Professor Guangzhao Mao

Professor Guangzhao Mao

Adjunct Professor

B.Sc. in Chemistry, awarded in 1988 by Nanjing University, China

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, awarded in 1994 by University of Minnesota, USA

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Materials Science, 09/94‒07/95, University of Minnesota, USA

Engineering
Faculty Unit

Professor Guangzhao Mao is an internationally recognised academic in the field of chemical engineering. She earned her Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in chemistry from Nanjing University in China and completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in chemical engineering at the University of Minnesota in the United States. Currently, Professor Mao holds the position of Head of School and Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering at Sydney, Australia.

Professor Mao's primary area of research revolves around nanotechnology, with a focus on cutting-edge projects in electrochemistry for the scaling up of nanosensors and the engineering of nanoparticles for precise drug delivery. Her innovative work in this domain has made a substantial impact on the field. Professor Mao is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), a testament to her significant influence within the profession. Professor Mao has received other prestigious awards including a Faculty CAREER Award from the U.S. National Science Foundation, a Fulbright Senior Scholarship, and an ELATE Fellowship. The latter facilitated intensive academic leadership training at the International Center for Executive Leadership in Academics. Professor Mao has had extensive collaborations with both international and industrial partners. She served as a visiting professor at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Germany, fostering global academic exchange. Professor Mao is a member of the Australian Centre for NanoMedicine and a Chief Investigator in ARC Centre of Excellence and ARC Hubs.

Phone
+61-2-9385 4813
  • Book Chapters | 2019
    Xie L; Zou Y; Carroll S; Muniz M; Mao G, 2019, 'Layer-by-layer film engineering for sequential gene delivery', in Methods in Molecular Biology, pp. 161 - 176,
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Zou Y; Wan L; Blacklock J; Xie L; Carroll S; Oupicky D; Mao G, 2019, 'In situ AFM analysis investigating disassembly of DNA nanoparticles and nanofilms', in Methods in Molecular Biology, pp. 199 - 209,
    Book Chapters | 2014
    , 2014, 'mRNA Nanomachines and Stress Reprogramming Following Brain Ischemia', in NanoCellBiology, Jenny Stanford Publishing, pp. 207 - 276,
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Zou Y; Oupicky D; Mao G, 2014, 'Atomic force microscopy imaging of DNA delivery nanosystems', in NanoCellBiology - Multimodal Imaging in Biology and Medicine, pp. 321 - 340,
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Jiang X; Ren Y; Williford JM; Li Z; Mao G, 2013, 'Liver-Targeted gene delivery through retrograde intrabiliary infusion', in , pp. 275 - 284,
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Zou Y; Wan L; Blacklock J; Oupicky D; Mao G, 2013, 'In situ AFM analysis investigating disassembly of DNA nanoparticles and nano-films', in , pp. 183 - 193,
    Book Chapters | 2008
    Wang R; Arachchige IU; Brock SL; Mao G, 2008, 'Nanoparticles as seeds for organic crystallization', in , pp. 358 - 368,
    Book Chapters | 2005
    Mao G; Liang X, 2005, 'Resolving the Thickness and Micromechanical Properties of Lipid Bilayers and Vesicles Using AFM', in Force Microscopy: Applications in Biology and Medicine, pp. 181 - 200,
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Baharfar M; Hillier AC; Mao G, 2024, 'Charge-Transfer Complexes: Fundamentals and Advances in Catalysis, Sensing, and Optoelectronic Applications', Advanced Materials,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Chen W; Wang W; Xie Z; Centurion F; Sun B; Paterson DJ; Tsao SCH; Chu D; Shen Y; Mao G; Gu Z, 2024, 'Size-Dependent Penetration of Nanoparticles in Tumor Spheroids: A Multidimensional and Quantitative Study of Transcellular and Paracellular Pathways', Small, 20,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Fuchs R; Abdoli S; Kilani M; Nor-Azman NA; Yu R; Tang SY; Dickey MD; Mao G; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Tang J, 2024, 'Stroking through Electrolyte: Liquid Metal Droplet Propulsion through Pulse Time Modulation', Advanced Functional Materials, 34,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Jia C; Sun Q; Liu R; Mao G; Maschmeyer T; Gooding JJ; Zhang T; Dai L; Zhao C, 2024, 'Challenges and Opportunities for Single-Atom Electrocatalysts: From Lab-Scale Research to Potential Industry-Level Applications', Advanced Materials,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Lin J; Kilani M; Baharfar M; Tang J; Zheng J; Kumar PV; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Mao G, 2024, 'Microelectrode-enabled Electrocrystallization of Cobalt TCNQ Complex for Gas Sensing', ChemElectroChem, 11,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Tang J; Christofferson AJ; Sun J; Zhai Q; Kumar PV; Yuwono JA; Tajik M; Meftahi N; Tang J; Dai L; Mao G; Russo SP; Kaner RB; Rahim MA; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2024, 'Dynamic configurations of metallic atoms in the liquid state for selective propylene synthesis', Nature Nanotechnology, 19, pp. 306 - 310,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Wang W; Hassan MM; Kapoor-Kaushik N; Livni L; Musrie B; Tang J; Mahmud Z; Lai S; Wich PR; Ananthanarayanan V; Moalem-Taylor G; Mao G, 2024, 'Neural Tracing Protein-Functionalized Nanoparticles Capable of Fast Retrograde Axonal Transport in Live Neurons', Small,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Wang W; Yong J; Marciano P; O’Hare Doig R; Mao G; Clark J, 2024, 'The Translation of Nanomedicines in the Contexts of Spinal Cord Injury and Repair', Cells, 13,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Yeoh GH; De Cachinho Cordeiro IM; Wang W; Wang C; Yuen ACY; Chen TBY; Vargas JB; Mao G; Garbe U; Chua HT, 2024, 'Carbon-based Flame Retardants for Polymers: A Bottom-up Review', Advanced Materials,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Yu R; Han J; Chi Y; Zheng J; Fuchs R; Ghasemian MB; Rahim MA; Tang SY; Mao G; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Tang J, 2024, 'Impact of Minor Alloy Components on the Electrocapillarity and Electrochemistry of Liquid Metal Fractals', Advanced Functional Materials, 34,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Zheng J; Sharma A; Kumeria T; Chi Y; Ghasemian MB; Mao G; Tang J; Kumar P; Rahim MA; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2024, 'Dynamic Zinc in Liquid Metal Media as a Metal Ion Source for Highly Porous ZIF-8 Synthesis', Advanced Functional Materials, 34,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Zhong W; Chi Y; Yu R; Kong C; Zhou S; Han C; Vongsvivut J; Mao G; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Amal R; Tang J; Lu X, 2024, 'Liquid Metal-Enabled Tunable Synthesis of Nanoporous Polycrystalline Copper for Selective CO2-to-Formate Electrochemical Conversion', Small,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Baharfar M; Lin J; Kilani M; Zhao L; Zhang Q; Mao G, 2023, 'Gas nanosensors for health and safety applications in mining', Nanoscale Advances, 5, pp. 5997 - 6016,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Chi Y; Kumar PV; Zheng J; Kong C; Yu R; Johnston L; Ghasemian MB; Rahim MA; Kumeria T; Chu D; Lu X; Mao G; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Tang J, 2023, 'Liquid-Metal Solvents for Designing Hierarchical Nanoporous Metals at Low Temperatures', ACS Nano, 17, pp. 17070 - 17081,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Hassan MM; Romana B; Mao G; Kumar N; Sonvico F; Thordarson P; Joyce P; Bremmell KE; Barnes TJ; Prestidge CA, 2023, 'Liposome-Micelle-Hybrid (LMH) Carriers for Controlled Co-Delivery of 5-FU and Paclitaxel as Chemotherapeutics', Pharmaceutics, 15,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Kilani M; Ahmed M; Mayyas M; Wang Y; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Mao G, 2023, 'Toward Precision Deposition of Conductive Charge-Transfer Complex Crystals Using Nanoelectrochemistry', Small Methods, 7,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lin J; Kilani M; Mao G, 2023, 'Recent Advances in Integrating 1D Nanomaterials into Chemiresistive Gas Sensor Devices', Advanced Materials Technologies, 8,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Mousavi M; Ghasemian MB; Baharfar M; Tajik M; Chi Y; Mao G; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Tang J, 2023, 'Liquid Metal Interface for Two-Precursor Autogenous Deposition of Metal Telluride-Tellurium Networks', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15, pp. 47394 - 47404,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Wang W; Clark J; Mao G, 2023, 'Neuroanatomical Tract Tracers: Not Just for Neural Tracing Anymore', ACS Applied Bio Materials, 6, pp. 1380 - 1397,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Wang W; Hassan MM; Mao G, 2023, 'Colloidal Perspective on Targeted Drug Delivery to the Central Nervous System', Langmuir, 39, pp. 3235 - 3245,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zheng J; Solomon MB; Rawal A; Chi Y; Yu R; Liu L; Tang J; Mao G; D’Alessandro DM; Kumar PV; Rahim MA; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2023, 'Passivation-Free, Liquid-Metal-Based Electrosynthesis of Aluminum Metal-Organic Frameworks Mediated by Light Metal Activation', ACS Nano, 17, pp. 25532 - 25541,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Centurion F; Hassan MM; Tang J; Allioux FM; Chakraborty S; Chen R; Mao G; Kumar N; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Rahim MA, 2022, 'Assembly of surface-independent polyphenol/liquid gallium composite nanocoatings', Nanoscale, 14, pp. 14760 - 14769,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Gao X; Hassan MM; Ghosh S; Mao G; Sankari A, 2022, 'Efficacy and toxicity of the DPCPX nanoconjugate drug study for the treatment of spinal cord injury in rats', Journal of Applied Physiology, 133, pp. 262 - 272,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Janic B; Brown SL; Neff R; Mao G; Chetty IJ; Movsas B; Wen N, 2022, 'Gold Nanoparticle (AuNP) as a Therapeutic Enhancer for Radio – And Immunotherapy Therapy Combination in Triple Negative Breast Cancer', International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 114, pp. e522 - e522,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mao G; Kilani M; Ahmed M, 2022, 'Review-Micro/Nanoelectrodes and Their Use in Electrocrystallization: Historical Perspective and Current Trends', Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 169,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Zare I; Yaraki MT; Speranza G; Najafabadi AH; Shourangiz-Haghighi A; Nik AB; Manshian BB; Saraiva C; Soenen SJ; Kogan MJ; Lee JW; Apollo NV; Bernardino L; Araya E; Mayer D; Mao G; Hamblin MR, 2022, 'Gold nanostructures: synthesis, properties, and neurological applications', Chemical Society Reviews, 51, pp. 2601 - 2680,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Geng X; Li S; Mawella-Vithanage L; Ma T; Kilani M; Wang B; Ma L; Hewa-Rahinduwage CC; Shafikova A; Nikolla E; Mao G; Brock SL; Zhang L; Luo L, 2021, 'Atomically dispersed Pb ionic sites in PbCdSe quantum dot gels enhance room-temperature NO2 sensing', Nature Communications, 12,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Hassan MM; Hettiarachchi M; Kilani M; Gao X; Sankari A; Boyer C; Mao G, 2021, 'Sustained A1 Adenosine Receptor Antagonist Drug Release from Nanoparticles Functionalized by a Neural Tracing Protein', ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 12, pp. 4438 - 4448,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Janic B; Brown SL; Neff R; Liu F; Mao G; Chen Y; Jackson L; Chetty IJ; Movsas B; Wen N, 2021, 'Therapeutic enhancement of radiation and immunomodulation by gold nanoparticles in triple negative breast cancer', Cancer Biology and Therapy, 22, pp. 124 - 135,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Sarma A; Gajan A; Kim S; Gurdziel K; Mao G; Nangia-Makker P; Shekhar MPV, 2021, 'RAD6B Loss Disrupts Expression of Melanoma Phenotype in Part by Inhibiting WNT/β-Catenin Signaling', American Journal of Pathology, 191, pp. 368 - 384,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Wang Y; Mayyas M; Yang J; Ghasemian MB; Tang J; Mousavi M; Han J; Ahmed M; Baharfar M; Mao G; Yao Y; Esrafilzadeh D; Cortie D; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2021, 'Liquid-metal-assisted deposition and patterning of molybdenum dioxide at low temperature', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13, pp. 53181 - 53193,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Janic B; Brown S; Neff R; Liu F; Bobbitt K; Mao G; Chetty I; Movsas B; Wen N, 2020, 'Radiation and Gold Nanoparticle Increase the Expression of Immunogenic Cell Death Markers in MDA MB 231 Breast Cancer Model', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 108, pp. E26 - E27,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Janic B; Neff R; Brown SL; Liu F; Mao G; Chetty IJ; Movsas B; Wen N, 2020, 'Radiation and Gold Nanoparticle Immunomodulation in MDA MB 231 Mouse Breast Cancer Model', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 108, pp. E545 - E546,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Kilani M; Yu X; Mao G, 2020, 'Nanowire Organic Sensor for Ammonia Detection', ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2020-01, pp. 2901 - 2901,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Yu X; Kilani M; Mao G, 2020, 'Controlled One-Step Manufacture of Charge Transfer Salt Nanowire Sensors for Gas Detection', ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2020-01, pp. 2297 - 2297,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Yu X; Kilani M; Siddiqui A; Mao G, 2020, 'One-Step Synthesis of Charge-Transfer Salt Nanosensors on Microelectrode Patterns', Advanced Materials Technologies, 5,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Haynes B; Zhang Y; Liu F; Li J; Petit S; Kothayer H; Bao X; Westwell AD; Mao G; Shekhar MP, 2019, 'Corrigendum to “Gold nanoparticle conjugated Rad6 inhibitor induces cell death in triple negative breast cancer cells by inducing mitochondrial dysfunction and PARP-1 hyperactivation: Synthesis and characterization” [Nanomedicine 12 (3) (2016), 745-757](S1549963415002002)(10.1016/j.nano.2015.10.010)', Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, 18, pp. 426,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Janic B; Brown SL; Liu F; Mao G; Chetty IJ; Movsas B; Wen N, 2019, 'Gold Nanoparticles as Radiosensitizers in MDA MB 231 Xenograft Mouse Model', International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 105, pp. E677 - E678,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Liu F; Zhang Y; Schafer J; Mao G; Goshgarian HG, 2019, 'Diaphragmatic recovery in rats with cervical spinal cord injury induced by a theophylline nanoconjugate: Challenges for clinical use', Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 42, pp. 725 - 734,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Luo L; Gunasekera D; Kilani M; Yu X; Chen Q; Mao G, 2019, 'A mass transfer-based method for controlled electrosynthesis and organization of tetrathiafulvalene bromide micro/nanowires', Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 166, pp. H63 - H69,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Mao G; Kilani M; Yu X, 2019, '(Invited)Substrate-Directed Electrocrystallization As a Manufacturing Method for Nanowire Sensors', ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2019-01, pp. 2077 - 2077,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Sankari A; Minic Z; Farshi P; Shanidze M; Mansour W; Liu F; Mao G; Goshgarian HG, 2019, 'Sleep disordered breathing induced by cervical spinal cord injury and effect of adenosine A1 receptors modulation in rats', Journal of Applied Physiology, 127, pp. 1668 - 1676,
    Journal articles | 2018
    An M; Yu C; Xi J; Reyes J; Mao G; Wei WZ; Liu H, 2018, 'Induction of necrotic cell death and activation of STING in the tumor microenvironment via cationic silica nanoparticles leading to enhanced antitumor immunity', Nanoscale, 10, pp. 9311 - 9319,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Janic B; Liu F; R Bobbitt K; L Brown S; J Chetty I; Mao G; Movsas B; Wen N, 2018, 'Cellular Uptake and Radio-sensitization Effect of Small Gold Nanoparticles in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells', Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology, 09,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Kilani M; Torabi K; Mao G, 2018, 'Application of virtual laboratories and molecular simulations in teaching nanoengineering to undergraduate students', Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 26, pp. 1527 - 1538,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Lewis KT; Naik AR; Laha SS; Wang S; Mao G; Kuhn E; Jena BP, 2018, 'Secretion induces cell pH dynamics impacting assembly-disassembly of the fusion protein complex: A combined fluorescence and atomic force microscopy study', Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 73, pp. 57 - 63,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Saadat N; Liu F; Haynes B; Nangia-Makker P; Bao X; Li J; Polin LA; Gupta S; Mao G; Shekhar MP, 2018, 'Nano-delivery of RAD6/translesion synthesis inhibitor SMI#9 for triple-negative breast cancer therapy', Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 17, pp. 2586 - 2597,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Weeraratne ADKI; Baydoun H; Shakya R; Niklas J; Xie L; Mao G; Stoian SA; Poluektov OG; Verani CN, 2018, 'Observation of current rectification by the new bimetallic iron(iii) hydrophobe [Fe III 2 (LN4O6)] on AuLB-moleculeAu devices', Dalton Transactions, 47, pp. 14352 - 14361,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Xie L; Ding X; Budry R; Mao G, 2018, 'Layer-by-layer DNA films incorporating highly transfecting bioreducible poly(Amido amine) and polyethylenimine for sequential gene delivery', International Journal of Nanomedicine, 13, pp. 4943 - 4959,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Dean I; Dzinic SH; Bernardo MM; Zou Y; Kimler V; Li X; Kaplun A; Granneman J; Mao G; Sheng S, 2017, 'The secretion and biological function of tumor suppressor maspin as an exosome cargo protein', Oncotarget, 8, pp. 8043 - 8056,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Jahanian P; Yu X; Kilani M; Mao G, 2017, 'Electrodeposition of partially oxidized tetracyanoplatinate nanowires on seeds and patterns for gas sensing', Materials Research Letters, 5, pp. 569 - 576,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Jena BP; Stemmer PM; Wang S; Mao G; Lewis KT; Walz DA, 2017, 'Human Platelet Vesicles Exhibit Distinct Size and Proteome', Journal of Proteome Research, 16, pp. 2333 - 2338,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Minic Z; Wilson S; Liu F; Sankari A; Mao G; Goshgarian H, 2017, 'Nanoconjugate-bound adenosine A1 receptor antagonist enhances recovery of breathing following acute cervical spinal cord injury', Experimental Neurology, 292, pp. 56 - 62,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Haynes B; Zhang Y; Liu F; Li J; Petit S; Kothayer H; Bao X; Westwell AD; Mao G; Shekhar MPV, 2016, 'Gold nanoparticle conjugated Rad6 inhibitor induces cell death in triple negative breast cancer cells by inducing mitochondrial dysfunction and PARP-1 hyperactivation: Synthesis and characterization', Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, 12, pp. 745 - 757,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Minic Z; Zhang Y; Mao G; Goshgarian HG, 2016, 'Transporter protein-coupled DPCPX nanoconjugates induce diaphragmatic recovery after SCI by blocking adenosine A1 receptors', Journal of Neuroscience, 36, pp. 3441 - 3452,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Senut MC; Zhang Y; Liu F; Sen A; Ruden DM; Mao G, 2016, 'Size-Dependent Toxicity of Gold Nanoparticles on Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Their Neural Derivatives', Small, 12, pp. 631 - 646,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Zhang Y; Walker JB; Minic Z; Liu F; Goshgarian H; Mao G, 2016, 'Transporter protein and drug-conjugated gold nanoparticles capable of bypassing the blood-brain barrier', Scientific Reports, 6,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Kesharwani P; Xie L; Mao G; Padhye S; Iyer AK, 2015, 'Hyaluronic acid-conjugated polyamidoamine dendrimers for targeted delivery of 3,4-difluorobenzylidene curcumin to CD44 overexpressing pancreatic cancer cells', Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 136, pp. 413 - 423,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Rakowski JT; Laha SS; Snyder MG; Buczek MG; Tucker MA; Liu F; Mao G; Hillman Y; Lawes G, 2015, 'Measurement of gold nanofilm dose enhancement using unlaminated radiochromic film', Medical Physics, 42, pp. 5937 - 5944,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Zou Y; Jayasuriya S; Manke CW; Mao G, 2015, 'Influence of Nanoscale Surface Roughness on Colloidal Force Measurements', Langmuir, 31, pp. 10341 - 10350,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Hou X; Lewis KT; Wu Q; Wang S; Chen X; Flack A; Mao G; Taatjes DJ; Sun F; Jena BP, 2014, 'Proteome of the porosome complex in human airway epithelia: Interaction with the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)', Journal of Proteomics, 96, pp. 82 - 91,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Li L; Jahanian P; Mao G, 2014, 'Electrocrystallization of tetrathiafulvalene charge-transfer salt nanorods on gold nanoparticle seeds', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118, pp. 18771 - 18782,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Wickramasinghe LD; Mazumder S; Gonawala S; Perera MM; Baydoun H; Thapa B; Li L; Xie L; Mao G; Zhou Z; Schlegel HB; Verani CN, 2014, 'The Mechanisms of Rectification in Au|Molecule|Au Devices Based on Langmuir–Blodgett Monolayers of Iron(III) and Copper(II) Surfactants', Angewandte Chemie, 126, pp. 14690 - 14695,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Wickramasinghe LD; Mazumder S; Gonawala S; Perera MM; Baydoun H; Thapa B; Li L; Xie L; Mao G; Zhou Z; Schlegel HB; Verani CN, 2014, 'The mechanisms of rectification in Au', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 53, pp. 14462 - 14467,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Zou Y; Xie L; Carroll S; Muniz M; Gibson H; Wei WZ; Liu H; Mao G, 2014, 'Layer-by-layer films with bioreducible and nonbioreducible polycations for sequential DNA release', Biomacromolecules, 15, pp. 3965 - 3975,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Ereifej ES; Cheng MMC; Mao G; VandeVord PJ, 2013, 'Examining the inflammatory response to nanopatterned polydimethylsiloxane using organotypic brain slice methods', Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 217, pp. 17 - 25,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Gérard HC; Mishra MK; Mao G; Wang S; Hali M; Whittum-Hudson JA; Kannan RM; Hudson AP, 2013, 'Dendrimer-enabled DNA delivery and transformation of Chlamydia pneumoniae', Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, 9, pp. 996 - 1008,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Kannan RM; Gérard HC; Mishra MK; Mao G; Wang S; Hali M; Whittum-Hudson JA; Hudson AP, 2013, 'Dendrimer-enabled transformation of Chlamydia trachomatis', Microbial Pathogenesis, 65, pp. 29 - 35,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Lee JS; Hou X; Bishop N; Wang S; Flack A; Cho WJ; Chen X; Mao G; Taatjes DJ; Sun F; Zhang K; Jena BP, 2013, 'Aquaporin-assisted and ER-mediated mitochondrial fission: A hypothesis', Micron, 47, pp. 50 - 58,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Wang S; Sobczynski DJ; Jahanian P; Xhahysa J; Mao G, 2013, 'A supra-monolayer nanopattern for organic nanoparticle array deposition', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5, pp. 2699 - 2707,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Wickramasinghe LD; Perera MM; Li L; Mao G; Zhou Z; Verani CN, 2013, 'Rectification in Nanoscale Devices Based on an Asymmetric Five‐Coordinate Iron(III) Phenolate Complex', Angewandte Chemie, 125, pp. 13588 - 13592,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Wickramasinghe LD; Perera MM; Li L; Mao G; Zhou Z; Verani CN, 2013, 'Rectification in nanoscale devices based on an asymmetric five-coordinate iron(III) phenolate complex', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 52, pp. 13346 - 13350,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Shin L; Wang S; Lee JS; Flack A; Mao G; Jena BP, 2012, 'Lysophosphatidylcholine inhibits membrane-associated SNARE complex disassembly', Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 16, pp. 1701 - 1708,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Song W; Markel DC; Wang S; Shi T; Mao G; Ren W, 2012, 'Electrospun polyvinyl alcohol-collagen-hydroxyapatite nanofibers: A biomimetic extracellular matrix for osteoblastic cells', Nanotechnology, 23,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Wang S; Lee JS; Bishop N; Jeremic A; Cho WJ; Chen X; Mao G; Taatjes DJ; Jena BP, 2012, '3D organization and function of the cell: Golgi budding and vesicle biogenesis to docking at the porosome complex', Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 137, pp. 703 - 718,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Wang S; Li L; Mao G, 2012, 'Formation of carboxylic acid nanorods on oleylamide-capped Au nanoparticles', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116, pp. 5492 - 5498,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Wani A; Muthuswamy E; Savithra GHL; Mao G; Brock S; Oupický D, 2012, 'Surface functionalization of mesoporous silica nanoparticles controls loading and release behavior of mitoxantrone', Pharmaceutical Research, 29, pp. 2407 - 2418,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Gary DJ; Lee H; Sharma R; Lee JS; Kim Y; Cui ZY; Jia D; Bowman VD; Chipman PR; Wan L; Zou Y; Mao G; Park K; Herbert BS; Konieczny SF; Won YY, 2011, 'Influence of nano-carrier architecture on in vitro siRNA delivery performance and in vivo biodistribution: Polyplexes vs micelleplexes', ACS Nano, 5, pp. 3493 - 3505,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Song W; Yu X; Wang S; Blasier R; Markel DC; Mao G; Shi T; Ren W, 2011, 'Cyclodextrin-erythromycin complexes as a drug delivery device for orthopedic application.', International journal of nanomedicine, 6, pp. 3173 - 3186
    Journal articles | 2011
    Wan L; Li L; Mao G, 2011, 'Nanospiral Formation by Droplet Drying: One Molecule at a Time', Nanoscale Research Letters, 6, pp. 1 - 8,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Blacklock J; Mao G; Oupický D; Möhwald H, 2010, 'DNA release dynamics from bioreducible layer-by-layer films', Langmuir, 26, pp. 8597 - 8605,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Blacklock J; Sievers TK; Handa H; You YZ; Oupický D; Mao G; Möhwald H, 2010, 'Cross-linked bioreducible layer-by-layer films for increased cell adhesion and transgene expression', Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 114, pp. 5283 - 5291,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Han HJ; Kannan RM; Wang S; Mao G; Kusanovic JP; Romero R, 2010, 'Multifunctional dendrimer-templated antibody presentation on biosensor surfaces for improved biomarker detection', Advanced Functional Materials, 20, pp. 409 - 421,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Handa H; Gurczynski S; Jackson MP; Mao G, 2010, 'Immobilization and molecular interactions between bacteriophage and lipopolysaccharide bilayers', Langmuir, 26, pp. 12095 - 12103,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Wang R; Li L; Arachchige I; Ganguly S; Brock SL; Mao G, 2010, 'Nanoparticles change the ordering pattern of n -carboxylic acids into nanorods on HOPG', ACS Nano, 4, pp. 6687 - 6696,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Blacklock J; You YZ; Zhou QH; Mao G; Oupický D, 2009, 'Gene delivery in vitro and in vivo from bioreducible multilayered polyelectrolyte films of plasmid DNA', Biomaterials, 30, pp. 939 - 950,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Kakade S; Manickam DS; Handa H; Mao G; Oupický D, 2009, 'Transfection activity of layer-by-layer plasmid DNA/poly(ethylenimine) films deposited on PLGA microparticles', International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 365, pp. 44 - 52,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Khdair A; Handa H; Mao G; Panyam J, 2009, 'Nanoparticle-mediated combination chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy overcomes tumor drug resistance in vitro', European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 71, pp. 214 - 222,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Wan L; You Y; Zou Y; Oupický D; Mao G, 2009, 'DNA release dynamics from bioreducible poly(amido amine) polyplexes', Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 113, pp. 13735 - 13741,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Handa H; Gurczynski S; Jackson MP; Auner G; Walker J; Mao G, 2008, 'Recognition of Salmonella typhimurium by immobilized phage P22 monolayers', Surface Science, 602, pp. 1392 - 1400,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Khdair A; Gerard B; Handa H; Mao G; Shekhar MPV; Panyam J, 2008, 'Surfactant - Polymer nanoparticles enhance the effectiveness of anticancer photodynamic therapy', Molecular Pharmaceutics, 5, pp. 795 - 807,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Mao G; Newaz G; Wei C, 2008, 'ENATBIO: a National Conference on Emerging Nanoscience in Technology and Biomedicine', Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, 4, pp. 267 - 272,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Salakhutdinov I; Vandevord P; Palyvoda O; Matthew H; Tatagiri G; Handa H; Mao G; Auner GW; Newaz G, 2008, 'Fibronectin adsorption to nanopatterned silicon surfaces', Journal of Nanomaterials, 2008,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Wan L; Manickam DS; Oupický D; Mao G, 2008, 'DNA release dynamics from reducible polyplexes by atomic force microscopy', Langmuir, 24, pp. 12474 - 12482,
    Journal articles | 2007
    Blacklock J; Handa H; Soundara Manickam D; Mao G; Mukhopadhyay A; Oupický D, 2007, 'Disassembly of layer-by-layer films of plasmid DNA and reducible TAT polypeptide', Biomaterials, 28, pp. 117 - 124,
    Journal articles | 2007
    Chavanpatil MD; Handa H; Mao G; Panyam J, 2007, 'Incorporation of phospholipids enhances cellular uptake and retention of surfactant-polymer nanoparticles', Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 3, pp. 291 - 296,
    Journal articles | 2007
    Chavanpatil MD; Khdair A; Patil Y; Handa H; Mao G; Panyam J, 2007, 'Polymer-surfactant nanoparticles for sustained release of water-soluble drugs', Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 96, pp. 3379 - 3389,
    Journal articles | 2007
    Chen D; Handa H; Wan L; Mao G, 2007, 'Surface morphological evolution of ultrathin P4VP films and generation of ordered patterns on graphite', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 28, pp. 1619 - 1623,
    Journal articles | 2007
    Sands MB; Subramanian V; Mao G, 2007, 'Interaction of silanes with dihydroxy vulcanised fluoroelastomer', Gummi, Fasern, Kunststoffe, 60, pp. 565 - 574
    Journal articles | 2007
    Shahani K; Jonnalagadda S; Handa H; Mao G; Panyam J, 2007, 'Phospholipid nanoparticles: Process optimization using factorial design and atomic force microscopy', Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 3, pp. 394 - 400,
    Journal articles | 2007
    Wan L; Bisht HS; You YZ; Oupicky D; Mao G, 2007, 'Temperature-reversible ultrathin films of N-isopropylacrylamide terpolymer adsorbed at the solid-liquid interface', Langmuir, 23, pp. 12159 - 12166,
    Journal articles | 2007
    You YZ; Zhou QH; Manickam DS; Wan L; Mao GZ; Oupický D, 2007, 'Dually responsive multiblock copolymers via reversible addition- fragmentation chain transfer polymerization: Synthesis of temperature- and redox-responsive copolymers of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)', Macromolecules, 40, pp. 8617 - 8624,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Arumugam P; Shinozaki SS; Wang R; Mao G; Brock SL, 2006, 'From ribbons to nanodot arrays: Nanopattern design through reductive annealing', Chemical Communications, pp. 1121 - 1123,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Dong J; Wang A; Ng KYS; Mao G, 2006, 'Self-assembly of octadecyltrichlorosilane monolayers on silicon-based substrates by chemical vapor deposition', Thin Solid Films, 515, pp. 2116 - 2122,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Dong WF; Wang R; Mao G; Möhwald H, 2006, 'Self-assembled molecular patterns of fatty acid on graphite in the presence of metal ions', Soft Matter, 2, pp. 686 - 692,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Sands MB; Subramanian V; Guangzhao M, 2006, 'Thermal characterization of the interaction of silanes with a dihydroxy vulcanized fluoroelastomer', Rubber Chemistry and Technology, 79, pp. 765 - 782,
    Journal articles | 2005
    Bisht HS; Wan L; Mao G; Oupicky D, 2005, 'pH-Controlled association of PEG-containing terpolymers of N-isopropylacrylamide and 1-vinylimidazole', Polymer, 46, pp. 7945 - 7952,
    Journal articles | 2005
    Dong J; Mao G, 2005, 'Polystyrene nanorod formation in C12E5 hemimicelle thin film templates', Colloid and Polymer Science, 284, pp. 340 - 345,
    Journal articles | 2005
    Dong WF; Liu S; Wan L; Mao G; Kurth DG; Möhwald H, 2005, 'Controlled permeability in polyelectrolyte films via solvent treatment', Chemistry of Materials, 17, pp. 4992 - 4999,
    Journal articles | 2005
    Liang X; Mao G; Ng KYS, 2005, 'Effect of chain lengths of PEO-PPO-PEO on small unilamellar liposome morphology and stability: An AFM investigation', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 285, pp. 360 - 372,
    Journal articles | 2005
    Mao G; Chen D; Handa H; Dong W; Kurth DG; Möhwald H, 2005, 'Deposition and aggregation of aspirin molecules on a phospholipid bilayer pattern', Langmuir, 21, pp. 578 - 585,
    Journal articles | 2005
    Soundara Manickam D; Bisht HS; Wan L; Mao G; Oupicky D, 2005, 'Influence of TAT-peptide polymerization on properties and transfection activity of TAT/DNA polyplexes', Journal of Controlled Release, 102, pp. 293 - 306,
    Journal articles | 2005
    Zhao Y; Wang J; Mao G, 2005, 'Colloidal subwavelength nanostructures for antireflection optical coatings', Optics Letters, 30, pp. 1885 - 1887,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Chen D; Wang R; Arachchige I; Mao G; Brock SL, 2004, 'Particle-rod hybrids: Growth of arachidic acid molecular rods from capped cadmium selenide nanoparticles', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126, pp. 16290 - 16291,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Dong J; Mao G; Hill RM, 2004, 'Nanoscale aggregate structures of trisiloxane surfactants at the solid-liquid interface', Langmuir, 20, pp. 2695 - 2700,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Liang X; Mao G; Ng KYS, 2004, 'Mechanical properties and stability measurement of cholesterol-containing liposome on mica by atomic force microscopy', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 278, pp. 53 - 62,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Liang X; Mao G; Ng KYS, 2004, 'Probing small unilamellar EggPC vesicles on mica surface by atomic force microscopy', Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 34, pp. 41 - 51,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Mao G; Dong W; Kurth DG; Möhwald H, 2004, 'Synthesis of Copper Sulfide Nanorod Arrays on Molecular Templates', Nano Letters, 4, pp. 249 - 252,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Ngankam AP; Mao G; Van Tassel PR, 2004, 'Fibronectin Adsorption onto Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films', Langmuir, 20, pp. 3362 - 3370,
    Journal articles | 2002
    Wang A; Jiang L; Mao G; Liu Y, 2002, 'Direct force measurement of silicone- and hydrocarbon-based ABA triblock surfactants in alcoholic media by atomic force microscopy', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 256, pp. 331 - 340,
    Journal articles | 2001
    Wang A; Jiang L; Mao G; Liu Y, 2001, 'Direct force measurement of comb silicone surfactants in alcoholic media by atomic force microscopy', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 242, pp. 337 - 345,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Dong J; Mao G, 2000, 'Direct study of C12E5 aggregation on mica by atomic force microscopy imaging and force measurements', Langmuir, 16, pp. 6641 - 6647,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Li B; Avrutsky I; Zhao Y; Mao G, 2000, 'Statistical study of two-dimensional colloidal crystals based on microscopic images and optical diffraction', Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 174, pp. 113 - 119,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Li H; Mao G; Simon Ng KY, 2000, 'AFM study of templated growth of cadmium sulfide nanoparticles using pure and mixed arachidate films', Thin Solid Films, 358, pp. 62 - 72,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Wu B; Mao G; Ng KYS, 2000, 'Stepwise adsorption of a long trichlorosilane and a short aminosilane', Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 162, pp. 203 - 213,
    Journal articles | 1999
    Li M; Wang A; Mao G; Daehne L, 1999, 'Surface-directed adsorption in the epitaxy growth of streptocyanine dye crystals', Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 103, pp. 11161 - 11168,
    Journal articles | 1999
    Tao J; Mao G; Daehne L, 1999, 'Asymmetrical molecular aggregation in spherulitic dye films', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 121, pp. 3475 - 3485,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Daehne L; Tao J; Mao G, 1998, 'Surface morphological study of J-aggregate thin films by atomic force microscopy', Langmuir, 14, pp. 565 - 568,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Mao G; Lobo L; Scaringe R; Ward MD, 1997, 'Nanoscale Visualization of Crystal Habit Modification by Atomic Force Microscopy', Chemistry of Materials, 9, pp. 773 - 783,
    Journal articles | 1995
    Mao G; Tsao YH; Tirrell M; Davis HT; Hessel V; Ringsdorf H, 1995, 'Interactions, Structure, and Stability of Photoreactive Bolaform Amphiphile Multilayers', Langmuir, 11, pp. 942 - 952,
    Journal articles | 1994
    Mao G; Tsao YH; Tirell M; Davis HT; Hessel V; Van Esch J; Ringsdorf H, 1994, 'Monolayers of Bolaform Amphiphiles: Influence of Alkyl Chain Length and Counterions', Langmuir, 10, pp. 4174 - 4184,
    Journal articles | 1993
    Mao G; Tsao Y; Tirrell M; Davis HT; Hessel V; Ringsdorf H, 1993, 'Self-Assembly of Photopolymerizable Bolaform Amphiphile Mono- and Multilayers', Langmuir, 9, pp. 3461 - 3470,
    Journal articles | 1991
    Ananthapadmanabhan KP; Mao GZ; Goddard ED; Tirrell M, 1991, 'Surface forces measurements on a cationic polymer in the presence of an anionic ???', Colloids and Surfaces, 61, pp. 167 - 174,
  • Conference Papers | 2019
    Farshi P; Mansour W; Liu F; Mao G; Goshgarian H; Sankari A, 2019, 'Oral Administration of 8-Cyclopentyl-1,3-Dipropylxanthine (DPCPX) After C2 Spinal Cord Hemisection Improves Sleep Disordered Breathing', in A109. SRN: OSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND TREATMENT - MOVING TOWARDS PERSONALIZED MEDICINE, American Thoracic Society, pp. A2594 - A2594, presented at American Thoracic Society 2019 International Conference, May 17-22, 2019 - Dallas, TX,
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Janic B; Liu F; Bobbitt K; Brown S; Mao G; Chetty I; Movsas B; Wen N, 2019, 'Abstract 4862: Effect of irradiation and gold nanoparticle on expression dynamics of cell surface markers in MDA-MB 231 breast cancer cells', in Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), pp. 4862 - 4862,
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Janic B; Liu F; Bobbitt K; Brown S; Mao G; Chetty I; Movsas B; Wen N, 2019, 'Abstract 4862: Effect of irradiation and gold nanoparticle on expression dynamics of cell surface markers in MDA-MB 231 breast cancer cells', in Clinical Research (Excluding Clinical Trials), American Association for Cancer Research, pp. 4862 - 4862, presented at Proceedings: AACR Annual Meeting 2019; March 29-April 3, 2019; Atlanta, GA,
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Janic B; Liu F; Bobbitt K; Brown S; Mao G; Chetty IJ; Movsas B; Wen NW, 2018, 'Abstract 1376: Effect of gold nanoparticle on radiation induced DNA damage in MCF7 breast cancer cells', in Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), pp. 1376 - 1376,
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Sarma A; Petit S; Liu F; Nangia-Makker P; Mao G; Shekhar M, 2017, 'Abstract 1149: Targeting Rad6B suppresses melanomagenesis', in Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), pp. 1149 - 1149,
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Xie L; Zou Y; Mao G, 2015, 'Assembly of bioreducible layer-by-layer films for sequential DNA delivery', in Engineering Sciences and Fundamentals 2015 - Core Programming Area at the 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting, pp. 1190 - 1198
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Xie L; Zou Y; Mao G, 2015, 'Design of biodegradable polycations for localized gene delivery from layer-by-layer coatings', in Materials Engineering and Sciences Division 2015 - Core Programming Area at the 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting, pp. 718 - 725
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Dean IS; Dzinic S; Kaplun A; Zou Y; Mao G; Sheng S, 2013, 'Abstract 5067: Human prostate epithelial cells secrete the tumor suppressor maspin as a soluble and exosome-associated protein .', in Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), pp. 5067 - 5067,
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Uttarwar R; Wang S; Mao G; Huang Y, 2011, 'Controlling TiO2 nanoparticle distribution within a coating film for surface mechanical property study', in Materials Engineering and Sciences Division - Core Programming Topic at the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, pp. 492 - 493
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Salakhutdinov I; VandeVord P; Palyvoda O; Matthew H; Handa H; Mao G; Auner GW; Newaz G, 2008, 'Fibronectin adsorption to nanopatterned silicon surfaces', in Biomedical Optics, BIOMED 2008,
    Conference Papers | 2006
    Rosenberger L; Handa H; Mao GZ; Auner G; Shreve G, 2006, 'Treatment of aluminum nitride biosensor surfaces for improved silanization', in AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings
    Conference Papers | 2006
    Wang J; Mao G; Zhao Y, 2006, 'Nanostructure fabrication using nanosphere lithography for photonics devices', in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2006,
    Conference Papers | 2006
    Wang J; Zhao Y; Mao G, 2006, 'Engineering photonic nanostructure profiles using nanosphere lithography and reactive-ion etching', in Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering,
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Handa H; Dong W; Mao G; Moehwald H, 2005, 'Interfacial engineering of lipid nano-patterns for controlled nucleation of aspirin', in AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings, pp. 397
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Wan L; Bisht HS; Oupicky D; Mao G, 2005, 'In situ monitoring of phase transition of a temperature and pH responsive copolymer', in AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings, pp. 14384
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Wang R; Arachchige I; Brock SL; Mao G, 2005, 'Particle-rod hybrids: Constructing hybrid nanoparticle/nanorod architectures using seed-mediated nucleation', in AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings, pp. 11135
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Wang R; Dong W; Moehwald H; Mao G, 2005, 'Molecular templates for metal sulfide nanocrystal synthesis: Controlling fatty acid film morphology by metal salts', in AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings, pp. 13952
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Zhao Y; Mao G; Wang J, 2005, 'Self-assembled nanostructures for antireflection optical coatings', in Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, pp. 355 - 363,

Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project Scheme

US Air Force Research Office

ARC Hub in Connected Sensors for Health

ARC Industry Transformation Research Hub for Resilient and Intelligent Infrastructure Systems (RIIS)

ARC Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation

Research Management Council and MS Australia

Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

ELATE Fellow, Drexel University

Fulbright Senior Scholar, Fulbright Program

Visiting Professor, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces

Faculty CAREER Award, National Science Foundation

Research Area 1: Targeted Drug Delivery Using Tracer Functionalised Nanoparticles

This project combines innovative nanotechnology with proven neurobiological principles to selectively transport drugs to targeted neurons for the treatment of neurological diseases and injuries. An example of our nano-medicine design consists of a retrograde transport protein chemically conjugated to a gold nanoparticle, which in turn is chemically conjugated to a small-molecule drug for the treatment of respiratory dysfunction associated with spinal cord injury. In a significant departure from current nano-medicine research, we employ neuroanatomical tract tracers for drug delivery to bypass the blood-brain barrier. Our ultimate goal is to translate basic nano-science discoveries into nano-medicine products.

Research Area 2: Precise Electrochemical Crystallisation for Nanowire Sensor Scale Up

We apply substrate-mediated nucleation and crystallisation principles toward scalable manufacturing of nanowire sensors for health and safety monitoring. We explore simple, low-cost electrochemical crystallisation for the precise deposition of charge-transfer complex nanowires directly on electronic sensor substrates. The nanowire assemblies and arrays detect gases of interest by electrochemical methods. We aim to provide fundamental understanding of seed-mediated crystallisation, a widely used but poorly understood industrial separation and purification process, for precise nano-materials deposition. We collaborate with industrial partners to integrate our nano-sensor manufacturing technology with MEMS devices.

My Research Supervision

Mahroo Baharfar (postdoctoral research fellow)

Mohamed Kilani(postdoctoral research fellow)

Wenqian Wang (postdoctoral research fellow)

Joel Yong (postdoctoral research fellow)

Ren Wang(postdoctoral research fellow)

Siddulu Naidu Talapaneni (postdoctoral research fellow)

Jiancheng (Ivan) Lin (PhD student)

Sk Al Zaheri Mahmud (PhD student)

Mohammad Nasri (PhD student)

Joint-/co-supervised PhD students and postdoctoral research fellows (not listed)

My Teaching

CEIC3007