Dr Yu Chen
Reader
Physics
Personal statement
Dr. Yu Chen received her PhD from Birmingham University in nanoscale physics in 2000 and subsequently was appointed to a lectureship in molecular nanometrology at Strathclyde University in 2007 funded by an EPSRC Science and Innovation Award. She is a fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society, a member of the European Microscopy Society, the Institute of Physics, the American Chemical Society, and the Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network. She serves as an expert panel member for the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, a referee for top international journals, an invited speaker and a committee member for a number of international conferences and workshops.
Dr Chen’s main research activities lie in the creation and characterization of nanoscale structures for their unique physical and chemical properties, utilizing both optical and electron microscopy and spectroscopy. Her recent research in Photophysics Group focuses on surface plasmon enhanced effect, including two-photon luminescence, energy transfer and SERRS from noble metal nanoparticles, arrays and porous media, with strong links to biomedical imaging and sensing, as well as nanoparticle-cell interaction and cytotoxicity. Other work includes 3D visualization of nanoparticles, stability of Au nanoparticles, and creating nanostructures using chemical lithography and direct writing.
Prize And Awards
Publications
- Phase-transition-promoted thermoelectric textiles based on twin surface-modified CNT fibers
- Yu Long, Liu Xinyu, Zhang Boxuan, Hu Huijie, Chen Kunlin, Li Haoxuan, Birch David J S, Chen Yu, Qin Hua, Gu Peng
- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Vol 16, pp. 18030–18039 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c00981
- Nanoparticle metrology of silicates using time-resolved multiplexed dye fluorescence anisotropy, small angle x-ray scattering and molecular dynamics simulations
- Doveiko Daniel, Martin Alan RG, Vyshemirsky Vladislav, Stebbing Simon, Kubiak-Ossowska Karina, Rolinski Olaf, Birch David JS, Chen Yu
- Materials Vol 17 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071686
- Impact of crystal structure of silica nanoparticles on Rhodamine 6G adsorption : a molecular dynamics study
- Doveiko Daniel, Kubiak-Ossowska Karina, Chen Yu
- ACS Omega Vol 9, pp. 4123–4136 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c06657
- Bovine serum albumin as a platform for designing biologically active nanocarriers : experimental and computational studies
- Adamczyk Olga, Szota Magdalena, Rakowski Kamil, Prochownik Magdalena, Doveiko Daniel, Chen Yu, Jachimska Barbara
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences Vol 25 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25010037
- Lifetime determination algorithms for time-domain fluorescence lifetime imaging : a review
- Li Yahui, Liu Lixin, Xiao Dong, Li Hang, Sapermsap Natakorn, Tian Jinshou, Chen Yu, Li David Day-Uei
- Fluorescence Imaging Recent Advances and Applications (2023) (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.106423
- PAIM (πM) : portable AI-enhanced fluorescence microscope for real-time target detection
- Jiao Ziao, Zang Zhenya, Wang Quan, Chen Yu, Xiao Dong, Li David Day Uei
- Optics and Laser Technology Vol 163 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2023.109356
Professional Activities
- 5th international conference on bioinformatics and miomedical engineering
- Organiser
- 2011
- Invited editor for a book to the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Book Series published by the Royal Society of Chemistry
- Guest editor
- 2011
- FluoroFest
- Invited speaker
- 2010
- International Communication Association Annual Conference 2014
- Invited speaker
- 2010
- European Cooperation in Science and Technology (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 2010
- Expert in Round Table Group, Washington, DC, USA
- Advisor
- 2010
Projects
- Investigating the potential toxicity and immunomodulatory properties of lysozyme-encapsulated nanoclusters in primary cell cultures using a 2D triple culture model of Alzheimer’s disease (Holly Brown)
- Jiang, Hui-Rong (Principal Investigator) Chen, Yu (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2024
- Lysozyme encapsulated gold nanoclusters – a new therapeutic agent for Alzheimer’s disease
- Jiang, Hui-Rong (Principal Investigator) Chen, Yu (Co-investigator) Sakata, Shuzo (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2025
- Efficient optical spectroscopy techniques for biosensing
- Li, David (Principal Investigator) Chen, Xi (Researcher) Chen, Yu (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2024
- Doctoral Training Partnership 2020-2021 University of Strathclyde | Doveiko, Daniel
- Chen, Yu (Principal Investigator) Chen, Yu (Co-investigator) Doveiko, Daniel (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 01-Jan-2025
- Doctoral Training Partnership 2020-2021 University of Strathclyde | Doveiko, Daniel
- Chen, Yu (Principal Investigator) Chen, Yu (Co-investigator) Doveiko, Daniel (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 01-Jan-2025
- SPRINT: A SuPer-Resolution time-resolved ImagiNg and specTroscopy facility for rapid biomolecular analysis
- Li, David (Principal Investigator) Chamberlain, Luke (Co-investigator) Chen, Yu (Co-investigator) Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Co-investigator) Gould, Gwyn (Co-investigator) Hoskisson, Paul (Co-investigator) McConnell, Gail (Co-investigator) Rattray, Zahra (Co-investigator) Van de Linde, Sebastian (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2023