Research

There are three main focus areas of The Scientist's group:

a) The understanding of how small non-coding RNA and circular RNA contribute to cell maintenance and disease development with a primary aim of defining new targets for disease intervention.

b) The creation of novel bioimaging and delivery systems for gene medicine including siRNA, miRNA mimics, antimiRs (antisense targeting microRNA) with a specific focus on inflammation, cancer, influenza, and regeneration of damaged tissue (tissue engineering).

c) Design and construction of functionalized self assembled DNA and RNA nanostructures capable of complex biosensing, coupled with controlled action e.g. drug release, enzyme activation, and receptor signaling.

Recent publications

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Li, Z., Gao, Z., Hu, J., Mattioli, C., Ding, P., Xu, W., Sun, Y., Li, J., Zhong, D., Huang, Y., Li, G., Song, F., Gourdon, A., Kantorovich, L. N., Besenbacher, F. & Yu, M. (2023). Large-distance quantum confinement passing through a single-layer graphene. Cell Reports Physical Science, 4(7), Article 101492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2023.101492

Wu, Z., Tüysüz, H., Besenbacher, F., Dai, Y. & Xiong, Y. (2023). Recent developments in lead-free bismuth-based halide perovskite nanomaterials for heterogeneous photocatalysis under visible light. Nanoscale, 15(12), 5598-5622. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3nr00124e

Wang, Y., Sun, X., Han, Y., Wang, K., Cheng, L., Sun, Y., Besenbacher, F. & Yu, M. (2022). Au@MnSe₂ Core–Shell Nanoagent Enabling Immediate Generation of Hydroxyl Radicals and Simultaneous Glutathione Deletion Free of Pre-Reaction for Chemodynamic-Photothermo-Photocatalytic Therapy with Significant Immune Response. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 11(14), Article 2200041. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202200041

Zhang, D., Ren, P., Liu, W., Li, Y., Salli, S., Han, F., Qiao, W., Liu, Y., Fan, Y., Cui, Y., Shen, Y., Richards, E., Wen, X., Rummeli, M. H., Li, Y., Besenbacher, F., Niemantsverdriet, H., Lim, T. & Su, R. (2022). Photocatalytic Abstraction of Hydrogen Atoms from Water Using Hydroxylated Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Hydrogenative Coupling Reactions. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 61(24), Article e202204256. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202204256

Li, Y., Shi, G., Chen, T., Zhu, L., Yu, D., Sun, Y., Besenbacher, F. & Yu, M. (2022). Simultaneous increase of conductivity, active sites and structural strain by nitrogen injection for high-yield CO₂ electro-hydrogenation to liquid fuel. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 305, Article 121080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121080

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