Dr. Qin Hu

Contact information:

Address: 196 Huayang West Road, Yangzhou City, Yangzhou University

Zip code: 225127

E-mail：qinhu@yzu.edu.cn

Education and Work Experience:

B.S. Environmental Science           Anhui Agricultural University

M.S. Analytical Chemistry             Hong Kong Baptist University

Ph.D. Anal Chemistry                     Hong Kong Baptist University

Postdoc                                            Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Postdoc                                            State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

Lecturer                                           College of Food Science & Engineering, Yangzhou University

Main Research Directions:

1.Synthesis and characterization of fluorescent carbon nanoparcticles

2.Application of nanoparcticles as nanosensor for food analysis

Papers published:

1. Q. Hu*, X. Gong, L. Liu and M. M. Choi, "Characterization and Analytical Separation of Fluorescent Carbon Nanodots." vol. 2017, 2017. (SCI)

2. Q. Hu, X. Meng, M. M. F. Choi, X. Gong and W. Chan, "Elucidating the structure of carbon nanoparticles by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionisation quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry," Analytica Chimica Acta, vol. 911, pp. 100-107, 2016. (SCI)

3. Q. Hu, X. Meng and W. Chan, "An investigation on the chemical structure of nitrogen and sulfur codoped carbon nanoparticles by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry," Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, vol. 408, no. 19, pp. 5347-5357, 2016. (SCI)

4. Q. Hu, M. C. Paau, Y. Zhang, X. Gong, L. Zhang, D. Lu, Y. Liu, Q. Liu, J. Yao and M. M. F. Choi, "Green synthesis of fluorescent nitrogen/sulfur-doped carbon dots and investigation of their properties by HPLC coupled with mass spectrometry," RSC Advances, vol. 4, no. 35, pp. 18065-18073, 2014. (SCI)

5. Q. Hu, M. C. Paau, M. M. F. Choi, Y. Zhang, X. Gong, L. Zhang, Y. Liu and J. Yao, "Better understanding of carbon nanoparticles via high-performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection and mass spectrometry," ELECTROPHORESIS, vol. 35, no. 17, pp. 2454-2462, 2014. (SCI)

6. Q. Hu, M. C. Paau, Y. Zhang, W. Chan, X. Gong, L. Zhang and M. M. F. Choi, "Capillary electrophoretic study of amine/carboxylic acid-functionalized carbon nanodots," Journal of Chromatography A, vol. 1304, pp. 234-240, 2013. (SCI)

7. W. Li, Q. Hu and W. Chan, "Uptake and Accumulation of Nephrotoxic and Carcinogenic Aristolochic Acids in Food Crops Grown in Aristolochia clematitis-Contaminated Soil and Water," Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 107-112, 2016. (SCI)

8. X. Gong, Q. Hu, M. C. Paau, Y. Zhang, S. Shuang, C. Dong and M. M. F. Choi, "Red-green-blue fluorescent hollow carbon nanoparticles isolated from chromatographic fractions for cellular imaging," Nanoscale, vol. 6, no. 14, pp. 8162-8170, 2014. (SCI)

9. X. Gong, Q. Hu, M. Chin Paau, Y. Zhang, L. Zhang, S. Shuang, C. Dong and M. M. F. Choi, "High-performance liquid chromatographic and mass spectrometric analysis of fluorescent carbon nanodots," Talanta, vol. 129, pp. 529-538, 2014. (SCI)

10. W. Li, Q. Hu and W. Chan, "Mass Spectrometric and Spectrofluorometric Studies of the Interaction of Aristolochic Acids with Proteins," vol. 5, pp. 15192, 2015. (SCI))

11. L. Zhang, Q. Hu, Z. Li, Y. Zhang, D. Lu, S. Shuang, M. M. F. Choi and C. Dong, "Chromatographic separation and mass spectrometric analysis of N-acetyl-L-cysteine-protected palladium nanoparticles," Analytical Methods, In press, 2017. (SCI)

12. M. C. Paau, Q. Hu, Y. Zhang and M. M. F. Choi, "Role of UHPLC in evaluating as-synthesised ligand-protected gold nanoparticles products," Analytical Methods, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 2452-2457, 2015. (SCI)

13. Y. Zhang, Q. Hu, M. C. Paau, S. Xie, P. Gao, W. Chan and M. M. F. Choi, "Probing Histidine-Stabilized Gold Nanoclusters Product by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry," The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 117, no. 36, pp. 18697-18708, 2013. (SCI)

14. P. C. Wright, H. Qin, M. M. Choi, N. H. Chiu and Z. Jia, "Carbon nanodots interference with lactate dehydrogenase assay in human monocyte THP-1 cells," SpringerPlus, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 615, 2014. (SCI)

15. X. Gong, M. Chin Paau, Q. Hu, S. Shuang, C. Dong and M. M. F. Choi, "UHPLC combined with mass spectrometric study of as-synthesized carbon dots samples," Talanta, vol. 146, pp. 340-350, 2016. (SCI)

16. L. Liu, F. Feng, M. Chin Paau, Q. Hu, Y. Liu, Z. Chen, Y. Bai, F. Guo and M. M. F. Choi, "Sensitive determination of kaempferol using carbon dots as a fluorescence probe," Talanta, vol. 144, pp. 390-397, 2015. (SCI)

17. L. Liu, F. Feng, M. C. Paau, Q. Hu, Y. Liu, Z. Chen and M. M. F. Choi, "Carbon dots isolated from chromatographic fractions for sensing applications," RSC Advances, vol. 5, no. 129, pp. 106838-106847, 2015. (SCI)

18. X. Gong, W. Lu, M. C. Paau, Q. Hu, X. Wu, S. Shuang, C. Dong and M. M. F. Choi, "Facile synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon dots for Fe3+ sensing and cellular imaging," Analytica Chimica Acta, vol. 861, pp. 74-84, 2015. (SCI)

19. W. Lu, X. Gong, Z. Yang, Y. Zhang, Q. Hu, S. Shuang, C. Dong and M. M. F. Choi, "High-quality water-soluble luminescent carbon dots for multicolor patterning, sensors, and bioimaging," RSC Advances, vol. 5, no. 22, pp. 16972-16979, 2015. (SCI)

20. L. Liu, F. Feng, Q. Hu, M. C. Paau, Y. Liu, Z. Chen, Y. Bai, F. Guo and M. M. F. Choi, "Capillary electrophoretic study of green fluorescent hollow carbon nanoparticles," ELECTROPHORESIS, vol. 36, no. 17, pp. 2110-2119, 2015. (SCI)

21. L. Zhang, Z. Li, Y. Zhang, M. Chin Paau, Q. Hu, X. Gong, S. Shuang, C. Dong, X. Peng and M. M. F. Choi, "High-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry for analysis of ultrasmall palladium nanoparticles," Talanta, vol. 131, pp. 632-639, 2015. (SCI)

22. Q. Liu, L. Feng, C. Yuan, L. Zhang, S. Shuang, C. Dong, Q. Hu and M. M. F. Choi, "A highly selective fluorescent probe for cadmium ions in aqueous solution and living cells," Chemical Communications, vol. 50, no. 19, pp. 2498-2501, 2014. (SCI)

23. Q. Liu, H. Du, X. Ren, W. Bian, L. Fan, S. Shuang, C. Dong, Q. Hu and M. M. F. Choi, "Design of Ratiometric Emission Probe with Visible Light Excitation for Determination of Ca2+ in Living Cells," Analytical Chemistry, vol. 86, no. 16, pp. 8025-8030, 2014. (SCI)

24. B. Zheng, G. Liu, A. Yao, Y. Xiao, J. Du, Y. Guo, D. Xiao, Q. Hu and M. M. F. Choi, "A sensitive AgNPs/CuO nanofibers non-enzymatic glucose sensor based on electrospinning technology," Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. 195, pp. 431-438, 2014. (SCI)