Wei Tao Huang | Metal Nanocomposites | Editorial Board Member

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wei Tao Huang at hunan normal universiy | China

Wei Tao Huang is a highly accomplished researcher in biosensing, molecular logic, DNA computing, nanomaterials, and biointerface engineering, with impactful contributions spanning analytical chemistry, biomedical engineering, and molecular information processing. His work is widely recognized, with more than 1,600 citations, an h-index of 23, and influential publications across high-impact journals such as Chemical Communications, Theranostics, Analytical Chemistry, and Biosensors & Bioelectronics. Huang’s research focuses on designing innovative fluorescent and electrochemical sensing platforms leveraging graphene oxide, DNA structures, aptamers, and nanocomposites for highly sensitive detection of metal ions, biomolecules, and environmental contaminants. He has pioneered several dual-output DNA logic gates, reversible fluorescent nanoswitches, and molecular computation systems, advancing intelligent biosensing and information encryption at the molecular scale. His contributions also extend to biomedical applications, including engineering E. coli Nissle 1917 minicells for targeted chemotherapy delivery and developing biosensing methods for imaging hypoxia in inflammatory diseases. Huang’s interdisciplinary work combines chemistry, nanotechnology, synthetic biology, and materials science to enable next-generation sensing strategies, molecular logic circuits, and functional biointerfaces. His research continues to drive forward innovations in smart biosensing systems, pathogen detection, environmental monitoring, and molecular information storage.

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Featured Publications

Xie, W. Y., Huang, W. T., Li, N. B., & Luo, H. Q. (2012). Design of a dual-output fluorescent DNA logic gate and detection of silver ions and cysteine based on graphene oxide. Chemical Communications, 48(1), 82–84.

Shi, Y., Huang, W. T., Luo, H. Q., & Li, N. B. (2011). A label-free DNA reduced graphene oxide-based fluorescent sensor for highly sensitive and selective detection of hemin. Chemical Communications, 47(16), 4676–4678.

Zhang, Y., Ji, W., He, L., Chen, Y., Ding, X., Sun, Y., Hu, S., Yang, H., & Huang, W. (2018). E. coli Nissle 1917-derived minicells for targeted delivery of chemotherapeutic drug to hypoxic regions for cancer therapy. Theranostics, 8(6), 1690.

Huang, W. T., Shi, Y., Xie, W. Y., Luo, H. Q., & Li, N. B. (2011). A reversible fluorescence nanoswitch based on bifunctional reduced graphene oxide: Use for detection of Hg²⁺ and molecular logic gate operation. Chemical Communications, 47(27), 7800–7802.

Lu, J. Y., Bu, Z. Q., Lei, Y. Q., Wang, D., He, B., Wang, J., & Huang, W. T. (2024). Facile microwave-assisted synthesis of Sb₂O₃–CuO nanocomposites for catalytic degradation of p-nitrophenol. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 409, 125503.