Professor Wenlong Cheng
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Professor Wenlong Cheng

Professor
Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, NHMRC Leadership Fellow
Professor Wenlong Cheng

Wenlong Cheng is a professor the School of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Sydney, Australia. He is currently NHMRC Investigator Leadership Fellow and a fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry and was an Ambassador Tech Fellow in Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication. He earned his PhD from Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2005 and his BS from Jilin University, China in 1999. He was Alexander von Humboldt fellow in the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics and a research associate in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering of Cornell University. He founded Monash NanoBionics lab at the Monash University in 2010. His research interest lies at the Nano-Bio Interface, particularly self-assembly of 2D plasmonic nanomaterials, DNA nanotechnology, electronic skins and stretchable energy devices. He has published >200 papers. He is currently the scientific editor for Nanoscale Horizon (Royal Society of Chemistry) and the editorial board members for a few journals including Nanoscale, Nanoscale Horizons, Nanoscale Advances, Advanced Sensor Research, Advanced Electronic Materials, ChemNanomat, Advanced Sensors and Energy Materials,iScience, Chemosensors, FlexTech, Wearable Electronics, and Austin Journal of Biomedical Engineering.

wearable bioelectornics; remote diagonstics; biosensors;

DNA nanotechnology;

Plasmonic Nanomaterials;

Self-assembly

Self-assembly of Nanocrystals;

DNA Nanotechnology;

Nanoplasmonics;

Next-generation Wearable Bioelectronics;

Flexible Biosensors;

Soft Robotics

AI-powered Electronic Skins for Connected Healthcare

Biomedical engineering and technology, Robotics, Materials and structures
Project titleResearch student
Micro Detector Research for Blood Clot ContractionRui Gao GAO
“One Stone for Multiple Birds”: Nano Gold Functionalized Hydrogels Produced by Self-Mineralization for Bioelectronics.Xuan HUANG
Wearable Sensors For Long-Term Monitoring of Cardiopulmonary ActivityQinhao LI
High Sensitivity and Low Hysteresis Iontronic Pressure Sensor Based on Porous Dielectric LayersXuan LI
Smart Wearable and Flexible Electronics in Theranostic ApplicationsAswandi WIBRIANTO
Development of soft electrothermal devices for biomedical applicationsChenyu XU
Home-use ear EEG systemChutao YAO
Multifunctional Conductive Hydrogel for Wearable Bioelectronic DevicesXuhui YE
A Highly Stretchable Layered Ionic-Electronic ConductorJunlang ZHONG

Publications

Book Chapters

  • Cheng, W., Tan, S., Campolongo, M., Hartman, M., Kahn, J. (2011). Bio-Mediated Assembly of Ordered Nanoparticle Superstructures. In David Andrews, Gary Wiederrecht, Gregory Scholes (Eds.), Comprehensive Nanoscience and Technology, (pp. 69-103). United Kingdom: Elsevier Inc. [More Information]
  • Cheng, W., Ding, L., Funabashi, H., Park, N., Um, S., XU, J., Luo, D. (2009). Nucleic Acid Engineering. In Sven Panke, Pengcheng Fu (Eds.), Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology, (pp. 549-575). United States: John Wiley & Sons Inc. [More Information]

Journals

  • Huang, Y., Shi, Q., Cheng, W. (2024). A Rootless Duckweed-Inspired Flexible Artificial Leaf from Plasmonic Photocatalysts. ACS Nano. [More Information]
  • Xing, L., Huang, Q., Cao, X., Zhang, S., Dong, S., Cheng, W., Zhu, B., Liu, L., Jin, R., Zhang, H., et al (2024). Flexible yet Durable Microneedle Electrodes Based on Nanowire-Embedded Polyimide for Precise Wearable Electrophysiological Monitoring. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. [More Information]
  • Pizzi, D., Nandakumar, A., Morrow, J., Humphries, J., Siddiqui, G., Creek, D., Quinn, J., Yin, J., Shi, Q., Cheng, W., et al (2024). Influence of chirality on protein corona formation of low-fouling chiral poly(2-oxazoline) coated nanoparticles. European Polymer Journal, 210. [More Information]

Conferences

  • Rani, S., Jaiswal, A., Das, R., Singh, G., Palwe, A., Saxena, S., Cheng, W., Shukla, S. (2023). Fabrication of All-dielectric, 3D Chiral Metamaterial Using Two-photon Lithography. Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2023, FiO, LS 203: Part of Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2023, United States: Optical Society of America. [More Information]
  • Rani, S., Jaiswal, A., Das, R., Singh, G., Palwe, A., Saxena, S., Cheng, W., Shukla, S. (2023). Femtosecond-Laser Assisted Fabrication of Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Slab. Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2023, FiO, LS 203: Part of Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2023, United States: Optical Society of America. [More Information]
  • Joseph, H., Joshi, S., Jaiswal, A., McNaughton, D., Saxena, S., Cheng, W., Shukla, S. (2020). Plasmonic enhancement of raman spectra of dye molecules by silver nanotriangles. Advanced Solid State Lasers, ASSL 2020 - Part of Laser Congress, LAC 2020, United States: Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA).

2024

  • Huang, Y., Shi, Q., Cheng, W. (2024). A Rootless Duckweed-Inspired Flexible Artificial Leaf from Plasmonic Photocatalysts. ACS Nano. [More Information]
  • Xing, L., Huang, Q., Cao, X., Zhang, S., Dong, S., Cheng, W., Zhu, B., Liu, L., Jin, R., Zhang, H., et al (2024). Flexible yet Durable Microneedle Electrodes Based on Nanowire-Embedded Polyimide for Precise Wearable Electrophysiological Monitoring. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. [More Information]
  • Pizzi, D., Nandakumar, A., Morrow, J., Humphries, J., Siddiqui, G., Creek, D., Quinn, J., Yin, J., Shi, Q., Cheng, W., et al (2024). Influence of chirality on protein corona formation of low-fouling chiral poly(2-oxazoline) coated nanoparticles. European Polymer Journal, 210. [More Information]

2023

  • Lin, F., Cheng, W. (2023). 3D Sponge Electrodes for Soft Wearable Bioelectronics. Advanced Electronic Materials, 9(11). [More Information]
  • Zhang, M., Gong, S., Hakobyan, K., Gao, Z., Shao, Z., Peng, S., Wu, S., Hao, X., Jiang, Z., Wong, E., et al (2023). Biomimetic Electronic Skin through Hierarchical Polymer Structural Design. Advanced Science. [More Information]
  • Yong, Z., Gong, S., Chesman, A., Shi, Q., Yap, L., Hora, Y., Fu, R., Lin, F., Cheng, W. (2023). Conformal coating of CdS onto flexible enokitake-like standing gold nanowire arrays for omnidirectional low-light-intensity photocatalysis. Nano Energy, 108. [More Information]

2022

  • Gong, S., Yap, L., Zhang, Y., He, J., Yin, J., Marzbanrad, F., Kaye, D., Cheng, W. (2022). A gold nanowire-integrated soft wearable system for dynamic continuous non-invasive cardiac monitoring. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 205. [More Information]
  • Nguyen, J., Cheng, W. (2022). A Review on Epidermal Nanogenerators: Recent Progress of the Future Self-Powered Skins. Small Structures, 3(8). [More Information]
  • Lyu, Q., Gong, S., Lees, J., Yin, J., Yap, L., Kong, A., Shi, Q., Fu, R., Zhu, Q., Dyer, A., et al (2022). A soft and ultrasensitive force sensing diaphragm for probing cardiac organoids instantaneously and wirelessly. Nature Communications, 13(1). [More Information]

2021

  • Nguyen, X., Gong, S., Cheng, W., Chauhan, S. (2021). A Stretchable Gold Nanowire Sensor and Its Characterization Using Machine Learning for Motion Tracking. IEEE Sensors Journal, 21(13), 15269-15276. [More Information]
  • Fu, R., Liu, S., Shi, Q., Lu, Y., Yong, Z., Cheng, W. (2021). Active strain engineering of soft plasmene nanosheets by thermoresponsive hydrogels. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 9(37), 12720-12726. [More Information]
  • Yong, Z., Shi, Q., Fu, R., Cheng, W. (2021). Fine-Tuning Au@Pd Nanocrystals for Maximum Plasmon-Enhanced Catalysis. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 8(3). [More Information]

2020

  • Gong, S., Yap, L., Zhu, Y., Zhu, B., Wang, Y., Ling, Y., Zhao, Y., An, T., Lu, Y., Cheng, W. (2020). A Soft Resistive Acoustic Sensor Based on Suspended Standing Nanowire Membranes with Point Crack Design. Advanced Functional Materials, 30(25). [More Information]
  • Cheng, W., Ling, Y., Lyu, Q., Zhai, Q., Zhu, B., Gong, S., Zhang, T., Dyson, J. (2020). Design of stretchable holey gold biosensing electrode for real-time cell monitoring. ACS Sensors, 5(10), 3165-3171. [More Information]
  • Qiu, S., Zheng, C., Zhou, Q., Dong, D., Shi, Q., Garg, V., Cheng, W., Marceau, R., Sha, G., Fu, J. (2020). Direct Imaging of Liquid-Nanoparticle Interfaces with Atom Probe Tomography. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124(35), 19389-19395. [More Information]

2019

  • Shi, Q., Gómez, D., Dong, D., Sikdar, D., Fu, R., Liu, Y., Zhao, Y., Smilgies, D., Cheng, W. (2019). 2D Freestanding Janus Gold Nanocrystal Superlattices. Advanced Materials, 31(28). [More Information]
  • Shi, Q., Di, W., Dong, D., Yap, L., Li, L., Zang, D., Cheng, W. (2019). A General Approach to Free-Standing Nanoassemblies via Acoustic Levitation Self-Assembly. ACS Nano, 13(5), 5243-5250. [More Information]
  • An, T., Zhu, B., Ling, Y., Gong, S., Cheng, W. (2019). A Janus gold nanowire electrode for stretchable micro-supercapacitors with distinct capacitances. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7(23), 14233-14238. [More Information]

2018

  • Shi, Q., Sikdar, D., Fu, R., Si, K., Dong, D., Liu, Y., Premaratne, M., Cheng, W. (2018). 2D Binary Plasmonic Nanoassemblies with Semiconductor n/p-Doping-Like Properties. Advanced Materials, 30(26). [More Information]
  • Bai, J., Jia, X., Zhen, W., Cheng, W., Jiang, X. (2018). A Facile Ion-Doping Strategy to Regulate Tumor Microenvironments for Enhanced Multimodal Tumor Theranostics. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140(1), 106-109. [More Information]
  • Gong, S., Wang, Y., Yap, L., Ling, Y., Zhao, Y., Dong, D., Shi, Q., Liu, Y., Uddin, M., Cheng, W. (2018). A location- and sharpness-specific tactile electronic skin based on staircase-like nanowire patches. Nanoscale Horizons: The Home for Rapid Reports of Exceptional Significance in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 3(6), 640-647. [More Information]

2017

  • Yap, L., Chen, H., Gao, Y., Petkovic, K., Liang, Y., Si, K., Wang, H., Tang, Z., Zhu, Y., Cheng, W. (2017). Bifunctional plasmonic-magnetic particles for an enhanced microfluidic SERS immunoassay. Nanoscale, 9(23), 7822-7829. [More Information]
  • Ng, C., Yap, L., Roberts, A., Cheng, W., Gómez, D. (2017). Black Gold: Broadband, High Absorption of Visible Light for Photochemical Systems. Advanced Functional Materials, 27(2). [More Information]
  • Hapuarachchi, H., Premaratne, M., Bao, Q., Cheng, W., Gunapala, S., Agrawal, G. (2017). Cavity QED analysis of an exciton-plasmon hybrid molecule via the generalized nonlocal optical response method. Physical Review B, 95(24). [More Information]

2016

  • Zhang, X., Zong, W., Hu, Y., Luo, N., Cheng, W., Han, X. (2016). A pH-responsive asymmetric lipid vesicle as drug carrier. Journal of Microencapsulation, 33(7), 663-668. [More Information]
  • Taranejoo, S., Chandrasekaran, R., Cheng, W., Hourigan, K. (2016). Bioreducible PEI-functionalized glycol chitosan: A novel gene vector with reduced cytotoxicity and improved transfection efficiency. Carbohydrate Polymers, 153, 160-168. [More Information]
  • Taranejoo, S., Janmaleki, M., Pachenari, M., Seyedpour, S., Chandrasekaran, R., Cheng, W., Hourigan, K. (2016). Dual effect of F-actin targeted carrier combined with antimitotic drug on aggressive colorectal cancer cytoskeleton: Allying dissimilar cell cytoskeleton disrupting mechanisms. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 513(1-2), 464-472. [More Information]

2015

  • Bhanushali, S., Ghosh, P., Ganesh, A., Cheng, W. (2015). 1D Copper Nanostructures: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities. Small, 11(11), 1232-1252. [More Information]
  • Jason, N., Shen, W., Cheng, W. (2015). Copper Nanowires as Conductive Ink for Low-Cost Draw-On Electronics. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(30), 16760-16766. [More Information]
  • Si, K., Sikdar, D., Yap, L., Foo, J., Guo, P., Shi, Q., Premaratne, M., Cheng, W. (2015). Dual-Coded Plasmene Nanosheets as Next-Generation Anticounterfeit Security Labels. Advanced Optical Materials, 3(12), 1710-1717. [More Information]

2014

  • Gong, S., Schwalb, W., Wang, Y., Chen, Y., Tang, Y., Si, J., Shirinzadeh, B., Cheng, W. (2014). A wearable and highly sensitive pressure sensor with ultrathin gold nanowires. Nature Communications, 5. [More Information]
  • Mazid, R., Divisekera, U., Yang, W., Ranganathan, V., MacFarlane, D., Cortez-Jugo, C., Cheng, W. (2014). Biological stability and activity of siRNA in ionic liquids. Chemical Communications, 50(88), 13457-13460. [More Information]
  • Mazid, R., Si, K., Cheng, W. (2014). DNA based strategy to nanoparticle superlattices. Methods, 67(2), 215-226. [More Information]

2013

  • Sikdar, D., Rukhlenko, I., Cheng, W., Premaratne, M. (2013). Effect of number density on optimal design of gold nanoshells for plasmonic photothermal therapy. Biomedical Optics Express, 4(1), 15-31. [More Information]
  • Su, B., Wu, Y., Tang, Y., Chen, Y., Cheng, W., Jiang, L. (2013). Free-standing 1D assemblies of plasmonic nanoparticles. Advanced Materials, 25(29), 3968-3972. [More Information]
  • Tang, Y., Ng, K., Chen, Y., Cheng, W. (2013). Lightweight, flexible, nanorod electrode with high electrocatalytic activity. Electrochemistry Communications, 27, 120-123. [More Information]

2012

  • Chen, Y., Cheng, W. (2012). DNA-based plasmonic nanoarchitectures: From structural design to emerging applications. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, 4(6), 587-604. [More Information]
  • Ng, K., Cheng, W. (2012). Fine-tuning longitudinal plasmon resonances of nanorods by thermal reshaping in aqueous media. Nanotechnology, 23(10). [More Information]
  • Ng, K., Udagedara, I., Rukhlenko, I., Chen, Y., Tang, Y., Premaratne, M., Cheng, W. (2012). Free-standing plasmonic-nanorod superlattice sheets. ACS Nano, 6(1), 925-934. [More Information]

2011

  • Campolongo, M., Kahn, J., Cheng, W., Yang, D., Gupton-Campolongo, T., Luo, D. (2011). Adaptive DNA-based materials for switching, sensing, and logic devices. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(17), 6113-6121. [More Information]
  • Cheng, W., Tan, S., Campolongo, M., Hartman, M., Kahn, J. (2011). Bio-Mediated Assembly of Ordered Nanoparticle Superstructures. In David Andrews, Gary Wiederrecht, Gregory Scholes (Eds.), Comprehensive Nanoscience and Technology, (pp. 69-103). United Kingdom: Elsevier Inc. [More Information]
  • Tan, S., Campolongo, M., Luo, D., Cheng, W. (2011). Building plasmonic nanostructures with DNA. Nature Nanotechnology, 6(5), 268-276. [More Information]

2010

  • Cheng, W., Hartman, M., Smilgies, D., Long, R., Campolongo, M., Li, R., Sekar, K., Hui, C., Luo, D. (2010). Probing in real time the soft crystallization of DNA-capped nanoparticles. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 49(2), 380-384. [More Information]
  • Long, R., Hui, C., Cheng, W., Campolongo, M., Luo, D. (2010). Size effect on failure of pre-stretched free-standing nanomembranes. Nanoscale Research Letters, 5(7), 1236-1239. [More Information]

2009

  • Cheng, W., Campolongo, M., Cha, J., Tan, S., Umbach, C., Muller, D., Luo, D. (2009). Free-standing nanoparticle superlattice sheets controlled by DNA. Nature Materials, 8(6), 519-525. [More Information]
  • Cheng, W., Campolongo, M., Tan, S., Luo, D. (2009). Freestanding ultrathin nano-membranes via self-assembly. Nano Today: an international rapid reviews journal, 4(6), 482-493. [More Information]
  • Lee, J., Roh, Y., Um, S., Funabashi, H., Cheng, W., Cha, J., Kiatwuthinon, P., Muller, D., Luo, D. (2009). Multifunctional nanoarchitectures from DNA-based ABC monomers. Nature Nanotechnology, 4(7), 430-436. [More Information]

2008

  • Cheng, W., Park, N., Walter, M., Hartman, M., Luo, D. (2008). Nanopatterning self-assembled nanoparticle superlattices by moulding microdroplets. Nature Nanotechnology, 3(11), 682-690. [More Information]

2007

  • Cheng, W., Steinhart, M., Gösele, U., Wehrspohn, R. (2007). Tree-like alumina nanopores generated in a non-steady-state anodization. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 17(33), 3493-3495. [More Information]

2006

  • Wu, A., Cheng, W., Li, Z., Jiang, J., Wang, E. (2006). Electrostatic-assembly metallized nanoparticles network by DNA template. Talanta, 68(3), 693-699. [More Information]

2005

  • Hu, X., Cheng, W., Wang, T., Wang, Y., Wang, E., Dong, S. (2005). Fabrication, characterization, and application in SERS of self-assembled polyelectrolyte - Gold nanorod multilayered films. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109(41), 19385-19389. [More Information]
  • Huang, M., Shen, Y., Cheng, W., Shao, Y., Sun, X., Liu, B., Dong, S. (2005). Nanocomposite films containing Au nanoparticles formed by electrochemical reduction of metal ions in the multilayer films as electrocatalyst for dioxygen reduction. Analytica Chimica Acta, 535(2024-01-02 00:00:00), 15-22. [More Information]
  • Cheng, W., Dong, S., Wang, E. (2005). Spontaneous fractal aggregation of gold nanoparticles and controlled generation of aggregate-based fractal networks at air/water interface. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109(41), 19213-19218. [More Information]

2004

  • Cheng, W., Han, X., Wang, E., Dong, S. (2004). Interdigited Phospholipid/Alkanethiol Bilayers Assembled on APTMS-Supported Gold Colloid Electrodes. Electroanalysis, 16(2024-01-02 00:00:00), 127-131. [More Information]
  • Hu, X., Wang, T., Cheng, W., Wang, E., Dong, S. (2004). Synthesis and assembly of metal nanowires. Fenxi Huaxue, 32(9), 1240-1245.
  • Zheng, R., Cheng, W., Wang, E., Dong, S. (2004). Synthesis of tellurium nanorods via spontaneous oxidation of NaHTe at room temperature. Chemical Physics Letters, 395(2024-04-06 00:00:00), 302-305. [More Information]

2003

  • Cheng, W., Dong, S., Wang, E. (2003). Iodine-induced gold-nanoparticle fusion/fragmentation/aggregation and iodine-linked nanostructured assemblies on a glass substrate. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 42(4), 449-452. [More Information]
  • Cheng, W., Dong, S., Wang, E. (2003). Site-selective self-assembly of MPA-bridged CuHCF multilayers on APTMS-supported gold colloid electrodes. Chemistry of Materials, 15(13), 2495-2501. [More Information]
  • Cheng, W., Dong, S., Wang, E. (2003). Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide-Capped Gold Nanoparticles. Langmuir, 19(22), 9434-9439. [More Information]

2002

  • Cheng, W., Jiang, J., Dong, S., Wang, E. (2002). Alternate assemblies of thionine and Au-nanoparticles on an amino functionalized surface. Chemical Communications, 2(16), 1706-1707. [More Information]
  • Cheng, W., Dong, S., Wang, E. (2002). Colloid chemical approach to nanoelectrode ensembles with highly controllable active area fraction. Analytical Chemistry, 74(15), 3599-3604. [More Information]
  • Han, X., Cheng, W., Zhang, Z., Dong, S., Wang, E. (2002). Direct electron transfer between hemoglobin and a glassy carbon electrode facilitated by lipid-protected gold nanoparticles. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1556 (2024-02-03 00:00:00), 273-277. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2024

  • BioFlexNet: Pioneering Soft Bioelectronic Technologies for Cardiovascular Health Monitoring Anytime Anywhere, Choi Y, Xu M, Ju L, Cheng W, Redfern J, Cho A, No Y, Office of Global Engagement/Ignition Grants
  • Soft Conformal Plating Electrode on RF Ablation Catheters, Cheng W, Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology/FMH-Engineering Healthcare Innovation Initiative: Sprint to Create
  • Gold Electronic Skins for Remote Biodiagnostics, Cheng W, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Investigator Grant

2020

  • Soft Wearable Patches for Stillbirth Prevention, Cheng W, Cheng W, Morris J, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Ideas Grant