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Xingfa Gao is affiliated with the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology in China. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions in the subfields of materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, molecular biology, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist's work centers around advanced nanomaterials and nanotechnologies, particularly those applied in catalysis and biomedicine. Key topics of study include advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, nanocluster synthesis and applications, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, electrochemical sensors and biosensors, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, advanced photocatalysis techniques, and applications of graphene and other nanomaterials.

Xingfa Gao has published extensively in prominent scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nano Today
  • Advanced Materials
  • Nature Communications
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • ACS Nano

Examples of recent papers authored or co-authored by Gao include:

  • Deciphering the catalytic mechanism of superoxide dismutase activity of carbon dot nanozyme (2023, Nature Communications)
  • High-Performance Self-Cascade Pyrite Nanozymes for Apoptosis-Ferroptosis Synergistic Tumor Therapy (2021, ACS Nano)
  • Multifunctional Graphdiyne-Cerium Oxide Nanozymes Facilitate MicroRNA Delivery and Attenuate Tumor Hypoxia for Highly Efficient Radiotherapy of Esophageal Cancer (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • Guided Synthesis of a Mo/Zn Dual Single-Atom Nanozyme with Synergistic Effect and Peroxidase-like Activity (2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • A metal-free nanozyme-activated prodrug strategy for targeted tumor catalytic therapy (2020, Nano Today)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Jia-Jia Zheng, Zhenzhen Wang, Xuejiao J. Gao, Chunying Chen, and Hui Wei. These collaborations have contributed to the breadth and depth of research output in their domain.

Best Publications

  • Hydrazine and Thermal Reduction of Graphene Oxide: Reaction Mechanisms, Product Structures, and Reaction Design

    Xingfa Gao;Joonkyung Jang;Shigeru Nagase

  • Chemistry and physics of a single atomic layer: strategies and challenges for functionalization of graphene and graphene-based materials

    Liang Yan;Yue Bing Zheng;Feng Zhao;Shoujian Li

  • Mechanism of pH-switchable peroxidase and catalase-like activities of gold, silver, platinum and palladium

    Junnan Li;Wenqi Liu;Xiaochun Wu;Xingfa Gao

  • Mechanisms of Oxidase and Superoxide Dismutation-like Activities of Gold, Silver, Platinum, and Palladium, and Their Alloys: A General Way to the Activation of Molecular Oxygen

    Xiaomei Shen;Xiaomei Shen;Wenqi Liu;Xuejiao Gao;Zhanghui Lu

  • Differential Pd-nanocrystal facets demonstrate distinct antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

    Ge Fang;Weifeng Li;Xiaomei Shen;Jose Manuel Perez-Aguilar

  • High-Performance Self-Cascade Pyrite Nanozymes for Apoptosis–Ferroptosis Synergistic Tumor Therapy

    Xiangqin Meng;Dandan Li;Lei Chen;Lei Chen;Helen He

  • e g occupancy as an effective descriptor for the catalytic activity of perovskite oxide-based peroxidase mimics

    Xiaoyu Wang;Xuejiao J. Gao;Li Qin;Changda Wang

  • Facet Energy versus Enzyme-like Activities: The Unexpected Protection of Palladium Nanocrystals against Oxidative Damage.

    Cuicui Ge;Ge Fang;Xiaomei Shen;Yu Chong;Yu Chong

  • Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanomaterials as Highly Active and Specific Peroxidase Mimics

    Yihui Hu;Yihui Hu;Xuejiao J. Gao;Yunyao Zhu;Faheem Muhammad

  • Guided Synthesis of a Mo/Zn Dual Single-Atom Nanozyme with Synergistic Effect and Peroxidase-like Activity.

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  • Unraveling Stress‐Induced Toxicity Properties of Graphene Oxide and the Underlying Mechanism

    Wendi Zhang;Chi Wang;Zhongjun Li;Zhenzhen Lu

  • The inhibition of migration and invasion of cancer cells by graphene via the impairment of mitochondrial respiration

    Hejiang Zhou;Bo Zhang;Jiajia Zheng;Meifang Yu

  • Gd-metallofullerenol nanomaterial as non-toxic breast cancer stem cell-specific inhibitor

    Ying Liu;Chunying Chen;Pengxu Qian;Xuefei Lu

  • Multifunctional Graphdiyne-Cerium Oxide Nanozymes Facilitate MicroRNA Delivery and Attenuate Tumor Hypoxia for Highly Efficient Radiotherapy of Esophageal Cancer.

    Xuantong Zhou;Min You;Fuhui Wang;Zhenzhen Wang

  • Unveiling the active sites on ferrihydrite with apparent catalase-like activity for potentiating radiotherapy

    Ruofei Zhang;Lei Chen;Lei Chen;Qian Liang;Juqun Xi

  • A metal-free nanozyme-activated prodrug strategy for targeted tumor catalytic therapy

    Qian Liang;Juqun Xi;Xuejiao J. Gao;Ruofei Zhang

  • Density Functional Theory-Based Method to Predict the Activities of Nanomaterials as Peroxidase Mimics

    Xiaomei Shen;Zhenzhen Wang;Xingfa Gao;Yuliang Zhao

  • Spatiotemporally Synchronous Oxygen Self‐Supply and Reactive Oxygen Species Production on Z‐Scheme Heterostructures for Hypoxic Tumor Therapy

    Yan Cheng;Xiangpeng Kong;Yun Chang;Yanlin Feng;Yanlin Feng

  • Simultaneous enzyme mimicking and chemical reduction mechanisms for nanoceria as a bio-antioxidant: a catalytic model bridging computations and experiments for nanozymes

    Zhenzhen Wang;Xiaomei Shen;Xingfa Gao;Yuliang Zhao

  • Density Functional Theory Study of Catechol Adhesion on Silica Surfaces

    Shabeer A. Mian;Leton C. Saha;Joonkyung Jang;Lu Wang

  • The use of polyethylenimine-modified graphene oxide as a nanocarrier for transferring hydrophobic nanocrystals into water to produce water-dispersible hybrids for use in drug delivery

    Liang Yan;Ya Nan Chang;Lina Zhao;Zhanjun Gu

  • Gd-metallofullerenol nanomaterial as non-toxic breast cancer stem cell-specific inhibitor

    Ying Liu;Chunying Chen;Pengxu Qian;Tao Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuliang Zhao
Yuliang Zhao National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
Shigeru Nagase
Shigeru Nagase Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry
Shengbai Zhang
Shengbai Zhang Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Zhongfang Chen
Zhongfang Chen University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
Chunying Chen
Chunying Chen National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
Xiyun Yan
Xiyun Yan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun-Jie Yin
Jun-Jie Yin US Food and Drug Administration
Liming Wang
Liming Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liang Yan
Liang Yan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhang-Hui Lu
Zhang-Hui Lu Jiangxi Normal University

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