Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Laboratory:Publication

Selected Publications (2005-)

Peer Reviewed Journals
1.      Zhang Y & Wang C. Micropatterning of proteins on 3D porous polymer film fabricated using breath figure method. Advanced Materials 19, 913-916 (2007).

2.      Li ZQ & Zhang Y. Monodisperse silica coated PVP/NaYF4 nanocrystals with multicolor upconversion fluorescence emission. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 45, 7732-7735 (2006).

3.      Lu MH & Zhang Y. Novel method for microbead patterning on porous films with ordered array of pores. Advanced Materials 18, 3094-3098 (2006).

4.      Wang C & Zhang Y. Protein micropatterning via self-assembly of nanoparticles. Advanced Materials 17, 150-153 (2005).

5.      Tan WB & Zhang Y. Multi-functional quantum dot based magnetic chitosan nanobeads. Advanced Materials 17, 2375-2380 (2005).

6.      Lim CT & Zhang Y. Novel Dome-shape Structure for High Efficiency Patterning of Individual Microbeads in a Microfluidic Device. Small, 3, 573-579 (2007).

7.      Rufaihah AJ & Zhang Y. Biocompatibility of silica coated NaYF4 upconversion fluorescent nanocrystals. Biomaterials, in press (2008).

8.      Chatterjee DK, Rufaihah AJ & Zhang Y. Upconversion fluorescence imaging of cells and small animals using lanthanide doped nanocrystals. Biomaterials, 29, 937-943 (2007).

9.      Tan WB, Jiang S & Zhang Y. Quantum-dot based nanoparticles for targeted silencing of HER2/neu gene via RNA interference. Biomaterials, 28, 1565-1571 (2007).

10. Yap FL & Zhang Y. Assembly of Polystyrene Microspheres and its Application in Cell Micropatterning. Biomaterials, 28, 2328-2338 (2007).

11. Li J & Zhang Y. Porous polymer films with size-tunable surface pores. Chemistry of Materials, 19, 2581-2584 (2007).

12. Yap FL & Zhang Y. Protein micropatterning using surfaces modified by self-assembled polystyrene microspheres. Langmuir 21, 5233-5236 (2005).

13. Yang XT & Zhang Y. Encapsulation of quantum nanodots in polystyrene and silica micro-/nanoparticles. Langmuir 20, 6071-6073 (2004).

14. Wang F, Tan WB, Zhang Y, Fan XP & Wang MQ. Luminescent nano-materials for biological labeling. Nanotechnology 17, R1-R13 (2005).

15. Nie Q, Tan WB & Zhang Y. Synthesis and characterization of monodispersed chitosan nanoparticles with embedded quantum dots. Nanotechnology 17, 140-144 (2005).

16. Zhang Y & Huang, N. Intracellular uptake of CdSe-ZnS/polystyrene nanobeads. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 76B, 161-168 (2005).

17. Tan WB & Zhang Y. Surface modification of gold and quantum dot nanoparticles with chitosan for bioapplications. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 75A, 56-62 (2005).

18. Zhang Y & Zhang J. Surface modification of monodisperse magnetite nanoparticles for improved intracellular uptake to breast cancer cells. Journal of Colloid & Interface Science 283, 352-357 (2005).

19. Wang C, Yap FL & Zhang Y. Micropatterning of polystyrene nanoparticles and its bioapplications. Colloids and Surfaces B - Biointerfaces 46, 255-260 (2005).

20. Pi DB, Wang F, Fan XP, Wang MQ & Zhang Y. Luminescence behavior of Eu3+ doped LaF3 nanoparticles. Spectroc. Acta Pt. A-Molec. Biomolec. Spectr. 61, 2455-2459 (2005).

21. Nie Q, Zhang Y, Zhang J & Zhang MQ. Immobilization of polydiacetylene onto silica microbeads for bead based colorimetric detection. Journal of Materials Chemistry 16, 546-549 (2006).

22. Wang F, Zhang Y, Fan XP & Wang MQ. Facile Synthesis of Water-soluble LaF3:Ln3+ Nanocrystals for Bio-applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry 16, 1031-1034 (2006).

23. Wang C, Zhang Y, Ho SS & Low LN. Nanoparticle - assisted micropatterning of active proteins on solid substrate. Biosensors & Bioelectronics 21, 1638-1643 (2006).

24. Wang F, Zhang Y, Fan XP & Wang MQ. One-pot synthesis of chitosan/LaF3:Eu3+ nanocrystals for bioapplications. Nanotechnology 17, 1527-1532 (2006).

25. Yap FL, Zhang Y. Protein and Cell Micropatterning and its Integration with Micro / Nanoparticles Assembly. Biosensors & Bioelectronics 22, 775-788 (2006).

26. Wang C, Zhang Y. A Microsphere Coupled Micropatterning Method for Cytokine Detection. Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical 120, 125-129 (2006).

27. Hoa MLK, Lu MH, Zhang Y. Preparation of Porous Materials With Ordered Hole Structure. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 121, 9-23 (2006).

28. Lim CT & Zhang Y. Bead-based Microf luidic Immunoassays: The Next Generation. Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 22, 1197-1204 (2007).

29. Kang KC, Tan WB, Zhang Y. Solubilization of Quantum Dots for Biological Applications, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, in press.

30. Tan WB & Zhang Y. Multi-functional Chitosan Nanoparticles Encapsulating Quantum Dots and Gd-DTPA as Imaging Probes for Bio-applications, Journal of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, 7, 2389-2393 (2007).

31. Wang F, Chatterjee D, Li ZQ, Zhang Y, Fan XP, Wang MQ. Synthesis of polyethylenimine/NaYF4 nanoparticles with upconversion fluorescence, Nanotechnology 17, 5786-5791 (2006).

32. Wang F, Fan XP, Wang MQ & Zhang Y. Multicolour PEI/NaGdF4 : Ce3+, Ln(3+) nanocrystals by single-wavelength excitation. Nanotechnology 18, Art. No. 025701 (2007).

33. Tan WB, Huang N & Zhang Y. Ultrafine biocompatible chitosan nanoparticles encapsulating multi-colour quantum dots for bioapplications. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 310, 464-470 (2007).

34. Zhang Y, Lu MH. Labelling of silica microspheres with fluorescent lanthanide-doped LaF3 nanocrystals. Nanotechnology, 18, Art. No. 275603 (2007)

Book Chapters
Zhang Y and Chatterjee DK, "Lyposomes, dendrimers and other polymeric nanoparticles for targeted delivery of anticancer agents - A comparative study". In Nanomaterials for Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis, ed. Challa Kumar. Nanotechnologies for Life Sciences. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, in press.

Zhang Y and Wang F, "Use of nanoparticles as building blocks for bio-applications". In Molecular Building Blocks for Nanotechnology: From Diamondoids to Nanoscale Materials and Applications, ed. Mansoori GA, George TF, Zhang GP and Assoufid L. Topics in Applied Physics. New York: Springer-Verlag, Chapter 14, p353-376.

Chatterjee DK, Zhang Y, “Nanoparticles in immunotherapy against cancer”, in Cancer Nanotechnology: Nanomaterials for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by Nalwa HS & Webster T, American Scientific Publishers, Chapter 18, p317-332.

Patents (2005-)
Novel method for microbead patterning and applications thereof, US patent, pending.

A new microfluidic device for multiplexed bead based detection. US patent, pending.

Monodisperse infrared-to-visible upconversion nanoparticle phosphors. US patent, pending.