Capturing cytokines with advanced materials: a potential strategy to tackle COVID‐19 cytokine storm

QF Meng, R Tian, H Long, X Wu, J Lai… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
… Qian-Fang Meng … Qian-Fang Meng … Qian-Fang Meng received her Bachelor's degree in
electrical engineering from Wuhan University, China in 2013. She is currently a visiting Ph.D. …

Integrated soil–crop system management for food security

…, PA Matson, JS Bai, QF Meng… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
China and other rapidly developing economies face the dual challenge of substantially
increasing yields of cereal grains while at the same time reducing the very substantial …

Inhalation delivery of dexamethasone with iSEND nanoparticles attenuates the COVID-19 cytokine storm in mice and nonhuman primates

QF Meng, W Tai, M Tian, X Zhuang, Y Pan, J Lai… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Dexamethasone (DEX) is the first drug to show life-saving efficacy in patients with severe
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), while DEX is associated with serious adverse effects. …

Decoy nanoparticles protect against COVID-19 by concurrently adsorbing viruses and inflammatory cytokines

…, R Tian, G Yu, C Gu, P Pan, QF Meng… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),
has highlighted the urgent need to rapidly develop therapeutic strategies for such …

Activating macrophage‐mediated cancer immunotherapy by genetically edited nanoparticles

…, F Kang, Z Yang, L He, J Mu, QF Meng… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Immunomodulation of macrophages against cancer has emerged as an encouraging
therapeutic strategy. However, there exist two major challenges in effectively activating …

Platelet–leukocyte hybrid membrane‐coated immunomagnetic beads for highly efficient and highly specific isolation of circulating tumor cells

L Rao, QF Meng, Q Huang, Z Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biomimetic cell‐membrane‐camouflaged nanoparticles with desirable features have been
widely used for various biomedical applications. However, the current research focuses on …

Erythrocyte membrane-coated upconversion nanoparticles with minimal protein adsorption for enhanced tumor imaging

L Rao, QF Meng, LL Bu, B Cai, Q Huang… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with superior optical and chemical features have been
broadly employed for in vivo cancer imaging. Generally, UCNPs are surface modified with …

Zinc biofortification of wheat through fertilizer applications in different locations of China

…, YL Ye, MR Karim, YF Xue, P Yan, QF Meng… - Field Crops …, 2012 - Elsevier
Zinc (Zn) deficiency caused by inadequate dietary intake is a global nutritional problem in
human populations, especially in developing countries. Biofortification of wheat and other …

Antitumor platelet‐mimicking magnetic nanoparticles

L Rao, LL Bu, QF Meng, B Cai… - Advanced Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoparticles possess the potential to revolutionize cancer diagnosis and therapy. The ideal
theranostic nanoplatform should own long system circulation and active cancer targeting. …

Macrophage membrane-coated iron oxide nanoparticles for enhanced photothermal tumor therapy

QF Meng, L Rao, M Zan, M Chen, GT Yu, X Wei… - …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Nanotechnology possesses the potential to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of
tumors. The ideal nanoparticles used for in vivo cancer therapy should have long blood …