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Liangfang Zhang

University of California San Diego · US
Area of research
Molecular Biology · Biomaterials
Research interest
Research interests include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, and Micro and Nano Robotics.
h-index
129
citations
57,010
works
388
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Inhalable biohybrid microrobots: a non-invasive approach for lung treatment
Nature Communications 2025cited by 32position: middledoi
Universal Prophylactic Antitumor Vaccination Using Stem Cell Membrane‐Coated Nanoparticles
Advanced Materials 2025cited by 15position: lastdoi
Macrophage-mimicking nanodiscs for treating systemic infection caused by methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
Science Advances 2025cited by 13position: lastdoi
Robotic micromotors transforming oral drug administration
Trends in biotechnology 2025cited by 7position: middledoi
Nanomedicine for Oral Delivery: Strategies to Overcome the Biological Barriers
Small Methods 2025cited by 6position: lastdoi
Picoeukaryote-based biohybrid microrobots for active delivery in the kidney
Science Advances 2025cited by 6position: middledoi
Algae‐MOF Biohybrid Microrobots for Rapid and Efficient On‐The‐Fly Degradation of Chemical Warfare Agents
Small 2025cited by 5position: middledoi
Natural Macrophage Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles as a Multifaceted Sepsis Therapeutic to Sequester Inflammatory and Toxic Mediators
ACS Nano 2025cited by 4position: middledoi
Biohybrid microrobots locally and actively deliver drug-loaded nanoparticles to inhibit the progression of lung metastasis
Science Advances 2024cited by 83position: middledoi
Biohybrid microrobots regulate colonic cytokines and the epithelium barrier in inflammatory bowel disease
Science Robotics 2024cited by 66position: middledoi
Hybrid Cell Membrane‐Coated Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
Small Structures 2024cited by 41position: lastdoi
Cell membrane-coated nanoparticles for targeting carcinogenic bacteria
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 2024cited by 30position: lastdoi
Research Advances of Cellular Nanoparticles as Multiplex Countermeasures
ACS Nano 2024cited by 29position: lastdoi
Macrophage‐Mimicking Cellular Nanoparticles Scavenge Proinflammatory Cytokines in Specimens of Patients with Inflammatory Disorders
Advanced Science 2024cited by 19position: lastdoi
Modular functionalization of cellular nanodiscs enables targeted delivery of chemotherapeutics into tumors
Journal of Controlled Release 2024cited by 15position: lastdoi
Viral and nonviral nanocarriers for in vivo CRISPR-based gene editing
Nano Research 2024cited by 7position: lastdoi
A modular approach to enhancing cell membrane-coated nanoparticle functionality using genetic engineering
Nature Nanotechnology 2023cited by 157position: lastdoi
Biohybrid Microalgae Robots: Design, Fabrication, Materials, and Applications
Advanced Materials 2023cited by 105position: middledoi
Cell membrane‐coated nanoparticles for the treatment of cancer
Clinical and Translational Medicine 2023cited by 57position: lastdoi
Capsulated Cellular Nanosponges for the Treatment of Experimental Inflammatory Bowel Disease
ACS Nano 2023cited by 57position: lastdoi
Cancer Cell Membrane Nanodiscs for Antitumor Vaccination
Nano Letters 2023cited by 54position: lastdoi
Genetically engineered cellular nanoparticles for biomedical applications
Biomaterials 2023cited by 49position: lastdoi
Designs of metal-organic framework nanoparticles for protein delivery
Journal of Controlled Release 2023cited by 41position: lastdoi
Towards multifunctional robotic pills
Nature Biomedical Engineering 2023cited by 37position: middledoi
Extending the In Vivo Residence Time of Macrophage Membrane‐Coated Nanoparticles through Genetic Modification
Small 2023cited by 36position: lastdoi
Recent Developments in Nanoparticle‐Based Photo‐Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment
Small Methods 2023cited by 32position: lastdoi
Platelet Membrane‐Derived Nanodiscs for Neutralization of Endogenous Autoantibodies and Exogenous Virulence Factors
Small 2023cited by 17position: lastdoi
Targeting drugs to tumours using cell membrane-coated nanoparticles
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology 2022cited by 848position: lastdoi
Nanoparticle-modified microrobots for in vivo antibiotic delivery to treat acute bacterial pneumonia
Nature Materials 2022cited by 299position: middledoi
Gastrointestinal tract drug delivery using algae motors embedded in a degradable capsule
Science Robotics 2022cited by 151position: middledoi

Grants

Biomimetic Nanosponges to 'Lure and Kill' Phospholipase A2
NSF1904702$450,0002019–2022PIRePORTER
Macrophage Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles for Endotoxin Neutralization
NSF1505699$390,0002015–2018PIRePORTER
EAGER: Red Blood Cell Membrane Camouflaged Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery
NSF1216461$300,0002012–2014PIRePORTER
Systematic Approaches to Scale-up of Biocompatible Drug Delivery Nanoparticles for High-Rate Production
NSF1031239$356,0002010–2013PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Ronnie H. Fang · University of California San Diego111 papers (2012–2025)Weiwei Gao · Binzhou Technician College99 papers (2013–2025)Joseph Wang · Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering University of California San Diego La Jolla California USA42 papers (2014–2025)Jiarong Zhou · Jiangxi University of Technology28 papers (2016–2025)Qiangzhe Zhang · Nankai University28 papers (2014–2024)Brian T. Luk · Arcturus Therapeutics (United States)27 papers (2012–2021)Pavimol Angsantikul · Population Council25 papers (2014–2019)Che‐Ming Jack Hu · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University24 papers (2012–2018)Berta Esteban‐Fernández de Ávila · University of California San Diego24 papers (2015–2022)Soracha Thamphiwatana · Chulalongkorn University19 papers (2012–2018)Diana Dehaini · University of California, San Diego17 papers (2013–2019)Nishta Krishnan · University of California System17 papers (2018–2025)Ashley V. Kroll · Amgen (United States)16 papers (2015–2021)Fangyu Zhang · Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications15 papers (2018–2025)Yaou Duan · University of California San Diego15 papers (2020–2025)Jia Zhuang · Fudan University14 papers (2017–2022)Hua Gong · Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University14 papers (2018–2022)Zhongyuan Guo · Shanxi Medical University13 papers (2020–2025)Jinxing Li · Michigan State University11 papers (2014–2017)Rodolfo Mundaca‐Uribe · University of Concepción11 papers (2018–2025)