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Yucai Wang is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China. Their research focuses on several intersecting fields within the life sciences and engineering, including molecular biology, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, immunology, and artificial intelligence.

The scientist's recent publications cover diverse topics related to biomedical applications and nanotechnology. Notable papers include:

  • Bacterial outer membrane vesicles as a platform for biomedical applications: An update (2020) published in Journal of Controlled Release
  • Chemotaxis-driven delivery of nano-pathogenoids for complete eradication of tumors post-phototherapy (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • Molybdenum derived from nanomaterials incorporates into molybdenum enzymes and affects their activities in vivo (2021) published in Nature Nanotechnology
  • Environmentally Adaptive Shape-Morphing Microrobots for Localized Cancer Cell Treatment (2021) published in ACS Nano
  • Analysis of the intestinal microbiota in COVID-19 patients and its correlation with the inflammatory factor IL-18 (2020) published in Medicine in Microecology

The main research areas covered by Wang include:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Nanoparticle-based drug delivery
  • Immunotherapy and immune responses
  • Metaheuristic optimization algorithms research
  • RNA interference and gene delivery
  • Irrigation practices and water management
  • Immune cells in cancer

Wang frequently publishes in several scientific journals and conferences. The top venues for their work are:

  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Nano Letters
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science

Collaborations form an important part of Wang's research, with frequent co-authors including Wei Jiang, Qin Wang, Yanqiong Shen, Jie-Sheng Wang, and Hao-Ming Song. These collaborations reflect a multidisciplinary approach combining expertise from materials science, biology, and engineering.

The subfields in which Wang has published extensively highlight a broad scope of interests. These subfields are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Immunology
  • Artificial Intelligence

Best Publications

  • Doxorubicin-tethered responsive gold nanoparticles facilitate intracellular drug delivery for overcoming multidrug resistance in cancer cells.

    Feng Wang;Yu-Cai Wang;Shuang Dou;Meng-Hua Xiong

  • Comparison Study of Gold Nanohexapods, Nanorods, and Nanocages for Photothermal Cancer Treatment

    Yucai Wang;Kvar C. L. Black;Hannah Luehmann;Weiyang Li

  • Sequentially Responsive Shell-Stacked Nanoparticles for Deep Penetration into Solid Tumors

    Jinjin Chen;Jianxun Ding;Yucai Wang;Jianjun Cheng

  • Radioactive 198Au-Doped Nanostructures with Different Shapes for In Vivo Analyses of Their Biodistribution, Tumor Uptake, and Intratumoral Distribution

    Kvar C. L. Black;Yucai Wang;Hannah P. Luehmann;Xin Cai

  • Stimuli-Responsive Materials for Controlled Release of Theranostic Agents

    Yucai Wang;Min Suk Shim;Nathanael S. Levinson;Hsing-Wen Sung

  • Lipase-sensitive polymeric triple-layered nanogel for "on-demand" drug delivery.

    Meng-Hua Xiong;Yan Bao;Xian-Zhu Yang;Yu-Cai Wang

  • Bacterial outer membrane vesicles as a platform for biomedical applications: An update.

    Min Li;Han Zhou;Chen Yang;Yi Wu

  • Near-Infrared II Phototherapy Induces Deep Tissue Immunogenic Cell Death and Potentiates Cancer Immunotherapy.

    Yinchu Ma;Yuxue Zhang;Xiaoqiu Li;Yangyang Zhao

  • Redox-responsive nanoparticles from the single disulfide bond-bridged block copolymer as drug carriers for overcoming multidrug resistance in cancer cells.

    Yu-Cai Wang;Feng Wang;Tian-Meng Sun;Jun Wang

  • A thermoresponsive bubble-generating liposomal system for triggering localized extracellular drug delivery.

    Ko-Jie Chen;Hsiang-Fa Liang;Hsin-Lung Chen;Yucai Wang

  • Shell-Detachable Micelles Based on Disulfide-Linked Block Copolymer As Potential Carrier for Intracellular Drug Delivery

    Ling-Yan Tang;Yu-Cai Wang;Yang Li;Jin-Zhi Du

  • Chemotaxis-driven delivery of nano-pathogenoids for complete eradication of tumors post-phototherapy.

    Min Li;Min Li;Shuya Li;Han Zhou;Xinfeng Tang

  • Surface charge critically affects tumor penetration and therapeutic efficacy of cancer nanomedicines

    Hong-Xia Wang;Hong-Xia Wang;Zu-Qi Zuo;Jin-Zhi Du;Yu-Cai Wang

  • Quantifying the Coverage Density of Poly(ethylene glycol) Chains on the Surface of Gold Nanostructures

    Xiaohu Xia;Miaoxin Yang;Yucai Wang;Yiqun Zheng

  • Nitric Oxide Induces Immunogenic Cell Death and Potentiates Cancer Immunotherapy.

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  • Ultrathin Polypyrrole Nanosheets via Space-Confined Synthesis for Efficient Photothermal Therapy in the Second Near-Infrared Window.

    Xu Wang;Yinchu Ma;Xing Sheng;Yucai Wang

  • Molybdenum derived from nanomaterials incorporates into molybdenum enzymes and affects their activities in vivo.

    Mingjing Cao;Mingjing Cao;Rong Cai;Lina Zhao;Mengyu Guo;Mengyu Guo

  • Facile syntheses of conjugated polymers for photothermal tumour therapy.

    Peiyao Chen;Yinchu Ma;Zhen Zheng;Chengfan Wu

  • Glucose & oxygen exhausting liposomes for combined cancer starvation and hypoxia-activated therapy.

    Rui Zhang;Liangzhu Feng;Ziliang Dong;Li Wang

  • Recent Progress in Polyphosphoesters: From Controlled Synthesis to Biomedical Applications

    Yu-Cai Wang;You-Yong Yuan;Jin-Zhi Du;Xian-Zhu Yang

  • Cancer stem cell therapy using doxorubicin conjugated to gold nanoparticles via hydrazone bonds

    Tian-Meng Sun;Yu-Cai Wang;Feng Wang;Jin-Zhi Du

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Wang
Jun Wang South China University of Technology
Younan Xia
Younan Xia Johns Hopkins University
Lifeng Yan
Lifeng Yan University of Science and Technology of China
Youyong Yuan
Youyong Yuan South China University of Technology
Xiaohu Xia
Xiaohu Xia University of Central Florida
Bozhi Tian
Bozhi Tian University of Chicago
Shuifen Xie
Shuifen Xie Huaqiao University
Lihong V. Wang
Lihong V. Wang California Institute of Technology
Robert H. Mach
Robert H. Mach University of Pennsylvania
Jianxun Ding
Jianxun Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences

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