Education:
University of Florida, Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry,May 2011 Gainesville, FL
Peking University, B. S. Chemistry, 2006Beijing, China

Principal Research Interests:

bioanalytical chemistry, molecular recognition, signal amplification，microfluidics, micro-nano devices, point-of-care testing.

Selected Recent Publications:

1. 1. Zhao, M; Chen, Y; Wang, K; Zhang, Z; Streit J K; Fagan, J A; Tang, J; Zheng, M; Yang, C; Zhu, Z*; Sun, W*. “DNA-directed nanofabrication of high-performance carbon nanotube field-effect transistors.” Science, 2020, 368, 878-881.

2. 2. Chen, Y; Sun, W*; Yang, C; Zhu, Z*. “Scaling Up DNA Self-Assembly.” ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2020, 3, 2805-2815.

3. 3. Liu, D*; Wang, J; Wu, L; Huang, Y; Zhang, Y; Zhu, M; Wang, Y; Zhu, Z*; Yang, C. “Trends in miniaturized biosensors for point-of-care testing.” Trends Anal. Chem. 2020, 122, 115701.

4. 4. Li, X; Zhang, D; Ruan, W; Liu, W; Yin, K; Tian, T; Bi, Y; Ruan, Q; Zhao, Y; Zhu, Z*; Yang, C. “A Centrifugal-Driven Droplet Generation Method with Minimal Waste for Single-Cell Whole Genome Amplification.” Anal. Chem., 2019, 91, 13611-13619.

5. 5. Abate, M F; Jia, S; Ahmed M G; Li, X; Lin, L; Chen, X; Zhu, Z*; Yang, C. “Visual Quantitative Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells with Single‐Cell Sensitivity Using a Portable Microfluidic Device.” Small, 2019, 15, 1804890

6. 6. Li, X; Zhang, D; Zhang, H; Guan, Z; Song, Y; Liu, R; Zhu, Z*; Yang, C. “A Microwell Array Method for Rapid Generation of Uniform Agarose Droplets and Beads for Single Molecule Analysis.” Anal. Chem., 2018, 90, 2570–2577.

7. 7. Zhu, Z; Yang, C*. “Hydrogel Droplet Microfluidics for High-Throughput Single Molecule/Cell Analysis.” Acc. Chem. Res., 2017, 50, 22–31.

8. 8. Ma, Y; Mao, Y; Huang, D; He, Z; Yan, J; Tian, T; Shi, Y; Song, Y; Li, X; Zhu, Z*; Zhou, L; Yang, C. “Portable Visual Quantitative Detection of Aflatoxin B1 Using a Target-Responsive Hydrogel and Distance-Readout Microfluidic Chip.” Lab Chip, 2016, 16, 3097-3104.

9. 9. Tian, T; Li, J; Song,Y; Zhou, L; Zhu, Z*; Yang, C*. “Distance-based Microfluidic Quantitative Detection Methods for Point-of-Care Testing.” Lab Chip, 2016, 16, 1139-1151.

10. 10. Zhu, Z#; Guan, Z#; Liu, D#; Jia, S; Li, J; Lei, Z; Lin, S; Ji, T; Tian, Z; Yang, C*. “Translating Molecular Recognition into a Pressure Signal to enable Rapid, Sensitive, and Portable Biomedical Analysis.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 10448-10453.

11. 11. Huang, Y; Ma, Y; Chen, Y; Wu, X; Fang, L; Zhu, Z*; Yang, C*. “Target-Responsive DNAzyme Crosslinked Hydrogel for Visual Quantitative Detection of Lead.” Anal. Chem., 2014, 86, 11434–11439.

12. 12. Zhu, Z#; Guan, Z#; Jia, S#; Lei, Z; Lin, S; Zhang, H; Ma, Y; Tian, Z-Q; Yang, C*. “Au@Pt Nanoparticle Encapsulated Target-responsive Hydrogel with Volumetric Bar-chart Chip Readout for Quantitative Point-of-care Testing.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 12503–12507.

13. 13. Zhu, Z#; Song, Y#; Li, C#; Zou, Y; Zhu, L; An, Y; Yang, C*. “Monoclonal Surface Display SELEX for Simple, Rapid, Efficient and Cost-Effective Aptamer Enrichment and Identification.” Anal. Chem., 2014, 86, 5881-5888.

14. 14. Song, Y; Zhu, Z*; An, Y; Zhang, W; Zhang, H; Liu, D; Yu, C; Duan, W*; Yang, C*. “Selection of DNA Aptamers against Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule for Cancer Imaging and Circulating Tumor Cell Capturing.” Anal. Chem., 2013, 85, 4141-4149.

15. 15. Yan, L#; Zhu, Z#; Zou, Y; Huang, Y; Liu, D; Jia, S; Xu, D; Wu, M; Zhou, Y; Zhou, S; Yang, C*. “Target-responsive ‘Sweet’ Hydrogel with Glucometer Readout for Portable and Quantitative Detection of Non-glucose Targets.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 3748-3751.