By Associate Professor Kang Liang

Book Chapters

Liang K, 2015, 'Sol–Gel for Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs)', in The Sol-Gel Handbook Synthesis, Characterization and Applications, 3-Volume Set, John Wiley & Sons

Journal articles

Zhao F; Liu F; Gao C; Wang G; Zhang Y; Yu F; Tian J; Tan K; Zhang R; Liang K; Lian Z; Guo J; Kong B; Ge J; Xin H, 2024, 'Interfacing exogenous stents with human coronary artery by self-assembled coating: designs, functionalities and applications', NPG Asia Materials, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41427-024-00548-6

Zhang M; Shen H; Hakobyan K; Jiang Z; Liang K; Xu J, 2024, 'Robust Hydrogel Actuators Functioning in Multi-Environments Enabled by Thermo-Responsive Polymer Nanoparticle Coatings on Hydrogel Surfaces', Small, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202400534

Awati A; Yang R; Shi T; Zhou S; Zhang X; Zeng H; Lv Y; Liang K; Xie L; Zhu D; Liu M; Kong B, 2024, 'Interfacial Super-Assembly of Vacancy Engineered Ultrathin-Nanosheets Toward Nanochannels for Smart Ion Transport and Salinity Gradient Power Conversion', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202407491

Awati A; Yang R; Shi T; Zhou S; Zhang X; Zeng H; Lv Y; Liang K; Xie L; Zhu D; Liu M; Kong B, 2024, 'Interfacial Super‐Assembly of Vacancy Engineered Ultrathin‐Nanosheets Toward Nanochannels for Smart Ion Transport and Salinity Gradient Power Conversion', Angewandte Chemie, 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202407491

Xue J; Alinejad-Rokny H; Liang K, 2024, 'Navigating micro- and nano-motors/swimmers with machine learning: Challenges and future directions', ChemPhysMater, 3, pp. 273 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chphma.2024.06.001

Zhang M; Gao Z; Hakobyan K; Li W; Gu Z; Peng S; Liang K; Xu J, 2024, 'Rapid, Tough, and Trigger-Detachable Hydrogel Adhesion Enabled by Formation of Nanoparticles In Situ', Small, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202310572

Huang Y; Liang Q; Yin H; Zhang X; Gao R; Pan J; Liang K; Jiang L; Kong B, 2024, 'pH Modulation of Super-Assembled Heteromembranes for Sustainable Chiral Sensing', ACS Nano, 18, pp. 12547 - 12559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c02720

Liang Q; Huang Y; Guo Y; Zhang X; Hu X; Zeng H; Liang K; Zhao D; Jiang L; Kong B, 2024, 'Efficient osmosis-powered production of green hydrogen', Nature Sustainability, 7, pp. 628 - 639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01317-7

He Y; Huang Z; Xie L; Zhang X; Hu X; Liang K; Jiang L; Zhou S; Kong B, 2024, '2D Ordered Mesoporous Lamellar Hetero-Nanochannels with Asymmetric Wettability for Controllable Ion Transport', Small, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202306910

Kannaujiya VK; Qiao Y; Sheikh RH; Xue J; Dargaville TR; Liang K; Wich PR, 2024, 'pH-Responsive Micellar Nanoparticles for the Delivery of a Self-Amplifying ROS-Activatable Prodrug', Biomacromolecules, 25, pp. 1775 - 1789, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.3c01240

Fan K; Zhou S; Xie L; Jia S; Zhao L; Liu X; Liang K; Jiang L; Kong B, 2024, 'Interfacial Assembly of 2D Graphene-Derived Ion Channels for Water-Based Green Energy Conversion', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202307849

Zhang M; Gong S; Hakobyan K; Gao Z; Shao Z; Peng S; Wu S; Hao X; Jiang Z; Wong EH; Liang K; Wang CH; Cheng W; Xu J, 2024, 'Biomimetic Electronic Skin through Hierarchical Polymer Structural Design', Advanced Science, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202309006

Liang J; Liang K, 2024, 'Introducing reticular chemistry into biosystems', Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 501, pp. 215572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215572

Zulkifli MYB; Chen R; Lin R; Yao Y; Chai M; Appadoo D; Wang W; Zhu Z; Liang K; Chen V; Hou J, 2024, 'Regulating thermal dynamics and gas transport of metal-oraganic framework glass through silver composites', AIChE Journal, 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.18287

Xu L; Jiang X; Liu Y; Liang K; Gao M; Kong B, 2024, 'Fluorogen-Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Hybrid Sensing Materials: Applications in Cu²⁺ Detection', Chemistry - A European Journal, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.202302589

Fan W; Liang K; Liang J, 2024, 'One-pot spatial engineering of multi-enzymes in metal-organic frameworks for enhanced cascade activity', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4ta06211f

Zhang X; Zhou S; He Y; Zeng H; Hu X; Liang Q; Huang Y; Xu Y; Guo Y; Liu T; Liang K; Jiang L; Kong B, 2024, 'Superassembled Mesoporous Carbon-Fe2O3 Heterochannels for Photothermal-Enhanced Hyaluronidase Sensing', Analytical Chemistry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.4c02753

Liang J; Chen Q; Yong J; Suyama H; Biazik J; Njegic B; Rawal A; Liang K, 2023, 'Covalent-organic framework nanobionics for robust cytoprotection', Chemical Science, 15, pp. 991 - 1002, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3sc04973f

Xue J; Zhang M; Yong J; Chen Q; Wang J; Xu J; Liang K, 2023, 'Light-Switchable Biocatalytic Covalent-Organic Framework Nanomotors for Aqueous Contaminants Removal', Nano Letters, 23, pp. 11243 - 11251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03766

Guo Z; Zhuang C; Song Y; Yong J; Li Y; Guo Z; Kong B; Whitelock JM; Wang J; Liang K, 2023, 'Biocatalytic Buoyancy-Driven Nanobots for Autonomous Cell Recognition and Enrichment', Nano-Micro Letters, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01207-1

Yan M; Chen Q; Liu T; Li X; Pei P; Zhou L; Zhou S; Zhang R; Liang K; Dong J; Wei X; Wang J; Terasaki O; Chen P; Gu Z; Jiang L; Kong B, 2023, 'Site-selective superassembly of biomimetic nanorobots enabling deep penetration into tumor with stiff stroma', Nature Communications, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40300-2

Pang H; Wang M; Sun P; Zhang W; Wang D; Zhang R; Qiao L; Wang W; Gao M; Li Y; Chen J; Liang K; Kong B, 2023, 'Super-assembled compressible carbon frameworks featuring enriched heteroatom defect sites for flexible Zn–air batteries', NPG Asia Materials, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41427-022-00446-9

Yong J; Hakobyan K; Xu J; Mellick AS; Whitelock J; Liang K, 2023, 'Comparison of protein quantification methods for protein encapsulation with ZIF-8 metal-organic frameworks', Biotechnology Journal, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/biot.202300015

Deng P; Liu Y; Liu Y; Li Y; Wu R; Meng L; Liang K; Gan Y; Qiao F; Liu N; Kang Z; Li H, 2023, 'Microwave Regenerable Nickel, Zinc Co-doped Nitrogen-Coordinated Porous Carbon Catalyst for Nitrogen Fixation', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15, pp. 44809 - 44819, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c06037

Liang J; Liang K, 2023, 'Nanobiohybrids: Synthesis strategies and environmental applications from micropollutants sensing and removal to global warming mitigation', Environmental Research, 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116317

Zhang X; Zhou S; Xie L; Zeng H; Liu T; Huang Y; Yan M; Liang Q; Liang K; Jiang L; Kong B, 2023, 'Superassembly of 4-Aminothiophenol-Modified Mesoporous Titania-Alumina Oxide Heterochannels for Smart Ion Transport Based on the Photo-Induced Electron-Transfer Process', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15, pp. 32552 - 32560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c05207

Liang J; Ruan J; Njegic B; Rawal A; Scott J; Xu J; Boyer C; Liang K, 2023, 'Insight into Bioactivity of In-situ Trapped Enzyme-Covalent-Organic Frameworks', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 62, pp. e202303001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202303001

Liang J; Ruan J; Njegic B; Rawal A; Scott J; Xu J; Boyer C; Liang K, 2023, 'Insight into Bioactivity of In‐situ Trapped Enzyme‐Covalent‐Organic Frameworks', Angewandte Chemie, 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202303001

Yong J; Mellick AS; Whitelock J; Wang J; Liang K, 2023, 'A Biomolecular Toolbox for Precision Nanomotors', Advanced Materials, 35, pp. e2205746, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202205746

Zhang J; Li Z; Zhang Q; Zhang L; Ma T; Ma X; Liang K; Ying Y; Fu Y, 2023, 'Nanoconfined MXene-MOF Nanolaminate Film for Molecular Removal/Collection and Multiple Sieving', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15, pp. 17222 - 17232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c00909

Zhang Q; Liang J; Bongers A; Richardson JJ; Liang K; Gu Z, 2023, 'Site-Specific Antibody Assembly on Nanoparticles via a Versatile Coating Method for Improved Cell Targeting', Advanced Science, 10, pp. 2206546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202206546

Xie L; Zhou S; Li X; Zhang X; Zeng H; He Y; Zeng J; Liang K; Jiang L; Kong B, 2023, 'Engineering 2D Aligned Nanowires Assembled Porous Hetero-Membrane for Smart Ion Transport', Small, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202206878

Ashok A; Nguyen TK; Barton M; Leitch M; Masud MK; Park H; Truong TA; Kaneti YV; Ta HT; Li X; Liang K; Do TN; Wang CH; Nguyen NT; Yamauchi Y; Phan HP, 2023, 'Flexible Nanoarchitectonics for Biosensing and Physiological Monitoring Applications', Small, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202204946

Zhou S; Xie L; Zhang X; Yan M; Zeng H; Liang K; Jiang L; Kong B, 2023, 'Super-Assembled Multi-Level Asymmetric Mesochannels for Coupled Accelerated Dual-Ion Selective Transport', Advanced Materials, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202208903

Zeng H; Zhou S; Xie L; Liang Q; Zhang X; Yan M; Huang Y; Liu T; Chen P; Zhang L; Liang K; Jiang L; Kong B, 2023, 'Super-assembled mesoporous thin films with asymmetric nanofluidic channels for sensitive and reversible electrical sensing', Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2022.114985

Fu W; Xie L; Yu J; He Y; Zeng J; Liu J; Liang K; Chen P; Jiang L; Gu Z; Kong B, 2023, 'In Situ Interfacial Super-Assembly of Nanobiohybrids through Plant for Food-Grade Oral Medicine', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15, pp. 7282 - 7293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c19791

Zurrer T; Lovell E; Han Z; Liang K; Scott J; Amal R, 2023, 'Harnessing the structural attributes of NiMg-CUK-1 MOF for the dual-function capture and transformation of carbon dioxide into methane', Chemical Engineering Journal, 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.140623

Zeng J; Xie L; Liu T; He Y; Liu W; Zhang Q; Li J; Li X; Qiu B; Zhou S; Liang Q; Wang X; Liang K; Tang J; Liu J; Jiang L; Huang G; Kong B, 2023, 'Super-Assembled Multilayered Mesoporous TiO2 Nanorockets for Light-Powered Space-Confined Microfluidic Catalysis', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c19302

Liang J; Zeng J; Huang X; Zhu T; Gong Y; Dong C; Wang X; Zhao L; Xie L; Liang K; Tan Q; Cui Y; Kong B; Hui W, 2023, 'Super-assembly of integrated gold magnetic assay with loop-mediated isothermal amplification for point-of-care testing', Nano Research, 16, pp. 1242 - 1251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4692-9

Chen Q; Liang K, 2023, 'Self‐Propelled Nanoswimmers in Biomedical Sensing', Advanced Sensor Research, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202300056

Wu Z; Shan H; Jiao Y; Huang S; Wang X; Liang K; Shi J, 2022, 'Covalent organic networks for in situ entrapment of enzymes with superior robustness and durability', Chemical Engineering Journal, 450, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.138446

Hosseini M; Babayekhorasani F; Guo Z; Liang K; Chen V; Spicer PT, 2022, 'Propulsion, deformation, and confinement response of hollow nanocellulose millimotors', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 628, pp. 435 - 445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.08.035

Liang J; Johannessen B; Wu Z; Webster RF; Yong J; Zulkifli MYB; Harbort JS; Cheok YR; Wen H; Ao Z; Kong B; Chang SLY; Scott J; Liang K, 2022, 'Regulating the Coordination Environment of Mesopore-Confined Single Atoms from Metalloprotein-MOFs for Highly Efficient Biocatalysis', Advanced Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202205674

Chen K; Yong J; Zauner R; Wally V; Whitelock J; Sajinovic M; Kopecki Z; Liang K; Scott KF; Mellick AS, 2022, 'Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 4 as a Marker for Aggressive Squamous Cell Carcinoma', Cancers, 14, pp. 5564, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers14225564

Liang J; Chen Q; Xue J; Liang K, 2022, 'Reticular chemistry for improving the activity of biocatalysts: Synthesis strategies and advanced characterization techniques', Chem Catalysis, 2, pp. 2515 - 2551, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2022.08.003

Zurrer T; Lovell E; Han Z; Liang K; Scott J; Amal R, 2022, 'Bimetallic RuNi-decorated Mg-CUK-1 for oxygen-tolerant carbon dioxide capture and conversion to methane', Nanoscale, 14, pp. 15669 - 15678, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2nr03338k

Zulkifli MYB; Yao Y; Chen R; Chai M; Su K; Li X; Zhou Y; Lin R; Zhu Z; Liang K; Chen V; Hou J, 2022, 'Phase control of ZIF-7 nanoparticles via mechanochemical synthesis', Chemical Communications, 58, pp. 12297 - 12300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2cc04054a

Liang J; Bin Zulkifli MY; Yong J; Du Z; Ao Z; Rawal A; Scott JA; Harmer JR; Wang J; Liang K, 2022, 'Locking the Ultrasound-Induced Active Conformation of Metalloenzymes in Metal-Organic Frameworks', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144, pp. 17865 - 17875, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c06471

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

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