Selected publications (Full list on Google Scholar)

Publications at Waterloo

2022

(16) Chang Lu, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Jingkai Zheng and Juewen Liu*, "2-Aminopurine Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Probing a Glucose Binding Aptamer", ChemBioChem, in press (2022)

(15) Xun Liu, Yu Zhao, Yuzhe Ding, Jianhua Wang* and Juewen Liu*, "Stabilization of Gold Nanoparticles by Hairpin DNA and Implications for Label-free Colorimetric Biosensors", Langmuir, in press (2022)

(14) Yichen Zhao, Kayvan Yavari, Yihao Wang, Kunfu Pi, Philippe Van Cappellen and Juewen Liu*, "Deployment of functional DNA-based biosensors for environmental water analysis", TrAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry, invited review for the Special Issue for On-site and In-vivo Instrumentation and Applications. in press (2022)

(13) Chenqi Niu, Chong Zhang* and Juewen Liu*, "Comparing two cortisol aptamers for label-free fluorescent and colorimetric biosensors ", Sensors & Diagnostics, in press (2022)

(12) Zhen Wang, Xumei Zhou; Jing Han; Gang Xie* and Juewen Liu*, "DNA coated CoZn-ZIF metal-organic frameworks for fluorescent sensing guanosine triphosphate and discrimination of nucleoside triphosphates", Analytica Chimica Acta, in press (2022)

(11) Yibo Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Selection of DNA aptamers for sensing uric acid in simulated tears", Sensing & Analysis, in press (2022)

(10) Mohamad Zandieh and Juewen Liu*, "Surface Science of Nanozymes and Defining a Nanozyme Unit", Langmuir, Invited Perspective Article, 38, 3617–3622 (2022)

(9) Jinghan Wang, Zhen Wang, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Feng Bai* and Juewen Liu*，"Adsorption of DNA Oligonucleotides by Self-assembled Metalloporphyrin Nanomaterials", Langmuir, 38, 3553–3560 (2022)

(8) Yuzhe Ding, Xun Liu, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Homogeneous assays for aptamer-based ethanolamine sensing: no indication of target binding", Analyst, 147, 1348-1356 (2022)

(7) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Selection of Aptamers for Sensing Caffeine and Discrimination of Its Three Single Demethylated Analogs", Analytical Chemistry, 94, 3142–3149 (2022)

(6) Mohamad Zandieh, Kshiti Patel and Juewen Liu*, "Adsorption of Linear and Spherical DNA Oligonucleotides onto Microplastics", Langmuir, 38, 1915–1922 (2022)

(5) Zhen Wang, Xumei Zhou, Zhicheng Huang, Jing Han, Gang Xie* and Juewen Liu*, "A sensor array based on DNA-wrapped bimetallic zeolitic imidazolate frameworks for detection of ATP hydrolysis products", Nanoscale, 14, 26-34 (2022)

(4) Jinghan Wang, Shanqing Gao, Xiao Wang, Haozhen Zhang, Xitong Ren, Juewen Liu* and Feng Bai*, "Self-assembled manganese phthalocyanine nanoparticles with Research Article enhanced peroxidase-like activity for anti-tumor therapy", Nano Research, 15, 2347–2354 (2022)

(3) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Signaling kinetics of DNA and aptamer biosensors revealing graphene oxide surface heterogeneity", Journal of Analysis and Testing, 6， 20–27 (2022)

(2) Yichen Zhao, Kayvan Yavari and Juewen Liu*, "Critical evaluation of aptamer binding for biosensor designs", TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 146, 116480 (2022)

(1) Jiaojiao Zhou, Heyou Han* and Juewen Liu*, "Nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and oligonucleotide coordinated metal ions for sensing and biomedicine applications", Nano Research, 15, 71–84 (2022)

2021

(48) Sunil Walia , Ira Bhatnagar , Juewen Liu , Sushanta K. Mitra* , Amit Asthana*, "A novel bovine serum albumin based-ink for the fabrication of paper-based point-of-care microfluidic device", International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 193B, 1617-1622 (2021)

(47) Yuqing Li, Mohamad Zandieh and Juewen Liu*, "Modulation of DNAzyme Activity via Butanol Dehydration", Chemistry an Asian Journal, 16, 4062–4066 (2021)

(46) Mohamad Zandieh and Juewen Liu*, "Nanozyme Catalytic Turnover and Self-limited Reactions", ACS Nano, 15, 15645–15655 (2021)

(45) Yangyang Chang, Qiaoshu Chen, Biwu Liu, Zijie Zhang, Meng Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Promotion and inhibition of oxidase-like nanoceria and peroxidase-like iron oxide by arsenate and arsenite", Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 134, 108979 (2021)

(44) Jinyi Zhang, Jie Wang, Jing Liao, Yao Lin, Chengbin Zheng* and Liu, Juewen*, "In-situ Fabricating Nanoceria with Oxidase-Like Activity at Neutral pH: Mechanism and Boosted Bio-Nanozyme Cascades", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13, 50236–50245 (2021)

(43) Fang Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "Interactions of the Cocaine and Quinine Aptamer with Gold Nanoparticles under the Dilute Biosensor Condition and Concentrated NMR Condition", Langmuir, 37, 11939–11947 (2021)

(42) Jinghan Wang, Yaoqing Hu, Xiao Wang, Shanqing Gao, Yong Zhong, Juewen Liu* and Feng Bai, "Trace Water Induced Competitive Coordination Synthesis and Functionalization of Porphyrinic Metal–organic Framework Nanoparticles for Treatment of Hypoxic Tumors", ACS Applied Bio Materials, 4, 7322–7331 (2021)

(41) Chenghua Zong, Xiaoting Jin and Juewen Liu*, "Critical review of bio/nano sensors for arsenic detection", Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 32, e00143 (2021)

(40) Hui Wei, Lizeng Gao, Kelong Fan, Juewen Liu, Jiuyang He, Xiaogang Qu, Shaojun Dong, Erkang Wang, Xiyun Yan，"Nanozymes: A clear definition with fuzzy edges", Nano Today, 40, 101269 (2021)

(39) Kingsley L. Wang and Juewen Liu*, "Factors and Methods to Modulate DNA Hybridization Kinetics", Biotechnology Journal, 5, 2000338 (2021)

(38) Zhen Zou, Libei He, Xiangxi Deng, Huangxiang Wang, Ziyun Huang, Qian Xue, Zhihe Qing,* Yanli Lei, Ronghua Yang,* and Juewen Liu, "Zn2+-Coordination-Driven RNA Assembly with Retained Integrity and Biological Functions"， Angewandte Chemie International Edition， 60, 22970-22976 (2021)

(37) Mohamad Zandieh and Juewen Liu*, "Metal-doped Polydopamine Nanoparticles for Highly Robust and Efficient DNA Adsorption and Sensing", Langmuir, 37, 8953–8960 (2021)

(36) Lifang Chen, Shuohui Xing, Yanli Lei, Qiaoshu Chen, Zhen Zou, Ke Quan, Zhihe Qing*, Juewen Liu and Ronghua Yang*, A Glucose-Powered Activatable Nanozyme Breaking pH and H2O2 Limitations for Treating Diabetic Infections, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60, 23534-23539 (2021)

(35) Lingzi Ma, Zhicheng Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Selection of a self-cleaving ribozyme activated in chemically and thermally denaturing environment", Chemical Communications, 57, 7641-7644 (2021)

(34) Zhicheng Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Packing DNA on gold nanoparticles by dehydration", Matter (Preview), 4, 2585-2586 (2021)

(33) Qiaoshu Chen, Yan-Wen Zhang, Hui Chen, Jianbo Liu* and Juewen Liu*, "Enhancing the Sensitivity of DNA and Aptamer Probes in the Dextran/PEG Aqueous Two-phase System", Analytical Chemistry, 93, 8577–8584 (2021)

(32) Yuqing Li, Xiaohan Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "Preparing Selective Nanozymes by Molecular Imprinting", Methods Molecular Biology, Vol. 2359, Antonio Martín-Esteban (Eds): Molecularly Imprinted Polymers, 2359, 223-232 (2021)

(31) Zhen Wang, Xumei Zhou, Yuqing Li, Zhicheng Huang, Jing Han, Gang Xie* and Juewen Liu*, "Sensing ATP: Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-67 Is Superior to Aptamers for Target Recognition", Analytical Chemistry, 93, 7707–7713 (2021)

(30) Runjhun Saran, Kyle A. Piccolo, Yanping He, Yongqiang Kang, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Chunying Wei, Da Chen, Thorsten Dieckmann,* and Juewen Liu*, "Thioflavin T fluorescence and NMR spectroscopy suggesting a non-G-quadruplex structure for a sodium binding aptamer embedded in DNAzymes", Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 99, 860–866 (2021)

(29) Yuqing Li, Hang Gao, Zengyao Qi, Zhicheng Huang, Lingzi Ma, Juewen Liu*, "Freezing-assisted Conjugation of Unmodified Diblock DNA to Hydrogel Nanoparticles and Monoliths for DNA and Hg2+ Sensing", Angewandte Chemie Internal Edition, 60, 12985-12991 (2021)

(28) Xinfeng Zhang, Hao Hu, Weiwei Liu, Yanying Wang, Juewen Liu and Peng Wu*, "Selective Heavy Atom Effect Forming Photosensitizing Hot Spots in Double-Stranded DNA Matrix", The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 12, 9205–9212 (2021)

(27) Jinyi Zhang, Yao Lin, Shihong Wu, Xiandeng Hou, Chengbin Zheng*, Peng Wu*, and Juewen Liu*, "Self-photo-oxidation for extending visible light absorption of carbon dots and oxidase-like activity", Carbon, 182, 537-544 (2021)

(26) Woohyun J. Moon, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Probing Metal-dependent Phosphate Binding for the Catalysis of the 17E DNAzyme", Biochemistry, 60, 1909–1918 (2021)

(25) Zijian Chen, Zhicheng Huang, Yuan-Ming Sun, Zhen-Lin Xu* and Juewen Liu*，”The Most Active Oxidase-mimicking Mn2O3 Nanozyme for Biosensor Signal Generation“，Chemistry-a European Journal, 27, 9597-9604 (2021)

(24) Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Metal Oxide-Based Nanozymes for Biosensing", in Nanozymes: Advances and Applications, Edited by Sundaram Gunasekaran, CRC Press/Taylor & Francis (2021)

(23) Mohamad Zandieh and Juewen Liu*, "Spherical Nucleic Acid Mediated Functionalization of Polydopamine-Coated Nanoparticles for Selective DNA Extraction and Detection", Bioconjugate Chemistry, 32, 801–809 (2021)

(22) Hualin Yang, Yu Zhou* and Juewen Liu*, "Porphyrin metalation catalyzed by DNAzymes and nanozymes", Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 8, 2183-2199 (2021)

(21) Fan He, Yudong Shen* and Juewen Liu*, "SYBR Green I promotes melamine binding to poly-thymine DNA and FRET-based ratiometric sensing", Analyst, 146, 1642-1649 (2021)

(20) Yufang Hu， Zhicheng Huang, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Hg(II) Adsorption on Gold Nanoparticles Dominates DNA-based Label-free Colorimetric Sensing", ACS Applied Nano Materials, 4, 1377–1384 (2021)

(19) Yilin Zhao, Haotian Li, Yaoqiang Wang, Yawen Wang, Zhecheng Huang, Haijia Su* and Juewen Liu*, "CeO2 Nanoparticles Transformation to Nanorods and Nanoflowers in Acids with Boosted Oxidative Catalytic Activity", ACS Applied Nano Materials, 4, 2098–2107 (2021)

(18) Anand Lopez and Juewen Liu*, “Nanomaterial and Aptamer Based Sensing: Target Binding Versus Target Adsorption Illustrated by the Detection of Adenosine and ATP on Metal Oxides and Graphene Oxide”, Analytical Chemistry, 93, 3018–3025 (2021)

(17) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "In vitro selection and application of lanthanide-dependent DNAzymes", Methods in Enzymology, Rare-earth element biochemistry, biology, and bio-applications Volume 650 (2021)

(16) Yongjie Yang, Weixuan Li and Juewen Liu*, "Review of recent progress on DNA-based biosensors for Pb2+ detection", Analytica Chimica Acta, 1147, 124-143 (2021)

(15) Lingzi Ma and Juewen Liu*, "DNAzyme-Based Biosensors for Metal Ion Detection", in Biocemical Sensors, Part I： Fundament and Development， Chapter 3, World Scientific Publishing Company (2021)

(14) Yibo Liu, Karla M. Castro Bravo and Juewen Liu*, "Targeted liposomal drug delivery: a nanoscience and biophysical perspective", Nanoscale Horizons, 6, 78-94 (2021)

(13) Wei-Rong Cui, Wei Jiang, Cheng-Rong Zhang, Ru-Ping Liang, Juewen Liu, and Jian-Ding Qiu*, "Regenerable Carbohydrazide-Linked Fluorescent Covalent Organic Frameworks for Ultrasensitive Detection and Removal of Mercury", ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8, 445–451 (2021)

(12) Anand Lopez, Yu Zhao, Zhicheng Huang, Yifan Guo, Shaokang Guan*, Yu Jia and Juewen Liu*, "Poly-cytosine DNA Strongly Anchoring on Graphene Oxide Due to Flexible Backbone Phosphate Interactions", Advanced Materials Interfaces, 8, 2001798 (2021)

(11) Zhen Wang, Zhicheng Huang, Jing Han, Gang Xie* and Juewen Liu*, "Polyvalent Metal ion Promoted Adsorption of DNA Oligonucleotides by Montmorillonite", Langmuir, 37, 1037–1044 (2021)

(10) Yongxi Zhao, Xiaolei Zuo, Qian Li, Feng Chen, Yan-Ru Chen, Jinqi Deng, Da Han, Changlong Hao, Fujian Huang, Yanyi Huang, Guoliang Ke, Hua Kuang, Fan Li, Jiang Li, Min Li, Na Li, Zhenyu Lin, Dingbin Liu, Juewen Liu, Libing Liu, Xiaoguo Liu, Chunhua Lu, Fang Luo, Xiuhai Mao, Jiashu Sun, Bo Tang, Fei Wang, Jianbin Wang, Lihua Wang, Shu Wang, Lingling Wu, Zai-Sheng Wu, Fan Xia, Chuanlai Xu, Yang Yang, Bi-Feng Yuan, Quan Yuan, Chao Zhang, Zhi Zhu, Chaoyong Yang, Xiao-Bing Zhang, Huanghao Yang, Weihong Tan & Chunhai Fan, "Nucleic Acids Analysis", Science China Chemistry, 64, 171–203 (2021)

(9) Feng Chen, Qiujun Lu, Linna Huang, Biwu Liu, Meiling Liu, Youyu Zhang* and Juewen Liu*, "DNA Triplex and Quadruplex Assembled Nanosensors for Correlating K+ and pH in Lysosomes", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 133, 5513-5518 (2021)

(8) Fang Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "Label-Free Colorimetric Biosensors Based on Aptamers and Gold Nanoparticles: A Critical Review", Analysis & Sensing, 1, 30-43 (2021)

(7) Xixia Liu, Yaoyao Hou, Sirui Chen and Juewen Liu*, "Controlling dopamine binding by the new aptamer for a FRET-based biosensor", Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 173, 112798 (2021)

(6) Zijian Chen, Zhicheng Huang, Song Huang, Jin-Lin Zhao, Yuanming Sun, Zhen-Lin Xu* and Juewen Liu*, "Effect of protein on the oxidase-like activity of CeO2 nanozymes for immunoassays", Analyst, 146, 864-873 (2021)

(5) Yuqing Li and Juewen Liu*, "Nanozyme’s Catching up: Activity, Specificity, Reaction Conditions and Reaction Types", Materials Horizons, 8, 336-350 (2021)

(4) Jennifer Moon, Yongjie Yang and Juewen Liu*, "Zn2+-dependent DNAzymes: From Solution Chemistry to Analytical, Materials and Therapeutic Applications", ChemBioChem, 22, 779-789 (2021). VIP paper

(3) Runjhun Saran, Zhicheng Huang and Juewen Liu*, “Phosphorothioate nucleic acids for probing metal binding, biosensing and nanotechnology”, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 428，213624 (2021) ICCC-2021 special issue

(2) Xixia Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Biosensors and Sensors for Dopamine Detection", VIEW, 2, 20200102 (2021)

(1) Lingzi Ma and Juewen Liu*, "DNAzymes as biosensors" in Ribozymes, edited by Sabine Muller, Benoit Masquida and Wade Wrinkler, Wiley, in press (2021)

2020

(63) Mohamad Zandieh and Juewen Liu*, "Cooperative Metal Ion Mediated Adsorption of Spherical Nucleic Acids with a large Hysteresis", Langmuir, 36, 14324–14332 (2020)

(62) Xiaoqi Tao, Fan He, Xixia Liu, Fang Zhang, Xin Wang, Yuanyuan Peng and Juewen Liu*, "Detection of chloramphenicol with aptamer-based colorimetric assay: critical evaluation of specific and unspecific binding of analyte molecules", Microchimica Acta, 187, 668 (2020)

(61) Zhicheng Huang, Yu Zhao, Biwu Liu, Shaokang Guan and Juewen Liu*, "Stronger Adsorption of Phosphorothioate DNA Oligonucleotides on Graphene Oxide by van der Waals Forces", Langmuir, 36, 13708–13715 (2020)

(60) Zhicheng Huang, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Enhancing the peroxidase-like activity and stability of gold nanoparticles by coating a partial iron phosphate shell", Nanoscale, 12, 22467-22472 (2020)

(59) Qiaoshu Chen, Yibo Liu, Jianbo Liu* and Juewen Liu*, "Liposome Boosted Peroxidase Mimicking Nanozymes Breaking the pH Limit", Chemistry, a European Journal, 26, 16659-16665 (2020)

(58) Kunfu Pi, Juewen Liu and Philippe van Cappellen, "Direct measurement of aqueous mercury(II): Combining DNA-based sensing with diffusive gradients in thin films", Environmental Science & Technology, 54, 13680–13689 (2020)

(57) Hualin Yang, Yu Zhou* and Juewen Liu*, "G-quadruplex DNA for construction of biosensors", TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 132, 116060 (2020)

(56) Yangyang Chang, Sheng Gao, Meng Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Designing signal-on sensors by regulating nanozyme activity", Analytical Methods, invited review, 12, 4708-4723 (2020)

(55) Yuqing Li and Juewen Liu*, "Sensing guanine and its derivatives: from molecular recognition to applications", Sensors and Actuators Reports, 2, 100020 (2020) invited review for the special issue to honor Professor Anthony Turner​.

(54) Zhihe Qing*, Ailing Bai, Lifang Chen, Shuohui Xing, Zhen Zou, Yanli Lei, Junbin Li, Juewen Liu, and Ronghua Yang*, An Activatable Nanoenzyme Reactor for Coenhanced Chemodynamic and Starving Therapy Against Tumor Hypoxia and Antioxidant Defense System, CCS Chemistry, 2, 1217–1230 (2020)

(53) Jiaojiao Zhou, Yuqing Li, Wenjing Wang, Zhicheng Lu, Heyou Han* and Juewen Liu*, "Kanamycin Adsorption on Gold Nanoparticles Dominates Its Label-free Colorimetric Sensing with Its Aptamer", Langmuir, 36, 11490–11498 (2020)

(52) Chi Zhang, Houchun Zhang, Peng Wu, Xinfeng Zhag* and Juewen Liu*, "Suppressing the Background Activity of Hemin for Boosting the Sensitivity of DNAzyme-based biosensors by SYBR Green I", Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 169， 112603 (2020)

(51) Mehal P. Kushalkar, Biwu Liu, and Juewen Liu*, "Promoting DNA Adsorption by Acids and Polyvalent Cations: Beyond Charge Screening", Langmuir, 36, 11183–11195 Invited Feature paper (2020)

(50) Yuqing Li and Juewen Liu*, "Aptamer-based strategies for recognizing adenine, adenosine, ATP and related compounds", Analyst, 145, 6753-6768 (2020)

(49) Shengqiang Hu, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Jianxiu Wang* and Juewen Liu*, "Dissecting the Effect of Salt for more Sensitive Label-free Colorimetric Detection of DNA Using Gold Nanoparticles", Analytical Chemistry, 92, 13354–13360 (2020)

(48) Fang Zhang, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Sensing Adenosine and ATP by Aptamers and Gold Nanoparticles: Opposite Trends of Color Change from Domination of Target Adsorption Instead of Aptamer Binding", ACS Sensors, 5, 2885–2893 (2020)

(47) Mohamad Zandieh, Blake M. Hagar and Juewen Liu*, "Interfacing DNA and Polydopamine Nanoparticles and Its Applications", Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, 37, 2000208 (2020)

(46) Xiaoqi Tao*, Xin Wang, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Conjugation of antibodies and aptamers on nanozymes for developing biosensors", Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 168, 112537 (2020) Biosensing progress and perspective in North America Special Issue

(45) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "In vitro Selection of Chemically Modified DNAzymes", ChemistryOpen, invited review, 9, 1046-1059 (2020)

(44) Woohyun J. Moon and Juewen Liu*, "Interfacing Catalytic DNA with Nanomaterials", Advanced Materials Interfaces, invited review, 7, 2001017 (2020)

(43) Xiaoqi Tao*, Yuanyuan Peng and Juewen Liu*, "Nanomaterial-based fluorescent biosensor for veterinary drug detection in foods", Journal of Food and Drug Analysis, 28, 7 (2020) Invited review for "Novel Approaches of Nanotechnology in Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences” special issue 

(42) Biwu Liu, Yu Zhao, Yu Jia and Juewen Liu*, "Heating Drives DNA to Hydrophobic Regions While Freezing to Hydrophilic Regions of Graphene Oxide for Highly Robust Biosensors", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142, 14702–14709 (2020)

(41) Yuqing Li and Juewen Liu*, "Highly Specific Recognition of Guanosine Using Engineered Base Excised Aptamers", Chemistry, a European Journal, 26, 13644-13651 (2020)

(40) Anand Lopez and Juewen Liu*, "Covalent and Noncovalent Functionalization of Graphene Oxide with DNA for Smart Sensing", Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2, 2000123 (2020) invited review

(39) Junlin Duan, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Interactions between gold, thiol and As(III) for colorimetric sensing", Analyst, 145, 5166-5173 (2020)

(38) Ruiqing Fang and Juewen Liu*, “Cleaving DNA by nanozymes", Journal of Materials Chemistry B, invited Perspective Article, 8, 7135-7142 (2020)

(37) Xixia Liu, Fan He, Fang Zhang, Zijie Zhang, Zhicheng Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Dopamine and Melamine Binding to Gold Nanoparticles Dominates Their Aptamer-based Label-free Colorimetric Sensing", Analytical Chemistry, 92, 9370–9378 (2020)

(36) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Jeffy Yang, Kellie Chong, Qianyi Ma, Miao Li, Fang Zhang, Woohyun J. Moon, Guomei Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "Good’s buffers have various affinities on gold nanoparticles regulating fluorescent and colorimetric DNA sensing", Chemical Science, 11, 6795-6804 (2020)

(35) Jinyi Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "Nanozyme-based luminescent detection", Luminescence, 35, 1185-1194 (invited review)

(34) Zhihe Qing, Guoyan Luo, Shuohui Xing, Zhen Zou, Yanli Lei, Juewen Liu* and Ronghua Yang*, "Pt-S Bond Mediated Nanoflares for High-Fidelity Intracellular Applications by Avoiding Thiol Cleavage", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59, 14044-14048 (2020)

(33) Wei Ren, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Donatien de Rochambeau, Woohyun J. Moon, Jinyi zhang, Mingsheng Lyu, Shujun Wang, Hanadi Sleiman, and Juewen Liu*, "Selection of a metal ligand modified DNAzyme for detecting Ni2+", Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 165, 112285 (2020)

(32) Hualin Yang, Dong Peng, Yu Zhou and Juewen Liu*, "Pb2+ as a Substrate and a Cofactor of a Porphyrin Metalation DNAzyme", ChemBioChem, 21, 2259-2263 (2020)

(31) Haiyan Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Self-limited Phosphatase-mimicking CeO2 Nanozymes", ChemNanoMat, 6, 947-952 (2020)

(30) Yilin Zhao, Haotian Li, Anand Lopez, Haijia Su* and Juewen Liu*, "Promotion and Inhibition of the Oxidase-mimicking Activity of Nanoceria by Phosphate, Polyphosphate and DNA", ChemBioChem, 21, 2178-2186 (2020)

(29) Zhicheng Huang, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "A high local DNA concentration for nucleating a DNA/Fe coordination shell on gold nanoparticles", Chemical Communications, 56, 4208-4211 (2020)

(28) Mohamad Zandieh and Juewen Liu*, "Transition Metal Mediated DNA Adsorption on Polydopamine Nanoparticles", Langmuir, 36, 3260–3267 (2020)

(27) Woohyun J. Moon, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "DNA-Enabled Heavy Metal Detection in Water", Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry, R.A. Meyers (Ed.).  (2020)

(26) Chunmei Li, Jinyi Zhang, Hui Jiang, Xuemei Wang* and Juewen Liu*, "Orthogonal Adsorption of Carbon Dots and DNA on Nanoceria", Langmuir, 36, 2474-2481 (2020)

(25) Rong Wu, Huaping Peng, Jun-Jie Zhu, Li-ping Jiang*, and Juewen Liu*, "Attaching DNA to gold nanoparticles with a protein corona", Frontiers in Chemistry, section Nanoscience, 8, 121 (2020)

(24) Yuqing Li, Biwu Liu, Zhicheng Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Engineering base-excised aptamers for highly specific recognition of adenosine", Chemical Science, 11, 2735-2743 (2020)

(23) Wei-Rong Cui, Cheng-Rong Zhang, Wei Jiang, Fang-Fang Li, Ru-Ping Liang, Juewen Liu, and Jian-Ding Qiu*, "Regenerable and stable sp2 carbon-conjugated covalent organic frameworks for selective detection and extraction of uranium", Nature Communications, 11, 436 (2020)

(22) Mengzhao Jiao, Zhengjun Li, Xianglai Li, Zijie Zhang, Qipeng Yuan, Frank Vriesekoop, Hao Liang*, and Juewen Liu*, "Solving the H2O2 by-product problem using a catalase-mimicking nanozyme cascade to enhance glycolic acid oxidase", Chemical Engineering Journal, 388, 124249 (2020)

(21) Wei Ren, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Meilin He, Mingsheng Lyu, Changhai Wang*, Shujun Wang* and Juewen Liu*, "Sensitivity of a classic DNAzyme for Pb2+ modulated by cations, anions and buffers", Analyst, 145, 1384-1388 (2020)

(20) Yangyang Chang, Meng Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Highly Selective Fluorescent Sensing of Phosphite through Recovery of Poisoned Nickel Oxide Nanozyme", Analytical Chemistry, 92, 3118-3124 (2020)

(19) Peng Yang, Yongya Li, Sean Mason, Fangfang Chen, Junbo Chen, Rongxing Zhou, Juewen Liu, Xiandeng Hou, Feng Li*, "A concentric DNA amplifier that streamlines in-solution biorecognition and on-particle biocatalysis", Analytical Chemistry, 92, 3220-3227 (2020)

(18) Fang Zhang, Biwu Liu, Anand Lopez, Shaoyun Wang and Juewen Liu*, "Opposite salt-dependent stability of i-motif and duplex reflected in a single DNA hairpin nanomachine", Nanotechnology, 31, 195503 (2020)

(17) Jinyi Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "Light-activated nanozymes: catalytic mechanisms and applications", Nanoscale, 12, 2914-2923 (2020)

(16) Zhen Zou, Ziling Luo, Xuan Xu, Sheng Yang, Zhihe Qing, Juewen Liu and Ronghua Yang*, "Photoactivatable Fluorescent Probes for Spatiotemporal-Controlled Biosensing and Imaging", Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 125, 115811 (2020)

(15) Yibo Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Leakage and Rupture of Lipid Membranes by Charged Polymers and Nanoparticles", Langmuir, 36, 810-818 (2020)

(14) Tieli Zhou, Jinyi Zhang, Biwu Liu, Shihong Wu, Peng Wu and Juewen Liu*, "Nucleoside-based fluorescent carbon dots for discrimination of metal ions", Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 8, 3640-3646 (2020)

(13) Yanyang Chang, Biwu Liu, Zhicheng Huang, Yibo Liu, Meng Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Yttrium Oxide as a Strongly Adsorbing but Non-quenching Surface for DNA Oligonucleotides", Langmuir, 36, 1034-1042 (2020)

(12) Yawen Wang*, Tongtong Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Synergistically Boosted Degradation of Organic Dyes by CeO2 Nanoparticles with Fluoride at low pH", ACS Applied Nano Materials, 3, 842-849 (2020)

(11) Jinyi Zhang, Shihong Wu, Lingzi Ma, Peng Wu* and Juewen Liu*, "Graphene Oxide as a Photocatalytic Nuclease Mimicking Nanozyme for DNA Cleavage", Nano Research, 13, 455–460 (2020)

(10) Xinfeng Zhang, Xiaoya Fan, Yanying Wang, Fengjie Lei, Lin Li, Juewen Liu* and Peng Wu*, "Highly Stable Colorimetric Sensing by Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles with SYBR Green I：from Charge Screening to Charge Neutralization", Analytical Chemistry, 92, 1455-1462 (2020)

(9) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Donatien de Rochambeau, Hanadi Sleiman and Juewen Liu*, "Target Self-enhanced Selectivity in Metal-specific DNAzymes", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59, 3573-3577 (2020)

(8) Yuqing Li, Zijie Zhang, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Incorporation of Boronic Acid into Aptamer-based Molecularly Imprinted Hydrogels for Highly Specific Recognition of Adenosine", ACS Applied Bio Materials, 3, 2568–2576 (2020)

(7) Anand Lopez and Juewen Liu*, "DNA-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles", 21st Century Nanoscience – A Handbook: Bioinspired Systems and Methods (Volume 7) - Chapter 10, Edited by Klaus D. Sattler (2020)

(6) Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Molecular Detection Using Nanozymes", in Nanostructure Science and Technology., Xiyun Yan (Eds): Nanozymology, Spinger, Page 395-424 (2020)

(5) Wei Ren, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Meilin He, Mingsheng Lyu, Shujun Wang*, Changhai Wang*, and Juewen Liu*, "The Two Classic Pb2+-selective DNAzymes Are Related: Rational Evolution for Understanding Metal Selectivity", ChemBioChem, 21, 1293-1297 (2020)

(4) Lingzi Ma and Juewen Liu*, "Catalytic nucleic acids: biochemistry, chemical biology, biosensors and nanotechnology", iScience, 23, 100815 (2020) invited review.

(3) Huaping Peng, Zhongnan Huang, Haohua Deng, Weihua Wu, Kaiyuan Huang, Zhenglian Li, Wei Chen*, and Juewen Liu*, "Dual-enhanced Gold Nanocluster Electrochemiluminescence: Electrocatalytic Excitation and Aggregation-induced Emission", Angewande Chemie International Edition, 59, 9982-9985 (2020)

(2) Woohyun J. Moon and Juewen Liu*, "Replacing Mg2+ by Fe2+ for RNA-cleaving DNAzymes", ChemBioChem, 21, 401-407 (2020)

(1) Kunfu Pi, Juewen Liu and Philippe van Cappellen*, "A DNA-based biosensor for aqueous Hg(II): Performance under variable pH, temperature and competing ligand composition", Journal of Hazardous Materials, 385， 121572 (2020)

2019

(48) Jinyi Zhang, Shihong Wu, Xiaomei Lu, Peng Wu* and Juewen Liu*, "Lanthanide BoostedSinglet Oxygen from Diverse Photosensitizers along with Potent Photocatalytic Oxidation", ACS Nano, 12， 14152-14161(2019)

(47) Yibo Zhou, Sheng Yang*, Yue Xiao, Zhen Zou, Zhihe Qing, Juewen Liu and Ronghua Yang*, "Cytoplasmic Protein-Powered In Situ Fluorescence Amplification for Intracellular Assay of Low-Abundance Analyte", Analytical Chemistry, 91, 15179-15186 (2019)

(46) Shengqiang Hu, Liujuan Tong, Jianxiu Wang*, Xinyao Yi* and Juewen Liu*, "NIR Light-Responsive Hollow Porous Gold Nanospheres for Controllable Pressure-based Sensing and Photothermal Therapy of Cancer Cells", Analytical Chemistry, 91, 15418-15424 (2019)

(45) Xuejuan Ma, Jinyi Zhang, Yaodong Zhang* and Juewen Liu*, "Adsorption Promoted Aggregation-Induced Emission Showing Strong Dye Lateral Interactions", Langmuir, 35, 16304-16311 (2019)

(44) Fang Zhang, Shaoyun Wang* and Juewen Liu*, "Gold Nanoparticles Adsorb DNA and Aptamer Probes Too Strongly, and a Comparison with Graphene Oxide for Biosensing", Analytical Chemistry, 91, 14743-14750 (2019)

(43) Wang Li, Zihao Chen, Jiali Ren, Tao Yang*, Qinlu Lin* and Juewen Liu*, "A portable device enabling fluorescent-to-electric resistant transduction for selective Cr3+ detection based on its slow ligand bind kinetics", Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 304, 127283 (2020).

(42) Yawen Wang, Jianzhong Yang, Yilin Zhao and Juewen Liu*, "Intentional hydrolysis to overcome the hydrolysis problem: detection of Ce(IV) by producing oxidase-like nanozymes with F-", Chemical Communications, 55, 13434-13437 (2019)

(41) Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Sensors and biosensors based on metal oxide nanomaterials", Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 121, 115690 (2019)

(40) Yuqing Li, Zijie Zhang, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Adsorption of DNA Oligonucleotides by Boronic Acid Functionalized Hydrogel Nanoparticles", Langmuir, 35, 13727-13734 (2019)

(39) Sona Jain*, Thyago Goís Melo, Silvio Santana Dolabella and Juewen Liu*, "Current and emerging tools for detecting protozoan cysts and oocysts in water", Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 121, 115695 (2019)

(38) Fang Xu, Qinwei Lu, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Nanoceria as a DNase I mimicking nanozyme", Chemical Communications, 55, 13215-13218 (2019)

(37) Rong Wu, Li-Ping Jiang, Jun-Jie Zhu* and Juewen Liu*, "Effects of Small Molecules on DNA Adsorption by Gold Nanoparticles and a Case Study of Tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine (TCEP)", Langmuir, 35, 13461-13468 (2019)

(36) Yilin, Zhao, Yawen Wang, Avi Mathur, Yaoqiang Wang, Vivek Maheshwari, Haijia Su* and Juewen Liu*, "Fluoride-capped nanoceria as highly efficient oxidase-mimicking nanozyme: inhibiting product adsorption and increasing oxygen vacancy", Nanoscale, 11, 17841-17850 (2019)

(35) Anand Lopez and Juewen Liu*, "Coordination nanoparticles formed by fluorescent 2-aminopurine and Au3+: stability and nanozyme activities", Journal of Analysis and Testing, 3, 219–227 (2019)

(34) Anand Lopez, Biwu Liu, Zhicheng Huang, Fang Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "Fluorescein-Stabilized i-motif DNA and Its Unfolding Leading to Stronger Adsorption Affinity", Langmuir, 35, 11932-11939 (2019)

(33) Dong Peng, Yuqing Li, Zhicheng Huang, Ru-Ping Liang, Jian-Ding Qiu* and Juewen Liu*, "Efficient DNA-Catalyzed Porphyrin Metalation for Fluorescent Ratiometric Pb2+ Detection", Analytical Chemistry, 91, 11403-11408 (2019)

(32) Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Interface Driven Hybrid Materials based on DNA-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles", Matter, 1, 825-847 (2019)

(31) Yibo Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Growing a Nucleotide/lanthanide Coordination Polymer Shell on Liposomes", Langmuir, 35, 11217-11224 (2019)

(30) Yuancong Xu, Kunlun Huang, Anand Lopez, Wentao Xu* and Juewen Liu*, "Freezing promoted hybridization of very short DNA oligonucleotides", Chemical Communications, 55, 10300-10303 (2019)

(29) Chenghua Zong and Juewen Liu*, "The Arsenic Binding Aptamer Cannot Bind Arsenic: Critical Evaluation of Aptamer Selection and Binding", Analytical Chemistry, 91, 10887-10893 (2019)

(28) Asma Iqbal, Juewen Liu, Brent Dixon, Bahram Zargar and Syed Sattar, "Development and application of DNA-aptamer-coupled magnetic beads and aptasensors for the detection of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in drinking and recreational water resources", Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 65, 851-857 (2019)

(27) Dong Peng, Ru-Ping Liang, Jian-Ding Qiu* and Juewen Liu*, "Robust colorimetric detection of Cu2+ by excessed nucleotide coordinated nanozymes", Journal of Analysis and Testing, 3, 260–268 (2019)

(26) Anand Lopez and Juewen Liu*, "Fluorescence Polarization for Probing DNA Adsorption by Nanomaterials and Fluorophore/DNA Interactions", Langmuir, 35, 9954-9961 (2019)

(25) Zhicheng Huang, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Mn2+-assisted DNA Oligonucleotide Adsorption on Ti2C MXene Nanosheets", Langmuir, 35, 9858-9866 (2019)

(24) Huaping Peng, Zhongnan Huang, Yilun Sheng, Xiangping Zhang, Haohua Deng, Wei Chen,* and Juewen Liu*, "Pre-oxidation of Gold Nanoclusters Reaches 66% Anodic Electrochemiluminescence Yield and Drives Mechanistic Insights", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58, 11691-11694 (2019)

(23) Lingzi Ma, Sanjana Kartik, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "From general base to general acid catalysis in a sodium-specific DNAzyme by a guanine-to-adenine mutation", Nucleic Acids Research, 47, 8154–8162 (2019)

(22) Dai Li, Sarah L. Garisto, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Jeffy Yang, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Fluorescent detection of fluoride by CeO2 nanozyme oxidation of Amplex Red", Inorganic Chemistry Communications (invited paper for the special issue of Inorganic Nanomaterials for Sensing Applications), 106, 38-42 (2019)

(21) Zijie Zhang, Leslie Bragg, Mark R. Servos and Juewen Liu*, "Gold nanoparticles as dehydrogenase mimicking nanozymes for estradiol degradation", Chinese Chemical Letters, 30, 1655-1658 (2019)

(20) Lide Gu, Wanli Yan, Hangjie Wu, Shihui Fan, Wei Ren, Shujun Wang*, Mingsheng Lyu* and Juewen Liu*, "Selection of DNAzymes for Sensing Aquatic Bacteria: Vibrio Anguillarum", Analytical Chemistry, 91, 7887-7893 (2019)

(19) Chenghua Zong, Zijie Zhang, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Adsorption of Arsenite on Gold Nanoparticles Studied with DNA Oligonucleotide Probes", Langmuir, 35, 7304-7311 (2019)

(18) Biwu Liu, and Juewen Liu*, "Freezing Driven DNA Adsorption on Gold Nanoparticles: Tolerating Extremely Low Salt Concentration but Requiring High DNA Concentration", Langmuir, 35, 6476-6482 (2019)

(17) Shengqiang Hu, Jianxiu Wang* and Juewen Liu*, "Unified Etching and Protection of Faceted Silver Nanostructures by DNA Oligonucleotides", Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123, 12015-12022 (2019)

(16) Juewen Liu*, "Freezing DNA for Controlling Bio/nano Interfaces and Catalysis", General Chemistry, 5, 190008 (2019) invited Perspective

(15) Yanping He, Yangyang Chang, Da Chen* and Juewen Liu*, "Probing Local Folding Allows for Robust Metal Sensing based on a Na+-specific DNAzyme", ChemBioChem, 20, 2241-2247 (2019)

(14) Jinyi Zhang, Shihong Wu, Xiaomei Lu, Peng Wu* and Juewen Liu*, "Manganese as a Catalytic Mediator for Photo-oxidation and Breaking the pH Limitation of Nanozymes", Nano Letters, 19, 3214-3220 (2019)

(13) Jia Chen, Li Wang, Yanni Huang, Zhan Li, Haijuan Zhang, Mohammad Chand Ali, Juewen Liu*, Xingguo Chen, and Hongdeng Qiu*, "Combustion-Reduction Yielding Nanoporous Graphene/Cuprous Oxide Nanocomposite for Chemiluminescence Sensing of NADH", Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 290, 15-22 (2019)

(12) Shengqiang Hu, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Jianxiu Wang* and Juewen Liu*, "Phosphorothioate DNA mediated sequence-insensitive etching and ripening of silver nanoparticles", Frontiers in Chemistry, 7, 198 (2019)

(11) Yanping He, Yibo Zhou, Da Chen* and Juewen Liu*, "Global Folding of a Na+-Specific DNAzyme Studied by FRET", ChemBioChem, 20, 385-393 (2019)

(10) Zijie Zhang, Yuqing Li, Xiaohan Zhang, and Juewen Liu*, "Molecularly imprinted nanozymes with faster catalytic activity and better specificity", Nanoscale, 11, 4854-4863 (2019)

(9) Yanping He, Anand Lopez, Zijie Zhang, Ronghua Yang, Da Chen* and Juewen Liu*, "Nucleotide and DNA coordinated lanthanides: from fundamentals to applications", Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 387, 235-248 (2019)

(8) Sona Jain, Zhicheng Huang, Brent R. Dixon, Syed Sattar and Juewen Liu*, "Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst directed assembly of gold nanoparticles and graphene oxide", Frontiers of Chemical Science & Engineering, 13, 608–615 (2019)

(7) Lingzi Ma and Juewen Liu*, "An In Vitro Selected DNAzyme Mutant Highly Specific for Na+ in Slightly Acidic Conditions", ChemBioChem, 20, 537-542 (2019) (VIP paper)

(6) Ge Gao, Can Liu, Sona Jain, Hai Wang, Dai Li, Wenling Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "Potential Use of Aptamers for Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer", Journal of Drug Targeting, 27, 853-865 (2019)

(5) Zijie Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "Molecular Imprinting with Functional DNA", Small, 15, 1805246 (2019)

(4) Biwu Liu, Tianyi Wu, Zhicheng Huang, Yibo Liu, and Juewen Liu*, "Freezing-directed Stretching and Alignment of DNA Oligonucleotides", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58, 2109-2113 (2019)

(3) Xiaoshun Wang, Xiaoqiu Li, Hui Wang, Xiaohan Zhang, Lei Zhang, Feng Wang* and Juewen Liu*, "Charge and Coordination Directed Liposome Fusion onto SiO2 and TiO2 Nanoparticles", Langmuir, 35, 1672–1681 (2019)

(2) Shengqiang Hu, Tiantian Yi, Zhicheng Huang, Biwu Liu, Jianxiu Wang*, Xinyao Yi*, and Juewen Liu*, "Etching silver nanoparticles by DNA", Materials Horizons, 6, 155-159 (2019)

(1) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Woohyun J. Moon and Juewen Liu*, "Instantaneous Iodine-assisted DNAzyme Cleavage of phosphorothioate RNA", Biochemistry, 58, 422–429 (2019)

2018

(34) Xiuzhong Wang, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "DNA-functionalized Nanoceria for Probing Oxidation of Phosphorus Compounds", Langmuir, 34, 15871–15877, 2018

(33) Jinyi Zhang, Xiaomei Lu, Dandan Tang, Shihong Wu, Xiandeng Hou, Juewen Liu* and Peng Wu*, "Phosphorescent Carbon Dots for Highly Efficient Oxygen Photosensitization and as Photooxidative Nanozymes", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10, 40808–40814 (2018)

(32) Heye Wang, Xiaohan Zhang, Yibo Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Stabilization of Liposomes by Perfluorinated Compounds", ACS Omega, 3，15353–15360 (2018)

(31) Lide Gu, Runjhun Saran, Wanli Yan, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Shujun Wang, Mingsheng Lyu* and Juewen Liu*, "Reselection yielding a smaller and more active silver-specific DNAzyme", ACS Omega, 3， 15174-15181 (2018)

(30) Dai Li, Biwu Liu, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Zijie Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "Highly active fluorogenic oxidase-mimicking NiO nanozymes", Chemical Communications, 54， 12519-12522 (2018)

(29) Yanping He, Da Chen*, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Yibo Zhou, Lingzi Ma, Kexin Xu, Ronghua Yang and Juewen Liu*, "Misfolding of a DNAzyme for ultrahigh sodium selectivity over potassium", Nucleic Acids Research, 46，10262-10271 (2018)

(28) Yingcai Meng, Peng Liu, Wenhu Zhou*, Jinsong Ding* and Juewen Liu, "Bioorthogonal DNA Adsorption on Polydopamine Nanoparticles Mediated by Metal Coordination for Highly Robust Sensing in Serum and Living Cells", ACS Nano, 12， 9070–9080 (2018)

(27) Li Xu*, Peipei Zhang, Yan Liu, Xiaoqiang Fang, Zijie Zhang, Yibo Liu, Lulu Peng and Juewen Liu*, "Continuously Tunable Nucleotide/Lanthanide Coordination Nanoparticles for DNA Adsorption and Sensing", ACS Omega, 3， 9043–9051 (2018)

(26) Lei Chen, Biwu Liu, Zhang-Run Xu and Juewen Liu*, "NiO Nanoparticles for Exceptionally Stable DNA Adsorption and its Extraction from Biological Fluids", Langmuir, 34, 9314–9321 (2018)

(25) Wang Li, Siyi Chen, Dong Xu, Qian Wen, Tao Yang* and Juewen Liu*, DNA as a Substrate and an Enzyme: Direct Profiling Methyltransferase Activity by Cytosine Methylation of a DNAzyme, Chemistry, a European Journal, 24， 14500-14505 (2018)

(24) Anand Lopez and Juewen Liu*, "DNA Oligonucleotide Functionalized Liposomes: Bioconjugate Chemistry, Biointerfaces and Applications", Langmuir, 34, 15000–15013 (2018)

(23) Xiuzhong Wang, Anand Lopez and Juewen Liu*, "Adsorption of Phosphate and Polyphosphate on Nanoceria Probed by DNA Oligonucleotides", Langmuir, 34, 7899–7905 (2018)

(22) Zijie Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "Intracellular delivery of a molecularly imprinted peroxidase mimicking DNAzyme for selective oxidation", Materials Horizons, 5， 738-744 (2018)

(21) Biwu Liu, Zhicheng Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Polyvalent Spherical Nucleic Acids for Universal Display of Functional DNA with Ultrahigh Stability", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57, 9439-9442 (2018). (hot paper!)

(20) Yibo Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Cu2+-directed Liposome Membrane Fusion, Positive Stain Electron Microscopy and Oxidation", Langmuir, 34, 7545-7553 (2018)

(19) Xiaohan Zhang, Anand Lopez, Yibo Liu, Feng Wang and Juewen Liu*, "Interactions between citrate-capped gold nanoparticles and polymersome", Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 51, 244001 (2018) (invited paper for the Special Issue of liposome nanoparticle interactions).

(18) Xiuru Liu, Xiaoqiu Li, Wu Xu, Xiaohan Zhang, Zhicheng Huang, Feng Wang* and Juewen Liu*, "Sub-Angstrom Gold Nanoparticle/Liposome Interfaces Controlled by Halides", Langmuir, 34, 6628-6635 (2018).

(17) Li Xu*, Zijie Zhang, Xiaoqiang Fang, Yibo Liu, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Robust Hydrogels from Lanthanide Nucleotide Coordination with Evolving Nanostructures for Highly Stable Protein Encapsulation", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10, 14321-14330 (2018).

(16) Biwu Liu, Peng Wu, Zhicheng Huang, Lingzi Ma and Juewen Liu*, "Bromide as a Robust Backfiller on Gold for Precise Control of DNA Conformation and High Stability of Spherical Nucleic Acids", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140， 4499–4502, 2018.

(15) Tianmeng Yu, Wenhu Zhou and Juewen Liu*, "A RNA-cleaving Catalytic DNA Accelerated by Freezing", ChemBioChem, 19， 1012-1017 (2018).

(14) Tianmeng Yu, Wenhu Zhou and Juewen Liu*, "Screening of DNAzyme mutants for highly sensitive and selective detection of calcium in milk", Analytical Methods, 10, 1740-1746 (2018).

（13） Yibo Liu, Feng Wang* and Juewen Liu*, "Headgroup Inversed Liposomes: Biointerfaces, Supported Bilayers and Applications", Langmuir, invited Feature Article, 34， 9337–9348 (2018)

(12) Zijie Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "An engineered one-site aptamer with higher sensitivity for label-free detection of adenosine on graphene oxide", Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 96, 957-963 (2018)

(11) Liu Wang, Zhicheng Huang, Yibo Liu, Jian Wu* and Juewen Liu*, "Fluorescent DNA Probing Nanoscale MnO2: Adsorption, Dissolution by Thiol and Nanozyme Activity", Langmuir, 34, 3094–3101，2018.

(10) Liu Wang, Zhicheng Huang, Rui Wang, Yibo Liu, Cheng Qian, Jian Wu* and Juewen Liu*, "Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanosheets for Visual Monitoring PCR Rivaling a Real-Time PCR Instrument", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10, 4409–4418, 2018.

(9) Liu Wang, Zijie Zhang, Biwu Liu, Yibo Liu, Anand Lopez, Jian Wu* and Juewen Liu*, "Interfacing DNA Oligonucleotides with calcium phosphate and other metal phosphates", Langmuir, 34, 14975–14982 (2018)

(8) Zhicheng Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Length-Dependent Diblock DNA with Poly-C as High Affinity Anchors on Graphene Oxide", Langmuir, 24， 1171–1177, 2018.

(7) Wenhu Zhou* and Juewen Liu*, "Multi-metal-dependent nucleic acid enzymes", Metallomics, invited Critical Review, 10，30-48 (2018)

(6) Yibo Zhou, Zhicheng Huang, Ronghua Yang and Juewen Liu*, "Selection and Screening of DNA Aptamers for Inorganic Nanomaterials", invited Concept paper, Chemistry-a European Journal, 24, 2525-2532 (2018)

(5) Tianmeng Yu, Wenhu Zhou and Juewen Liu*, "Ultrasensitive DNAzyme-based Ca2+ Detection Boosted by Ethanol and a Solvent Compatible Scaffold for Aptazyme Design", ChemBioChem, 19, 31-36 (2018)

(4) Biwu Liu, Lingzi Ma, Zhicheng Huang, Hao Hu, Peng Wu, Juewen Liu*, "Janus DNA Orthogonal Adsorption of Graphene Oxide and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Enabling Stable Sensing in Serum", Materials Horizons, 5, 65-69 (2018)

(3) Runjhun Saran, Lu Yao, Peter Hoang and Juewen Liu*, "Folding of the silver aptamer in a DNAzyme probed by 2-aminopurine fluorescence", Biochimie, 145, 145-150, 2018 (invited paper for the Special Issue of Aptamer Technology and Applications).

(2) Zijie Zhang, Kiyoshi Morishita, David Lin, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Nucleotide coordination with 14 lanthanides studied by isothermal titration calorimetry", Chinese Chemical Letters, 29， 151-156 (2018)

(1) Xinfeng Zhang, Li Deng, Chengpeng Huang, Jinyi Zhang, Xiandeng Hou, Peng Wu* and Juewen Liu*, "Photosensitization of Molecular Oxygen on Graphene Oxide for Ultrasensitive Signal Amplification", Chemistry-a European Journal, 24, 2602-2608 (2018)

2017

(29) Zijie Zhang, Yibo Liu, Xiaohan Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "A Cell-Mimicking Structure Converting Analog Volume Changes to Digital Colorimetric Output with Molecular Selectivity", Nano Letters, 17, 7926 (2017)

(28) Yibo Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Zn2+ Induced Irreversible Aggregation, Stacking and Leakage of Choline Phosphate Liposomes", Langmuir, 33, 14472-14479 (2017)

(27) Yibo Zhou, Biwu Liu, Ronghua Yang and Juewen Liu*, "Filling in the Gaps between Nanozymes and Enzymes: Challenges and Opportunities", Bioconjugate Chemistry, invited Topical Review paper, 28, 2903-2909 (2017)

(26) Huan Ma, Wang Li, Wenhu Zhou and Juewen Liu*, "Site-selective Labeling of Cr3+ as a Quencher on DNA for Molecular Beacons", ChemPlusChem, 82, 1224-1230, 2017.

(25) Ge Gao, Yingli Cao, Wei Liu, Dai Li, Wenhu Zhou and Juewen Liu*, "Fluorescent sensors for sodium Ions", Analytical Methods, 9, 5570-5579, 2017.

(24) Yibo Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Hybrid nanomaterials of WS2 or MoS2 nanosheets with liposomes: biointerfaces and multiplexed drug delivery", Nanoscale, 9, 13187-13194, 2017.

(23) Wenhu Zhou, Jinsong Ding and Juewen Liu*, "Splitting a DNAzyme enabling Na+-dependent FRET signal from the embedded aptamer", Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 15, 6959-6966, 2017 (invited article for the Special Issue on Nucleic Acid Modifications)

(22) Anand Lopez and Juewen Liu*, "Self-assembly of Nucleobase, Nucleoside and Nucleotide Coordination Polymers: from Synthesis to Applications", ChemNanoMat, 3, 670-684, 2017 (invited Review article for the Special Issue on the Self-Assembly of Nanostructures)

(21) Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Freezing Directed Construction of Bio/nano Interfaces: Reagentless Conjugation, Denser Spherical Nucleic Acids, and Better Nano-flares", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139, 9471–9474 (2017) (open access)

(20) Wenhu Zhou, Runjhun Saran, Jinsong Ding and Juewen Liu*, "Two Completely Different Mechanisms for Highly Specific Na+ Recognition by DNAzymes", ChemBioChem, 18, 1828–1835 (2017)

(19) Zijie Zhang, Olatunji Oni and Juewen Liu*, "New insights into a classic aptamer: binding sites, cooperativity and more sensitive adenosine detection", Nucleic Acids Research, 45, 7593-7601 (2017) (open access)

(18) Wenhu Zhou, Runjhun Saran and Juewen Liu*, "Metal Sensing by DNA", Chemical Reviews, 117, 8272–8325 (2017) (open access)

(17) Li Xu*, Wenhu Zhou and Juewen Liu*, "Enhanced DNA Sensitized Tb3+ luminescence in Organic Solvents for More Sensitive Detection", Analytica Chimica Acta, 977, 44-51 (2017)

(16) Shuya Li, Feng Wang*, Xiaoqi Li, Jing Chen, Xiaohan Zhang, Yucai Wang* and Juewen Liu*, "Dipole Orientation Matters: Longer-circulating Choline Phosphate than Phosphocholine Liposomes for Enhanced Tumor Targeting", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9, 17736–17744 (2017)

(15) Wang Li*, Zijie Zhang, Wenhu Zhou and Juewen Liu*, "Kinetic Discrimination of Metal Ions Using DNA for Highly Sensitive and Selective Cr3+ Detection", ACS Sensors, 2, 663-669 (2017)

(14) Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Methods for preparing DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticles, a key reagent of bioanalytical chemistry", Analytical Methods, 9, 2633-2643 (2017) (invited paper for celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Chemistry Conference and the 150th birthday of Canada)

(13) Chang Lu, Zhicheng Huang (co-first author), Biwu Liu, Yibo Liu, Yibin Ying and Juewen Liu*, "Poly-C DNA as a High Affinity Ligand for Inorganic Nanomaterials", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56, 6208–6212 (2017).

(12) Zijie Zhang, Xiaohan Zhang, Biwu Liu and Liu, Juewen*, "Molecular Imprinting on Inorganic Nanozymes for Hundred-fold Enzyme Specificity", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139, 5412-5419 (2017)

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(11) Runjhun Saran, Kimberly Kleinke, Wenhu Zhou, Tianmeng Yu and Liu, Juewen*, "A Silver-Specific DNAzyme with a New Silver Aptamer and Salt-Promoted Activity", Biochemistry, 56, 1955–1962 (2017)

(10) Samaneh Shadmehr, Michael Coleman, Biwu Liu, Juewen Liu and Xiaowu (Shirley) Tang*, "Reversible gating of ion transport through DNA-functionalized carbon nanotube membranes", RSC Advances, 7, 611-616 (2017)

(9) Anand Lopez, Yifei Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "Tuning DNA adsorption affinity and density on metal oxide and phosphate for improved arsenate detection", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 493, 249–256 (2017)

(8) Wenhu Zhou, Runjhun Saran, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Jinsong Ding and Juewen Liu*, "An Exceptionally Selective DNA Cooperatively Binding Two Ca2+ Ions", ChemBioChem, 18, 518-522. (journal back cove)

(7) Wenhu Zhou, Jinsong Ding and Juewen Liu*, "Theranostic DNAzymes", Theranostics, invited review paper for the Special Issue: Biomolecular and biomimetic materials for theranostics, 7, 1010-1025 (2017) (open access).

(6) Chang Lu, Yibo Liu, Yibin Yin and Juewen Liu*, "Comparison of MoS2, WS2 and Graphene Oxide for DNA Adsorption and Sensing", Langmuir, 33, 630–637 (2017)

(5) Tianmeng Yu, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Adsorption of Selenite and Selenate by Metal Oxides Studied with Fluorescent DNA Probes for Analytical Application", Journal of Analysis and Testing, invited article for the inaugural issue of the journal as an Editorial Board member, 1. 2 (2017) [journal cover]

(4) Hao Liang*, Feifei Lin, Zijie Zhang, Biwu Liu, Shuhui Jiang, Qipeng Yuan and Juewen Liu*, "Multicopper Laccase Mimicking Nanozymes with Nucleotides as Ligands", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9, 1352-1360 (2017)

(3) Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Surface modification of nanozymes", Nano Research,10, 1125–1148 (2017) invited review.

(2) Zijie Zhang, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Molecular Imprinting for Substrate Selectivity and Enhanced Activity of Enzyme Mimics", Small, 13, 1602730 (2017)

(1) Wenhu Zhou, Jinsong Ding and Juewen Liu*, "2-Aminopurine-modified DNA homopolymers for robust and sensitive detection of mercury and silver", Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 87, 171-177 (2017)

2016

(31) Yibo Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Adsorption of Nanoceria by Phosphocholine Liposomes", Langmuir, 32, 13276–13283 (2016)

(30) Zhicheng Huang, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Parallel Poly-adenine Duplex Formation at Low pH Facilitates DNA Conjugation onto Gold Nanoparticles", Langmuir, 32, 11986–11992 (2016)

(29) Chang Lu, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Biwu Liu, Yibin Ying,* and Juewen Liu*, "Comparing Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide for DNA Adsorption and Sensing", Langmuir, 32, 10776–10783 (2016)

(28) Wenhu Zhou, Jinsong Ding and Juewen Liu*, "A highly specific sodium aptamer probed by 2-aminopurine for robust Na+ sensing", Nucleic Acids Research, 44, 10377-10385 , open access (2016)

(27) Biwu Liu, Shehan Salgado, Vivek Maheshwari* and Juewen Liu*, "DNA adsorbed on graphene and graphene oxide: fundamental interactions, desorption and applications", Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, 26, 41-49 (2016)

(26) Kimberly Kleinke, Runjhun Saran, and Juewen Liu*, "Label-Free Ag+ Detection by Enhancing DNA Sensitized Tb3+ Luminescence", Sensors, invited paper of Nanobiosensing for Sensors (open access), 16, 1370 (2016)

(25) Feng Wang, Xiaohan Zhang, Yibo Liu, Zhi Yuan (William) Lin, Biwu Liu, and Juewen Liu*, "Profiling Metal Oxides with Lipids: Magnetic Liposomal Nanoparticles Displaying DNA and Proteins", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 55, 12063–12067 (2016).

(24) Wenhu Zhou, Tianmeng Yu, Mahsa Vazin, Jinsong Ding and Juewen Liu*, "Cr3+ Binding to DNA Backbone Phosphate and Bases: Slow Ligand Exchange Rates and Metal Hydrolysis", Inorganic Chemistry, 55, 8193–8200 (2016).

(23) Biwu Liu, Zhicheng Huang, and Juewen Liu*, "Boosting the oxidase mimicking activity of nanoceria by fluoride capping: rivaling protein enzymes and ultrasensitive F- detection", Nanoscale, 8, 13562-13567 (2016).

(22) Biwu Liu, Xiao Han, and Juewen Liu*, "Iron oxide nanozyme catalyzed synthesis of fluorescent polydopamine for light-up Zn2+ detection", Nanoscale, 8, 13620-13626 (2016)

(21) Hao Liang*, Biwu Liu, Qipeng Yuan and Juewen Liu*, "Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Seeded Growth of Nucleotide Coordinated Polymers", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8, 15615–15622 (2016)

(20) Wenhu Zhou, Jinsong Ding and Juewen Liu*, "A Selective Na+ Aptamer Dissected by Sensitized Tb3+ Luminescence", ChemBioChem, 17, 1563–1570 (2016)

(19) Lingzi Ma, Biwu Liu, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Xu Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "DNA Adsorption by ZnO Nanoparticles near Its Solubility Limit: Implications for DNA Fluorescence Quenching and DNAzyme Activity Assays", Langmuir, 32, 5672–5680 (2016)

(18) Wenhu Zhou, Mahsa Vazin, Tianmeng Yu Jinsong Ding and Juewen Liu*, "In Vitro Selection of Chromium-Dependent DNAzymes for Sensing Cr(III) and Cr(VI)", Chemistry, a European Journal, 22, 9835-9840 (2016)

(17) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Mahsa Vazin, Jenny Lin; Rachel Pautler, and Juewen Liu*, "Distinction of Individual Lanthanide Ions with a DNAzyme Beacon Array", ACS Sensors, 1, 732-738 (2016)

(16) Juewen Liu*, "Interfacing Zwitterionic Liposomes with Inorganic Nanomaterials: Surface Forces, Membrane Integrity and Applications", Langmuir, invited Feature Article, 32, 4393–4404 (2016)

(15) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Mahsa Vazin and Juewen Liu*, "In vitro selection of a DNAzyme cooperatively binding two lanthanide ions for RNA cleavage", Biochemistry, 55, 2518–2525 (2016)

(14) Wenhu Zhou, Yupei Zhang, Jinsong Ding* and Juewen Liu*, "In Vitro Selection in Serum: RNA-Cleaving DNAzymes for Measuring Ca2+ and Mg2+", ACS Sensors, 1, 600-606 (2016)

(13) Runjhun Saran and Juewen Liu*, "A Silver DNAzyme", Analytical Chemistry, 88, 4014–4020 (2016)

(12) Wenhu Zhou, Jinsong Ding and Juewen Liu*, "An Efficient Lanthanide-Dependent DNAzyme Cleaving 2´-5´ Linked RNA", ChemBioChem, 17, 890-894 (2016)

(11) Zijie Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "Molecular Imprinted Polymers with DNA Aptamer Fragments as Macromonomers", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8, 6371–6378 (2016)

(10) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Feng Wang, and Juewen Liu*, "Liposome/Graphene Oxide Interaction Studied by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry", Langmuir, 32, 2458–2463 (2016)

(9) Hao Liang,* Shuhui Jiang, Qipeng Yuan, Guofeng Li, Feng Wang, Zijie Zhang, and Juewen Liu*, "Co-immobilization of multiple enzymes by metal coordinated nucleotide hydrogel nanofibers: improved stability and an enzyme cascade for glucose detection", Nanoscale, 8, 6071 - 6078 (2016)

(8) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "An Ultrasensitive Light-up Cu2+ Biosensor Using a New DNAzyme Cleaving a Phosphorothioate Modified Substrate", Analytical Chemistry, 88, 3341–3347 (2016)

(7) Runjhun Saran and Juewen Liu*, "A comparison of two classic Pb2+-dependent RNA-cleaving DNAzymes", Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 3, 494 - 501 (2016).

(6) Biwu Liu, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Erin Y. Kelly and Juewen Liu*, "Graphene oxide surface blocking agents can increase the DNA biosensor sensitivity", Biotechnology Journal, 11, 780-787 (invited article for the Special Issue of Biosensors) (2016)

(5) Wenhu Zhou, Runjhun Saran, Qingyun Chen, Jinsong Ding and Juewen Liu*, "A New Na+-Dependent RNA-Cleaving DNAzyme with over 1000-fold Rate Acceleration by Ethanol", ChemBioChem, 17, 159-163, (2016)

(4) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Courtney van Ballegooie, and Juewen Liu*, "Hg2+ detection using phosphorothioate RNA probe adsorbed on graphene oxide and a comparison with thymine-rich DNA", Analyst, 141, 3788-3793 (invited article for the Emerging Investigators themed issue) (2016)

(3) Chang Lu, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Yibin Ying* and Juewen Liu*, "Covalent linking DNA to graphene oxide and its comparison with physisorbed probes for Hg2+ detection", Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 79, 224-250 (2016)

(2) Wenhu Zhou, Yupei Zhang, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Jinsong Ding, and Juewen Liu*, "A DNAzyme requiring two different metal ions at two distinct sites", Nucleic Acids Research, 44, 354-363 (2016)

(1) Michael Hoang, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, and Juewen Liu*, "A G-quadruplex DNA for Fluorescent and Colorimetric Detection of Thallium(I)", ACS Sensors, 1, 137-143 (2016)

2015

(25) Feng Wang, Dennis Curry, Juewen Liu*, "Driving Adsorbed Gold Nanoparticle Assembly by Merging Lipid Gel/Fluid Interfaces", Langmuir, 31, 13271–13274 (2015)

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(24) Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "A Comprehensive Screen of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles for DNA Adsorption, Fluorescence Quenching, and Anion Discrimination", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 7, 24833–24838 (2015).

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(23) Zijie Zhang and Juewen Liu*, "Improving molecularly imprinted nanogels by pH modulation", RSC Advances, 5， 91018-91025 （2015）

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(22) Runjhun Saran, Qingyun Chen, and Juewen Liu*, "Searching for a DNAzyme version of the leadzyme", Journal of Molecular Evolution, 81, 235-244 (2015) (invited paper for the Special Issue to celebrate SELEX for 25 years).

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(21) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Mahsa Vazin, and Juewen Liu*, "Desulfurization Activated Phosphorothioate DNAzyme for the Detection of Thallium", Analytical Chemistry, 87, 10443-10449 (2015)

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(20) Mahsa Vazin, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Żaneta Matuszek, and Juewen Liu*, "Biochemical Characterization of a Lanthanide-Dependent DNAzyme with Normal and Phosphorothioate-Modified Substrates", Biochemistry, 54, 6132-6138 (2015)

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(19) Feng Wang and Juewen Liu*, "Self-healable and reversible liposome leakage by citrate-capped gold nanoparticles probing initial adsorption/desorption induced lipid phase transition", Nanoscale, 7, 15599-15604 (2015)

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(18) Feng Wang and Juewen Liu*, "A Stable Lipid/TiO2 Interface with Headgroup Inversed Phosphocholine and a Comparison with SiO2", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137, 11736-11742 (2015)

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(17) Hao Liang*, Zijie Zhang, Qipeng Yuan, and Juewen Liu*, "Self-healing metal coordinated hydrogels using nucleotide ligands", Chemical Communications, 51, 15196-15199 (2015)

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(16) Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Accelerating peroxidase mimicking nanozymes using DNA", Nanoscale, 7, 13831-13835, (2015)

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(15) Wenhu Zhou, Jinsong Ding* and Juewen Liu*, "A platinum shell for ultraslow ligand exchange: unmodified DNA adsorbing more stably on platinum than thiol and dithiol on gold", Chemical Communications, 51, 12084-12087, (2015)

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(14) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Feng Wang, and Juewen Liu*, "A Cleavable Molecular Beacon for Hg2+ Detection based on Phosphorothioate RNA Modifications", Analytical Chemistry, 87, 6890–6895, (2015)

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(13) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Rational evolution of Cd2+-specific DNAzymes with phosphorothioate modified cleavage junction and Cd2+ sensing", Nucleic Acids Research, 43, 6125-6133 (2015)

[Open Access]

(12) Daniel S. Weadick, Juewen Liu*, "Phosphorothioate DNA stabilized fluorescent gold and silver
nanoclusters", Nanomaterials, 5, 804-813 (invited paper) (2015)

[Open Access]

(11) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Rachel Pautler, Jenitta Shanmu, Genevieve Labbe and Juewen Liu, "Inhibiting the VIM-2 Metallo-β-Lactamase by Graphene Oxide and Carbon Nanotubes", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 7, 9898–9903 (2015)

[Open Access]

(10) Wenhu Zhou, Qingyun Chen, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Jinsong Ding* and Juewen Liu*, "DNAzyme Hybridization, Cleavage, Degradation and Sensing in Undiluted Human Blood Serum", Analytical Chemistry, 87,  4001–4007 (2015)

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(9) Feng Wang, Runjhun Saran and Juewen Liu*, "Tandem DNAzymes for mRNA cleavage: choice of enzyme, metal ions and the antisense effect", Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 25, 1460–1463 (2015)

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(8) Zhenbao Liu, Huanzhe Zhao, Lingyun He, Yao Yao, Yanbin Zhou, Jianping Wu, Juewen Liu*, Jinsong Ding*, "Aptamer density dependent cellular uptake of lipid-capped polymer nanoparticles for polyvalent targeted delivery of vinorelbine to cancer cells", RSC Advances, 5, 16931-16939 (2015)

(7) Elsa M. Materon*, Ademar Wong, Stanlei I. Klein, Juewen Liu and Maria D.P.T. Sotomayor, "Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Modified Screen-Printed Electrodes For Cisplatin Detection", Electrochimica Acta, 158, 271–276, (2015)

(6) Biwu Liu, Ziyi Sun, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Hydrogen Peroxide Displacing DNA from Nanoceria: Mechanism and Detection of Glucose in Serum", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137, 1290–1295 (2015)

[Open Access]

(5) Anand Lopez and Juewen Liu*, "DNA templated fluorescent gold nanoclusters reduced by Good’s buffer: from blue emitting seeds to red and near infrared emitters", Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 93, 615-620 (2015).

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(4) Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "DNA Adsorption by Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) Nanoparticles", Langmuir, 31, 371–377 (2015).

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(3) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Mahsa Vazin, Żaneta Matuszek and Liu, Juewen*, "A new heavy lanthanide-dependent DNAzyme displaying strong metal cooperativity and unrescuable phosphorothioate effect", Nucleic Acids Research, 43, 461-469 (2015).

[open access]

(2) Juewen Liu*, "Lanthanide-dependent RNA-cleaving DNAzymes as metal biosensors", Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 93, 273-278 (2015), invited Award Lecture article, [News from CJC] [News from AZO Nano]

[open access]

(1) Feng Wang and Juewen Liu*, "Evaporation induced wrinkling of graphene oxide at the nanoparticle interface", Nanoscale, 7, 919-923 (2015).

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2014

(19) Zhenbao Liu, Shanshan Chen, Biwu Liu, Jianping Wu, Yanbin Zhou, Lingyun He, Jinsong Ding* and Juewen Liu*, "Intracellular Detection of ATP Using an Aptamer Beacon Covalently Linked to Graphene Oxide Resisting Non-specific Probe Displacement", Analytical Chemistry, 86, 12229–12235 (2014).

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(18) Biwu Liu, Erin Y. Kelly, and Juewen Liu*, "Cation Size Dependent DNA Adsorption Kinetics and Packing Density on Gold Nanoparticles: an Opposite Trend", Langmuir, 30, 13228–13234, (2014).

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(17) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Mahsa Vazin and Juewen Liu*, "In Vitro Selection of a New Lanthanide-Dependent DNAzyme for Ratiometric Sensing Lanthanides", Analytical Chemistry, 86, 9993-9999 (2014)

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(16) Wenhu Zhou, Feng Wang, Jinsong Ding* and Juewen Liu*, "Tandem Phosphorothioate Modifications for DNA Adsorption Strength and Polarity Control on Gold Nanoparticles", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 6, 14795-14800 (2014).

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(15) Wei Ting David Lin, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Rachel Pautler and Juewen Liu*, "Group trend of lanthanides binding to DNA and DNAzymes with a complex but symmetric pattern", Chemical Communications, 50, 11859-11862 (2014).

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(14) Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "DNA adsorption by magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and its application for arsenate detection", Chemical Communications, 50, 8568-8570 (2014).

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(13) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Sensing Parts-per-Trillion Cd2+, Hg2+, and Pb2+ Collectively and Individually Using Phosphorothioate DNAzymes", Analytical Chemistry, 86, 5999–6005 (2014).

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(12) Zhenbao Liu, Biwu Liu, Jinsong Ding and Juewen Liu*, "Fluorescent sensors using DNA-functionalized graphene oxide", Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 406， 6885-6902 (2014), (invited review for the special issue of Graphene in Analytics)

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(11) Feng Wang and Juewen Liu*, "Liposome Supported Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Interaction Mechanism, Light Controlled Content Release and Intracellular Delivery", Small, 10, 3927–3931 (2014).

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(10) Nathan Lang, Biwu Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Gold nanoparticle surface for glucose oxidation studied using nanoceria", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 428, 78-83 (2014).

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(9) Feng Wang and Juewen Liu*, "Platinated DNA oligonucleotides: new probes forming ultrastable conjugates with graphene oxide", Nanoscale, 6, 7079-7084 (2014).

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(8) Alexander C-F. Ip, Howard Tsai, Imran Khimji, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Degradable starch nanoparticle assisted ethanol precipitation of DNA", Carbohydrate Polymers, 110, 354–359 (2014).

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(7) Wenhu Zhou, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Jinsong Ding* and Juewen Liu*, "Aptamer-based biosensors for biomedical diagnostics", Analyst, 139, 2627-2640, (2014) (invited Critical Review article).

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(6) Sylwia Walczak, Kiyoshi Morishita, Moin Ahmed and Juewen Liu*, "Towards understanding of poly-guanine activated fluorescent silver nanoclusters", Nanotechnology, 25, 155501 (2014).

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(5) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Two Pb2+-specific DNAzymes with opposite trends in split-site-dependent activity", Chemical Communications, 50, 4442-4444, (2014).

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(4) Elsa M. Materon, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Ademar Wong, Antonio A. Pupim Ferreira, Maria Del Pilar Taboada Sotomayor, and Juewen Liu*, "Glutathione-s-transferase modified electrodes for detecting anticancer drugs", Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 58, 232-236 (2014).

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(3) Xu Zhang, Feng Wang, Biwu Liu, Erin Kelly, Mark R. Servos and Juewen Liu*, "Adsorption of DNA Oligonucleotides by Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles", Langmuir, 30, 839-845 (2014).

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(2) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Jenny Lin, Jing Cao, Mahsa Vazin and Juewen Liu*, "An Ultrasensitive DNAzyme Beacon for Lanthanides and Metal Speciation", Analytical Chemistry, 86, 1816-1821 (2014).

[open access]

(1) Juewen Liu*, "DNA stabilized fluorescent metal nanoclusters for biosensor development", Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 58, 99-111 (2014) (invited Review article for the special issue of New Nanobiosensing Techniques and Bioanalysis).

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2013

(25) Feng Wang, Biwu Liu, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Rationally Designed Nucleobase and Nucleotide Coordinated Nanoparticles for Selective DNA Adsorption and Detection", Analytical Chemistry, 85, 12144–12151 (2013).

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(24) Feng Wang and Juewen Liu*, "Nanodiamond decorated liposomes as highly biocompatible delivery vehicles and a comparison with carbon nanotube and graphene oxide", Nanoscale, 5, 12375-12382 (2013).

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(23) Biwu Liu, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Xu Zhang, Feng Wang, Rachel Pautler, Alexander Ip and Juewen Liu*, "Parts-per-Million of Polyethylene Glycol as a Non-Interfering Blocking Agent for Homogeneous Biosensor Development", Analytical Chemistry, 85, 10045-10050 (2013).

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(22) Imran Khimji, Erin Y. Kelly, Youssef Helwa, Michael Hoang and Juewen Liu, "Visual optical biosensors based on DNA-functionalized polyacrylamide hydrogels", Methods, 64, 292-298 (2013) (invited paper for the special issue on DNA-based biosensors).

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(21) Hui Jiang; Elsa M. Materon; Maria Del Pilar Taboada Sotomayor; Juewen Liu*, "Fast assembly of non-thiolated DNA on gold surface at lower pH", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 411, 92-97 (2013).

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(20) Feng Wang, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Citrate inhibition of cisplatin reaction with DNA studied using fluorescently labeled oligonucleotides: implication for selectivity towards guanine", Chemical Communications, 49, 9482-9484, 2013.

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(19) Biwu Liu, Ziyi Sun, Xu Zhang, and Juewen Liu*, "Mechanisms of DNA Sensing on Graphene Oxide", Analytical Chemistry, 85, 7987–7993, 2013.

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(18) Rachel Pautler, Erin Y. Kelly, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Jing Cao, Biwu Liu, and Juewen Liu*, "Attaching DNA to Nanoceria: Regulating Oxidase Activity and Fluorescence Quenching", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 5, 6820–6825, 2013.

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(17) Xu Zhang, Tony Gouriye, Kristian Goeken, Mark R. Servos, Ron Gill*, and Juewen Liu*, "Towards Fast and Quantitative Modification of Large Gold Nanoparticles by Thiolated DNA: Scaling of Nanoscale Forces, Kinetics and the Need for Thiol Reduction", Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117, 15677–15684 2013.

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(16) Youssef Helwa, Neeshma Dave, and Juewen Liu*, "Electrostatically directed liposome adsorption, internalization and fusion on hydrogel microparticles", Soft Matter, 9, 6151-6158, 2013.

(15) Xu Zhang, Biwu Liu, Mark R. Servos and Juewen Liu*, "Polarity Control for Non-thiolated DNA Adsorption onto Gold Nanoparticles", Langmuir, 29, 6091-6098, 2013.

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(14) Ellen C. Dengler, Juewen Liu, Audra Kerwin, Sergio Torres, Clara M. Olcott, Brandi N. Bowman, Leisha Armijo, Katherine Gentry, Jenny Wilkerson, James Wallace, Xingmao Jiang, Eric C. Carnes, C. Jeffrey Brinker, Erin D. Milligan*, "Mesoporous silica-supported lipid bilayers (protocells) for DNA cargo delivery to the spinal cord", Journal of Controlled Release, 168, 209-224, 2013. [Journal Cover]

(13) Feng Wang, Biwu Liu, Alexander C-F. Ip, and Juewen Liu*, "Orthogonal Adsorption onto Nano-Graphene Oxide Using Different Intermolecular Forces for Multiplexed Delivery", Advanced Materials, 25, 4087–4092, 2013.

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(12) Nathan Lang, Biwu Liu, Xu Zhang and Juewen Liu, "Dissecting Colloidal Stabilization Factors in Crowded Polymer Solutions by Forming Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold Nanoparticles", Langmuir, 29, 6018-6024, 2013.

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(11) James L. MacLean, Kiyoshi Morishita and Juewen Liu*, "DNA stabilized silver nanoclusters for ratiometric and visual detection of Hg2+ and its immobilization in hydrogels", Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 48, 82-86, 2013.

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(10) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Separation of Short Single- and Double-Stranded DNA Based on Their Adsorption Kinetics Difference on Graphene Oxide", Nanomaterials, 3, 221-228, 2013 (invited paper for the special issue of Nanomaterials in Sensors).

(9) Imran Khimji, Krystina Doan, Kiara Bruggeman, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Puja Vajha, and Juewen Liu*, "Extraction of DNA staining dyes from DNA using hydrophobic ionic liquids", Chemical Communications, 49, 4537-4539, 2013.

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(8) Alexander C-F. Ip and Juewen Liu*, "DNA-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles for Metabolite and Nucleic Acid Detection" in DNA and RNA Nanobiotechnologies in Medicine: Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases, Springer book edited by Volker A. Erdmann and Jan Barciszewski, 2013.

(7) Neeshma Dave and Juewen Liu*, "Liposomes for DNA Nanotechnology: Preparation, Properties and Applications" in DNA Nanotechnology: From Structure to Function, Springer book edited by Chunhai Fan, Pages 55-76, 2013

(6) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Minchuan Liu and Juewen Liu*, "Functional nucleic acids for detecting bacteria", Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, 32, 77-89, 2013 (invited review article)

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(5) Janelle Tam, Juewen Liu and Zhaoling Yao*, "Effect of Microstructure on the Antioxidant Properties of Fullerene Polymer Solutions", RSC Advances, 3, 4622-4627, 2013

(4) Kiyoshi Morishita, James L. MacLean, Biwu Liu, Hui Jiang, and Juewen Liu*, "Correlation of photobleaching, oxidation and metal induced fluorescence quenching of DNA-templated silver nanoclusters", Nanoscale, 5, 2840-2849, 2013

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(3) Anand Lopez and Juewen Liu*, "Light Activated Metal Coordinated Supramolecular Complexes with Charge-Directed Self-Assembly", Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117, 3653-3661, 2013.

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(2) Imran Khimji, Jeehae Shin, and Juewen Liu*, "DNA duplex stabilization in crowded polyanion solutions", Chemical Communications, 49, 1306-1308, 2013

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(1) Alexander C-F. Ip, Biwu Liu, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Oxidation Level Dependent Zwitterionic Liposome Adsorption and Rupture by Graphene-based Materials and Light Induced Content Release, Small, 9, 1030-1035, 2013.

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2012

(21) Xu Zhang, Biwu Liu, Neeshma Dave, Mark R. Servos, and Juewen Liu*, "Instantaneous Attachment of an Ultrahigh Density of Non-thiolated DNA to Gold Nanoparticles and Its Applications", Langmuir, 28, 17053-17060, 2012.

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(20) Jeehae Shin, Xu Zhang and Juewen Liu, "DNA-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles in Macromolecularly Crowded Polymer Solutions", Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 116, 13396-13402, 2012.

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(19) Xu Zhang, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Mark R. Servos, and Juewen Liu*, "Effects of Polyethylene Glycol on DNA Adsorption and Hybridization on Gold Nanoparticles and Graphene Oxide", Langmuir, 28, 14330-14337, 2012.

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(18) Xu Zhang, Mark R. Servos, and Juewen Liu*, "Fast pH-assisted functionalization of silver nanoparticles with monothiolated DNA", Chemical Communications, 48, 10114 - 10116, 2012.

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(17) Arsalan Beg Menhaj, Brendan D. Smith, and Juewen Liu*, "Exploring the thermal stability of DNA-linked gold nanoparticles in ionic liquids and molecular solvents", Chemical Science, 3, 3216-3220, 2012.

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(16) Juewen Liu*, "Adsorption of DNA onto gold nanoparticles and graphene oxide: surface science and applications", Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14, 10485-10496, 2012 (invited Perspective Article). [Top ten most accessed PCCP articles in September, 2012]

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(15) Xu Zhang, Mark R. Servos, and Juewen Liu*, "Ultrahigh Nanoparticle Stability against Salt, pH and Solvent with Retained Surface Accessibility via Depletion Stabilization", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 9910-9913, 2012.

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(14) Mehmet Murat Kiy, Ahmed Zaki, Arsalsan Beg Menhaj, Azadeh Samadi and Juewen Liu, "Dissecting the effect of anions on Hg2+ detection using a FRET based DNA probe", Analyst, 137, 3535-3540, 2012

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(13) Thomas A.C. Kennedy, James L. MacLean, and Juewen Liu*, "Blue emitting gold nanoclusters templated by poly-cytosine DNA at low pH and poly-adenine DNA at neutral pH", Chemical Communications, 48, 6845-6847, 2012.

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(12) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Imran Khimji, Juewen Liu*, "Immobilization of Fluorescent Aptamer Biosensors on Magnetic Microparticles and Its Potential Application for Ocean Sensing", in "Molecular Biological Technologies for Ocean Sensing", Chapter 8, pp 151-168, Sonia M. Tiquia-Arashiro, ed.; Springer: New York, NY; (2012)

(11) Juewen Liu*, Neeshma Dave, and Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, "Ultrasensitive Visual Fluorescence Detection of Heavy Metal Ions in Water Based on DNA-Functionalized Hydrogels", in "Molecular Biological Technologies for Ocean Sensing" Chapter 6, pp 117-134, Sonia M. Tiquia-Arashiro, ed.; Springer: New York, NY; (2012)

(10) Xu Zhang, Mark R. Servos, and Juewen Liu*, "Instantaneous and Quantitative Functionalization of Gold Nanoparticles with Thiolated DNA Using a pH-Assisted and Surfactant-Free Route", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 7266-7269, 2012.

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(9) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, and Juewen Liu*, "A Molecular Beacon Lighting up on Graphene Oxide", Analytical Chemistry, 84, 4192-4198, 2012.

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(8) Youssef Helwa, Neeshma Dave, Romain Froidevaux, Azadeh Samadi and Juewen Liu*, "Aptamer Functionalized Hydrogel Microparticles for Fast Visual Detection of Mercury(II) and Adenosine", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 4, 2228-2233, 2012.

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(7) Neeshma Dave and Juewen Liu*, "Biomimetic sensing based on chemically induced assembly of a signaling DNA aptamer on a fluid bilayer membrane", Chemical Communications, 48, 3718-3720, 2012.

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(6) Xu Zhang, Mark R. Servos, and Juewen Liu*, "The Surface Science of DNA Adsorption onto Citrate-Capped Gold Nanoparticles", Langmuir, 28, 3896–3902, 2012.

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(5) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, and Juewen Liu*, "DNA Length Dependent Fluorescence Signaling on Graphene Oxide Surface", Small, 8, 977-983, 2012.

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(4) Ajfan Baeissa, Nafiseh Moghimi, and Juewen Liu*, "Hydrogel porosity controlling DNA-directed immobilization of gold nanoparticles revealed by DNA melting and scanning helium ion microscopy", RSC Advances, 2, 2981-2987, 2012.

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(3) Ahmed Zaki, Neeshma Dave and Juewen Liu*, "Amplifying the Macromolecular Crowding Effect Using Nanoparticles", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 35-38, 2012.

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(2) Zachary E. Jacobi, Lu Li, and Juewen Liu*, "Visual Detection of Lead(II) Using a Label-Free DNA-based Sensor and its Immobilization within a Monolithic Hydrogel", Analyst, 137, 704-709, 2012.

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(1) Mehmet Murat Kiy, Zachary E. Jacobi and Juewen Liu*, "Metal Induced Specific and Non-specific Oligonucleotide Folding Studied by FRET and Related Biophysical and Bioanalytical Implications", Chemistry-A European Journal, 18, 1202-1208, 2012.

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2011

(10) Firas El-Hamed, Neeshma Dave, and Juewen Liu*, "Stimuli-responsive releasing of gold nanoparticles and liposomes from aptamer-functionalized hydrogels", Nanotechnology 22, 2011 494011. (invited article for the special issue Bioengineering Nanotechnology).

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(9) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Ravindra Kempaiah, and Juewen Liu*, "Synergistic pH effect for reversible shuttling aptamer biosensors between graphene oxide and target molecules", Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21, 8991-8993 , 2011.

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(8) Neeshma Dave and Juewen Liu*, "Protection and Promotion of UV Radiation-Induced Liposome Leakage via DNA-Directed Assembly with Gold Nanoparticles", Advanced Materials, 23, 3182–3186, 2011.

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(7) Juewen Liu*, "Oligonucleotide-functionalized hydrogels as stimuli responsive materials and biosensors", Soft Matter (review article), 7, 6757-6767, 2011.

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(6) Nishi Bhatt, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Neeshma Dave and Juewen Liu*, "Dissociation and Degradation of Thiol-Modified DNA on Gold Nanoparticles in Aqueous and Organic Solvents", Langmuir, 27, 6132–6137, 2011.

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(5) Brendan D. Smith, Neeshma Dave, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, and Juewen Liu*, "Assembly of DNA-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles with Gaps and Overhangs in Linker DNA", Journal of the Physical Chemistry C, 115, 7851–7857, 2011.

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(4) Neeshma Dave and Juewen Liu*, "Programmable Assembly of DNA-Functionalized Liposomes by DNA", ACS Nano, 5, 1304–1312, 2011.

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(3) Marissa Wu, Ravindra Kempaiah, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Vivek Maheshwari* and Juewen Liu*, "Adsorption and Desorption of DNA on Graphene Oxide Studied by Fluorescently Labeled Oligonucleotides", Langmuir, 27, 2731–2738, 2011.

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(2) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Immobilization of DNA on Magnetic Microparticles for Mercury Enrichment and Detection with Flow Cytometry", Chemistry-A European Journal, 17, 5004–5010, 2011.

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(1) Kevin A. Joseph, Neeshma Dave, and Juewen Liu*, "Electrostatically Directed Visual Fluorescence Response of DNA-Functionalized Monolithic Hydrogels for Highly Sensitive Hg2+ Detection", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 3, 733–739, 2011.

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2010

(5) Ajfan Baeissa, Neeshma Dave, Brendan D. Smith, and Juewen Liu*, "DNA-Functionalized Monolithic Hydrogels and Gold Nanoparticles for Colorimetric DNA Detection", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2, 3594–3600, 2010.

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(4) Neeshma Dave and Juewen Liu*, "Fast Molecular Beacon Hybridization in Organic Solvents with Improved Target Specificity", Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 114, 15694–15699, 2010.

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(3) Neeshma Dave, Michelle Y. Chan, Po-Jung Jimmy Huang, Brendan D. Smith and Juewen Liu*, "Regenerable DNA-Functionalized Hydrogels for Ultrasensitive Instrument-Free Mercury(II) Detection and Removal in Water", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132, 12668-12673, 2010.

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(2) Brendan D. Smith and Juewen Liu*, "Assembly of DNA-Functionalized Nanoparticles in Alcoholic Solvents Reveals Opposite Thermodynamic and Kinetic Trends for DNA Hybridization", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132, 6300–6301, 2010

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(1) Po-Jung Jimmy Huang and Juewen Liu*, "Flow Cytometry-Assisted Detection of Adenosine in Serum with an Immobilized Aptamer Sensor", Analytical Chemistry, 82, 4020-4026, 2010

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Publications in New Mexico

• Juewen Liu, Xingmao Jiang, Carlee Ashley, and C. Jeffrey Brinker, "Electrostatically Mediated Liposome Fusion and Lipid Exchange with a Nanoparticle Supported Bilayer for Control of Surface Charge, Drug Containment, and Delivery", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131, 7567-7569, 2009. (cited 32 times)

• Juewen Liu, Alison Stace-Naughton, Xingmao Jiang, and C. Jeffrey Brinker, "Porous nanoparticle supported lipid bilayers (protocells) as drug delivery vehicles", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131, 1354-1355, 2009. (cited 48 times)

• Juewen Liu, Alison Stace-Naughton, and C. Jeffrey Brinker, "Silica nanoparticle supported lipid bilayers for gene delivery", Chemical Communications, 2009, 5100-5102. (cited 8 times)

Publications in Illinois

• Juewen Liu, Zehui Cao, and Yi Lu, "Functional nucleic acid sensors", Chemical Reviews, 109, 1948-1998, 2009 (cited 412 times).

• Yi Lu and Juewen Liu, “Nanomaterials inspired by biology: dynamic assembly of error-free nanomaterials in response to multiple chemical stimuli”, Accounts of Chemical Research, 40, 315-323, 2007. (cited 87 times).
  

• Yi Lu and Juewen Liu, “Functional DNA nanotechnology: emerging applications of DNAzymes and aptamers”, Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 17, 580-588, 2006. (cited 82 times).

• Juewen Liu and Yi Lu, “Non-Base Pairing DNA Provides a New Dimension for Controlling Aptamer-Linked Nanoparticles and Sensors”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129, 8634 -8643, 2007 (cited 46 times).

• Juewen Liu and Yi Lu, “Quantum dot encoding of aptamer-linked nanostructures for one-pot simultaneous detection of multiple analytes”, Analytical Chemistry, 79, 4120-4125, 2007 (cited 88 times)

• Juewen Liu, Debapriya Mazumdar and Yi Lu, “A simple and sensitive “dip stick” test in serum based on lateral flow separation of aptamer-linked nanostructures,” Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 45, 7955-7959, 2006 (cited 83 times).

• Juewen Liu and Yi Lu, “A “light-up” DNAzyme catalytic beacon sensor for paramagnetic Cu2+ ions with high sensitivity and selectivity”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129, 9838-9839, 2007 (cited 118 times).

• Juewen Liu and Yi Lu, “Rational design of “turn-on” allosteric DNAzyme catalytic beacons for aqueous mercury ions with ultrahigh sensitivity and selectivity”, Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 46, 7587-7590, 2007 (cited 155 times).

• Juewen Liu*, Andrea K. Brown*, Xiangli Meng, Jonathan D. Istok, David B. Watson, and Yi Lu, “A catalytic beacon sensor for uranium with parts-per-trillion sensitivity and million-fold selectivity”, (*equal contribution) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 104, 2056-2061, 2007. (This paper was highlighted by Chemical & Engineering News 85(7), 2007) (cited 79 times).

• Juewen Liu and Yi Lu, “Preparation of aptamer-linked gold nanoparticle purple aggregates for colorimetric sensing of analytes”, Nature Protocols, 1, 246-252, 2006 (cited 142 times).

• Juewen Liu and Yi Lu, “Smart nanomaterials responsive to multiple chemical stimuli with controllable cooperativity”, Advanced Materials, 18, 1667-1671, 2006. (This paper was selected as “Advances in Advance” by the journal and was reported by Nanowerk) (cited 56 times).

• Juewen Liu and Yi Lu, “Fast colorimetric sensing of adenosine and cocaine based on a general sensor design involving aptamers and nanoparticles”, Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 45, 90-94, 2006. (Commentary in Nature, 439, 666-669, 2006) (cited 291 times)

• Juewen Liu, Daryl P. Wernette and Yi Lu, “Proof-reading and error removal in a nanomaterial assembly”, Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 44, 7290-7293, 2005. (This paper was highlighted by Chemical & Engineering News, 83(51), 49-52, 2005) (cited 13 time).

• Juewen Liu and Yi Lu, “Stimuli-responsive disassembly of nanoparticle aggregates for light-up colorimetric sensing”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127, 12677-12683, 2005 (cited 116 times).

• Juewen Liu and Yi Lu, “Accelerated color change of gold nanoparticles assembled by DNAzymes for simple and fast colorimetric Pb2+ detection”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126, 12298-12305, 2004 (cited 203 times).

• Juewen Liu and Yi Lu, “Adenosien-dependent assembly of aptazyme-functionalized gold nanoparticles and its application as a colorimetric biosensor”, Analytical Chemistry, 76, 1627-1632, 2004 (cited 147 times).

• Juewen Liu and Yi Lu, “Improving fluorescent DNAzyme biosensors by combining inter- and intramolecular quenchers”, Analytical Chemistry, 75, 6666-6672, 2003 (cited 72 times).

• Juewen Liu and Yi Lu, “A colorimetric lead biosensor using DNAzyme-directed assembly of gold nanoparticles”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125, 6642-6643, 2003. (This paper was highlighted by Chemical & Engineering News, 81(21), 6, 2003; Analytical Chemistry News; and Materials Research Society News) (cited 445 times).

• Juewen Liu and Yi Lu, “FRET study of a trifluorophom-labeled DNAzyme”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124, 15208-15216, 2002 (cited 69 times).