The University of Queensland

Antimicrobial anilinium polymers: the properties of poly(N,N‐dimethylaminophenylene methacrylamide) in solution and as coatings

Chen, Ao, Er, Gerald, Zhang, Cheng, Tang, Joyce, Alam, Mahbub, Ta, Hang T., Elliott, Alysha G., Cooper, Matthew A., Perera, Janesha, Swift, Simon, Blakey, Idriss, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Peng, Hui (2019) Antimicrobial anilinium polymers: the properties of poly(N,N‐dimethylaminophenylene methacrylamide) in solution and as coatings. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, . doi:10.1002/pola.29314

Importance of thermally induced aggregation on 19F Magnetic Resonance Imaging of perfluoropolyether-based comb-shaped poly(2-oxazoline)s

Zhang, Cheng, Sanchez, Ronny Javier Pibaque, Fu, Changkui, Clayden-Zabik, Ryan, Peng, Hui, Kempe, Kristian and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2018) Importance of thermally induced aggregation on 19F Magnetic Resonance Imaging of perfluoropolyether-based comb-shaped poly(2-oxazoline)s. Biomacromolecules, 20 1: 365-374. doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01549

Formulation of bioerodible ketamine microparticles as an analgesic adjuvant treatment produced by supercritical fluid polymer encapsulation

Han, Felicity, Whittaker, Andrew, Howdle, Steven, Naylor, Andrew, Shabir-Ahmed, Anjumn, Zhang, Cheng and Smith, Maree (2018) Formulation of bioerodible ketamine microparticles as an analgesic adjuvant treatment produced by supercritical fluid polymer encapsulation. Pharmaceutics, 10 4: 264. doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics10040264

Tailored polyimide–graphene nanocomposite as negative electrode and reduced graphene oxide as positive electrode for flexible hybrid sodium-ion capacitors

Zhao, Qinglan, Yang, Dongfang, Zhang, Cheng, Liu, Xuan-He, Fan, Xin, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Zhao, X. S. (2018) Tailored polyimide–graphene nanocomposite as negative electrode and reduced graphene oxide as positive electrode for flexible hybrid sodium-ion capacitors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10 50: 43730-43739. doi:10.1021/acsami.8b17171

Bioconjugation and fluorescence labeling of iron oxide nanoparticles grafted with bromomaleimide-terminal polymers

Qiao, Ruirui, Esser, Lars, Fu, Changkui, Zhang, Cheng, Hu, Jinming, Ramírez-arcía, Paulina, Li, Yuhuan, Quinn, John F., Whittaker, Michael R., Whittaker, Andrew K. and Davis, Thomas P. (2018) Bioconjugation and fluorescence labeling of iron oxide nanoparticles grafted with bromomaleimide-terminal polymers. Biomacromolecules, 19 11: 4423-4429. doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01282

Multifunctional magnetized porous silica covered with Poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) for pH controllable drug release and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Li, Ling, Zhang, Cheng, Zhang, Run, Xu, Zushun, Xu, Zhiping and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2018) Multifunctional magnetized porous silica covered with Poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) for pH controllable drug release and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 1 9: 5027-5034. doi:10.1021/acsanm.8b01131

High F-content perfluoropolyether-based nanoparticles for targeted detection of breast cancer by 19F magnetic resonance and optical imaging

Zhang, Cheng, Moonshi, Shehzahdi Shebbrin, Wang, Wenqian, Ta, Hang Thu, Han, Yanxiao, Han, Felicity Y., Peng, Hui, Král, Petr, Rolfe, Barbara E., Gooding, John Justin, Gaus, Katharina and Whittaker, Andrew Keith (2018) High F-content perfluoropolyether-based nanoparticles for targeted detection of breast cancer by 19F magnetic resonance and optical imaging. ACS Nano, 12 9: 9162-9176. doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b03726

Enhanced performance of polymeric 19F MRI contrast agents through incorporation of highly water-soluble monomer MSEA

Fu, Changkui, Zhang, Cheng, Peng, Hui, Han, Felicity, Baker, Carly, Wu, Yuao, Ta, Hang and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2018) Enhanced performance of polymeric 19F MRI contrast agents through incorporation of highly water-soluble monomer MSEA. Macromolecules, 51 15: 5875-5882. doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01190

Controlled synthesis of up-conversion luminescent Gd/Tm-MOFs for pH-responsive drug delivery and UCL/MRI dual-modal imaging

Liu, Yana, Zhang, Cheng, Xu, Chen, Lin, Caixue, Sun, Keke, Wang, Jie, Chen, Xueli, Li, Ling, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Xu, Hai-Bing (2018) Controlled synthesis of up-conversion luminescent Gd/Tm-MOFs for pH-responsive drug delivery and UCL/MRI dual-modal imaging. Dalton Transactions, 47 32: 11253-11263. doi:10.1039/c8dt02436g

Elucidating the impact of molecular structure on the 19F NMR dynamics and MRI performance of fluorinated oligomers

Zhang, Cheng, Kim, Dong Sub, Lawrence, Jimmy, Hawker, Craig J. and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2018) Elucidating the impact of molecular structure on the 19F NMR dynamics and MRI performance of fluorinated oligomers. ACS Macro Letters, 7 7: 921-926. doi:10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00433

Nano-bio-imaging and therapeutic nanoparticles

Zhang, Cheng and Ferenz, Katja (2018) Nano-bio-imaging and therapeutic nanoparticles. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanomedicine, 2 1: 19.

A unique 19F MRI agent for the tracking of non phagocytic cells in vivo

Moonshi, Shehzahdi S., Zhang, Cheng, Peng, Hui, Puttick, Simon, Rose, Stephen, Fisk, Nicholas M., Bhakoo, Kishore, Stringer, Brett W., Qiao, Greg G., Gurr, Paul A. and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2018) A unique 19F MRI agent for the tracking of non phagocytic cells in vivo. Nanoscale, 10 17: 8226-8239. doi:10.1039/c8nr00703a

Controllable synthesis of up-conversion nanoparticles UCNPs@MIL-PEG for pH-responsive drug delivery and potential up-conversion luminescence/magnetic resonance dual-mode imaging

Liu, Yana, Zhang, Cheng, Liu, Hui, Li, Yuebin, Xu, Zushun, Li, Ling and Whittaker, Andrew (2018) Controllable synthesis of up-conversion nanoparticles UCNPs@MIL-PEG for pH-responsive drug delivery and potential up-conversion luminescence/magnetic resonance dual-mode imaging. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 749 939-947. doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.03.355

Overcoming Surfactant-Induced Morphology Instability of Noncrosslinked Diblock Copolymer Nano-Objects Obtained by RAFT Emulsion Polymerization

Truong, Nghia P. , Zhang, Cheng , Nguyen, Tuan A. H. , Anastasak, Athina , Schulze, Morgan W. , Quinn, John F. , Whittaker, Andrew , Hawker, Craig J. , Whittaker, Michael R. and Davis, Thomas P. (2018) Overcoming Surfactant-Induced Morphology Instability of Noncrosslinked Diblock Copolymer Nano-Objects Obtained by RAFT Emulsion Polymerization. ACS Macro Letters, 7 2: 159-165. doi:10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00978

Overcoming surfactant-induced morphology instability of noncrosslinked diblock copolymer nano-objects obtained by RAFT emulsion polymerization

Truong, Nghia P., Zhang, Cheng, Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Anastasaki, Athina, Schulze, Morgan W., Quinn, John F., Whittaker, Andrew K., Hawker, Craig J., Whittaker, Michael R. and Davis, Thomas P. (2018) Overcoming surfactant-induced morphology instability of noncrosslinked diblock copolymer nano-objects obtained by RAFT emulsion polymerization. ACS Macro Letters, 2018 7: 159-165. doi:10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00978

Investigating the affinity of poly tert-butyl acrylate toward Toll-Like Receptor 2

Hussein, Waleed M., Choi, Phil M., Zhang, Cheng, Sierecki, Emma, Johnston, Wayne, Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Gambin, Yann and Toth, Istvan (2018) Investigating the affinity of poly tert-butyl acrylate toward Toll-Like Receptor 2. AIMS Allergy and Immunology, 2 3: 141-147. doi:10.3934/allergy.2018.3.141

Cyclotriphosphazene, a scaffold for 19 F MRI contrast agents

Emel Önal, Cheng Zhang, Derya Davarcı, Ümit İşci, Guillaume Pilet, Andrew Whittaker and Fabienne Dumoulin (2017) Cyclotriphosphazene, a scaffold for 19 F MRI contrast agents. Tetrahedron Letters, 59 6: 521-523. doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.12.032

Controllable synthesis of a novel magnetic core–shell nanoparticle for dual-modal imaging and pH-responsive drug delivery

Xu, Chen, Zhang, Cheng, Wang, Yingxi, Li, Liu, Li, Ling and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2017) Controllable synthesis of a novel magnetic core–shell nanoparticle for dual-modal imaging and pH-responsive drug delivery. Nanotechnology, 28 49: . doi:10.1088/1361-6528/aa929b

PFPE-Based Polymeric 19F MRI Agents: A New Class of Contrast Agents with Outstanding Sensitivity

Zhang, Cheng, Moonshi, Shehzahdi Shebbrin, Han, Yanxiao, Puttick, Simon, Peng, Hui, Magoling, Bryan John Abel, Reid, James C., Bernardi, Stefano, Searles, Debra J., Král, Petr and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2017) PFPE-Based Polymeric 19F MRI Agents: A New Class of Contrast Agents with Outstanding Sensitivity. Macromolecules, 50 15: 5953-5963. doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01285

Polymeric 19F MRI agents responsive to reactive oxygen species

Fu, Changkui, Herbst, Shauna, Zhang, Cheng and Whittaker, Andrew (2017) Polymeric 19F MRI agents responsive to reactive oxygen species. Polymer Chemistry, 8 31: 4585-4595. doi:10.1039/c7py00986k

Enriching CO2 Activation Sites on Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Simultaneous Introduction of Electron-Transfer Promoters for Superior Photocatalytic CO2-to-Fuel Conversion

Sun, Zhuxing, Wang, Songcan, Li, Qian, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Butburee, Teera, Luo, Bin, Wang, Haiqiang, Fischer, Julia Melisande Theresa Agatha, Zhang, Cheng, Wu, Zhongbiao and Wang, Lianzhou (2017) Enriching CO2 Activation Sites on Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Simultaneous Introduction of Electron-Transfer Promoters for Superior Photocatalytic CO2-to-Fuel Conversion. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 1 3-4: 1700003. doi:10.1002/adsu.201700003

Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA) - Control over the morphology of 19F-containing polymeric nano-objects for cell uptake and tracking

Zhao, Wei , Ta, Hang T., Zhang, Cheng and Whittaker, Andrew (2017) Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA) - Control over the morphology of 19F-containing polymeric nano-objects for cell uptake and tracking. Biomacromolecules, 18 4: 1145-1156. doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.6b01788

Functional magnetic porous silica for T1-T2 dual-modal magnetic resonance imaging and pH-responsive drug delivery of basic drugs

Li, Ling, Zhang, Run, Guo, Yi, Zhang, Cheng, Zhao, Wei, Xu, Zhiping and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2016) Functional magnetic porous silica for T1-T2 dual-modal magnetic resonance imaging and pH-responsive drug delivery of basic drugs. Nanotechnology, 27 48: 485702. doi:10.1088/0957-4484/27/48/485702

Ion-responsive 19F MRI contrast agents for the detection of cancer cells

Zhang, Cheng, Moonshi, Shehzahdi Shebbrin, Peng, Hui, Puttick, Simon, Reid, James, Bernardi, Stefano, Bernhardt, Debra J. and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2016) Ion-responsive 19F MRI contrast agents for the detection of cancer cells. ACS Sensors, 1 6: 757-765. doi:10.1021/acssensors.6b00216

Conformation transitions of thermoresponsive dendronized polymers across the lower critical solution temperature

Zhang, Cheng, Peng, Hui, Li, Wen, Liu, Lianxiao, Puttick, Simon, Reid, James, Bernardi, Stefano, Searles, Debra J., Zhang, Afang and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2016) Conformation transitions of thermoresponsive dendronized polymers across the lower critical solution temperature. Macromolecules, 49 3: 900-908. doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02414

Evaluation of lipopeptides as toll-like receptor 2 ligands

Hussein, Waleed, Choi, Phil, Zhang, Cheng, Su, Mei, Sierecki, Emma, Johnston, Wayne, Fagan, Vincent, Alexandrov, Kirill, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Gambin, Yann, Toth, Istvan and Simerska, P. (2016) Evaluation of lipopeptides as toll-like receptor 2 ligands. Current Drug Delivery, 14 7: 935-943. doi:10.2174/1567201813666160804114107

Magnetotransport Properties of Cd3As2 Nanostructures

Zhang, Ennze, Liu, Yanwen, Wang, Weiyi, Zhang, Cheng, Zhou, Peng, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Zou, Jin and Xiu, Faxian (2015) Magnetotransport Properties of Cd3As2 Nanostructures. ACS Nano, 9 9: 8843-8850. doi:10.1021/acsnano.5b02243

Conformation of Hydrophobically Modified Thermoresponsive Poly(OEGMA-co-TFEA) across the LCST Revealed by NMR and Molecular Dynamics Studies

Zhang, Cheng, Peng, Hui, Puttick, Simon, Reid, James, Bernardi, Stefano, Searles, Debra J. and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2015) Conformation of Hydrophobically Modified Thermoresponsive Poly(OEGMA-co-TFEA) across the LCST Revealed by NMR and Molecular Dynamics Studies. Macromolecules, 48 10: 3310-3317. doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00641

NMR investigation of effect of dissolved salts on the thermoresponsive behavior of oligo(ethylene glycol)-methacrylate-based polymers

Zhang, Cheng, Peng, Hui and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2014) NMR investigation of effect of dissolved salts on the thermoresponsive behavior of oligo(ethylene glycol)-methacrylate-based polymers. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 52 16: 2375-2385. doi:10.1002/pola.27252

Efficient removal of heavy metal ions by thiol-functionalized superparamagnetic carbon nanotubes

Zhang, Cheng, Sui, Jiehe, Li, Jing, Tang, Yilun and Cai, Wei (2012) Efficient removal of heavy metal ions by thiol-functionalized superparamagnetic carbon nanotubes. Chemical Engineering Journal, 210 45-52. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2012.08.062

Facile synthesis of MWCNT-ZnFe2O4 nanocomposites as anode materials for lithium ion batteries

Sui, Jiehe, Zhang, Cheng, Hong, Da, Li, Jing, Cheng, Qian, Li, Zhiguo and Cai, Wei (2012) Facile synthesis of MWCNT-ZnFe2O4 nanocomposites as anode materials for lithium ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22 27: 13674-13681. doi:10.1039/c2jm31905e

Microwave absorption and catalytic activity of carbon nanotubes decorated with cobalt nanoparticles

Sui, Jiehe, Zhang, Cheng, Li, Jing, Yu, Zhiliang and Cai, Wei (2012) Microwave absorption and catalytic activity of carbon nanotubes decorated with cobalt nanoparticles. Materials Letters, 75 158-160. doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2012.02.007

Urea-formaldehyde resin adhesive modified by collagen

Hou, Lijie, Zhang, Cheng, Li, Yan, Duan, Baorong and Wang, Quanjie (2012) Urea-formaldehyde resin adhesive modified by collagen. China Leather, 23 40: 008.

High F-Content Perfluoropolyether-based Polymers for Targeted Detection of Breast Cancer by 19F Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging

Zhang, Cheng, Moonshi, Shehzahdi Shebbrin, Ta, Hang T., Han, Yanxiao, Han, Felicity Y., Peng, Hui, Král, Petr, Rolfe, Barbara E. and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2018). High F-Content Perfluoropolyether-based Polymers for Targeted Detection of Breast Cancer by 19F Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging. In: World Polymer Congress Macro 2018, Cairns QLD Australia, (). 1-5 July 2018.

Solution properties of thermally sensitive macromolecules studied by high resolution NMR and MD simulations

Cheng Zhang, Wen Li, Lianxiao Liu, James Reid, Stefano Bernardi, Debra J. Searles, Hui Peng, Afang Zhang and Andrew K. Whittaker (2018). Solution properties of thermally sensitive macromolecules studied by high resolution NMR and MD simulations. In: 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, (). 18-22 March 2018.

PFPE-based polymeric 19F MRI agents: a new class of contrast agents with outstanding sensitivity

Zhang, Cheng and Whittaker, Andrew (2017). PFPE-based polymeric 19F MRI agents: a new class of contrast agents with outstanding sensitivity. In: 253rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, United States, (). 2-6 April 2017.

Ion-responsive 19F MRI Contrast Agents for the Detection of Cancer Cells

Zhang, Cheng , Moonshi, Shehzahdi Shebbrin , Peng, Hui , Puttick, Simon , Reid, James , Bernardi, Stefano , Searles, Debra J. and Whittaker, Andrew (2016). Ion-responsive 19F MRI Contrast Agents for the Detection of Cancer Cells. In: 7th International Nanomedicine Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia, (). 27-29 June 2016.

Polymeric MRI agents for disease detection: advances and challenges

Zhang, Cheng , Wang, Kewei , Peng, Hui , Puttick, Simon , Thurecht, Kris and Whittaker, Andrew (2015). Polymeric MRI agents for disease detection: advances and challenges. In: 2015 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, (). 15-20 December 2015.

Solution properties of EOGMA-containing macromolecules

Zhang, Cheng, Wang, Kewei, Thurecht, Kris, Puttick, Simon, Peng, Hui and Whittaker, Andrew (2015). Solution properties of EOGMA-containing macromolecules. In: 4th Federation of Asian Polymer Societies – International Polymer Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, (). 5-8 October 2015.

The Conformation of Hydrophobically-Modified Thermo-responsive Polymers of Poly (OEGMA-co-TFEA)

Zhang, Cheng , Reid, James , Bernardi, Stefano , Bernhardt, Debra , Peng, Hui and Whittaker, Andrew (2015). The Conformation of Hydrophobically-Modified Thermo-responsive Polymers of Poly (OEGMA-co-TFEA). In: 35th Australasian Polymer Symposium, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, (). 12-15 July 2015.

Facile synthesis of multifunctional ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles in liquid polyols

Sui, Jiehe, Zhang, Cheng, Li, Jing and Cai, Wei (2012) Facile synthesis of multifunctional ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles in liquid polyols. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 12 5: 3867-3872. doi:10.1166/jnn.2012.5872

Biologically-responsive polymers for MRI: measuring temperature and ionic strength

Zhang, Cheng (2016). Biologically-responsive polymers for MRI: measuring temperature and ionic strength PhD Thesis, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland. doi:10.14264/uql.2016.794