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Kuo-Chu Hwang

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Education 

PhD, Columbia PhD,University (1990)
MS, National Tsing Hua University (1983)
BS, National Cheng Kuang University (1981)

 

Professional Experience
2000 ~ Professor of NTHU
1993 ~ 2000 Associate Professor of NTHU
2016 ~ 2019 Postdoctoral Research, Rockefeller University

Research Interest
Nano-Material Chemistry、Enzyme chemistry、Organic Photochemistry

Publications
  1. Kuo Chu Hwang*, Payal Banerjee, nd Munusamy Shanmugam, Mid-IR Light Activatable Full Spectrum LaB6 Plasmonic Photocatalyst, Adv. Mater. 2024, 36(9), 2307054; https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202307054. (IF= 29.4)
  2. Vaibhav Pramod Charpe†, Mahima Gupta†, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Visible Light-mediated Copper Catalyzed Regioselective Diamination of Terminal Alkynes at Room Temperature: A Facile Synthesis of Substituted Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, Green Chemistry, 2024, 26, 1329 -1337. (IF= 9.8)
  3. Ayyakkannu Ragupathi, Vaibhav Pramod Charpe, Jih Ru Reuben Hwu, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Oxidative Destruction of Chlorinated Persistent Organic Pollutants by Hydroxyl Radicals via Ozone and UV Light Irradiation; Green Chem. 2023, 25, 9695 (IF= 9.8).
  4. Munusamy Shanmugam, Naresh Kuthala, Xiangyi Kong, Chi-Shiun Chiang, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Gd10B6 Nanoparticles as MRI/CT Imaging and Gadolinium-Boron Neutron Capture Therapeutic Prodrugs for Eradication of Head-and-Neck Tumor”, JACS Au 2023, 3(8), 2192-2205. (IF= 8.0)
  5. Sanjeevan Rajagopal, Suresh Thangudu and Kuo Chu Hwang*, High-Index Facet Gold 12 tip Nanostars for an Improved Electrocatalytic Alcohol Oxidation with Superior CO tolerance, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 11963-11971. (IF= 6.7)
  6. Xiangyi Kong, Peng Gao, Jing Wang*, Yi Fang*, Kuo Chu Hwang*, Advances of Medical Nanorobots for Future Cancer Treatments, J. Hematology & Oncology 2023, 16: 74 (IF= 28.5).
  7. Sanjeevan Rajagopal, Suresh Thangudu and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Synthesis of High Yield, Crystalline and Thermally Stable Rare Earth (Sm, Eu, Gd) Oxide Square Nanoplates for Near-Infrared Light Activatable Photocatalysis, Catalysis Science & Technology 2023, 13, 3701-3708. (IF= 5.0).
  8. Vaibhav Pramod Charpe, Ayyakkannu Ragupathi, Arunachalam Sagadevan, Yeu-Shiuan Ho, Mu-Jeng Cheng, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Copper (I) Chloride-Catalyzed Photoredox Regioselective Synthesis of Multifunctional Quaternary Carbons at Room Temperature and Their Antifungal Activities”; Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29(22), e202300110. (IF= 4.3).
  9. Xiangyi Kong, Yihang Qi, Xiangyu Wang, Rui Jiang, Jing Wang*, Yi Fang*, Jidong Gao*, Kuo Chu Hwang*, Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Systems and Their Applications as Targeted Therapies for Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Progress in Materials Science 2023, 134, 101070 (IF= 37.4)
  10. Suresh Thangudu, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, 1550 nm Light Activatable Photothermal Therapy on Multifunctional CuBi2O4 Bimetallic Particles for Treating Drug Resistance Bacteria-Infected Skin in the NIR-III Biological Window, J. Colloid Interf. & Sci. 2023, 631, 1–16 (IF= 9.9)
  11. Naresh Kuthala, Munusamy Shanmugam, Chao-Ling Yao, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, One Step Synthesis of 10B-enriched 10BPO4 Nanoparticles for Effective Boron Neutron Capture Therapeutic Treatment of Recurrent Head-and-Neck Tumor, Biomaterials 2022, 290, 121861 (IF= 14).
  12. Sanjeevan Rajagopal, Suresh Thangudu, June-Yen Feng, Pavithra Sriam, Ta-Jen Yen, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Hotspots on Action: Near-infrared Light Mediated Photo Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution on High Index Facet Plasmonic Gold Nano Architectures, Nanoscale 2022, 14, 11323 - 11334 (IF= 6.7)
  13. Jih Ru Hwu*, Animesh Roy, Shwu-Chen Tsay, Wen-Chieh Huang, Chun-Cheng Lin, Kuo Chu Hwang, Yu-Chen Hu, Fa-Kuen Shieh, Pieter Leyssen, Johan Neyts, Computer-aided Design and Synthesis of (Functionalized quinazoline)–(α-substituted coumarin)–arylsulfonate Conjugates against Chikungunya Virus, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 7646. (IF= 5.6)
  14. Vaibhav Pramod Charpe, Mahima Gupta, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Visible-light-Induced Oxidative α-keto-Dichlorination of Arylalkynes by CuCl2 at Room Temperature, ChemSusChem, 2022, e202200957. (IF= 8.4)
  15. Antony Vincy Fernando C, Sarmistha Mazumder, Amrita, Indranil Banerjee, Kuo Chu Hwang, Raviraj Vankayala*, Recent Progress in Red Blood Cells-derived Particles as Novel Bioinspired Drug Delivery Systems: Challenges and Strategies for Clinical Translation, Frontiers in Chemistry 2022, 10, 905256. (IF= 5.5)
  16. Naresh Kuthala, Munusamy Shanmugam, Xiangyi Kong, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, Salt-Mediated, Plasmonic Field-Field/ Field-Lattice Couplings-Enhanced NIR-II Photodynamic Therapy using Core-gap-shell Gold Nanopeanuts, Nanoscale Horizons 2022, 7, 589-606; chosen as a VIP paper and highlighted in outside front cover (IF= 9.7).
  17. Chen-Yo Fan, Yi-Ren Huo,  Avijit K. Adak, Juanilita T. Waniwan, Mira Anne C. dela Rosa, Penk Yeir Low, Takashi Angata, Kuo Chu Hwang, Yu-Ju Chen* and Chun-Cheng Lin*, Correction: Boronate affinity-based photoactivatable magnetic nanoparticles for the oriented and irreversible conjugation of Fc-fused lectins and antibodies, Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 3902-3902.(IF= 8.4)
  18. Poliraju Kalluru, Munusamy Shanmugam, Raviraj Vankayala, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Kuo Chu Hwang*,”Conquering Multidrug Resistant Lung Cancer by Upconversion Nanoparticles- Mediated Photodynamic Therapy and Gene Silencing” J Chin Chem Soc. 2022; 69:1305–1317; published in the special issue to celebrate the 90th Anniversary of CSLT (SCI IF= 1.8).
  19. Avijit K. Adak, Kuan-Ting Huang, Chien-Yu Liao, Yuan-Jung Lee, Wen-Hua Kuo, Yi-Ren Huo, Pei-Jhen Li, Yi-Ju Chen, Bo-Shiun Chen, Yu-Ju Chen, Kuo Chu Hwang, Wun-Shang Wayne Chang*, and Chun-Cheng Lin*, Investigating a Boronate-Affinity Guided Acylation Reaction for Labelling Native Antibodies ", Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28(17), e202104178. (IF= 4.3)
  20. Netra Hiremath, Rahul Kumara, Kuo Chu Hwang, Indranil Banerjee, Suresh Thangudu, Raviraj Vankayala*, Near-Infrared Light Activatable Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Theranostic Applications: A Comprehensive Review, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2022, 5, 1719−1733 (IF= 5.9).
  21. Munusamy Shanmugam, Naresh Kuthala, Raviraj Vankayala, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Xiangyi Kong, Kuo Chu Hwang*, Multifunctional CuO/Cu2O Truncated Nanocubes as Trimodal Image-Guided Near Infrared-III Photothermal Agents to Combat Multidrug Resistant Lung Carcinoma, ACS Nano 2021, 15(9), 14404–14418. (IF= 17.1)
  22. Vaibhav Pramod Charpe, Ayyakkannu Ragupathi, Arunachalam Sagadevan, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Photoredox Synthesis of Functionalized Quinazolines via Copper -catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Csp2-H Annulation of Amidine s with Terminal alkynes, Green Chem 2021, 23, 5024 – 5030; highlighted in back cover. (IF=9.8).
  23. Suresh Thangudu, Chien-Hou Wu, Chih-Hao Lee, Kuo Chu Hwang*, Photofixation of Dinitrogen to Ammonia Over a Biomimetic Metals (Fe, Mo)-doped Mesoporous MCM-41 Zeolite Catalyst at Ambient Conditions; ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9, 8748−8758; highlighted in Supplementary cover (IF= 8.4)
  24. V. Kishore Kumar Pampana, Vaibhav Pramod Charpe, Deb Kumar Das, Arunachalam Sagadevan, Chun-Cheng Lin, Jih Ru Hwu, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Oxy-Sulfonylation of Terminal Alkynes via C-S Coupling Enabled by Copper Photoredox Catalysis”, Green Chemistry, 2021, 23, 3569 – 3574; highlighted in inside front cover (IF= 9.8).
  25. Jih Ru Reuben Hwu*, Avijit Panja, Nitesh K. Gupta, Yu Chen Hu, Kui Thong Tan, Chun Cheng Lin, Kuo Chu Hwang, Ming Hua Hsu, Wen Chieh Huang, and Shwu Chen Tsay, Domino Processes of Arynes Reacting with Three Classes of Nucleophiles for Organic Syntheses, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 4, 683-693; (IF= 2.8).
  26. Jih Ru Hwu*, Avijit Panja, Nitesh K. Gupta,Wen-Chieh Huang, Yu-Chen Hu, Chun-Cheng Lin, Kuo-Chu Hwang, Wei-Jen Chan, and Shwu-Chen Tsay, Asymmetric Synthesis of 3-Pyrrolines through an Aryne-Induced Domino Process, Asia J. Org. Chem. 2021, 10, 803 –815 (IF= 2.7).
  27. Xiangyi Kong, Ran Cheng, Jing Wang*, Yi Fang*, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Nanomedicines Inhibiting Tumor Metastasis and Recurrence and Their Clinical Applications, Nano Today 2021, 36, 101004 (IF= 17.4).
  28. Avijit K. Adak,* Kuan-Ting Huang, Pei-Jhen Li, Chen-Yo Fan, Po-Chiao Lin, Kuo Chu Hwang, and Chun-Cheng Lin*, Regioselective SN2-type Reaction for the Oriented and Irreversible Immobilization of Antibodies to a Glass Surface Assisted by Boronate Formation, ACS Applied Bio Materials 2020, 3, 10, 6756–6767. (IF= 3.2).
  29. Naresh Kuthala, Raviraj Vankayala, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Unprecedented Theranostic LaB6 Nanocubes-Mediated NIR-IIb Photodynamic Therapy to Conquer Hypoxia-Induced Chemoresistance”, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 30(36), 2002940; highlighted in back cover (IF= 19)
  30. Jih Ru Hwu*, Animesh Roy, Avijit Panja, Wen-Chieh Huang, Yu-Chen Hu, Kui Thong Tan, Chun-Cheng Lin, Kuo Chu Hwang, Ming-Hua Hsu, and Shwu-Chen Tsay, “Domino Reaction for the Synthesis of Polysubstituted Pyrroles and Lamellarin R”, J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 15, 9835–9843 (IF= 3.6).
  31. Aswin kumar Anbalagan, Shivam Gupta, Ashish kumar, Shu-Chih Haw, Sagar Sunil Kulkarni, Nyan-Hwa Tai, Fan-Gang Tseng, Kuo Chu Hwang, and Chih-Hao Lee*, “Gamma Ray Irradiation enhance the linkage of Cotton Fabrics Coated with ZnO Nanoparticles”, ACS Omega 2020, 5, 15129–15135 (IF= 4.1)
  32. Suresh Thangudu, Sagar Kulkarni, Raviraj Vankayala, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Plasmonic Core-Shell Nanostructures-based External Nanomedicines: Photosensitized Reactive Chlorine Species-Mediated Destruction of Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections”, Nanoscale 2020, 12, 12970 - 12984. (IF= 6.7).
  33. Vaibhav Pramod Charpe, Arunachalam Sagadevan, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Visible Light-Induced Aerobic Oxidation of Diarylalkynes to a-Diketones Catalyzed by Copper (II)-superoxo at Room Temperature”, Green Chem. 2020, 22, 4426 – 4432. (IF= 9.8), highlighted in inside back cover.
  34. Karthik Nuthalapati, Raviraj Vankayala, Jih Ru Hwu, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Size and Shape Effects of Near-Infrared Light-Activatable Cu2(OH)PO4 Nanostructures on Phototherapeutic Destruction of Drug-Resistant Hypoxia Tumors. Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 2020, 2000001 (IF= 2.7).
  35. V. Kishore Kumar Pampana, Arunachalam Sagadevan, Ayyakkannu Ragupathi and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Visible Light-promoted Copper Catalyzed Regioselective Acetamidation of Terminal Alkynes by Arylamines, Green Chem. 2020, 22, 1164 –1170, highlighted in the inside front cover (IF= 9.8).
  36. Munusamy Shanmugam, Arunachalam Sagadevan, Vaibhav Pramod Charpe, V. Kishore Kumar Pampana, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Cu2O Nanocrystals-Catalyzed Photoredox Sonogashira Coupling of Terminal Alkynes and Arylhalides Promoted by CO2, ChemSusChem 2020, 13, 287-292; highlighted as a Cover Feature (SCI IF= 8.4).
  37. Kuo Chu Hwang*, Arunachalam Sagadevan, Pradip Kundu, “Sustainable Room Temperature Conversion of p-Xylene to Terephthalic Acid using Ozone and UV Irradiation”, Green Chem. 2019, 21, 6082-6088. highlighted in the inside back cover (SCI IF= 9.8).
  38. Chen-Yo Fan, Yi-Ren Hou, Avijit K. Adak, Juanilita T. Waniwan, Mira Anne C. dela Rosa, Penk Yeir Low, Takashi Angata, Kuo-Chu Hwang, Yu-Ju Chen*, Chun-Cheng Lin*, Boronate Affinity-based Photoactivatable Magnetic Nanoparticles for the Oriented and Irreversible Conjugation of Fc-Fused Lectin and Antibody, Chemical Science 2019, 10, 8600-8609. (SCI IF=8.4)
  39. Ayyakkannu Ragupathi, Arunachalam Sagadevan, Vaibhav Pramod Charpe, Aniket A. Hande, Jih Ru Hwu, Chun-Cheng Lin, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Visible-Light-Driven Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Cascade Cyclization of N-Tosylhydrazones and Terminal Alkynes: Regioselective Synthesis of 3-Arylcoumarins, ChemComm 2019, 55, 5151 - 5154. (SCI IF= 4.9).
  40. Arunachalam Sagadevan, V. Kishore Kumar Pampana, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Copper Photoredox Catalyzed A3’ Coupling of Arylamines, Terminal Alkynes, and Alcohols via a HAT Process, Angew Chem. 2019, 58, 3838 –3842. (SCI IF= 16.6)
  41. Deb Kumar Das, V. Kishore Kumar Pampana and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Copper Catalyzed Photoredox Synthesis of a-Keto Esters, Quinoxaline, Naphthoquinone: Controlled Oxidation of Terminal Alkynes to Glyoxals”, Chemical Science, 2018, 9, 7318-7326. Published on 2018-08-28, (SCI IF= 8.4). highlighted in inside back cover.
  42. Vaibhav Pramod Charpe, Aniket A. Hande, Arunachalam Sagadevan, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Visible-Light Induced Copper(I)-CatalysedDenitrogenative Oxidative Coupling of hydrazinylpyridines with Terminal Alkynes”, Green Chem., 2018, 20, 4859 - 4864, published on 2018-08-02, highlighted in inside back cover. (SCI IF=9.8)
  43. Raviraj Vankayala and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “NIR Light Activatable Nanomaterials-Mediated Phototheranostic Nanomedicines: An Emerging Paradigm for Cancer Treatment”, Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1706320, published on 2018-06-06 (SCI IF= 29.4). Invited review paper
  44. Arunachalam Sagadevan, Kuo Chu Hwang*, Ming Du Su* "Singlet Oxygen-Mediated Selective C-H Bond Hydroperoxidation of Ethereal Hydrocarbons ", Nature Comm. 2017, 8: 1812, (SCI IF= 16.6). MDS is the corresponding author for theoretical calculation; publsihed on 2017-11-27.
  45. Yan-Ren Chen, Chien-Chong Hong*, Tong-MiinLiou*, Kuo Chu Hwang, and Tzung-Fang GuoRoller-Induced Bundling of Long Silver Nanowire Networks for Strong Interfacial Adhesion, Highly Flexible, Transparent Conductive Electrodes, Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 16662. (SCI IF= 4.0).
  46. Ben-Yuan Li, Duane S. Juang, Avijit K. Adak, Kuo-Chu Hwang, and Chun-Cheng Lin*, Fabrication of a protein microarray by fluorous-fluorous interactions, Scientific Reports 2017, 7:7053. (SCI IF= 4.6).
  47. Jih Ru Hwu*, D. Balaji Chandrasekhar, Kuo Chu Hwang, Chun-Cheng Lin, Jia-CherngHorng and Fa-Kuen Shieh, “Reductive Deamination by Benzyne for Deoxy Sugar Synthesis Through a Domino Reaction”, ChemistryOpen 2017, 6, 331-335. (SCI IF=2.3).
  48. Naresh Kuthala, Raviraj Vankayala, Yi-Nan Li, Chi-Shiun Chiang, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Engineering Novel Targeted Boron-10 Enriched TheranosticNanomedicine to Combat against Murine Brain Tumors via MR Imaging-Guided Boron Neutron Capture Therapy”, Adv. Mater. 2017,29, 1700850. (SCI IF= 29.4); published on 2017-08-18.
  49. Arunachalam Sagadevan, Vaibhav Pramod Charpe, Ayyakkannu Ragupathi, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Visible Light Copper Photoredox-catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Coupling of Phenol and Terminal alkynes: Regioselctive Synthesis of Functionalized Ketones via CºC Triple Bond Cleavage”,J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017,139(8), 2896–2899. (SCI IF= 15).
  50. Ayyakkannu Ragupathi, Vaibhav Pramod Charpe, Arunachalam Sagadevan, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Visible light-mediated, Copper(I)-Catalysed Aerobic Oxidation of Ynamides/Ynamines at Room Temperature: A Sustainable Approach to Synthesis of α-Ketoimides/α-Ketoamides, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 2017, 359, 1138-1143. (SCI IF= 5.4).
  51. Chung-Hsuan Wu, Wei-Han Wang, Chien-Chong Hong*, and Kuo Chu Hwang, A Disposable Breath Sensing Tube with On-Tube Single-Nanowire Sensor Array for On-Site Detection of Exhaled Breath Biomarkers, Lab on a Chip 2016, 16, 4395–4405. (SCI IF= 6.1).
  52. Poliraju Kalluru, Raviraj Vankayala, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Kuo Chu Hwang,” Unprecedented “All-in-One” Lanthanide-Doped Mesoporous Silica Frameworks for Bimodal Imaging and Chemo-Photodynamic Therapy of Tumors”, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2016, 26, 7908–7920. (SCI IF= 19)
  53. Arunachalam Sagadevan, Vaibhav Pramod Charpe, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Visible-light-mediated, copper(I)-chloride catalysedCsp-Csphomocoupling of terminal alkynes: More facile for electron withdrawing groups”, Catal. Sci. Technol. 2016, 6, 7688–7692, (SCI IF= 5), highlighted in the inside back cover by editor.
  54. Priya Vijayaraghavan, Cheng-Hong Liu, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Synthesis of Multi-Branched Gold Nanoechinus using a Gemini Cationic Surfactant and its Application for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 23909−23919;(IF=10.3)
  55. Ragupathi, Arunachalam Sagadevan, Chun-Cheng Lin, Jih Ru Hwu, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Copper(I)-Catalysed Oxidative C-N Coupling of 2-aminopyridine with Terminal alkynes featuring an CºC bond Cleavage promoted by Visible Light”, ChemComm 2016, 52, 11756 – 11759;(SCI IF= 4.9), highlighted in the inside back cover.
  56. Priya Vijayaraghavana, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Huihua Kenny Chiang, Meng-Lin Li, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Multi-Branched Gold Nanoechinus-Based Triple Modal Bioimaging: An Efficient NIR-to-NIR Up- and Down-conversion Emission and Photoacoustic Imaging”, Adv. Mater. Technologies 2016, 1, 1600107. (SCI IF= 6.8); hightlighted in the Front Cover.
  57. Arunachalam Sagadevan, Ping-Chiang Lyu, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Visible-light-activated Copper(I)-catalyzed Oxidative Csp-Csp Cross-Coupling Reaction: Efficient Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Conjugated Diynes without Ligands and Base”, Green Chem 2016, 18, 4526 – 4530; highlighted in the back cover. (SCI IF=9.8)
  58. Sagadevan, A. Ragupathi, K. C. Hwang*, ”Visible-light-induced preparation of Functionalized Indoles”, Atlas of Science 2016, June 1 issue.
  59. Poliraju Kalluru, Raviraj Vankayala, Chi-Shiun Chiang, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, Nano-Graphene Oxide-mediatedIn vivo Fluorescence Imaging and Bimodal Photodynamic and Photothermal Destruction of Tumors, Biomaterials 2016, 95, 1-10. (SCI IF= 14)
  60. Shwu-Chen Tsay *, Shu-Yu Lin, Wen-Chieh Huang, Ming-Hua Hsu, Kuo Chu Hwang, Chun-Cheng Lin, Jia-CherngHorng, I-Chia Chen, Jih Ru Hwu *, Fa-kuen Shieh, Pieter Leyssen, Johan Neyts * “Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationship of Imidazole–Coumarin Conjugates against Hepatitis C Virus”, Molecules 2016, 21, 228. (SCI IF=4.6)
  61. Arunachalam Sagadevan, Ayyakkannu Ragupathi, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, VisibleLight-Induced Copper-Catalyzed Three-Component Coupling of Arylamine, Terminal alkynes, and Benzoquinone: One-Step Regio-selective Synthesis of Indoles via C-H Functionalization”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2015, 54, 13896–13901 (IF= 16.6), ranked as “highly important” and “very important”, chosen as HOT paper and highlighted in Frontispiece.
  62. Raviraj Vankayala, Chien Lin Kuo, Karthik Nuthalapati, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Nucleus-Targeting Multi-functional Gold Nanoclusters for Simultaneous Fluorescence Imaging, Gene Delivery and NIR Light Activated Photodynamic Therapy” Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015, 25, 5934–5945; highlighted in Frontispiece. (SCI IF= 19)
  63. Sharada P. Swain, Yi-Chun Shih, Shwu-Chen Tsay, Joby Jacob, Chun-Cheng Lin, Kuo Chu Hwang, Jia-Cherng Horng, and Jih Ru Hwu*, Aryne-Induced Novel Tandem 1,2-Addition/(3+2) Cycloaddition to Generate Imidazolidines and Pyrrolidines, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 9926 –9930. (SCI IF= 16.6)
  64. Jih Ru Hwu*, Mohit Kapoor, Shwu-Chen Tsay, Chun-Cheng Lin, Kuo Chu Hwang, Jia-Cherng Horng, I-Chia Chen, Fa-Kuen Shieh, Pieter Leyssen, Johan Neyts, “Benzouracil–coumarin–arene conjugates as inhibiting agents for chikungunya virus”, Antiviral Research 2015, 118, 103–109.  (SCI IF= 4.1)
  65. Priya Vijayaraghavan, Raviraj Vankayala, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Hsing-Wen Sung, Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Complete Destruction of Deep Tissue-Buried Tumors via Combination of Gene Silencing and Gold Nanoechinus-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy”, Biomaterials 2015, 62,13-23.  (SCI IF= 14).
  66. Jing-Wun Fan*, Raviraj Vankayala, Chien-Liang Chang, Chia-Hua Chang, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Kuo Chu Hwang* “Preparation, Cytotoxicity, and in vivo Bioimaging of Highly Luminescent Water-Soluble Silicon Quantum Dots”, Nanotechnology 2015, 26, 215703 (10pp). (SCI IF= 3.9).
  67. Arunachalam Sagadevan, Ayyakkannu Ragupathi, Chun-Cheng Lin, Jih Ru Hwu, and Kuo Chu Hwang* “Visible Light-Initiated Copper(I)-Catalyzed C-N Coupling of Aromatic Amines with Terminal Alkynes: Sustainable One Step Synthesis of α-Ketoamides using Commercial Substrates”, Green Chem. 2015, 17 (2), 1113 - 1119. (SCI IF=9.8).
  68. Kuo Chu Hwang*, and ArunachalamSagadevan, “One-Pot Room Temperature Green Conversion of Cyclohexane to Adipic Acid by Ozone/UV Light”, Science 2014, 346, 1495-1498. (IF=56.9). Highlighted in Chemistry World, Scientific American, C&EN, ScienceNews, Phys.Org, etc.
  69. Kuo Chu Hwang* and Periyasamy Murugan*, “Synthesis of P38 MAP kinase Inhibitor Analogues Compounds and Quinoxalinone Derivatives”, Int. J. Pharma and Bio Sciences 2014, 5(4), 212 -224.
  70. Periyasamy Murugan* and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Efficient green light-emitting diodes based on substituted triphenylamine derivatives”, Int. J. ChemTech Research 2014, 6 (7), 3518-3526.
  71. Priya Vijayaraghavan, Cheng-Hong Liu, Raviraj Vankayala, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Designing Multi-branched Gold Nanoechinus for NIR Light Activated Dual Modal Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapy in the Second Biological Window”, Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 6689–6695. (SCI IF=32.0). Highlighted as Frontispiece, Highlighted by Asian Scientist magazine.
  72. Avijit K. Adak, Ben-Yuan Li, Li-De Huang, Ting-Wei Lin, Tsung-Che Chang, Kuo Chu Hwang, and Chun-Cheng Lin*, “Fabrication of antibody microarrays by lightinduced covalent and oriented immobilization”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2014, 6, 10452-10460. (SCI IF=10.3).
  73. Raviraj Vankayala, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Chiun-Jye Yuan, Jui-I Chao, Shyr-Yeu Lin, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “A General Strategy to Achieve Ultra-High Gene Transfection Efficiency using Lipid-Nanoparticle composites”, Biomaterials 2014, 35(28), 8261-8272. (SCI IF= 15.3).
  74. Raviraj Vankayala, Chun-Chih Lin, PolirajuKalluru, Chi-Shiun Chiang, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Gold Nanoshells-Mediated Bimodal Photodynamic and Photothermal Cancer Treatment Using Ultra-Low Doses of Near Infra-red Light”, Biomaterials 2014, 35(21), 5527-5538. (SCI IF= 15.3)
  75. Raviraj Vankayala, Yu-Kuan Huang, Poliraju Kalluru, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, “First Demonstration of Gold Nanorods-Mediated Photodynamic Therapeutic Destruction of Tumors via Near Infra-Red Light Activation”, Small 2014, 10(8), 1612–1622. (SCI IF= 15.1), Highlighted by Nanowerk, Future Med Chem. (2014) 6(4), 370 and The #1 Antibody Resource website.
  76. Raviraj Vankayala, Poliraju Kalluru, Hsin-Hui Tsai, Chi-Shiun Chiang, and Kuo Chu Hwang*,“Effects of Surface Functionality of Carbon Nanomaterials on Short-Term Cytotoxicity and Embryonic Development in Zebrafish“, J. Mater. Chem. B 2014, 2 (8), 1038 - 1047(5-Y IF= 7.5)
  77. Shengqin Wang, Zi-Xiang Lin, Wei-Han Wang, Chien Lin Kuo, Kuo Chu Hwang*, Chien-Chong Hong*, Self-regenerating Photocatalytic Sensor Based on Dielectrophoretically Assembled TiO2 Nanowires for Chemical Vapor Sensing”,. Sensors and Actuators B: Chem. 2014, 194, 1– 9. (SCI IF=9.2).
  78. Chin-Feng Wan*, Chao-Sheng Chen, Kuo-Chu Hwang, Yen-Han Lai, Jhang-Yun Luo, Po-Ching Liu, Long-Sheng Fan*, “Development and Automation of Microelectromechanical Systems-Based Biochip Platform for Protein Assay”, Sensors & Actuators B: Chem. 2014, 193, 53-61. (SCI IF=9.2).
  79. Poliraju Kalluru, Raviraj Vankayala, Chi-Shiun Chiang‍‍, Kuo Chu Hwang*,”Photo-sensitization of singlet oxygen and Photodynamic Therapeutic Effects Mediated by PEGylated W18O49 Nanowires on Destruction of Tumors”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52(47), 12332-12336.Highlighted in inside back cover. (IF= 16.8).
  80. Arunachalam Sagadevan, Ayyakkannu Ragupathi, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Visible-light Induced Copper (I) Catalyzed Oxidative Diamination of Terminal Alkynes by o-Phenylenediamine: One-Pot Synthesis 3-Phenyl-2-hydroxy-quinoxaline”, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2013, 12 (12), 2110 - 2118, (SCI IF= 4.3) invited paper in a memorial issue dedicated to the late professor N. J. Turro, 
  81. Raviraj Vankayala, Chien-Lin Kuo, Arunachalam Sagadevan, Po-Hung Chen, Chi-Shiun Chiang and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Morphology Dependent Sensitization and Formation of Singlet Oxygen (1Δg) by Gold and Silver Nanoparticles and its Application in Cancer Treatment”, J. Mater. Chem. B. 2013, 1, 4379-4387. (IF= 7.5), selected as HOT article by editor for 2013.
  82. Shwu-Chen Tsay, Jih Ru Hwu, Raghunath Singha, Wen-Chieh Huang, Yung Hsiung Chang, Ming-Hua Hsu, Fa-kuen Shieh, Chun-Cheng Lin, Kuo Chu Hwang, Jia-CherngHorng, Erik De Clercq, IngeVliegen, Johan Neyts, “Coumarins hinged directly on benzimidazoles and their ribofuranosides to inhibit hepatitis C virus”, Euro. J. Med. Chem. 2013, 63, 290-298.  (SCI IF= 3.43) 
  83. Congxin Dai, Feng Cai, Kuo Chu Hwang, Yongmao Zhou, Zizhu Zhang, Xiaohai Liu, Sihai Ma, Yakun Yang, Yong Yao, Ming Feng, XinjieBao, Guilin Li, Junji Wei, Yonghui Jiao, Zhenqing Wei, Wenbin Ma, Renzhi Wang, "Folate receptor-mediatedboron-10 containing carbon nanoparticles as potential delivery vehicles for boron neutron capture therapy of nonfunctional pituitary adenomas”, Science China Life Sciences 2013, 56(2), 163-173. (SCI IF= 1.345).
  84. Chein Lin Kuo, and Kuo Chu Hwang* “Does Morphology of a Metal Nanoparticle Play a Role in Ostwald Ripening Processes?”, Chem. Mater. 2013, 25(3), 365-371. (SCI IF= 10.5).
  85. Arunachalam Sagadevan, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Photo-induced Sonogashira C-C Coupling Reaction Catalyzed by Simple CuCl Salt at Room Temperature”, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 2012, 354 (18), 3421-3427. (SCI IF=5.9).
  86. K. S. Prasad, Nien-Chu Fan, Li-Chen Wu, Heng-Chia Chang, Li-Sheng Wang, Kuo-Chu Hwang, Reuben Jih-Ru Hwu, Jia-CherngHorng, Chun-Cheng Lin and Ja-an Annie Ho*, “A Tunable Multicolor Photoluminescent Nanocarbon Prepared from Castor Oil Soot”, J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2012, 59, 802-808.(SCI IF= 1.7).
  87. Z. Y. Lien, T. C. Hsu, K. K. Liu, W. S. Liao, K. C. Hwang, and J. I. Chao*, “Cancer cell labeling and tracking using fluorescent and magnetic nanodiamond”, Biomaterials 2012, 31, 6172-6185. (5-Y IF= 15.3).
  88. Pradip Kundu, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Rational Design of Phosgene Fluorescence Sensors”, Anal. Chem. 2012,84, 4594-4597. (5-Y IF= 6.9), Highlighted by C&EN, 2012-04-17.5-Y IF=5.98.
  89. Chien Lin Kuo, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, "Self-Assembly of Silver Nanoparticles and Nanorods to Form Strained Long Nanowires: A New Nanowire Growth Mechanism", Langmuir 2012, 28, 3722-3729. (SCI IF= 4.3).
  90. Chung-Liang Wang, Lan-Yi Wei, Chiun-Jye Yuan* and Kuo Chu Hwang, “Reusable amperometric biosensor for measuring protein tyrosine kinase activity”, Anal. Chem. 2012, 84, 971-977. (5-Y IF=8.0)
  91. Chun-Chih Chang, L. W. Wang, Y. H. Chen, Kuo Chu Hwang, Jwo-Huei Jou, Y. S. Chang, Arnold C.-M. Yang*, “White Luminescent Polymers by Plasma Polymerized Iridium Complexes from 1,10-phenanthrolin”. Plasma Process Polym. 2012, 9, 225-233. (SCI IF=2.46).
  92. Raviraj Vankayala, Arunachalam Sagadevan, Priya Vijayaraghavan, Chien Lin Kuo, Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Metal Nanoparticles Sensitize Formation of Singlet Oxygen”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 10640-10644. (IF= 16.8).
  93. K. P. Tung, C.-H. J. Tsao, T. M. Hong, K. C. Hwang, J.-H. Hsu, J. D. White, and A. C. M. Yang*, Dramatic Photoluminescence Enhancements of Conjugated Polymers by Molecular Constraints via Mechanical Stretching, ACS Nano 2011, 5, 7296-7302. (IF= 18.0).
  94. Raviraj Vankayala, Wei-jen Petrick Lai, Kuo-Chung Cheng, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, "Enhanced electrical conductivity of nylon 6 composite using polyaniline-coated multi-walled carbon nanotubes as additives", Polymer 2011, 52, 3337-3343. (SCI IF= 3.8).
  95. Chun-Chih Chang, Yi-Hsin Chang, Kuo Chu Hwang, Jwo-Huei Jou, Arnold C.-M. Yang*, “One-step fabrication of π-conjugated polymer thin films from naphthalenes via plasma polymerization for efficient optoelectronic devices: white polymer light-emitting diodes”. Plasma Process Polym. 2011, 8, 215-223. (SCI IF=2.46).
  96. C. C. Chen, W. Hsu., K. C. Hwang, J. R. Hwu, C. C. Lin, J. C. Horng*, Contributions of Cation-pi interactions to the collagen triple helix stability. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 2011, 508, 46-53. (SCI IF= 3.046).
  97. Lin Ai Tai and Kuo Chu Hwang* “Regulation of Xanthine Oxidase Activity by Substrates at Active Sites via Cooperative Interactions between Catalytic Subunits: Implication to Drug Pharmacokinetics”, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2011, 18, 69-78(SCI IF= 4. 5).
  98. Chiun-Jye Yuan*, Chung-Liang Wang, Teng Yang Wu, Kuo Chu Hwang, and Wei-Chi Chao. Fabrication of a carbon fiber paper as the electrode and its application toward developing a sensitive unmediated amperometric biosensor. Biosensors Bioelectronics 2011, 26, 2858-2863. (SCI IF= 12.5)
  99. Kuo Chu Hwang*, "Recent Progress in the Preparation and Applications of Carbon Nanoocapsules", J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 2010, 43, 374001 (13pp) (invited review). (SCI IF= 2.1).
  100. Kuo Chu Hwang*, Po Dong Lai, Chi-Shiun Chiang, Pei-Jen Wang, Chiun-Jye Yuan "Neutron Capture Elements-Containing Carbon Nanoparticles for Destruction of Cancer Cells ", Biomaterials 2010, 31,8419-8425. (IF= 15.3).
  101. Chang-Ching Lin, Nai-Pin Lin, L. Sk Sahabuddin, Vijaya Raghava Reddy, Li-De Huang, Kuo Chu Hwang, and Chun-Cheng Lin*,”5-N,4-O-Carbonyl-7,8,9-tri-O- chloroacetyl-Protected Sialyl Donor fortheStereoselective Synthesis of r-(2f9)-Tetrasialic Acid”, J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75(15), 4921-28. (SCI IF= 4.21)
  102. Qingxin Mu, Lei Yang, James C. Davis, Raviraj Vankayala, Kuo Chu Hwang, Jincai Zhao and Bing Yan* “Biocompatibility of Polymer Grafted Core/Shell Iron/Carbon Nanoparticles“, Biomaterials 2010, 31, 5083-5090. (IF= 15.3).
  103. Ja-an Annie Ho*, Li-ChenWu, Li-Hui Chang, Kuo Chu Hwang, Jih-Ru Reuben Hwu, “Liposome-based immunoaffinity chromatographic assay for the quanitation of immunoglobulin E in human serum”, J. Chromatography B-Analytical Technologies in The Biomedical and Life Sci. 2010, 878, 172-176.  (SCI IF= 2.50).
  104. In Pin Chang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, Ja-an Annie Ho, Chun-Cheng Lin, Reuben J.-R. Hwu, Jia-Cherng Horng, "Facile Surface Functionalization of Nanodiamonds", Langmuir, 2010, 26(5), 3685–3689. (SCI IF=4.0).
  105. Kuo Chu Hwang*, "Light-absorbing Materials and Applications", Taiwan patent application number: 094130138, patent allowed, Oct. 18, 2009
  106. Huang, J. J.-T.; Tsai, F.-Y.; Tsay, S.-C.; Hsu, M.-H.; Hwang, K. C.; Horng, J.-C.; Ho, J. A.; Lin, C.-C.; Hwu, J. R.* "Photochemical Activities of N-Nitroso Carboxamides and Sulfoximides as well as Their Application to DNA Cleavage" Chem. Euro. J. 2009, 15, 8742-8750. (SCI IF= 5.92). Cover page article.
  107. Ja-an Annie Ho*, Yeh-Chun Lin, Li-Sheng Wang, Kuo Chu Hwang, Pi-Tai Chou, "Carbon Nanoparticle Enhanced Immunoelectrochemical Detection for Protein Tumor Marker with Cadmium Sulfide Biotracers", Anal. Chem. 2009, 81, 4, 1340-1346. (SCI IF= 6.9).
  108. Ho, J.-A. A.*; Chiu, J.-K; Hsu, W.-L.; Hong, J.-C.; Lin, C. C.; Hwang, K.-C.; Hwu, J. R. "Gold-Nanostructured Immunosensor for the Electrochemical Sensing of Biotin Based on Liposomal Competitive Assay" J. Nanosci. Nanotech. 2009, 9, 2324-2329. (SCI IF 1.56).
  109. Mu-Lin Chen, Avijit Kumar Adak, Nai-Chia Yeh, Wen-Bin Yang, Yung-Jen Chuang, Chi-Huey Wong, Kuo Chu Hwang, Jih-Ru Reuben Hwu, Shih-Liang Hsieh, Chun-Cheng Lin*, "Fabrication of an Oriented Fc-Fused Lectin Microarray through Boronate Formation", AngewChemInt Ed Engl. 2008, 47, 8627-8630. (IF= 16.8)
  110. In Pin Chang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, Chi-Hsin Chiang, "Preparation of Fluorescent Magnetic Nanodiamonds and Cellular Imaging", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008,130, 15476-15481. (SCI IF=16.3) Highlighted in Nature Publishing Group (NPG) Asia Materials for the best research published in the field of materials science by researchers in the Asia-Pacific region, Dec 2008.
  111. Yu-Lin Hsin, Chia-Fen Lin, Yu-Chia Liang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, Jia-CherngHorng, Ja-an Annie Ho, Chun-Cheng Lin, Reuben J.-R. Hwu, "Microwave Arcing Induced Formation and Growth Mechanisms of Core-shell Metal/carbon Nanoparticles in Organic Solutions", Adv. Funct. Mater., 2008, 18, 2048--2056. (SCI IF= 19.9) Cover page article.
  112. Yu-Chia Liang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, Shen-Chuan Lo, "Solid State Microwave Arcing Induced Formation and Surface Functionalization of Core-Shell Metal/Carbon Nanoparticles.", Small 2008, 4, 405-409. (IF= 15.1)
  113. Yu Lin Hsin, Kuo Chu Hwang* and Chuin-TihYeh, “Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) Modified Graphite Carbon Nanofibers as Promising Supports for PtRu Catalysts in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells.”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 9999-10010. (IF=16.3)
  114. Chun Chih Tong, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, "Enhancement of OLED Efficiencies and High Voltage Stabilities by Deuteration of Light Emitting Materials ", J. Phys. Chem. C. 2007. 111, 3490-3494.  (SCI IF= 4.8)
  115. Qin-Hua Song, Kuo Chu Hwang*, "Direct observation for photophysical and photochemical processes of folic acid in DMSO solution", J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 2007, 185, 51–56. (SCI IF 2.286)
  116. Kuo Chu Hwang*, Yu Lin Hsin, Jyun-Yi Lai, "Application of nano-materials in biomedical diagnosis", Chemistry (The Chinese Chem. Soc. Taipei) June 2006, 64 (2), 179-190. (invited review).
  117. Yu Lin Hsin, Jyun-Yi Lai, Kuo Chu Hwang*, Shen-Chuan Lo, Fu-Rong Chen, and J. J. Kai, "Rapid Surface Functionalization of Fe-Filled Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes", Carbon 2006, 44, 3328-3335. (SCI IF 5.37).
  118. P. Murugan, Kuo Chu Hwang, V. T. Ramakrishnan and S. Balasubramanian, " Facile Synthesis of Electroluminescence Acridinedions by Microwave and Ultrasound", AZojomo-J. Materials online, 2005, 1, 1-7.
  119. Yeong-Tarng Shieh*, Gin-Lung Liu, Kuo Chu Hwang, and Chia-Chun Chen," Enhancement of PEO Crystallization in PEO/MWNTs-g-PMMA Blends", Polymers 2005, 46, 10945-10951. (SCI IF 3.43).
  120. Shu-Wen Yang, Arumugasamy Elangovan, Kuo Chu Hwang, and Tong-Ing Ho*," Electronic Polarization Reversal and Excited State Intramolecular Charge Transfer in Donor/Acceptor EthynylPyrenes", J. Phys. Chem. B 2005, 109, 16628-16635. (SCI IF 3.69)
  121. Periyasamy Murugan, Kuo Chu Hwang, Dhakshanamurthy Thirumalai*, and Vayalakavoor T. Ramakrishnan, "A facil and simple route to the synthesis of condensed acridine systems", Synthetic Comm. 2005, 35, 1781-1788. (SCI IF 1.06).
  122. Y.-L. Chen, S.-W. Lee, Y. Chi*, Kuo Chu Hwang, S. B. Kumar, Y.-H. Hu, Y.-M. Cheng, P.-T. Chou, S.-M. Peng, G.-H. Lee, C.-T. Chen and S.-J. Yeh, "Synthesis, Characterization and Photophysical Properties of Os(II) Diimine Complexes [Os(N^N) (CO)2I2], NN = Bipyridine, Phenanthroline and PyridylBenzoxazole", Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 4287-4294. (SCI IF 4.12).
  123. U-SerJeng*, Chia-Hung Hsu, Tsang-Lang Lin, Ching-Mao Wu, Hsin-Lung Chen, Lin-Ai Tai, and Kuo Chu Hwang, "Dispersion of fullerenes in phospholipid bilayers and the subsequent phase changes in the host bilayers", Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter, 2005, 357, 193-198. (SCI IF 1.06).
  124. Gan Lin Hwang, Yeong-Tarng Shieh*, Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Efficient load transfer to polymer chain grafted carbon nanotubes in composite polymers”, Adv. Functional Mater. 2004,14(5), 487-491.  (SCI IF= 19.9)  
  125. Lin Ai Tai, Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Cooperative Inhibition in Xanthine Oxidase Homodimer Subunits”, Biochemistry 2004, 43, 4869. (SCI IF 3.42)
  126. Ya-Wen Chen, Kuo Chu Hwang, Cheng-Chieh Yen, and Yih-Loong Lai*, “Fullerene derivatives protect against oxidative stress in RAW 264.7 cells and ischemia-reperfused lungs”, Am J PhysiolRegulIntegr Comp Physiol, 2004,287: R21-R26. (SCI IF 3.33)
  127. P. Murugan, Kuo Chu Hwang*, V. T. Ramakrishnan, S. Balasubramanian, “Facile Synthesis of Electroluminescence Materials, Acridinediones”, Advances in Technology of Materials and Materials Processing Journal 2004, 6(1), 37-42.
  128. Aminul Islam, Periyasamy Murugan, Kuo Chu Hwang*, Chien-Hong Cheng, “Blue light-emitting devices based on 1,8-acridinedione derivatives”, Synthetic Metals 2003,139 (2), 347-353.  (SCI IF 1.82)
  129. Gan Lin Hwang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, Yeong-Tarng Shieh, S. J. Lin “Preparation of carbon nanotubes encapsulated copper nanowires and their use as a reinforcement for Y-Ba-Cu-O superconductors”, Chem. Mater. 2003, 15, 1353-1357. ( IF=10.5)
  130. Sudhir Ranjan, Shen Yi Lin, Kuo Chu Hwang*, Yun Chi*, Wei-Li Ching, Chao-Shiuan Liu, Yu-Tai Tao, Chin-Hsiung Chien, Shie-Ming Peng and Gene-Hsiang Lee, “Realizing Green Phosphorescent Light-Emitting Materials from Rhenium(I) Pyrazolato Diimine Complexes”,Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 1246-1255. (SCI IF 4.6)  
  131. Y.-L. Lai, P. Murugan, K.C. Hwang*, “Fullerene derivative attenuates ischemia-reperfusion-induced lung injury”, Life Sci. 72: 1271-1278, 2003. (SCI IF 2.52)
  132. Q. H. Song &K. C. Hwang*, “Reaction Mechanism of Photoenzymes”, Chemistry (The Chin Chem. Soc., Taipei, in Chinese, invited review), 2002, 60, 621-629.
  133. S. F. Tzeng*, J. L. Lee , J. S. Kuo, C. S. Yang, P. Murugan, L. A. Tai, K. C. Hwang, "Effects of malonate C-60 derivatives on activated microglia", Brain Research 2002, 940 (1-2): 61-68. (SCI IF 2.72).
  134. Sen Chin Kung, Kuo Chu Hwang*, I. N. Lin,“O2 and O3 Oxidation Enhanced Field Emission of Carbon Nanotubes, Appl. Phys. Lett. 2002, 80, 4819-4821. (SCI IF 3.84).
  135. Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Carbon nanotubes as field emitters for flat panel displays”, Chemical Engineering 2002, 49(1), 43-52. (Invited review).
  136. Che-Hao Chang, Kuo Chu Hwang, Chao-Shiuan Liu, Yun Chi*, Arthur J. Carty, LudmilaScoles, Shie-Ming Peng, Gene-Hsiang Lee, and Jan Reedijk, “Unique formation and stabilization of a decanuclear Cu(II) wheel linked by chloride and O¼H-N Hydrogen bonds”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2001, 40, 4651-4653. (IF= 16.8).
  137. Ing Che Kao, Yu Lin Hwang, Cheu-Pyeng Cheng, Wen-Jwu Wang, Bo-Cheng Wang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, "Production of Carbon Nanotubes in Air”, Fullerene Science & Technology 2001, 9 (3), 321-328. (SCI IF 0.85)
  138. Gan Lin Hwang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, "Breakage, Fusion, and Healing of Carbon Nanotubes, Nano Lett. 2001, 1, 435-438. (SCI IF= 12.2).
  139. Y. L. Hsin, K. C. Hwang*, Fu-Rong Chen, J. J. Kai, "Production and in situ metal filling of carbon nanotubes in water", Adv. Mater. 2001, 13, 830-833. (IF= 32.0)  
  140. Gan Lin Hwang, Kuo Chu Hwang*, "Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Ceramics", J. Mater. Chem. 2001, 11, 1722-1725. (SCI IF 5.96)
  141. Lin Ai Tai, Kuo Chu Hwang*, "Photo Reactivation of Alloxanthine Inhibited Xanthine Oxidase", Photochem. Photobiol., 2001, 73, 439-446. (SCI IF 2.41).
  142. Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Development and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes” (invited paper, in Chinese), Natural Sciences Newsletter, NSC 2000,12(2), 60-62.
  143. D. Samuel, T. K. S. Kumar, G. Ganesh, G. Jayaraman, P. W. Yang, V. Trivedi, S. L. Wang, K. C. Hwang, D. K. Chang, C. Yu*, "Proline Inhibits Aggregation during Protein Refolding", Protein Science, 2000, 9(8), 1604-1604. (SCI IF 2.79)
  144. Lin Ai Tai, Kuo Chu Hwang*, "Control of Xanthine Oxidase Activity by Light", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 2000, 39 (21), 3886-3888.  (SCI IF= 16.8)
  145. D. Samuel, T. K. S. Kumar, G. Ganesh, G. Jayaraman, P. W. Yang, V. Trivedi, S. L. Wang, K. C. Hwang, D. K. Chang, C. Yu*, "Proline Inhibits Aggregation during Protein Refolding”, Protein Science, 2000, 9(2), 344-352. (SCI IF 2.79)
  146. I Chen Wang, Lin Ai Tai, Don Dar Lee, P. P. Kanakamma, Clifton, K. -F. Shen, TienYauLuh, Chien Hong Cheng, Kuo Chu Hwang*,"C60 and Water-Soluble fullerene Derivatives as Antioxidants against Radical Initiated Lipid Peroxidation", J. Med. Chem., 1999, 42, 4614-4620. (SCI IF 5.24)
  147. Y. L. Hwang, and K. C. Hwang*, “Nonlinear Stern-Volmer fluorescence quenching of pyrene by C60/70",FULLERENE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 1999, 7(3), 437-454. (SCI IF 1.0).
  148. Yu-Lun Huang, Clifton K. F. Shen, Tien-YauLuh, Hong Chou Yang, Kuo Chu Hwang, Chen Kung Chou*,"Selective Blockage of Apoptotic Signaling of Transforming Growth Factor-b by Bcl-2 and Carboxyfullerene in Human Hepatoma cells", Euro. J. Biochem. 1998, 254, 38-43.   (SCI IF 3.25)
  149. Yu Lien Hwang, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, "Photophysical and Photochemical Studies of C60 by ESR spectroscopy" (invited paper, in Chinese), Chemistry (The Chinese Chem. Soc., Taipei) 1997, 55, pp53-58.
  150. Yu Lien Hwang, CheChau Yang, and Kuo Chu Hwang*, "Origin of the Spike in the C60-. ESR Spectrum: Oxygen Effect and Negative Temperature Dependence of the C60O2-. Isomerization Rate", J. Phys. Chem. A 1997, 101, 7971-7976. (SCI IF 2.94)
  151. Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Developments of Molecular Electronics" (invited paper, in Chinese), Natural Science Newsletter, NSC, 1996, 8(1) 16-19.
  152. C. C. Yang, and K. C. Hwang*, “Disproportionation of Photo Excited C60", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 4693. (SCI IF= 16.3)
  153. K. C. Hwang*, “Efficient cleavage of carbon graphene layers by oxidants", J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm.1995, 173.
  154. K. C. Hwang*, “High yield conversion of carbon nanotubes to nanostraws at mild conditions", SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF FULLERENE MATERIALS Book Series: MRS SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS   Volume: 359   Pages: 75-80   Published: 1995.
  155. K. C. Hwang, S. Niu, D. Mauzerall*, Electron Transfer Across a Lipid Bilayer Mediated by Fullerenes.  In Recent Advances in the Chemistry and Physics of Fullerenes and Related Materials.  K. M. Kadish, and R. S. Ruoff, Eds., The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, NJ, 1994, pp845~853.
  156. K. C. Hwang*, N. J. Turro*, and H. D. Roth,"Hydrogen donating solvent participation in the photochemistry of benzaldehyde and deoxybenzoin- A 13C CIDNP study", J. Org. Chem. 1994, 59, 1102-1107.  (SCI IF 4.45)
  157. K. C. Hwang, D. Mauzerall*, R. W. Wagner, and J. S. Lindsey, "Synthesis of amphipathic porphyrins and their photoinduced electron transfer reactions at the lipid bilayer-water interface", Photochem. Photobiol. 1994, 59, 145-151.(SCI IF 2.41)
  158. K. C. Hwang, and D. Mauzerall*, “PhotoinducedTransmembrane Electron Transport Mediated by C70 Anion", Nature. 1993, 361, 138. (SCI IF= 69.5).
  159. K. C. Hwang, and D. Mauzerall*, “Vectorial Electron Transfer from an Interfacial Photoexcited Porphyrin to Ground State C60 and C70 and from Ascorbate to Triplet C60 and C70 in a Lipid Bilayer", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992, 114, 9705.  (IF= 16.3).
  160. K. C. Hwang, H. D. Roth, N. J. Turro*, and K. M. Welsh, “Enhancement or Suppression of CIDNP Intensities by a 2nd Magnetic Nucleus-Interplay between g-Factor Defference External Magnetic Field, and Hyperfine Coupling Constants”, J. Phys. Org. Chem. 1992, 5, 209. (SCI IF 1.96)
  161. N. Han, K. C. Hwang, X. Lei, and N. J. Turro*, “Photochemistry of 2,2',12-Trimethyl- cyclododecanone and 2,2',12,12'-tetramethylcyclododecanone: Product Distribution, Photo-CIDNP, and Magnetic Isotope Effect", J. Photochem..Photobiol. A. Chem., 1991, 61, 35. (SCI IF 2.41)
  162. N. J. Turro*, K. C. Hwang, V. P. Rao, and C. Doubleday, Jr., “Utilization of Radical Scavenging to Develop Nuclear Spin Polarization and Magnetic Isotope Separation in Long Flexible Biradicals”, J. Phys. Chem. 1991, 95, 1872.  (SCI IF 4.17)
  163. K. C. Hwang, N. J. Turro*, and C. Doubleday, Jr., “Investigation of the Kinetic Window for Generationof13C T0 - S CIDNP Derived from Long-Chain Biradicals by Tuning the Rates of Bimolecular Scavenging and Intersystem Crossing”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 2850.  (SCI IF= 16.3)
  164. K. C. Hwang, N. J. Turro*, C. H. D. Roth, and C. Doubleday, Jr., “Suppression of Chemically Induced Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Enhancements by Nuclei with Large Hyperfine Coupling Constants”, J. Phys. Chem. 1991, 95, 63. (SCI IF 4.17)
  165. H. D. Roth, R. S. Hutton, K. C. Hwang, N. J. Turro*, and K. M. Welsh, “Chemically Induced Dynamic Nuclear Polarization in Systems Containing Large Hyperfine Coupling Constants”, J. Phys. Chem., 1989, 93, 5697.  (SCI IF 4.17)
  166. N. J. Turro*, C. Doubleday, Jr., K. C. Hwang, C. C. Cheng, and J. R. Fehlner, “Magnetic Isotope Effects in Biradicals: Substantial 13C Enrichment and a Novel Mechanistic Probe”, Tetrahedron Lett., 1987, 28, 2929.  (SCI IF 2.68)
  167. K. S. Arora, K. C. Hwang, and N. J. Turro*, “Photophysical Investigation of the Interactions of Phospholipids and a Pyrene Substitute Poly (acrylic acid) in Dilute Solutions”, Macromolecules, 1986, 19, 2806.  (SCI IF 5.16)
  168. Kuo Chu Hwang*, “Application of Simplex Optimization Technique in Chemical Data Processing, Instruments Today 1985, 6(4), 45-53. (invited paper, in Chinese)
  169. H. Chang* and K. C. Hwang, “The Behavior of Pyridine, Pyridinium Ion, and Pyridinium Halide on an Ag Electrode and Their SERS Spectra”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 6586.  (SCI IF= 16.3)
  170. K. C. Hwang and H. Chang*, “The SERS of Pyridine on an Electrochemically Plated Silver Electrode”, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1983, 98, 597 (SCI IF 2.33).

 

 

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