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Weihong Tan

Weihong Tan

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Chemistry
China
2026

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Weihong Tan is affiliated with Hunan University in China, where their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses several subfields, notably Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Immunology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their research covers various main topics, including:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Weihong Tan has contributed to a significant number of publications in several key venues. The most frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Nano

Some of their recent notable papers are:

  • "Metal-Organic Framework Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery in Biomedical Applications" (2020), published in Nano-Micro Letters
  • "Aptamer-Based Detection of Circulating Targets for Precision Medicine" (2021), published in Chemical Reviews
  • "Nucleic Acid Aptamers for Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Advances and Perspectives" (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "A materials-science perspective on tackling COVID-19" (2020), published in Nature Reviews Materials
  • "DNA hydrogel-based gene editing and drug delivery systems" (2020), published in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Weihong Tan frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Ren Cai, Liping Qiu, Sitao Xie, Hongfen Yang, and Ting Fu. These collaborations highlight a network of research partnerships within their field of study.

The scientist has been recognized with fellowships from notable organizations: they were named a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2016 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Aptamers evolved from live cells as effective molecular probes for cancer study

    Dihua Shangguan;Ying Li;Zhiwen Tang;Zehui Charles Cao

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Silica-Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Microemulsion: The Effect of Nonionic Surfactants

    Swadeshmukul Santra;Rovelyn Tapec;Nikoleta Theodoropoulou;Jon Dobson

  • Recent progresses in small-molecule enzymatic fluorescent probes for cancer imaging

    Hong-Wen Liu;Lanlan Chen;Lanlan Chen;Chengyan Xu;Zhe Li

  • Surface modification of silica nanoparticles to reduce aggregation and nonspecific binding.

    Rahul P. Bagwe;Lisa R. Hilliard;Weihong Tan

  • Development of DNA aptamers using Cell-SELEX

    Kwame Sefah;Dihua Shangguan;Dihua Shangguan;Xiangling Xiong;Meghan B O'Donoghue

  • Conjugation of biomolecules with luminophore-doped silica nanoparticles for photostable biomarkers.

    Swadeshmukul Santra;Peng Zhang;Kemin Wang;Rovelyn Tapec

  • Preparation and antibacterial activity of Fe3O4@Ag nanoparticles

    Ping Gong;Huimin Li;Xiaoxiao He;Kemin Wang

  • Aptamers generated from cell-SELEX for molecular medicine: a chemical biology approach.

    Xiaohong Fang;Weihong Tan;Weihong Tan

  • Gold nanoparticle-based colorimetric assay for the direct detection of cancerous cells.

    Colin D Medley;Joshua E Smith;Zhiwen Tang;Yanrong Wu

  • A rapid bioassay for single bacterial cell quantitation using bioconjugated nanoparticles

    Xiaojun Zhao;Lisa R. Hilliard;Shelly John Mechery;Yanping Wang

  • Nanotechnology in therapeutics: a focus on nanoparticles as a drug delivery system.

    Suwussa Bamrungsap;Zilong Zhao;Zilong Zhao;Tao Chen;Lin Wang

  • Molecular engineering of DNA: molecular beacons.

    Kemin Wang;Zhiwen Tang;Chaoyong James Yang;Youngmi Kim

  • Ultrasensitive DNA detection using highly fluorescent bioconjugated nanoparticles.

    Xiaojun Zhao;Rovelyn Tapec-Dytioco;Weihong Tan

  • Metal-Organic Framework Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery in Biomedical Applications.

    Yujia Sun;Liwei Zheng;Yu Yang;Xu Qian

  • Aptamer-Modified Gold Nanoparticles for Colorimetric Determination of Platelet-Derived Growth Factors and Their Receptors

    Chih-Ching Huang;Yu-Fen Huang;Zehui Cao;Weihong Tan

  • Aptamers from Cell-Based Selection for Bioanalytical Applications

    Weihong Tan;Michael J. Donovan;Michael J. Donovan;Jianhui Jiang;Jianhui Jiang

  • Aptamer-Based Detection of Circulating Targets for Precision Medicine.

    Lingling Wu;Yidi Wang;Xing Xu;Yilong Liu

  • Multicolor FRET Silica Nanoparticles by Single Wavelength Excitation

    Lin Wang;Weihong Tan

  • Optimization of dye-doped silica nanoparticles prepared using a reverse microemulsion method

    Rahul P. Bagwe;Chaoyong Yang;Lisa R. Hilliard;Weihong Tan

  • Bionanotechnology based on silica nanoparticles

    Weihong Tan;Kemin Wang;Kemin Wang;Xiaoxiao He;Xiaojun Julia Zhao

  • Carbon nanotube-quenched fluorescent oligonucleotides: probes that fluoresce upon hybridization.

    Ronghua Yang;Jianyu Jin;Yan Chen;Na Shao

  • Biochemically functionalized silica nanoparticles

    Monde Qhobosheane;Swadeshmukul Santra;Peng Zhang;Weihong Tan

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiao-Bing Zhang
Xiao-Bing Zhang Hunan University
Kemin Wang
Kemin Wang Hunan University
Ronghua Yang
Ronghua Yang Changsha University of Science and Technology
Juan Li
Juan Li Sichuan University
Xiaohai Yang
Xiaohai Yang Hunan University
Zhi Zhu
Zhi Zhu Xiamen University
Xiaoxiao He
Xiaoxiao He Hunan University
Chaoyong James Yang
Chaoyong James Yang Xiamen University
Ru-Qin Yu
Ru-Qin Yu Hunan University
Raoul Kopelman
Raoul Kopelman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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