2015 publications

Xie, K.; Fu, Q.; He, Y.; Kim, J.; Goh, S. J.; Nam, E.; Qiao, G. G.; Webley, P. A., “Synthesis of well dispersed polymer grafted metal-organic framework nanoparticles”. Chemical Communications 2015, 51, (85), 15566–15569.

Xie, D.; Lista, M.; Qiao, G. G.; Dunstan, D. E., “Shear Induced Alignment of Low Aspect Ratio Gold Nanorods in Newtonian Fluids”. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2015, 6, (19), 3815–3820.

Xiang, D.; Shigdar, S.; Qiao, G.; Zhou, S. F.; Li, Y.; Wei, M. Q.; Qiao, L.; Shamaileh, H. A.; Zhu, Y.; Zheng, C.; Pu, C.; Duan, W., “Aptamer-Mediated Cancer Gene Therapy”. Current Gene Therapy 2015, 15, (2), 109–119

Xiang, D.; Shigdar, S.; Qiao, G.; Wang, T.; Kouzani, A. Z.; Zhou, S. F.; Kong, L.; Li, Y.; Pu, C.; Duan, W., “Nucleic Acid Aptamer-Guided Cancer Therapeutics and Diagnostics: the Next Generation of Cancer Medicine”. Theranostics 2015, 5, (1), 23–42.

Sun, H.; Björnmalm, M.; Cui, J.; Wong, E. H. H.; Dai, Y.; Dai, Q.; Qiao, G. G.; Caruso, F., “Structure Governs the Deformability of Polymer Particles in a Microfluidic Blood Capillary Model” ACS Macro Letters 2015, 4, (11), 1205–1209.

Ozmen, M. M.; Fu, Q.; Kim, J.; Qiao, G. G., “A rapid and facile preparation of novel macroporous silicone-based cryogels via photo-induced thiol-ene click chemistry”. Chemical Communications 2015, 51, (98), 17479–17482

Ow, S. Y.; Bekard, I.; Blencowe, A.; Qiao, G. G.; Dunstan, D. E., “A generic class of amyloid fibril inhibitors”. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2015, 3, (7), 1350–1359.

McKenzie, T. G.; Wong, E. H. H.; Fu, Q.; Sulistio, A.; Dunstan, D. E.; Qiao, G. G., “Controlled Formation of Star Polymer Nanoparticles via Visible Light Photopolymerization”. ACS Macro Letters 2015, 4, (9), 1012–1016.

Gu, D.; Ladewig, K.; Klimak, M.; Haylock, D.; McLean, K. M.; O'Connor, A. J.; Qiao, G. G., “Amphiphilic core cross-linked star polymers as water-soluble, biocompatible and biodegradable unimolecular carriers for hydrophobic drugs”. Polymer Chemistry 2015, 6, (36), 6475–6487.

Q. Fu, T.G. McKenzie, S. Tan, E. Nam and G.G. Qiao, “Tertiary amine catalyzed photo-induced controlled radical polymerization of methacrylates”, Polymer Chemistry, 2015, 6, 5362–5368.

X.-J. Cai, H.-M. Yuan, A. Blencowe, G.G. Qiao, J. Genzer and R.J. Spontak, “Film-Stabilizing Attributes of Polymeric Core-Shell Nanoparticles”, ACS Nano, 2015, doi: 10.1021/acsnano.1025b00237.

S. Tan, Q. Fu, J.M. Scofield, J. Kim, P.A. Gurr, K. Ladewig, A. Blencowe and G.G. Qiao, “Cyclodextrin-based supramolecular polymeric nanoparticles for next generation gas separation membranes”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3, 14876-14886.

J. Zhang, J. Jin, R. Cooney, Q. Fu, G.G. Qiao, S. Thomas and T.C. Merkel, “Synthesis of perfectly alternating copolymers for polymers of intrinsic microporosity”, Polymer Chemistry, 2015, 6, 5003–5008.

H. Sun, E.H. Wong, Y. Yan, J. Cui, Q. Dai, J. Guo, G.G. Qiao and F. Caruso, “The role of capsule stiffness on cellular processing”, Chemical Science, 2015, 6, 3505–3514.

S.J. Shirbin, K. Ladewig, Q. Fu, M. Klimak, X. Zhang, W. Duan and G.G. Qiao, “Cisplatin-induced formation of biocompatible and biodegradable polypeptide-based vesicles for targeted anticancer drug delivery”, Biomacromolecules, 2015, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1025b00692.

A.J. Christofferson, G. Yiapanis, J.M. Ren, G.G. Qiao, K. Satoh, M. Kamigaito and I. Yarovsky, “Molecular mapping of poly(methyl methacrylate) super-helix stereocomplexes", Chemical Science, 2015, 6, 1370–1378.

S. Tan, E. Nam, J. Cui, C. Xu, Q. Fu, J.M. Ren, E.H.H. Wong, K. Ladewig, F. Caruso, A. Blencowe and G.G. Qiao, “Fabrication of ultra-thin polyrotaxane-based films via solid-state continuous assembly of polymers”, Chemical Communications, 2015, 51, 2025–2028. Cover article.

S.-Y. Ow, I. Bekard, A. Blencowe, G.G. Qiao and D.E. Dunstan, “A generic class of amyloid fibril inhibitors”, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2015, 3, 1350–1359.

Q. Fu, J. Xu, K. Ladewig, T.M.A. Henderson and G.G. Qiao, “Degradable cross-linked polymer vesicles for the efficient delivery of platinum drugs”, Polymer Chemistry, 2015, 6, 35–43. Cover article.

E.H.H. Wong and G.G. Qiao, “Factors Influencing the Formation of Single-Chain Polymeric Nanoparticles Prepared via Ring-Opening Polymerization”, Macromolecules, 2015, 48, 1371–1379.

A. Kashani, J.L. Provis, B.B.G. van Deventer, G.G. Qiao and J.S.J. van Deventer, “Time-resolved yield stress measurement of evolving materials using a creeping sphere”, Rheologica Acta, 2015, 54, 365–376.

S.H. Wibowo, A. Sulistio, E.H.H. Wong, A. Blencowe and G.G. Qiao, “Functional and Well-Defined β-Sheet-Assembled Porous Spherical Shells by Surface-Guided Peptide Formation”, Advanced Functional Materials, 2015, 25, 3147–3156.

J.M.P. Scofield, P.A. Gurr, J. Kim, Q. Fu, A. Halim, S.E. Kentish and G.G. Qiao, “High-Performance Thin Film Composite Membranes With Well-Defined Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-b-Poly(ethylene glycol) Copolymer Additives for CO2 Separation”, Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry, 2015, 53, 1500–1511. Cover article

T.G. McKenzie, Q. Fu, E.H.H. Wong, D.E. Dunstan and G.G. Qiao, “Visible Light Mediated Controlled Radical Polymerization in the Absence of Exogenous Radical Sources or Catalysts”, Macromolecules, 2015, 48, 3864–3872.