LEUNG, Ken C. F. Faculty








Educational Background B.Sc., The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ph.D., The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Postdoctoral: The University of California, Los Angeles

Current Research Interests Supramolecular and Functional Nanomaterials for theranostic, catalysis, and sensor applications.
Current Research Activity


Selected Publications(See also: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-1764-2009)D. N. Tritton, G. B. Bodedla, G. Tang, J. Zhao, C.-S. Kwan, K. C.-F. Leung, W.-Y. Wong, X. Zhu, “Iridium Motif Linked Porphyrins for Efficient Light-driven Hydrogen Evolution via Triplet State Stabilization of Porphyrin”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 8, 3005-3010 (2020).
F.-K. Tang, J. Zhu, F. K.-W. Kong, M. Ng, Q. Bian, V. W.-W. Yam, A. K.-W. Tse, Y.-C. Tse, K. C.-F. Leung, “A BODIPY-based Fluorescent Sensor for the Detection of Pt²⁺ and Pt drugs”, Chem. Commun., 56, 2695-2698 (2020).
X. Li, R. Huang, F.-K. Tang, W.-C. Li, S. S. W. Wong, K. C.-F. Leung, L. Jin, “Red-emissive Guanylated Polyene-Functionalized Carbon Dots Arm Oral Epithelia Against Invasive Fungal Infections”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 11, 46591-46603 (2019).
L. Yang, C.-S. Kwan, L. Zhang, X. Li, Y. Han, K. C.-F. Leung, Y. Yang, Z. Huang, “Helical Nanoparticle-Induced Enantioselective Amplification of Molecular Optical Activity”, Adv. Funct. Mater., 29, 1807307 (2019).
C.-S. Kwan, R. Zhao, M. A. Van Hove, Z. Cai, K. C.-F. Leung, “Higher-Generation Type III-B Rotaxane Dendrimers with Controlling Particle Size in Three-Dimensional Molecular Switching”, Nature Commun., 9, 497 (2018).
X. Li, W. Luo, T.-W. Ng, P. C. Leung, C. F. Zhang, K. C.-F. Leung, L. J. Jin, “Nanoparticle-encapsulated Baicalein Markedly Modulates Pro-inflammatory Response in Gingival Epithelial Cells”, Nanoscale, 9, 12897-12907 (2017). [Hot Article]
Q. L. Fang, S. X. Duan, J. F. Zhang, J. X. Li, K. C.-F. Leung, “Dual Shelled Fe₃O₄/Polydopamine Hollow Microspheres as an Effective Eu(III) Absorbent”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 5, 2947-2958 (2017). [Highlighted in Advances in Engineering]
C.-S. Kwan, A. S. C. Chan, K. C.-F. Leung, “A Fluorescent and Switchable Rotaxane Dual Organocatalyst”, Org. Lett. 18, 976-979 (2016).
Y.-X. J. Wang, X.-M. Zhu, Q. Liang, C. H. K. Cheng, W. Wang, K. C.-F. Leung, "In Vivo Liver Cancer Chemoembolisation and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using Iron Oxide Nanoshell/Doxorubicin/Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Hybrid Composites
Ultrasound, pH, and Magnetic Responsive Crown Ether-coated Core/shell Nanoparticles as Drug Encapsulation and Release Systems
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