Journal Articles

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2024:

  1. O. Hossain, Y. Wang, M. Li, S. Jamalzadegan, N. Mohammad, A. Velayati, A. Dey Poonam, and Q. Wei*. A Dual-Functional Needle-Based VOC Sensing Platform for Rapid Vegetable Quality Examination. bioRxiv (DOI)
  2. M. Li, A. Dey Poonam, Q. Cui, T. Hsieh, S. Jagadeesan, W. Bruce, J. T. Vogel, A. Sessions, A. Cabrera, A. C. Saville, J. Ristaino, R. Paul, and Q. Wei*. Nondestructive Seed Genotyping via Microneedle-Based DNA Extraction. bioRxiv (DOI)
  3. S. Jamalzadegan, A. Velayati, M. Zare, M. D. Dickey*, and Q. Wei*. Shape and Size-Dependent Surface Plasmonic Resonances of Liquid Metal Alloy (EGaIn) Nanoparticles. arXiv (DOI)
  4. S. Im, E. Frey, D. H. Kim, S.-Y. Heo, Y. M. Song, M. H. Vong, S. Jamalzadegan, Q. Wei, A. A. Gregg, O. Khatib, W. J. Padilla, J. Genzer*, and M. D. Dickey*. Tunable Infrared Emissivity Using Laser-Sintered Liquid Metal Nanoparticle Films. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, in press (DOI)
  5. N. Mohammad, L. Talton, S. Dalgan, Z. Hetzler, A. Steksova, and Q. Wei*. Ratiometric Nonfluorescent CRISPR Assay Utilizing Cas12a-Induced Plasmid Supercoil Relaxation. Commun.Chem, 2024, 7, 130 (DOI)
  6. T. Shymanovich, A. C. Saville, R. Paul, Q. Wei, and J. B. Ristaino*. Rapid Detection of Viral, Bacterial, Fungal, and Oomycete Pathogens on Tomatoes with Microneedles, LAMP on a Microfluidic Chip, and Smartphone Device. Phytopathology, 2024, in press (DOI)
  7. Z. Hetzler, S. M. Marinakos, N. Lott, N. Mohammad, A. Lass-Napiorkowska, J. Kolbe, L. Turrentine, D. Fields, L. Overton, H. Marie, A. Hucknall, O. Rammo, H. George, and Q. Wei*. Adeno-Associated Virus Genome Quantification with Amplification-Free CRISPR-Cas12a. Gene Therapy, 2024, 31, 304 (DOI)
  8. T. Shymanovich, A. C. Saville, N. Mohammad, Q. Wei, D. Rasmussen, K. A. Lahre, D. Rotenberg, A. E. Whitfield, and J. B. Ristaino*. Disease Progress and Detection of a California Resistance-Breaking Strain of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in Tomato with LAMP and CRISPR-Cas12a Assays. PhytoFrontiers 2024, 4, 50 (DOI)
  9. S. Jamalzadegan, S. Kim, N. Mohammad, H. Koduri, Z. Hetzler, G. Lee, M. D. Dickey*, and Q. Wei*. Liquid Metal-Based Biosensors: Fundamentals and Applications. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 2308173 (DOI) Highlight: Hot Topic: Wearable Sensors.

2023:

  1. Z. Hetzler, N. Lott, A. Dey Poonam, S. Dalgan, Q. Wei*. Single-Use Biosensors for Biomanufacturing: Perspective on the State-of-the-Art. Curr. Opin. Biomed. Eng. 2023, 28, 100512 (DOI)
  2. N. Mohammad, L. Talton, Z. Hetzler, M. Gongireddy, and Q. Wei*. Unidirectional Trans-cleaving Behavior of CRISPR-Cas12a Unlocks for an Ultrasensitive Assay Using Hybrid DNA Reporters Containing a 3′ Toehold. Nucleic Acids Res, 2023, 51, 9894 (DOI)
  3. T. Zhang, Q. Zeng, F. Ji, H. Wu, R. Ledesma-Amaro, Q. Wei, H. Yang, X. Xia, Y. Ren, K. Mu, Q. He, Z. Kang, and R. Deng*. In-Field Molecular Diagnostics of Crop Diseases by Smartphone-Based Mutation-Resolved Pathogenic RNA Analysis. Nature Commun. 2023, 14, 4327 (DOI)
  4. Y. Wang, S. Sadeghi, R. Paul, Z. Hetzler, E. Danilov, F. S. Ligler, and Q. Wei*.Low-Rate Smartphone Videoscopy for Microsecond Luminescence Lifetime Imaging with Machine Learning. PNAS Nexus 2023, pgad313 (DOI)
  5. G. Lee, O. Hossain, S. Jamalzadegan, Y. Liu, H. Wang, A. C. Saville, T. Shymanovich, R. Paul, D. Rotenberg, A. E. Whitfield, J. B. Ristaino, Y. Zhu*, and Q. Wei*. Abaxial Leaf Surface-Mounted Multimodal Wearable Sensor for Continuous Plant Physiology Monitoring. Sci. Adv. 2023, 9, eade223 (DOI) Highlights: NC State News, Nature Food, Nature Plants,The Wall Street Journal
  6. Z. Weng, Z. You, J. Yang, N. Mohammad, M. Lin, Q. Wei, X. Gao*, and Y. Zhang*. CRISPR-Cas Biochemistry and CRISPR-Based Molecular Diagnostics. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202214987 (DOI)

 

2022:

  1. N. Mohammad, S. S. Katkam, and Q. Wei*. A Sensitive and Nonoptical CRISPR Detection Mechanism by Sizing Double-Stranded λ DNA Reporter. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202213920 (DOI)
  2. G. Lee, M. Zarei, Q. Wei*, Y. Zhu*, S. G. Lee*. Wrinkling for Flexible and Stretchable Sensors. Small 2022, 2203491 (DOI)
  3. Z. Hetzler, Y. Wang, D. Krafft, S. Jamalzadegan, L. Overton, M. Kudenov, F. Ligler, and Q. Wei*. Flexible Sensor Patch for Continuous Carbon Dioxide Monitoring. Front. Chem. 2022, 10, 983523 (DOI) Highlight: Editors’ Showcase: Analytical Chemistry
  4. N. Mohammad, S. S. Katkam, and Q. Wei*. Recent Advances in Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats-Based Biosensors for Point-of-Care Pathogen Detection. CRISPR J. 2022, 5, 500-516 (DOI)
  5. S. Wang, T. Pirzada, W. Xie, E. Barbieri, O. Hossain, C. H.Opperman, L. Pal, Q. Wei, G. N. Parsons*, and S. A. Khan*. Creating Hierarchically Porous Banana Paper-Metal Organic Framework (MOF) Composites with Multifunctionality. Appl. Mater. Today 2022, 28, 101517 (DOI)
  6. S. Y. Son†, G. Lee†, H. Wang, S. Samson, Q. Wei*, Y. Zhu*, and W. You*. Integrating Charge Mobility, Stability and Stretchability Within Conjugated Polymer Films for Stretchable Multifunctional Sensors. Nature Commun. 2022, 13, 2739 (DOI)
  7. B. S. Miller, M. R. Thomas, M. Banner, J. Kim, Y. Chen, Q. Wei, D. K. Tseng, Z. S. Göröcs, A. Ozcan, M. M. Stevens, and R. A. McKendry*. Picomolar Lateral Flow Antigen Detection with Two-Wavelength Imaging of Composite Nanoparticles. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2022, 207, 114133 (DOI)
  8. L. Skolrood, Y. Wang, S. Zhang, and Q. Wei*. Single-Molecule and Particle Detection on True Portable Microscopy Platforms. Sens. Actuator. Rep. 2022, 4, 100063 (DOI) Highlight: A focus issue for 2021 to honor Professor David Walt

 

2021:

  1. G. Lee, Q. Wei*, and Y. Zhu*. Emerging Wearable Sensors for Plant Health Monitoring. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 31, 2106475 (DOI)
  2. T. Yu, S. Zhang, R. Matei‡, W. Marx, C. L. Beisel, and Q. Wei*. Coupling Smartphone and CRISPR–Cas12a for Digital and Multiplexed Nucleic Acid Detection. AIChE J. 2021,  e17365 (DOI) Highlight: Futures Issue 2021
  3. L. A. Stanciu*, Q. Wei, A. K. Barui, and N. Mohammad. Recent Advances in Aptamer-Based Biosensors for Global Health Applications. Annu. Rev. Biomed. Eng. 2021, 23, 433-459 (DOI)
  4. Z. Li†, Y. Liu†, O. Hossain, R. Paul, S. Yao, S. Wu, J. B. Ristaino, Y. Zhu*, and Q. Wei*. Real-Time Monitoring of Plant Stresses via Chemiresistive Profiling of Leaf Volatiles by a Wearable Sensor. Matter 2021, 4, 2553-2570 (DOI) Highlights: NC State News, WRAL, The British Society for Plant Pathology, Potato News Today
  5. D. Y. Joh†, J. T. Heggestad†, S. Zhang†, G. R. Anderson, J. Bhattacharyya, S. E. Wardell, S. A. Wall, A. B. Cheng, F. Albarghouthi, J. Liu, S. Oshima, A. M. Hucknall, T. Hyslop, A. H. S. Hall, K. C. Wood, E. S. Hwang, K. C. Strickland, Q. Wei*, and A. Chilkoti*. Cellphone Enabled Point-of-Care Assessment of Breast Tumor Cytology and Molecular HER2 Expression From Fine-Needle Aspirates. npj Breast Cancer 2021, 7, 85 (DOI)
  6. Y. Wang†, S. Zhang†, and Q. Wei*. Smartphone Videoscopy: Recent Progress and Opportunities for Biosensing. Adv. Opt. Techn. 2021, 10, 123-138 (DOI) Highlight: Special Issue: Smartphone Optics & Applications
  7. J. B. Ristaino*, P. K. Anderson, D. P. Bebber, K. A. Brauman, N. J. Cunniffe, N. V. Fedoroff, C. Finegold, K. A. Garrett, C. A. Gilligan, C. M. Jones, M. D. Martin, G. K. MacDonald, P. Neenan, A. Records, D. G. Schmale, L. Tateosian, and Q. Wei. The Persistent Threat of Emerging Plant Disease Pandemics to Global Food Security. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2021, 118, e2022239118 (DOI) Highlights: The Washington Post; World Economic Forum; Popular Science
  8. R. Paul, E. Ostermann, Y. Chen, A. C. Saville, Y. Yang, Z. Gu, A. E. Whitfield, J. B. Ristaino, and Q. Wei*. Integrated Microneedle-Smartphone Nucleic Acid Amplification Platform for In-Field Diagnosis of Plant Diseases. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2021, 187, 113312 (DOI)
  9. G. Silva*, J. Tomlinson, N. Onkokesung, S. Sommer, L. Mrisho, J. Legg, I. P. Adams, Y. Gutierrez-Vazquez, T. P. Howard, A. Laverick, O. Hossain, Q. Wei, K. M. Gold, and N. Boonham*. Plant Pest Surveillance: From Satellites to Molecules. Emerg. Top. Life Sci. 2021, 5, 275–287 (DOI)
  10. K. Trofymchuk, V. Glembockyté, L. Grabenhorst, F. Steiner, C. Vietz, C. Close, M. Pfeiffer, L. Richter, M. L. Schütte, F. Selbach, R. Yaadav, J. Zähringer, Q. Wei, A. Ozcan, B. Lalkens, G. P. Acuna,* and P. Tinnefeld*. Addressable Nanoantennas with Cleared Hotspots for Single-Molecule Detection on a Portable Smartphone Microscope. Nature Commun. 2021, 12, 950 (DOI) Highlight: CeNS Publication Award 2021 – Scientific Breakthrough
  11. D. Tholl*, O. Hossain, A. Weinhold, U. S.R. Rose, and Q. Wei. Trends and Applications in Plant Volatile Sampling and Analysis. Plant J. 2021, 106, 314-325 (DOI)
  12. B. Ning, T. Yu, S. Zhang, Z. Huang, D. Tian, Z. Lin, A. Niu, N. Golden, K. Hensley, B. Threeton, C. J. Lyon, X.-M. Yin, C. J. Roy, N. S. Saba, J. Rappaport, Q. Wei, and T. Y. Hu*. A Smartphone-Read Ultrasensitive and Quantitative Saliva Test for COVID-19. Sci. Adv. 2021, 7, eabe3703 (DOI) Highlights: Forbes

2020:

  1. R. Paul, E. Ostermann, and Q. Wei*. Advances in Point-of-Care Nucleic Acid Extraction Technologies for Rapid Diagnosis of Human and Plant Diseases. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2020, 169, 112592 (DOI) Highlight: Special Issue on the Progress and Perspectives of Biosensing Research in North America
  2. X. Chen, R. Hu, L. Hu, Y. Huang, W. Shi, Q. Wei, and Z. Li*. Portable Analytical Techniques for Monitoring Volatile Organic Chemicals in Biomanufacturing Processes: Recent Advances and Limitations. Front. Chem. 2020, 8, 837 (DOI) Highlight: Research Topic on Array-Based Sensing Techniques for Clinical, Agricultural Biotechnology, and Environmental Analysis
  3. Z. Li, T. Yu, R. Paul, J. Fan, Y. Yang, and Q. Wei*. Agricultural Nanodiagnostics for Plant Diseases: Recent Advances and Challenges. Nanoscale Adv. 2020, 2, 3083-3094 (DOI) Highlight: Nanoscale Advances Popular Advances Collection 2021
  4. R. Paul, E. Ostermann, Z. Gu, J. B. Ristaino, and Q. Wei*. DNA Extraction from Plant Leaves Using a Microneedle Patch. Curr. Protoc. Plant Biol., 2020, 5, e20104 (DOI) Highlight: Cover
  5. S. Zhang, Z. Li, and Q. Wei*. Smartphone-Based Cytometric Biosensors for Point-of-Care Cellular Diagnostics. Nanotechnol. Precis. Eng. 2020, 3, 32-42 (DOI) Highlight: Special Issue on Micro/Nano Biosensors
  6. J. B. Ristaino*, A. Saville, R. Paul, D. Cooper, and Q. Wei. Detection of Phytophthora infestans by LAMP, Real-Time LAMP and Droplet Digital PCR. Plant Disease 2020, 104, 708-716 (DOI)

2019:

  1. Z. Li, R. Paul, T. Ba Tis, A. C. Saville, J. C. Hansel, T. Yu, J. B. Ristaino, and Q. Wei*. Non-Invasive Plant Disease Diagnostics Enabled by Smartphone-Based Fingerprinting of Leaf Volatiles. Nature Plants. 2019, 5, 856–866 (DOI) Highlight: NC State News, NatureAsia, C&EN, PhysOrg, New York Times, CBS17, Triangle Business Journal, 7news, TechExplorist, SeedWorld; In Chinese: Sohu, Xinhuanet, STDaily, Sina, CAS
  2. Z. Li, S. Zhang, T. Yu, Z. Dai, and Q. Wei*. Aptamer-Based Fluorescent Sensor Array for Multiplexed Detection of Cyanotoxins on a Smartphone. Anal. Chem. 2019, 91, 10448-10457 (DOI) Highlight: Supplementary Cover, NC State News, NewAtlas, SmartWaterMagazine, Engineering360, TheEngineer, CBS17, Environmental Monitor
  3. R. Paul, A. C. Saville, J. C. Hansel, Y. Ye, C. Ball, A. Williams, X. Chang, G. Chen, Z. Gu*, J. B. Ristaino*, and Q. Wei*. Extraction of Plant DNA by Microneedle Patch for Rapid Detection of Plant Diseases. ACS Nano, 2019, 13, 6540-6549 (DOI) Highlight: Cover, ACS Nano Virtual Issue, NC State News, CEP, EurekAlert, PhysOrg, WRAL, TheScientist, NewAtlas, ScienceDaily, Engineering360, BMES, Triangle Business Journal; In Chinese: Biodiscover, Polymer.CN, LinkResearcher
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  4. C. Vietz, M. Schütte, Q. Wei, L. Richter, B. Lalkens, A. Ozcan*, P. Tinnefeld*, and G. Acuna*. Benchmarking Smartphone Fluorescence Based Microscopy with DNA Origami Nanobeads: Reducing the Gap Towards Single Molecule Sensitivity. ACS Omega, 2019, 4, 637–642 (DOI) Highlight: ACS Editors’ Choice
  5. Y. Wu, A. Ray, Q. Wei, A. Feizi, X. Tong, E. Chen, Y. Luo, and A. Ozcan*. Deep Learning Enables High-Throughput Analysis of Particle-Aggregation-Based Biosensors Imaged Using Holography. ACS Photonics, 2019, 6, 294–301 (DOI) Highlight: PhysOrg, Biophotonics World
  6. I. Hernández-Neuta, F. Neumann, J. Brightmeyer, T. Ba Tis, N. Madaboosi, Q. Wei*, A. Ozcan*, and M. Nilsson*. Smartphone-Based Clinical Diagnostics: Towards Democratization of Evidence-Based Health Care. ‎J. Intern. Med. 2019, 285, 19-39 (Review) (DOI)

2018:

  1. T. Yu and Q. Wei*.Plasmonic Molecular Assays: Recent Advances and Applications for Mobile Health. Nano Res. 2018, 11, 5439–5473 (Invited Review) (DOI) Highlight: Special Issue: 2018 Nano Research Young Innovators (NR45) Award in Nanobiotechnology.
  2. S. Kahkeshani, J. E. Kong, Q. Wei, D. Tseng, O. B. Garner, A. Ozcan, and D. Di Carlo*. Ferrodrop Dose-Optimized-Digital Quantification of Biomolecules in Low-Volume Samples. Anal. Chem. 2018, 90, 8881-8888 (DOI)
  3. D. Kim, Q. Wei, D. H. Kim, D. Tseng, J. Zhang, E. Pan, O. B. Garner, A. Ozcan, and D. Di Carlo*. Enzyme-free Nucleic Acid Amplification Assay Using a Cellphone-Based Well Plate Fluorescence Reader. Anal. Chem. 2018, 90, 690–695 (DOI)

2017:

  1. D. Y. Joh†, A. M. Hucknalla†, Q. Wei, K. A. Mason, M. L. Lund, C. M. Fontes, R. T. Hill, R. Blair, Z. Zimmers, R. K. Achar, D. Tseng, R. Gordan, M. Freemark, A. Ozcan, and A. Chilkoti*. Inkjet-Printed Point-of-Care Immunoassay on a Nanoscale Polymer Brush Enables Subpicomolar Detection of Analytes in Blood. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2017, 114, E7054-E7062 (DOI) Highlights: The Engineer, IMechE
  2. Q. Wei†, G. Acuna†, S. Kim†, C. Vietz, D. Tseng, J. Chae, D. Shir, W. Luo, P. Tinnefeld*, and A. Ozcan*. Plasmonics Enhanced Smartphone Fluorescence Microscopy. Sci. Rep. 2017, 7, 2124 (DOI) Highlights: PhysOrg, Microscopy and Analysis, Biophotonics
  3. J. Kong, Q. Wei, D. Tseng, J. Zhang, E. Pan, M. Lewinski, O. B. Garner, A. Ozcan, and D. Di Carlo*. Highly Stable and Sensitive Nucleic Acid Amplification and Cell-Phone based Readout. ACS Nano 2017, 11, 2934-2943 (DOI) Highlights: BioOpticsWorld, MedGadget
  4. M. Kühnemund†, Q. Wei†, E. Darai, Y. Wang, I. Hernandez-Neuta, Z. Yang, D. Tseng, A. Ahlford, L. Mathot, T. Sjöblom, A. Ozcan*, and M. Nilsson*. Targeted DNA Sequencing and in situ Mutation Analysis Using Mobile Phone Microscopy. Nature Commun. 2017, 8, 13913 (DOI) Highlights: NatureAsia, The Scientist, BBC, Photonics, OPN

Before 2017:

  1. J. C. Contreras-Naranjo, Q. Wei, and A. Ozcan*. Mobile Phone Based Microscopy, Sensing and Diagnostics. IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quant. 2016, 22, 7100414 (Review) (DOI)
  2. B. Berg, B. Cortazar, D. Tseng, H. Ozkan, S. Feng, Q. Wei, R. Yan-Lok Chan, J. Burbano, Q. Farooqui, M. Lewinski, D. Di Carlo*, O. B. Garner*, and A. Ozcan*. Cellphone-Based Hand-Held Microplate Reader for Point-of-Care Testing of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays. ACS Nano 2015, 9, 7857-7866 (DOI) Highlights: BioOpticsWorld, PhysOrg
  3. E. McLeod,† Q. Wei,† and A. Ozcan*. Democratization of Nanoscale Imaging and Sensing Tools using Photonics. Anal. Chem. 2015, 87, 6434-6445 (Perspective review) (DOI)
  4. Q. Wei, W. Luo, S. Chiang, T. Kappel, C. Mejia, D. Tseng, R. Y. L. Chan, E. Yan, H. Qi, F. Shabbir, H. Ozkan, S. Feng, and A. Ozcan*. Imaging and Sizing of Single DNA Molecules on a Mobile Phone. ACS Nano, 2014, 8, 12725-12733 (DOI) Highlights: Top UCLA Stories of 2014; ACS Nano Virtual Issue: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at UCLA; C&EN; OSA; OPN; LaserFocusWorld; The Scientist; Photonics; MaterialsViews China; BioOpticsWorld; Physics (APS)
  5. Q. Wei, R. Nagi,† K. Sadeghi,† S. Feng, E. Yan, S. J. Ki, R. Caire, D. Tseng, and A. Ozcan*. Detection and Spatial Mapping of Mercury Contamination in Water Samples using a Smart Phone. ACS Nano, 2014, 8, 1121-1129 (DOI) Highlights: ACS Editors’ Choice; ACS Nano Virtual Issue: nanoEHS; ACS Nano Virtual Issue: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at UCLA; Nature; C&EN; Smithsonian; ChemistryViews; CNET
  6. M. C. Stensberg, R. Madangopal, G. Yale, Q. Wei, H. Ochoa-Acuña, A. Wei, E. S. McLamore, J. Rickus, D. M. Porterfield, and M. S. Sepúlveda*. Silver Nanoparticle-Specific Mitotoxicity in Daphnia Magna. Nanotoxicology, 2014, 8, 833-842 (DOI)
  7. Z. Göröcs, Y. Ling, M. D. Yu, D. Karahalios, K. Mogharabi, K. Lu, Q. Wei, and A. Ozcan*. Giga-Pixel Fluorescent Imaging over an Ultra-Large Field-of-View Using a Flatbed Scanner. Lab Chip, 2013, 13, 4460-4466 (DOI)
  8. Q. Wei, H. Qi, W. Luo, D. Tseng, S. J. Ki, Z. Wan, Z. Göröcs, L. A. Bentolila, T.-T. Wu, R. Sun, and A. Ozcan*. Fluorescent Imaging of Single Nanoparticles and Viruses on a Smart Phone. ACS Nano, 2013, 7, 9147-9155 (DOI) Highlights: ACS Nano Perspective; Nat. Nanotechnol.; C&EN; NIH; OSA; LA Times; Fox News; Scientific American; Wall Street Journal; The Engineer; NBC News
  9. Q. Wei, E. McLeod, H. Qi, Z. Wan, R. Sun, and A. Ozcan*. On-Chip Cytometry using Plasmonic Nanoparticle Enhanced Lensfree Holography. Sci. Rep. 2013, 3, 1699 (DOI)
  10. W. Xia, H.-M. Song, Q. Wei, and A. Wei*. Differential Response of Macrophages to Nanoparticles and Nanostars. Nanoscale 2012, 4, 7143-7148 (DOI)
  11. Z. Tang, Q. Wei, and A. Wei*. Metal Mesh Lithography. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2011, 3, 4812-4818 (DOI)
  12. M. C. Stensberg, Q. Wei, E. McLamore, D. M. Porterfield, A. Wei, and M. S. Sepúlveda*. Toxicological Studies on Silver Nanoparticles: Challenges and Opportunities in Assessment, Monitoring and Imaging. Nanomedicine 2011, 6, 879-898. (Review) (DOI)
  13. Q. Wei and A. Wei*. Optical Imaging with Dynamic Contrast Agents. Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 1080-1091. (Concept review) (DOI)
  14. H.-M. Song, Q. Wei, Q. K. Ong, and A. Wei*. Plasmon-Resonant Nanoparticles and Nanostars with Magnetic Cores: Synthesis and Magnetomotive Imaging. ACS Nano 2010, 4, 5163-5173. (DOI) Highlights: ACS Nano Virtual Issue: Plasmonics
  15. W. Zhou, J. Shao, Q. Jin, Q. Wei, J. Tang, and J. Ji*. Zwitterionic Phosphorylcholine as a Better Ligand for Gold Nanorods Cell Uptake and Selective Photothermal Ablation of Cancer Cells. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 1479-1481. (DOI)
  16. Q. Wei, H.-M. Song, A. P. Leonov, J. A. Hale, D. Oh, Q. K. Ong, K. Ritchie, and A. Wei*. Gyromagnetic Imaging: Dynamic Optical Contrast Using Gold Nanostars with Magnetic Cores. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 9728-9734. (DOI) Highlights: Cover; ScienceDaily; BioOpticsWorld; Optics
  17. L. Tong, Q. Wei, A. Wei, and J.-X. Cheng*. Gold Nanorods as Contrast Agents for Biological Imaging: Optical Properties, Surface Conjugation and Photothermal Effects. Photochem. Photobiol. 2009, 85, 21-32. (Review) (DOI)
  18. Q. Wei, W. Zhou, J. Ji*, and J. Shen. Thermosensitive Nanocables Prepared by Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Nanoscale Res. Lett. 2009, 4, 84-89. (DOI)
  19. W. He, W. A. Henne, Q. Wei, Y. Zhao, D. D. Doorneweerd, J.-X. Cheng, P. S. Low, and A. Wei*. Two-Photon Luminescence Imaging of Bacillus Spores Using Peptide-Functionalized Gold Nanorods. Nano Res. 2008, 1, 450-456. (Back cover) (DOI)
  20. Q. Wei, J. Ji*, and J. Shen. pH Controlled Synthesis of High Aspect-Ratio Gold Nanorods. J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2008, 8, 5696-5701. (DOI)
  21. Q. Wei, J. Ji*, and J. Shen. Synthesis of Near-Infrared Responsive Gold Nanorod/PNIPAAm Core/Shell Nanohybrids via Surface Initiated ATRP for Smart Drug Delivery. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2008, 29, 645-650. (DOI) Highlights: Top 10 Highly Read Article in 2008
  22. L. Wang, Q. Wei, C. Wu, Z. Hu, J. Ji, and P. Wang*. The Escherichia coli O157:H7 DNA Detection on a Gold Nanoparticle-Enhanced Piezoelectric Biosensor. Chinese Sci. Bull. 2008, 53, 1175-1184. (DOI)
  23. Q. Wei, J. Ji*, J. Fu, and J. Shen. Norvancomycin-Capped Silver Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Antibacterial Activities against E. coli. Sci. China Ser. B-Chem. 2007, 50, 418-424. (DOI)

 

Non-Refereed Articles

  1. Z. Li,* Q. Wei, and J. Han. Editorial: Array-Based Sensing Techniques for Clinical, Agricultural Biotechnology, and Environmental Analysis. Front. Chem. 2021, 9, 654707 (DOI)
  2. Q. Wei and A. Ozcan. Smartphone Fluorescence Microscopy Allows Cost-Effective Molecular Diagnostics. BioPhotonics Aug 2017 (Link)
  3. D. Kim, Q. Wei, J. E. Kong, A. Ozcan, and D. Di Carlo*. Research Highlights: Digital Assays on Chip. Lab Chip, 2015, 15, 17-22 (DOI)

 

Book Chapters

  1. R. Paul, E. Ostermann, and Q. Wei*. Rapid Extraction of Plant Nucleic Acids by Microneedle Patch for In-Field Detection of Plant Pathogens, in Plant Pathology (Methods in Molecular Biology Series, vol 2536), (Ed: Nicola Luchi), Humana Press: New York, 2022, p 77-90. (Link)
  2. J. T. Heggestad, D. S. Kinnamon, J. Liu, D. Y. Joh, C. M. Fontes, Q. Wei, A. Ozcan, A. M. Hucknall, and A. Chilkoti. Smartphone Enabled Point-of-Care Detection of Serum Biomarkers, in Biomedical Engineering Technologies (Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2393), (Eds: M. R. Ossandon, H. Baker, A. Rasooly), Humana, New York, 2022, p 343-365. (Link)
  3. S. Zhang, T. Ba Tis, and Q. Wei. Smartphone-Based Clinical Diagnostics, in Precision Medicine for Investigators, Practitioners and Providers, (Eds: J. Faintuch, S. Faintuch), Elsevier, Inc., 2019, p 493-508. (Link)
  4. Z. Li, S. Zhang, and Q. Wei. Smartphone-Based Flow Cytometry, in Smartphone Based Medical Diagnostics, (Ed: J.-Y. Yoon), Elsevier, Inc., 2019, p 67-88. (Google ebook)
  5. Q. Wei and A. Wei. Cellular Interactions of Plasmon-Resonant Gold Nanorods, in Organelle-Specific Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, (Eds: V. Weissig, G. G. D’Souza), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: Hoboken, New Jersey, 2010, p 507-534. (Google ebook)
  6. Q. Wei and A. Wei. Signal Generation with Gold Nanoparticles: Photophysical Properties for Sensor and Imaging Applications, in The Supramolecular Chemistry of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials, (Eds: K. Rurack, R. Martínez-Máñez), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: 2010, p 319-349. (Google ebook)
  7. A. Wei, Q. Wei, and A. P. Leonov. Gold Nanorods as Theranostic Agents, in Nanoplatform-Based Molecular Imaging, (Ed: X. Chen), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: New York, 2010, p 659-681. (Google ebook)
  8. Q. Wei and A. Wei. Plasmon-Resonant Gold Nanorods as Multifunctional Agents for Diagnostics, Imaging, and Photothermal Therapy, in Handbook of Materials for Nanomedicine, (Eds: V. P. Torchilin, M. M. Amiji), Pan Stanford Publishing: Singapore, 2010, p 585-632. (Google ebook)
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Conference Proceedings

  1. T. B. Tufan, K. Golemi, E. Apinis, K. Pano, Z. Hetzler, Q. Wei, and U. Guler. Performance Analysis of a Flexible HPTS-Based Carbon Dioxide Sensor for Transcutaneous Blood Gas Monitoring. 2023 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS), Toronto, ON, Canada, 2023, pp. 1-5 (DOI).
  2. Y. Wu, A. Ray, Q. Wei, A. Feizi, X. Tong, E. Chen, Y. Luo, and A. Ozcan, Deep Learning-Based Sensing of Viruses Using a Particle Aggregation Assay. Proc. SPIE, Vol. 11230, Paper # 112300S (Photonics West 2020) (DOI).
  3. Y. Wu, A. Ray, Q. Wei, A. Feizi, X. Tong, E. Chen, Y. Luo, and A. Ozcan, Particle-Aggregation Based Virus Sensor Using Deep Learning and Lensless Digital Holography. CLEO 2019, Paper # ATu4K.3 (DOI).
  4. Q. Wei, G. Acuna, S. Kim, C. Vietz, D. Tseng, J. Chae, D. Shir, W. Luo, P. Tinnefeld, and A. Ozcan, Plasmonics Improves the Sensitivity of Smartphone Fluorescence Microscopy. CLEO 2018, Paper # AM1J.4 (DOI).
  5. M. Kühnemund, Q. Wei, E. Darai, Y. Wang, I. Hernandez-Neuta, Z. Yang, D. Tseng, A. Ahlford, L. Mathot, T. Sjöblom, A. Ozcan, and M. Nilsson, In Situ Detection of Point Mutations and Targeted DNA Sequencing Using Mobile Phone Microscopy. Proc. SPIE, Vol. 10485, Paper # 104850R (Photonics West 2018) (DOI).
  6. Q. Wei, G. Acuna, S. Kim, C. Vietz, D. Tseng, J. Chae, D. Shir, W. Luo, P. Tinnefeld, and A. Ozcan, Surface-Enhanced Fluorescence Microscopy on a Smartphone. Proc. SPIE, Vol. 10485, Paper # 104850L (Photonics West 2018) (DOI).
  7. B. Berg, B. Cortazar, D. Tseng, H. Ozkan, S. Feng, Q. Wei, R. Y. Chan, J. Burbano, Q. Farooqui, M. Lewinski, D. Di Carlo, O. B. Garner, and A. Ozcan, A Smartphone-Based Microplate Reader for Point-of-Care ELISA Quantification. CLEO 2016, Paper # ATu1O.4 (DOI).
  8. Q. Wei, W. Luo, S. Chiang, T. Kappel, C. Mejia, D. Tseng, R. Y. L. Chan, E. Yan, H. Qi, F. Shabbir, H. Ozkan, S. Feng, and A. Ozcan. Single DNA Imaging and Length Quantification through a Mobile Phone Microscope. Proc. SPIE, Vol. 9699, Paper # 969903 (Photonics West 2016) (DOI).
  9. B. Berg, B. Cortazar, D. Tseng, H. Ozkan, S. Feng, Q. Wei, R. Y. Chan, J. Burbano, Q. Farooqui, M. Lewinski, D. Di Carlo, O. B. Garner, and A. Ozcan. Cellphone-Based Hand-Held Microplate Reader for Point-of-Care ELISA Testing. Proc. SPIE, Vol. 9699, Paper # 969905 (Photonics West 2016) (DOI).
  10. Q. Wei, W. Luo, S. Chiang, T. Kappel, C. Mejia, D. Tseng, R. Y. L. Chan, E. Yan, H. Qi, F. Shabbir, H. Ozkan, S. Feng, and A. Ozcan. Field-Portable Smartphone Microscopy Platform for Wide-field Imaging and Sizing of Single DNA Molecules. CLEO 2015, Paper # ATh4J.6 (DOI).
  11. Q. Wei, H. Qi, W. Luo, D. Tseng, L. A. Bentolila, T.-T. Wu, R. Sun, and A. Ozcan. Single Nanoparticle and Virus Detection Using a Smart Phone Based Fluorescence Microscope. CLEO 2014, Paper # AW3L.1 (DOI).
  12. Z. Göröcs, Y. Ling, M. D. Yu, D. Karahalios, K. Mogharabi, K. Lu, Q. Wei, and A. Ozcan. Fluorescent Imaging over an Ultra-Large Field-of-View of 532 cm2 Using a Flatbed Scanner. Proc. SPIE, Vol. 8951, Paper # 89510D (Photonics West 2014) (DOI).
  13. Q. Wei, E. McLeod, H. Qi, Z. Wan, R. Sun, and A. Ozcan. Lensfree Holographic Cytometry Using Plasmonic Nanoparticles. IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) 2013, p 3-4 (DOI).
  14. L. Wang, Q. Wei, C. Wu, J. Ji, Q. Liu, M. Yang, and P. Wang. Detection of E-coli O157:H7 DNA by a Novel QCM Biosensor Coupled with Gold Nanoparticles Amplification. 7th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology 2007, 1-3, 330-333 (DOI).
  15. L. Wang, Q. Wei, C. Wu, J. Ji, and P. Wang. A QCM Biosensor Based on Gold Nanoparticles Amplification for Real-time Bacteria DNA Detection. IEEE International Conference on Information Acquisition 2007, 1-2, 46-51 (DOI).