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Pu Chen

ResearcherChemical EngineeringUniversity of Waterloo

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Pu Chen

Researcher

Chemical Engineering

Engineering

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
33 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 9 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 18 research grants (17 NSERC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2017.

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Latest papers

Clinical fluorescent probes: mechanisms, advantages and inspirations.
Chemical science · 2026
Revitalizing nanoscale solid-solid conversion enables ultrastable aqueous batteries.
National science review · 2026
Phosphate Bonded Perchloric Superstructure Enables Energy-Dense and Ultra-Stable Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026 · senior author

All 47 publications

Latest funding

Molecular self-assembly of amino acid pairing peptides and their derivatives
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$198,000
Peptide functionalized graphene oxide derivatives for drug and gene delivery
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Graphene oxide stability and electrocatalysis towards electrolyte degradation at high electrochemical potentials
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 37 grants and awards

47 publications.

Clinical fluorescent probes: mechanisms, advantages and inspirations.

Liang Q, Fan B, Jin W, Liu Y, Su D, Chen P, Yoon J, Tang B, Chen G

Chemical science2026

DOI: 10.1039/d6sc02520j PMID: 42232866

Revitalizing nanoscale solid-solid conversion enables ultrastable aqueous batteries.

Sun Z, Han M, Liu Y, Wang H, Zhai X, Wu L, Zhang Z, Zhi J, Chen P, Zhou M

National science review2026

DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwag010 PMID: 41858876

Phosphate Bonded Perchloric Superstructure Enables Energy-Dense and Ultra-Stable Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries.

Liu Z, Zhang Y, Yue K, Han M, Pan A, Zhao W, Luo Y, Zhi J, Li G, Chen P

Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/adma.202513415 PMID: 41189435

Ultrasensitive Quantitative Migration Sensor for Monitoring the Quantitative Viscosity-Cell Migration Relationship.

Wang L, Yao Y, Wang C, Miao Q, Ma S, Liu Y, Zuo L, Chen P, Tang B, Chen G

Analytical chemistry2025

DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c06667 PMID: 40211588

Apical Anchoring and Cofactor Customizing To Achieve Ultrahigh Active Nanoenzymes for Removing O2 Interference in Glucose Electro-oxidation.

Wang L, Guo L, Sun X, Tang B, Chen P, Chen G

ACS applied materials & interfaces2025

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c22893 PMID: 40134239

High-Voltage Fe-Based Tunnel-Type Na0.66[Mn0.33Fe0.33Ti0.3Sn0.04]O2 Cathode for Aqueous Rechargeable Sodium-Ion Battery.

Dong F, Yang B, Zhang X, Yang Z, Wang S, Hou Z, Chen P

ACS applied materials & interfaces2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c18772 PMID: 39716353

Advances in structural-guided modifications of siRNA.

Li Q, Dong M, Chen P

Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2024.117825 PMID: 38954918

Novel diamine-scaffold based N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc)-siRNA conjugate: synthesis and in vivo activities.

Li Q, Dong M, Chen P

RSC advances2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1039/d4ra03023k PMID: 38818366

Innovative gelatin-based micelles with AS1411 aptamer targeting and reduction responsiveness for doxorubicin delivery in tumor therapy.

Yu J, Zhang Y, Xu M, Jiang D, Liu W, Jin H, Chen P, Xu J, Zhang L

Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116446 PMID: 38513599

Label-Free Light Scattering Imaging with Purified Brownian Motion Differentiates Small Extracellular Vesicles in Cell Microenvironments.

Mohamed NA, Wang Z, Liu Q, Chen P, Su X

Analytical chemistry2024

DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05889 PMID: 38595097

Molecular self-assembly of amino acid pairing peptides and their derivatives

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Chen, Pu

$198,000

Peptide functionalized graphene oxide derivatives for drug and gene delivery

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Chen, Pu

$25,000

Graphene oxide stability and electrocatalysis towards electrolyte degradation at high electrochemical potentials

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Chen, Pu

$25,000

Upgrade of U of Waterloo's primary confocal microscope with state-of-the-art correlative microscopy for co-applicants in 11 departments

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Spafford, David

$144,912

Cell sorter for university facility

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Dixon, Brian

$150,000

Surface thermodynamics and adsorption kinetics: surface tension and its associated properties

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Chen, Pu

$145,000

""Atomic Force Microscope for Drug Delivery, Li-ion Battery and Electronics Materials Research""

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Chen, Pu

$149,919

Entry-level confocal microscope needed for 38 users in the Faculties of Science and Engineering at the University of Waterloo

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Spafford, David

$120,464

Amino acid pairing peptide mediated delivery of short interfering RNAs (siRNAs)

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Chen, Pu

$251,187

Replacement and new thermo-mechanical instruments for polymer characterization

Co-investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Sullivan, Pearl

$149,275

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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