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Ying-Wei Yang
PhD Nankai University, Tianjin, China
BSc Nankai University, Tianjin, China
Research Topics
Molecular Flash Memory Cyclodextrin and/or Cucurbituril-based Switchable Nanovalves Artificial Molecular Machine-Driven Microfluidic Devices More about Ying-Wei
I was born in Nei Mongolia, China in 1978, and grew up in Liaoning Province, China. However, I should claim Tianjin as my second hometown after spending nine years there for my college and graduate studies. In July 2005, I finished my PhD program under the supervision of Prof. Yu Liu, and graduated from Nankai University. My PhD research focused on cyclodextrin and crown ether-based host-guest chemistry, which brought me to the great world of supramolecular chemistry.
After my graduation, I received a Faculty Research Associate position in the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University. So, early August 2005, I came to the US to start my life abroad, accompanied by my beautiful wife. After a year of research on evolutionary nucleic acid projects, I joined the research group of Prof. Fraser Stoddart at UCLA as a postdoctoral scholar in August 2006. Meanwhile, my wife started her PhD program in psychology at UC-irvine. We are currently enjoying the sunny life in California.
Selected Publications
1) "Linear Polypseudorotaxanes Possessing Many Metal Centers Constructed from Inclusion Complexes of alpha, beta, and gamma-Cyclodextrins with 4,4'-Dipyridine," Yang, Y.-W.; Chen, Y.; Liu, Y.* Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 3014-3022.
2) "Thio[2-(benzoylamino)ethylamino]-b-CD Fragment Modified Gold Nanoparticles as Recycling Extractors for [60]Fullerene," Liu, Y.*;Yang, Y.-W.; Chen, Y. Chem. Commun., 2005, 4208-4210.
3) "Polyrotaxane with Cyclodextrins as Stoppers and its Assembly Behavior," Liu, Y.*;Yang, Y.-W.; Chen, Y.; Zou, H.-X. Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 5838-5840.
4) "Residue and Sequence Selective Binding of Non-aromatic Dipeptides by Bis(b-cyclodextrin) with Functional Tether," Liu, Y.*; Yang, Y.-W.; Song, Y.; Zhang, H.-Y.; Ding, F.; Wada, T.; Inoue, Y. ChemBioChem, 2004, 5, 868-871.
5) "Molecular Recognition Thermodynamics and Structural Elucidation of Interactions between Steroids and Bridged Bis(b-Cyclodextrin)s," Liu, Y.*; Yang, Y.-W.; Yang, E.-C.; Guan, X.-D. J. Org. Chem., 2004, 69, 6590-6602.
6) "Thermodynamic Origin of Molecular Selective Binding of Bile Salts by Aminated b-Cyclodextrins," Liu, Y.*; Yang, Y.-W.; Cao, R.; Song, S.-H.; Zhang, H.-Y.; Wang, L.-H. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2003, 107, 14130-14139
