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Yaqin Chai is affiliated with Southwest University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, materials science, and engineering. Their research predominantly spans molecular biology, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and electrochemistry.

The scientist's work focuses on advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, biosensors and analytical detection, RNA interference and gene delivery, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, nanocluster synthesis and applications, nanopore and nanochannel transport studies, and electrochemical analysis and applications.

Selected recent publications include:

  • Covalent organic frameworks as micro-reactors: confinement-enhanced electrochemiluminescence (2020, Chemical Science)
  • Self-Assembly of Gold Nanoclusters into a Metal-Organic Framework with Efficient Electrochemiluminescence and Their Application for Sensitive Detection of Rutin (2021, Analytical Chemistry)
  • A Janus 3D DNA nanomachine for simultaneous and sensitive fluorescence detection and imaging of dual microRNAs in cancer cells (2020, Chemical Science)
  • In Situ Formation of Multifunctional DNA Nanospheres for a Sensitive and Accurate Dual-Mode Biosensor for Photoelectrochemical and Electrochemical Assay (2020, Analytical Chemistry)
  • Highly Sensitive Photoelectrochemical Biosensor Based on Quantum Dots Sensitizing Bi2Te3 Nanosheets and DNA-Amplifying Strategies (2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Ruo Yuan (197 publications)
  • Ying Zhuo (31 publications)
  • Jia-Li Liu (25 publications)
  • Xiaolong Zhang (21 publications)
  • Lingqi Kong (17 publications)

Yaqin Chai regularly publishes in several scientific venues, most notably:

  • Analytical Chemistry (89 publications)
  • Biosensors and Bioelectronics (23 publications)
  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical (22 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (16 publications)
  • Chemical Science (8 publications)

Best Publications

  • Electrochemical sensing of hydrogen peroxide using metal nanoparticles: a review

    Shihong Chen;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai;Fangxin Hu

  • Ultrasensitive electrochemical immunosensor for clinical immunoassay using thionine-doped magnetic gold nanospheres as labels and horseradish peroxidase as enhancer.

    Dianping Tang;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai

  • Magnetic core-shell Fe3O4@Ag nanoparticles coated carbon paste interface for studies of carcinoembryonic antigen in clinical immunoassay.

    Dianping Tang;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai

  • Amperometric third-generation hydrogen peroxide biosensor based on the immobilization of hemoglobin on multiwall carbon nanotubes and gold colloidal nanoparticles

    Shihong Chen;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai;Lingyan Zhang

  • In situ hybridization chain reaction amplification for universal and highly sensitive electrochemiluminescent detection of DNA.

    Ying Chen;Jin Xu;Jiao Su;Yun Xiang

  • Direct electrocatalytic reduction of hydrogen peroxide based on Nafion and copper oxide nanoparticles modified Pt electrode

    Xiang-Min Miao;Ruo Yuan;Ya-Qin Chai;Yin-Tao Shi

  • Highly Ordered and Field-Free 3D DNA Nanostructure: The Next Generation of DNA Nanomachine for Rapid Single-Step Sensing.

    Pu Zhang;Jie Jiang;Ruo Yuan;Ying Zhuo

  • An “Off–On” Electrochemiluminescent Biosensor Based on DNAzyme-Assisted Target Recycling and Rolling Circle Amplifications for Ultrasensitive Detection of microRNA

    Pu Zhang;Xiaoyan Wu;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai

  • Bienzyme functionalized three-layer composite magnetic nanoparticles for electrochemical immunosensors.

    Ying Zhuo;Pei Xi Yuan;Ruo Yuan;Ya Qin Chai

  • In Situ Electrochemical Generation of Electrochemiluminescent Silver Naonoclusters on Target-Cycling Synchronized Rolling Circle Amplification Platform for MicroRNA Detection

    Anyi Chen;Shaoyong Ma;Ying Zhuo;Yaqin Chai

  • Cu-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks as a Catalyst To Construct a Ratiometric Electrochemical Aptasensor for Sensitive Lipopolysaccharide Detection.

    Wen-Jun Shen;Ying Zhuo;Ya-Qin Chai;Ruo Yuan

  • Strong Electrochemiluminescence from MOF Accelerator Enriched Quantum Dots for Enhanced Sensing of Trace cTnI

    Xia Yang;Yan-Qing Yu;Ling-Zhi Peng;Yan-Mei Lei

  • Near-infrared aggregation-induced enhanced electrochemiluminescence from tetraphenylethylene nanocrystals: a new generation of ECL emitters

    Jia-Li Liu;Jia-Qi Zhang;Zhi-Ling Tang;Ying Zhuo

  • A multifunctional hemin@metal-organic framework and its application to construct an electrochemical aptasensor for thrombin detection.

    Shunbi Xie;Jiawei Ye;Yali Yuan;Yaqin Chai

  • Signal-off Electrochemiluminescence Biosensor Based on Phi29 DNA Polymerase Mediated Strand Displacement Amplification for MicroRNA Detection.

    Anyi Chen;Guo-Feng Gui;Ying Zhuo;Ya-Qin Chai

  • Simultaneous electrochemical detection of multiple analytes based on dual signal amplification of single-walled carbon nanotubes and multi-labeled graphene sheets.

    Lijuan Bai;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai;Ying Zhuo

  • Electrochemiluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer System: Mechanism and Application in Ratiometric Aptasensor for Lead Ion

    Yan-Mei Lei;Wei-Xing Huang;Min Zhao;Ya-Qin Chai

  • Non-covalent iron(III)-porphyrin functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, dopamine, uric acid and nitrite

    Cun Wang;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai;Shihong Chen

  • Ultrasensitive potentiometric immunosensor based on SA and OCA techniques for immobilization of HBsAb with colloidal Au and polyvinyl butyral as matrixes.

    Ruo Yuan;Dianping Tang;Yaqin Chai;Xia Zhong

  • Magnetic Control of an Electrochemical Microfluidic Device with an Arrayed Immunosensor for Simultaneous Multiple Immunoassays

    Dianping Tang;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruo Yuan
Ruo Yuan Southwest University
Ying Zhuo
Ying Zhuo Southwest University
Yali Yuan
Yali Yuan Southwest University
Yun Xiang
Yun Xiang Southwest University
Shihong Chen
Shihong Chen Southwest University
Joseph Wang
Joseph Wang University of California, San Diego
Xiliang Luo
Xiliang Luo Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Zhaohui Li
Zhaohui Li Zhengzhou University
Limin Zhou
Limin Zhou Southern University of Science and Technology
Min-Qiang Wang
Min-Qiang Wang California Institute of Technology

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