
Overview
Background
Professor Chengzhong (Michael) Yu is an internationally recognised expert in nanotechnology, chemistry and materials science. He is the author of over 400 scientific publications with over 36,000 citations. He has received National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Leadership (L3) and Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship.
His research interest includes functional nanomaterials and their applications in healthcare, agriculture, and energy storage. He is working with industrial partners to provide innovative solutions for challenging problems in our society.
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- Professor Michael Yu is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Fudan University
Works
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2016
Journal Article
Facile synthesis of large-pore bicontinuous cubic mesoporous silica nanoparticles for intracellular gene delivery
Meka, Anand Kumar, Niu, Yuting, Karmakar, Surajit, Hartono, Sandy Budi, Zhang, Jun, Lin, Chun Xiang Cynthia, Zhang, Hongwei, Whittaker, Andrew, Jack, Kevin, Yu, Meihua and Yu, Chengzhong (2016). Facile synthesis of large-pore bicontinuous cubic mesoporous silica nanoparticles for intracellular gene delivery. ChemNanoMat, 2 (3), 220-225. doi: 10.1002/cnma.201600021
2016
Journal Article
Anion assisted synthesis of large pore hollow dendritic mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles: understanding the composition gradient
Yang, Yannan, Bernardi, Stefano, Song, Hao, Zhang, Jun, Yu, Meihua, Reid, James C., Strounina, Ekaterina, Searles, Debra J. and Yu, Chengzhong (2016). Anion assisted synthesis of large pore hollow dendritic mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles: understanding the composition gradient. Chemistry of Materials, 28 (3), 704-707. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b03963
2016
Journal Article
From helixes to mesostructures: evolution of mesoporous silica shells on single-walled carbon nanotubes
Wang, Yao, Song, Hao, Yu, Chengzhong and Gu, Hongchen (2016). From helixes to mesostructures: evolution of mesoporous silica shells on single-walled carbon nanotubes. Chemistry of Materials, 28 (3), 936-942. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b04660
2016
Journal Article
Correction: Silica Vesicle Nanovaccine Formulations Stimulate Long-Term Immune Responses to the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus E2 Protein (vol 10, e0143507, 2015)
Mody, Karishma T., Mahony, Donna, Cavallaro, Antonino S., Zhang, Jun, Zhang, Bing, Mahony, Timothy J., Yu, Chengzhong and Mitter, Neena (2016). Correction: Silica Vesicle Nanovaccine Formulations Stimulate Long-Term Immune Responses to the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus E2 Protein (vol 10, e0143507, 2015). Plos One, 11 (1) e0146631, 1-1. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146631
2016
Journal Article
Synthesis of mesoporous materials as nano-carriers for an antimalarial drug
Amolegbe, Saliu Alao, Ohmagari, Hitomi, Wakata, Kosuke, Takehira, Hiroshi, Ohtani, Ryo, Nakamura, Masaaki, Yu, Chengzhong and Hayami, Shinya (2016). Synthesis of mesoporous materials as nano-carriers for an antimalarial drug. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 4 (6), 1040-1043. doi: 10.1039/c5tb02200b
2015
Journal Article
Size-dependent gene delivery of amine-modified silica nanoparticles
Yu, Meihua, Niu, Yuting, Zhang, Jun, Zhang, Hongwei, Yang, Yannan, Taran, Elena, Jambhrunkar, Siddharth, Gu, Wenyi, Thorn, Peter and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Size-dependent gene delivery of amine-modified silica nanoparticles. Nano Research, 9 (2), 291-305. doi: 10.1007/s12274-015-0909-5
2015
Journal Article
Silica vesicle nanovaccine formulations stimulate long-term immune responses to the bovine viral diarrhoea virus e2 protein
Mody, Karishma T., Mahony, Donna, Cavallaro, Antonino S., Zhang, Jun, Zhang, Bing, Mahony, Timothy J., Yu, Chengzhong and Mitter, Neena (2015). Silica vesicle nanovaccine formulations stimulate long-term immune responses to the bovine viral diarrhoea virus e2 protein. PLoS One, 10 (12) e0143507, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143507
2015
Journal Article
Understanding the contribution of surface roughness and hydrophobic modification of silica nanoparticles to enhanced therapeutic protein delivery
Niu, Yuting, Yu, Meihua, Meka, Anand, Liu, Yang, Zhang, Jun, Yang, Yannan and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Understanding the contribution of surface roughness and hydrophobic modification of silica nanoparticles to enhanced therapeutic protein delivery. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 4 (2), 212-219. doi: 10.1039/c5tb01911g
2015
Journal Article
Nitrogen-doped ordered mesoporous carbon single crystals: Aqueous organic-organic self-assembly and superior supercapacitor performance
Shen, Guozhu, Sun, Xiaoran, Zhang, Hongwei, Liu, Yang, Zhang, Jun, Meka, Anand, Zhou, Liang and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Nitrogen-doped ordered mesoporous carbon single crystals: Aqueous organic-organic self-assembly and superior supercapacitor performance. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3 (47), 24041-24048. doi: 10.1039/c5ta06129f
2015
Journal Article
Core-cone structured monodispersed mesoporous silica nanoparticles with ultra-large cavity for protein delivery
Xu, Chun, Yu, Meihua, Noonan, Owen, Zhang, Jun, Song, Hao, Zhang, Hongwei, Lei, Chang, Niu, Yuting, Huang, Xiaodan, Yang, Yannan and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Core-cone structured monodispersed mesoporous silica nanoparticles with ultra-large cavity for protein delivery. Small, 11 (44), 5949-5955. doi: 10.1002/smll.201501449
2015
Journal Article
Synthesis of Magnesium Oxide Hierarchical Microspheres: A Dual-Functional Material for Water Remediation
Purwajanti, Swasmi, Zhou, Liang, Ahmad Nor, Yusilawati, Zhang, Jun, Zhang, Hongwei, Huang, Xiaodan and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Synthesis of Magnesium Oxide Hierarchical Microspheres: A Dual-Functional Material for Water Remediation. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7 (38), 21278-21286. doi: 10.1021/acsami.5b05553
2015
Journal Article
Self-Organized Mesostructured Hollow Carbon Nanoparticles via a Surfactant-Free Sequential Heterogeneous Nucleation Pathway
Zhang, Hongwei, Yu, Meihua, Song, Hao, Noonan, Owen, Zhang, Jun, Yang, Yannan, Zhou, Liang and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Self-Organized Mesostructured Hollow Carbon Nanoparticles via a Surfactant-Free Sequential Heterogeneous Nucleation Pathway. Chemistry of Materials, 27 (18), 6297-6304. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b01993
2015
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Synthesis of silica nanoparticles with controllable surface roughness for therapeutic protein delivery
Niu, Yuting, Yu, Meihua, Zhang, Jun, Yang, Yannan, Xu, Chun, Yeh, Michael, Taran, Elena, Hou, Jeff Jia Cheng, Gray, Peter P. and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Synthesis of silica nanoparticles with controllable surface roughness for therapeutic protein delivery. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 3 (43), 8477-8485. doi: 10.1039/c5tb01405k
2015
Journal Article
Shaping nanoparticles with hydrophilic compositions and hydrophobic properties as nanocarriers for antibiotic delivery
Ahmad Nor, Yusilawati, Niu, Yuting, Karmakar, Surajit, Zhou, Liang, Xu, Chun, Zhang, Jun, Zhang, Hongwei, Yu, Meihua, Mahony, Donna, Mitter, Neena, Cooper, Matthew and Yu, Cheng Zhong (2015). Shaping nanoparticles with hydrophilic compositions and hydrophobic properties as nanocarriers for antibiotic delivery. ACS Central Science, 1 (6), 328-334. doi: 10.1021/acscentsci.5b00199
2015
Journal Article
Gamma tocotrienol targets tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 in mammospheres resulting in cell death through RAS/ERK pathway
Gu, Wenyi, Prasadam, Indira, Yu, Meihua, Zhang, Fengxia, Ling, Patrick, Xiao, Yin and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Gamma tocotrienol targets tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 in mammospheres resulting in cell death through RAS/ERK pathway. BMC Cancer, 15 (1) 609, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12885-015-1614-1
2015
Journal Article
Preparation of fluorescent mesoporous hollow silica-fullerene nanoparticles via selective etching for combined chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy
Yang, Yannan, Yu, Meihua, Song, Hao, Wang, Yue and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Preparation of fluorescent mesoporous hollow silica-fullerene nanoparticles via selective etching for combined chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy. Nanoscale, 7 (28), 11894-11898. doi: 10.1039/c5nr02769a
2015
Journal Article
Mesoporous materials modified by aptamers and hydrophobic groups assist ultra-sensitive insulin detection in serum
Lei, Chang, Xu, Chun, Noonan, Owen, Meka, Anand Kumar, Zhang, Long, Nouwens, Amanda and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Mesoporous materials modified by aptamers and hydrophobic groups assist ultra-sensitive insulin detection in serum. Chemical Communications, 51 (71), 13642-13645. doi: 10.1039/c5cc04458h
2015
Journal Article
Biphasic synthesis of large-pore and well-dispersed benzene bridged mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles for intracellular protein delivery
Yang, Yannan, Niu, Yuting, Zhang, Jun, Meka, Anand Kumar, Zhang, Hongwei, Xu, Chun, Lin, Chun Xiang Cynthia, Yu, Meihua and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Biphasic synthesis of large-pore and well-dispersed benzene bridged mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles for intracellular protein delivery. Small, 11 (23), 2743-2749. doi: 10.1002/smll.201402779
2015
Journal Article
One-pot synthesis of hierarchical FeZSM-5 zeolites from natural aluminosilicates for selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3
Yue, Yuanyuan, Liu, Haiyan, Yuan, Pei, Yu, Chengzhong and Bao, Xiaojun (2015). One-pot synthesis of hierarchical FeZSM-5 zeolites from natural aluminosilicates for selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3. Scientific Reports, 5 (Art No.: 9270) 9270, 587-601. doi: 10.1038/srep09270
2015
Journal Article
New insight into ordered cage-type mesostructures and their pore size determination by electron tomography
Yuan, Pei, Yang, Jie, Zhang, Hongwei, Song, Hao, Huang, Xiaodan, Bao, Xiaojun, Zou, Jin and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). New insight into ordered cage-type mesostructures and their pore size determination by electron tomography. Langmuir, 31 (8), 2545-2553. doi: 10.1021/la504474z
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing an Oral Nanoformulation for Preventing Cancer Recurrence
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Dual functional layered double hydroxide nanoparticles for osteosarcoma treatment
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Saso Ivanovski
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing Long-Acting Drug Delivery Formulations
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing Next-Generation Multifunctional Nanoparticles for mRNA Transfection
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of a market relevant DNA nano-vaccine platform
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hao Song
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Doctor Philosophy
Mechanistic Study of the interaction between nulceic aicd carriers and phenotypic cells
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hao Song
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Master Philosophy
Development of Calcium-modified Silica Nanoparticles for Biomolecule Delivery
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Multifunctional hybrid mesoporous silica nanoparticles for stimuli-responsive delivery of antimicrobial agents
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hao Song
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of Novel Bioinformatics Methods for Single Cell Sequencing Data
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Xiaodan Huang
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing novel delivery systems
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of Antibiotic-free Nanocomposites with Enhanced Antibacterial Performance
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing a versatile platform for sensitive detection of small molecules
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shevanuja Theivendran
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Master Philosophy
Development of Calcium-modified Silica Nanoparticles for Biomolecule Delivery
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of Calcium-Based Nanoparticles for In Situ Vaccines
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing Carbon Nanostructure Initiator Mass Spectrometry with Enhanced Sensitivity
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Xiaodan Huang
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Doctor Philosophy
Hybrid Nano-adjuvants Mediated Cancer Vaccine: Bridging Framework Chemistry and Antitumour Immunity
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Kinetically Controlled Assembly of Mesoporous Organosilica Nanoparticles with Near-neutrally Charged Surface as Inherent Low-fouling Materials
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
Development of Calcium-modified Silica Nanoparticles for Biomolecule Delivery
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis and applications of non-viral gene vectors
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hao Song
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Doctor Philosophy
Functional Membrane Separators for Rechargeable Non-Aqueous Aluminium-Ion Batteries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Xiaodan Huang, Professor Ashok Kumar Nanjundan
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of Calcium-Based Nanoparticles for In Situ Vaccines
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing nanoparticle-based vaccine for cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shevanuja Theivendran
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Doctor Philosophy
Engineering Spiky Nanoparticles Probed at the Nano-Bio Interfaces
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hao Song
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Doctor Philosophy
Green Nanotechnology-based Antibiotic-free Poultry Feed Against Coccidiosis
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of Stable and High-Capacity Aqueous Aluminum-Ion Batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ashok Kumar Nanjundan, Dr Xiaodan Huang
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Doctor Philosophy
High Capacity and Low Cost Rechargeable Multivalent Metal Ion Batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ashok Kumar Nanjundan, Dr Xiaodan Huang
Completed supervision
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2025
Master Philosophy
Development of Calcium-modified Silica Nanoparticles for Biomolecule Delivery
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis and applications of non-viral gene vectors
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hao Song
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Engineering core-shell-type of silica nanoparticles with controllable surface nanotopography as gene delivery vectors
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hao Song
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Agriculture Nanotechnology & Materials Engineering: Agricultural Applications of Silica-Based Nanomaterials
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hao Song
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Development of High-capacity Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Aluminum Batteries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Xiaodan Huang
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Development of immunomodulating nanomedicines for efficient cancer immunotherapy
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Nanoparticle-Assisted Signal-Enhancement Technique for Lateral Flow Immunoassays
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hao Song
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Developing Functionalised Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment
Principal Advisor
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2021
Master Philosophy
Development of Silica Based Nanoparticles for Plasmid DNA Delivery
Principal Advisor
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Engineered Aluminosilicate-Based Nanoparticles for Safe and Efficient Vaccine Delivery
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Linda Lua, Dr Hao Song
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2020
Master Philosophy
Study on the lyophilization process of silica nanoparticle-based DNA formulations
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Designed synthesis of silica based nanocarriers for mRNA delivery
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Engineered iron-based nanomaterials for macrophage-centred anti-cancer application
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Optimised multifunctionality of Mesoporous Carbon Hollow Spheres (MCHS) nanocarriers using carbonization temperature
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Development of a Mesoporous Silica Based Nanosystem for Safe and Efficient Therapeutic Delivery
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Resoles enabled intricate nanostructures for biomedical applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Xiaodan Huang
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis and characterization of novel silica nanoparticles for delivery applications
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Carbon Nanomaterials For Energy Efficient Water Purification
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Xiaodan Huang
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Novel Mesoporous Carbon Based Nanostructures for Energy Storage Applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Xiaodan Huang
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Engineered Silica nanoparticles for efficient biomolecules delivery
Principal Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis of Novel Mesoporous Materials as High-performance Adsorbents
Principal Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis of Hollow-structured Electrode Material for Energy Storage
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Xiaodan Huang
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Engineering Nanomaterials as Safe and Effective Immune Adjuvants
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles for biomedical application
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Amirali Popat
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Functionalized Large-Pore Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Bio-Applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Whittaker
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Development of Magnesium Oxide-Based Functional Nanomaterials for Water Remediation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Xiaodan Huang
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Hollow Mesostructured Nanoparticles with Unique Properties as Antibiotic Carriers
Principal Advisor
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2016
Master Philosophy
Designed synthesis of large pore mesoporous silica nanoparticles as nano-carriers for bio-applications
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Novel Carbon-based Nanomaterials for Diverse Applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Whittaker, Professor Darren Martin
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2015
Master Philosophy
Synthesis of Self-assembled Nanoporous Silica for Therapeutic Delivery
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Bio-inspired Virus-mimicking Nanoparticles for Efficient Cellular Delivery
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wenyi Gu
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis of Novel Silica Vesicles and Their Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bernard Degnan
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Designed synthesis of mono-dispersed silica-based nanostructures and their applications in drug/gene delivery
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wenyi Gu
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
A Novel Platform Built on Designed Materials for Purification, Enrichment and Detection of Bio-Molecules
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wenyi Gu, Professor Michael Monteiro
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Designer Mesoporous Silica Nano-carriers for Hydrophobic Drug Delivery with Enhanced Bioavailability
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wenyi Gu
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis of porous nanoparticles as carriers in therapeutic delivery
Principal Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Functionalized Porous Materials with Controlled Structures for the Removal of Phosphate and Arsenic from Wastewater
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan, Emeritus Professor Jin Zou
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Development of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Enhanced Oral Delivery Efficiency and Their Bioapplications
Associate Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis of Mesoporous Platinum-Group-Metals (PGMs)-Based Nanoarchitectures for Energy and Environmental Applications
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alan Rowan, Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain, Professor Yusuke Yamauchi
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Development of Sustained-Release Subunit Nanovaccines Against Anaplasma marginale
Associate Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The role of receptor tyrosine kinase EphB4 in the tumorigenesis of endometrial cancer
Associate Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Development of Nanoparticle based Vaccine Delivery Systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Timothy Mahony
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis and applications of novel periodic mesoporous organosilicas
Associate Advisor
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