Research Interest:
Design and synthesis of functional materials for antimicrobial treatment, antibiotics screening, biosensing, and cancer therapy.
Education History:
2004-2008,Department of Chemistry, Jilin University,Bachelor of Chemistry
2008-2013,Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Doctor of Organic Chemistry
Honors and Awards:
• Nanoscale Emerging Investigator (2021), Royal Society of Chemistry
• Journal of Materials Chemistry B (2021), Royal Society of Chemistry
Scientific Achievements & Selected Publications
1. Shuyi Lv, Chao Wang, Ke Xue, Jiaxin Wang, Ming-hui Xiao, Zhencheng Sun, Lei Han, Linqi Shi, and Chunlei Zhu,* Activated alkyne-enabled turn-on click bioconjugation with cascade signal amplification for ultrafast and high-throughput antibiotic screening, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2023, 120, e2302367120.
2. Xiaolin Liu,* Chunlei Zhu,* and Ben Zhong Tang,* Informatics colourizes polymers, Nat. Rev. Chem. 2023, 7, 232-233.
3. Hao Fu, Ke Xue, Yongxin Zhang, Ming-hui Xiao, Kaiyu Wu, Linqi Shi, and Chunlei Zhu,* Thermoresponsive hydrogel-enabled thermostatic photothermal therapy for enhanced healing of bacteria-infected wounds. Adv. Sci. 2023, 10, 2206865.
4. Binghong He#, Chao Wang#, Fuping Wang, Liang Tian, Haitao Wang, Chunling Fu, Jin Liu, Chao Xi, Chunlei Zhu,* and Qiong Yang,* Differentiation therapy for murine myelofibrosis model with MLN8237 loaded low-density lipoproteins, J. Control. Release 2023, 356, 554-566.
5. Jiaxin Wang, Boyi Hao, Ke Xue, Hao Fu, Minghui Xiao, Yongxin Zhang, Linqi Shi, and Chunlei Zhu,* A smart photothermal nanosystem with an intrinsic temperature-control mechanism for thermostatic treatment of bacterial infections, Adv. Mater. 2022, 34, 2205653.
6. Xiaolin Liu, Chunlei Zhu,* and Ben Zhong Tang,* Bringing inherent charges into aggregation-induced emission research, Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55, 197-208.
7. Xiaolin Liu,* Jianhui Liu, and Chunlei Zhu,* NIR-II organic dyes: Get brighter and see clearer, Matter 2022, 5, 3583-3585.
8. Ke Xue#, Cuihong Yang#, Chun Wang, Yang Liu, Jianfeng Liu,* Linqi Shi,* and Chunlei Zhu,* An exceptional broad-spectrum nanobiocide for multimodal and synergistic inactivation of drug-resistant bacteria, CCS Chem. 2022, 4, 272-285.
9. Boyi Hao, Jiaxin Wang, Chao Wang, Ke Xue, Minghui Xiao, Shuyi Lv, and Chunlei Zhu,* Bridging D‒A type photosensitizers with the azo group to boost intersystem crossing for efficient photodynamic therapy, Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 4139-4149.
10. Ke Xue, Chao Wang, Jiaxin Wang, Shuyi Lv, Boyi Hao, Chunlei Zhu,* and Ben Zhong Tang,* A sensitive and reliable organic fluorescent nanothermometer for noninvasive temperature sensing, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 14147-14157.
11. Xiaolin Liu#, Minghui Xiao#, Ke Xue, Mingzhao Li, Dongming Liu, Yong Wang, Xinzhe Yang, Yubing Hu, Ryan T. K. Kwok, Anjun Qin, Chunlei Zhu,* Jacky W. Y. Lam,* and Ben Zhong Tang,* Heteroaromatic hyperbranched polyelectrolytes: Multicomponent polyannulation and photodynamic biopatterning, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 19222-19231.
12. Libei Huang, Siyu Xu, Zhaoyu Wang, Ke Xue, Jianjun Su, Yun Song, Sijie Chen, Chunlei Zhu,* Ben Zhong Tang,* and Ruquan Ye,* Self-reporting and photothermally enhanced rapid bacterial killing on a laser-induced graphene mask, ACS Nano 2020, 14, 12045-12053.
13. Chunlei Zhu#, Suphannee Pongkitwitoon#, Jichuan Qiu, Stavros Thomopoulos, and Younan Xia,* Design and fabrication of a hierarchically structured scaffold for tendon-to-bone repair, Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1707306.
14. Chunlei Zhu#, Jichuan Qiu#, Suphannee Pongkitwitoon#, Stavros Thomopoulos, and Younan Xia,* Inverse opal scaffolds with gradients in mineral content for spatial control of osteogenesis, Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1706706.
15. Chunlei Zhu and Younan Xia,* Biomimetics: reconstitution of low-density lipoprotein for targeted drug delivery and related theranostic applications, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2017, 46, 7668-7682.
16. Chunlei Zhu, Pallab Pradhan, Da Huo, Jiajia Xue, Song Shen, Krishnendu Roy, and Younan Xia,* Reconstitution of low density lipoproteins with fatty acids for the targeted delivery of drugs into cancer cells, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 10399-10402.
17. Chunlei Zhu, Da Huo, Qiaoshan Chen, Jiajia Xue, Song Shen, and Younan Xia,* A eutectic mixture of natural fatty acids can serve as the gating material for near-infrared-triggered drug release, Adv. Mater. 2017, 29, 1703702.
18. Chunlei Zhu, Qiong Yang,* Fengting Lv, Libing Liu, and Shu Wang,* Conjugated polymer-coated bacteria for multimodal intracellular and extracellular anticancer activity, Adv. Mater. 2013, 25, 1203-1208.
19. Chunlei Zhu, Libing Liu, Qiong Yang, Fengting Lv, and Shu Wang,* Water-soluble conjugated polymers for imaging, diagnosis, and therapy, Chem. Rev. 2012, 112, 4687-4735.
20. Chunlei Zhu, Qiong Yang,* Libing Liu, and Shu Wang,* Rapid, simple and high-throughput antimicrobial susceptibility testing and antibiotics screening, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 9607-9610.
21. Chunlei Zhu, Qiong Yang,* Libing Liu, Fengting Lv, Shayu Li, Guoqiang Yang, and Shu Wang,* Multifunctional cationic poly(p-phenylene vinylene) polyelectrolytes for selective recognition, imaging and killing of bacteria over mammalian cells, Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 4805-4810.