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Selected peer-reviewed papers (*corresponding author);  Research ID, ORCID​, Google Scholar 

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2021 (6)

48.    Paper-based nanosensors to evaluate community-wide illicit drug use for wastewater-based epidemiology
         Mao K, Yang Z*, Zhang H, Li X, Cooper J.
         Water Res 2021, 189, 116559 (IF 9.1)

47.    Biosensors for wastewater-based epidemiology for monitoring public health
         Mao K, Zhang H, Pan Y, Yang Z*
         Water Res 2021, in press (IF 9.1)

46.    Rapid methods for antimicrobial resistance diagnosis in contaminated soils for effective remediation strategy
         Zhou C,  Pan Y, Ge S, Coulon F, Yang Z*
         TrAC-Trend Anal Chem, 2021, in press (IF 9.8)

45.    Recent Advances in Biochar Engineering for Soil Contaminated with Complex Chemical Mixtures: Remediation Strategies and
         Future Perspectives
 
         Anae J, Ahmad N, Kumar V, Thakur VJ, Gutierrez T, Yang X, Cai C, Yang Z, Coulon F
         Sci Total Environ, 2021 in press

44.    Paper-based devices for rapid diagnostics and testing sewage for early warning of COVID-19 outbreak
         Hui Q, Pan Y, 
Yang Z*
         CSCEE, 2021, 2, 100064

43.    Miniaturized analytical methods for determination of environmental contaminants of emerging concern – A review
       
  Pena-Pereira F, Bendicho C, Pavlović DM, Martín-Esteban A, Díaz-Álvarez M, Pan Y, Cooper J, Yang Z, Safarik I, Pospiskova
         K, Segundo, MA, Psillakis E.
         Anal Chim Acta, 2021 in press 

2020 (15)

42.    An integrated biosensor system with mobile health and wastewater-based epidemiology (iBMW) for COVID-19 pandemic.
         Mao K, Zhang H, Yang Z*
         Biosens Bioelectron 2020,169,112617 (IF 10.3) 

41.   Opportunities and Challenges for Biosensors and Nanoscale Analytical Tools for Pandemics: COVID-19
        Bhalla N, Pan Y, Yang Z*, Payam AF.
        ACS Nano, 2020, 14, 7, 7783–7807. (IF 14.6)

40.   Can a paper-based device trace COVID-19 sources with wastewater-based epidemiology? 
        Mao K, Zhang H, Yang Z*. 
        Environ Sci Technol, 2020, 54 (7), 3733-3735. (IF 7.9)  
        featured by Science AAAS, most accessed paper of the year 2020 and month
        [BBC][Daily Mail] [Washington Post][Newsweek][Science Daily] [Science Alert][Yahoo News] etc

39.   Nanomaterial-based Aptamer Sensors for Analysis of Illicit Drugs and Evaluation of Drugs Consumption for Wastewater-Based
        Epidemiology

        Mao K, Zhang H, Pan Y, Zhang K, Cao H, Li X, Yang Z*
        TrAC-Trend Anal Chem, 2020, 130, 115975 (IF 9.8)

38.   Subsequent monitoring of ferric ion and ascorbic acid using graphdiyne quantum dots-based optical sensors
        Bai Q, Zhang C, Li L, Zhu Z, Wang L, Jiang F, Liu M, Wang Z, Yu W, Du F, Yang Z*, Sui N*.
        Microchimica Acta, 2020, 187(12) 657. (IF 6.2)
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37.   Paper-based Microfluidic Aptasensors. 
        Ming T, Luo, J, Liu J, Sun S, Xing Y, Wang H, Xiao G, Deng Y, Cheng Y, Yang, Z, Jin H, Cai X.
        Biosens Bioelectron, 2020,170,112649. (IF 10.3)

36.   Enantiomeric profiling of quinolones and quinolone resistance gene qnrS in European wastewaters 
        Castrignano E, Yang Z, Feil EJ, Bade R, Castiglioni S, Causanilles A, Gracia-Lor E, Hernandez F, Plosz BG, Ramin P, Rousis IN,              Ryu Y, Thomas KV, de Voogt P, Zuccato E, Kasprzyk-Horden B.
        Water Res 2020,175, 11565314 (IF 9.1)

35.   Bioaccumulation of Hg in rice leaf facilitates selenium bioaccumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) leaf in the Wanshan mercury mine
        Chang C, Chen C, Yin R, Shen Y, Mao K, Yang Z, Feng X, Zhang H. 
        Environ Sci Technol, 2020, 54 (6), 3228-3236. (IF 7.9)

34.   Comprehensive review of the basic chemical behaviours, sources, processes, and endpoints of trace element contamination in
        paddy soil-rice systems in rice-growing countries.

        Waqar A, Mao K, Zhang H, Muhammad J, Xu N, Rasool A, Feng X, Yang Z. 
        J Hazard Mater 2020, 397, 122720. (IF 9.0)

33.   Insights into the mechanisms of arsenic-selenium interactions and the associated toxicity in plants, animals, and humans: A critical            review. 
        Waqar A, Zhang H, Muhammad J, Mao K, Xu N, Chang C, Rasool A, Muhammad WA, Jamshed A, Yang Z.
        Critical Rev Environ Sci Technol, 2020, 6:32, 1-9 (IF 8.3)

32.   Low sample volume origami-paper-based graphene-modified aptasensors for label-free electrochemical detection of cancer
        biomarker-EGFR.
  
        Wang Y, Sun S, Luo J, Xiong Y, Ming T, Liu J, Ma Y, Yan S, Yang Y, Yang Z, Reboud J, Ying H, Cooper, JM, Cai X.
        Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2020, 6 (32), 1-9 (NPG, IF 5.0)

31.   Paper-based microfluidics for rapid diagnostics and drug delivery. 
        Mao K, Min X, Zhang  H, Zhang K, Cao H, Guo Y, Yang Z*. 
        J Control Release, 2020, 322, 187-199. (IF 7.7)  

30.   Customizable fabrication for auxetic Graphene assembled macro films with high conductivity and flexibility.
        Li P, Wang Z, Song R, Qian W, Wen P, Yang Z, He D.        
        Carbon 2020, 162, 545-551. (IF 8.8)

29.   Efficient Removal of Cd(II) from Aqueous Solution by Pinecone Biochar: Sorption Performance and Governing Mechanisms 
        Teng D, Zhang B, Xu G, Wang B, Mao K, Wang J, Sun J, Feng X, Yang Z, Zhang H. 
        Environ Pollut, 2020, 265,115001. (IF 6.8)

​28.   Nanomaterial-based aptamer sensors for arsenic detection (review)
        Mao K, Zhang H, Wang Z, Cao H, Zhang K, Li X, Yang Z*
        Biosens Bioelectron 2020, 148, 111785. (IF 10.3) 

​2019 (2)
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27.   Rapid duplexed detection of illicit drugs in wastewater using gold nanoparticle conjugated aptamer sensors
        Mao K, Ma J, Li X, Yang Z*
        Sci Total Environ 2019, 688, 771-779. (IF 6.6)

 26.   Paper-based microfluidics for DNA diagnostics of malaria in low resource underserved rural communities
         Reboud, J. , Xu, G., Garrett, A. , Adriko, M., Yang, Z. , Tukahebwa, E., Rowel, C. and Cooper, J. M.  
         PNAS 2019, 116 (11) 4834- 4842 

2018 (4)

25.   Graphene nanocomposites modified electrochemical aptamer sensor for rapid and highly sensitive detection of prostate specific 
        antigen

        Wei B, Mao K, Liu N, Zhang M*, Yang Z*.  ​
        Biosens Bioelectron 2018, 121, 41-46. PDF (IF 10.3) 

24.   A Novel Biosensor Based on Au@Ag Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Sensitive Detection of Methylamphetamine with Surface 
        Enhanced Raman Scattering.

        Mao K, Zhou Z, Han S, Zhou X, Hu J, Li X*, Yang Z*
        Talanta 2018, 190, 263-268. (IF 5.3)

23.   Rapid veterinary diagnosis of bovine reproductive infectious diseases from semen using paper-origami DNA microfluidics.
        Yang Z, Xu G, Reboud J, Ali SA, Kaur G, McGiven J, Nongthombam B, Gupta PK, Chaudhuri P, Cooper JM. 
        ACS Sens, 2018, 3(2), 403-409. (IF 7.3)
        ​This paper is featured by 
[UofG News], [MyScience], [Phys.org], [GaraviGujarat], [India.com], [Business Standard],         
        [
Businessworld India], [Outlook India].
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22.   Enantiomeric profiling of chiral illicit drugs in a pan-European study. 
        Castrignano E, Yang Z, Bade R, Baz-Lomba JA, Castiglioni S, Causanilles A, Covaci A, Gracia-Lor Hernandez F, Kinyua J, 
        McCall AK, van Nuijs A, Ort C, Plosz BG, Ramin P, Rousis IN, Ryu Y, Thomas KV, de Voogt P, Zuccato E, Kasprzyk-Horden B. 
        Water Res.  2018, 130, 151-160. (IF 9.1) (PDF)​​

    ​~ Before 2018

21.   Monitoring Genetic Population Biomarkers for wastewater-based epidemiology.  
        Yang Z#, Xu G#, Reboud J, Kasprzyk-Horden B, Cooper JM. 
        Anal Chem 2017, 89 (18), 9941–9945 (IF 6.320).  PDF

20.  Estimation of caffeine intake from analysis of caffeine metabolites in wastewater. 
       
Gracia-Lor E, Rousis N, Zuccato E, Bade R, Baz-Lomba JA, Castrignano E, Causanilles A, Covaci A, Hapeshi E, Kasprzyk-Horden
       B, Kinyua J, McCall AK, van Nuijs A, Ort C, Plosz BG, Ramin P, Ryu Y, Santos MM, Thomas KV, Yang Z, de Voogt P, Castiglioni S. 
 

       Sci Total Environ 2017, 609, 1582-1588. (IF 6.6).  PDF
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19.   A Novel Colorimetric Biosensor Based on non-Aggregated Au@Ag Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Methamphetamine and Cocaine
        Detection
. 

        Mao K, Yang Z, Li J, Zhou X, Hu J, Li X. 
        Talanta 2017, 175, 338-346.(IF 5.3)  PDF

18.   Wastewater-based epidemiology to assess pan-European pesticide exposure. 
        Rousis N, Gracia-Lor E, Zuccato E, Bade R, Baz-Lomba JA, Castrignano E, Causanilles A, Covaci A, de Voogt, P, Hapeshi E, 
        Kasprzyk-Horden B,Kinyua J, McCall AK, Plosz BG, Ramin P, Ryu Y, Thomas KV, van Nuijs A, Yang Z, Castiglioni S. 
        Water Res, 2017 (121), 270-279 (IF 9.3). PDF

17.   Measuring biomarkers in wastewater as a new source of epidemiological information: current state and future perspectives
        Gracia-Lor E, Castiglioni S, Bade R, Been, F, Castrignano E, Covaci A, Gonzalez-Marino I, Hapeshi E, Kasprzyk-Horden B, Kinyua
        J, Lai FY, Letzel T, Lopardo L, Meyer MR, O’Brien J, Ramin P, Rousis N, Rydevik A, Ryu Y, Santos MM, Senta I, Thomaidis N,
        Veloutsou S, Yang Z, Zuccato E, Bijlsma L.  

        Environ Int, 2017(99),131-150 (IF 7.6) 

16.   G-quadruplex-hemin DNAzyme molecular beacon probe for the detection of methamphetamine
        Mao K, Yang Z, Du P, Xu Z, Wang Z, Li X. 
        RSC Adv, 2016,6, 62754-62759.  PDF

15.   Community Sewage Sensors towards Evaluation of Drug Use Trends: Detection of Cocaine in Wastewater with DNA- 
        Directed Immobilization Aptamer Sensors.

        Yang Z*, Castrignanò E, Estrela P, Frost CG, Kasprzyk-Hordern, B.  
        Sci Rep, 2016 (6), 21024. PDF

14.   Community Sewage Sensors for Monitoring Public Health. 
        Yang Z*, Kasprzyk-Hordern, B, Frost CG, Estrela P, Thomas KV. 
        Environ Sci Technol 2015. 49 (10), 5845–5846. (IF 7.3) PDF

13.    A novel DNA biosensor using a ferrocenyl intercalator applied to the potential detection of human population bomarkers in
         wastewater
.
         Yang Z*, Anglès d’Auriac M, Kasprzyk-Hordern B, Thomas KV, Frost CG, Estrela P.  
         Environ Sci Technol 2015, 49 (9), 5609–5617. (IF 7.3) PDF

12.    A novel immobilization strategy for electrochemical detection of cancer biomarkers: DNA-directed immobilization of aptamer for
         sensitive detection of prostate specific antigen
. 
         Yang Z*, Kasprzyk-Hordern, B, Goggins S, Frost CG, Estrela P. 
         Analyst 2015, 140, 2628-2633. PDF
         This paper was featured as " Most accessed Analyst articles in 2015" by RSC

11.    Characterization of three amino-functionalized surfaces and evaluation of antibody immobilization for the multiplex detection of
         tumor markers involved in colorectal cancer
. 
         Yang Z, Chevolot Y, Gehin T, Dugas V,  Xanthopoulos N,  Laporte V,  Delair T, Attaman Y, Choquet-Kastylevsky G, Souteyrand E,
         Laurenceau E.

         Langmuir 2013 29 (5): 1498–1509  PDF

10.    Improvement of protein immobilization for the elaboration of tumor- associated antigen microarrays:Application to the sensitive and
         specific detection of tumor markers from breast cancer sera.

         Yang Z, Chevolot Y, Gehin T, Solassol J, Mange A, Souteyrand E, Laurenceau E.  
         Biosens Bioelectron  2013; (40)1: 385–392.PDF (IF 10.3)
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9.     Cancer Biomarkers Detection Using 3D Microstructured Protein Chip: Implementation of Customized Multiplex Immunoassay. 
        Yang Z, Chevolot Y, Attaman Y, Choquet-Kastylevsky G, Souteyrand E, Laurenceau E.
        Sens Actuators B: Chem 2012,175: 22-28.  PDF

8.     Preparation of Ag@SiO2 and its application for enhancement of Cy3 fluorescence. 
        Sui N, Monnier V, Yang Z, Dugas V, Chevolot Y, Laurenceau E, Souteyrand E.
        Int J Nanosci 2012(11): 1240020.  PDF

7.     Nonisothermal crystallization and melting behavior of β-nucleated isotactic polypropylene and polyamide 66 blends. 
        Yang Z, Mai K.
        J Appl Polym Sci 2011; 119(6): 3566-3573. PDF

6.     Crystallization and melting behavior of beta-nucleated isotactic polypropylene/polyamide 6 blends with maleic anhydride grafted
        polyethylene- vinyl acetate as a compatibilizer
.
        Yang Z, Mai K.  
        Thermochim Acta 2010; 511(1-2): 152-158. PDF

5.     Melting characteristic and β-crystal content of β-nucleated polypropylene/polyamide 6 alloys prepared by different compounding
​        methods. 

        Yang Z, Chen C, Liang D, Zhang Z, Mai K. 
        Polym Int 2009; 58(12): 1366-1372. PDF

4.     Preparation, Crystallization Behavior and Melting Characteristic of β-Nucleated Isotactic Polypropylene Blends with Polyamide 6.
        Yang Z, Zhang Z, Tao Y, Mai K.  
        J Appl Polym Sci 2009; 112(1): 1-8. PDF

3.     Effects of polyamide 6 on the crystallization and melting behavior of β-nulceated polypropylene.
        Yang Z, Zhang Z, Tao Y, Mai K.  
        Eur Polym J 2008; 44(11): 3754-3763. PDF

2.     Preparation and characteristics of nano-CaCO3 supported β-nucleating agent of polypropylene.
        Zhang Z, Tao Y, Yang Z, Mai K. 
        Eur Polym J 2008; 44(7):1955-1961. PDF

1.     Crystallization behavior and melting characteristics of PP nucleated by a novel supported β-nucleating agent.
        Zhang Z, Wang C, Yang Z, Chen C, Mai K. 
        Polymer 2008; 49(23): 5137-5145. PDF

Monograph

Yang Z. 3D-Microsturctured Protein Microarrays for Cancer Diagnosis (216 pages). Scholars’ Press, Germany, 2014. (ISBN 978-3-639-71264-3)
 (publisher link, Amazon Link)

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