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Dr. Chen has co-authored more than 130 journal publications, 9 book chapters and one edited book. He has three granted and 7 pending US patents. Selected here are publications from 2005 to 2008.

2008

  1. Petras Juzenas, Wei Chen, Ya-Ping Sun, Manuel Alvaro Neto Coelho, Roman Generalov, Natalia Generalova  and Ingeborg Lie Christensen, Quantum dots and nanoparticles for photodynamic and radiotherapy of cancer, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews (invited)
  2. Wei Chen, A special issue on Cancer Nanotechnology, J. Biomed. Nanotechnol. (in press)
  3. N. Kristianpoller,  Wei Chen ,  Reuven Chen and Yichun Liu, Luminescence and thermoluminescence of CaF2: ZnO  nanostructured crystals, J. Lumin. (submitted)
  4. Shengfu Wang,  Xing Zhang,  Xun Mao,   Qingxiang Zeng,  Hui Xu,   Yuehe Lin, Wei Chen,  Guodong Liu, Electrochemical Immunoassay of Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Based on Lead Sulfide Nanoparticle Label, Nanotechnology (in press)
  5. Jiaguang Han, Boon Kuan Woo, Wei Chen, Mei Sang, Xinchao Lu and Weili Zhang, Terahertz dielectric properties of MgO nanocrystals, J. Phys. Chem. C. (accepted)
  6. Sumathra Manokaran, Alexander Berg, Xing Zhang, Wei Chen and D. K. Srivastava, Modulation of Ligand Binding Affinity of Tumorigenic Carbonic Anhydrase XII Upon Interaction with Cationic CdTe Quantum Dots, J. Biomed. Nanotechnol. (accepted)
  7. Wei Chen, Nanoparticle Self-Lighting Photodynamic Therapy For Cancer Treatment, J. Biomed. Nanotechnol. (accepted)
  8. Boon Kuan Woo, Wei Chen, Alan G. Joly and R. Sammynaiken, The Effects of Aging on the Luminescence of PEG-Coated Water-Soluble ZnONanoparticle Solutions, J. Phys. Chem. (ASAP online)
  9. Yongbin Zhang, Wei Chen, Shaopeng Wang, Yuanfang Liu and Carey Pope, Phototoxicity of Zinc Oxide NanoparticleConjugates in Human Ovarian Cancer NIH: OVCAR-3 Cells, J. Biomed. Nanotechnol. (accepted)
  10. Yeubin Li, Lun Ma, Xing Zhang, Wei Chen, Alan G. Joly and Zuli Liu, Synthesis and Optical Properties of Sulfide Nanoparticles Prepared in Dimethyl Sulfoxide, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. (in press)
  11. Kwan H. Cheng, Jacob Aijmo, Lun Ma,  Mingzhen Yao, Xing Zhang,  John Como, Louisa J. Hope-Weeks, Juyang Huang, and Wei Chen,  Exploration of Surface-functionalized Nanoparticles For Trace Biomaterials Detections, J. Phys. Chem. C. (accepted)
  12. Wei Chen, Shaopeng Wang, Sarah Westcott, and Yuanfang Liu, Dose Dependent X-Ray Luminescence in MgF2:Eu2+, Mn2+ Phosphors, J. Appl. Phys. 2008, 103, 113103
  13. Yuanfang Liu, Yongbin Zhang, Shaopeng Wang, Carey Pope and Wei Chen, Optical Behaviors of ZnO-Porphyrin Conjugates and Their Potential Applications For Cancer Treatment, Appl. Phys. Lett. (accepted)
  14. Fu Hai Su, Wei Chen, Kun Ding, and Guo Huo Li, New Observations on the Pressure Dependence of Luminescence from Eu2+-doped MF2 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) fluorides, J. Phys. Chem. A. (in press)
  15. Wei Chen, A special issue on Luminescence nanomaterials, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2008, 8(3): 1017-1018
  16. Yuanfang Liu, Wei Chen, Shaopeng Wang and Alan G. Joly, Investigation of Water-Soluble X-ray Luminescence Nanoparticles For Photodynamic Activation, Appl. Phys. Lett. 2008, 92(4): 043901
  17. R. Schachar, Wei Chen, B. K. Woo, B. Pierscione, X. Zhang, L. Ma, Diffusion of nanoparticles into the capsule and cortex of crystalline lens, Nanotechnology, 2008, 19, 25102
  18. Yuanfang Liu, Wei Chen, Shaopeng Wang, Alan G. Joly, Sarah Westcott, and Boon Kuan Woo, X-ray Luminescence of LaF3:Tb and LaF3:Ce, Tb Water Soluble Nanoparticles, J. Appl. Phys. 2008, 103 (6): 063105 1-7
  19. Kwan H. Cheng, Jacob Ajimo and Wei Chen, Exploration of Functionalized CdTe Nanoparticles for Latent Fingerprint Detection, J. Nanosci. Nanotech. 2008, 8 (3):1170-1173
  20. Wei Chen, Nanoparticle Fluorescence Based Technology for Biological Applications (review), J. Nanosci. Nanotech. 2008, 8(3): 1019-1051

2007

  1. Wei Chen, Sarah L. Westcott and Jun Zhang, Dose Dependence of X-Ray Luminescence from CaF2:Eu2+, Mn2+ Phosphors, Appl. Phys. Lett. 2007, 91, 211103-1-3
  2. Jianying Ouyang, John A. Ripmeester, Xiaohua Wu, David Kingston, Kui Yu, Alan G. Joly and Wei Chen Upconversion luminescence of Colloidal CdS and ZnCdS Semiconductor Quantum Dots, J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 16261-16266
  3. Jiaguang Han, Weili Zhang, Wei Chen,  Sanith Ray, Jun Zhang, Mingxia He, Abul K. Azad, and Zhiyuan Zhu, Terahertz dielectric properties and low-frequency phonon resonances of ZnO nanostructures,  J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111(35), 13000-13006
  4. N. Kristianpoller,  Wei Chen,  D. Weiss,  D. Kuzmin, and  R. Chen, Irradiation effects in BaF2:CuCl2 and BaF2:Mn,Ce crystals, Phys. Stat. Sol. C 2007, 4(3);1110-1113
  5. Ralph A. Tripp Rene Alvarez, Blake Anderson, Les Jones, Craig Weeks, and Wei Chen, Bioconjugated Nanoparticles for the Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Int.  J. Nanomedicine , 2007, 2(1): 117-124
  6. Guohua Li, Fuhai Su, Wenjie Wang, Kun Ding, Wei Chen, Yuanfeng Liu and Alan G. Joly, Pressure Behaviour of the UV and Green Emission Bands in ZnO Micro-rods, Phys. Stat. Sol. B 2007, 244(1):87-92
  7. Yongbin Zhang, Wei Chen, Jun Zhang, Jing L. Pope, Guangping Chen and Carey Pope, In Vitro and      in vivo Toxicity of CdTe Nanoparticles, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2007, 7(2): 497-503
  8. Alan G. Joly, Wei Chen,  Jun Zhang and Shaopeng Wang, Intrastate Energy Relaxation and Decay   Dynamics   of Eu3+ in ZnSiO4:Eu and ZnSiO4:Eu,Mn Phosphors, J. Lumin.  2007, 126, 491–496

2006

  1. Yuanfang Liu, Wei Chen, Alan G. Joly, Yuqing Wang, Carey Pope, Yongbin Zhang, Jan-Olov Bovin, and Peter Sherwood, Comparison of CdTe Nanoparticles Synthesized In Air and In Nitrogen, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2006, 110: 16992-17000
  2. Fu Hai Su, Wen Jie Wang, Kun Ding, Guo Huo Li, Yuangfang Liu, Alan G. Joly and Wei Chen, Pressure Dependences Of The Exciton Hyperfine Structures From ZnO Micro-rods At Low Temperature, J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 2006, 67:2376-2381
  3. Ming Fu, Ji Zhou, Qunfang Xiao, Bo Li, Ruilong Zong, Longtu Li, Wei Chen and Jun Zhang, ZnO Nanosheets with Ordered Pore Periodicity via Colloidal Crystal Template-Assisted Electrochemical  Deposition, Advanced Materials, 2006, 18, 1001-1004
  4. Wei Chen and Jun Zhang, Using Nanoparticles to Enable Simultaneous Radiation and  Photodynamic Therapies for Cancer Treatment, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2006, 6(4), 1159-1166
  5. Wei Chen, Gang Huang, Hongbing Lu, David E. McCready, Alan G. Joly, Jan-Olov Bovin, Utilizing Nano-  Fabrication to Construct Strong, Luminescent Materials, Nanotechnology, 2006, 17, 2595-2601
  6. Fuhai Su, Yanfang Liu, Wei Chen, Wenjie Wang, Kun Ding, Guohua Li, Alan G. Joly, and David E. McCready ,  Temperature and pressure dependence of the green emission in ZnO micro-rods, Journal of Applied Physics, 2006, 100, 13107 1-6
  7. Wei Chen, Jun Zhang, Sarah L. Westcott, Alan G. Joly, Jan-Olle Malm, and Jan-Olov Bovin, The Origin of X-ray Luminescence from CdTe Nanoparticles in CdTe/BaFBr:Eu2+ Nanocomposite Phosphors, Journal of Applied Physics, 2006, 99, 034302 1-5
  8. Jiaguang Han, Weili Zhang, Wei Chen, L. Thamizhmani, Abul K. Azad and Zhiyuan Zhu, Far-infrared Characteristics of ZnS Nanoparticles Measured by Terahertz Time-domain Spectroscopy, J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 1989-1993
  9. F. H. Su, B. S. Ma, K. Ding and G. H. Li, Shaopeng Wang, Wei Chen, Alan G. Joly, David McCready, Luminescence temperature and pressure studies of Zn2SiO4 phosphors doped with Mn2+ and Eu3+ ions , J. Lumin. 2006, 116: 117-126

2005

  1. Alan G. Joly, Wei Chen,  David E. McCready, Jan-Olle Malm, and Jan-Olov Bovin, Upconversion luminescence of CdTe nanoparticles, Phys. Rev. B, 2005, 71 (16):165304
  2. Wei Chen, Shaopeng Wang, Sarah Westcott, Jun Zhang,  Alan G. Joly, and David E. McCready, Structure and Luminescence of BaFBr:Eu2+ and BaFBr:Eu2+,Tb3+ Phosphors and Thin Films, J. Appl. Phys. 2005, 97: 835061 - 8
  3. N. Morgan, S. English, Wei Chen, V. Chernomordik, A. Gandjbakhche,  A. Russo,  P. Smith,  Real time in vivo non-invasive optical imaging using a near-infrared fluorescent quantum dots, Academic Radiology , 2005,12, 313-323
  4. Wei Chen,  Alan G. Joly, and David E. McCready, Upconversion luminescence of CdSe nanoparticles, J. Chem. Phys.  2005, 122, 22708
  5. Wei Chen, N. Kristianpoller,  A. Shmilevich, D. Weiss,  R. Chen, and Mianzeng Su, X-ray storage luminescence of BaFCl:Eu2+  Single Crystals, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109, 11505-11511
  6. F. H. Su, B. S. Ma, K. Ding and G. H. Li, Shaopeng Wang, and Wei Chen, investigation of phtoluminesecence under hydrostatic pressure in different sized ZnS:Mn nanoparticles, J.  Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2005 Vol.24 No.2 P.84-88
  7. Wei Chen, A special issue on doped nanomaterials, Preface for J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol.  2005, Vol. 9. No. 5
  8. Wei Chen, Jan-Olov Bovin, Shaopeng Wang, Alan G. Joly, Yuqing Wang  and Peter M. A. Sherwood, Fabrication and Luminescence of ZnS:Mn2+ Nanoflowers, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2005, 9(5), 1309-1322 (featured article and cover story)
  9. Jun Zhang, Fuhai Su, Wei Chen,  R. Sammynaiken, Sarah L. Westcott, David E. McCready, Guohau Li, and Alan G. Joly, Synthesis And Luminescence Of ZnMgS:Mn2+ Nanoparticles, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2005, 9(5), 1465-1471
  10. Wei Chen, Vadim F. Aguekian, Nikolai Vassiliev, A.Yu. Serov, and N.G. Filosofov,  New Observations on the Luminescence Decay Lifetime of Mn2+ in ZnS:Mn2+ Nanoparticles, J. Chem. Phys. 2005, 123: 124707 (1-5)

 

PATENTS

  1. Wei Chen, Manganese Doped Upconversion Luminescence Nanoparticles, US Patent 7,008,559 B2, March 7, 2006
  2. Wei Chen, Nanophase Luminescence Particulate Material, US Patent 7,067,072 B2, June 27, 2006
  3. Wei Chen, Nanoparticle Optical Storage Apparatus and Methods of Making and Using Same, US Patent 7,126,136 B2, Oct.24, 2006

 

BOOK AND BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Wei Chen and Xiankai Sun, Luminescent Nanoparticles for Biological Applications: Imaging, Therapy, and Targeting Strategies, in Recent Advances of Bioconjugate Chemistry in Molecular Imaging (Ed; Xiaoyuan Chen). Research Signpost, Trivandrum - 695023, Kerala, India
  2. Wei Chen, Nanoparticle Based Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer Treatment, in Cancer Nanotechnology, Edited by H. S. Nalwa and T. J. Webster, American Scientific Publishers, Los Angeles (2007), Chapter 13, pp.235-258.
  3. Doped Nanomaterials and Nanodevices, editor: Wei Chen, American Scientific Publishers, 2008 (in press)
  4. Guest Editor, Wei Chen, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, a special issue on doped Nanomaterials, American Scientific Publishers, 2005, 5 (9)
  5. Wei Chen, Alan G. Joly, and Nicole Y. Morgan, Optical Physics and Applications of Luminescent Nanoparticles, Handbook of Semiconductor Nanostructures and Devices, edited by A. A. Balandin and K. L. Wang. published by American Scientific Publishers, Los Angeles (2006) Vol. 2, pp.295-334.
  6. Wei Chen, Alan G. Joly, and Shaopeng Wang, Luminescence of Semiconductor Nanoparticles, a review chapter in Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, edited by Dr. H. S. Nalwa, published by American Scientific Publishers, Los Angeles (2004), Vol. 4, pp. 689-718
  7. Wei Chen, Luminescence, Storage Mechanisms and Applications of X-ray Storage Phosphors, pp1-44, Chapter 1, Volume 2, Inorganic Display Materials in Handbook Of  Luminescence, Display Materials and Devices, edited by H. S. Nalwa and L. S. Rohwer, American Scientific Publishers, 2003
  8. Wei Chen, Fluorescence, Thermoluminescence and Photostimulated Luminescence of  Nanoparticles,   Chapter 5, 325-392, in  Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology, editted by H. S. Nalwa,   2000, Academic Press
  9. Wei Chen and Mianzeng Su, Review of Theories of Thermoluminescence, Chapter 25 in Chemistry Today Selected Papers From Excellent  Doctors’ Thesis, 527-552, Hunan Education Publishing House, 1993. (in Chinese)
  10. Wei Chen, New Method of reducing X-ray dose on Patients - Application of  Photostimulated Luminescence: Novel Technology And Imaging Plates, Chapter 8, Frontiers in Sciences, Publishing House of Huazhong University of Technology (1993) (in Chinese)

 

 
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