Dr Li Li
Dr

Li Li

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Background

Dr Li Li is a Senior Research Fellow at Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. She received her PhD in Chemical Engineering from China University of Petroleum.

In 2007, she joined the University of Queensland (UQ) as a postdoctoral research fellow in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials, working on nanoparticles and nanomaterials for renewable energy production and storage, environment technology and catalysis including hydrogen production and storage, environmental protection, and gas adsorption. In 2011, she was awarded UQ Postdoctoral Fellowship under the supervision of Prof. Zhi Ping (Gordon) Xu, working on engineered nanomaterials in healthcare and environment control. After Postdoctoral Fellowship, she was awarded Advance Queensland Research Fellow in 2016. Her research focuses on design and engineering functional nanomaterials for drug/gene delivery, sustainable release and oral vaccine delivery for human health and animal health management. Since 2011, she has attracted 22+ research funding including Advance Queensland Fellowship (Mid), Queensland smart future fund, UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 3 UQ grants and 2 international collaboration projects. Moreover, she has a strong linkage with industry partners on the development of functional targeted nano-delivery systems to enhance the health of farm animals.

Availability

Dr Li Li is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Biological Sciences Biomaterials Biomedical engineering Chemical Sciences Engineering Macromolecular and materials chemistry Nanobiotechnology Nanomaterials Nanoscale characterisation

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Petroleum

Research interests

  • Design and development of functional nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery and vaccine delivery

    Functional nanoparticles including bio-clay materials and nanoemulsion are employed to efficiently deliver drug or vaccine for effective therapeutic treatment

  • Engineering novel nanoplatform for oral vaccine delivery

    Development of cost-effective nanoplatforms such as solid lipid nanoparticles and hierarchical nanoparticles to efficiently deliver antigens to enhance immune response.

  • Development of nano-formulations in feed for disease control in poultry

    Develop a cost-effective oral delivery platform for anti-bacterial plant extracts and antigens combined with animal feeds to control the bacterial infections in poultry.

  • Porous materials such as ordered mesoporous silicas and carbon materials for energy production and storage.

Search Professor Li Li’s works on UQ eSpace

128 works between 2002 and 2025
All (128) Journal Article (123) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (3)

61 - 80 of 128 works

2019

Journal Article

Integrating fluorinated polymer and manganese‐layered double hydroxide nanoparticles as pH‐activated 19 F MRI agents for specific and sensitive detection of breast cancer

Zhang, Cheng, Li, Li, Han, Felicity Y., Yu, Xinying, Tan, Xiao, Fu, Changkui, Xu, Zhi Ping and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2019). Integrating fluorinated polymer and manganese‐layered double hydroxide nanoparticles as pH‐activated 19 F MRI agents for specific and sensitive detection of breast cancer. Small, 15 (36) 1902309, 1902309. doi: 10.1002/smll.201902309

Integrating fluorinated polymer and manganese‐layered double hydroxide nanoparticles as pH‐activated 19 F MRI agents for specific and sensitive detection of breast cancer

2019

Journal Article

Efficient antimicrobial properties of layered double hydroxide assembled with transition metals via a facile preparation method

Li, Mengxue, Li, Li and Lin, Sijie (2019). Efficient antimicrobial properties of layered double hydroxide assembled with transition metals via a facile preparation method. Chinese Chemical Letters, 31 (6), 1511-1515. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.09.047

Efficient antimicrobial properties of layered double hydroxide assembled with transition metals via a facile preparation method

2019

Journal Article

Alginate-chitosan coated layered double hydroxide nanocomposites for enhanced oral vaccine delivery

Yu, Xinying, Wen, Tinggang, Cao, Pei, Shan, Liang and Li, Li (2019). Alginate-chitosan coated layered double hydroxide nanocomposites for enhanced oral vaccine delivery. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 556, 258-265. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.08.027

Alginate-chitosan coated layered double hydroxide nanocomposites for enhanced oral vaccine delivery

2019

Journal Article

Modifying layered double hydroxide nanoparticles for tumor imaging and therapy

Li, Li, Li, Bei, Gu, Wenyi and Xu, Zhi Ping (2019). Modifying layered double hydroxide nanoparticles for tumor imaging and therapy. Clays and Clay Minerals, 67 (1), 72-80. doi: 10.1007/s42860-019-0006-z

Modifying layered double hydroxide nanoparticles for tumor imaging and therapy

2019

Journal Article

Enhancing PD-1 gene silence in T lymphocytes by comparing the delivery performance of two inorganic nanoparticle platforms

Wu, Yanheng, Gu, Wenyi, Li, Li, Chen, Chen and Xu, Zhi (2019). Enhancing PD-1 gene silence in T lymphocytes by comparing the delivery performance of two inorganic nanoparticle platforms. Nanomaterials, 9 (2) 159, 159. doi: 10.3390/nano9020159

Enhancing PD-1 gene silence in T lymphocytes by comparing the delivery performance of two inorganic nanoparticle platforms

2019

Book Chapter

Self-nanoemulsifying drug-delivery system and solidified self-nanoemulsifying drug-delivery system

Li, Li, Zhou, Chun Hui and Xu, Zhi Ping (2019). Self-nanoemulsifying drug-delivery system and solidified self-nanoemulsifying drug-delivery system. Nanocarriers for drug delivery: nanoscience and nanotechnology in drug delivery. (pp. 421-449) edited by Shyam S. Mohapatra, Shivendu Ranjan, Nandita Dasgupta, Raghvendra Kumar Mishra and Sabu Thomas. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-814033-8.00014-X

Self-nanoemulsifying drug-delivery system and solidified self-nanoemulsifying drug-delivery system

2018

Journal Article

Responsive upconversion nanoprobe for background‐free hypochlorous acid detection and bioimaging

Zhang, Run, Liang, Liuen, Meng, Qingtao, Zhao, Jiangbo, Ta, Hang T., Li, Li, Zhang, Zhiqiang, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Xu, Zhi Ping (2018). Responsive upconversion nanoprobe for background‐free hypochlorous acid detection and bioimaging. Small, 15 (2) 1803712, e1803712. doi: 10.1002/smll.201803712

Responsive upconversion nanoprobe for background‐free hypochlorous acid detection and bioimaging

2018

Journal Article

The pathways for layered double hydroxide nanoparticles to enhance antigen (cross)-presentation on immune cells as adjuvants for protein vaccines

Yan, Shiyu, Xu, Kewei, Li, Li, Gu, Wenyi, Rolfe, Barbara E. and Xu, Zhi P. (2018). The pathways for layered double hydroxide nanoparticles to enhance antigen (cross)-presentation on immune cells as adjuvants for protein vaccines. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 9 (SEP) 1060, 1060. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01060

The pathways for layered double hydroxide nanoparticles to enhance antigen (cross)-presentation on immune cells as adjuvants for protein vaccines

2018

Journal Article

Formulation, characterisation and antibacterial activity of lemon myrtle and anise myrtle essential oil in water nanoemulsion

Nirmal, Nilesh Prakash, Mereddy, Ram, Li, Li and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2018). Formulation, characterisation and antibacterial activity of lemon myrtle and anise myrtle essential oil in water nanoemulsion. Food Chemistry, 254, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.01.173

Formulation, characterisation and antibacterial activity of lemon myrtle and anise myrtle essential oil in water nanoemulsion

2018

Journal Article

Brain targeting delivery facilitated by ligand-functionalized layered double hydroxide nanoparticles

Chen, Weiyu, Zuo, Huali, Zhang, Enqi, Li, Li, Henrich-Noack, Petra, Cooper, Helen M., Qian, Yujin and Xu, Zhi Ping (2018). Brain targeting delivery facilitated by ligand-functionalized layered double hydroxide nanoparticles. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10 (24) acsami.8b04613, 20326-20333. doi: 10.1021/acsami.8b04613

Brain targeting delivery facilitated by ligand-functionalized layered double hydroxide nanoparticles

2018

Journal Article

Recent progress in upconversion luminescence nanomaterials for biomedical applications

Duan, Chengchen, Liang, Liuen, Li, Li, Zhang, Run and Xu, Zhi Ping (2018). Recent progress in upconversion luminescence nanomaterials for biomedical applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 6 (2), 192-209. doi: 10.1039/c7tb02527k

Recent progress in upconversion luminescence nanomaterials for biomedical applications

2018

Journal Article

X-ray fluorescence imaging of metals and metalloids in biological systems

Zhang, Run, Li, Li, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Xu, Zhi Ping (2018). X-ray fluorescence imaging of metals and metalloids in biological systems. American Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 8 (3), 169-188.

X-ray fluorescence imaging of metals and metalloids in biological systems

2018

Journal Article

Manipulating extracellular tumour pH: An effective target for cancer therapy

Hao, Guanyu, Xu, Zhi Ping and Li, Li (2018). Manipulating extracellular tumour pH: An effective target for cancer therapy. RSC Advances, 8 (39), 22182-22192. doi: 10.1039/c8ra02095g

Manipulating extracellular tumour pH: An effective target for cancer therapy

2017

Journal Article

Nanoformulations of albendazole as effective anticancer and antiparasite agents

Movahedi, Fatemeh, Li, Li, Gu, Wenyi and Xu, Zhi Ping (2017). Nanoformulations of albendazole as effective anticancer and antiparasite agents. Nanomedicine, 12 (20), 2555-2574. doi: 10.2217/nnm-2017-0102

Nanoformulations of albendazole as effective anticancer and antiparasite agents

2017

Journal Article

Electrostatic Self-Assembly of Sandwich-Like CoAl-LDH/Polypyrrole/Graphene Nanocomposites with Enhanced Capacitive Performance

Zhang, Yu, Du, Dongfeng, Li, Xuejin, Sun, Hongman, Li, Li, Bai, Peng, Xing, Wei, Xue, Qingzhong and Yan, Zifeng (2017). Electrostatic Self-Assembly of Sandwich-Like CoAl-LDH/Polypyrrole/Graphene Nanocomposites with Enhanced Capacitive Performance. Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9 (37), 31699-31709. doi: 10.1021/acsami.7b04792

Electrostatic Self-Assembly of Sandwich-Like CoAl-LDH/Polypyrrole/Graphene Nanocomposites with Enhanced Capacitive Performance

2017

Journal Article

Experimental and computational investigation of the optical, electronic, and electrochemical properties of hydrogenated α-Fe2O3

Yin, Yichun, Zhang, Xiwang, Li, Li, Spiccia, Leone and Sun, Chenghua (2017). Experimental and computational investigation of the optical, electronic, and electrochemical properties of hydrogenated α-Fe2O3. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121 (30), 16059-16065. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b00593

Experimental and computational investigation of the optical, electronic, and electrochemical properties of hydrogenated α-Fe2O3

2017

Journal Article

Mannose-conjugated layered double hydroxide nanocomposite for targeted siRNA delivery to enhance cancer therapy

Li, Li, Zhang, Run, Gu, Wenyi and Ping, Zhi (2017). Mannose-conjugated layered double hydroxide nanocomposite for targeted siRNA delivery to enhance cancer therapy. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, 14 (7), 2355-2364. doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2017.06.006

Mannose-conjugated layered double hydroxide nanocomposite for targeted siRNA delivery to enhance cancer therapy

2017

Journal Article

Roles of texture and acidity of acid-activated sepiolite catalysts in gas-phase catalytic dehydration of glycerol to acrolein

Zhou, Chun Hui, Li, Gui Li, Zhuang, Xiao Yu, Wang, Peng Peng, Tong, Dong Shen, Yang, Hui Min, Lin, Chun Xiang, Li, Li, Zhang, Hao, Ji, Sheng Fu and Yu, Wei Hua (2017). Roles of texture and acidity of acid-activated sepiolite catalysts in gas-phase catalytic dehydration of glycerol to acrolein. Molecular Catalysis, 434, 219-231. doi: 10.1016/j.mcat.2016.12.022

Roles of texture and acidity of acid-activated sepiolite catalysts in gas-phase catalytic dehydration of glycerol to acrolein

2017

Journal Article

Remarkable supercapacitor performance of petal-like LDHs vertically grown on graphene/polypyrrole nanoflakes

Du, Dongfeng, Wu, Xiaozhong, Li, Shuo, Zhang, Yu, Xing, Wei, Li, Li, Xue, Qingzhong, Bai, Peng and Yan, Zifeng (2017). Remarkable supercapacitor performance of petal-like LDHs vertically grown on graphene/polypyrrole nanoflakes. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5 (19), 8964-8971. doi: 10.1039/c7ta00624a

Remarkable supercapacitor performance of petal-like LDHs vertically grown on graphene/polypyrrole nanoflakes

2017

Journal Article

Cleaner hydrothermal hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,2-propanediol over Cu/oxide catalysts without addition of external hydrogen

Zhou, Chun Hui, Deng, Kai, Di Serio, Martino, Xiao, Sa, Tong, Dong Shen, Li, Li, Lin, Chun Xiang, Beltramini, Jorge, Zhang, Hao and Yu, Wei Hua (2017). Cleaner hydrothermal hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,2-propanediol over Cu/oxide catalysts without addition of external hydrogen. Molecular Catalysis, 432, 274-284. doi: 10.1016/j.mcat.2017.02.008

Cleaner hydrothermal hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,2-propanediol over Cu/oxide catalysts without addition of external hydrogen

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Waste to Wealth: Next-Generation, High-Quality Composts for Agriculture
    ARC Mid-Career Industry Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2029
    ARC Research Hub for Value-Added Processing of Underutilised Carbon Wastes (ARC ITRP administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    The effects of novel photosensitising nanocomposite gel on oral biofilm contaminated SLA titanium surface
    International Team for Implantology Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Phytochemical-based nanoformulations from fruit and vegetable waste extracts as food preservatives and nutraceutical ingredients (Internal Mahidol University Research Grant led by Mahidol University)
    Mahidol University
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Evaluating Toxicity of Different Types of Respirable Crystalline Silica Particles to Lung Cells and Tissues
    Australian Coal Association Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Development of a defective interfering RNA based antiviral approach to treat infections by SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants (NHMRC Ideas Grant administered by QIMR)
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Dual pH and thermo-responsive microbicide hydrogels for HIV/AID prevention
    The Westmead Institute for Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Methodology development of free silica analysis of dust on PDM Filters (ACARP grant administered by CSIRO)
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Development of an effective vaginal anti-HIV microbicide film for the prevention of HIV transmission
    Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH2)
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Advanced Nanoparticle, Colloid and Microparticle Characterisation and Precision Engineering Nanosystems Facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Advance Queensland Research Fellowship (Mid): Engineering nanohybrid platforms for oral vaccination combined with animal feed
    Advance Queensland Research Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Queensland International Fellowship: High-performance nano-engineered catalysts for volatile organic compound (VOC) elimination
    Queensland International Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    A general platform technology for functional nanocomposites with advanced applications
    UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Nano-scale engineering of catalysts on nanoporous materials for clean energy generation and fuel cell application
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Reusable and High Performance Adsorbents for Arsenic Removal
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Li Li is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Development of nano-formulations in feed for disease control in poultry

  • Engineering novel nanoplatform for oral vaccine delivery

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoparticles Based Platform for Delivery

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    New Strategies in Targeted Proteolysis with Nanoparticle-Mediated mRNA Delivery

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Run Zhang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Functional piezoelectric scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Run Zhang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The impact of nanoplastics and microplastics on health and the environment

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Nick Fletcher, Dr Muxina Konarova

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Dr Li Li directly for media enquiries about:

  • Cancer immuontherapy
  • functional nanomateirals in biomedical application
  • gene delivery
  • mRNA targeted delivery
  • Nanomedicine
  • oral vaccine
  • sustainable release

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