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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
111
Citations
42154
World Ranking
943
National Ranking
22

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Canadian Society of Animal Science Fellowship Award
  • 2006 - Technical Innovation in Enhancing Production of Safe Affordable Food, Canadian Society of Animal Science

Overview

Xin Zhao is a researcher affiliated with McGill University in Canada, specializing in engineering and materials science. Their work spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, control and systems engineering, and aerospace engineering. The main topics of Xin Zhao's research contributions focus on advanced thermoelectric materials and devices, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, two-dimensional materials and applications, advanced photocatalysis techniques, perovskite materials and applications, and advanced DC-DC converters.

Their recent publications reflect a strong emphasis on electrocatalysis and energy conversion materials. Notable papers include:

  • Dual-Atom Co/Ni Electrocatalyst Anchored at the Surface-Modified Ti3C2Tx MXene Enables Efficient Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions (2024, ACS Nano)
  • Electrocatalytic enhancement mechanism of cobalt single atoms anchored on different MXene substrates in oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions (2022, EcoMat)

Xin Zhao frequently collaborates with a set of coauthors including Andrey L. Rogach, G.H. Tang, Yinan Nie, Bing Tang, and Shixun Wang. These collaborations have resulted in multiple publications across various high-impact journals.

Publication venues where Xin Zhao has contributed most often include:

  • Applied Surface Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Energy Chemistry
  • Nano Letters
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

In their research, Xin Zhao addresses topics related to the development of novel materials and devices with applications in sustainable energy technologies and advanced electronic systems. Their work on two-dimensional materials such as MXenes and their catalytic properties is particularly highlighted in recent papers.

Xin Zhao's academic achievements have been recognized with awards such as the Canadian Society of Animal Science Fellowship Award in 2011 and the Technical Innovation in Enhancing Production of Safe Affordable Food from the Canadian Society of Animal Science in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Adhesive Hemostatic Conducting Injectable Composite Hydrogels with Sustained Drug Release and Photothermal Antibacterial Activity to Promote Full-Thickness Skin Regeneration During Wound Healing

    Yongping Liang;Xin Zhao;Tianli Hu;Baojun Chen

  • Physical Double-Network Hydrogel Adhesives with Rapid Shape Adaptability, Fast Self-Healing, Antioxidant and NIR/pH Stimulus-Responsiveness for Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infection and Removable Wound Dressing

    Xin Zhao;Yongping Liang;Ying Huang;Jiahui He

  • Functional and Biomimetic Materials for Engineering of the Three-Dimensional Cell Microenvironment

    Guoyou Huang;Fei Li;Xin Zhao;Yufei Ma

  • Photocrosslinkable Gelatin Hydrogel for Epidermal Tissue Engineering.

    Xin Zhao;Xin Zhao;Xin Zhao;Qi Lang;Qi Lang;Lara Yildirimer;Lara Yildirimer;Zhi Yuan Lin;Zhi Yuan Lin

  • Polymer-supported nanocomposites for environmental application: A review

    Xin Zhao;Lu Lv;Bingcai Pan;Weiming Zhang

  • Permeable superelastic liquid-metal fibre mat enables biocompatible and monolithic stretchable electronics.

    Zhijun Ma;Zhijun Ma;Qiyao Huang;Qi Xu;Qiuna Zhuang

  • 4D Bioprinting for Biomedical Applications.

    Bin Gao;Qingzhen Yang;Xin Zhao;Guorui Jin

  • The bovine neutrophil: Structure and function in blood and milk.

    Max J Paape;Douglas D Bannerman;Xin Zhao;Jai-Wei Lee

  • Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Elicit Differential Innate Immune Responses following Intramammary Infection

    Douglas D. Bannerman;Max J. Paape;Jai-Wei Lee;Xin Zhao

  • Nonlinear Absorption and Low-Threshold Multiphoton Pumped Stimulated Emission from All-Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystals

    Yue Wang;Xiaoming Li;Xin Zhao;Lian Xiao

  • Mammary tissue damage during bovine mastitis: causes and control.

    X. Zhao;P. Lacasse

  • Whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing of bladder cancer identifies frequent alterations in genes involved in sister chromatid cohesion and segregation

    Guangwu Guo;Xiaojuan Sun;Chao Chen;Song Wu

  • Defense of the Bovine Mammary Gland by Polymorphonuclear Neutrophil Leukocytes

    Max Paape;Jalil Mehrzad;Xin Zhao;Johann Detilleux

  • Lactation persistency: Insights from mammary cell proliferation studies

    Anthony V. Capuco;Se E. Ellis;Sa A. Hale;E. Long

  • Symmetry principles for the design of radiofrequency pulse sequences in the nuclear magnetic resonance of rotating solids

    Marina Carravetta;Mattias Edén;Xin Zhao;Andreas Brinkmann

  • Injectable Stem Cell-Laden Photocrosslinkable Microspheres Fabricated Using Microfluidics for Rapid Generation of Osteogenic Tissue Constructs

    Xin Zhao;Xin Zhao;Shen Liu;Lara Yildirimer;Hong Zhao

  • Effects of Lactobacilli and an acidophilic fungus on the production performance and immune responses in broiler chickens.

    M K Huang;Y J Choi;R Houde;J W Lee

  • Degradable conductive self-healing hydrogels based on dextran-graft-tetraaniline and N-carboxyethyl chitosan as injectable carriers for myoblast cell therapy and muscle regeneration

    Baolin Guo;Jin Qu;Xin Zhao;Mengyao Zhang

  • Effects of diets containing different concentrations of mannanoligosaccharide or antibiotics on growth performance, intestinal development, cecal and litter microbial populations, and carcass parameters of broilers

    B. Baurhoo;P. R. Ferket;X. Zhao

  • Comparative Performance Evaluation of Orthogonal-Signal-Generators-Based Single-Phase PLL Algorithms—A Survey

    Yang Han;Mingyu Luo;Xin Zhao;Josep M. Guerrero

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian W. McBride
Brian W. McBride University of Guelph
Max Paape
Max Paape Agricultural Research Service
Arif F Mustafa
Arif F Mustafa McGill University
Hong Chen
Hong Chen Northwest A&F University
Filippo Miglior
Filippo Miglior University of Guelph
Joyce I. Boye
Joyce I. Boye Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Flavio S Schenkel
Flavio S Schenkel University of Guelph
Bi Yu
Bi Yu National Chung Hsing University
Benjamin K. Simpson
Benjamin K. Simpson McGill University
Le Luo Guan
Le Luo Guan University of Alberta

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