- Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
- Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
- Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles
- Iron oxide chemistry and applications
- Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
- Graphene research and applications
- Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys
- Magnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites
- Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Manufacturing Process and Optimization
- Advancements in Battery Materials
- Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
- Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
- Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
- Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
- Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
- Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
Harbin Institute of Technology
2024-2025
National University of Singapore
2003-2021
Biotronik (Singapore)
2021
Engineering (Italy)
2014-2019
Faculty (United Kingdom)
2014-2019
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering
2019
Abstract The sustainable management of water resources is a critical global challenge, with advanced oxidation processes emerging as promising solution for addressing environmental pollution. However, the clear trade‐off between catalytic activity and stability in existing catalysts hinders their broader application. In this study, nanocrystalline/amorphous (N/A) microwire catalyst developed, featuring design that regulates nanocrystal size while preserving pure amorphous matrix. Unlike...
Carbon based 2-D material graphene oxide (GO) is a promising platform for preparing composites biomedical applications because of its superior water solubility and low toxicity. Herein, we reported convenient route to prepare fluorescent nanocomposites incorporating water-soluble GO sheets Zn doped AgInS2 nanoparticles. According the study, photoluminescence nanoparticles was well maintained after hybridization using GO. No obvious emission shift observed PL intensity stable over three...
Abstract In this study, MnFe 2 O 4 nanoparticle (MFNP)‐decorated graphene oxide nanocomposites (MGONCs) are prepared through a simple mini‐emulsion and solvent evaporation process. It is demonstrated that the loading of magnetic nanocrystals can be tuned by varying ratio oxide/magnetic nanoparticles. On top that, hydrodynamic size range obtained optimized sonication time during emulsion By fine‐tuning time, MGONCs as small 56.8 ± 1.1 nm, 55.0 0.6 nm 56.2 0.4 loaded with 6 11 14 MFNPs,...
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become an integral part of modern clinical due to its non-invasiveness and versatility in providing tissue organ images with high spatial resolution. With the current MRI advancement, probes suitable biocompatibility, good colloidal stability, enhanced relaxometric properties advanced functionalities are highly demanded. As such, contrast agents (CAs) have been extensive research development area. In recent years, different inorganic-based nanoprobes...
Uniform wüstite Fe 0.6 Mn 0.4 O nanoflowers have been successfully developed as an innovative theranostic agent with T 1 ‐T 2 dual‐mode magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), for diagnostic applications and therapeutic interventions via hyperthermia. Unlike their antiferromagnetic bulk counterpart, the obtained show unique room‐temperature ferromagnetic behavior, probably due to presence of exchange coupling effect. Combined flower‐like morphology, are demonstrated possess dual‐modal MRI...
Simple fabrication of a ferrite-based bulk soft magnet (NiFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) and hard (BaFe<sub>12</sub>O<sub>19</sub>) using the extrusion free-forming process.
Because of their high magnetization and suitable biocompatibility, iron-oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have been widely employed in various biomedical applications, including magnetic hyperthermia for cancer treatment. In many cases, the colloidal stability requirement will limit usage ferromagnetic particles that are usually associated with good response. To address this challenge, a stable carrier better regardless size or shape IONPs while at same time providing enhanced heating performance...
Abstract In this work, the plating of high‐quality amorphous nickel–phosphorous coating with low resistivity 0.45 µΩ m (298 K) on complex 3D printed polymeric structures high uniformity is reported. Such a polymer metallization results in an effective conductivity 4.7 × 10 4 S −1 . This process also allows flexible to maintain their flexibility along conductivity. Octet‐truss nickel–iron‐(oxo) hydroxide nanosheets electrodeposited onto further displays excellent water‐splitting performance...
Octahedral Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanoparticles show a wide size range for high SAR values to be used as an excellent thermal seed magnetic hyperthermia cancer treatment.
A universal 3D printing technique for metals, ceramics and multi-materials with complex geometries resultant dense high-quality structures.
To reduce the reliance on polymeric binders, conductive additives, and metallic current collectors during electrode preparation process, as well to assess true performance of lithium ion battery (LIB) anodes, a free-standing has be meticulously designed. Graphene aerogel is popular scaffolding material that been widely used with embedded nanoparticles for application in LIB anodes. However, graphene aerogel/nanoparticle composite systems still involve decomposition into powder addition...
Abstract Fabrication of dense ceramic articles with intricate fine features and geometrically complex morphology by using a relatively simple the cost‐effective process still remains challenge. Ceramics, either in its green‐ or sintered‐form, are known for being hard yet brittle which limits further shape reconfiguration. In this work, combinatorial robocasting photopolymerization is demonstrated to produce flexible and/or stretchable green‐body (Flex‐Body Stretch‐Body) that can undergo...
Water-dispersible Gd2O3 (GDO) nanoparticles decorated graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites (or GDO/GO NCs) were successfully synthesized as novel magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents. The prepared through a facile solvent evaporation method. hydrodynamic size of the resultant could be adjusted easily by varying sonication pretreatment time. When measured using 7 T MRI scanner, relaxivity value (r1) NCs was high 34.48 mM–1 s–1, which is much higher than those typical commercial T1 agent...
A simple and versatile synthesis method to form water soluble multifunctional nanoclusters using polyethylene glycol (PEG) functionalized poly(maleic anhydride-alt-1-octadecene) amphiphilic brush copolymers (PMAO-g-PEG) was presented. Simply by tuning the core size initial nanocrystal concentration, manganese ferrite nanoparticles (MFNPs) were used demonstrate versatility of loading amount nanoclusters. The resultant found have a well-controlled spherical shape. When Zn-doped AgInS2 quantum...
Recently, 3d metal phosphide and metal-phosphorus alloy have been intensively studied for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Research work has indicated that presence of phosphorus could lead to formation a phosphide/(hydro)-oxide core/shell structure. In this work, we developed fabrication technique robust NiOOH@amorphous Ni–P bilayer on zirconia mesh support through collaboration electroless deposition robocasting. During deposition, fully amorphous structure can be obtained with certain...
Wastewater contaminated with heavy metals is a worldwide concern due to the toxicity human and animals. The current study presents an incorporation of adsorption low-field dynamic magnetic separation technique for treatment heavy-metal-contaminated water. key components are eco-fabricated filter mesh architectures (constituted soft material (Ni,Zn)Fe2O4) poly(acrylic acid) (PAA)-coated quasi-superparamagnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs). PAA-coated NPs possess high capacity metal ions...
The use of superparamagnetic nanocrystals (MNPs) for biomedical applications generally requires a synthetic route in which the resultant MNPs are water soluble and biocompatible with good morphology size distribution control, as well optimized hydrodynamic size. To achieve this, hydrophobic typically synthesized through thermolysis process thereafter solubilized by using amphiphilic brush co-polymers. In this paper, two types were synthesized, i.e. magnetite manganese ferrite nanocrystals....
The SAR values of the magnetic nanocomposites increased by approximately two-fold when concentration was reduced a factor 3.
Supramolecular polymers formed through host–guest complexation have inspired many interesting developments of functional materials for biological and biomedical applications. Here, we report a novel design non-viral gene delivery system composed cationic star polymer forming supramolecular complexes with the surface oleyl groups superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs), magnetically enhanced DNA into mammalian cells. The was synthesized by grafting multiple oligoethylenimine (OEI)...