
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:
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Fudan University
Works
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2021
Journal Article
Large scale synthesis of self-assembled shuttlecock-shaped silica nanoparticles with minimized drag as advanced catalytic nanomotors
Fu, Jianye, Jiao, Jinqing, Ban, Wenhuang, Kong, Yueqi, Gu, Zhengying, Song, Hao, Huang, Xiaodan, Yang, Yannan and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). Large scale synthesis of self-assembled shuttlecock-shaped silica nanoparticles with minimized drag as advanced catalytic nanomotors. Chemical Engineering Journal, 417 127971, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.127971
2021
Journal Article
Superstructured macroporous carbon rods composed of defective graphitic nanosheets for efficient oxygen reduction reaction
Wang, Jing, Yao, Yining, Zhang, Chaoqi, Sun, Qiang, Cheng, Dan, Huang, Xiaodan, Feng, Jiayou, Wan, Jingjing, Zou, Jin, Liu, Chao and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). Superstructured macroporous carbon rods composed of defective graphitic nanosheets for efficient oxygen reduction reaction. Advanced Science, 8 (18) 2100120, e2100120. doi: 10.1002/advs.202100120
2021
Journal Article
Ferroptosis-strengthened metabolic and inflammatory regulation of tumor-associated macrophages provokes potent tumoricidal activities
Gu, Zhengying, Liu, Tianqing, Liu, Chao, Yang, Yannan, Tang, Jie, Song, Hao, Wang, Yue, Yang, Yang and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). Ferroptosis-strengthened metabolic and inflammatory regulation of tumor-associated macrophages provokes potent tumoricidal activities. Nano Letters, 21 (15) acs.nanolett.1c01401, 6471-6479. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01401
2021
Journal Article
Fe/Fe3C@CNTs anchored on carbonized wood as both self-standing anode and cathode for synergistic electro-Fenton oxidation and sequestration of As(III)
Wang, Yongchuang, Li, Wenyi, Li, Huaimeng, Ye, Mengxiang, Zhang, Xian, Gong, Chengyun, Zhang, Haimin, Wang, Guozhong, Zhang, Yunxia and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). Fe/Fe3C@CNTs anchored on carbonized wood as both self-standing anode and cathode for synergistic electro-Fenton oxidation and sequestration of As(III). Chemical Engineering Journal, 414 128925, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.128925
2021
Journal Article
Designer anticancer nanoprodrugs with self‐toxification activity realized by acid‐triggered biodegradation and in situ fragment complexation
Yang, Yannan, Zhang, Min, Yang, Yang, Cheng, Dan and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). Designer anticancer nanoprodrugs with self‐toxification activity realized by acid‐triggered biodegradation and in situ fragment complexation. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 60 (20), 11504-11513. doi: 10.1002/anie.202102704
2021
Journal Article
Rational design of dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles’ surface chemistry for quantum dot enrichment and an ultrasensitive lateral flow immunoassay
Gao, Fang, Lei, Chang, Liu, Yang, Song, Hao, Kong, Yueqi, Wan, Jingjing and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). Rational design of dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles’ surface chemistry for quantum dot enrichment and an ultrasensitive lateral flow immunoassay. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13 (18) acsami.1c02149, 21507-21515. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c02149
2021
Journal Article
Thermal reductive perforation of graphene cathode for high‐performance aluminum‐ion batteries
Kong, Yueqi, Tang, Cheng, Huang, Xiaodan, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Zou, Jin, Du, Aijun and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). Thermal reductive perforation of graphene cathode for high‐performance aluminum‐ion batteries. Advanced Functional Materials, 31 (17) 2010569. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202010569
2021
Journal Article
High yield electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide from water using electrospun CaSnO3@ carbon fiber membrane catalysts with abundant oxygen vacancy
Zhang, Chaoqi, Lu, Ruihu, Liu, Chao, Yuan, Ling, Wang, Jing, Zhao, Yan and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). High yield electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide from water using electrospun CaSnO3@ carbon fiber membrane catalysts with abundant oxygen vacancy. Advanced Functional Materials, 31 (26) 2100099, 2100099. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202100099
2021
Journal Article
Nanochemistry modulates intracellular decomposition routes of S‐nitrosothiol modified silica‐based nanoparticles
Theivendran, Shevanuja and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). Nanochemistry modulates intracellular decomposition routes of S‐nitrosothiol modified silica‐based nanoparticles. Small, 17 (21) 2007671, 1-6. doi: 10.1002/smll.202007671
2021
Journal Article
The role of dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles' size for quantum dots enrichment and lateral flow immunoassay performance
Gao, Fang, Liu, Yang, Lei, Chang, Liu, Chao, Song, Hao, Gu, Zhengying, Jiang, Pei, Jing, Sheng, Wan, Jingjing and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). The role of dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles' size for quantum dots enrichment and lateral flow immunoassay performance. Small Methods, 5 (4) 2000924, e2000924. doi: 10.1002/smtd.202000924
2021
Journal Article
A novel approach to designing air filters: Ubiquitous material-based Janus air filter modules with hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts
Park, Sol, Koo, Hye Young, Yu, Chengzhong and Choi, Won San (2021). A novel approach to designing air filters: Ubiquitous material-based Janus air filter modules with hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts. Chemical Engineering Journal, 410 128302, 128302. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.128302
2021
Journal Article
MOF-on-MOF hybrids: synthesis and applications
Liu, Chao, Wang, Jing, Wan, Jingjing and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). MOF-on-MOF hybrids: synthesis and applications. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 432 213743, 213743. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213743
2021
Journal Article
Benzene-bridged organosilica modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles via an acid-catalysis approach
Zhang, Ye, Gu, Zhengying, Liu, Yang, Hu, Wenli, Liu, Chao, Shu, Weikang, Wang, Yue and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). Benzene-bridged organosilica modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles via an acid-catalysis approach. Langmuir, 37 (8), 2780-2786. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c03541
2021
Journal Article
Large-scale synthesis of fractal silica nanoparticles: understanding the impact of solvents
Liu, Yang, Yao, Yining, Fu, Jianye, Hu, Wenli, Feng, Jiayou, Wan, Jingjing and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). Large-scale synthesis of fractal silica nanoparticles: understanding the impact of solvents. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 316 110976, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.110976
2021
Journal Article
MnO2 nanoflowers induce immunogenic cell death under nutrient deprivation: enabling an orchestrated cancer starvation-immunotherapy
Yang, Yannan, Gu, Zhengying, Tang, Jie, Zhang, Min, Yang, Yang, Song, Hao and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). MnO2 nanoflowers induce immunogenic cell death under nutrient deprivation: enabling an orchestrated cancer starvation-immunotherapy. Advanced Science, 8 (4) 2002667, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/advs.202002667
2021
Journal Article
Synergistic effect of two nanotechnologies enhances the protective capacity of the Theileria parva Sporozoite p67C antigen in cattle
Lacasta, Anna, Mody, Karishma T, De Goeyse, Ine, Yu, Chengzhong, Zhang, Jun, Nyagwange, James, Mwalimu, Stephen, Awino, Elias, Saya, Rosemary, Njoroge, Thomas, Muriuki, Robert, Ndiwa, Nicholas, Poole, Elisabeth Jane, Zhang, Bing, Cavallaro, Antonino, Mahony, Timothy J, Steinaa, Lucilla, Mitter, Neena and Nene, Vishvanath (2021). Synergistic effect of two nanotechnologies enhances the protective capacity of the Theileria parva Sporozoite p67C antigen in cattle. Journal of Immunology, 206 (4), 686-699. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000442
2021
Journal Article
Nanotechnology enabled reactive species regulation in biosystems for boosting cancer immunotherapy
Zhang, Min, Dai, Zan, Theivendran, Shevanuja, Gu, Zhengying, Zhao, Liang, Song, Hao, Yang, Yannan and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). Nanotechnology enabled reactive species regulation in biosystems for boosting cancer immunotherapy. Nano Today, 36 101035, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.nantod.2020.101035
2021
Journal Article
Manganese-doped silica-based nanoparticles promote the efficacy of antigen-specific immunotherapy
Chandra, Janin, Teoh, Siok Min, Kuo, Paula, Tolley, Lynn, Bashaw, Abate Assefa, Tuong, Zewen Kelvin, Liu, Yang, Chen, Zibin, Wells, James W., Yu, Chengzhong, Frazer, Ian H. and Yu, Meihua (2021). Manganese-doped silica-based nanoparticles promote the efficacy of antigen-specific immunotherapy. The Journal of Immunology, 206 (5), ji2000355-998. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000355
2021
Journal Article
Characterization of the biodistribution of a silica vesicle Nanovaccine carrying a Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus protective antigen with in vivo live animal imaging
Mody, Karishma T., Zhang, Bing, Li, Xun, Fletcher, Nicholas L., Akhter, Dewan T., Jarrett, Sandy, Zhang, Jun, Yu, Chengzhong, Thurecht, Kristofer J., Mahony, Timothy J and Mitter, Neena (2021). Characterization of the biodistribution of a silica vesicle Nanovaccine carrying a Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus protective antigen with in vivo live animal imaging. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 8 606652, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.606652
2021
Journal Article
Rambutan-like silica nanoparticles at tailored particle sizes for plasmid DNA delivery
Hines, Elizabeth, Cheng, Dan, Wu, Weixi, Yu, Meihua, Xu, Chun, Song, Hao and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). Rambutan-like silica nanoparticles at tailored particle sizes for plasmid DNA delivery. Journal of Materials Science, 56 (9), 5830-5844. doi: 10.1007/s10853-020-05660-w
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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
Hybrid Nano-adjuvants Mediated Cancer Vaccine: Bridging Framework Chemistry and Antitumour Immunity
Principal Advisor
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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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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
Developing an Oral Nanoformulation for Preventing Cancer Recurrence
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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Master Philosophy
Development of Calcium-modified Silica Nanoparticles for Biomolecule Delivery
Principal Advisor
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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
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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
Green Nanotechnology-based Antibiotic-free Poultry Feed Against Coccidiosis
Associate 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
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
Synthesis of Novel Mesoporous Materials as High-performance Adsorbents
Principal Advisor
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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 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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