Selected Work     |    |   

• [Color Transductions] Jin, Z.; Yim, W.; Retout, M.; Housel, E.; Zhong, W.; Zhou, J.; Strano, M. S.; Jokerst, J. V. Colorimetric sensing for translational applications: from colorants to mechanisms. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2024, 53, 7681-7741.
• [Smart Coating] Yim, W.; Jin, Z.; Chang, Y.-C.; Brambila, C.; Creyer, M. N.; Ling, C.; He, T.; Li, Y.; Retout, M.; Penny, W. F.; Zhou, J.; Jokerst, J. V. Polyphenol-stabilized coacervates for enzyme-triggered drug delivery. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 7295.
• [FRET vs. CT] Moroz, P.; Jin, Z.; Sugiyama, Y.; Lara, D. A.; Razgoniaeva, N.; Yang, M.; Kholmicheva, N.; Khon, D.; Mattoussi, H.; Zamkov, M. Competition of Charge and Energy Transfer Processes in Donor–Acceptor Fluorescence Pairs: Calibrating the Spectroscopic Ruler. ACS Nano 2018, 12, 5657-5665.
• [Interfacial Kinetics] Jin, Z.; Dridi, N.; Palui, G.; Palomo, V.; Jokerst, J. V.; Dawson, P. E.; Amy Sang, Q.-X.; Mattoussi, H. Evaluating the Catalytic Efficiency of the Human Membrane-type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP-14) Using AuNP–Peptide Conjugates. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 4570-4582.
• [Nano Manipulation] Zhou, J.; Xu, M.; Jin, Z.; Borum, R. M.; Avakyan, N.; Cheng, Y.; Yim, W.; He, T.; Zhou, J.; Wu, Z.; Mantri, Y.; Jokerst, J. V. Versatile Polymer Nanocapsules via Redox Competition. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 26357.
• [Coacervates/BMCs] Jin, Z.; Ling, C.; Yim, W.; Chang, Y.-C.; He, T.; Li, K.; Zhou, J.; Cheng, Y.; Li, Y.; Yeung, J.; Wang, R.; Fajtová, P.; Amer, L.; Mattoussi, H.; O’Donoghue, A. J.; Jokerst, J. V. Endoproteolysis of Oligopeptide-Based Coacervates for Enzymatic Modeling. ACS Nano 2023, 17, 16980–16992.
• [Zwitterionic Sensors] Jin, Z.; Mantri, Y.; Retout, M.; Cheng, Y.; Zhou, J.; Jorns, A.; Fajtova, P.; Yim, W.; Moore, C.; Xu, M.; Creyer, M. N.; Borum, R. M.; Zhou, J.; Wu, Z.; He, T.; Penny, W. F.; O’Donoghue, A. J.; Jokerst, J. V. A Charge-Switchable Zwitterionic Peptide for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202112995.
• [Perovskite Coatings] Wang, S.; Du, L.; Jin, Z.; Xin, Y.; Mattoussi, H. Enhanced Stabilization and Easy Phase Transfer of CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots Promoted by High-Affinity Polyzwitterionic Ligands. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 12669-12680.
• [NHC Coatings] Nosratabad, N. A.; Jin, Z.; Du, L.; Thakur, M.; Mattoussi, H. N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles: Mono- Versus Multidentate Ligands. Chem. Mater. 2021, 33, 921-933.
• [Functional Polymers] Jin, Z.; Du, L.; Zhang, C.; Sugiyama, Y.; Wang, W.; Palui, G.; Wang, S.; Mattoussi, H. Modification of Poly(maleic anhydride)-Based Polymers with H2N–R Nucleophiles: Addition or Substitution Reaction? Bioconjugate Chem. 2019, 30, 871-880.

2024

[16]. Jin, Z.; Yim, W.; Retout, M.; Housel, E.; Zhong, W.; Zhou, J.; Strano, M. S.; Jokerst, J. V. Colorimetric sensing for translational applications: from colorants to mechanisms. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2024, 53, 7681-7741.

[15]. Jin, Z.; Jokerst, J. V. Understanding enzyme kinetics on coacervate as a substrate hub. Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XIX 2024, 12859, 16-29.

2023

[14]. Jin, Z.; Ling, C.; Yim, W.; Chang, Y.-C.; He, T.; Li, K.; Zhou, J.; Cheng, Y.; Li, Y.; Yeung, J.; Wang, R.; Fajtová, P.; Amer, L.; Mattoussi, H.; O’Donoghue, A. J.; Jokerst, J. V. Endoproteolysis of Oligopeptide-Based Coacervates for Enzymatic Modeling. ACS Nano 2023, 17, 16980–16992.

[13]. Jin, Z.; Yeung, J.; Zhou, J.; Retout, M.; Yim, W.; Fajtová, P.; Gosselin, B.; Jabin, I.; Bruylants, G.; Mattoussi, H.; O’Donoghue, A. J.; Jokerst, J. V. Empirical Optimization of Peptide Sequence and Nanoparticle Colloidal Stability: The Impact of Surface Ligands and Implications for Colorimetric Sensing. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 20483-20494.

[12]. Jin, Z.; Dridi, N.; Palui, G.; Palomo, V.; Jokerst, J. V.; Dawson, P. E.; Amy Sang, Q.-X.; Mattoussi, H. Evaluating the Catalytic Efficiency of the Human Membrane-type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP-14) Using AuNP–Peptide Conjugates. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 4570-4582.

[11]. Jin, Z.; Dridi, N.; Palui, G.; Palomo, V.; Jokerst, J. V.; Dawson, P. E.; Sang, Q.-X. A.; Mattoussi, H. Quantum Dot–Peptide Conjugates as Energy Transfer Probes for Sensing the Proteolytic Activity of Matrix Metalloproteinase-14. Anal. Chem. 2023, 95, 2713-2722.

[10]. Jin, Z.; Li, Y.; Li, K.; Zhou, J.; Yeung, J.; Ling, C.; Yim, W.; He, T.; Cheng, Y.; Xu, M.; Creyer, M. N.; Chang, Y.-C.; Fajtová, P.; Retout, M.; Qi, B.; Li, S.; O’Donoghue, A. J.; Jokerst, J. V. Peptide Amphiphile Mediated Co-assembly for Nanoplasmonic Sensing. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 135, e202214394.

[9]. Chang, Y.-C.*; Jin, Z.*; Li, K.; Zhou, J.; Yim, W.; Yeung, J.; Cheng, Y.; Retout, M.; Creyer, M. N.; Fajtová, P.; He, T.; Chen, X.; O’Donoghue, A. J.; Jokerst, J. V. Peptide valence-induced breaks in plasmonic coupling. Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 2659-2668.

2022

[8]. Jin, Z.; Ling, C.; Li, Y.; Zhou, J.; Li, K.; Yim, W.; Yeung, J.; Chang, Y.-C.; He, T.; Cheng, Y.; Fajtová, P.; Retout, M.; O’Donoghue, A. J.; Jokerst, J. V. Spacer Matters: All-Peptide-Based Ligand for Promoting Interfacial Proteolysis and Plasmonic Coupling. Nano Lett. 2022, 22, 8932-8940.

[7]. Jin, Z.; Mantri, Y.; Retout, M.; Cheng, Y.; Zhou, J.; Jorns, A.; Fajtova, P.; Yim, W.; Moore, C.; Xu, M.; Creyer, M. N.; Borum, R. M.; Zhou, J.; Wu, Z.; He, T.; Penny, W. F.; O’Donoghue, A. J.; Jokerst, J. V. A Charge-Switchable Zwitterionic Peptide for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202112995.

[6]. Jin, Z.; Yeung, J.; Zhou, J.; Cheng, Y.; Li, Y.; Mantri, Y.; He, T.; Yim, W.; Xu, M.; Wu, Z.; Fajtova, P.; Creyer, M. N.; Moore, C.; Fu, L.; Penny, W. F.; O’Donoghue, A. J.; Jokerst, J. V. Peptidic Sulfhydryl for Interfacing Nanocrystals and Subsequent Sensing of SARS-CoV-2 Protease. Chem. Mater. 2022, 34, 1259-1268.

2021

[5]. Jin, Z.; Jorns, A.; Yim, W.; Wing, R.; Mantri, Y.; Zhou, J.; Zhou, J.; Wu, Z.; Moore, C.; Penny, W. F.; Jokerst, J. V. Mapping Aerosolized Saliva on Face Coverings for Biosensing Applications. Anal. Chem. 2021, 93, 11025-11032.

2020

[4]. Jin, Z.; Sugiyama, Y.; Zhang, C.; Palui, G.; Xin, Y.; Du, L.; Wang, S.; Dridi, N.; Mattoussi, H. Rapid photoligation of gold nanocolloids with lipoic acid-based ligands. Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 7469-7483.

[3]. Jin, Z.; Kapur, A.; Wang, W.; Mattoussi, H.: Lipoic acid as anchoring groups and reactive sites on nanoparticles coated with multi-coordinating polymers; Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XIX, 2020; Vol. 11255. pp. PWB.

2019

[2]. Jin, Z.; Kapur, A.; Wang, W.; Hernandez, J. D.; Thakur, M.; Mattoussi, H. The dual–function of lipoic acid groups as surface anchors and sulfhydryl reactive sites on polymer–stabilized QDs and Au nanocolloids. J. Chem. Phys. 2019, 151, 164703.

2018

[1]. Jin, Z.; Du, L.; Zhang, C.; Sugiyama, Y.; Wang, W.; Palui, G.; Wang, S.; Mattoussi, H. Modification of Poly(maleic anhydride)-Based Polymers with H2N–R Nucleophiles: Addition or Substitution Reaction? Bioconjugate Chem. 2019, 30, 871-880.