Publications

1. Qu, J.; Cheah, P.; Adams, D.; Collen, C.; Zhao, Y. F. “The influence of the polyol solvents on the continuous growth of water-dispersible iron oxide nanoparticles” Journal of Materials Research, 2024, 39, 165–175.

2.     Tian, B.; Cheah, P.; Qu, J.; Han, F.; Zhu, X.; Zhao, Y. F. “In situ formation of low-valence state cobalt cation in octahedral sites of Co9S8 for highly efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution” Materials Today Energy, 2024, 40, 101494.

1.     Darlington, D. S.; Mahurin, A. N.; Kapusta, K.; Suh, E,; Smith, C.; Jarrett, E.; Chism, C. M.; Meador, W. E.; Kelly, Z. C.; Delcamp, J. H.; Zhao, Y. F.; Hammer, N. I.; Kariyawasam, C. S.; Somarathne, R. P.; Fitzkee, N. C.; Tanner, E. E.; “Selective Near- Infrared Blood Detection Driven by Ionic Liquid-Dye-Albumin Nanointeractions” Langmuir, 2023, 39, 10806−10819.

2.     Qu, J.; Meador, W.; Cheah, P.; Tanner, E. E.; Delcamp, J.; Zhao, Y. F. “Latent bloodstain detection using a selective turn on NIR fluorescence dye responsive to serum Albumin” RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 27549–27557.

3.     Alberto, L.; Kalluri, L.; Qu, J.; Zhao, Y.F.; Duan, Y. “Influence of Polycaprolactone Concentration and Solvent Type on the Dimensions and Morphology of Electrosprayed Particles” Materials, 2023, 16 (5), 2122.

4.     Singh, S.; Meador, W.E.; Pramanik, A.; Ray, P.; Delcamp, J.H.; Zhao, Y.F.; “An Indolizine Squaraine-Based Water-Soluble NIR Dye for Fluorescence Imaging of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria and Antibacterial/Antibiofilm Activity using the Photothermal Effect” Journal of photochemistry and photobiology B, biology. 2023, 240, 112652

1.     Chen, G.; Qu, J.; Cheah, P.; Cao, D.; Zhao, Y. F.; Xiang, Y. “Size-Dependent Activity of Iron Nanoparticles in Both Thermal and Plasma Driven Catalytic Ammonia Decomposition” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2022, 61, 31.

2.     Qi, Y.; Qu, J.; Moore, J.; Gollonger, K.; Shrestha, N.’ Zhao, Y.F.; Pradhan, N.; Tang, J.; Dai, Q. “Perovskite films passivated by poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid] for improved photovoltaic performance” Organic Electronics, 2022, 104, 106487.

3.     Qi, Y.; Qu, J.; Moore, J.; Gollonger, K.; Shrestha, N.’ Zhao, Y.F.; Pradhan, N.; Tang, J.; Dai, Q. “Interfacial passivation by polylactic acid in perovskite solar cells” Organic Electronics, 2022, 106, 106543.

4.     Tian, B.; Kolodziejczyk, W.; Saloni, J.; Cheah, P.; Qu, J.; Han, F.; Cao, D.; Zhu, X.; Zhao, Y.F “Intercalation of cobalt cations into Co9S8 interlayers for highly efficient : and stable electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, 10, 3522-3530.

1.     Cheah, P.; Qu, J. Li, Y.; Cao, D.; Zhu, X.; Zhao, Y.F. “ The key role of reaction temperature on a polyol synthesis of water-dispersible iron oxide nanoparticles” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2021, 540, 168481.

2.     Qu, J.; Guillory, D.; Cheah, P.; Tian, B.; Zheng, J.; Liu, Y.; Cates, C.; Janorkar, A.; Zhao, Y.F. “ Synthesis of Biomimetic Melanin-Like Multifunctional Nanoparticles for pH Responsive Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Photothermal Therapy”  Nanomaterials, 2021, 11, 8, 2107

3.     Cheah, P.; Brown, P.; Qu, J.; Tian, B.; Patton, D.; Zhao, Y. F. “Versatile Surface Functionalization of Water-Dispersible Iron Oxide Nanoparticles with Precisely Controlled Sizes” Langmuir, 2021, 37, 3, 1279–1287

4.     Zhao, Y. F.; Meng, Y.; Detering, L.; Sultan, D.; Luehmann, H.; Liu, Y.; “Chemokine Receptor 2 Targeted Gold Nanocluster Imaging Triple Negative Breast Cancer with Positron Emission Tomography” Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 2021, 2000287.

5.     Liu, Q.; Liu, L.; Mo, C.; Zhou, X.; Chen, D.; He, Y.; He, H.; Kang, W.; Zhao, Y.F.; Jin, G,; “Polyethylene glycol-coated ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles-coupled sialyl Lewis X nanotheranostic platform for nasopharyngeal carcinoma imaging and photothermal therapy” Journal of  Nanobiotechnology, 2021, 19, 171.

1. Cheah, P.; Cowan, T.; Zhang, R.; Fatemi-Ardekani, A.; Liu, Y.; Zheng, J.; Han, F.; Li, Y.; Cao, D.; Zhao, Y.F.  “Continuous growth phenomenon for direct synthesis of monodisperse water-soluble iron oxide nanoparticles with extraordinarily high relaxivity” Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 9272 – 9283

2.     Jin, G., Cheah, P., Qu, J., Liu, L., Zhao, Y. F., “Applications of Nanomaterials for Theranostics of Melanoma” Journal of Nanotheranostics, 2020, 1(1), 39-55.

1. Heo, G. §; Zhao, Y.F. §; Sultan, D.; Zhang, X.; Detering, L.; Luehmann, H.; Zhang, X.; Li, R.; Choksi, A.; Sharp, S.; Levingston, S.; Reichert, D.; Sun, G.; Razani, B.; Li, S.; Weilbaecher, K.; Dehdashti, F.; Wooley, K.; Liu, Y. “Assessment of Copper Nanoclusters for Accurate In Vivo Tumor Imaging and Potential for Translation”  ACS Applied Materials and Interface, 2019, 11, 22, 19669-19678. (§ Co-first authors)

1. Zhao, Y. F.; Pang, B.; Detering, L.; Luehmann, H.; Yang, M.; Black, K.; Sultan, D.; Xia,Y.; Liu, Y.; “Melanocortin 1 receptor targeted imaging of melanoma with gold nanocages and positron emission tomography”, Molecular Imaging, 2018, 17, 1-9

1. Liu, Y.; Gunsten, S.; Sultan, D.; Luehmann H.; Zhao, Y. F.; Blackwell, T.; Bollermann-Nowlis, Z.; Pan, J.-H.; Byers, D.; Atkinson, J.; Kreisel, D. Holtzman, M.; Gropler, R.; Combadiere, C.; Brody, S. “PET-based Imaging of Chemokine Receptor 2 in Experimental and Disease-related Lung Inflammation”, Radiology, 2017, 283, P. 162409

1. Liu, Y.; Li, W,; Luehmann H.; Zhao, Y. F.; Detering, L.; Sultan, D. E.; Hsiao, H. M.; Krupnick, A. S.; Gelman, A. E.; Combadiere, C.; Gropler, R. J.; Brody. S. L.; Kreisel, D. “Noninvasive Imaging of CCR2+ Cells in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury after Lung Transplantation” American Journal of Transplantation, 2016, 16, 3016-3023

2. Zhao, Y. F. ; Detering, L.; Sultan, D.; Cooper M. L.; You, M.; Cho, S.; Meier, S. L.; Luehmann, H.; Sun, G.; Rettig, M.; Dehdashti, F.; Wooley, K. L.; Dipersio, J. F.; Liu, Y. “Gold Nanoclusters Doped with 64Cu for CXCR4 Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Breast Cancer and Metastasis”, ACS Nano, 2016, 10, 5959–5970

3. Pang, B.§; Zhao, Y. F. §; Luehmann, H.; Yang, X.; Detering, L.; You, M.; Zhang, C.; Zhang, L.; Li, Z.; Ren Q.; Liu, Y.; Xia, Y. “64Cu-Doped PdCu@Au Tripods: A Multifunctional Nanomaterial for Positron Emission Tomography and Image-Guided Photothermal Cancer Treatment”, ACS Nano, 2016, 10, 3121-3131 (§ Co-first authors)

4. Zhao, Y. F.; Pang, B.; Luehmann, H.; Detering, L.; Yang, X.; Sultan, D.; Harpstrite, S.; Sharma, V.; Cultler, C.; Xia, Y.; Liu, Y. “Gold Nanoparticles Doped with 199Au Atoms and Their Use for Targeted Cancer Imaging by SPECT”, Advanced Health Materials, 2016, 5, 928-935

1. Geng, Y.; Zhao, Y.F.; Schuster L.; Feng. B.; Lynn, D.; Austin, K.; Stoklosa, J.; Morrison, J. “A Chemical Biology Study of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Unveils HSPA8 as a Key Regulator of Pluripotency” Stem Cell Reports, 2015, 5, 1143-1154

2. Kazuma, S.; Sultan, D.; Zhao, Y. F.; Detering, L.; You, M.; Leuhmann, H.; Abdalla, D.; Liu, Y. “Recent Advances of Radionuclide-Based Molecular Imaging of Atherosclerosis”, Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2015, 21, 5267-5276

1. Zhao, Y. F.; Sultan, D.; Detering, L.; Luehmann, H.; Liu, Y. “Facile Synthesis, Pharmacokinetic and Systemic Clearance Evaluation, and Positron Emission Tomography Cancer Imaging of 64Cu-Au alloy Nanoclusters”, Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 13501-13509

2. Black, K.; Wang, Y.; Luehmann, H.; Cai, X.; Xing, W.; Pang, B.; Zhao, Y. F.; Cutler, C.; Wang, L.; Liu, Y.; Xia, Y. “Radioactive 198Au-Doped Nanostructures with Different Shapes for in vivo Analyses of Their Biodistribution, Tumor Uptake, and Intratumoral Distribution”, ACS Nano, 2014, 8, 4385-4394

3. Zhao, Y. F.; Sultan, D.; Detering, L.; Cho, S.; Sun, G.; Pierce, R.; Wooley, K.; Liu, Y. “ Copper-64-alloyed gold nanoparticles for cancer imaging: improved radiolabel stability and diagnostic accuracy”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2014, 53, 156-159.

1. Zhao, Y. F.; Sultan, D.; Detering, L.; Luehmann, H.; Liu, Y. “Facile Synthesis, Pharmacokinetic and Systemic Clearance Evaluation, and Positron Emission Tomography Cancer Imaging of 64Cu-Au alloy Nanoclusters”, Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 13501-13509

2. Black, K.; Wang, Y.; Luehmann, H.; Cai, X.; Xing, W.; Pang, B.; Zhao, Y. F.; Cutler, C.; Wang, L.; Liu, Y.; Xia, Y. “Radioactive 198Au-Doped Nanostructures with Different Shapes for in vivo Analyses of Their Biodistribution, Tumor Uptake, and Intratumoral Distribution”, ACS Nano, 2014, 8, 4385-4394

3. Zhao, Y. F.; Sultan, D.; Detering, L.; Cho, S.; Sun, G.; Pierce, R.; Wooley, K.; Liu, Y. “ Copper-64-alloyed gold nanoparticles for cancer imaging: improved radiolabel stability and diagnostic accuracy”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2014, 53, 156-159.

1. Yongfeng Zhao, Deborah Sultan, Yongjian Liu, (1 Ed), Chapter 2: Biodistribution,

excretion, and toxicity of nanoparticles, Book: Theranostic Bionanomaterials, Paperback ISBN:9780128153413. Elsevier, 2018 

2. Pohlee Cheah, Yongfeng Zhao, Chapter 5: Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Improved Sensitivity, Book: Nanotechnology: Principles, Applications and Ethical Considerations, ISBN: 978-1-53613-889-4. Nova Science Publishers Inc. 2018

1.  Zhao, Y.F. “Living growth of water soluble iron oxide nanoparticles with systematic size control and high transversal relaxivity,” United States Patent, 2020, App. No. 16/795,414.

2.      Liao, J. Y.; Song, Y.; Zhao, Y. F.; Liu, Y.; “High-sensitive fluorescent energy transfer assay using fluorescent amino acids and fluorescent proteins” Pub. No. WO/2009/117726. International Application No. PCT/US2009/037907

3.      Liao, J. Y.; Zhao, Y. F.; “Bioconjugation using click chemistry” Ser. No: 61/285172, File no.: UC09-767-1.

4.      Zhou, Q. F.; Fan, X. H.; Zhao, Y. F.; Wan, X. H.; Chen, X. F.; “Preparation of  2,5-bis[(4-butyloxyphenyl)-oxycarbonyl]styrene polymer for use as molding and processing additives in UHMWPE”, Faming Zhuanli Shenqing Gongkai Shuomingshu, 2007, 7pp, CN 101016246.

5.      Zhou, Q. F.; Fan, X. H.; Zhao, Y. F.; Wan, X. H.; Chen, X. F.; “A composite of ultrahigh-molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), its specials additive and preparation of the additive”, Faming Zhuanli Shenqing Gongkai Shuomingshu, 2005, 7pp, CN 1566193.

Invited Lectures (selected)

1. Development of nanoparticles for biomedical application: Cancer imaging and therapy, Macromolecular Seminar, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. (Invited Talk) (3/2017)

2. Development of Nanomaterials and Their Biomedical Applications. Chemistry and Biochemistry Senior Seminar Lecture Series, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS. (Invited Talk) (10/2017).

3. Development of Nanomaterials for Imaging Guided Therapy of Cancer, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, China (Invited Talk) (4/2019).

4. Development of Nanomaterials for Imaging Guided Therapy of Cancer. Soft Materials Seminar Series, Peking University, Beijing, China (Invited Talk) (5/2019).

5. Synthesis of water dispersible iron oxide nanoparticles and their biomedical applications, Stanford University, Stanford (Invited Talk) (6/2022)

6. Direct Synthesis of Water-Dispersible Magnetic Nanoparticles for Potential Biomedical Applications, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting (4/2024)

Conference Presentation (selected)

Yongfeng Zhao, “In vivo SPECT/CT imaging and biodistribution of targeted 199Au doped gold nanoparticles”, International symposium on radiopharmaceutical sciences, May 26-31, 2015, Columbia, Missouri

Yongfeng Zhao, “Renal Clearable Gold Nanoclusters as a New Platform for Tumor Targeting”, 14th International Nanomedicine & Drug Delivery Symposium, September 16-18, 2016, Baltimore, Maryland

Yongfeng Zhao, “Chelator-free Copper Doped Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Potential MRI/PET Imaging”, 16th International Nanomedicine & Drug Delivery Symposium, September 21-23, 2018, Portland, Oregon

Yongfeng Zhao, “Synthesis of Copper Dopped Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Potential MRI/PET Imaging”, Materials Research Society, April 1-6, 2018, Phoenix, Arizona

Yongfeng Zhao, “Synthesis of mono-dispersal water-soluble iron oxide nanoparticles with functional groups in polyols for T1-weighted MRI”, 17th International Nanomedicine & Drug Delivery Symposium, September 22-24, 2019, MIT, Cambridge, MA

Yongfeng Zhao, “Direct synthesis of Monodisperse Water-soluble Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Bioimaging”, Materials Research Society Anuunal Meeting, May 8-13, 2023, Hawaii, HI