News – Huang's Functional Nanomaterials Lab

IAAM Scientist Medal
2021-6-22

Dr. Huang was honored with IAAM (International Association of Advanced Materials ) Scientist Medal.

Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China
2020-11-12

Dr. Lin Yang was granted by Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China.

Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation
2020-10-27

Dr. Junjun Liu and Dr. Lin Yang were granted by Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation for their proposals on “Developing Galvanic Replacement Reaction to Generate Alloy Chiral Nanoparticles” and ” Fabrication of Multi-Principal Element Alloy Chiral Nanoparticles” repectively.

Ternary Chiral Nanoparticles Fabricated by Galvanic Replacement Reactions
2020-10-27

We collaborated with Prof. Meng GU (Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen) to devise a facile method to fabricate three-element (or ternary) chiral nanoparticles (CNPs) by combining galvanic replacement reactions with a three-step layer-by-layer GLAD. This work was published in the renowned journal Advanced Science

Extracellular Nanomatrix-Induced Self-Organization of Neural Stem Cells into Miniature Substantia Nigra-Like Structures with Therapeutic Effects on Parkinsonian Rats
2020-5-21

We, collaborating with Prof. Ken YUNG at HKBU, invents nanostructure that stimulates growth of stem cells for Parkinson’s disease treatment. This work was published by Adv. Sci.

Enantioselective Photoinduced Cyclodimerization on Helical Metal Nanostructures
2020-04-20

We, collaborating with Prof. C. YANG at Sichuan U. and Prof. Y. G. Wang at SUSTech, used helical metal nanostructures to mediate macroscopic manipulation of molecular chirality. This work was published by Nature Chem.

Luncheon invited by the Chief Executive of HKSAR
2019-05-24

Dr. Huang and Mr. Jeff Lau were invited to a luncheon hosted by Mrs Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of HKSAR, on 24 May 2019 (Friday) to celebrate the excellent performance of the teams in the local universities, research and development centres as well as local enterprises at various renowned regional and international competitions on innovation and technology.

Self-assembly of Neural Stem Cells by Biocompatible Sculptured Extracellular Nanomatrices” was recognized as a 2019 TechConnect Innovation Awardee
2019-5-21

We are proud to announce our selection as a 2019 TechConnect National Innovation Awardee. Our technology will be featured at the 2019 TechConnect World Conference June 17-19, in Boston, MA, US. The annual TechConnect Innovation Awards select leading early-stage innovations from around the world through an industry-review process of the top 15% of annually submitted technologies into the TechConnect World Conference. Rankings are based on the potential positive impact the submitted technology will have on a specific industry sector. To learn more, visit: https://techconnectworld.com/World2019/participate/innovation/awards.html

Novel method developed by HKBU scholars could help produce purer, safer drugs
2019-4-30

Physics and Chemistry scholars from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have invented a new method which could speed up the drug discovery process and lead to the production of higher quality medicinal drugs which are purer and have no side effects. The technique, which is a world-first breakthrough, uses a specific nanomaterial layer to detect the target molecules in pharmaceuticals and pesticides in just five minutes.

SPIE Student Chapter Seminar at National Taipei University of Technology
2019-3-22

Dr. Huang was invited by Prof. Yi-Jun Jen (VPRD) to present a seminar, Sculptured Nano Forests, for SPIE Student Chapter at National Taipei University of Technology on Mar. 22, 2019.

Nanotech massage produces safe brain cells
2019-2-14

Asia Research News 2019 magazine featured our bio-nano work, which was published online using this link: https://issuu.com/asiaresearchnews/docs/arn-2019_online_magazine/12

Invention of award-winning medical device for safe growth of neural stem cells using nanotechnology
2018-6-19

We invented a medical device with the specific nanotechnology layer for the proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells in vitro. This inventions won the research team the gold medal with congratulations of Jury at the 46^th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva held in Switzerland in April 2018. The invention has been granted HKD 0.91 Million by Joint University Science and Technology Start-up Funding Scheme and the applications for China patent as well as US patent have been filed.