Research Papers:
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A. Yadav, E. Lee, R. Chen, S.R. Chae†, Y. Sun†, J. Diao†. Understanding the role of polyethylene glycol coating in reducing the subcellular toxicity of MXene nanoparticles using a large multimodal model. Mater. Today Bio 35, 102372 (2025).
R. Chen, E. Lee, Y. Wang, A. Yadav, M. Zhong, Pragti, Y. Sun†, J. Diao†. A versatile near-infrared fluorescent probe for fast assessment of lysosomal status via a large multimodal model. Aggregate 6, e70118 (2025).
A. Yadav*, Z. Fang*, Y. Wang, K. Qiu, A. Tan, Z. Tang, X. Zhang, B. Ji, D. Li†, J. Diao†. Clustered carbon nanotubes damage endoplasmic reticulum. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 17, 25128 (2025).
Y. Wang, M. Chae, T.-J. Oh, K. Qiu, K†. Mehta, A. Tan, N.-P. Tsai, D. Shi, K. Zhang†, J. Diao†. Sustainable synthesis of carbon dots via bio-waste recycling for biomedical imaging. Smart Med. 3, e20240012 (2024).
R. Chen, K. Qiu, B.K. Kundu, G. Ding, G. Han, Y. Sun†, J. Diao†. Quantifying cell viability through organelle ratiometric probing. Chem. Sci. 14, 10236 (2023).
R. Chen, K. Qiu, D.C.Y. Leong, B.K. Kundu, C. Zhang, P. Srivastava, K.E. White, G. Han, Z. Guo, C.G. Elles†, J. Diao†, Y. Sun†. A general design of pyridinium-based fluorescent probes for enhancing two-photon microscopy. Biosens. Bioelectron. 239, 115604 (2023).
R. Chen, L. Wang, G. Ding, G. Han, K. Qiu, Y. Sun†, J. Diao†. A constant conversion rate of endolysosomes revealed by a pH-sensitive fluorescent probe. ACS Sens. 8, 2068 (2023).
L. Wang*, R. Chen*, G. Han, X. Liu, T. Huang, J. Diao†, Y. Sun†. Super-resolution analyzing spatial organization of lysosomes with an organic fluorescent probe. Exploration 2, 0210215 (2022).
K. Qiu*, R. Seino*, G. Han, M. Ishiyama, Y. Ueno, Z. Tian, Y. Sun†, J. Diao†. De novo design of a membrane-anchored probe for multi-dimensional quantification of endocytic dynamics. Adv. Healthc. Mater. 11, 2102185 (2022).
Reviews:
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A. Tan*, C. Lai*, Z. Tian, A. Yadav*†, J. Diao†. Seeing the unseen: structured illumination microscopy for organelle dynamics. View 6, 20250025 (2025).
Prati, B.K. Kundu, R. Chen, J. Diao, Y. Sun†. Near-infrared bioimaging using two-photon fluorescent probes. Adv. Healthc. Mater. 14, 2403272 (2025).
X. Xu*, K. Qiu*, Z. Tian*, C. Aryal, F. Rowan, R. Chen, Y. Sun, J. Diao†. Probing the dynamic crosstalk of lysosomes and mitochondria with structured illumination microscopy. TrAC Trends Anal. Chem. 169, 117370 (2023).
C. Zhang*, Z. Tian*, R. Chen*, F. Rowan, K. Qiu, Y. Sun, J.-L. Guan, J. Diao†. Advanced imaging techniques for tracking drug dynamics at the subcellular level. Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 199, 114987 (2023).