A/Prof Shizhang Qiao
Associate Professor
ARC Centre of Ecellence for Functional Nanomaterials
Level 5
AIBN Building No. 75
Corner College and Cooper Roads
The University of Queensland
St Lucia Qld 4072
p: 61 7 3346 3815
f : 61 7 3346 3973
e: s.qiao@uq.edu.au
Research focus and bio
Dr Qiao is an Associate Professor and UQ Mid-Career Research Fellow at the University of Queensland. His research expertise is in nanomaterials and nanoporous materials for bioseparation, drug/gene/ RNA delivery and new energy technologies. He has co-authored more than 90 papers in refereed journals, including Nature, Angew Chem Int Ed, JACS, Advanced Materials, Chemistry of Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, and Langmuir with him as a corresponding or joint corresponding author. He has filed three patents on novel nanomaterials. These materials are very promising for bioseparation, drug/gene delivery, fuel cells, photocatalysis and solar cells etc. He has attracted more than 3.25
Million dollars in research grants from industrial partners, the ARC, and The University of Queensland.
In recognition of his achievements in research, he was honoured with a prestigious UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award. He has also been awarded an inaugural UQ Mid-Career Research Fellowship, a prestigious ARC ARF Fellowship (relinquished) and an ARC APD Fellowship.
His current research interests include synthesis and characterisation of nanoporous materials, proton conducting materials and single crystals as well as novel applications in catalysis, bio-separation, drug and gene delivery, fuel cell etc.
Current Projects
ARC Discovery project (2010-2012), DP1095861, Multifunctional Porous Nanospheres Engineered Composite Membrane for Hydrogen and Methanol Fuel Cells
ARC Discovery project (2009-2013), DP0987969, Synthesis of Unique Mesoporous Graphitic Carbons and their Application to Fundamental Problems in Adsorption Science (with Do DD)
ARC Linkage project (2008-2010), LP0882681, Porous Silica-Based Nanocapsules for Targeted and Controlled Release of Biocides (with Max Lu)
ARC Discovery project (2007-2009), DP0773490, New Pillared Nanoporous Materials for Hydrogen Production by Photoinduced Water Splitting (with L. Z. Wang)
Collaboration funding (R&D), Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries, Queensland Government (2008-2010) (with Max Lu)
2008 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards, Magnetic Mesoporous Core-Shell Structured Materials for Bioseparation
UQ-Mid-Career Fellowship Grant (2007-2011), Nanotechnology-Based Gene Delivery Carriers
UQ AIBN Challenge program (2009-2010), “Trojan Vaccine”: antigen coated nanoparticles toward a new vaccine technology (with L. He)
Selected publications
Liu J., Budi Hartono S., Jin Y.G., Li Z., Lu G.Q.M., Qiao S.Z.*, A Facile Vesicle Template Route to Multi-shelled Mesoporous Silica Hollow Nanospheres, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010, 20, 4595-4601 (Front cover paper).
Liu J., Qiao S.Z.*, Budi Hartono S., Lu G.Q.M.*, Monodisperse Yolk-Shell Nanoparticles with a Hierarchical Porous Structure as Delivery Vehicles and Nanoreactors, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 10.1002/anie.201001252, in press (Front inside cover paper).
Ma C. Y., Mu Z., Li J. J., Jin Y. G., Cheng J., Lu G. Q. M., Hao Z. P.*, Qiao S.Z.*, Mesoporous Co3O4 and Au/Co3O4 Catalysts for Low-temperature Oxidation of Trace Ethylene, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2010, 132, 2608-2613.
Budi Hartono S., Qiao S.Z.*, Jack K., Ladewig B. P., Hao Z. P., Lu G.Q.M.*, Functionalized Mesoporous Silica with Very Large Pore for Cellulase Enzyme Immobilization, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010, 114, 8353-8362.
Yang H.G., Liu G., Qiao S.Z.*, Sun C.H., Smith S.C., Cheng H.M., Zou J., Lu G.Q.*, Solvothermal Synthesis and Photoreactivity of Anatase TiO2 Nanosheets with Dominant {001} Facets, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2009, 131, 4078-4083.
Jin Y.G., Qiao S.Z.*, Xu Z.P., Yan Z.M., Diniz da Costa J.C., Huang Y.N., Lu G.Q.*, Phosphonic Acid Functionalized Silica Gels for Intermediate Temperature Proton Conduction, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2009, 19, 2363-2372.
Budi Hartono S., Qiao S. Z.*, Jack K., Ladewig B. P., Hao Z. P. Lu G. Q.*, Improving Adsorbent Properties of Cage-like Ordered Amine Functionalized Mesoporous Silica with Very Large Pore for Bio-adsorption, Langmuir, 2009, 25, 6413-6424.
Qiao S.Z.*, Lin C. X., Jin Y.G., Li Z., Yan Z., Hao Z. P., Huang Y.N., Lu G. Q.*, Functionalized Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica Hollow Spheres, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2009, 113, 8673-8682.
Jin Y.G., Qiao S.Z.*, Xu Z.P., Diniz da Costa J.C., Lu G.Q.*, Porous Silica Nanospheres Functionalized with Phosphonic Acid as Intermediate Temperature Proton Conductors, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2009, 113, 3157-3163.
Yang H.G., Sun C.H., Qiao S.Z.*, Zou J., Liu G., Smith S.C., Cheng H.M., Lu G.Q.*, Anatase TiO2 Single Crystals with a Large Percentage of Reactive Facets, Nature, 2008, 453(7195), 638-641
Zhang L., Qiao S.Z.*, Jin Y.G., Chen Z.G., Gu H.C., Lu G.Q.*, Magnetic Hollow Spheres of Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica and Fe3O4 Nanocrystals: Fabrication and Structure Control, Advanced Materials, 2008, 20, 805-809.
Zhang L., Qiao S.Z.*, Jin Y.G., Yang H. G., Budihartono S., Stahr F., Yan Z.F., Wang X. L., Hao Z. P., Lu Q.G.*, Fabrication and Size-selective Bioseparation of Magnetic Silica Nanospheres with Highly Ordered Periodic Mesostructure, Advanced Functional Materials, 2008, 18, 3203-3212.
Zhang L., Qiao S.Z.*, Jin Y.G., Cheng L., Yan Z.F., Lu G.Q.*, Hydrophobic Functional Group Initiated Helical Mesostructured Slica for Controlled Drug Release, Advanced Functional Materials, 2008, 18, 3834-3842.
Zhang L., Qiao S.Z.*, Cheng L., Yan Z.F., Lu Q.G.*, Fabrication of a Magnetic Helical Mesostructured Silica Rod, Nanotechnology, 2008, 19(43), 435608.
Zhou X.F., Qiao S. Z.*, Hao N., Wang X.L., Yu C.Z., Wang L.Z., Zhao D.Y.*, Lu, G.Q., Low Temperature Synthesis of Ordered Cubic Mesoporous Organosilicas with Ultra-Large Pores, Chemistry of Materials, 2007, 19, 1870-1876.
Jin Y.G., Qiao S.Z., Diniz da Costa J.C., Wood B.J., Ladewig B.P., Lu G.Q., Hydrolytically Stable Phosphorylated Hybrid Silicas for Proton Conduction, Advanced Functional Materials, 2007, 17, 3304-3311.
Djojoputro H., Zhou X.F., Qiao S.Z., Wang L.Z., Yu C.Z. and Lu G.Q., Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica Hollow Spheres with Tuneable Wall Thickness, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2006, 128, 6320-6321.
Xing W., Qiao S.Z., Ding R.G., Li F., Lu G.Q., Yan Z.F. and Cheng H.M., Superior Electric Double Layer Capacitors Using Ordered Mesoporous Carbons, Carbon, 2006, 44, 216-224.
Qiao S.Z., Yu C.Z., Xing W., Hu Q.H., Djojoputro H. and Lu G. Q., Synthesis and Bio-Adsorptive Properties of Large-Pore Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica Rods, Chemistry of Materials, 2005, 17: 6172-6176.
Qiao S.Z., Bhatia S.K. and Nicholson D., Study of Hexane Adsorption in Nanoporous MCM-41 Silica. Langmuir, 2004, 20: 389-395.
Qiao S. Z., Wang K. and Hu X., Study of Binary Adsorption Equilibrium of Hydrocarbons in Activated Carbon Using Micropore Size Distribution. Langmuir, 2000, 16: 5130-5136.
Qiao S. Z., Wang K. and Hu X., Using Local IAST with Micropore Size Distribution to Predict Multicomponent Equilibrium of Gases in Activated Carbon. Langmuir, 2000, 16: 1292-1298.
Qiao S. Z. and Hu X., Use IAST with MPSD to Predict Binary Adsorption Kinetics on Activated Carbon. AIChE Journal, 2000, 46: 1743-1752.
Current student projects
Nanoparticle based delivery of veterinary vaccines targeting Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV) (Ms Frances Stahr, PhD candidate)
Porous silica-based nanocapsules for targeted and controlled release of biocides (Mr Amirali Popat, PhD candidate)
Multifunctional magnetic-fluorescent nanocomposites for biomedical applications (Ajay Orpe, Master Philosophy candidate)
Synthesis of unique mesoporous graphitic carbons and their application to fundamental problems in adsorption science (Ms Phuong Nguyen, PhD candidate)
Synthesis and functionalization of nanoparticles for bio-separation and drug/DNA/si-RNA delivery (Mr Sandy Budi Hartono, PhD candidate)
Multifunctional porous nanospheres engineered composite membrane for hydrogen and methanol Fuel Cells
Student projects available
Magnetic porous nanoparticles for bio-separation
Preparation of nanoparticles for si-RNA delivery
Mesoporous materials for electrochemical application
Synthesis of nanocrystals for catalysis
