Xiaoguang Dong

Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is leading a team of researchers that has developed a system of artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human airways to better detect infection, airway obstruction, or the severity of diseases like Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases… Read More

Group of capsules moving in tubular tortuous structures and sampling liquids.   Vanderbilt researchers have developed technology for sampling body liquids in tortuous and narrow spaces that could lead to early detection of diseases like cancer. The research led by Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering,… Read More

  Xiaoguang Dong Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded an R21 Trailblazer Award by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to pursue a project about “Wirelessly Actuated Ciliary Stent for Minimally Invasive Treatment… Read More

Four engineering faculty members have been selected for spring 2024 Seeding Success internal funding. Their projects are among 13 chosen across seven colleges and schools. This year’s cycle was highly competitive, with 29 applications. All applicants receive tailored feedback from reviewers, regardless of whether their proposals are funded. The engineering… Read More

A team of Vanderbilt researchers has developed a wirelessly activated device that mimics the wavelike muscular function in the esophagus and small intestine responsible for transporting food and viscous fluids for digestion. The soft-robotic prototype, which is driven by strong magnets controlled by a wearable external actuator,… Read More

https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-sub/wp-content/uploads/sites/282/2023/11/20233749/Dong-cilia-video.mp4 Vanderbilt scientists have created robotic cilia—similar to the vibrating hairlike structures responsible for moving viscous fluids in the lungs—that can clear mucus from airway stents used to treat conditions like lung cancer, cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Xiaoguang Dong The invention is the first… Read More