof. Molly Stevens DBE FRS FREng. Before joining CityU, he was a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, working with Prof. Li Zhang. Since 2025, he has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at City University of Hong Kong. Dr. Song's research focuses on the development of advanced intelligent materials and systems for therapeutic, purification, and diagnostic applications in blood environments, including blood purification devices, micro/nano robotic systems, and blood-contacting biomaterials.
Previous Experience
- 2023 - 2025, Research Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Patents
- A method of preparing hydrogel microspheres with ultrahigh adsorption capabilities toward toxins, China Patent No. ZL201911119695.4.
- Anticoagulant double activated carbon hemoperfusion apparatus, China Patent No. ZL201910081977.3.
- Anticoagulant hydrogel microspheres, China Patent No. ZL201811309146.9.
- Multifunctional five-layer hemoperfusion cartridge, China Patent No. ZL201910081978.8.
- Precipitated droplets in-situ cross-linking polymerization and its applications, China Patent No. ZL201911119713.9.
- Preparation of anticoagulant carrageenan-based heparin-like microspheres, China Patent No. ZL201810124310.2.
- Urease immobilized polymer beads for urea removal in blood purification, China Patent No. ZL201810612817.2.
Journal
- Song, Xin*. & Zhang, Li*. (2026). Nature Reviews Bioengineering.
- Che, Yanan. , Song, Xin*. & Zhang, Li*. (2025). Engineering Microalgae-Based Biohybrid Robots for Biomedical Applications. Cell Biomaterials. 1 (8), 100103.
- Wang, Qinglong. , Wang, Ben. , Chan, Kai Fung. , Ip, Bonaventure Yiu Ming. , Leung, Thomas Wai Hong. , Song, Xin*. , Zhang, Li*. & Xie, Jue*. (2025). Untethered Miniature Robots for Minimally Invasive Thrombus Treatment: From Laboratory Bench to Clinical Trials. The Innovation (Cell Press). 100874 .
- Rujie, Sun*. , Song, Xin*. , Zhou, Kun. , Zuo, Yuyang. , Wang, Richard. , Rifaie-Graham, Omar. , Peeler, David. , Xie, Ruoxiao. , Leng, Yixuan. , Geng, Hongya. , Brachi, Giulia. , Ma, Yun. , Liu, Yutong. , Barron, Lorna. & Stevens, Molly M. (2023). Assembly of fillable microrobotic systems by microfluidic loading with dip sealing. Advanced Materials. 2207791 .
- Song, Xin. , Sun, Rujie. , Wang, Richard. , Zhou, Kun. , Xie, Ruoxiao. , Georgiev, Dimitar. , Paraschiv, Andrei-Alexandru. , Zhao, Ruibo. & Stevens, Molly. M. (2022). Puffball-inspired microrobotic systems with robust payload, strong protection, and targeted locomotion for on-demand drug delivery. Advanced Materials. 2204791 .
- Song, Xin. , Ji, Haifeng. , Li, Yupei. , Xiong, Yuqin. , Qiu, Li. , Zhong, Rui. , Tian, Meng. , Kizhakkedathu, Jayachandran. N. , Su, Baihai. , Wei, Qiang. , Zhao, Weifeng. & Zhao, Changsheng. (2021). Transient blood thinning during extracorporeal blood purification via the inactivation of coagulation factors by hydrogel microspheres. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 5. 1143 - 1156.
External Services
Professional Activity
- 2025 - Now, Early-Career Editorial Board , Research.
- 2025 - Now, Early-Career Editorial Board , Nano-Micro Letters.
- 2024 - Now, Early-Career Editorial Board, The Innovation.
- 2024 - Now, Early-Career Editorial Board , Exploration.
- 2023 - Now, Invited Guest Editor, Journal of Functional Biomaterials.
Service in CityUHK
Teaching Service
- 2025 - 2026, BME2104 Tissue Engineering.
- 2025 - 2026, BME6115 / BME8129 Biorobotics.
- 2025 - 2026, BME6136/BME8136 Advanced Biomaterials for Healthcare and Biomedical Application.
Last update date :
04 Jan 2026
