Prof. Dr.
Yong Hu
A winner of "Shanghai Overseas High-Level Talent Program"
Email：yonghu@tongji.edu.cn
Office：408 Decai Building, 4800 Caoan Road, Tongji University, 201804, Shanghai, China.
Research interests:
Nucleic acid materials
Hyperbranched polymers
Microfluidic Droplet Technology
Micro- and Nanopatterning Technology
Education background & working experiences:
2021-now Tongji University, Professor
2019-2020 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Assistant Researcher
2016-2020 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Ph.D.
2013-2016 Donghua University, M.Eng
Selected representative publications:
1. Yong Hu; Carmen M. Domínguez; Sophina Christ; Christof M. Niemeyer*; Postsynthetic Functionalization of DNA-Nanocomposites with Proteins Yields Bioinstructive Matrices for Cell Culture Applications, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020, 59(43): 19016-19020.
2. Yong Hu; Carmen M. Domínguez; Jens Bauer; Simone Weigel; Alessa Schipperges; Claude Oelschlaeger; Norbert Willenbacher; Stephan Keppler; Martin Bastmeyer; Stefan Heißler; Christof Wöll; Tim Scharnweber; Kersten S. Rabe; Christof M. Niemeyer*; Carbon-nanotube reinforcement of DNA-silica nanocomposites yields programmable and cell-instructive biocoatings, Nature Communications, 2019, 10(1): 5522. (Highlighted by Technology Networks, Phys.org, Nanowerk, EurekAlert!, LaborPraxis, Bionity, ScienceDaily, BeScienced, KIT press)
3. Yong Hu; Maximilian Grösche; Sahana Sheshachala; Claude Oelschlaeger; Norbert Willenbacher; Kersten S. Rabe; Christof M. Niemeyer*; Bottom-Up Assembly of DNA-Silica Nanocomposites into Micrometer-Sized Hollow Spheres, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2019, 58(48): 17269-17272.
4. Yong Hu; Christof M. Niemeyer*; From DNA Nanotechnology to Material Systems Engineering, Advanced Materials, 2019, 31(26): 1806294.
5. Yong Hu; Serge Mignani; Jean-Pierre Majoral; Mingwu Shen*; Xiangyang Shi*; Construction of iron oxide nanoparticle-based hybrid platforms for tumor imaging and therapy, Chemical Society Reviews, 2018, 47(5): 1874-1900.
7. Yong Hu; Christof M. Niemeyer*; Designer DNA-silica/carbon nanotube nanocomposites for traceable and targeted drug delivery, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020, 8(11): 2250-2255.
8. Yan Yan#*; Ruizhi Wang#; Yong Hu#; Rongyue Sun; Tian Song; Xiangyang Shi*; Shimeng Yin*; Stacking of doxorubicin on folic acid-targeted multiwalled carbon nanotubes for in vivo chemotherapy of tumors, Drug Delivery, 2018, 25(1): 1607-1616.
9. Yong Hu#; Ruizhi Wang#; Yiwei Zhou#; Nuo Yu; Zhigang Chen; Dongmei Gao*; Xiangyang Shi*; Mingwu Shen*; Targeted dual-mode imaging and phototherapy of tumors using ICG-loaded multifunctional MWCNTs as a versatile platform, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2018, 6(38): 6122-6132.
10. Nuo Yu#; Yong Hu#; Xiaoyong Wang; Gang Liu; Zhaojie Wang; Zixiao Liu; Qiwei Tian; Meifang Zhu; Xiangyang Shi*; Zhigang Chen*; Dynamically tuning near-infrared-induced photothermal performances of TiO2 nanocrystals by Nb doping for imaging-guided photothermal therapy of tumors, Nanoscale, 2017, 9(26): 9148-9159.
11. Ruizhi Wang#; Yong Hu#; Yuchan Yang#; Wei Xu; Mingrong Yao; Dongmei Gao; Yan Zhao; Songhua Zhan*; Xiangyang Shi*; Xiaolin Wang*; Using PEGylated iron oxide nanoparticles with ultrahigh relaxivity for MR imaging of an orthotopic model of human hepatocellular carcinoma, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2017, 19(2): 39.
12. Yong Hu#; Ruizhi Wang#; Jingchao Li; Ling Ding; Xiaolin Wang*; Xiangyang Shi*; Mingwu Shen*; Facile Synthesis of Lactobionic Acid-Targeted Iron Oxide Nanoparticles with Ultrahigh Relaxivity for Targeted MR Imaging of an Orthotopic Model of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 2017, 34(1): 1600113.
13. Yong Hu#; Ruizhi Wang#; Shige Wang#; Ling Ding; Jingchao Li; Yu Luo; Xiaolin Wang*; Mingwu Shen*; Xiangyang Shi*; Multifunctional Fe3O4@Au core/shell nanostars: a unique platform for multimode imaging and photothermal therapy of tumors, Scientific Reports, 2016, 6(1): 28325.
14. Rania Mustafa#; Yong Hu#; Jia Yang#; Jingwen Chen; Han Wang*; Guixiang Zhang*; Xiangyang Shi*; Synthesis of diatrizoic acid-modified LAPONITE® nanodisks for CT imaging applications, RSC Advances, 2016, 6(62): 57490-57496.
15. Zaixian Zhang#; Yong Hu#; Jia Yang; Yanhong Xu; Chengzhong Zhang; Zhongling Wang; Xiangyang Shi*; Guixiang Zhang*; Facile Synthesis of Folic Acid-Modified Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Targeted MR Imaging in Pulmonary Tumor Xenografts, Molecular Imaging and Biology, 2016, 18(4): 569-578.
16. Ling Ding#; Yong Hu#; Yu Luo; Jianzhi Zhu; Yilun Wu; Zhibo Yu; Xueyan Cao; Chen Peng*; Xiangyang Shi*; Rui Guo*; LAPONITE®-stabilized iron oxide nanoparticles for in vivo MR imaging of tumors, Biomaterials Science, 2016, 4(3): 474-482.
17. Jingchao Li#; Yong Hu#; Jia Yang#; Wenjie Sun; Hongdong Cai; Ping Wei; Yaping Sun*; Guixiang Zhang; Xiangyang Shi*; Mingwu Shen*; Facile synthesis of folic acid-functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles with ultrahigh relaxivity for targeted tumor MR imaging, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2015, 3(28): 5720-5730.
18. Yong Hu#; Jia Yang#; Ping Wei; Jingchao Li; Ling Ding; Guixiang Zhang*; Xiangyang Shi*; Mingwu Shen*; Facile synthesis of hyaluronic acid-modified Fe3O4/Au composite nanoparticles for targeted dual mode MR/CT imaging of tumors, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2015, 3(47): 9098-9108.
19. Yong Hu#; Jingchao Li#; Jia Yang#; Ping Wei; Yu Luo; Ling Ding; Wenjie Sun; Guixiang Zhang*; Xiangyang Shi*; Mingwu Shen*; Facile synthesis of RGD peptide-modified iron oxide nanoparticles with ultrahigh relaxivity for targeted MR imaging of tumors, Biomaterials Science, 2015, 3(5): 721-732.
20. Jingchao Li#; Yong Hu#; Jia Yang#; Ping Wei; Wenjie Sun; Mingwu Shen*; Guixiang Zhang*; Xiangyang Shi*; Hyaluronic acid-modified Fe3O4@Au core/shell nanostars for multimodal imaging and photothermal therapy of tumors, Biomaterials, 2015, 38(0): 10-21.
21. Yong Hu; Jing-Chao Li; Ming-Wu Shen*; Xiang-Yang Shi*; Formation of multifunctional Fe3O4/Au composite nanoparticles for dual-mode MR/CT imaging applications, Chinese Physics B, 2014, 23(7): 078704.
