* indicates corresponding authors; undergraduate researchers are underlined.
32. Dual-stimuli-responsive biodegradable nanogels enabling potentiated cancer chemotherapy
Safiya Nisar, Chloe Jacobson, Jason Yipp, Binglin Sui*
Under Review
31. A zero-background fluorescence turn-on biosensor for nitroreductase-leveraged in vivo tumor imaging
Safiya Nisar, Eleanor Yerkin, Binglin Sui*
Under Review
30. Biodegradable polymer-enabled ROS-responsive nanogels for controlled drug release and boosted cancer treatment
Safiya Nisar, Hansheng Huang, Binglin Sui*
Under Review
2025
29. Carrier-free single-molecule hypoxia-activated nanoprodrug of SN38 with ultrahigh drug loading for pancreatic cancer treatment
J. Mater. Chem. B
2025, 13, 14416-14424
Amrit Regmi, Mouhmad Elayyan, Safiya Nisar, Binglin Sui*

28. A hypoxia-leveraged near-IR theranostic nanomedicine enables imaging-guided tumor diagnosis and photothermal therapy
Acta Biomater.
2025, 203, 550-562
Safiya Nisar, Binglin Sui*

27. Biodegradable hyperbranched polyesters of trimethylolpropane with acrylate side chains enabling sustainable gel materials and nanomaterials for drug delivery applications
J. Mater. Chem. B
2025, 13, 8368-8379 (HOT Paper)
Binglin Sui*, Safiya Nisar, M.D.I.H. Seneviratne

26. A Theoretical Investigation of the Selectivity of Aza-Crown Ether Structures Chelating Alkali Metal Cations for Potential Biosensing Applications
Molecules
2025, 30, 2571
Mouhmad Elayyan, Mark R. Hoffmann*, Binglin Sui*

25. Biodegradable, Biocompatible, and Crosslinkable Polymers Enable Biosafe and Sustainable Soft Gels and Nanogels for Biomedical Applications
Polym. Sci. Technol.
2025, 1, 569-579 (Journal Cover) https://pubs.acs.org/toc/pstoco/1/6
Binglin Sui*, Safiya Nisar, Amrit Regmi, Elisabeth Starosta

2024
24. Masked Autoencoder for Data Recovery in Polymer Research: Mitigating Data Integrity Threats
IEEE Cyber Awareness and Research Symposium (CARS) 2024, 1-6
Bruno Saidou Fonkeng, Fuhao Li, Binglin Sui, Jielun Zhang
23. A nitroreductase-sensitive near-IR fluorescent biosensor for detecting tumor hypoxia in vivo
Sens. Diagn.
2024, 3, 1505-1512
Safiya Nisar, Binglin Sui*

22. Photoinduced Electron Transfer-Based Glutathione-Sensing Theranostic Nanoprodrug with Self-Tracking and Real-Time Drug Release Monitoring for Cancer Treatment
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces
2024, 16, 6859−6867
Safiya Nisar, Elisabeth Starosta, Mouhmad Elayyan, Amrit Regmi, Binglin Sui*

21. Perspective on the Role of Quantum Mechanical Calculations on Cellular Molecular Interactions
Frontiers in Computational Chemistry
2024, Vol. 7, 78-155 (book chapter)
Mouhmad Elayyan, Binglin Sui, Mark R. Hoffmann
Prior to UND
20. Esterase-Activatable and GSH-Responsive Triptolide Nano-Prodrug for the Eradication of Pancreatic Cancer
Adv. NanoBiomed Res.
2021, 1, 2100040
Binglin Sui, Chen Cheng, Shanshan Shi, Mingming Wang, Peisheng Xu
19. Nanogel-Facilitated Protein Intracellular Specific Degradation through Trim-Away
Adv. Funct. Mater.
2021, 31, 2010556
Binglin Sui, Mingming Wang, Chen Cheng, Quanguang Zhang, Jiajia Zhang, Daping Fan, Peisheng Xu
18. Carrier-Free Nano-Assembly of Curcumin-Erlotinib Conjugate for Cancer Targeted Therapy
Adv. Healthcare Mater.
2020, 9, 2001128
Chen Cheng, Binglin Sui, Mingming Wang, Xiangxiang Hu, Shanshan Shi, Peisheng Xu
17. Heterotargeted Nanococktail with Traceless Linkers for Eradicating Cancer
Adv. Funct. Mater.
2019, 29, 1906433 (Journal Cover) https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201970338
Binglin Sui, Chen Cheng, Mingming Wang, Elijah Hopkins, Peisheng Xu
16. Pyridyl Disulfide Functionalized Polymers as Nanotherapeutic Platforms
Adv. Therap.
2019, 2, 1900062
Binglin Sui, Chen Cheng, Peisheng Xu
15. Programmable Peptide-Cross-Linked Nucleic Acid Nanocapsules as a Modular Platform for Enzyme Specific Cargo Release
Bioconjugate Chem.
2017, 28, 2910-2914
Binglin Sui#, Joshua J. Santiana#, Nicole Gomez, Jessica L. Rouge (#Co-first authors)
14. Fluorenyl-loaded Quatsome Nanostructured Fluorescent Probes
ACS Omega
2017, 2, 4112-4122
Xinglei Liu, Antonio Ardizzone, Binglin Sui, Mattia Anzola, Nora Ventosa, Taihong Liu, Jaume Veciana, Kevin D. Belfield
13. Far-Red-Emitting TEG-Substituted Squaraine Dye: Synthesis, Optical Properties, and Selective Detection of Cyanide in Aqueous Solution
Eur. J. Org. Chem.
2017, 3957-3964
Taihong Liu, Xinglei Liu, Maira A. Valencia, Binglin Sui, Yuanwei Zhang, Kevin D. Belfield
12. In Vitro Photodynamic Studies of a BODIPY-Based Photosensitizer
Eur. J. Org. Chem.
2017, 25-28
Bosung Kim, Binglin Sui, Xiling Yue, Simon Tang, Michael G. Tichy, Kevin D. Belfield
11. A Highly Selective Fluorescence Turn-On Sensor for Extracellular Calcium Ion Detection
Chem. Eur. J.
2016, 22, 10351-10354
Binglin Sui, Xinglei Liu, Mengyuan Wang, Kevin D. Belfield
10. New Two-Photon Absorbing BODIPY-Based Fluorescent Probe: Linear Photophysics, Stimulated Emission, and Ultrafast Spectroscopy
J. Phys. Chem. C
2016, 120, 14317-14329
Binglin Sui, Mykhailo V. Bondar, Dane Anderson, Hector J. Rivera-Jacquez, Artëm E. Masunov, Kevin D. Belfield
9. A BODIPY-Based Water-Soluble Fluorescent Probe for Mitochondria Targeting
Eur. J. Org. Chem.
2016, 2851-2857
Binglin Sui, Simon Tang, Adam W. Woodward, Bosung Kim, Kevin D. Belfield
8. Near-IR Two-Photon Fluorescent Sensor for K+ Imaging in Live Cells
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces
2015, 7, 17565-17568
Binglin Sui, Xiling Yue, Bosung Kim, Kevin D. Belfield
7. Improved Synthesis of the Triazacryptand (TAC) and its Application in the Construction of a Fluorescent TAC-BODIPY Conjugate for K+ Sensing in Live Cells
Eur. J. Org. Chem.
2015, 1189-1192
Binglin Sui, Xiling Yue, Michael G. Tichy, Taihong Liu, Kevin D. Belfield
6. Near-Infrared Fluorescent 4,4-Difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene Probes for One- and Two-Photon Fluorescence Bioimaging
Eur. J. Org. Chem.
2015, 5563-5571
Bosung Kim, Xiling Yue, Binglin Sui, Xinfu Zhang, Yi Xiao, Mykhailo V. Bondar, Junko Sawada, Masanobu Komatsu, Kevin D. Belfield.
5. Novel BODIPY-Based Fluorescence Turn-on Sensor for Fe3+ and Its Bioimaging Application in Living Cells
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces
2014, 6, 18408-18412
Binglin Sui, Simon Tang, Taihong Liu, Bosung Kim, Kevin D. Belfield
4. Highly Selective Fluorescence Turn-On Sensor for Fluoride Detection
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces
2013, 5, 2920-2923
Binglin Sui, Bosung Kim, Yuanwei Zhang, Andrew Frazer, Kevin D. Belfield
3. Enantioselective epoxidation of unfunctionalized olefins catalyzed by chiral salen Mn(III) catalyst immobilized on zirconium oligostyrenylphosphonate-phosphate
Catal. Commun.
2009, 10, 788-793
Wenshan Ren, Xiangkai Fu, Hebin Bao, Ruofei Bai, Pingping Ding, Binglin Sui
2. The copper(I) iodide accelerated synthesis of mono- and bisbenzyl substituted 1- and 2-aminoanthraquinones
Dyes Pigm.
2009, 83, 1-6
Binglin Sui, Xiangkai Fu
1. Novel application of 1-/2-phenyl substituted 9,10-anthraquinones in solid electrochromic devices
J. Solid State Electr.
2009, 13, 1889-1895
Binglin Sui, Xiangkai Fu