Hi, I’m Vivian!

I engineer functional materials with new properties that enable them to more seamlessly interact with the body.

I am on the faculty job market, looking to start in Fall 2023.

Contact me: vivianfeig@gmail.com

My Research

I design materials—like electronic conductors—with unconventional properties that allow them to more seamlessly interface with the body to enable next-generation functional biomedical devices.

Teaching and Mentoring

Mentorship is my priority. I am passionate about imparting a growth mindset in my students and am committed to diversity and inclusion.

Select Publications

  1. “Mucosa-interfacing electronics”
    K. Nan*, V.R. Feig*, B. Yang*, J.G. Howarth, Z. Kang, Y. Yang, G. Traverso

    Nature Reviews Materials (2022)

  2. “Actively-triggerable metals via liquid metal embrittlement for biomedical applications”
    V.R. Feig, E. Remlova, B. Muller, J. Kuosmanen, N. Lal, A. Ginzburg, K. Nan, A. Patel, A.M. Jebran, M. Bantwal, N. Fabian, K. Ishida, J. Jenkins, J.-G. Rosenboom, S. Park, G. Traverso

    submitted (2022)

  3. “Conductive granular hydrogels for injectable 3D cell scaffolds”
    V.R. Feig, S. Santhanam*, K.W. McConnell, K. Liu, M. Azadian, L.G. Brunel, Z. Huang, H. Tran, P.M. George, Z. Bao

    Advanced Materials Technologies (2021)

  4. “Conjugated polymer for implantable electronics towards clinical application”
    Y. Liu, V.R. Feig, Z. Bao

    Advanced Healthcare Materials (2021)

  5. “Flexible fringe field capacitive sensors with simultaneous high-performance contact and non-contact sensing capabilities”
    S.R.A. Ruth, V.R. Feig, M.G. Kim, Y. Khan, J.K. Phong, Z. Bao

    Small Structures (2020)

  6. “Microengineering pressure sensor active layers for improved performance”
    S.R.A. Ruth, V.R. Feig, H. Tran, Z. Bao

    Advanced Functional Materials (2020)

  7. “Stretchable and fully degradable semiconductors for transient electronics”
    H. Tran, V.R. Feig, K. Liu, H.-C. Wu, R. Chen, J. Xu, K. Deisseroth, Z. Bao

    ACS Central Science (2019)

  8. “An electrochemical gelation method for patterning conductive PEDOT:PSS hydrogels”
    V.R. Feig, H. Tran, M. Lee, K. Liu, Z. Huang, L. Beker, D. Mackanic, Z. Bao

    Advanced Materials (2019)

  9. “Polymer chemistries underpinning materials for skin-inspired electronics”
    H. Tran, V.R. Feig, K. Liu, Y. Zheng, Z. Bao

    Macromolecules (2019)

  10. “Mechanically tunable conductive interpenetrating network hydrogels that mimic the elastic moduli of biological tissue”
    V.R. Feig, H. Tran, M. Lee, Z. Bao

    Nature Communications (2018)

  11. “Biodegradable polymeric materials in degradable electronic devices”
    V.R. Feig*, H. Tran*, Z. Bao

    ACS Central Science (2018)

  12. “The effects of counter anions on the dynamic mechanical response in polymer networks crosslinked by metal-ligand coordination”
    Y.-L. Rao, V.R. Feig, X. Gu, G.-J.N. Wang, Z. Bao

    Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry (2017)

  13. “Low impedance surface coatings via nanopillars and conductive polymers”
    N. Sanetra, V.R. Feig, B. Wolfrum, A. Offenhausser, D. Mayer

    Physica Status Solidi (a) (2011)