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Overview

Yong Yao is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on materials science, engineering, and chemistry. Their work spans several specialized subfields including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and biomaterials.

Their research frequently addresses topics such as supramolecular chemistry and complexes, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, molecular sensors and ion detection, luminescence and fluorescent materials, supramolecular self-assembly in materials, electrochemical sensors and biosensors, and advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Yong Yao's recent publications illustrate the breadth of their research interests. Some notable recent papers include:

  • Pillar[5]arene-derived covalent organic materials with pre-encoded molecular recognition for targeted and synergistic cancer photo- and chemotherapy, 2022, Chemical Communications
  • Recent development of pillar[n]arene-based amphiphiles, 2020, Chinese Chemical Letters
  • Glucose oxidase-amplified CO generation for synergistic anticancer therapy via manganese carbonyl-caged MOFs, 2022, Acta Biomaterialia
  • Regulating Intercalation of Layered Compounds for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Electrocatalysis, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Ultrasensitive photoelectrochemical immunosensor for carcinoembryonic antigen detection based on pillar[5]arene-functionalized Au nanoparticles and hollow PANI hybrid BiOBr heterojunction, 2022, Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Yao frequently publishes in specific venues, with the most common including:

  • Chemical Communications
  • Chinese Chemical Letters
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Frontiers in Chemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Yang Wang, Bing Lü, Yue Ding, Jin Wang, and Tingting Chen, indicating active engagement in interdisciplinary and collaborative research efforts.

Best Publications

  • An amphiphilic pillar[5]arene: synthesis, controllable self-assembly in water, and application in calcein release and TNT adsorption.

    Yong Yao;Min Xue;Jianzhuang Chen;Mingming Zhang

  • A Supramolecular Cross-Linked Conjugated Polymer Network for Multiple Fluorescent Sensing

    Xiaofan Ji;Yong Yao;Jinying Li;Xuzhou Yan

  • A Sugar-Functionalized Amphiphilic Pillar[5]arene: Synthesis, Self-Assembly in Water, and Application in Bacterial Cell Agglutination

    Guocan Yu;Yingjie Ma;Chengyou Han;Yong Yao

  • Hierarchical Self-Assembly: Well-Defined Supramolecular Nanostructures and Metallohydrogels via Amphiphilic Discrete Organoplatinum(II) Metallacycles

    Xuzhou Yan;Xuzhou Yan;Shijun Li;Shijun Li;Timothy R. Cook;Xiaofan Ji

  • CO₂-Responsive Pillar[5]arene-Based Molecular Recognition in Water: Establishment and Application in Gas-Controlled Self-Assembly and Release.

    Kecheng Jie;Yujuan Zhou;Yong Yao;Bingbing Shi

  • per-Hydroxylated pillar[6]arene: synthesis, X-ray crystal structure, and host-guest complexation.

    Yingjie Ma;Xiaodong Chi;Xuzhou Yan;Jiyong Liu

  • Antitumor Activity of a Unique Polymer That Incorporates a Fluorescent Self-Assembled Metallacycle

    Guocan Yu;Mingming Zhang;Manik Lal Saha;Zhengwei Mao

  • A new water-soluble pillar[5]arene: synthesis and application in the preparation of gold nanoparticles

    Yong Yao;Min Xue;Xiaodong Chi;Yingjie Ma

  • Gold nanoparticles stabilized by an amphiphilic pillar[5]arene: preparation, self-assembly into composite microtubes in water and application in green catalysis

    Yong Yao;Min Xue;Zibin Zhang;Mingming Zhang

  • LCST-type phase behavior induced by pillar[5]arene/ionic liquid host-guest complexation.

    Shengyi Dong;Bo Zheng;Yong Yao;Chengyou Han

  • A bola-type supra-amphiphile constructed from a water-soluble pillar[5]arene and a rod–coil molecule for dual fluorescent sensing

    Yong Yao;Xiaodong Chi;Yujuan Zhou;Feihe Huang

  • A novel fluorescent probe for detecting paraquat and cyanide in water based on pillar[5]arene/10-methylacridinium iodide molecular recognition.

    Pi Wang;Yong Yao;Min Xue

  • Synthesis of various supramolecular hybrid nanostructures based on pillar[6]arene modified gold nanoparticles/nanorods and their application in pH- and NIR-triggered controlled release

    Yong Yao;Yang Wang;Feihe Huang

  • Macrocyclic amphiphiles.

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  • GOx-assisted synthesis of pillar[5]arene based supramolecular polymeric nanoparticles for targeted/synergistic chemo-chemodynamic cancer therapy

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  • Selective decoration of metal nanoparticles inside or outside of organic microstructures via self-assembly of resorcinarene.

    Yan Sun;Yong Yao;Chao-Guo Yan;Ying Han

  • Host–guest recognition-induced color change of water-soluble pillar[5]arene modified silver nanoparticles for visual detection of spermine analogues

    Yong Yao;Yujuan Zhou;Jing Dai;Shiyu Yue

  • Regulating Intercalation of Layered Compounds for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Electrocatalysis

    Beibei Yang;Andebet Gedamu Tamirat;Duan Bin;Yong Yao

  • Novel [2]rotaxanes based on the recognition of pillar[5]arenes to an alkane functionalized with triazole moieties

    Peifa Wei;Xuzhou Yan;Jinying Li;Yingjie Ma

  • Self-Assembly of Metallacages into Multidimensional Suprastructures with Tunable Emissions.

    Yan Sun;Yan Sun;Yong Yao;Heng Wang;Wenxin Fu

  • Redox-responsive complexation between a pillar[5]arene with mono(ethylene oxide) substituents and paraquat.

    Xiaodong Chi;Min Xue;Yong Yao;Feihe Huang

  • Formation of fluorescent supramolecular polymeric assemblies via orthogonal pillar[5]arene-based molecular recognition and metal ion coordination

    Bingbing Shi;Kecheng Jie;Yujuan Zhou;Danyu Xia

  • Recent development of pillar[n]arene-based amphiphiles

    Yan Cai;Zhecheng Zhang;Yue Ding;Lanping Hu

  • Responsive reverse giant vesicles and gel from self-organization of a bolaamphiphilic pillar[5]arene

    Lingyan Gao;Bo Zheng;Yong Yao;Feihe Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Feihe Huang
Feihe Huang Zhejiang University
Xuzhou Yan
Xuzhou Yan Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Guocan Yu
Guocan Yu National Institutes of Health
Peter J. Stang
Peter J. Stang University of Utah
Ruikang Tang
Ruikang Tang Zhejiang University
Jiayin Yuan
Jiayin Yuan Stockholm University
Zhengwei Mao
Zhengwei Mao Zhejiang University
Changyou Gao
Changyou Gao Zhejiang University
Yukou Du
Yukou Du Soochow University
Yongyao Xia
Yongyao Xia Fudan University

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