Editorial Team of MedMat
Meet the international editorial leadership shaping the journal’s scientific direction.
Founding Editor-in-Chief — Zhong Lin Wang
Zhong Lin Wang is Director of the Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chair Professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Distinguished Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is internationally recognized for pioneering nanoenergy, self-powered systems, triboelectric nanogenerators, piezotronics and piezo-phototronics.
His scientific leadership spans fundamental physical effects, energy technologies and biomedical applications. As founding Editor-in-Chief, he established MedMat as an interdisciplinary platform connecting materials innovation with medicine and human health.
Executive Editor-in-Chief — Yanglong Hou
Yanglong Hou is Dean and Chair Professor of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Sun Yat-sen University. His research focuses on the controlled synthesis of multifunctional magnetic and energy materials and their applications in nanomedicine, imaging and energy technologies.
He contributes extensive experience in scientific publishing, professional societies and interdisciplinary research leadership to MedMat’s editorial programme.
Executive Editor-in-Chief — Zhou Li
Zhou Li leads research at the Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems on implantable and wearable electronic medical devices, self-powered medical technologies, biosensors, degradable devices and cellular biomechanics.
His work bridges nanoenergy, electronics and clinical needs, supporting the journal’s emphasis on translational devices and systems as well as advanced biomedical materials.
International editorial community
The wider MedMat editorial board brings together specialists in biomaterials, nanomedicine, drug delivery, tissue engineering, bioelectronics, diagnostics, regenerative devices and translational medicine. This breadth enables manuscripts to be evaluated by editors who understand both their material foundations and biomedical context.