# Mei Research GroupMei Group

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Exploring functional materials for living electronics and electrochromics through intelligent molecular design and automated experimentation.

## Research

- [![Illustration of an injection into a mouse brain, a neural activity trace, and polymer networks forming around neurons](https://www.jianguomei.com/_astro/living-electronics-home.DmZswKFw_1D2l2J.webp)](https://www.jianguomei.com/en/research/#research-living-electronics)

  ### [Living Electronics](https://www.jianguomei.com/en/research/#research-living-electronics)

  Electronic materials that, instead of being implanted, grow inside the living body and merge organically with the nervous system.

- [![Electrochromics](https://www.jianguomei.com/_astro/02-electrochromics-card.BzTd8x1s_Z1Qb0pJ.png)](https://www.jianguomei.com/en/research/#research-electrochromics)

  ### [Electrochromics](https://www.jianguomei.com/en/research/#research-electrochromics)

  Conjugated polymers that reversibly modulate light and heat transmission in response to an applied voltage.

- [![Self-Driving Laboratory](https://www.jianguomei.com/_astro/03-automation-card.D2mYcuvu_1EfJoM.webp)](https://www.jianguomei.com/en/research/#research-automation)

  ### [Self-Driving Laboratory](https://www.jianguomei.com/en/research/#research-automation)

  Combining machine learning and large language models to efficiently drive automated optimization experiment cycles.

- [![Molecular Engineering](https://www.jianguomei.com/_astro/04-molecular-engineering-card.DbIKBexf_1bGeiL.webp)](https://www.jianguomei.com/en/research/#research-molecular-engineering)

  ### [Molecular Engineering](https://www.jianguomei.com/en/research/#research-molecular-engineering)

  Designing, synthesising and characterising conjugated polymers with innovative properties.

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