Dr Aimin Yu

Room: PhSc/2.020

Qualifications:

MSc Nanjing University, PhD Nanjing University, MRACI

Teaching:

• PEC140 Introduction to Chemistry

• PEC240 Analytical Chemistry

• PEC349 Biomolecular Design

Research Interests:

• Nanostructured thin films: design, preparation and application

• Synthesis, modification and application of nanomaterials

• Nanocapsules for drug delivery

• Electrochemistry and electrochemical biosensors

Select Publications:

1. Aimin Yu, Gaoqing (Max) Lu, John Drennan and Ian Gentle, "Tubular titania nanostructures via layer-by-layer self-assembly", Adv. Funct. Mater. 2007, 17, 2600-2605.

2. Shaomin Liu, Lihong Liu, Aimin Yu, Gaoqing Lu and J.C. Diniz da Costa, "Bioceramic macrocapsules for cell immunoisolation", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 3062-3065.

3. Aimin Yu, Ian Gentle, Gaoqing Lu, and Frank Caruso, "Nanoassembly of biocompatible microcapsules for urease encapsulation and their use as biomimetic reactors", Chem. Commun. 2006, 2150-2152.

4. Aimin Yu, Yajun Wang, Elizabeth Barlow and Frank Caruso, "Mesoporous silica particles as templates for preparing enzyme-loaded biocompatible microcapsules", Adv. Mater. 2005, 17, 1737-1741.

5. Aimin Yu, Zhijian Liang and Frank Caruso, "Enzyme multilayer-modified porous membranes as biocatalysts", Chem. Mater. 2005, 17, 171-175.

6. Yajun Wang, Aimin Yu, and Frank Caruso, "Nanoporous polyelectrolyte spheres prepared by sequentially coating sacrificial mesoporous silica spheres", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 2888-2892.

7. Aimin Yu, Felix Meiser, Thierry Cassagneau and Frank Caruso, "Semiconducting polymer/nanoparticles composite inverse opals prepared by one step electropolymerization", Nano. Lett. 2004, 4, 177-181.

8. Aimin Yu, Zhijian Liang, Jinhan Cho and Frank Caruso, "Electrochemical nanoreactors based on dense gold nanoparticle films", Nano. Lett. 2003, 3, 1203-1207.

9. Zhijian Liang, Andrei S. Susha, Aimin Yu, and Frank Caruso, "Composite nanotubes prepared by layer-by-layer coating of porous membrane templates", Adv. Mater. 2003, 15, 1849-1853.

10. Aimin Yu and Frank Caruso, "Thin films of polyelectrolyte-encapsulated catalase microcrystals for biosensing", Anal. Chem. 2003, 75, 3031-3037.