Background
Dr. Lulu Xu is a lecturer in Sport Technology, School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering at Loughborough University. She received her PhD from the University of Manchester, where her studies were centered on the advancement of e-textile sensors and wireless communication devices. After graduating, she worked as a two-year postdoctoral research role at the Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS) at University College London (UCL). At WEISS, she focused on pioneering research related to direct write printing of wearable sensors specifically designed for healthcare and clinical applications.
Qualifications and awards
- 2022: AFHEA associate fellow
- 2023: the UCL representation to the prestigious Global Young Scientist Summit (GYSS) in Singapore
- 2021-present: Expert and Committee Member of IEC/TC124/WG2 Wearable Electronic Devices and Technologies
Main research interests
Lulu’s research involves the development of multifunctional wearable sensors, with a focus on areas such as additive printing, e-textiles, 2D materials and their applications in human healthcare and sports monitoring. For example, she developed tactile sensors for human finger tracking, humidity sensor for human respiratory monitoring, strain sensor for sports detection, temperature sensors for breast cancer monitoring, and NFC and RFID antenna for wireless communication.
Her recent research interests include i) wearable sensors ii) wireless communication devices, iii) 3D printing technologies, iii) human-machine interface iv) human healthcare and sports applications; v) sustainable fabrics and garments.
Current teaching responsibilities
- WSC701: Sports Surfaces, Footwear and Garments
- WSB503: Application of Product Design in Sports
- WSA700: Measuring Principles
Current administrative responsibilities
- Tutor for undergraduate and master's students in Sports Technology
Selected publications
[1] Lulu Xu, Zekun Liu, Heng Zhai, Xiao Chen, Rujie Sun, Yi Li and Terry Tao Ye. “Moisture-Resilient Graphene-dyed Wool Fabric for Strain Sensing." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12.11 (2020): 13265-13274. (Impact Factor 10.3). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b20964
[2] Lulu Xu, Xiao Chen, Yulong Liu, Miao Wang, Zhangchi Liu, Muhammad Umar et al. "Coolmax/graphene-oxide functionalized textile humidity sensor with ultrafast response for human activities monitoring." Chemical Engineering Journal 412 (2021): 128639. (Impact Factor 16.7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.128639
[3] Lulu Xu, Zekun Liu, Xiao Chen, Rujie Sun, Zhirun Hu, Zijian Zheng, Terry Tao Ye, and Yi Li. "Deformation-Resilient Embroidered NFC Antenna and Energy Harvester for Wearable Applications." Advanced Intelligent Systems 1, no.6 (2019):190056. (Impact Factor 7.2). https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.201900056
[4] Lulu Xu, Xiao Chen, Rujie Sun, Sirui Tan, Zhirun Hu, Terry Tao Ye and Yi Li. " Characterization and Modelling of Embroidered NFC Coil Antennas for Wearable Applications," IEEE sensors Journal (2020). (Impact Factor 4.3). DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2020.3008594
[5] Heng Zhai, Lulu Xu ( joint first author), Zekun Liu, Lu Jin, Yangpeiqi Yi, Junze Zhang, Yangyang Fan et al. " Twisted graphene fibre based breathable, wettable and washable anti-jamming strain sensor for underwater motion sensing. " Chemical Engineering Journal, 439, 135502. (Impact Factor 16.7).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.135502
[6] Chen Mingxun, Lulu Xu (joint first author), Yulong Liu, Mengxia Yu, Yi Li and Terry Tao Ye. "An All-Fabric Tactile-Sensing Keypad with Uni-Modal and Ultrafast Response/Recovery Time for Smart Clothing Applications." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2022). (Impact Factor 10.3). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c04246.
[7] Jiang, Yutong, Lulu Xu, Kewen Pan, Ting Leng, Yi Li, Laith Danoon, and Zhirun Hu. "e-Textile embroidered wearable near-field communication RFID antennas." IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation 13, no. 1 (2018): 99-104. (Impact Factor 2.1)
[8] Liu, Yulong, Mengxia Yu, Lulu Xu, Yi Li, and Terry Tao Ye. "Characterizations and Optimization Techniques of Embroidered RFID Antenna for Wearable Applications." IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification 4, no. 1 (2019): 38-45.
Conference paper
[1]Lulu Xu, Yulong Liu, Yi Li, Pui Yi Lau, Haitao Si, and Terry Tao Ye. "Design and fabrication of embroidered RFID antennas for wearable applications." In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics (SOLI), pp. 118-122. IEEE, 2018.
[2]Lulu Xu; Yi Li; Yutong Jiang; Zhirun Hu; Yuxi Shi. "A Review on Wearable NFC Antenna Devices." In Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium Proceedings, 2017, Vol. 1, Li, Y.; Xu, W. L., Eds. 2017; pp 131-145.