Prof. Dongxia Zhu | The Northeast Normal University | China
Prof. Dongxia Zhu is a full professor in the Department of Chemistry at Northeast Normal University, specializing in functional organic and polymeric photoelectric materials and devices. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Zhong-Min Su at NENU and pursued joint doctoral research at Jilin University under Prof. Yue Wang. She also served as an academic visitor at Durham University, UK, collaborating with Prof. Martin R. Bryce and Prof. Todd B. Marder. Prof. Zhu has conducted extensive research on the design and development of high-performance luminescent materials, leading to the creation of highly selective and sensitive fluorescent and phosphorescent probes applied in photodynamic cancer therapy, biological imaging, and luminescence sensing. She has completed 12 research projects, published 50 SCI-indexed papers, authored one book chapter, and holds 12 patents. Her scholarly work has achieved 4,574 citations across 3,698 documents, with 123 publications and an h-index of 38. Prof. Zhu is an active member of the Chinese Chemical Society, contributing significantly to advancements in luminescent materials and their biomedical and photoelectric applications.
Featured Publications
Wang, Z., Li, Y., Zhang, H., Jiang, N., Xu, J., Zhu, D., & Bryce, M. R. (2025). Non-traditional luminescent polyurethanes of n–π electron hybrid structures with varying separation of aromatic rings. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 7(18), 12337–12344.
Zhu, D., Chen, X., Wang, J., & Li, Q. (2025). A new strategy enabling combined fluorescence imaging of individual tuberculous granulomas and precise photothermal therapy of tuberculosis with lesion- and pathogen-targeting capabilities of the nanoparticles. Note, Open Access.
Wang, Z., Wang, W., Wu, Q., & Zhu, D. (2025). Constructing 1 + 1 > 2 photosensitizers based on NIR cyanine–iridium(III) complexes for enhanced photodynamic cancer therapy. Molecules, 30(12), 2662.
Sun, Y., Tang, Y., Zhang, L., Zhao, H., Wang, Z., & Zhu, D. (2025). Self-assembly versus coassembly: An amphiphilic NIR-II aggregation-induced emission luminogen for phototheranostics of orthotopic glioblastoma. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.
Wang, Z., Liu, Y., Zhao, L., Tang, Y., & Zhu, D. (2025). Endogenous near-infrared chemiluminescence: Imaging-guided non-invasive thrombolysis and anti-inflammation based on a heteronuclear transition metal complex. Advanced Science, 12(5), 14567.
Wang, Z., Li, C., Zhao, H., Tang, Y., & Zhu, D. (2025). Leveraging tumor microenvironment to boost synergistic photodynamic therapy, ferroptosis anti-tumor efficiency based on a functional iridium(III) complex. Advanced Science, 12(7), 14892.
Tang, Y., Wang, Z., Zhao, H., Sun, Y., & Zhu, D. (2025). Sonodynamic and bioorthogonal sonocatalytic thrombotic therapy based on AIE cationic tetranuclear Ir(III) complex nanoplatform guided by NIR-chemiluminescence imaging. Advanced Materials, 37(4), 2310674.
Zhu, D., Wang, Z., & Tang, Y. (2025). The Midas touch by internal stimuli: Activatable luminogens with near-infrared aggregation-induced emission for potent bioimaging and theranostics. Review Article.
Wang, Z., Li, X., Zhao, H., Tang, Y., & Zhu, D. (2024). Disulfide-bridged cationic dinuclear Ir(III) complex with aggregation-induced emission and glutathione-consumption properties for elevating photodynamic therapy. Inorganic Chemistry, 63(22), 18945–18956.
Wang, Z., Tang, Y., Zhao, H., & Zhu, D. (2024). Phosphorescent sensor based on iridium(III) complex with aggregation-induced emission activity for facile detection of volatile acids. Molecules, 29(9), 2031.