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Overview

Kai Yang is affiliated with Soochow University in China, contributing extensively to the fields of Engineering, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans a wide array of specialized subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Oncology.

The scientist's primary research topics highlight a focus on cancer treatment and nanotechnology, encompassing areas such as Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Cancer Research and Treatments, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses.

Notable recent papers authored by Kai Yang include:

  • A general strategy towards personalized nanovaccines based on fluoropolymers for post-surgical cancer immunotherapy (2020, Nature Nanotechnology)
  • Bacteria-triggered tumor-specific thrombosis to enable potent photothermal immunotherapy of cancer (2020, Science Advances)
  • Holo-lactoferrin: the link between ferroptosis and radiotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer (2021, Theranostics)
  • A Polymeric Hydrogel to Eliminate Programmed Death-Ligand 1 for Enhanced Tumor Radio-Immunotherapy (2023, ACS Nano)
  • Coordination Polymer-Coated CaCO3 Reinforces Radiotherapy by Reprogramming the Immunosuppressive Metabolic Microenvironment (2021, Advanced Materials)

Kai Yang collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Pei Pei, Teng Liu, Lin Hu, Yugui Tao, and Xuan Yi. This network of co-authors reflects a consistent pattern of multidisciplinary research activity.

Publication venues where Kai Yang has frequently contributed are as follows:

  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Materials
  • Journal of Controlled Release
  • Biomaterials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Best Publications

  • Graphene in Mice: Ultrahigh In Vivo Tumor Uptake and Efficient Photothermal Therapy

    Kai Yang;Shuai Zhang;Guoxin Zhang;Xiaoming Sun

  • Functional Nanomaterials for Phototherapies of Cancer

    Liang Cheng;Chao Wang;Liangzhu Feng;Kai Yang

  • Nano-graphene in biomedicine: theranostic applications

    Kai Yang;Liangzhu Feng;Xiaoze Shi;Zhuang Liu

  • Multimodal Imaging Guided Photothermal Therapy using Functionalized Graphene Nanosheets Anchored with Magnetic Nanoparticles

    Kai Yang;Lilei Hu;Xingxing Ma;Shuoqi Ye

  • In Vivo Pharmacokinetics, Long-Term Biodistribution, and Toxicology of PEGylated Graphene in Mice

    Kai Yang;Jianmei Wan;Shuai Zhang;Youjiu Zhang

  • The influence of surface chemistry and size of nanoscale graphene oxide on photothermal therapy of cancer using ultra-low laser power

    Kai Yang;Jianmei Wan;Shuai Zhang;Bo Tian

  • In vitro and in vivo near-infrared photothermal therapy of cancer using polypyrrole organic nanoparticles.

    Kai Yang;Huan Xu;Liang Cheng;Chunyang Sun

  • Computer simulation of the translocation of nanoparticles with different shapes across a lipid bilayer

    Kai Yang;Yu-Qiang Ma;Yu-Qiang Ma

  • In vivo NIR fluorescence imaging, biodistribution, and toxicology of photoluminescent carbon dots produced from carbon nanotubes and graphite.

    Huiquan Tao;Kai Yang;Zhen Ma;Jianmei Wan

  • Emerging Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials for Cancer Radiation Therapy.

    Guosheng Song;Guosheng Song;Liang Cheng;Yu Chao;Kai Yang

  • Facile preparation of multifunctional upconversion nanoprobes for multimodal imaging and dual-targeted photothermal therapy.

    Liang Cheng;Kai Yang;Yonggang Li;Jianhua Chen

  • Carbon-Based Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications: A Recent Study.

    Debabrata Maiti;Xiangmin Tong;Xiaozhou Mou;Kai Yang

  • Carbon materials for drug delivery & cancer therapy

    Zhuang Liu;Joshua T. Robinson;Scott M. Tabakman;Kai Yang

  • A functionalized graphene oxide-iron oxide nanocomposite for magnetically targeted drug delivery, photothermal therapy, and magnetic resonance imaging

    Xinxing Ma;Huiquan Tao;Kai Yang;Liangzhu Feng

  • Behavior and toxicity of graphene and its functionalized derivatives in biological systems.

    Kai Yang;Yingjie Li;Xiaofang Tan;Rui Peng

  • Perfluorocarbon-Loaded Hollow Bi2Se3 Nanoparticles for Timely Supply of Oxygen under Near-Infrared Light to Enhance the Radiotherapy of Cancer

    Guosheng Song;Chao Liang;Xuan Yi;Qi Zhao

  • Ultrasound Triggered Tumor Oxygenation with Oxygen-Shuttle Nanoperfluorocarbon to Overcome Hypoxia-Associated Resistance in Cancer Therapies

    Xuejiao Song;Liangzhu Feng;Chao Liang;Kai Yang

  • In situ quantification of interphasial chemistry in Li-ion battery

    Tongchao Liu;Tongchao Liu;Lingpiao Lin;Xuanxuan Bi;Leilei Tian

  • A general strategy towards personalized nanovaccines based on fluoropolymers for post-surgical cancer immunotherapy.

    Jun Xu;Jia Lv;Qi Zhuang;Zongjin Yang

  • Combined local immunostimulatory radioisotope therapy and systemic immune checkpoint blockade imparts potent antitumour responses

    Yu Chao;Ligeng Xu;Chao Liang;Liangzhu Feng

  • Organic stealth nanoparticles for highly effective in vivo near-infrared photothermal therapy of cancer.

    Liang Cheng;Kai Yang;Qian Chen;Zhuang Liu

  • Optimization of surface chemistry on single-walled carbon nanotubes for in vivo photothermal ablation of tumors.

    Xiaowen Liu;Huiquan Tao;Kai Yang;Shuai Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhuang Liu
Zhuang Liu Macau University of Science and Technology
Xuan Yi
Xuan Yi Qilu University of Technology
Liang Cheng
Liang Cheng Brown University
Chao Liang
Chao Liang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Liangzhu Feng
Liangzhu Feng Soochow University
Jingliang Li
Jingliang Li Deakin University
Guosheng Song
Guosheng Song Hunan University
Zhifang Chai
Zhifang Chai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Weibo Cai
Weibo Cai University of Wisconsin–Madison
Shuit-Tong Lee
Shuit-Tong Lee Macau University of Science and Technology

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