Research Interests
Spatiotemporally-controlled biosensing and imaging; Precision diagnosis and therapy
Selected Publications (full list via Researchgate)
1. Y. Shao, B. Liu, Z. Di, G. Zhang, L. Sun, L. Li*. C.-H. Yan. Engineering of Upconverted Metal–Organic Frameworks for Near-Infrared Light-Triggered Combinational Photodynamic/Chemo-/Immunotherapy against Hypoxic Tumors. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142 (8), 3939-3946.
2. C. Liu, B. Liu, J. Zhao, Z. Di, D. Chen, Z. Gu, L. Li*, Y. Zhao*. Nd3+-Sensitized Upconversion Metal-Organic Frameworks for Mitochondria-Targeted Amplified Photodynamic Therapy. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2020, 59 (7), 2634-2638.
3. H. Chu, J. Zhao, Y. Mi, Z. Di, L. Li*. NIR-Light-Mediated Spatially Selective Triggering of Anti-Tumor Immunity via Upconversion Nanoparticle-Based Immunodevices. Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 2839.
4. J. Zhao, H. Chu, Y. Zhao, Y. Lu, L. Li*. A NIR Light-Gated DNA Nanodevice for Spatiotemporally Controlled Imaging of MicroRNA in Cells and Animals. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141 (17), 7056-7062.
5. H. Chu, J. Zhao, Y. Mi, Y. Zhao, L. Li*. Near-infrared Light-Initiated Hybridization Chain Reaction for Spatially and Temporally Resolved Signal Amplification. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58 (42), 14877-14881.
6. B. Liu, F. Hu, J. Zhang, C. Wang, L. Li*. A Biomimetic Coordination Nanoplatform for Controlled Encapsulation and Delivery of Drug-Gene Combinations. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58 (26), 8804-8808.
7. M. Li, C. Wang, Z. Di, H. Li, J. Zhang, W. Xue, M. Zhao, K. Zhang, Y. Zhao, L. Li*. Engineering Multifunctional DNA Hybrid Nanospheres through Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58 (5), 1350-1354.
8. Z. Di, J. Zhao, H. Chu, W. Xue, Y. Zhao, L. Li*. An Acidic-Microenvironment-Driven DNA Nanomachine Enables Specific ATP Imaging in the Extracellular Milieu of Tumor. Adv. Mater. 2019, 31 (33), 1901885.
9. J. Zhao, J. Gao, W. Xue, Z. Di, H. Xing, Y. Lu, L. Li*. Upconversion Luminescence-Activated DNA Nanodevice for ATP Sensing in Living Cells. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140 (2), 578-581.
10. Y. Li, Z. Di, J. Gao, P. Cheng, C. Di, G. Zhang, B. Liu, X. Shi, L.-D. Sun, L. Li*. C.-H. Yan, Heterodimers Made of Upconversion Nanoparticles and Metal-Organic Frameworks. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139 (39), 13804-13810.