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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 received a Ph.D. from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and M.S. degree from Xiamen University, China. Since 2018, he has been working as a postdoctoral research associate with Professor J. Justin Gooding in the School of Chemistry.
E-mail
yanfang.wu@unsw.edu.au
Location
Rm 723, Level 7, Hilmer Building (E10), UNSW Sydney, Kensington
  • Journal articles | 2023
    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 | 2023
    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 | 2022
    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 | 2022
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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 | 2021
    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 | 2021
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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 | 2020
    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 | 2020
    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
    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
    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
    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
    2020, 'How Nanoparticles Transform Single Molecule Measurements into Quantitative Sensors', Advanced Materials, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201904339
    Journal articles | 2020
    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
    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
    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 | 2019
    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 | 2019
    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
    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
    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 | 2018
    2018, 'Energy conversion at nanointerfaces: General discussion', Faraday Discussions, 210, pp. 333 - 351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8fd90025f
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'Processes at nanoelectrodes: General discussion', Faraday Discussions, 210, pp. 235 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8FD90024H
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'Processes at nanopores and bio-nanointerfaces: General discussion', Faraday Discussions, 210, pp. 145 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8FD90023J
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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 | 2013
    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
    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 | 2012
    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
    Journal articles | 2012
    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
  • Preprints | 2020
    2020, The grazing of abundant microzooplankton causes ultrahigh seawater dimethylsulfide during Southern Ocean algal blooms, , http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.160157496.63179933

  • 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
  • 2020 & 2021 Member of the UNSW School of Chemistry Safety Committee
  • 2019 Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Theses
  • 2019 Australian Centre for NanoMedicine Travel Award
  • 2018 UNSW Science PhD Writing Scholarship
  • 2018 Outstanding Reviewer for the peer-reviewed journal, Sensors and Actuator: B. Chemical
  • 2017 Outstanding Reviewer for the peer-reviewed journal, Electrochimica Acta
  • 2014 International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)

  • Ultrasensitive biosensing strategies and sensing systems for early diagnosis of disease
  • Single-molecule sensors for quantitative analysis
  • Micro- and nano-fabrication for sensor development
  • Light-activated electrochemistry at semiconductors