Educational Background

  • Hons. Dipl., Hong Kong Baptist University
  • Ph.D., UT-Austin, USA
  • Postdoctoral: Universite Louis Pasteur, France and ETH-Zurich, Switzerland

Current Research Interests

Selected Publications

  1. C. Wang, X. Wang, H.-N. Chan, G. Liu, Z. Wang, H. W. Li, M. S. Wong, “Amyloid-β Oligomer-Targeted Gadolinium-Based NIR/MR Dual-Modal Theranostic Nanoprobe for Alzheimer’s Disease”, Adv. Funct. Mater, 30, 1909529 (2020).
  2. Y. Li, D. Xu, H.-N. Chan, C.-Y. Poon, S.-L. Ho, H.-W. Li, M. S. Wong, “Dual-Modal NIR-Fluorophore Conjugated Magnetic Nanoparticle for Imaging Amyloid-β Species in Vivo”, Small, doi.org/10.1002/smll.201800901 (2018).
  3. Y. Li, D. Xu, A. Sun, S.-L. Ho, C.-Y. Poon, H.-N. Chan, O. T. W. Ng, K. K. L. Yung, H. Yan, H.-W. Li, M. S. Wong, “Fluoro-Substituted Cyanine for Reliable in vivo Labelling of Amyloid-β Oligomers and Neuroprotection against Amyloid-β Induced Toxicity”, Chem. Sci., 8, 8279-8284 (2017).
  4. H.-N. Chan, D. Xu, S.-L. Ho, M. S. Wong, H.-W. Li, “Ultra-sensitive Detection of Protein Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease”, Chem. Sci., 8, 4012-4018 (2017).
  5. L. Guo, K. F. Li, X. Zhang, K. W. Cheah, M. S. Wong, “Highly Efficient Multiphoton-Pumped Frequency-Upconversion Stimulated Blue Emission with Ultralow-Threshold from Highly Extended Ladder-Type Oligo(p-phenylene)s”. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 55, 10639-10644 (2016).
  6. Y. Li, D. Xu, S. L. Ho, H. W. Li, R. Yang, M. S. Wong, “A Theranostic Agent for in Vivo Near-Infrared Imaging of β-Amyloid Species and Inhibition of β-Amyloid Aggregation”, Biomaterials, 94, 84-92 (2016).
  7. S. L. Ho, D. Xu, M. S. Wong, H. W. Li, “Direct and Multiplex Quantification of Protein Biomarkers in Serum Sample with Immuno-Magnetic Platform”, Chem. Sci., 7, 2695-2700 (2016).
  8. W. Niu, L. Guo, Y. Li, S. Shuang, C. Dong, M. S. Wong, “Highly Selective Two-Photon Fluorescent Probe for Ratiometric Sensing and Imaging Cysteine in Mitochondria”, Anal. Chem., 88(3), 1908-1914 (2016).
  9. J. Zheng, K. Zhang, Y. Fang, Y. Zuo, Y. Duan, Z. Zhuo, X. Chen, W. Yang, Y. Lin, M. S. Wong, F. Pan, “How to Optimize the Interface between Photosensitizers and TiO2 Nanocrystals with Molecular Engineering to Enhance Performances of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 7, 25341-25351 (2015).
  10. L. Guo, M. S. Wong, “Multiphoton Excited Fluorescent Materials for Frequency Upconversion Emission and Fluorescent Probes”, Adv. Mater., 26, 5400-5428 (2014)
  11. X. Wang, L. Guo, P. F. Xia, F. Zheng, M. S. Wong, Z. Zhu, “Effects of Surface Modification on Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell based on an Organic Dye with Naphtho[2,1-b:3,4-b] dithiophene as the Conjugated Linker”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 6, 1926-1932 (2014).
  12. H. H. Fan, L. Guo, K. F. Li, M. S. Wong, K. W. Cheah, “Exceptionally Strong Multiphoton Excited Blue Photoluminescence and Lasing from Ladder-Type Oligo(p-phenylene)s”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 7297-7300 (2012).