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Tao Li is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering, with particular focus on molecular biology, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and catalysis.

Their work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • RNA interference and gene delivery
  • DNA and nucleic acid chemistry
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Biosensors and analytical detection
  • Catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies
  • Zeolite catalysis and synthesis

Tao Li has contributed to numerous publications, appearing frequently in journals such as:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Analysis & Sensing
  • Fuel
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • The Analyst

Some of the recent papers authored by Tao Li include:

  • Two-Dimensional Material-Based Electrochemical Sensors/Biosensors for Food Safety and Biomolecular Detection, 2022, Biosensors
  • Hemin-Bridged MOF Interface with Double Amplification of G-Quadruplex Payload and DNAzyme Catalysis: Ultrasensitive Lasting Chemiluminescence MicroRNA Imaging, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Environment-Recognizing DNA-Computation Circuits for the Intracellular Transport of Molecular Payloads for mRNA Imaging, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Recent progress of SERS optical nanosensors for miRNA analysis, 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • Logic-Gated Proximity Aptasensing for Cell-Surface Real-Time Monitoring of Apoptosis, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The scientist collaborates regularly with a group of coauthors, including Lili Shi, Lin Shi, Qiwei Wang, Jiao Zheng, and Pai Peng.

Best Publications

  • Label-Free Colorimetric Detection of Aqueous Mercury Ion (Hg2+) Using Hg2+-Modulated G-Quadruplex-Based DNAzymes

    Tao Li;Shaojun Dong;Erkang Wang

  • Potassium−Lead-Switched G-Quadruplexes: A New Class of DNA Logic Gates

    Tao Li;Erkang Wang;Shaojun Dong

  • Lead(II)-Induced Allosteric G-Quadruplex DNAzyme as a Colorimetric and Chemiluminescence Sensor for Highly Sensitive and Selective Pb2+ Detection

    Tao Li;Erkang Wang;Shaojun Dong

  • A Lead(II)-Driven DNA Molecular Device for Turn-On Fluorescence Detection of Lead(II) Ion with High Selectivity and Sensitivity

    Tao Li;Shaojun Dong;Erkang Wang

  • Carbon nanotube–DNA hybrid fluorescent sensor for sensitive and selective detection of mercury(II) ion

    Libing Zhang;Tao Li;Bingling Li;Jing Li

  • Photoinduced electron transfer of DNA/Ag nanoclusters modulated by G-quadruplex/hemin complex for the construction of versatile biosensors.

    Libing Zhang;Jinbo Zhu;Shaojun Guo;Tao Li

  • Silver‐Ion‐Mediated DNAzyme Switch for the Ultrasensitive and Selective Colorimetric Detection of Aqueous Ag+ and Cysteine

    Tao Li;Lili Shi;Erkang Wang;Shaojun Dong

  • Ultrasound-Activated Oxygen and ROS Generation Nanosystem Systematically Modulates Tumor Microenvironment and Sensitizes Sonodynamic Therapy for Hypoxic Solid Tumors

    Jingke Fu;Tao Li;Yingchun Zhu;Yongqiang Hao

  • Parallel G-quadruplex-specific fluorescent probe for monitoring DNA structural changes and label-free detection of potassium ion

    Tao Li;Erkang Wang;Shaojun Dong

  • Ion-Tuned DNA/Ag Fluorescent Nanoclusters As Versatile Logic Device

    Tao Li;Libing Zhang;Jun Ai;Shaojun Dong

  • Fluorescent silver nanoclusters in hybridized DNA duplexes for the turn-on detection of Hg2+ ions

    Liu Deng;Zhixue Zhou;Jing Li;Tao Li

  • G-quadruplex-based DNAzyme for sensitive mercury detection with the naked eye

    Tao Li;Bingling Li;Erkang Wang;Shaojun Dong

  • Multifunctional G-Quadruplex Aptamers and Their Application to Protein Detection

    Tao Li;Lili Shi;Erkang Wang;Shaojun Dong

  • Enzyme-Free Unlabeled DNA Logic Circuits Based on Toehold-Mediated Strand Displacement and Split G-Quadruplex Enhanced Fluorescence

    Jinbo Zhu;Libing Zhang;Tao Li;Shaojun Dong

  • I-motif-programmed functionalization of DNA nanocircles.

    Tao Li;Michael Famulok

  • G-Quadruplex Aptamers with Peroxidase-Like DNAzyme Functions: Which Is the Best and How Does it Work?

    Tao Li;Shaojun Dong;Erkang Wang

  • Biodiesel from wet microalgae: Extraction with hexane after the microwave-assisted transesterification of lipids

    Jun Cheng;Rui Huang;Tao Li;Junhu Zhou

  • G-quadruplex-based DNAzyme for facile colorimetric detection of thrombin.

    Tao Li;Erkang Wang;Shaojun Dong

  • Enhanced catalytic DNAzyme for label-free colorimetric detection of DNA

    Tao Li;Shaojun Dong;Erkang Wang

  • DNA Logic Operations in Living Cells Utilizing Lysosome-Recognizing Framework Nucleic Acid Nanodevices for Subcellular Imaging.

    Yi Du;Pai Peng;Tao Li

  • G-Quadruplex-based DNAzyme as a sensing platform for ultrasensitive colorimetric potassium detection

    Tao Li;Erkang Wang;Shaojun Dong

  • Input-dependent induction of oligonucleotide structural motifs for performing molecular logic

    Tao Li;Damian Ackermann;Anna M. Hall;Michael Famulok

  • Au NPs-enhanced surface plasmon resonance for sensitive detection of mercury(II) ions.

    Li Wang;Tao Li;Yan Du;Chaogui Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Erkang Wang
Erkang Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shaojun Dong
Shaojun Dong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhenxin Wang
Zhenxin Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hailin Wang
Hailin Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fan Xia
Fan Xia China University of Geosciences
Xia Liu
Xia Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael Famulok
Michael Famulok University of Bonn
Shaojun Guo
Shaojun Guo Peking University
Junping Zhang
Junping Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiurong Yang
Xiurong Yang University of Science and Technology of China

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