In the past, he obtained his bachelor's degree from Zhejiang University in China in 2010, and a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Harvard University in 2015. He did postdoctoral research at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University from 2015 to 2017. He was the recipient of Wyss Technology Development Award for enabling translational research. His work has been published in high-impact journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Nature Reviews Materials. His research interests include biomaterials, mechanics, soft machines, drug delivery, cellular and tissue engineering.