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Hua-Zhong Yu is a researcher affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada. Their work primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

Their research topics encompass a range of areas including:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

Yu has contributed frequently to journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Analytical Chemistry, The Analyst, Langmuir, and Electrochimica Acta. These venues have collectively published several of their articles, reflecting the diversity of their work across physical chemistry and analytical techniques.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Functional and versatile superhydrophobic coatings via stoichiometric silanization (2021) published in Nature Communications
  • Roles of defects and linker exchange in phosphate adsorption on UiO-66 type metal organic frameworks: Influence of phosphate concentration (2020) published in Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Supramolecularly Engineered Conjugate of Bacteria and Cell Membrane-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles for Enhanced Ferroptosis and Immunotherapy of Tumors (2023) published in Advanced Science
  • Development and Application of Mobile Apps for Molecular Sensing: A Review (2021) published in ACS Sensors
  • Acetalization strategy in biomass valorization: a review (2023) published in Industrial Chemistry and Materials

Collaborations have been a notable aspect of Yu's research career, with frequent co-authors including Xiaochun Li, Ruibing Wang, Qi Lin, Dipankar Sen, and Kennedy S. Chen. These collaborations suggest a multidisciplinary approach involving multiple contributors across related specialties.

Best Publications

  • Ultrafast Dynamics of Porphyrins in the Condensed Phase: II. Zinc Tetraphenylporphyrin†

    Hua-Zhong Yu;J. Spencer Baskin;Ahmed H. Zewail

  • Ultrafast Dynamics of Porphyrins in the Condensed Phase: I. Free Base Tetraphenylporphyrin †

    J. Spencer Baskin;Hua-Zhong Yu;Ahmed H. Zewail

  • Functional and versatile superhydrophobic coatings via stoichiometric silanization.

    Lishen Zhang;Alvin G. Zhou;Brigitta R. Sun;Kennedy S. Chen

  • Aptamer-based biosensors for label-free voltammetric detection of lysozyme.

    Alan K H Cheng;Bixia Ge;Hua-Zhong Yu

  • Polymorphism of Zn[Au(CN)2]2 and Its Luminescent Sensory Response to NH3 Vapor

    Michael J. Katz;Taramatee Ramnial;Hua-Zhong Yu;Daniel B. Leznoff

  • Design and testing of aptamer-based electrochemical biosensors for proteins and small molecules.

    Alan K.H. Cheng;Dipankar Sen;Hua-Zhong Yu

  • Aptamer-based detection of epithelial tumor marker mucin 1 with quantum dot-based fluorescence readout.

    Alan K. H. Cheng;Huaipeng Su;Y. Andrew Wang;Hua-Zhong Yu

  • Voltammetric procedure for examining DNA-modified surfaces: quantitation, cationic binding activity, and electron-transfer kinetics.

    Hua-Zhong Yu;Chuan-Yun Luo;Carlo G. Sankar;Dipankar Sen

  • On the nature of DNA self-assembled monolayers on Au: measuring surface heterogeneity with electrochemical in situ fluorescence microscopy.

    Jeffrey N. Murphy;Alan K. H. Cheng;Hua-Zhong Yu;Dan Bizzotto

  • End-Group-Dominated Electrochemical Kinetics of Azobenzene Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold

    Yong-Qiang Wang;Hua-Zhong Yu;Ji-Zhi Cheng;Jian-Wei Zhao

  • Functional DNA switches: rational design and electrochemical signaling

    Yiting Tang;Bixia Ge;Dipankar Sen;Hua-Zhong Yu

  • SERS Titration of 4-Mercaptopyridine Self-Assembled Monolayers at Aqueous Buffer/Gold Interfaces.

    Hua-Zhong Yu;Nan Xia;Zhong-Fan Liu

  • Dna detection on plastic : Surface activation protocol to convert polycarbonate substrates to biochip platforms

    Yunchao Li;Zhen Wang;Lily M. L. Ou;Hua-Zhong Yu

  • Alkyl monolayer-passivated metal-semiconductor diodes: molecular tunability and electron transport.

    Yong-Jun Liu;Hua-Zhong Yu

  • Electrochemical Behavior of Azobenzene Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold

    Hua-Zhong Yu;Yong-Qiang Wang;Ji-Zhi Cheng;Jian-Wei Zhao

  • Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) from Azobenzene Self-Assembled “Sandwiches”

    Hua-Zhong Yu;Jin Zhang;Hao-Li Zhang;Zhong-Fan Liu

  • Molecularly Tunable “Organic Capacitors” at Silicon/Aqueous Electrolyte Interfaces1

    † Hua-Zhong Yu;and Sylvie Morin;Danial D. M. Wayner;Philippe Allongue and

  • Structure and Reactivity of Mixed ω-Carboxyalkyl/Alkyl Monolayers on Silicon: ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy and Contact Angle Titration

    Yong-Jun Liu;Neenah M. Navasero;Hua-Zhong Yu

  • Evaporation of microdroplets of ethanol-water mixtures on gold surfaces modified with self-assembled monolayers.

    Alan K. H. Cheng;Dinah M. Soolaman;Hua-Zhong Yu

  • Beyond Simple Cartoons: Challenges in Characterizing Electrochemical Biosensor Interfaces

    Dan Bizzotto;Ian J. Burgess;Thomas Doneux;Takamasa Sagara

  • Water microdroplets on molecularly tailored surfaces: correlation between wetting hysteresis and evaporation mode switching.

    Dinah M. Soolaman;Hua-Zhong Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yunchao Li
Yunchao Li Beijing Normal University
Dipankar Sen
Dipankar Sen Simon Fraser University
Zhongfan Liu
Zhongfan Liu Peking University
Kohei Uosaki
Kohei Uosaki National Institute for Materials Science
Karen L. Kavanagh
Karen L. Kavanagh Simon Fraser University
Hao-Li Zhang
Hao-Li Zhang Lanzhou University
Ahmed H. Zewail
Ahmed H. Zewail California Institute of Technology
Fred C. Anson
Fred C. Anson California Institute of Technology
Danial D. M. Wayner
Danial D. M. Wayner National Research Council Canada
Sabine Szunerits
Sabine Szunerits University of Lille

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