Dr Cheng Zhang
ARC DECRA Fellow & ARC DECRA
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
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Researcher biography
Dr Cheng Zhang is an innovative Research Fellow supported by both ARC and NHMRC. He has an outstanding track record in the fields of fluoropolymers, polymer chemistry and materials science. He has made significant contributions to these fields of research through innovative chemistry to build precise fluoropolymer structures and subsequent molecular-level characterisation to understand the structure-property relationship for specific applications including from energy materials e.g. solid electrolytes, sorbent materials for environmental PFAS remediation, to functional biomaterials e.g. imaging and therapeutic agents. Please read more here at the Zhang Group.
Book Chapter
Peng, Hui, Zhang, Cheng, Fu, Changkui and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2025). Polymeric 19F MRI agents: designing responsive imaging agents. Fluorine magnetic resonance imaging: methods and applications in biomedicine. (pp. 1-32) edited by Eric T. Ahrens and Ulrich Flögel. Singapore, Singapore: Jenny Stanford Publishing. doi: 10.1201/9781003530046-1
Journal Articles
Su, Zicheng, Yang, Zhuojing, Liu, Kehan, Yu, Chunrong, Guo, Jianhua and Zhang, Cheng (2025). New sorbents for removing forever chemicals need standardized reporting. Nature Reviews Materials. doi: 10.1038/s41578-025-00795-1
Liu, Kehan, Tan, Xiao, Yang, Zhuojing, He, Yutong, Zhu, Yutong, Chen, Zhou, Leibfarth, Frank A. and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Revealing the role of varied quaternary ammonium groups for capturing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Macromolecules, 58 (5), 2563-2573. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c02210
Yan, Kai, Gong, Miaomiao, Xu, Qunna, Zhang, Cheng, Zong, Yan, Sun, Xiaodan and Xue, Rong (2025). Hollow Polyaniline Microspheres Encapsulated in Eutectogels for Multimodal Flexible Sensors toward Human Health Monitoring. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 7 (5), 3054-3066. doi: 10.1021/acsapm.4c03746
Cheng, Xinrong, Wang, Yiqing, Xia, Bingzhao, Tan, Xiao, Li, Xiangke, Zhu, Yutong, He, Yutong, Wang, Yu, Zhang, Yuhao, Liu, Kehan, Qiao, Ruirui and Zhang, Cheng (2024). Functional fluoropolymer surfactants for droplet generation in microfluidics. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 6 (23), 14401-14409. doi: 10.1021/acsapm.4c02392
Tan, Xiao, Wang, Yiqing, Yang, Zhuojing, Zhu, Yutong, Yu, Chunrong, Liu, Kehan, He, Yutong, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Zhang, Cheng (2024). Thermoresponsive polymer sorbents for efficient removal of perfluorinated compounds via simple heating. Macromolecules, 57 (23), 11166-11176. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c01868
Qian, Shangshu, Tan, Xiao, Zhu, Yutong, Wang, Yun, Chen, Hao, Zheng, Mengting, Zhang, Cheng, Zhang, Shanqing and Lu, Jun (2024). Additives capable of stably supplying anions/cations for homogeneous lithium deposition/stripping. ACS Nano, 18 (50), 34363-34374. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.4c13229
Wang, Yiqing, Tan, Xiao, Zhang, Yuhao, Hill, David J. T., Zhang, Afang, Kong, Dehui, Hawker, Craig J., Whittaker, Andrew K. and Zhang, Cheng (2024). Discrete side chains for direct tuning properties of grafted polymers. Macromolecules, 57 (24), 11753-11762. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c02533
Yang, Pan, Wu, Zhenzhen, Li, Mingli, Zhang, Cheng, Wang, Yiqing, Zhu, Yutong, Li, Meng, Wang, Yun, Li, Dong-sheng, Chen, Hao and Zhang, Shanqing (2024). Multifunctional nanocomposite polymer-integrated Ca-doped CeO2 electrolyte for robust and high-rate all-solid-state sodium-ion batteries. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 64 (6) e202417778, 1-13. doi: 10.1002/anie.202417778
Yang, Zhuojing, Zhu, Yutong, Tan, Xiao, Gunjal, Samruddhi Jayendra Jayendra, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Wang, Yiqing, Xin, Ruijing, Fu, Changkui, Liu, Kehan, Macintosh, Katie, Sprague, Lee G., Leung, Lam, Hopkins, Timothy E., Thomas, Kevin V., Guo, Jianhua, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Zhang, Cheng (2024). Fluoropolymer sorbent for efficient and selective capturing of per- and polyfluorinated compounds. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 8269, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52690-y
Luo, Yuxin, Tan, Meiyan, Shin, Jaeman, Zhang, Cheng, Yang, Shiyuan, Song, Ningning, Zhang, Wenchao, Jiao, Yunhong, Xie, Jixing, Geng, Zhishuai, He, Jiyu, Xia, Min, Xu, Jianzhong and Yang, Rongjie (2024). Ultrarobust, self-healing poly(urethane-urea) elastomer with superior tensile strength and intrinsic flame retardancy enabled by coordination cross-linking. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16 (33), 43979-43990. doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c08185
Forgham, Helen, Zhu, Jiayuan, Huang, Xumin, Zhang, Cheng, Biggs, Heather, Liu, Liwei, Wang, Yi Cheng, Fletcher, Nicholas, Humphries, James, Cowin, Gary, Mardon, Karine, Kavallaris, Maria, Thurecht, Kristofer, Davis, Thomas P. and Qiao, Ruirui (2024). Multifunctional fluoropolymer‐engineered magnetic nanoparticles to facilitate blood‐brain barrier penetration and effective gene silencing in medulloblastoma. Advanced Science, 11 (25) 2401340, 1-20. doi: 10.1002/advs.202401340
Wu, Zhenzhen, Zhang, Cheng, Yuan, Fangfang, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Yang, Pan, Zhang, Lei, Zhou, Ming, Wang, Liang, Zhang, Shanqing and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Ni-rich cathode materials for stable high-energy lithium-ion batteries. Nano Energy, 126 109620, 1-28. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.109620
Shu, Yilei, Pang, Huiwen, Wu, Youzhi, Wang, Yiqing, Huang, Guojun, Zhang, Cheng and Han, Felicity Y. (2024). Rapid generation of well‐defined biodegradable poly(lactide‐co‐glycolide) libraries through chromatographic separation. Journal of Polymer Science, 62 (17), 4091-4100. doi: 10.1002/pol.20240238
Chen, Zhou and Zhang, Cheng (2024). Engineering electrode microstructures for advanced lithium-ion batteries. Microstructures, 4 (3) 2024033. doi: 10.20517/microstructures.2023.89
Huang, Yongxin, Wang, Yiqing, Peng, Xiyue, Lin, Tongen, Huang, Xia, Alghamdi, Norah S., Rana, Masud, Chen, Peng, Zhang, Cheng, Whittaker, Andrew K., Wang, Lianzhou and Luo, Bin (2024). Enhancing performance and longevity of solid-state zinc-iodine batteries with fluorine-rich solid electrolyte interphase. Materials Futures, 3 (3) 035102. doi: 10.1088/2752-5724/ad50f1
Murphy, Elizabeth A., Zhang, Cheng, Bates, Christopher M. and Hawker, Craig J. (2024). Chromatographic separation: A versatile strategy to prepare discrete and well-defined polymer libraries. Accounts of Chemical Research, 57 (8), 1202-1213. doi: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00059
Wang, Yiqing, Wu, Zhenzhen, Azad, Faezeh Makhlooghi, Zhu, Yutong, Wang, Lianzhou, Hawker, Craig J., Whittaker, Andrew K., Forsyth, Maria and Zhang, Cheng (2024). Fluorination in advanced battery design. Nature Reviews Materials, 9 (2), 119-133. doi: 10.1038/s41578-023-00623-4
Murphy, Elizabeth A., Skala, Stephen J., Kottage, Dimagi, Kohl, Phillip A., Li, Youli, Zhang, Cheng, Hawker, Craig J. and Bates, Christopher M. (2024). Accelerated discovery and mapping of block copolymer phase diagrams. Physical Review Materials, 8 (1) 015602, 1-10. doi: 10.1103/physrevmaterials.8.015602
Li, Xiangke, Tang, Shi‐Yang, Zhang, Yang, Zhu, Jiayuan, Forgham, Helen, Zhao, Chun‐Xia, Zhang, Cheng, Davis, Thomas P. and Qiao, Ruirui (2024). Tailored fluorosurfactants through controlled/living radical polymerization for highly stable microfluidic droplet generation. Angewandte Chemie, 136 (3) e202315552, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/ange.202315552
Li, Xiangke, Tang, Shi-Yang, Zhang, Yang, Zhu, Jiayuan, Forgham, Helen, Zhao, Chun-Xia, Zhang, Cheng, Davis, Thomas P. and Qiao, Ruirui (2023). Tailored fluorosurfactants through controlled/living radical polymerization for highly stable microfluidic droplet generation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63 (3) e202315552, e202315552. doi: 10.1002/anie.202315552
He, Yutong, Cheng, Xinrong, Gunjal, Samruddhi Jayendra and Zhang, Cheng (2023). Advancing PFAS sorbent design: mechanisms, challenges, and perspectives. ACS Materials Au, 4 (2), 108-114. doi: 10.1021/acsmaterialsau.3c00066
Miao, Xinyu, Zhang, Haochun, Zhao, Shuting, Zhang, Cheng and Xia, Yan (2023). Investigation the performance of the recompression Brayton cycle with different N2O-based binary mixtures for a nuclear power spacecraft. Applied Thermal Engineering, 231 120918, 120918. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.120918
Pan, QingHui, Chen, ShuNi, Zhang, Cheng, Zhou, SiHong, Guo, YanMing and Shuai, Yong (2023). Relationship between infrared spectral emissivity and temperature distribution of thermophotovoltaic systems. Applied Thermal Engineering, 230 (Part B) 120857, 120857. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.120857
Zhang, Jian, Zhang, Haochun, Zhao, Zhuo, Li, Yiyi and Zhang, Cheng (2023). Performance analysis of thermal cloak with porous silicon structure. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 143 106730. doi: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2023.106730
Sun, Zijian, Zhang, Haochun, Sun, Qiqi and Zhang, Cheng (2023). Comprehensive thermodynamic analysis of He–Xe in microchannels with different structures. Energies, 16 (8) 3322, 3322. doi: 10.3390/en16083322
Chen, Yi, Mickel, Philip, Pei, Huijie, Wen, Yingfeng, Guan, Xin, Wang, Yun, Wang, Xuyang, Mhtachem, Omar Al, Zhang, Cheng, Nie, Hui, Zhou, Xingping, Kral, Petr and Xie, Xiaolin (2023). Bioinspired separator with ion-selective nanochannels for lithium metal batteries. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15 (14), 18333-18342. doi: 10.1021/acsami.3c01311
Tan, Xiao, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Prasad, Pritesh, Chang, Yixin, Huang, Xumin, Wang, Yiqing, Gong, Xiaokai, Hopkins, Timothy E., Fu, Changkui, Thomas, Kevin V., Peng, Hui, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Zhang, Cheng (2022). Efficient removal of perfluorinated chemicals from contaminated water sources using magnetic fluorinated polymer sorbents. Angewandte Chemie, 134 (49) e202213071, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/ange.202213071
Tan, Xiao, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Prasad, Pritesh, Chang, Yixin, Huang, Xumin, Wang, Yiqing, Gong, Xiaokai, Hopkins, Timothy E., Fu, Changkui, Thomas, Kevin V., Peng, Hui, Whittaker, Andrew Keith and Zhang, Cheng (2022). Efficient removal of perfluorinated chemicals from contaminated water sources using magnetic fluorinated polymer sorbents. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 61 (49) e202213071, e202213071. doi: 10.1002/anie.202213071
Tao, Shiwei, Zhang, Cheng, Zhang, Jincan, Jiao, Yalong, Li, Ming, Lin, Weikang, Ran, Lingbing, Clement, Benoit, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Gentle, Ian, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2022). A Hydrophobic and Fluorophilic Coating Layer for Stable and Reversible Aqueous Zinc Metal Anodes. Chemical Engineering Journal, 446 136607, 136607. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.136607
Murphy, Elizabeth A., Chen, Yan-Qiao, Albanese, Kaitlin, Blankenship, Jacob R., Abdilla, Allison, Bates, Morgan W., Zhang, Cheng, Bates, Christopher M. and Hawker, Craig J. (2022). Efficient creation and morphological analysis of ABC triblock terpolymer libraries. Macromolecules, 55 (19), 8875-8882. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01480
Wang, Yiqing, Tan, Xiao, Usman, Adil, Zhang, Yuhao, Sawczyk, Michał, Král, Petr, Zhang, Cheng and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2022). Elucidating the impact of hydrophilic segments on 19F MRI sensitivity of fluorinated block copolymers. ACS Macro Letters, 11 (10), 1195-1201. doi: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00414
Zhou, Sihong, Qiu, Jun, Zhang, Cheng, Guo, Yanming, Pan, Qinghui, Zhou, Qian and Shuai, Yong (2022). Fast design and optimization method for an ultra-wideband perfect absorber based on artificial neural network acceleration. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 179 107680, 107680. doi: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2022.107680
Wu, Jindiao, Zhang, Jianan, Liu, Yanjun, Wang, Jun, Zhang, Cheng, Yan, Jiatao, Li, Wen, Masuda, Toshio, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Zhang, Afang (2022). Supramolecular chiral assembly of symmetric molecules with an extended conjugated core. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14 (29), 33734-33745. doi: 10.1021/acsami.2c09752
Wang, Xiaoen, Zhang, Cheng, Sawczyk, Michal, Sun, Ju, Yuan, Qinghong, Chen, Fangfang, Mendes, Tiago C., Howlett, Patrick C., Fu, Changkui, Wang, Yiqing, Tan, Xiao, Searles, Debra J., Král, Petr, Hawker, Craig J., Whittaker, Andrew K. and Forsyth, Maria (2022). Ultra-stable all-solid-state sodium metal batteries enabled by perfluoropolyether-based electrolytes. Nature Materials, 21 (9), 1057-1065. doi: 10.1038/s41563-022-01296-0
Yan, Kai, Mu, Chenglong, Zhang, Cheng, Xu, Qunna, Xu, Zushun, Wang, Daquan, Jing, Xunan and Meng, Lingjie (2022). Pt nanoenzyme decorated yolk-shell nanoplatform as an oxygen generator for enhanced multi-modality imaging-guided phototherapy. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 616, 759-768. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.02.042
Zhang, Cheng (2022). Fluorine in medicinal chemistry: in perspective to COVID-19. ACS Omega, 7 (22), 18206-18212. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01121
Zhou, Sihong, Guo, Yanming, Zhang, Cheng, Pan, Qinghui, Zhou, Qian and Shuai, Yong (2022). Design and optimization of mid-infrared hot electron detector based on Al/GaAs fishnet nanostructure for CO2 sensing. Applied Optics, 61 (15), 4270-4277. doi: 10.1364/AO.456247
Tan, Xiao, Sawczyk, Michał, Chang, Yixin, Wang, Yiqing, Usman, Adil, Fu, Changkui, Král, Petr, Peng, Hui, Zhang, Cheng and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2022). Revealing the molecular-level interactions between cationic fluorinated polymer sorbents and the major PFAS pollutant PFOA. Macromolecules, 55 (3) acs.macromol.1c02435, 1077-1087. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02435
Zhang, Cheng, Yan, Kai, Fu, Changkui, Peng, Hui, Hawker, Craig J. and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2021). Biological Utility of Fluorinated Compounds: from Materials Design to Molecular Imaging, Therapeutics and Environmental Remediation. Chemical Reviews, 122 (1) acs.chemrev.1c00632, 167-208. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00632
Zhang, Cheng, Vigil, Daniel L., Sun, Dan, Bates, Morgan W., Loman, Tessa, Murphy, Elizabeth A., Barbon, Stephanie M., Song, Jung-Ah, Yu, Beihang, Fredrickson, Glenn H., Whittaker, Andrew K., Hawker, Craig J. and Bates, Christopher M. (2021). Emergence of hexagonally close-packed spheres in linear block copolymer melts. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143 (35) jacs.1c03647, 14106-14114. doi: 10.1021/jacs.1c03647
Tan, Xiao, Zhong, Jiexi, Fu, Changkui, Dang, Huy, Han, Yanxiao, Král, Petr, Guo, Jianhua, Yuan, Zhiguo, Peng, Hui, Zhang, Cheng and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2021). Amphiphilic perfluoropolyether copolymers for the effective removal of polyfluoroalkyl substances from aqueous environments. Macromolecules, 54 (7) acs.macromol.1c00096, 3447-3457. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00096
Usman, Adil, Zhang, Cheng, Zhao, Jiacheng, Peng, Hui, Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Fu, Changkui, Hill, David J. T. and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2021). Tuning the thermoresponsive properties of PEG-based fluorinated polymers and stimuli responsive drug release for switchable 19F magnetic resonance imaging. Polymer Chemistry, 12 (38), 5438-5448. doi: 10.1039/d1py00602a
Barbon, Stephanie M., Song, Jung-Ah, Chen, Duyu, Zhang, Cheng, Lequieu, Joshua, Delaney, Kris T., Anastasaki, Athina, Rolland, Manon, Fredrickson, Glenn H., Bates, Morgan W., Hawker, Craig J. and Bates, Christopher M. (2020). Architecture effects in complex spherical assemblies of (AB)n-type block copolymers. ACS Macro Letters, 9 (12), 1745-1752. doi: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00704
Zhang, Cheng, Moonshi, Shehzahdi Shebbrin, Wang, Wenqian, Ta, Hang Thu, Han, Yanxiao, Han, Felicity Y., Peng, Hui, Král, Petr, Rolfe, Barbara E., Gooding, J. Justin, Gaus, Katharina and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2020). Correction to High F-content perfluoropolyether-based nanoparticles for targeted detection of breast cancer by 19F magnetic resonance and optical imaging. ACS Nano, 14 (10), 14245-14246. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c07373
Fu, Changkui, Yu, Ye, Xu, Xin, Wang, Qiaoyun, Chang, Yixin, Zhang, Cheng, Zhao, Jiacheng, Peng, Hui and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2020). Functional polymers as metal-free magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents. Progress in Polymer Science, 108 101286, 1-24. doi: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2020.101286
Zhang, Cheng, Liu, Tianqing, Wang, Wenqian, Bell, Craig A., Han, Yanxiao, Fu, Changkui, Peng, Hui, Tan, Xiao, Král, Petr, Gaus, Katharina, Gooding, J. Justin and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2020). Tuning of the aggregation behavior of fluorinated polymeric nanoparticles for improved therapeutic efficacy. ACS Nano, 14 (6) acsnano.0c02954, 7425-7434. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02954
Zhang, Cheng, Bates, Morgan W., Geng, Zhishuai, Levi, Adam E., Vigil, Daniel, Barbon, Stephanie M., Loman, Tessa, Delaney, Kris T., Fredrickson, Glenn H., Bates, Christopher M., Whittaker, Andrew K. and Hawker, Craig J. (2020). Rapid generation of block copolymer libraries using automated chromatographic separation. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142 (21) jacs.0c04028, 9843-9849. doi: 10.1021/jacs.0c04028
Qiao, Ruirui, Fu, Changkui, Li, Yuhuan, Qi, Xiaole, Ni, Dalong, Nandakumar, Aparna, Siddiqui, Ghizal, Wang, Haiyan, Zhang, Zheng, Wu, Tingting, Zhong, Jian, Tang, Shi‐Yang, Pan, Shuaijun, Zhang, Cheng, Whittaker, Michael R., Engle, Jonathan W., Creek, Darren J., Caruso, Frank, Ke, Pu Chun, Cai, Weibo, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Davis, Thomas P. (2020). Sulfoxide‐containing polymer‐coated nanoparticles demonstrate minimal protein fouling and improved blood circulation. Advanced Science, 7 (13) 2000406, 2000406. doi: 10.1002/advs.202000406
Zhao, Qinglan, Zhao, Wei, Zhang, Cheng, Wu, Yilan, Yuan, Qinghong, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Zhao, X. S. (2020). Sodium-ion storage mechanism in triquinoxalinylene and a strategy for improving electrode stability. Energy and Fuels, 34 (4) acs.energyfuels.0c00798, 5099-5105. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00798
Fu, Changkui, Demir, Baris, Alcantara, Sheilajen, Kumar, Vinod, Han, Felicity, Kelly, Hannah, Tan, Xiao, Yu, Ye, Xu, Weizhi, Zhao, Jiacheng, Zhang, Cheng, Peng, Hui, Boyer, Cyrille, Woodruff, Trent, Kent, Stephen, Searles, Debra and Whittaker, Andrew (2020). Low-fouling fluoropolymers for bioconjugation and in vivo tracking. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59 (12), 4729-4735. doi: 10.1002/anie.201914119
Bates, Morgan W., Barbon, Stephanie M., Levi, Adam E., Lewis, Ronald M., Beech, Haley K., Vonk, Kasper M., Zhang, Cheng, Fredrickson, Glenn H., Hawker, Craig J. and Bates, Christopher M. (2020). Synthesis and Self-Assembly of ABn Miktoarm Star Polymers. ACS Macro Letters, 9 (3), 396-403. doi: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00061
Fu, Changkui, Demir, Baris, Alcantara, Sheilajen, Kumar, Vinod, Han, Felicity, Kelly, Hannah G., Tan, Xiao, Yu, Ye, Xu, Weizhi, Zhao, Jiacheng, Zhang, Cheng, Peng, Hui, Boyer, Cyrille, Woodruff, Trent M., Kent, Stephen J., Searles, Debra J. and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2020). Low‐fouling fluoropolymers for bioconjugation and in vivo tracking. Angewandte Chemie, 132 (12), 4759-4765. doi: 10.1002/ange.201914119
Lin, Caixue, Sun, Keke, Zhang, Cheng, Tan, Tingyuan, Xu, Yueming, Liu, Yana, Xu, Chen, Wang, Yingxi, Li, Ling and Whittaker, Andrew (2020). Carbon dots embedded metal organic framework @ chitosan core-shell nanoparticles for vitro dual mode imaging and pH-responsive drug delivery. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 293 109775, 109775. doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2019.109775
Tian, Feng, Chi, Bin, Xu, Chen, Lin, Caixue, Xu, Zushun, Whittaker, Andrew K., Zhang, Cheng, Li, Ling and Wang, Jing (2020). “Dual-Key-and-Lock” dual drug carrier for dual mode imaging guided chemo-photothermal therapy. Biomaterials Science, 8 (22), 6212-6224. doi: 10.1039/d0bm01400a
Yadav, Pranjali, Zhang, Cheng, Whittaker, Andrew K., Kailasam, Kamalakannan and Shanavas, Asifkhan (2019). Magnetic and photocatalytic curcumin bound carbon nitride nanohybrids for enhanced glioma cell death. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 5 (12) acsbiomaterials.9b01224, 6590-6601. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01224
Yang, Guangze, Liu, Yun, Wang, Haofei, Wilson, Russell, Hui, Yue, Yu, Lei, Wibowo, David, Zhang, Cheng, Whittaker, Andrew K., Middelberg, Anton P. J. and Zhao, Chun‐Xia (2019). Bioinspired core–shell nanoparticles for hydrophobic drug delivery. Angewandte Chemie, 131 (40), 14495-14502. doi: 10.1002/ange.201908357
Xiao, Mu, Hao, Mengmeng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Moore, Evan G., Zhang, Cheng, Luo, Bin, Hou, Jingwei, Lipton‐Duffin, Josh and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Surface ligands stabilized lead halide perovskite quantum dot photocatalyst for visible light‐driven hydrogen generation. Advanced Functional Materials, 29 (48) 1905683, 1905683. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201905683
Chen, Ao, Er, Gerald, Zhang, Cheng, Tang, Joyce, Alam, Mahbub, T. Ta, Hang, 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, 57 (18), 1908-1921. doi: 10.1002/pola.29314
Zhang, Cheng, Li, Li, Han, Felicity Y., Yu, Xinying, Tan, Xiao, Fu, Changkui, Xu, Zhi Ping and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2019). Integrating fluorinated polymer and manganese‐layered double hydroxide nanoparticles as pH‐activated 19 F MRI agents for specific and sensitive detection of breast cancer. Small, 15 (36) 1902309, 1902309. doi: 10.1002/smll.201902309
Yang, Guangze, Liu, Yun, Wang, Haofei, Wilson, Russell, Hui, Yue, Yu, Lei, Wibowo, David, Zhang, Cheng, Whittaker, Andrew K., Middelberg, Anton P. J. and Zhao, Chun-Xia (2019). Bioinspired core-shell nanoparticles for hydrophobic drug delivery. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 58 (40) ange.201908357, 14357-14364. doi: 10.1002/anie.201908357
Fu, Changkui, Tang, Joyce, Pye, Aidan, Liu, Tianqing, Zhang, Cheng, Tan, Xiao, Han, Felicity, Peng, Hui and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2019). Fluorinated glycopolymers as reduction-responsive 19F MRI agents for targeted imaging of cancer. Biomacromolecules, 20 (5) acs.biomac.9b00241, 2043-2050. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00241
Lin, Caixue, Chi, Bin, Xu, Chen, Zhang, Cheng, Tian, Feng, Xu, Zushun, Li, Ling, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Wang, Jing (2019). Multifunctional drug carrier on the basis of 3d–4f Fe/La-MOFs for drug delivery and dual-mode imaging. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 7 (42), 6612-6622. doi: 10.1039/c9tb01509d
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) acs.biomac.8b01549, 365-374. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01549
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, 264. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics10040264
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) acsami.8b17171, 43730-43739. doi: 10.1021/acsami.8b17171
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) acs.biomac.8b01282, 4423-4429. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01282
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) acsanm.8b01131, 5027-5034. doi: 10.1021/acsanm.8b01131
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) acsnano.8b03726, 9162-9176. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.8b03726
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) acs.macromol.8b01190, 5875-5882. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01190
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
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
Zhang, Cheng and Ferenz, Katja (2018). Nano-bio-imaging and therapeutic nanoparticles. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanomedicine, 2 (1), 19.
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
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
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
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
Önal, Emel, Zhang, Cheng, Davarcı, Derya, İşci, Ümit, Pilet, Guillaume, Whittaker, Andrew and Dumoulin, Fabienne (2017). Cyclotriphosphazene, a scaffold for 19 F MRI contrast agents. Tetrahedron Letters, 59 (6), 521-523. doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.12.032
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) 495101, 495101. doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa929b
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
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
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, 1700003. doi: 10.1002/adsu.201700003
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
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. (2017). Evaluation of lipopeptides as toll-like receptor 2 ligands. Current Drug Delivery, 14 (7), 935-943. doi: 10.2174/1567201813666160804114107
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, 485702. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/48/485702
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hou, Lijie, Zhang, Cheng, Li, Yan, Duan, Baorong and Wang, Quanjie (2012). Urea-formaldehyde resin adhesive modified by collagen. China Leather, 23 (40), 008.
Conference Papers
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. 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, 18-22 March 2018. WASHINGTON: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
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. World Polymer Congress Macro 2018, Cairns QLD Australia, 1-5 July 2018.
Lawrence, Jimmy, Zhang, Cheng, Kim, Dong Sub, Hawker, Craig and Whittaker, Andrew (2018). Elucidating the impact of dispersity on the 19F NMR dynamics and MRI performance of fluorinated oligomers. 256th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) - Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Beyond, Boston, MA USA, 19-23 August 2018. Washington, DC, USA: American Chemical Society.
Zhang, Cheng and Whittaker, Andrew (2017). PFPE-based polymeric 19F MRI agents: a new class of contrast agents with outstanding sensitivity. 253rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, United States, 2-6 April 2017.
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. 7th International Nanomedicine Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 27-29 June 2016.
Zhang, Cheng , Wang, Kewei , Peng, Hui , Puttick, Simon , Thurecht, Kris and Whittaker, Andrew (2015). Polymeric MRI agents for disease detection: advances and challenges. 2015 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 15-20 December 2015.
Zhang, Cheng, Wang, Kewei, Thurecht, Kris, Puttick, Simon, Peng, Hui and Whittaker, Andrew (2015). Solution properties of EOGMA-containing macromolecules. 4th Federation of Asian Polymer Societies – International Polymer Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 5-8 October 2015. Weinheim, Germany:
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). 35th Australasian Polymer Symposium, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 12-15 July 2015.
Sui, Jiehe, Zhang, Cheng, Li, Jing and Cai, Wei (2012). Facile synthesis of multifunctional ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles in liquid polyols. Valencia, CA, United States: American Scientific Publishers. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2012.5872
Patent
Whittaker, Andrew, Zhang, Cheng and Tan, Xiao (2019). Capture of fluorinated carbon compounds. WO2020160626A1.
Thesis
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