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Dr Yanfang Wu

Dr Yanfang Wu

Adjunct Lecturer
  • PhD, UNSW Sydney
Science
School of Chemistry

Dr Yanfang Wu is an emerging leader in the fields of sensor technology, electrochemistry, and nanotechnology in Australia and internationally. His research primarily focuses on developing advanced sensing technologies for analytical applications, with a particular focus on bioelectronic systems for disease diagnosis.

He has authored over 50 papers in high-impact journals, including Chem. Soc. Rev., Nat. Commun., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. and Adv. Mater. His work has been cited more than 1900 times and his H-index (Google Scholar) is 21.
E-mail
yanfang.wu@unsw.edu.au
Location
Level 7, Hilmer Building (E10), UNSW Sydney, Kensington
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Doan THP; Fried JP; Tang W; Hagness DE; Yang Y; Wu Y; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ, 2024, 'Nanopore Blockade Sensors for Quantitative Analysis Using an Optical Nanopore Assay', Nano Letters, 24, pp. 6218 - 6224,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Jamali SS; Wu Y; Homborg AM; Lemay SG; Gooding JJ, 2024, 'Interpretation of stochastic electrochemical data', Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 46, pp. 101505,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Jiao C; Liang X; Wu X; Shang Y; Wu Y; Zhang F; Liu X; Zeng J; Yang C, 2024, 'SERS Platform for Integrated Enrichment, Isolation, and Identification of Multiple Respiratory Viruses in a Single Assay Using 3D Stereoscopic SERS Tags and Flocked Swabs', Analytical Chemistry, 96, pp. 13042 - 13049,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Miming Z; Sun H; Zhang J; Wu Y; Gao Z; Zhan L; Yan J; Li J, 2024, 'Relationships among the climate-relevant gases during the Southern Ocean bloom season', Science of the Total Environment, 914,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Rong M; Huang Y; Lin C; Lai L; Wu Y; Niu L, 2024, 'Recent advances in optical sensing for tetracycline antibiotics', TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 178,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Shang Y; Wang J; Xia H; Jiao C; Wu Y; Jiang Y; Wu X; Wen C; Zeng J, 2024, 'PEI-Mediated Assembly of Fe3O4 onto SiO2-Encapsulated CsPbBr3 for Highly Sensitive Fluorescent Lateral Flow Immunoassay', Analytical Chemistry, 96, pp. 6065 - 6071,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Song N; Chang N; Gentle A; Zeng Y; Jiang Y; Wu Y; Deng S; Cheng Y; Huang J; Zhou Z; Keevers M; Green MA, 2024, 'Multifunctional coatings for solar module glass', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Villamanca D; Colin M; Ching K; Rawal A; Wu Y; Jun Kim D; Dubois M; Chen S, 2024, 'Preparation and properties of graphene oxyfluoride films', Applied Surface Science, 646,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Xue W; Wu Y; Li X; Zhang Q; Wu Y; Chang Y; Liu M, 2024, 'Distance-based paper device coupled with uracil-rich DNA hydrogel for visual quantification of Uracil-DNA glycosylase', Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 264,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Zeng K; Tao H; Zhaoshi Y; Feng J; Jiang S; Wu Y; Yang R; He Z; Li Y, 2024, 'Plasma-Engraved Lattice-Matched NiO/NiFe2O4 Heterostructure with Ample Oxygen Vacancies for Efficient Water Electrolysis and Zn-Air Batteries', Chemistry - A European Journal, 30,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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, pp. 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 and Sensing, 2,
    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,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Fried JP; Wu Y; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ, 2022, 'Optical Nanopore Sensors for Quantitative Analysis', Nano Letters, 22, pp. 869 - 880,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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, 132, pp. 20938 - 20950,
    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,
    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,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Wu Y; Bennett D; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ, 2020, 'How Nanoparticles Transform Single Molecule Measurements into Quantitative Sensors', Advanced Materials, 32, pp. e1904339,
    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, pp. 112434,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Wu Y; Lian J; Gonca¸ les VR; Pardehkhorram R; Tang W; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ; Goncales V, 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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Pardehkhorram R; Bonaccorsi S; Zhu H; Gonçales VR; Wu Y; Liu J; Lee NA; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ; Goncales V, 2019, 'Intrinsic and well-defined second generation hot spots in gold nanobipyramids: Versus gold nanorods', Chemical Communications, 55, pp. 7707 - 7710,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Jiang C; Moraes Silva S; Fan S; Wu Y; Alam MT; Liu G; Justin Gooding J; Gooding J, 2017, 'Aryldiazonium salt derived mixed organic layers: From surface chemistry to their applications', Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 785, pp. 265 - 278,
    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,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Kashi MB; Wu Y; Gonçales VR; Choudhury MH; Ciampi S; Gooding JJ; Goncales V; Bolourian Kashi M, 2016, 'Silicon–SAM–AuNP electrodes: Electrochemical “switching” and stability', Electrochemistry Communications, 70, pp. 28 - 32,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Wu Y; Kashi MB; Yang Y; Gonçales VR; Ciampi S; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ; Goncales V; Bolourian Kashi M, 2016, 'Light-activated electrochemistry on alkyne-terminated Si(100) surfaces towards solution-based redox probes', Electrochimica Acta, 213, pp. 540 - 546,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
    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,
  • 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,

  • 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
  • 2023Winner, 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 diagnosis

Single-molecule sensors for quantitative analysis

Micro-/nano-fabrication of sensor devices

Single-particle collision electrochemistry

Paper-based analytical sensors for onsite testing

Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensors

My Research Supervision

I have helped co-supervise 6 PhD students and 1 Honours student with 4 completions so far.