Dace Gao

Postdoc

Publications

2026

Dace Gao, Junpeng Ji, Simone De Pra, Miao Xiong, Wenlong Jin, Ugo Bruno, Hanyan Wu, Aleksandr Khudiakov, Andreas W. Erhardt, Chiyuan Yang, Peter J. Schwartz, Luca Sala, Iain McCulloch, Adrica Kyndiah, Mario Caironi, Magnus Berggren, Deyu Tu, Simone Fabiano (2026)

An organic artificial cardiomyocyte Nature Communications, Vol. 17, Article 4181 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-72584-5

Qifan Li, Tiefeng Liu, Jun-Da Huang, Ze-Fan Yao, Dace Gao, Qingqing Wang, Junpeng Ji, Miao Xiong, Xianjie Liu, Sang Young Jeong, Min Gyu Kang, Hanyan Wu, Chiyuan Yang, Han Young Woo, Mats Fahlman, Simone Fabiano (2026)

A water-processable n-type polymeric ink with conductivities exceeding 1,000 S cm-1 Matter, Vol. 9, Article 102599 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102599

Jennifer Gerasimov, Mary Donahue, Dace Gao, Deyu Tu, Simone Fabiano (2026)

Electropolymerization of Organic Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors: Fundamentals and Applications in Bioelectronics Chemical Reviews, Vol. 126, p. 28-79 (Article, review/survey)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00183

2025

Miao Xiong, Chiyuan Yang, Junpeng Ji, April S. Caravaca, Qi Guo, Qifan Li, Mary Donahue, Dace Gao, Hanyan Wu, Adam Marks, Yincai Xu, Deyu Tu, Iain McCulloch, Peder S. Olofsson, Simone Fabiano (2025)

A Photo-Patternable Solid-State Electrolyte for High-Performance, Miniaturized, and Implantable Organic Electrochemical Transistor-Based Circuits Advanced Materials, Vol. 37, Article e09314 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202509314

Harikesh Padinhare, Dace Gao, Hanyan Wu, Chiyuan Yang, Deyu Tu, Simone Fabiano (2025)

Single organic electrochemical neuron capable of anticoincidence detection Science Advances, Vol. 11, Article eadv3194 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adv3194

News

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Scientists mimic heart muscle cells with conductive plastic

For the first time, scientists have succeeded in artificially mimicking the ion signalling of heart muscle cells. To succeed, researchers at LiU have used organic electronics. The findings open up for new types of implants and sensors.

Researcher with blue gloves by microscope.

Plastic nerve cells become more advanced – and simpler

An artificial neuron made of conductive plastics that can perform advanced functions similar to those of biological nerve cells has been demonstrated by researchers at LiU.