Dr Leung King-chi, Franco Assistant Professor

Location Y802
Phone +852 3400 8663
mail kingchifranco.leung@polyu.edu.hk
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Education and Academic Qualifications Doctor of Science in Electronic Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Master of Philosophy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University




Professional Qualifications Croucher Fellowship for postdoctoral research at University of Groningen, the Netherlands




Research Overview Our research direction uses the advanced synthetic methodologies for developing novel stimuli-responsive molecular switches, out-of-equilibrium supramolecular systems, and next-generation supramolecular soft matters towards application in biomedical materials and drug deliveries.




Research Interests
Supramolecular Assembly
Molecular Machinery
Soft Robotic Material
Biomedical Material
Supramolecular Dynamics



Achievements

Awards
Croucher Innovation Award (2021)
Croucher Foundation, Hong Kong, China
Croucher Postdoctoral Fellowships (2017-2019)
Croucher Foundation, Hong Kong, China
International Program Associate, Ph.D. Scholarship (2014-2017)
RIKEN, Japan






Representative Publications
S. Chen, R. Costil,F. K. C. Leung,* B. L. Feringa*. Self-Assembly of Photoresponsive Molecular Amphiphiles in Aqueous Media. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2021, 60, 11604–11627. [IF: 15.34]
S. Chen, F. K. C. Leung,* M. C. A. Stuart, C. Wang,* B. L. Feringa*. Dynamic Assemblies of Molecular Motor Amphiphiles Control Macroscopic Foam Properties. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2020,142, 10163–10172. [IF: 15.42]
F. Xu, L. Pfeifer, M. C. A. Stuart,F. K. C. Leung,* B. L. Feringa*. Multi-Modal Control over the Assembly of a Molecular Motor Bola-Amphiphile in Water. Chem. Commun.2020,56,7451–7454. [IF: 6.22]
F. K. C. Leung,* T. Kajitani, M. C. A. Stuart, T. Fukushima, B. L. Feringa*. Dual-Controlled Macroscopic Motions in A Supramolecular Hierarchical Assembly of Motor Amphiphiles. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2019,58,10985–10989, and selected asHot Paper. [IF: 15.34]
F. K. C. Leung, T. van den Enk, T. Kajitani, J. Chen, M. C. A. Stuart, J. Kuipers, T. Fukushima, B. L. Feringa*. Supramolecular Packing and Macroscopic Alignment Controls Actuation Speed in Macroscopic Strings of Molecular Motor Amphiphiles. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 17724–17733. [IF: 15.42]
J. Chen^†, F. K. C. Leung^†, M. C. A. Stuart, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, E. van der Giessen, B. L. Feringa*. Artificial Muscle-Like Function from Hierarchical Supramolecular Assembly of Photoresponsive Molecular Motors. Nature Chemistry 2018, 10, 132–138. (^† Equal Contribution) [IF: 23.19]
F. K. C. Leung, F. Ishiwari, T. Kajitani, Y. Shoji, T. Hikima, M. Takata, A. Saeki, S. Seki, Y. M. A. Yamada, T. Fukushima*. Supramolecular Scaffold for Tailoring the 2D Assembly of Functional Molecular Units into Organic Thin Films. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 11727–11733. [IF: 15.42]