Research @ Faculty of Science 2023

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED BIOLOGY & CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 57 Email wing-tak.wong@polyu.edu.hk Qualification BSc, MPhil (The University of Hong Kong) PhD (Cantab) ScD (Cantab) ORCID ID 0000-0002-3453-1825 Prof. WONG Wing-tak Chair Professor of Chemical Technology Deputy President and Provost Research Overview Prof. Wong’s interests lie on design and synthesis of molecular probes for chemical imaging, early detection of cancer and in vitro detection of ions and toxins; nanotherapeutics for multimodal imaging-guided cancer synergistic therapy; new chiral catalysts for asymmetric organic catalytic reactions. Representative Publications • ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 33712-33725 • Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2022, 62, 5140-5166 • ACS Appl. Bio. Mater. 2021, 4, 4152-4164 • Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 9977-9982 • Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 1906872 • Adv. Sci. 2020, 8, 2003041 • PNAS 2019, 116, 26614-26624 • J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 9610-9616 • Nat. Biomed. Eng. 2017, 1, 0042 • Nat. Commun. 2017, 8, 1128 • Nat. Commun. 2016, 7, 11978 • Chem. Comm. 2015, 51, 592-595 • ACS Nano, 2011, 5, 7838-7847 Patents • K.F. Yung, W.T. Wong, T.L. Kwong, P.C. Lau, U.S. Patent 10654789 B2, 2020 • K.F. Yung, W.T. Wong, T.L. Kwong, European Patent 3274298, 2019 • K.F. Yung, W.T. Wong, T.L. Kwong, U.S. Patent 9694350, 2017 • W.T. Wong and K.W.Y. Chan, U.S. Patent 7767196 Awards and Achievements • Gold Award, 43rd International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, 2015 • Outstanding Achievement Award in Scientific Research for Institutions of Higher Education of China, 2012 and 2021 (Second-Class) • Outstanding Researcher Award from HKU, 2008 • Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award from HKU, 2003 • Croucher Senior Research Fellowship, 2002 • Outstanding Young Researcher Award from HKU, 2001 • Doctor of Science degree from the University of Cambridge, 2000 Professional Qualifications • Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry • Chartered Scientist • Chartered Chemist Nat. Biomed. Eng. 2017,1, 0042 Adv. Sci. 2020, 8, 2003041 ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 33712

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