Dr Leung King-chi, Franco

PolyU Scholars Hub

Assistant Professor

Open Platform for University Scholars

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Education and Academic Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Master of Philosophy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Doctor of Science in Electronic Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Professional Qualifications

Croucher Fellowship for postdoctoral research at University of Groningen, the Netherlands

Research Overview

Our research direction uses the advanced synthetic methodologies for developing novel stimuli-responsive molecular switches, out-of-equilibrium supramolecular systems, and next-generation supramolecular soft matters towards application in biomedical materials and drug deliveries.

Research Interests

Achievements

Young Innovative Researcher Award (2022)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Croucher Innovation Award (2021)
Croucher Foundation, Hong Kong, China
Croucher Postdoctoral Fellowships (2017-2019)
Croucher Foundation, Hong Kong, China
International Program Associate, Ph.D. Scholarship (2014-2017)
RIKEN, Japan

L.-H. Cheung, T. Kajitani, F. K.-C. Leung*. Visible-Light Controlled Supramolecular Transformations of Donor-Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts Amphiphiles at Multiple Length-Scale. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2022, In Press (DOI). [IF: 9.96]
K. S.-Y. Kwan, Y.-Y. Lui, T. Kajitani, F. K.-C. Leung*. Aqueous Supramolecular Co-Assembly of Anionic and Cationic Photoresponsive Stiff-Stilbene Amphiphiles. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2022, 2200438 (DOI). [IF: 5.73]
S. Chen, R. Costil, F. K. C. Leung,* B. L. Feringa*. Self-Assembly of Photoresponsive Molecular Amphiphiles in Aqueous Media. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 11604–11627. [IF: 16.82]
S. Chen, F. K. C. Leung,*M. C. A. Stuart, C. Wang,* B. L. Feringa*. Dynamic Assemblies of Molecular Motor Amphiphiles Control Macroscopic Foam Properties. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 10163–10172. [IF: 16.38]
F. Xu, L. Pfeifer, M. C. A. Stuart, F. K. C. Leung,* B. L. Feringa*. Multi-Modal Control over the Assembly of a Molecular Motor Bola-Amphiphile in Water. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 7451–7454. [IF: 6.06]
F. K. C. Leung,* T. Kajitani, M. C. A. Stuart, T. Fukushima, B. L. Feringa*. Dual-Controlled Macroscopic Motions in A Supramolecular Hierarchical Assembly of Motor Amphiphiles. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58,10985–10989, and selected asHot Paper. [IF: 16.82]
F. K. C. Leung, T. van den Enk, T. Kajitani, J. Chen, M. C. A. Stuart, J. Kuipers, T. Fukushima, B. L. Feringa*. Supramolecular Packing and Macroscopic Alignment Controls Actuation Speed in Macroscopic Strings of Molecular Motor Amphiphiles. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 17724–17733. [IF: IF: 16.38]
J. Chen^†, F. K. C. Leung^†, M. C. A. Stuart, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, E. van der Giessen, B. L. Feringa*. Artificial Muscle-Like Function from Hierarchical Supramolecular Assembly of Photoresponsive Molecular Motors. Nature Chemistry 2018, 10, 132–138. (^†Equal Contribution) [IF: 24.27]
F. K. C. Leung, F. Ishiwari, T. Kajitani, Y. Shoji, T. Hikima, M. Takata, A. Saeki, S. Seki, Y. M. A. Yamada, T. Fukushima*. Supramolecular Scaffold for Tailoring the 2D Assembly of Functional Molecular Units into Organic Thin Films. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 11727–11733. [IF: 16.38]