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Overview

Hongwei Duan is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, focusing their research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

The scientist has contributed significantly to topics such as Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, Antimicrobial agents and applications, Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis, and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies.

The recent publications reflect the breadth of their research interests and expertise. Notable papers include:

  • Transformable hybrid semiconducting polymer nanozyme for second near-infrared photothermal ferrotherapy, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Janus Nanoparticles: From Fabrication to (Bio)Applications, 2021, ACS Nano
  • Charge-Reversal Polymer Nano-modulators for Photodynamic Immunotherapy of Cancer, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Plasmonic-Fluorescent Janus Ag/Ag2S Nanoparticles for In Situ H2O2-Activated NIR-II Fluorescence Imaging, 2021, Nano Letters
  • A Glycosylated Cationic Block Poly(β-peptide) Reverses Intrinsic Antibiotic Resistance in All ESKAPE Gram-Negative Bacteria, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Hongwei Duan include Shuai Hou, Qirong Xiong, Qijian Niu, Guanya Ji, and Derong Lu, indicating a network of ongoing research partnerships.

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in respected venues. These include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS Nano
  • Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Bioconjugated quantum dots for in vivo molecular and cellular imaging

    Andrew M. Smith;Hongwei Duan;Aaron M. Mohs;Shuming Nie

  • Molecular afterglow imaging with bright, biodegradable polymer nanoparticles

    Qingqing Miao;Chen Xie;Xu Zhen;Yan Lyu

  • High-performance asymmetric supercapacitor based on graphene hydrogel and nanostructured MnO2.

    Hongcai Gao;Fei Xiao;Chi Bun Ching;Hongwei Duan

  • Mussel-inspired synthesis of polydopamine-functionalized graphene hydrogel as reusable adsorbents for water purification.

    Hongcai Gao;Yimin Sun;Jiajing Zhou;Rong Xu

  • A systematic examination of surface coatings on the optical and chemical properties of semiconductor quantum dots

    Andrew M. Smith;Hongwei Duan;Matthew N. Rhyner;Gang Ruan

  • Cell-penetrating quantum dots based on multivalent and endosome-disrupting surface coatings.

    Hongwei Duan;Shuming Nie

  • Directing Self‐Assembly of Nanoparticles at Water/Oil Interfaces

    Hongwei Duan;Dayang Wang;Dirk G. Kurth;Helmuth Möhwald

  • Self-assembled plasmonic vesicles of SERS-encoded amphiphilic gold nanoparticles for cancer cell targeting and traceable intracellular drug delivery

    Jibin Song;Jiajing Zhou;Hongwei Duan

  • Single chain epidermal growth factor receptor antibody conjugated nanoparticles for in vivo tumor targeting and imaging.

    Lily Yang;Hui Mao;Y. Andrew Wang;Zehong Cao

  • Antibody conjugated magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for cancer cell separation in fresh whole blood

    Hengyi Xu;Zoraida P. Aguilar;Lily Yang;Min Kuang

  • Etching colloidal gold nanocrystals with hyperbranched and multivalent polymers: A new route to fluorescent and water-soluble atomic clusters

    Hongwei Duan;Shuming Nie

  • One-Step Electrochemical Synthesis of PtNi Nanoparticle-Graphene Nanocomposites for Nonenzymatic Amperometric Glucose Detection

    Hongcai Gao;Fei Xiao;Chi Bun Ching;Hongwei Duan

  • Transformable hybrid semiconducting polymer nanozyme for second near-infrared photothermal ferrotherapy.

    Yuyan Jiang;Xuhui Zhao;Jiaguo Huang;Jingchao Li

  • Compact Plasmonic Blackbody for Cancer Theranosis in the Near-Infrared II Window.

    Jiajing Zhou;Yuyan Jiang;Shuai Hou;Paul Kumar Upputuri

  • Magnetic colloidosomes derived from nanoparticle interfacial self-assembly

    Hongwei Duan;Dayang Wang;Nelli S Sobal;Michael Giersig

  • Flexible all-solid-state asymmetric supercapacitors based on free-standing carbon nanotube/graphene and Mn3O4 nanoparticle/graphene paper electrodes.

    Hongcai Gao;Fei Xiao;Chi Bun Ching;Hongwei Duan

  • Reexamining the Effects of Particle Size and Surface Chemistry on the Magnetic Properties of Iron Oxide Nanocrystals: New Insights into Spin Disorder and Proton Relaxivity

    Hongwei Duan;Min Kuang;Xiaoxia Wang;Y. Andrew Wang

  • Water‐Soluble Fluorescent Ag Nanoclusters Obtained from Multiarm Star Poly(acrylic acid) as “Molecular Hydrogel” Templates

    Zhong Shen;Hongwei Duan;Holger Frey

  • Growth of metal-metal oxide nanostructures on freestanding graphene paper for flexible biosensors

    Fei Xiao;Yuanqing Li;Xiaoli Zan;Kin Liao

  • 2D nanomaterials based electrochemical biosensors for cancer diagnosis.

    Lu Wang;Qirong Xiong;Fei Xiao;Hongwei Duan

  • Plasmonic vesicles of amphiphilic gold nanocrystals: self-assembly and external-stimuli-triggered destruction.

    Jibin Song;Lin Cheng;Aiping Liu;Jun Yin

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary B. Chan-Park
Mary B. Chan-Park Nanyang Technological University
Jibin Song
Jibin Song Nanyang Technological University
Kanyi Pu
Kanyi Pu Nanyang Technological University
Fei Xiao
Fei Xiao Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Ming Jiang
Ming Jiang Fudan University
Shuming Nie
Shuming Nie University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rong Xu
Rong Xu Nanyang Technological University
Daoyong Chen
Daoyong Chen Fudan University
Dayang Wang
Dayang Wang Jilin University
Helmuth Möhwald
Helmuth Möhwald Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces

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