<p>Research Summary:</p><p>Research is focused on self-assembly of nanoparticles at the aqueous-organic interfaces for fabrication of 3D superstructures. Other areas of interest include bio-inspired materials, nanomedicine, etc.</p><p>Selected Recent Publications:</p><p>1. Z. Chen, J. Wang, W. Sun, A. Kahkoska, X. Zhang, Y. Lu, F. Ligler, J. Buse and Z. Gu. “Synthetic Artificial β-Cells for Fusion-Mediated Dynamic Insulin Secretion.” Nature Chemical Biology, 2017 (in revision).</p><p>2. Z. Chen, Q. Hu, and Z.Gu. “Advances in Engineering of Cells for Biomedical Applications.” Accounts of Chemical Research, 2017 (invited).</p><p>3. Z. Chen, H. Ji, C. Liu, W. Bing, Z. Wang and X. Qu. "A Multinuclear Metal Complex Based DNase-Mimetic Artificial Enzyme: Matrix Cleavage for Combating Bacterial Biofilms." Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 2016. </p><p>4. Z. Chen, C. Zhao, E. Ju, H. Ji, J. Ren, B. P. Binks, X. Qu. “Design of Surface-active Artificial Enzyme Particles to Stabilize Pickering Emulsions for High-Performance Biphasic Biocatalysis.” Advanced Materials, 2016. </p><p>5. Z. Chen, H. Ji, C. Zhao, E. Ju, J. Ren and X. Qu. "Individual Surface-Engineered Microorganisms as Robust Pickering Interfacial Biocatalysts for Resistance-Minimized Phase- Transfer Bioconversion." Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 2015. </p><p>6. Z. Chen, L. Zhou, W. Bing, Z. Zhang, Z. Li, J. Ren and X. Qu (2014). "Light Controlled Reversible Inversion of Nanophosphor-Stabilized Pickering Emulsions for Biphasic Enantioselective Biocatalysis." Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014 </p><p>7. W. Li, Z. Chen, L. Zhou, Z. Li, J. Ren and X. Qu. "Noninvasive and Reversible Cell Adhesion and Detachment via Single-Wavelength Near-Infrared Laser Mediated Photoisomerization." Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2015. </p><p>8.L. Zhou, Z. Chen, K. Dong, M. Yin, J. Ren and X. Qu (2014). "DNA-mediated Construction of Hollow Upconversion Nanoparticles for Protein Harvesting and Near- Infrared Light Triggered Release." Advanced Materials, 2014</p>