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Zhihong Liu

Zhihong Liu

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Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
10489
World Ranking
9896
National Ranking
1653

Overview

Zhihong Liu is affiliated with Wuhan University in China and has an extensive research background spanning several interdisciplinary fields, primarily focusing on engineering, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and materials science. Their work is situated at the intersection of these areas, addressing complex challenges in biomedical engineering and materials chemistry.

Their research portfolio includes notable contributions to the development of nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, and molecular sensors for ion detection. Additional research topics include luminescence and fluorescent materials, sulfur compounds in biology, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, and nanoparticle-based drug delivery.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Engineering Macrophage Exosome Disguised Biodegradable Nanoplatform for Enhanced Sonodynamic Therapy of Glioblastoma, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Camouflaging Nanoparticles with Brain Metastatic Tumor Cell Membranes: A New Strategy to Traverse Blood-Brain Barrier for Imaging and Therapy of Brain Tumors, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Activity-based fluorescence probes for pathophysiological peroxynitrite fluxes, 2021, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • An Activity-Based Fluorescent Probe for Imaging Fluctuations of Peroxynitrite (ONOO) in the Alzheimer's Disease Brain, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • FRET Modulated Signaling: A Versatile Strategy to Construct Photoelectrochemical Microsensors for In Vivo Analysis, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Liu collaborates frequently with several researchers, with the closest coauthors being Zhiqiang Mao, Zhen Li, Siyu Chi, Caixia Wang, and Yu Cao.

Their work is regularly published in highly specialized journals, with frequent appearances in Analytical Chemistry, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Advanced Functional Materials, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Their subfields of study reflect a multidisciplinary approach linking biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, molecular biology, spectroscopy, and biochemistry, aligning with the broader goals of developing innovative diagnostic and therapeutic technologies.

Best Publications

  • Aptamer Biosensor Based on Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer from Upconverting Phosphors to Carbon Nanoparticles for Thrombin Detection in Human Plasma

    Yuhui Wang;Lei Bao;Zhihong Liu;Dai-Wen Pang

  • Biosensing Platform Based on Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer from Upconverting Nanocrystals to Graphene Oxide

    Cuiling Zhang;Yunxia Yuan;Shiming Zhang;Yuhui Wang

  • Label-Free Electrochemical Detection for Aptamer-Based Array Electrodes

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  • Establishing Water-Soluble Layered WS2 Nanosheet as a Platform for Biosensing

    Yunxia Yuan;Runqing Li;Zhihong Liu

  • Design of a ratiometric two-photon probe for imaging of hypochlorous acid (HClO) in wounded tissues

    Zhiqiang Mao;Miantai Ye;Wei Hu;Xiaoxue Ye

  • A Red Emissive Two-Photon Fluorescence Probe Based on Carbon Dots for Intracellular pH Detection.

    Xiaoxue Ye;Yunhui Xiang;Qirong Wang;Zhen Li

  • Camouflaging Nanoparticles with Brain Metastatic Tumor Cell Membranes: A New Strategy to Traverse Blood–Brain Barrier for Imaging and Therapy of Brain Tumors

    Caixia Wang;Bo Wu;Yuting Wu;Xinyue Song

  • Upconversion fluorescence resonance energy transfer based biosensor for ultrasensitive detection of matrix metalloproteinase-2 in blood.

    Yuhui Wang;Pei Shen;Chunya Li;Yanying Wang

  • A Mitochondrial-Targeting Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe for Visualizing and Monitoring Viscosity in Live Cells and Tissues.

    Yuying Zhang;Zhen Li;Wei Hu;Zhihong Liu

  • Construction of LRET-based nanoprobe using upconversion nanoparticles with confined emitters and bared surface as luminophore.

    Zhen Li;Songwei Lv;Yali Wang;Shiyu Chen

  • An MnO2 nanosheet as a label-free nanoplatform for homogeneous biosensing

    Yunxia Yuan;Shufang Wu;Fan Shu;Zhihong Liu

  • Simultaneous imaging of mitochondrial viscosity and hydrogen peroxide in Alzheimer's disease by a single near-infrared fluorescent probe with a large Stokes shift.

    Songjiao Li;Peipei Wang;Wenqi Feng;Yunhui Xiang

  • A Rationally Designed Upconversion Nanoprobe for in Vivo Detection of Hydroxyl Radical.

    Zhen Li;Tao Liang;Songwei Lv;Qinggeng Zhuang

  • An ultrasensitive homogeneous aptasensor for kanamycin based on upconversion fluorescence resonance energy transfer.

    Hui Li;De-en Sun;Yajie Liu;Zhihong Liu

  • Two-Photon Fluorescent Probe for Detection of Exogenous and Endogenous Hydrogen Persulfide and Polysulfide in Living Organisms

    Lingyu Zeng;Shiyu Chen;Tian Xia;Wei Hu

  • Development of a Silicon-Rhodamine Based Near-Infrared Emissive Two-Photon Fluorescent Probe for Nitric Oxide

    Zhiqiang Mao;Hong Jiang;Xinjian Song;Wei Hu

  • An Activity‐Based Fluorescent Probe for Imaging Fluctuations of Peroxynitrite (ONOO<sup>−</sup>) in the Alzheimer's Disease Brain

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  • NIR in, far-red out: developing a two-photon fluorescent probe for tracking nitric oxide in deep tissue

    Zhiqiang Mao;Wenqi Feng;Zhen Li;Lingyu Zeng

  • Lighting Up NIR-II Fluorescence in Vivo: An Activable Probe for Noninvasive Hydroxyl Radical Imaging.

    Wenqi Feng;Yuying Zhang;Zhen Li;Shuyang Zhai

  • Paper-based microfluidic device with upconversion fluorescence assay.

    Mengyuan He;Zhihong Liu

  • Studies on the photodegradation of Rhodamine dyes on nanometer-sized zinc oxide.

    Dezhong Yu;Ruxiu Cai;Zhihong Liu

  • An N-nitrosation reactivity-based two-photon fluorescent probe for the specific in situ detection of nitric oxide

    Zhiqiang Mao;Hong Jiang;Zhen Li;Cheng Zhong

  • A new biosensor for glucose determination in serum based on up-converting fluorescence resonance energy transfer.

    Jianhong Peng;Yuhui Wang;Jialan Wang;Xin Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Cheng Zhong
Cheng Zhong Wuhan University
Zhike He
Zhike He Wuhan University
Kwok-Yin Wong
Kwok-Yin Wong Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Shengshui Hu
Shengshui Hu Wuhan University
Hwan Myung Kim
Hwan Myung Kim Ajou University
Wei Hu
Wei Hu Nanjing University
Xijiang Han
Xijiang Han Harbin Institute of Technology
Jingui Qin
Jingui Qin Wuhan University
Dai-Wen Pang
Dai-Wen Pang Wuhan University
Philip Tinnefeld
Philip Tinnefeld Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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