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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2007 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Shuming Nie is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily in engineering and materials science, with a significant focus on biomedical applications and materials chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a range of specialized subfields, including biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and molecular biology.

Key research topics include:

  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "Active transcytosis and new opportunities for cancer nanomedicine," 2020, published in Nature Materials
  • "Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: a half-century historical perspective," 2024, published in Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Efficient and Stable Thin-Film Luminescent Solar Concentrators Enabled by Near-Infrared Emission Perovskite Nanocrystals," 2020, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Biomedical Applications: Recent Advances and Future Challenges," 2025, published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Hexachromatic bioinspired camera for image-guided cancer surgery," 2021, published in Science Translational Medicine

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • ACS Nano
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Chemical Science
  • Journal of Biomedical Optics

Collaborations have been a consistent aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Viktor Gruev, Zhengtao Deng, Indrajit Srivastava, Subhendu Pandit, and Li Lin.

In recognition of their professional contributions, Shuming Nie has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012 and a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Probing Single Molecules and Single Nanoparticles by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

    Shuming Nie;Steven R. Emory

  • Quantum Dot Bioconjugates for Ultrasensitive Nonisotopic Detection

    Warren C. W. Chan;Shuming Nie

  • In vivo cancer targeting and imaging with semiconductor quantum dots

    Xiaohu Gao;Yuanyuan Cui;Richard M Levenson;Leland W K Chung

  • Quantum-dot-tagged microbeads for multiplexed optical coding of biomolecules.

    Mingyong Han;Xiaohu Gao;Jack Z. Su;Shuming Nie

  • Therapeutic Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery in Cancer

    Kwangjae Cho;Xu Wang;Shuming Nie;Zhuo Georgia Chen

  • Bioimaging: second window for in vivo imaging.

    Andrew M. Smith;Michael C. Mancini;Shuming Nie

  • Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

    Judith Langer;Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi;Javier Aizpurua;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla

  • In vivo tumor targeting and spectroscopic detection with surface-enhanced Raman nanoparticle tags

    Ximei Quian;Dominic Ansari;Shuming Nie;Shuming Nie

  • Luminescent quantum dots for multiplexed biological detection and imaging.

    Warren C.W Chan;Dustin J Maxwell;Xiaohu Gao;Robert E Bailey

  • Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Structure, Properties, and Band Gap Engineering

    Andrew M. Smith;Shuming Nie

  • In vivo molecular and cellular imaging with quantum dots.

    Xiaohu Gao;Lily Yang;John A Petros;Fray F Marshall

  • Nanotechnology Applications in Cancer

    Shuming Nie;Yun Xing;Gloria J. Kim;Jonathan W. Simons

  • Bioconjugated quantum dots for in vivo molecular and cellular imaging

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

  • Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

    Beatriz Pelaz;Christoph Alexiou;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Frauke Alves;Frauke Alves

  • Single-molecule and single-nanoparticle SERS: from fundamental mechanisms to biomedical applications

    X.-M. Qian;S. M. Nie

  • Alloyed semiconductor quantum dots: tuning the optical properties without changing the particle size.

    Robert E Bailey;Shuming Nie

  • SELF-ASSEMBLED NANOPARTICLE PROBES FOR RECOGNITION AND DETECTION OF BIOMOLECULES

    Dustin J. Maxwell;Jason R. Taylor;Shuming Nie

  • Nanotechnology in cancer therapeutics: bioconjugated nanoparticles for drug delivery

    Rajni Sinha;Gloria J. Kim;Shuming Nie;Dong M. Shin

  • SERS Nanoparticles in Medicine: From Label-Free Detection to Spectroscopic Tagging.

    Lucas A. Lane;Ximei Qian;Shuming Nie

  • Tuning the optical and electronic properties of colloidal nanocrystals by lattice strain

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

  • Probing individual molecules with confocal fluorescence microscopy

    Shuming Nie;Daniel T. Chiu;Richard N. Zare

  • Single-Molecule and Single-Nanoparticle SERS: Examining the Roles of Surface Active Sites and Chemical Enhancement

    William E. Doering and;Shuming Nie

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaohu Gao
Xiaohu Gao University of Washington
May D. Wang
May D. Wang Georgia Institute of Technology
Dong M. Shin
Dong M. Shin Emory University
Warren C. W. Chan
Warren C. W. Chan University of Toronto
Leland W.K. Chung
Leland W.K. Chung Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Philip S. Low
Philip S. Low Purdue University West Lafayette
Hongwei Duan
Hongwei Duan Nanyang Technological University
Haiyen E. Zhau
Haiyen E. Zhau Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Zehong Cao
Zehong Cao University of South Australia
William C. Wood
William C. Wood Emory University

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