Publications
1. Michael Cheung, Cheng Chang, Raveen Rathnasinghe, Evan Rossignol, Yunfei Zhang, et al., “Quadrivalent influenza vaccines employing bicistronic self-amplifying mRNA
for both hemagglutinin and neuraminidase elicit potent, cross-reactive antibody and
cell-mediated immunity in Nice and enhanced protection in ferrets.” Nature-npj Vaccines, Submitted
2. Tonghan Gu, Yunfei Zhang, Saif A. Khan, T. Alan Hatton “Continuous flow synthesis of superparamagnetic
nanoparticles in reverse mini-emulsion systems” Colloid and Interface Science Communications 2019, 28, 1-4
3. Yunfei Zhang, Lev Bromberg, Zhou Lin, Paul Brown, Troy Van Voorhis, T. Alan Hatton “Polydiacetylene
functionalized with charged terminals for device-free colorimetric detection of malathion”
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2018, 528, 27-35
4. Tonghan Gu, Cao Zheng, Fan He, Yunfei Zhang, Saif A Khan, T Alan Hatton “Electrically controlled mass transport into microfluidic
droplets from nanodroplet carriers with application in controlled nanoparticle flow
synthesis” Lab on a Chip, 2018 18 (9)
5. Lev Bromberg, Xiao Su, Vladimir Martis, Yunfei Zhang, T Alan Hatton “Self-decontaminating fibrous materials reactive toward chemical threats”
ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2016 8 (27),17555-17564
6. Andrew J. Wommack, Joshua J. Ziarek, Jill Tomaras, Haritha R. Chileveru, Yunfei Zhang, Gerhard Wagner, Elizabeth M. Nolan "Discovery and Characterization of a Disulfide-Locked
C2 Symmetric Defensin Peptide" Journal of American Chemical Society. 2014, 136 (39), pp 13494–13497
7. Yunfei Zhang, Fabien B. L. Cougnon, Yoshitha A. Wanniarachchi, Joshua A. Hayden, Elizabeth M.
Nolan, “Reduction of Human Defensin 5 Affords a High-Affinity Zinc-Chelating Peptide,”
ACS Chemical Biology. 2013, 8, 1907-1911.
8. Quan Yuan, Yunfei Zhang, Tao Chen, Zhenxing Li, Chunhua Yan, and Weihong Tan “Photon manipulated mesoporous
nanocontainer for reversible release controlled by azobenzene-modified nucleic acid”
ACS Nano, 2012, 6 (7), 6337–6344
9. Yunfei Zhang, Quan Yuan, Tao Chen, Xiaobing Zhang, Yan Chen ,Weihong Tan “DNA-capped mesoporous
silica nanoparticles as an ion-responsive release system to determine the presence
of mercury in aqueous solutions” Analytical Chemistry, 2012, 84 (4), 1956–1962
10. Michael J. Donovan, Ling Meng, Tao Chen, Yunfei Zhang, Kwame Sefah, Weihong Tan "Aptamer–drug conjugation for targeted tumor cell therapy"
Therapeutic Oligonucleotides 2011 Volume 764 141-152
11. Quan Yuan, Yunfei Zhang, Yan Chen, Ruowen Wang, Chaolin Du, Emir Yasun, Weihong Tan “Using silver nanowire
antennas to enhance the conversion efficiency of photoresponsive DNA nanomotors, ”
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2010, 180(23) 9331-9336
12. Yunfei Zhang, Yan Chen, Da Han, Ismail Ocsoy, Weihong Tan “Aptamers selected by cell-systematic
evolution
of ligands by exponential enrichment for application in cancer studies” Bioanalysis 2010 2(5) 907
13. Yunfei Zhang, Lifeng Yan “Separation of cellulose from wheat using a mixture of carboxyl acids
and peroxo-acids and the preparation of cellulose aqueous solution” Chinese Polymer Bulletin 2010 (5) 32-36
Presentations
Harvard Undergraduate Student Research Symposium, Massachusetts, Aug. 2019
250th ACS National Meeting, Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Massachusetts,
Aug. 2015
Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Dynamic Multifunction Materials for a Second Skin
D[MS]2 Program Review,
Massachusetts
Awards
Certificate of Outstanding Academic Achievement: University of Florida 2011
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Program Award: University of Science and Technology of China 2009
