Senior Research Engineer · Dyson · Ex-NUS

Wireless bioelectronics
that disappear into the body.

I design battery-free sensor networks, electronic textiles, and implantable systems that move physiological monitoring out of the clinic and into everyday life.

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Publications8+
Citations836
Years in R&D9+
§01 — Publications

Selected research

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Nature Communications 2023 · Vol. 14, 4335 · co-first author

Implant-to-implant wireless networking with metamaterial textiles

Xi Tian*, Qihang Zeng, Selman A. Kurt*, Renee R. Li, Dat T. Nguyen, Ze Xiong, Zhipeng Li, Xin Yang, Xiao Xiao, Changsheng Wu, Benjamin C.K. Tee, Denys Nikolayev, Christopher J. Charles, John S. Ho

Abstract

Implanted bioelectronic devices have demonstrated significant utility for health sensing and therapy, yet interconnecting distributed implants across the body remains a critical challenge. This work demonstrates direct implant-to-implant wireless networking at human-body scale using wearable metamaterial textiles. Validated in a porcine model, the system achieves closed-loop control of heart rate between an implanted loop recorder and a vagus nerve stimulator over distances exceeding 40 cm — fully compatible with standard BLE protocols. The approach opens pathways to post-surgery monitoring, long-term closed-loop drug delivery, and next-generation human-machine interfaces.

Metamaterial Textiles Wireless Implants Closed-loop BLE
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Fig. 1 — System concept
♥ ⚡ Loop rec. VNS Metamaterial textile >40 cm link BLE

Implant-to-implant wireless link via metamaterial textile, demonstrated in porcine model.

Nature Communications 2020 · Vol. 11, 444

Wireless battery-free body sensor networks using near-field-enabled clothing

Rongzhou Lin*, Han-Joon Kim*, Sippanat Achavananthadith, Selman A. Kurt, Shawn C.C. Tan, Haicheng Yao, Benjamin C.K. Tee, Jason K.W. Lee, John S. Ho

Abstract

Networks of body-worn sensors enable continuous physiological measurement for clinical diagnostics, athletics, and human-machine interfaces. Existing near-field approaches require close proximity between each sensor and a readout device, severely limiting body-scale coverage. This work demonstrates near-field-enabled clothing that establishes wireless power and data connectivity between multiple distant points on the body, creating a network of battery-free sensors interconnected simply by proximity to a functional garment — enabling seamless, body-scale health monitoring without any batteries or wires.

Near-field Wireless Battery-free E-Textiles Health Monitoring
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Fig. 1 — System concept
SpO2 EMG Temp Battery-free Near-field enabled clothing

Smart garment wirelessly powering and networking distributed battery-free body sensors.

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§02 — About

From flexible PCBs to the human body.

I'm a Senior Research Engineer at Dyson, working on new product categories at the intersection of hardware, wireless systems, and human physiology. Before Dyson, I spent several years at the National University of Singapore building wireless, battery-free bioelectronics — from near-field-enabled garments for body sensor networks to implant-to-implant communication systems woven into metamaterial textiles.

My work has appeared in Nature Communications, Nature Electronics, and Science Advances. I care about systems that are robust, manufacturable, and quietly invisible once they're on — or in — you.

Wireless systems Bioelectronics PhD, NUS
§03 — Contact

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Open to research collaborations, academic inquiries, and industry opportunities in bioelectronics and wireless systems.

Email
selman@u.nus.edu
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Selman A. Kurt
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