Kangning REN

2025

A fully biodegradable and self-regulating injectable silk fibroin hydrogel for glucose-responsive insulin delivery

Zhang, M., Ran, M., Xing, M., Li, X., Han, S., Ren, K. & Wang, Y., Jun 2025, In: Applied Materials Today. 44, 13 p., 102700.

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A skin-interfaced three-dimensional closed-loop sensing and therapeutic electronic wound bandage

Huang, X., Zhang, Q., Yang, Y., Chow, L., Ma, J., Xu, G., Guo, F., He, X., Li, Z., Zhao, G., Su, J., Guo, G., Wang, J., Jiao, Y., Gao, Z., Li, J., Zhou, J., Yiu, C. K., Li, J. & Chen, Y. & 16 others, Wu, P., Yao, K., Liu, Y., Li, D., Zhang, B., Chu, H., Hu, Y., Huang, Y., Chen, Z., Ren, K., Fang, B., Yang, R., Li, H., Tao, X., Ma, X. & Yu, X., 1 Jul 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 17 p., 5782.

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High-resolution 3D spatial distribution of complex microbial colonies revealed by mass spectrometry imaging

Shen, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, J., Xie, P., Xie, C., Chen, Y., Banaei, N., Ren, K. & Cai, Z., Jul 2025, In: Journal of Advanced Research. 73, p. 329-340 12 p.

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6 Citations (Scopus)

Superhydrophobic granular filter media modified with mesoporous nanoparticles for magnetically guided oil cleanup

Zhang, X., Xiang, H., Huang, X., Hu, C., Xu, Z., Yin, H., Li, T. & Ren, K., 23 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13 p.

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ZnO nanoparticle-enhanced Zn/Ni superhydrophobic stainless steel mesh: Microstructural control for high-efficiency oil-water separation

Xiang, H. (Co-first author), Zhang, W. (Co-first author), Huang, X., Hu, C., Yin, H., Ma, B., Li, T. & Ren, K., Oct 2025, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 13, 5, 13 p., 117595.

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2024

An ultra-thin nickel electrodeposited stainless steel mesh with superhydrophobic property and high mechanical durability for oil-water separation

Zhang, X., Hu, C., Fu, X., Zhang, S., Li, T., Ma, B. & Ren, K., Feb 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 12, 1, 111692.

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10 Citations (Scopus)

A rapid one-step electrodeposition method for fabrication of the superhydrophobic nickel/cobalt alloy surfaces with excellent robustness and durability features

Hu, C., Tang, L., Zhang, X., Guan, J., Ma, B. & Ren, K., Jan 2024, In: Surfaces and Interfaces. 44, 103824.

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16 Citations (Scopus)

A threat or not? A global-scale investigation on microplastics inhalation during the first-ever worldwide face-mask wearing against the COVID-19 pandemic

Wu, P., Chan, C. W., Tan, H., Siu, S. Y., Zhao, X., Cao, G., Yang, Z., Ren, K. & Cai, Z., 12 Dec 2024, In: Innovation Medicine. 2, 4, 11 p., 100097.

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1 Citation (Scopus)

Bio-Inspired Microreactors Continuously Synthesize Glucose Precursor from CO₂ with an Energy Conversion Efficiency 3.3 Times of Rice

Zhu, Y., Xie, F., Wun, T. C. K., Li, K., Lin, H., Tsoi, C. C., Jia, H., Chai, Y., Zhao, Q., Lo, B. T. W., Leu, S. Y., Jia, Y., Ren, K. & Zhang, X., 9 Feb 2024, In: Advanced Science. 11, 6, 13 p., 2305629.

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Preparation of robust superhydrophobic stainless steel mesh for Oil-Water separation through Mn-Assisted control of one-step electrodeposited Zn growth

Zhang, X., Hu, C., Xiang, H., Xu, Z., Huang, C., Yin, H., Li, T. & Ren, K., 15 Oct 2024, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 498, 155369.

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9 Citations (Scopus)

2023

All-perfluoropolymer, nonlinear stability-assisted monolithic surface combines topology-specific superwettability with ultradurability

Li, W., Chan, C.-W., Li, Z., Siu, S.-Y., Chen, S., Sun, H., Liu, Z., Wang, Y., Hu, C., Pugno, N. M., Zare, R. N., Wu, H. & Ren, K., Mar 2023, In: The Innovation. 4, 2, 8 p., 100389.

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17 Citations (Scopus)

Dual-Defect Abundant Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Efficient Photocatalytic Nicotinamide Cofactor Regeneration

Xie, F., Jia, H., Wun, C. K. T., Huang, X., Chai, Y., Tsoi, C. C., Pan, Z., Zhu, S., Ren, K., Lo, T. W. B., Zhu, Y. & Zhang, X., 31 Jul 2023, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 11, 30, p. 11002-11011 10 p.

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15 Citations (Scopus)

Enhanced corrosion resistance and self-cleaning properties of superhydrophobic nickel coating fabricated by one-step electrodeposition

Zhou, Z., Ma, B., Zhang, X., Tang, L., Lin, X., Hu, C. & Ren, K., 15 Apr 2023, In: Ceramics International. 49, 8, p. 13109-13118 10 p.

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43 Citations (Scopus)

2022

Biomimetic reusable microfluidic reactors with physically immobilized RuBisCO for glucose precursor production

Zhu, Y., Chen, Q., Tsoi, C. C., Huang, X., El Abed, A., Ren, K., Leu, S. Y. & Zhang, X., 21 Aug 2022, In: Catalysis Science and Technology. 12, 16, p. 5009-5020 12 p.

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5 Citations (Scopus)

Fabrication of recyclable, superhydrophobic-superoleophilic quartz sand by facile two-step modification for oil-water separation

Zhang, X., Hu, C., Lin, J., Yin, H., Shi, J., Tang, J., Ma, B., Li, T. & Ren, K., Feb 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 10, 1, 107019.

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39 Citations (Scopus)

Microfluidic synthesis as a new route to produce novel functional materials

Xie, X., Wang, Y., Siu, S. Y., Chan, C. W., Zhu, Y., Zhang, X., Ge, J. & Ren, K., Jul 2022, In: Biomicrofluidics. 16, 4, 041301.

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12 Citations (Scopus)

Superhydrophobic polyaniline/TiO₂ composite coating with enhanced anticorrosion function

Hu, C., Kwan, K., Xie, X., Zhou, C. & Ren, K., Oct 2022, In: Reactive and Functional Polymers. 179, 105381.

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44 Citations (Scopus)

2021

A facile method to prepare stearic acid-TiO₂/zinc composite coating with multipronged robustness, self-cleaning property, and corrosion resistance

Hu, C., Xie, X. & Ren, K., 15 Nov 2021, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 882, 160636.

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56 Citations (Scopus)

Preparation and corrosion protection of three different acids doped polyaniline/epoxy resin composite coatings on carbon steel

Hu, C., Li, T., Yin, H., Hu, L., Tang, J. & Ren, K., 5 Mar 2021, In: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 612, 126069.

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55 Citations (Scopus)

“Barcode” cell sensor microfluidic system: Rapid and sample-to-answer antimicrobial susceptibility testing applicable in resource-limited conditions

Chan, C.-W., Sun, H., Wang, Y., Zhao, Z., O'Neill, R., Siu, S.-Y., Chu, X., Banaei, N. & Ren, K., 15 Nov 2021, In: Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 192, 11 p., 113516.

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10 Citations (Scopus)

2020

Defect-induced activity enhancement of enzyme-encapsulated metal-organic frameworks revealed in microfluidic gradient mixing synthesis

Hu, C., Bai, Y., Hou, M., Wang, Y., Wang, L., Cao, X., Chan, C. W., Sun, H., Li, W., Ge, J. & Ren, K., 29 Jan 2020, In: Science Advances. 6, 5, eaax5785.

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241 Citations (Scopus)

Fabrication of poly(N-methylaniline)/SiC-ZnO bilayer coatings onto the carbon steel substrate and studies on its anticorrosion properties

Hu, C., Li, Y., Li, T., Qing, Y., Tang, J., Yin, H., Hu, L., Zhang, L., Xie, Y. & Ren, K., 20 Jan 2020, In: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 585, 124176.

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25 Citations (Scopus)

Facile fabrication of superhydrophobic zinc coatings with corrosion resistanceviaan electrodeposition process

Hu, C., Xie, X., Zheng, H., Qing, Y. & Ren, K., 7 Jun 2020, In: New Journal of Chemistry. 44, 21, p. 8890-8901 12 p.

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54 Citations (Scopus)

2019

A portable oligonucleotide-based microfluidic device for the detection of VEGF₁₆₅ in a three-step suspended-droplet mode

Ko, C. N., Sun, H., Wu, K. J., Leung, C. H., Ren, K. & Ma, D. L., 14 Jul 2019, In: Dalton Transactions. 48, 26, p. 9824-9830 7 p.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

Crack engineering for the construction of arbitrary hierarchical architectures

Li, W., Yu, M., Sun, J., Mochizuki, K., Chen, S., Zheng, H., Li, J., Yao, S., Wu, H., Ong, B. S., Kawata, S., Wang, Z. & Ren, K., 26 Nov 2019, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116, 48, p. 23909-23914 6 p.

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39 Citations (Scopus)

Reliable and reusable whole polypropylene plastic microfluidic devices for a rapid, low-cost antimicrobial susceptibility test

Sun, H., Chan, C. W., Wang, Y., Yao, X., Mu, X., Lu, X., Zhou, J., Cai, Z. & Ren, K., 7 Sept 2019, In: Lab on a Chip. 19, 17, p. 2915-2924 10 p.

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65 Citations (Scopus)

2018

A suspending-droplet mode paper-based microfluidic platform for low-cost, rapid, and convenient detection of lead(II) ions in liquid solution

Sun, H., Li, W., Dong, Z. Z., Hu, C., Leung, C. H., Ma, D. L. & Ren, K., 15 Jan 2018, In: Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 99, p. 361-367 7 p.

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54 Citations (Scopus)

Recent progresses in microfabricating perfluorinated polymers (Teflons) and the associated new applications in microfluidics

Wang, Y., Chen, S., Sun, H., Li, W., Hu, C. & Ren, K., Sept 2018, In: Microphysiological Systems. 2, 11 p., 6.

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2017

A Multiplexed, Gradient-Based, Full-Hydrogel Microfluidic Platform for Rapid, High-Throughput Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Liu, Z., Sun, H. & Ren, K., May 2017, In: ChemPlusChem. 82, 5, p. 792-801 10 p.

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21 Citations (Scopus)

The application of a G-quadruplex based assay with an iridium(iii) complex to arsenic ion detection and its utilization in a microfluidic chip

Lin, S., Wang, W., Hu, C., Yang, G., Ko, C. N., Ren, K., Leung, C. H. & Ma, D. L., 2017, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 5, 3, p. 479-484 6 p.

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51 Citations (Scopus)

2016

A one-step strategy for ultra-fast and low-cost mass production of plastic membrane microfluidic chips

Hu, C., Lin, S., Li, W., Sun, H., Chen, Y., Chan, C. W., Leung, C. H., Ma, E. D. L., Wu, H. & Ren, K., 21 Oct 2016, In: Lab on a Chip. 16, 20, p. 3909-3918 10 p.

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26 Citations (Scopus)

Cell-on-hydrogel platform made of agar and alginate for rapid, low-cost, multidimensional test of antimicrobial susceptibility

Sun, H., Liu, Z., Hu, C. & Ren, K., 21 Aug 2016, In: Lab on a Chip. 16, 16, p. 3130-3138 9 p.

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34 Citations (Scopus)

Convenient, reliable, Bias-Free dynamic patterning of multiple types of cells into precisely defined micropatterns for Co-Culture study

Dai, W., Li, W., REN, K. & Wu, H., May 2016, In: ChemNanoMat. 2, 5, p. 447-453 7 p.

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Freestanding 3-D microvascular networks made of alginate hydrogel as a universal tool to create microchannels inside hydrogels

Hu, C., Sun, H., Liu, Z., Chen, Y., Chen, Y., Wu, H. & Ren, K., Jul 2016, In: Biomicrofluidics. 10, 4, 044112.

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2015

G-quadruplex-based logic gates for Hg^II and Ag^I ions employing a luminescent iridium(III) complex and extension of metal-mediated base pairs by polymerase

Ma, D. L., Lin, S., Lu, L., Wang, M., Hu, C., Liu, L. J., Ren, K. & Leung, C. H., 28 Jun 2015, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 3, 24, p. 4780-4785 6 p.

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21 Citations (Scopus)

Low-cost replication of plasmonic gold nanomushroom arrays for transmission-mode and multichannel biosensing

Li, W., Xue, J., Jiang, X., Zhou, Z., Ren, K. & Zhou, J., 2015, In: RSC Advances. 5, 75, p. 61270-61276 7 p.

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11 Citations (Scopus)

Rapid and selective detection of viruses using virus-imprinted polymer films

Karthik, A., Margulis, K., Ren, K., Zare, R. N. & Leung, L. W., 7 Dec 2015, In: Nanoscale. 7, 45, p. 18998-19003 6 p.

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21 Citations (Scopus)

2014

LprG-Mediated Surface Expression of Lipoarabinomannan Is Essential for Virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Gaur, R. L., REN, K., Blumenthal, A., Bhamidi, S., Gibbs, S., Jackson, M., Zare, R. N., Ehrt, S., Ernst, J. D. & Banaei, N., 1 Sept 2014, In: PLoS Pathogens. 10, 9

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81 Citations (Scopus)

Oil-water biphasic parallel flow for the precise patterning of metals and cells

Mu, X., Liang, Q., Zhou, J., Ren, K., Hu, P., Wang, Y., Zheng, Z. & Luo, G., Apr 2014, In: Biomedical Microdevices. 16, 2, p. 245-253 9 p.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

Recent developments in microfluidics for cell studies

Xiong, B., REN, K., Shu, Y., Chen, Y., Shen, B. & Wu, H., 20 Aug 2014, In: Advanced Materials. 26, 31, p. 5525-5532 8 p.

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95 Citations (Scopus)

2013

Materials for microfluidic chip fabrication

REN, K., Zhou, J. & Wu, H., 19 Nov 2013, In: Accounts of Chemical Research. 46, 11, p. 2396-2406 11 p.

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795 Citations (Scopus)

Sorting inactivated cells using cell-imprinted polymer thin films

REN, K., Banaei, N. & Zare, R. N., 23 Jul 2013, In: ACS Nano. 7, 7, p. 6031-6036 6 p.

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66 Citations (Scopus)

2012

Chemical recognition in cell-imprinted polymers

REN, K. & Zare, R. N., 22 May 2012, In: ACS Nano. 6, 5, p. 4314-4318 5 p.

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112 Citations (Scopus)

Convenient formation of nanoparticle aggregates on microfluidic chips for highly sensitive SERS detection of biomolecules

Zhou, J., REN, K., Zhao, Y., Dai, W. & Wu, H., Feb 2012, In: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 402, 4, p. 1601-1609 9 p.

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43 Citations (Scopus)

Monolithic integration of fine cylindrical glass microcapillaries on silicon for electrophoretic separation of biomolecules

Cao, Z., REN, K., Wu, H. & Yobas, L., 18 Jul 2012, In: Biomicrofluidics. 6, 3, 036501.

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2011

A prototypic system of parallel electrophoresis in multiple capillaries coupled with microwell arrays

Su, J., REN, K., Dai, W., Zhao, Y., Zhou, J. & Wu, H., Nov 2011, In: Electrophoresis. 32, 23, p. 3324-3330 7 p.

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1 Citation (Scopus)

Pumping-induced perturbation of flow in microfluidic channels and its implications for on-chip cell culture

Zhou, J., REN, K., Dai, W., Zhao, Y., Ryan, D. & Wu, H., 7 Jul 2011, In: Lab on a Chip. 11, 13, p. 2288-2294 7 p.

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26 Citations (Scopus)

Whole-Teflon microfluidic chips

REN, K., Dai, W., Zhou, J., Su, J. & Wu, H., 17 May 2011, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108, 20, p. 8162-8166 5 p.

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192 Citations (Scopus)

2010

Convenient method for modifying poly(dimethylsiloxane) to be airtight and resistive against absorption of small molecules

REN, K., Zhao, Y., Su, J., Ryan, D. & Wu, H., 15 Jul 2010, In: Analytical Chemistry. 82, 14, p. 5965-5971 7 p.

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66 Citations (Scopus)

Fabrication of a microfluidic Ag/AgCl reference electrode and its application for portable and disposable electrochemical microchips

Zhou, J., REN, K., Zheng, Y., Su, J., Zhao, Y., Ryan, D. & Wu, H., Sept 2010, In: Electrophoresis. 31, 18, p. 3083-3089 7 p.

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63 Citations (Scopus)

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