Dr Charlie Cao

Consultancies and Vendor Staff

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Australia
Master of Engineering (MEng), School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, China
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, China

Engineering

School of Chemical Engineering

Dr. Zhenbang (Charlie) is a Postdoctoral Research Associate under the supervision of Prof. Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh in the Centre for Advanced Solid and Liquid based Electronics and Optics (CASLEO, http://www.casleo.unsw.edu.au) in the School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Sydney. He received both his Bachelor and Master of Engineering in Shanghai University, Shanghai, China. During his PhD candidature in UNSW (2016 - 2020), Charlie had Dr. Sophia Gu and Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding as his supervision team. He focused his research on engineering nano-catalysts for cancer therapeutic purposes. After obtaining PhD, Charlie joined CASLEO and continued his material engineering research towards liquid metal-based nanocatalysts. He is now focusing on liquid metal-based catalytic systems for chemical and environmental processes.

E-mail

zhenbang.cao@unsw.edu.au

Location

Level 5 North Wing, Science & Engineering Building

Journal articles | 2023

Cao Z; Chi Y; Tang J; Esrafilzadeh D; Tang J; Rahim MA; Thomas DS; Tajik M; Donald WA; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2023, 'Liquid metal enabled reformation of ethylene glycol', Chemical Engineering Journal, 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.141840

Journal articles | 2023

Tang J; Kumar PV; Cao Z; Han J; Daeneke T; Esrafilzadeh D; O'Mullane AP; Tang J; Rahim A; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2023, 'Low temperature mechano-catalytic biofuel conversion using liquid metals', Chemical Engineering Journal, 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.139350

Journal articles | 2023

Zhang C; Tang J; Xie W; Allioux FM; Cao Z; Biazik JM; Tajik M; Deng F; Li Y; Abbasi R; Baharfar M; Mousavi M; Esrafilzadeh D; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2023, 'Mechanistic Observation of Interactions between Macrophages and Inorganic Particles with Different Densities', Small, 19, pp. e2204781, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202204781

Journal articles | 2022

Centurion F; Merhebi S; Baharfar M; Abbasi R; Zhang C; Mousavi M; Xie W; Yang J; Cao Z; Allioux FM; Harm GFS; Biazik J; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Rahim MA; Centurion Rodriguez F, 2022, 'Cell-Mediated Biointerfacial Phenolic Assembly for Probiotic Nano Encapsulation', Advanced Functional Materials, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202200775

Journal articles | 2022

Chi Y; Han J; Zheng J; Yang J; Cao Z; Ghasemian MB; Rahim MA; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Kumar P; Tang J, 2022, 'Insights into the Interfacial Contact and Charge Transport of Gas-Sensing Liquid Metal Marbles', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14, pp. 30112 - 30123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c06908

Journal articles | 2022

Echeverria CA; Tang J; Cao Z; Esrafilzadeh D; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2022, 'Ag-Ga Bimetallic Nanostructures Ultrasonically Prepared from Silver-Liquid Gallium Core-Shell Systems Engineered for Catalytic Applications', ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5, pp. 6820 - 6831, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c00802

Journal articles | 2022

Rahim MA; Tang J; Christofferson AJ; Kumar PV; Meftahi N; Centurion F; Cao Z; Tang J; Baharfar M; Mayyas M; Allioux FM; Koshy P; Daeneke T; McConville CF; Kaner RB; Russo SP; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2022, 'Low-temperature liquid platinum catalyst', Nature Chemistry, 14, pp. 935 - 941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41557-022-00965-6

Journal articles | 2022

Tang J; Lambie S; Meftahi N; Christofferson AJ; Yang J; Han J; Rahim MA; Mayyas M; Ghasemian MB; Allioux FM; Cao Z; Daeneke T; McConville CF; Steenbergen KG; Kaner RB; Russo SP; Gaston N; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2022, 'Oscillatory bifurcation patterns initiated by seeded surface solidification of liquid metals', Nature Synthesis, 1, pp. 158 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44160-021-00020-1

Journal articles | 2022

Tang J; Tang J; Mayyas M; Ghasemian MB; Sun J; Rahim MA; Yang J; Han J; Lawes DJ; Jalili R; Daeneke T; Saborio MG; Cao Z; Echeverria CA; Allioux FM; Zavabeti A; Hamilton J; Mitchell V; O'Mullane AP; Kaner RB; Esrafilzadeh D; Dickey MD; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2022, 'Liquid-Metal-Enabled Mechanical-Energy-Induced CO2 Conversion', Advanced Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202105789

Journal articles | 2022

Zhang H; Zhang L; Cao Z; Cheong S; Boyer C; Wang Z; Yun SLJ; Amal R; Gu Z, 2022, 'Two-Dimensional Ultra-Thin Nanosheets with Extraordinarily High Drug Loading and Long Blood Circulation for Cancer Therapy', Small, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202200299

Journal articles | 2021

Baharfar M; Mayyas M; Rahbar M; Allioux FM; Tang J; Wang Y; Cao Z; Centurion F; Jalili R; Liu G; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2021, 'Exploring Interfacial Graphene Oxide Reduction by Liquid Metals: Application in Selective Biosensing', ACS Nano, 15, pp. 19661 - 19671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c06973

Journal articles | 2021

Cao Z; Zhang L; Liu J; Wang D; Liang K; Chen Y; Gu Z, 2021, 'A dual enzyme-mimicking radical generator for enhanced photodynamic therapy: Via series-parallel catalysis', Nanoscale, 13, pp. 17386 - 17395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1nr04104e

Journal articles | 2021

Han J; Mayyas M; Tang J; Mousavi M; Idrus-Saidi SA; Cai S; Cao Z; Wang Y; Tang J; Jalili R; O'Mullane AP; Kaner RB; Khoshmanesh K; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2021, 'Liquid metal enabled continuous flow reactor: A proof-of-concept', Matter, 4, pp. 4022 - 4041, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2021.10.022

Journal articles | 2021

Merhebi S; Mohammad M; Mayyas M; Abbasi R; Zhang C; Cai S; Centurion F; Xie W; Cao Z; Tang J; Rahim MA; Zhang J; Razmjou A; Leslie G; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Tang J; Allioux FM, 2021, 'Post-transition metal/polymer composites for the separation and sensing of alkali metal ions', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9, pp. 19854 - 19864, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1ta02664j

Journal articles | 2021

Xie W; Allioux FM; Namivandi-Zangeneh R; Ghasemian MB; Han J; Rahim MA; Tang J; Yang J; Mousavi M; Mayyas M; Cao Z; Centurion F; Christoe MJ; Zhang C; Wang Y; Merhebi S; Baharfar M; Ng G; Esrafilzadeh D; Boyer C; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2021, 'Polydopamine Shell as a Ga³⁺Reservoir for Triggering Gallium-Indium Phase Separation in Eutectic Gallium-Indium Nanoalloys', ACS Nano, 15, pp. 16839 - 16850, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c07278

Journal articles | 2020

Cao Z; Li B; Sun L; Li L; Xu ZP; Gu Z, 2020, '2D Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoparticles: Recent Progress toward Preclinical/Clinical Nanomedicine', Small Methods, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smtd.201900343

Journal articles | 2020

Liu J; Guo Z; Kordanovski M; Kaltbeitzel J; Zhang H; Cao Z; Gu Z; Wich PR; Lord M; Liang K, 2020, 'Metal-organic frameworks as protective matrices for peptide therapeutics', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 576, pp. 356 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.05.057

Journal articles | 2020

Tang J; Tang J; Mayyas M; Ghasemian MB; Sun J; Rahim MA; Yang J; Han J; Lawes D; Jalili R; Daeneke T; Saborio M; Cao Z; Allioux F-M; O'Mullane A; Kaner R; Esrafilzadeh D; Dickey M; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2020, 'Mechanical energy-induced CO2 conversion using liquid metals', , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-112257/v1

Journal articles | 2020

Zhang H; Cao Z; Zhang Q; Xu J; Yun SLJ; Liang K; Gu Z, 2020, 'Chemotaxis-Driven 2D Nanosheet for Directional Drug Delivery toward the Tumor Microenvironment', Small, 16, pp. e2002732, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202002732

Journal articles | 2019

Guo Z; Wang T; Rawal A; Hou J; Cao Z; Zhang H; Xu J; Gu Z; Chen V; Liang K, 2019, 'Biocatalytic self-propelled submarine-like metal-organic framework microparticles with pH-triggered buoyancy control for directional vertical motion', Materials Today, 28, pp. 10 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2019.04.022

Journal articles | 2019

Ping Z; Liu X; Tao Q; Ma Y; Wang Y; Li Z; Wang J; Cao Z; Hao Y; Qian G, 2019, 'Mechanism of Dissolving Tin Solders from Waste Printed Circuit Board Assemblies by Cyclic Fluoboric Acid Composite System', Environmental Engineering Science, 36, pp. 903 - 911, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ees.2018.0308

Journal articles | 2019

Wu J; Zhang J; Cao Z; Liu Q; Wei F; Zhou J; Wang D; Shi S; Qian G, 2019, 'Improvement on Fluorine Migration from SF 6 to SiF 4 by an Efficient Mediator of Fe 2 O 3 /Cr 2 O 3 Composites', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11, pp. 16538 - 16545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b01432

Journal articles | 2019

Xie W; Guo Z; Cao Z; Gao Q; Wang D; Boyer C; Kavallaris M; Sun X; Wang X; Zhao L; Gu Z, 2019, 'Manganese-Based Magnetic Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoparticle: A pH-Sensitive and Concurrently Enhanced T1/ T2-Weighted Dual-Mode Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent', ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 5, pp. 2555 - 2562, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b01618

Journal articles | 2018

Cao Z; Adnan NNM; Wang G; Rawal A; Shi B; Liu R; Liang K; Zhao L; Gooding JJ; Boyer C; Gu Z; Nik Mohd Adnan N, 2018, 'Enhanced colloidal stability and protein resistance of layered double hydroxide nanoparticles with phosphonic acid-terminated PEG coating for drug delivery', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 521, pp. 242 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2018.03.006

Journal articles | 2018

Cao Z; Zhang L; Liang K; Cheong S; Boyer C; Gooding JJ; Chen Y; Gu Z, 2018, 'Biodegradable 2D Fe–Al Hydroxide for Nanocatalytic Tumor-Dynamic Therapy with Tumor Specificity', Advanced Science, 5, pp. 1801155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.201801155

Journal articles | 2018

Gu Z; Yan S; Cheong S; Cao Z; Zuo H; Thomas AC; Rolfe BE; Xu ZP, 2018, 'Layered double hydroxide nanoparticles: Impact on vascular cells, blood cells and the complement system', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 512, pp. 404 - 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2017.10.069

Journal articles | 2017

Cao Z; Zhang J; Zhou J; Ruan X; Chen D; Liu J; Liu Q; Qian G, 2017, 'Electroplating sludge derived zinc-ferrite catalyst for the efficient photo-Fenton degradation of dye', Journal of Environmental Management, 193, pp. 146 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.11.039

Journal articles | 2017

Zhou J; Shu W; Gao Y; Cao Z; Zhang J; Hou H; Zhao J; Chen X; Pan Y; Qian G, 2017, 'Enhanced arsenite immobilization via ternary layered double hydroxides and application to paddy soil remediation', RSC Advances, 7, pp. 20320 - 20326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ra28116h

Journal articles | 2016

Zhu P; Yang YZ; Cao ZB; Wang LY; Qian GR; Liu JY; Zhou M, 2016, 'The transfers of brominated epoxy resins and metals during exfoliation of waste printed circuit boards with ionic liquid', Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 55, pp. 328 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00084433.2016.1204103

Journal articles | 2015

Wu S; Xu Y; Sun J; Cao Z; Zhou J; Pan Y; Qian G, 2015, 'Inhibiting evaporation of heavy metal by controlling its chemical speciation in MSWI fly ash', Fuel, 158, pp. 764 - 769, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2015.06.003

Journal articles | 2015

Zhou J; Wu S; Pan Y; Zhang L; Cao Z; Zhang X; Yonemochi S; Hosono S; Wang Y; Oh K; Qian G, 2015, 'Enrichment of heavy metals in fine particles of municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) fly ash and associated health risk', Waste Management, 43, pp. 239 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2015.06.026

Journal articles | 2014

Zhu P; Cao ZB; Chen Y; Zhang XJ; Qian GR; Chu YL; Zhou M, 2014, 'Glycolysis recycling of rigid waste polyurethane foam from refrigerators', Environmental Technology (United Kingdom), 35, pp. 2676 - 2684, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2014.918180

Journal articles | 2014

Zhu P; Cao ZB; Qian GR; Sun Y; Liu Q; Fan ZY; Zhou M, 2014, 'Extractive metals from metallic powders recovered from waste printed circuit boards', Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 53, pp. 74 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1879139513Y.0000000098

Journal articles | 2014

Zhu P; Cao ZB; Wang LY; Ye YL; Qian GR; Cao TH; Lu B; Zhou M, 2014, 'Recycling of calcium fluoride sludge as ceramic material using low temperature sintering technology', Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 16, pp. 156 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10163-013-0138-5

Journal articles | 2013

Zhu P; Cao Z; Ye Y; Qian G; Lu B; Zhou M; Zhou J, 2013, 'Reuse of hazardous calcium fluoride sludge from the integrated circuit industry', Waste Management and Research, 31, pp. 1154 - 1159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734242X13502379

Journal articles | 2013

Zhu P; Cao ZB; Chen Y; Qian GR; Lu B; Zhou M; Zhou J, 2013, 'Hydrometallurgical process for separation and recovery of product from serpentine waste', Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, 122, pp. 157 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743285513Y.0000000042
Conference Papers | 2019

Zhu P; Tang J; Tao Q; Wang Y; Wang J; Li Z; Cao Z; Qian G; Theiss F; Frost RL, 2019, 'The kinetics study of dissolving SnPb solder by hydrometallurgy', in Environmental Engineering Science, pp. 1236 - 1243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ees.2019.0087

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