Academic Profile : Faculty

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Asst Prof Zhao Wenting
Assistant Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
 
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Highly Cited:
Liu, N., Lu, Z., Zhao, J., McDowell, M. T., Lee, H. W., Zhao, W., & Cui, Y. (2014). A pomegranate-inspired nanoscale design for large-volume-change lithium battery anodes. Nature Nanotechnology, 9(3), 187-192.

Pan, L., Yu, G., Zhai, D., Lee, H. R., Zhao, W., Liu, N., ... & Bao, Z. (2012). Hierarchical nanostructured conducting polymer hydrogel with high electrochemical activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(24), 9287-9292.

Hsing, I. M., Xu, Y., & Zhao, W. (2007). Micro‐and nano‐magnetic particles for applications in biosensing. Electroanalysis: An International Journal Devoted to Fundamental and Practical Aspects of Electroanalysis, 19(7‐8), 755-768.

Zhao, W., Hanson, L., Lou, H. Y., Akamatsu, M., Chowdary, P. D., Santoro, F., ... & Cui, B. (2017). Nanoscale manipulation of membrane curvature for probing endocytosis in live cells. Nature Nanotechnology, 12(8), 750-756.

Liu, C., Xie, X., Zhao, W., Liu, N., Maraccini, P. A., Sassoubre, L. M., ... & Cui, Y. (2013). Conducting nanosponge electroporation for affordable and high-efficiency disinfection of bacteria and viruses in water. Nano Letters, 13(9), 4288-4293.

Hanson, L., Zhao, W., Lou, H. Y., Lin, Z. C., Lee, S. W., Chowdary, P., ... & Cui, B. (2015). Vertical nanopillars for in situ probing of nuclear mechanics in adherent cells. Nature Nanotechnology, 10(6), 554-562.

Santoro, F., Zhao, W., Joubert, L. M., Duan, L., Schnitker, J., van de Burgt, Y., ... & Cui, B. (2017). Revealing the cell–material interface with nanometer resolution by focused ion beam/scanning electron microscopy. ACS Nano, 11(8), 8320-8328.

Liu, C., Xie, X., Zhao, W., Yao, J., Kong, D., Boehm, A. B., & Cui, Y. (2014). Static electricity powered copper oxide nanowire microbicidal electroporation for water disinfection. Nano Letters, 14(10), 5603-5608.

Lou, H. Y., Zhao, W., Zeng, Y., & Cui, B. (2018). The role of membrane curvature in nanoscale topography-induced intracellular signaling. Accounts of Chemical Research, 51(5), 1046-1053.

Lou, H. Y., Zhao, W., Li, X., Duan, L., Powers, A., Akamatsu, M., ... & Cui, B. (2019). Membrane curvature underlies actin reorganization in response to nanoscale surface topography. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(46), 23143-23151.

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Recent Publication:
Zan, P., Than, A., Zhang, W., Cai, H. X., Zhao, W., & Chen, P. (2022). Transdermal photothermal-pharmacotherapy to remodel adipose tissue for obesity and metabolic disorders. ACS Nano, 16(2), 1813-1825.

Zeng, Y., Ramani, P. D., Gao, W., & Zhao, W. (2022). Revealing the heterogeneity in neuroblastoma cells via nanopillar-guided subnuclear deformation. Nanoscale, 14(7), 2617-2627.

Mu, H., Zeng, Y., Zhuang, Y., Gao, W., Zhou, Y., Rajalingam, K., & Zhao, W. (2022). Patterning of oncogenic ras clustering in live cells using vertically aligned nanostructure arrays. Nano Letters, 22(3), 1007-1016.

Chiappini, C., Chen, Y., Aslanoglou, S., Mariano, A., Mollo, V., Mu, H., ... & Elnathan, R. (2021). Tutorial : using nanoneedles for intracellular delivery. Nature Protocols, 16(10), 4539-4563.

Yun, J., Zeng, Y., Kim, M., Gao, C., Kim, Y., Lu, L., ... & Lee, S. W. (2021). Tear-Based Aqueous Batteries for Smart Contact Lenses Enabled by Prussian Blue Analogue Nanocomposites. Nano Letters, 21(4), 1659-1665.

Su, M.; Zhuang, Y.; Miao, X.; Zeng, Y.; Gao, W.; Zhao, W.T. #; Wu, M. #. (# co-corresponding) Comparative study of curvature sensing mediated by F-BAR and an intrinsically disordered region of FBP17. iScience, 2020, 23 (11), 101712.

Yurugi, H.; Zhuang, Y.; Siddiqui, F.; Liang, H.; Rosigkeit, S.; Zeng, Y.; Abou-hamdan, H.; Bockamp, E.; Zhou, Y.; Abankwa, D.; Zhao, W.T.; Desaubry, L.; and Rajalingam, K.; A subset of flavaglines inhibits KRAS nanoclustering and activation, Journal of Cell Science, 2020, 133: jcs244111.

Lou, H.Y.*; Zhao, W. T.*; (* equal contribution) Li, X.; Duan, L.; Powers, A.; Akamatsu, M.; Santoro, F.; McGuire, A.F.; Cui, Y.; Drubin, D.G.; Cui, B.X., Membrane curvature underlies actin reorganization in response to nanoscale surface topography, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U. S. A., 2019, 116 (46), 23143-23151.

Liang, H., Mu, H., Jean-Francois, F,. Lakshman, B., Sarkar-Banerjee, S., Zhuang, Y., Zeng, Y., Gao, W., Zaske, A.M., Nissley, D.V., Gorfe, A.A., Zhao, W.T., Zhou, Y., Membrane curvature sensing of the lipid-anchored K-Ras small GTPase, Life Science Alliance, 2019, 2 (4), e201900343. (DOI: 10.26508/lsa.201900343)

Li, X., Matino L., Zhang, W., Klausen, L., McGuire, A., Lubrano, C., Zhao, W.T.#, Santoro, F.#, Cui, B.#, (# co-corresponding) A nanostructure platform for live cell manipulation of membrane curvature, Nature Protocols, 2019, 14, 1772–1802. (DOI: 10.1038/s41596-019-0161-7)

Chew, S.W.T.; Zeng, Y.; Cui, M.; Chang, H.; Zheng, M.; Wei, S.; Zhao W.T.#; Xu, C.J. #, (# co-corresponding) In situ generation of zinc oxide nanobushes on microneedles as antibacterial coating, SLAS Technology : Translating Life Sciences Innovation, 2019, 24 (2), 181-187.

Lou, H.Y.*; Zhao, W. T.*; (* equal contribution) Zeng, Y.; Cui, B. X., The role of membrane curvature in nanoscale topography-induced intracellular signaling. Accounts of Chemical Research, 2018, 51 (5), 1046–1053. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00594)

Zhao, W. T.; Hanson, L.; Lou, H.Y.; Akamatsu, M.; Chowdary, P.; Santoro, F.; Marks, J.; Grassart, A.; Drubin, D. G., Cui, Y.; Cui, B. X., Nanoscale manipulation of membrane curvature for probing endocytosis in live cells. Nature Nanotechnology, 2017, 12, 750-756. (DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2017.98)

Santoro, F.; Zhao, W. T.; Joubert, L.-M.; Duan, L.; Schnitker, J.; van de Burgt, Y.; Liu, B.; Salleo, A.; Cui, Y.; Cui, B. X., Revealing the cell-material interface by FIB-SEM. ACS Nano, 2017, 11, (8), 8320-8328. (DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b03494)

Lou, H.Y.*; Zhao, W. T.*; (* equal contribution) Hanson, L.; Zeng, C.; Cui, Y.; Cui, B. X., Dual functional lipid coating on nanopillars for high purity and high efficiency capture of circulating tumor cells. Langmuir, 2017, 33, (4), 1097-1104. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03903)

Hanson, L.; Zhao, W. T.; Lou, H.Y.; Lin, Z. L.; Lee, S.W.; Chowdary, P.; Cui, Y.; Cui, B. X., Vertical nanopillars for in situ probing of nuclear mechanics in adherent cells. Nature Nanotechnology, 2015, 10, (6), 554-562. (DOI: 10.1038/NNANO.2015.88)

Xie, X.*; Zhao, W. T.*; (* equal contribution) Lee, H. R.; Liu, C.; Ye, M.; Xie, W. J.; Cui, B. X.; Criddle, C. S.; Cui, Y., Enhancing the Nanomaterial Bio-Interface by Addition of Mesoscale Secondary Features: Crinkling of Carbon Nanotube Films to Create Subcellular Ridges. ACS Nano, 2014, 8, (12), 11958-11965. (DOI: 10.1021/nn504898p)
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