Dr Yanfang Wu
Research Associate

Dr Yanfang Wu

  • Ph.D., The University of New South Wales, Australia
  • M.S., Xiamen University, China
Science
School of Chemistry

Dr Yanfang Wu is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Chemistry. He obtained a M.S. degree from Xiamen University, China, and a Ph.D. from the University of New South Wales, Australia.

He has published over 45 research papers, including Chem. Soc. Rev., Nat. Commun., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. and Adv. Mater. His papers have been cited more than 1400 times and his H-index (Google Scholar) is 19.

 

 

Location
Level 7, Hilmer Building (E10), UNSW Sydney, Kensington
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Chang Y; Zhang Q; Xue W; Wu Y; Liu Y; Liu M, 2023, 'Self-assembly of protein-DNA superstructures for alkaline phosphatase detection in blood', Chemical Communications, 59, pp. 3399 - 3402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3cc00228d
    Journal articles | 2023
    Rong M; Huang Y; Zhuang X; Ma Y; Xie H; Wu Y; Niu L, 2023, 'AND logic-gate-based Au@MnO2 sensing platform for tetracyclines with fluorescent and colorimetric dual-signal readouts', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 393, pp. 134204 - 134204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2023.134204
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zeng Y; Song N; Lim S; Keevers M; Wu Y; Yang Z; Pillai S; Jiang JY; Green M, 2023, 'Comparative durability study of commercial inner-pore antireflection coatings and alternative dense coatings', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 251, pp. 112122 - 112122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2022.112122
    Journal articles | 2022
    Bohn P; Cao XE; Chang S; Chen D; Confederat S; Duleba D; Peisan E; Edwards MA; Ewing A; Gundry L; He J; Kamali AR; Kanoufi F; Kwon SR; Limani N; Linfield S; Liu X; Long YT; Lu SM; Mao BW; Minteer S; Pandey P; Ren H; Ross A; Slater B; Unwin P; Vakamulla Raghu SN; Venton J; Walcarius A; Wei H; Wu Y; Xiao L; Xu W; Ying YL; Yu P; Zhang Z, 2022, 'Advanced nanoelectrochemistry implementation: from concept to application: general discussion', Faraday Discussions, 233, pp. 354 - 373, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2fd90004a
    Journal articles | 2022
    Buckingham MA; Cao XE; Chang S; Chen HY; Chen Q; Chinnathambi S; Edwards MA; Fornasaro S; Gooding J; Hill C; Hirano-Iwata A; Kamali AR; Kanoufi F; Krause S; Kurihara K; Lemay SG; Linfield S; Liu X; Long YT; Lu SM; Ma H; Mao BW; Meloni GN; Menkin S; Minteer S; O’Neill S; Pandey P; Ren H; Slater B; Tian Z; Unwin P; Valavanis D; Walcarius A; Willets K; Wu Y; Xiao L; Xu W; Yang W; Ying YL; Zhang Z, 2022, 'Emerging electrochemical methods at the nanointerface: general discussion', Faraday Discussions, 233, pp. 257 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2fd90003c
    Journal articles | 2022
    Chen D; Wu Y; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ, 2022, 'Rapid and ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of DNA methylation for ovarian cancer diagnosis', Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2022.114126
    Journal articles | 2022
    Chen D; Wu Y, 2022, 'Rapid and Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Detection of TP53 Gene Mutation in Blood: Hybridization with a DNA/Gold‐Coated Magnetic Nanoparticle Network', Analysis & Sensing, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anse.202200032
    Journal articles | 2022
    Chi Y; Shi M; Wu Y; Wu Y; Chang Y; Liu M, 2022, 'Single bacteria detection by droplet DNAzyme-coupled rolling circle amplification', Analytical Methods, 14, pp. 2244 - 2248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2ay00656a
    Journal articles | 2022
    Fried JP; Wu Y; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ, 2022, 'Optical Nanopore Sensors for Quantitative Analysis', Nano Letters, 22, pp. 869 - 880, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c03976
    Journal articles | 2022
    Guo Z; Wu Y; Xie Z; Shao J; Liu J; Yao Y; Wang J; Shen Y; Gooding JJ; Liang K, 2022, 'Self-Propelled Initiative Collision at Microelectrodes with Vertically Mobile Micromotors', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 61, pp. e202209747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202209747
    Journal articles | 2022
    Guo Z; Wu Y; Xie Z; Shao J; Liu. J; Yao Y; Wang J; Shen Y; Gooding JJ; Liang K, 2022, 'Self‐Propelled Initiative Collision at Microelectrodes with Vertically Mobile Micromotors', Angewandte Chemie, 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202209747
    Journal articles | 2022
    Wu Y; Gooding JJ, 2022, 'The application of single molecule nanopore sensing for quantitative analysis', Chemical Society Reviews, 51, pp. 3862 - 3885, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1cs00988e
    Journal articles | 2022
    Zhang M; Booge D; Yan J; Xu S; Liang C; Wu Y; Yang B; Wang J; Zhao J; Li D; Pan J; Park K, 2022, 'Abundant microzooplankton possibly cause ultrahigh seawater dimethylsulfide during Southern Ocean algal blooms', Progress in Oceanography, 202, pp. 102744 - 102744, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2022.102744
    Journal articles | 2021
    Chen D; Wu Y; Hoque S; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ, 2021, 'Rapid and ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of circulating tumor DNA by hybridization on the network of gold-coated magnetic nanoparticles', Chemical Science, 12, pp. 5196 - 5201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1sc01044a
    Journal articles | 2021
    Li F; Wu Y; Chen D; Guo Y; Wang X; Sun X, 2021, 'Sensitive dual-labeled electrochemical aptasensor for simultaneous detection of multi-antibiotics in milk', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46, pp. 23301 - 23309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.04.007
    Journal articles | 2021
    Tang W; Wu Y; Mehdipour M; Chen HS; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ, 2021, 'Key Parameters That Determine the Magnitude of the Decrease in Current in Nanopore Blockade Sensors', Nano Letters, 21, pp. 9374 - 9380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01855
    Journal articles | 2021
    Wu Y; Jamali S; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ, 2021, 'Spiers Memorial Lecture. Next generation nanoelectrochemistry: the fundamental advances needed for applications', Faraday Discussions, 233, pp. 10 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1fd00088h
    Journal articles | 2021
    Zhang M; Marandino CA; Yan J; Wu Y; Park K; Sun H; Gao Z; Xu S, 2021, 'Unravelling Surface Seawater DMS Concentration and Sea-To-Air Flux Changes After Sea Ice Retreat in the Western Arctic Ocean', Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020GB006796
    Journal articles | 2021
    Zhang Y; Wu Y; Wu Y; Chang Y; Liu M, 2021, 'CRISPR-Cas systems: From gene scissors to programmable biosensors', TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2021.116210
    Journal articles | 2020
    Dai Y; Wu Y; Liu G; Gooding JJ, 2020, 'CRISPR Mediated Biosensing Toward Understanding Cellular Biology and Point-of-Care Diagnosis', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 59, pp. 20754 - 20766, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202005398
    Journal articles | 2020
    Dai Y; Wu Y; Liu G; Gooding JJ, 2020, 'CRISPR Mediated Biosensing Toward Understanding Cellular Biology and Point-of-Care Diagnosis', Angewandte Chemie, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202005398
    Journal articles | 2020
    Pan Y; Ren H; Chen R; Wu Y; Chu D, 2020, 'Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution by Manipulation of Electron Transfer through Cobalt-Phosphorous Bridging', Chemical Engineering Journal, pp. 125660, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.125660
    Journal articles | 2020
    Pan Y; Wu Y; Hsain HA; Su R; Cazorla C; Chu D, 2020, 'Synergetic Modulating the Electronic Structure and Hydrophilicity of Nickel-Iron Hydroxide for Efficient Oxygen Evolution by UV/Ozone Treatment', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D0TA03470C
    Journal articles | 2020
    Wu Y; Bennett D; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ, 2020, 'How Nanoparticles Transform Single Molecule Measurements into Quantitative Sensors', Advanced Materials, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201904339
    Journal articles | 2020
    Wu Y; Chuah K; Gooding JJ, 2020, 'Evaluating the sensing performance of nanopore blockade sensors: A case study of prostate-specific antigen assay', Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2020.112434
    Journal articles | 2020
    Wu Y; Lian J; Gonca¸ les VR; Pardehkhorram R; Tang W; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ, 2020, 'Patterned Molecular Films of Alkanethiol and PLL-PEG on Gold-Silicate Interfaces: How to Add Functionalities while Retaining Effective Antifouling', Langmuir, 36, pp. 5243 - 5250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00586
    Journal articles | 2020
    Wu Y; Yao Y; Cheong S; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ, 2020, 'Selectively detecting attomolar concentrations of proteins using gold lined nanopores in a nanopore blockade sensor', Chemical Science, 11, pp. 12570 - 12579, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0sc04552g
    Journal articles | 2020
    Zhang M; Park KT; Yan J; Park K; Wu Y; Jang E; Gao W; Tan G; Wang J; Chen L, 2020, 'Atmospheric dimethyl sulfide and its significant influence on the sea-to-air flux calculation over the Southern Ocean', Progress in Oceanography, 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102392
    Journal articles | 2019
    Chuah K; Wu Y; Vivekchand SRC; Gaus K; Reece PJ; Micolich AP; Gooding JJ, 2019, 'Nanopore blockade sensors for ultrasensitive detection of proteins in complex biological samples', Nature Communications, 10, pp. 2109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10147-7
    Journal articles | 2019
    Pardehkhorram R; Bonaccorsi S; Zhu H; Gonçales VR; Wu Y; Liu J; Lee NA; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ, 2019, 'Intrinsic and well-defined second generation hot spots in gold nanobipyramids: Versus gold nanorods', Chemical Communications, 55, pp. 7707 - 7710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9cc02730k
    Journal articles | 2019
    Wu Y; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ, 2019, 'Challenges and Solutions in Developing Ultrasensitive Biosensors', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141, pp. 1162 - 1170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b09397
    Journal articles | 2019
    Zhang M; Gao W; Yan J; Wu Y; Marandino CA; Park K; Chen L; Lin Q; Tan G; Pan M, 2019, 'An integrated sampler for shipboard underway measurement of dimethyl sulfide in surface seawater and air', Atmospheric Environment, 209, pp. 86 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.04.022
    Journal articles | 2018
    Alzahrani H; Antoine C; Aoki K; Baker L; Balme S; Bentley C; Bhattacharya G; Bohn PW; Cai Q; Cao C; Commandeur D; Crooks RM; Edwards M; Ewing A; Fu K; Galeyeva A; Gao R; Hersbach T; Hillman R; Hu YX; Jiang L; Kanoufi F; Kranz C; Liu S; Löffler T; Long Y; Macpherson J; McKelvey K; Minteer S; Mirkin M; Mount A; Nichols R; Nogala W; Öhl D; Qiu K; Ren H; Rudd J; Schuhmann W; Siwy Z; Tian Z; Unwin P; Wang Y; Wilde P; Wu Y; Yang Z; Ying Y, 2018, 'Processes at nanoelectrodes: General discussion', Faraday Discussions, 210, pp. 235 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8FD90024H
    Journal articles | 2018
    Alzahrani H; Antoine C; Baker L; Balme S; Bhattacharya G; Bohn PW; Cai Q; Chikere C; Crooks RM; Das N; Edwards M; Ehi-Eromosele C; Ermann N; Jiang L; Kanoufi F; Kranz C; Long Y; Macpherson J; McKelvey K; Mirkin M; Nichols R; Nogala W; Pelta J; Ren H; Rudd J; Schuhmann W; Siwy Z; Tian Z; Unwin P; Wen L; White H; Willets K; Wu Y; Ying Y, 2018, 'Processes at nanopores and bio-nanointerfaces: General discussion', Faraday Discussions, 210, pp. 145 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8FD90023J
    Journal articles | 2018
    Alzahrani H; Bentley C; Bohn PW; Chikere C; Commandeur D; Crooks RM; Ehi-Eromosele C; Ewing A; Galeyeva A; Hersbach T; Hillman R; Kanoufi F; Koper M; Kranz C; Löffler T; Long Y; Macpherson J; McKelvey K; Minteer S; Mirkin M; Nichols R; Nogala W; Öhl D; Pelta J; Ren H; Rudd J; Schuhmann W; Tian Z; Unwin P; Vezzoli A; Willets K; Wu Y; Yang Z; Zhan D; Zhao C, 2018, 'Energy conversion at nanointerfaces: General discussion', Faraday Discussions, 210, pp. 333 - 351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8fd90025f
    Journal articles | 2017
    Jiang C; Moraes Silva S; Fan S; Wu Y; Alam MT; Liu G; Justin Gooding J, 2017, 'Aryldiazonium salt derived mixed organic layers: From surface chemistry to their applications', Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 785, pp. 265 - 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2016.11.043
    Journal articles | 2016
    Gonçales VR; Wu Y; Gupta B; Parker SG; Yang Y; Ciampi S; Tilley R; Gooding JJ, 2016, 'Stability of Chemically Passivated Silicon Electrodes in Aqueous Solutions: Interplay between Bias Voltage and Hydration of the Electrolyte', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120, pp. 15941 - 15948, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b12454
    Journal articles | 2016
    Kashi MB; Wu Y; Gonçales VR; Choudhury MH; Ciampi S; Gooding JJ, 2016, 'Silicon–SAM–AuNP electrodes: Electrochemical “switching” and stability', Electrochemistry Communications, 70, pp. 28 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2016.06.014
    Journal articles | 2016
    Wu Y; Kashi MB; Yang Y; Gonçales VR; Ciampi S; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ, 2016, 'Light-activated electrochemistry on alkyne-terminated Si(100) surfaces towards solution-based redox probes', Electrochimica Acta, 213, pp. 540 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.07.120
    Journal articles | 2014
    Cai Z; Chen Y; Lin C; Wu Y; Yang CJ; Wang Y; Chen X, 2014, 'A dual-signal amplification method for the DNA detection based on exonuclease III', Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 61, pp. 370 - 373, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2014.05.046
    Journal articles | 2014
    Lin C; Wu Y; Luo F; Chen D; Chen X, 2014, 'A label-free electrochemical DNA sensor using methylene blue as redox indicator based on an exonuclease III-aided target recycling strategy', Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 59, pp. 365 - 369, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2014.03.053
    Journal articles | 2014
    Wu YF; Cai ZM; Wu GH; Rong MC; Jiang YQ; Yang CYJ; Chen X, 2014, 'A novel signal-on DNAzyme-based electrochemiluminescence, sensor for Pb2+', Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 191, pp. 60 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2013.09.050
    Journal articles | 2013
    Cai Z; Song Y; Wu Y; Zhu Z; James Yang C; Chen X, 2013, 'An electrochemical sensor based on label-free functional allosteric molecular beacons for detection target DNA/miRNA', Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 41, pp. 783 - 788, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2012.10.002
    Journal articles | 2013
    Wu G-H; Song X-H; Wu Y-F; Chen X-M; Luo F; Chen X, 2013, 'Non-enzymatic electrochemical glucose sensor based on platinum nanoflowers supported on graphene oxide', TALANTA, 105, pp. 379 - 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2012.10.066
    Journal articles | 2013
    Wu Y; Huang J; Zhou T; Rong M; Jiang Y; Chen X, 2013, 'A novel solid-state electrochemiluminescence sensor for the determination of hydrogen peroxide based on an Au nanocluster-silica nanoparticle nanocomposite', Analyst, 138, pp. 5563 - 5565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3an01207g
    Journal articles | 2012
    Chen X; Cai ZM; Wu YF; Huang YH; Li QP; Chen XM, 2012, 'An electrochemiluminescence sensor based on a Ru(bpy)32+-silica-chitosan/nanogold composite film', Talanta, 94, pp. 356 - 360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2012.03.046
    Journal articles | 2012
    Wu GH; Wu YF; Liu XW; Rong MC; Chen XM; Chen X, 2012, 'An electrochemical ascorbic acid sensor based on palladium nanoparticles supported on graphene oxide', Analytica Chimica Acta, 745, pp. 33 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2012.07.034
  • Preprints | 2020
    Zhang M; Booge D; Yan J; Liang C; Wu Y; Bo Y; Xu S; Wang J; Zhao J; Li D; Pan J; Park K, 2020, The grazing of abundant microzooplankton causes ultrahigh seawater dimethylsulfide during Southern Ocean algal blooms, , http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.160157496.63179933

  • 2023 Winner, Best Oral Presentation Award (sponsored by the journals Advanced Healthcare Materials and Advanced NanoBiomed Research) at the 13th International NanoMedicine Conference, Sydney, Australia, 19-21 June 2023
  • 2023 Winner, Australian Centre for NanoMedicine Travel Award
  • 2021 Finalist, Metrohm-Electrochemistry Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Young Electrochemist in the Australia/New Zealand (Post-doctoral category)
  • 2021 First runner-up to the 2021 Biosensors and Bioelectronics Best Paper Award
  • 2019 Winner, Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Theses
  • 2019 Winner, Australian Centre for NanoMedicine Travel Award
  • 2018 Recipient, UNSW Science PhD Writing Scholarship
  • 2018 Outstanding Reviewer for Q1 journal, Sensors and Actuator: B. Chemical
  • 2017 Outstanding Reviewer for Q1 journal, Electrochimica Acta
  • 2014 Recipient, International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)

  • Bioelectronic systems for disease diagnostics
  • Single-molecule sensors for quantitative analysis
  • Micro-/nano-fabrication of sensor devices

My Research Supervision

 I have helped co-supervise 3 PhD students and 1 Honours student to completion. Currently, I lead a team working on developing nanopore sensors for quantitative analytical applications.