
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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2020
Journal Article
Engine-trailer-structured nanotrucks for efficient nano-bio interactions and bioimaging-guided drug delivery
Wang, Wenxing, Wang, Peiyuan, Chen, Liang, Zhao, Mengyao, Hung, Chin-Te, Yu, Chengzhong, Al-Khalaf, Areej Abdulkareem, Hozzein, Wael N., Zhang, Fan, Li, Xiaomin and Zhao, Dongyuan (2020). Engine-trailer-structured nanotrucks for efficient nano-bio interactions and bioimaging-guided drug delivery. Chem, 6 (5), 1097-1112. doi: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.01.010
2020
Journal Article
Materials science in Australia
Wang, Guoxiu, Yu, Chengzhong, MacFarlane, Doug and Zhao, Huijun (2020). Materials science in Australia. Advanced Materials, 32 (18) 2001629, e2001629. doi: 10.1002/adma.202001629
2020
Journal Article
Antibiotic‐free strategies: antibiotic‐free antibacterial strategies enabled by nanomaterials: progress and perspectives (Adv. Mater. 18/2020)
Wang, Yue, Yang, Yannan, Shi, Yiru, Song, Hao and Yu, Chengzhong (2020). Antibiotic‐free strategies: antibiotic‐free antibacterial strategies enabled by nanomaterials: progress and perspectives (Adv. Mater. 18/2020). Advanced Materials, 32 (18) 2070138, 2070138. doi: 10.1002/adma.202070138
2020
Journal Article
Lyophilization enabled disentanglement of polyethylenimine on rambutan-like silica nanoparticles for enhanced plasmid DNA delivery
Geng, Jing, Song, Hao, Gao, Fang, Kong, Yueqi, Fu, Jianye, Luo, Jiangqi, Yang, Yannan and Yu, Chengzhong (2020). Lyophilization enabled disentanglement of polyethylenimine on rambutan-like silica nanoparticles for enhanced plasmid DNA delivery. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 8 (21), 4593-4600. doi: 10.1039/d0tb00720j
2020
Journal Article
Site-specific growth of MOF-on-MOF heterostructures with controllable nano-architectures: beyond the combination of MOF analogues
Liu, Chao, Lin, Lina, Sun, Qiang, Wang, Jing, Huang, Rong, Chen, Wenyi, Li, Shumin, Wan, Jingjing, Zou, Jin and Yu, Chengzhong (2020). Site-specific growth of MOF-on-MOF heterostructures with controllable nano-architectures: beyond the combination of MOF analogues. Chemical Science, 11 (14), 3680-3686. doi: 10.1039/d0sc00417k
2020
Journal Article
3D-Nanosponge enabled segregation: a versatile approach for highly dispersed and high content functionalization of metal oxide species
Zhang, Min, Yang, Yannan, Liu, Yang, Fu, Jianye, Lu, Jingyi, Yang, Yang, Jiao, Jinqing and Yu, Chengzhong (2020). 3D-Nanosponge enabled segregation: a versatile approach for highly dispersed and high content functionalization of metal oxide species. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 4 (6), 1739-1746. doi: 10.1039/d0qm00115e
2020
Journal Article
Modulating the void space of nitrogen-doped hollow mesoporous carbon sphere for lithium-sulfur batteries
Yu, Chengzhong, Liu, Yang, Kong, Yueqi, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Yang, Yannan, Zhou, Liang and Huang, Xiaodan (2020). Modulating the void space of nitrogen-doped hollow mesoporous carbon sphere for lithium-sulfur batteries. ChemNanoMat, 6 (6), 925-929. doi: 10.1002/cnma.202000168
2020
Journal Article
Rücktitelbild: Amorphous Metal–Organic Framework‐Dominated Nanocomposites with Both Compositional and Structural Heterogeneity for Oxygen Evolution (Angew. Chem. 9/2020)
Liu, Chao, Wang, Jing, Wan, Jingjing, Cheng, Yan, Huang, Rong, Zhang, Chaoqi, Hu, Wenli, Wei, Guangfeng and Yu, Chengzhong (2020). Rücktitelbild: Amorphous Metal–Organic Framework‐Dominated Nanocomposites with Both Compositional and Structural Heterogeneity for Oxygen Evolution (Angew. Chem. 9/2020). Angewandte Chemie, 132 (9), 3776-3776. doi: 10.1002/ange.202000866
2020
Journal Article
Back Cover: Amorphous Metal-Organic Framework-Dominated Nanocomposites with Both Compositional and Structural Heterogeneity for Oxygen Evolution (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 9/2020)
Liu, Chao, Wang, Jing, Wan, Jingjing, Cheng, Yan, Huang, Rong, Zhang, Chaoqi, Hu, Wenli, Wei, Guangfeng and Yu, Chengzhong (2020). Back Cover: Amorphous Metal-Organic Framework-Dominated Nanocomposites with Both Compositional and Structural Heterogeneity for Oxygen Evolution (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 9/2020). Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59 (9), 3747-3747. doi: 10.1002/anie.202000866
2020
Journal Article
Amorphous metal-organic framework-dominated nanocomposites with both compositional and structural heterogeneity for oxygen evolution
Liu, Chao, Wang, Jing, Wan, Jingjing, Cheng, Yan, Huang, Rong, Zhang, Chaoqi, Hu, Wenli, Wei, Guangfeng and Yu, Chengzhong (2020). Amorphous metal-organic framework-dominated nanocomposites with both compositional and structural heterogeneity for oxygen evolution. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59 (9) ange.201914587, 3630-3637. doi: 10.1002/anie.201914587
2020
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Amorphous metal–organic framework‐dominated nanocomposites with both compositional and structural heterogeneity for oxygen evolution
Liu, Chao, Wang, Jing, Wan, Jingjing, Cheng, Yan, Huang, Rong, Zhang, Chaoqi, Hu, Wenli, Wei, Guangfeng and Yu, Chengzhong (2020). Amorphous metal–organic framework‐dominated nanocomposites with both compositional and structural heterogeneity for oxygen evolution. Angewandte Chemie, 132 (9), 3659-3666. doi: 10.1002/ange.201914587
2020
Journal Article
Functional nanoparticles with a reducible tetrasulfide motif to upregulate mRNA translation and enhance transfection in hard-to-transfect cells
Wang, Yue, Tang, Jie, Yang, Yannan, Song, Hao, Fu, Jianye, Gu, Zhengying and Yu, Chengzhong (2020). Functional nanoparticles with a reducible tetrasulfide motif to upregulate mRNA translation and enhance transfection in hard-to-transfect cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 132 (7) ange.201914264, 2717-2721. doi: 10.1002/anie.201914264
2020
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A general approach to direct growth of oriented metal-organic framework nanosheets on reduced graphene oxides
Liu, Chao, Huang, Xiaodan, Liu, Jizi, Wang, Jing, Chen, Zibin, Luo, Rui, Wang, Chaohai, Li, Jiansheng, Wang, Lianjun, Wan, Jingjing and Yu, Chengzhong (2020). A general approach to direct growth of oriented metal-organic framework nanosheets on reduced graphene oxides. Advanced Science, 7 (4) 1901480, 1901480. doi: 10.1002/advs.201901480
2020
Journal Article
Highly conductive dodecaborate/MXene composites for high performance supercapacitors
Li, Zhenxing, Ma, Chang, Wen, Yangyang, Wei, Zhiting, Xing, Xiaofei, Chu, Junmei, Yu, Chengcheng, Wang, Kaili and Wang, Zhao-Kui (2020). Highly conductive dodecaborate/MXene composites for high performance supercapacitors. Nano Research, 13 (1), 196-202. doi: 10.1007/s12274-019-2597-z
2020
Journal Article
An organic-based aqueous hybrid flow battery with high power and long cycle life: a tetrapyridophenazine/ferrocyanide system
Zhang, Yang, Cao, Jianyu, Chen, Zhidong, Xu, Juan and Yu, Chengzhong (2020). An organic-based aqueous hybrid flow battery with high power and long cycle life: a tetrapyridophenazine/ferrocyanide system. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8 (14), 6874-6881. doi: 10.1039/d0ta02070b
2020
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Improving the utilization rate of foliar nitrogen fertilizers by surface roughness engineering of silica spheres
Li, Wenchao, Fan, Ruoyu, Zhou, Hongjian, Zhu, Yinfeng, Zheng, Xu, Tang, Mengyu, Wu, Xiaosi, Yu, Chengzhong and Wang, Guozhong (2020). Improving the utilization rate of foliar nitrogen fertilizers by surface roughness engineering of silica spheres. Environmental Science: Nano, 7 (11), 1-10. doi: 10.1039/d0en00686f
2020
Journal Article
Post translational modification-assisted cancer immunotherapy for effective breast cancer treatment
Theivendran, Shevanuja, Tang, Jie, Lei, Chang, Yang, Yannan, Song, Hao, Gu, Zhengying, Wang, Yue, Yang, Yang, Jin, Lei and Yu, Chengzhong (2020). Post translational modification-assisted cancer immunotherapy for effective breast cancer treatment. Chemical Science, 11 (38), 10421-10430. doi: 10.1039/d0sc02803g
2019
Journal Article
Fractal-in-a-sphere: confined self-assembly of fractal silica nanoparticles
Fu, Jianye, Jiao, Jinqing, Song, Hao, Gu, Zhengying, Liu, Yang, Geng, Jing, Jack, Kevin S., Du, Ai, Tang, Jie and Yu, Chengzhong (2019). Fractal-in-a-sphere: confined self-assembly of fractal silica nanoparticles. Chemistry of Materials, 32 (1) acs.chemmater.9b03864, 341-347. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b03864
2019
Journal Article
Ultralarge interlayer distance and C,N-codoping enable superior sodium storage capabilities of MoS2 nanoonions
Wu, Chenghao, Song, Hao, Tang, Cheng, Du, Aijun, Yu, Chengzhong, Huang, Zhendong, Wu, Minghong and Zhang, Haijiao (2019). Ultralarge interlayer distance and C,N-codoping enable superior sodium storage capabilities of MoS2 nanoonions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 378 122249, 122249. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2019.122249
2019
Journal Article
Antibiotic‐free antibacterial strategies enabled by nanomaterials: progress and perspectives
Wang, Yue, Yang, Yannan, Shi, Yiru, Song, Hao and Yu, Chengzhong (2019). Antibiotic‐free antibacterial strategies enabled by nanomaterials: progress and perspectives. Advanced Materials, 32 (18) 1904106, 1904106. doi: 10.1002/adma.201904106
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
Developing Next-Generation Multifunctional Nanoparticles for mRNA Transfection
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
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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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
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
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
Developing nanoparticle-based vaccine for cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shevanuja Theivendran
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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
Engineering Spiky Nanoparticles Probed at the Nano-Bio Interfaces
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hao Song
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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
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
Designer Mesoporous Silica Nano-carriers for Hydrophobic Drug Delivery with Enhanced Bioavailability
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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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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