Prof. Zhigang Chen  

Tel: +86-21-6779-2975

Email: zgchen@dhu.edu.cn

Homepage: http://pilab.dhu.edu.cn/zgchen/

1 Working Experience  

Sep. 2013—Now         Professor, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University

Jul. 2015—Feb. 2016    Visiting Professor in Prof. Xiaogang LIU group, National University of Singapore   

Sep. 2012—Jul. 2013    Visiting scholar in Prof. Dongyuan ZHAO group, Fudan University.

Sep. 2010—Aug. 2013   Associate Professor, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University

Oct. 2008—Dec. 2009   Humboldt Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Germany (Advisor: Prof. Dayang Wang and Helmuth Möhwald)

Jul. 2008—Aug. 2010    Lecturer, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University

2 Education Experience

Sep. 2005—Jun. 2008: Ph.D. candidate in Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University. Advisor: Prof. Chunhui Huang and Fuyou Li

Sep. 2002—Jul. 2005: M.S. Candidate in Institute of Nano-science and Technology, Central China Normal University. Advisor: Prof. Yiwen Tang

Sep. 1998—Jul. 2002: B.S. Candidate in Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University

3 Main research field

[1] Novel photothermal nanoagents: design, synthesis and the application in the imaging and therapy of tumors

[2] Novel photothermal materials and cloths for solar-driven seawater desalination

[3] Light-triggered rapid and reversible color switching for rewritable smart fabrics

[4] Novel catalysts for organic reactions

[5] Semiconductor film solar cells and Flexible fiber-shaped solar cells

4Honor and Awards  

(1) Selected in Elsevier 2020 Chinese Most Cited Researchers List

(2) Selected in Elsevier 2019 Chinese Most Cited Researchers List

(3) Selected in Elsevier 2018 Chinese Most Cited Researchers List

(4) Selected in Elsevier 2017 Chinese Most Cited Researchers List

(5) Selected in Elsevier 2016 Chinese Most Cited Researchers List

(6) Selected by Thomson Reuters in its prestigious list of Highly Cited Researchers 2018  

(7) Selected by Thomson Reuters in its prestigious list of Highly Cited Researchers 2016   

(8) Awarded Natural Science Prize of Shanghai (First class) in 2018.

5 Selected Representative Publications (updated on Feb. 2025)  

[1] Zhigang Chen, Huili Chen, He Hu, Mengxiao Yu, Fuyou Li*, Qiang Zhang, Zhiguo Zhou, Tao Yi, Chunhui Huang*. Versatile synthesis strategy for carboxylic acid-functionalized upconverting nanophosphors as biological labels. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2008, 130, 3023-3029. (Link, SCI, IF =14.4)

[2] Zhigang Chen*, et al. 980-nm laser-driven photovoltaic cells based on rare-earth up-converting phosphors for biomedical applications. Advanced Functional Materials, 2009, 19, 3815-3820. (Link, SCI, IF =18.5)  

[3] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Hydrophilic flower-like CuS superstructures as an efficient 980 nm laser-driven photothermal agent for ablation of cancer cells. Advanced Materials, 2011, 23, 3542-3547. (Link, SCI, IF =27.4)

[4] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Flexible fiber-shaped CuInSe₂ solar cells with single-wire-structure: Design, construction and performance. Nano Energy, 2012, 1, 769-776. (Link, SCI, IF =16.8)

[5] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Ultrathin PEGylated W₁₈O₄₉ Nanowires as a New 980 nm-Laser-Driven Photothermal Agent for Efficient Ablation of Cancer Cells In Vivo. Advanced Materials, 2013, 25, 2095-2100. (Link, SCI, IF =27.4)  

[6] Zhigang Chen*, et al. NIR-laser-switched in-vivo smart nanocapsules for synergic photothermal-chemo-therapy of tumor. Advanced Materials, 2016, 28, 245-253. (Link, SCI,Cover Paper, IF =27.4)

[7]Zhigang Chen*, et al. Design and Synthesis of “All-in-One” Multifunctional FeS₂ Nanoparticles for Magnetic Resonance and Near-Infrared Imaging Guided Photothermal Therapy of Tumors. Advanced Functional Materials, 2016, 26, 8231-8242. (Link, SCI, IF =18.5)

[8] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Growth of C₃N₄ nanosheets on carbon-fiber cloth as flexible and macroscale filter-membrane-shaped photocatalyst for degrading the flowing wastewater. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2017, 219, 425-431. (Link, SCI, IF =20.2)

[9] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Thiol-capped Bi nanoparticles as stable and all-in-one type theranostic nanoagents for tumor imaging and thermoradiotherapy.Biomaterials, 2018, 161, 279-291. (Link, SCI, IF =12.8)  

[10] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Blue Te Nanoneedles with Strong NIR Photothermal and Laser-Enhanced Anticancer Effects as “All-in-One” Nanoagents for Synergistic Thermo-Chemotherapy of Tumors.Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2018, 7, 1800643. (Link, SCI, IF =10.0)

[11] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Continuously Producing Watersteam and Concentrated Brine from Seawater by Hanging Photothermal Fabrics under Sunlight. Advanced Functional Materials, 2019, 29, 1905485. (Link, SCI, IF =18.5)

[12] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Biocompatible Fe-Hematoporphyrin coordination nanoplatforms with efficient sonodynamic-chemo effects on deep-seated tumors. Biomaterials, 2020, 257, 120239. (Link, SCI, IF =12.8)

[13] Zhigang Chen*, et al. One Responsive Stone, Three Birds: Mn(III)-Hemoporfin Frameworks with Glutathione-Enhanced Degradation, MRI, and Sonodynamic Therapy.Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2021, 10, 2001463. (Link, SCI, IF =10.0)

[14]Zhigang Chen*, et al. Hierarchical Photothermal Fabrics with Low Evaporation Enthalpy as Heliotropic Evaporators for Efficient, Continuous, Salt-Free Desalination. ACS Nano, 2021, 15, 13007-13018.(Link, SCI, IF =15.8)

[15] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Transforming a Sword into a Knife: Persistent Phototoxicity Inhibition and Alternative Therapeutical Activation of Highly-Photosensitive Phytochlorin.ACS Nano, 2021, 15, 19793-19805. (Link, SCI, IF =15.8)

[16] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Full-route advances via biomimetic and biodegradable ultrasmall-in-nano architectures with radiation-photo synergy.Nano Today, 2022, 43, 101427. (Link, SCI, IF =13.2)

[17] Zhigang Chen*, et al. On-demand assembly of polymeric nanoparticles for longer-blood-circulation and disassembly in tumor for boosting sonodynamic therapy. Bioact. Mater.,2022, 18, 242. (Link, SCI, IF =18)

[18] Zhigang Chen*, et al. On-demand phototoxicity inhibition of sensitizers and H₂S-triggered in-situ activation for precise therapy of colon cancer.Nano Today, 2023, 50, 101863. (Link, SCI, IF =13.2)

[19] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Solar-driven watersteam/brine production and brine-driven electricity generation by photothermal fabric coupled with osmotic membrane.Nano Energy, 2023, 117, 108844. (Link, SCI, IF =16.8)

[20] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Erythrocyte-Membrane-Camouflaged Magnetic Nanocapsules With Photothermal/Magnetothermal Effects for Thrombolysis. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2024, 13, 2400127. (Link, SCI, IF =10.0)

[21] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Janus Nanofiber Membranes with Photothermal-Enhanced Biofluid Drainage and Sterilization for Diabetic Wounds.Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 34, 2315020. (Link, SCI, IF =18.5)

[22] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Biomimetic polymeric nanoreactors with photooxidation-initiated therapies and reinvigoration of antigen-dependent and antigen-free immunity. Biomaterials, 2025, 314, 122884.  (Link, SCI, IF =12.8)

[23] Zhigang Chen*, et al.  Multifunctional nanozymes for sonodynamic-enhanced immune checkpoint blockade therapy by inactivating PI3K/AKT signal pathway. Biomaterials, 2025, 318, 123125. (Link, SCI, IF =12.8)

[24] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Bioinspired design of photothermal anti-fouling fabrics for solar-driven sustainable seawater desalination. Nano Energy, 2025, 136, 110726. (Link, SCI, IF =16.8)

[25] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Biomimetic Design of Photothermal/Electrothermal Fabric Composed of Carbon-Core /Nanorod-Array-Shell Fibers for Efficient All-Weather Seawater Evaporation.  Advanced Functional Materials, 2025, 2423472.  (Link, SCI, IF =18.5)

[26] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Photothermal fabrics for solar-driven seawater desalination.Progress In Materials Science, 2025, 150, 101407.  (Link, SCI, IF =33.6)

[27] Zhigang Chen*, et al. Biomimetic Design of Breathable 2D Photothermal Fabric with Three-Layered Structure for Efficient Four-Plane Evaporation of Seawater. Advanced Materials, 2025, 2420482. (Link, SCI, IF =27.4)