Weihua Lai

9.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
186 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Weihua Lai is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Weihua Lai has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 137 papers in Molecular Biology and 33 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Weihua Lai's work include Biosensors and Analytical Detection (147 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (115 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (25 papers). Weihua Lai is often cited by papers focused on Biosensors and Analytical Detection (147 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (115 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (25 papers). Weihua Lai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Weihua Lai's co-authors include Yonghua Xiong, Hengyi Xu, Xiaolin Huang, Daofeng Liu, Zoraida P. Aguilar, Juan Peng, Hua Wei, Ganggang Zhang, Zhen Huang and Keyu Xing and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, ACS Nano and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

Weihua Lai

184 papers receiving 7.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Membrane-based lateral flow immunochromatographic strip with nanoparticles as reporters for detection: A review

2015 406 citations Xiaolin Huang, Weihua Lai et al. profile →
Electron Transfer-Driven Nanozymes Boost Biosensor Sensitivity via a Synergistic Signal Amplification Strategy

2025 24 citations Daofeng Liu, Juan Peng et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Comparative analysis of immunization strategies for broad-specificity antibody preparation and immunoassay development for sulfonamides detection in chicken and pork samples 2025 ·Food Bioscience ·Xiaoyue Xiao, Zhenzhen Chen, Jiawei Chen, (unknown), Gan Zhang, Juan Peng, Daofeng Liu, Bruce D. Hammock, Weihua Lai	3
2	Supramolecular self-assembly of high-loaded horseradish peroxidase and biorecognized antibody into Au/polydopamine nanocomposites for sensitive immunoassay of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in milk 2025 ·Journal of Dairy Science ·Bolong Fang, (unknown), Xiaole Zhao, Yan Liu, (unknown), Qiao Wang, Xin Liu, Zhiyong Gong, Weihua Lai	0
3	Efficient green synthesis of biocompatible MPN fluorescent microspheres via hydrophobic-force-driven strategy for enhanced immunochromatographic assays 2024 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Xiaocui Lai, Shihai Huang, Ganggang Zhang, Edison Huixiang Ang, (unknown), (unknown), Cong Liu, (unknown), Weihua Lai	4
4	Rigidifying aggregation-induced emission luminogens by metal–organic framework formation for sensitive lateral flow immunoassay 2024 ·Talanta ·Gan Zhang, (unknown), Jiawei Chen, Sha Yu, (unknown), (unknown), Juan Peng, Weihua Lai	3
5	Polydopamine-modulated anisotropic co-growth plasmonic blackbody for efficient ultra-broad-spectrum quenching to establish multicolor fluorescent immunoassay 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Xiaocui Lai, Ganggang Zhang, Gan Zhang, (unknown), Cong Liu, Weihua He, Edison Huixiang Ang, Weihua Lai, (unknown)	9
6	Dramatic fluorescence enhancement of PCN-224 and its application in “turn off” immunoassay for sensitive detection of E. coli O157:H7 in milk 2024 ·Food Chemistry ·Bolong Fang, Xin Liu, Juan Peng, Yuzhi Li, Zhiyong Gong, Weihua Lai	13
7	Nanomodification engineering facilitated efficient fluorescence quenchers for developing sensitive lateral flow immunoassay 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·(unknown), Gan Zhang, (unknown), Xiaocui Lai, Xiaoyue Xiao, Juan Peng, Weihua Lai	11
8	Highly Sensitive and Ultrastable Lateral Flow Immunoassay Based on Polydopamine-Coated Aggregation-Induced Emission Fluorescent Microspheres with Excellent Fluorescence Performance and Biofriendly Coupling Strategy 2023 ·Chemistry of Materials ·Gan Zhang, Ganggang Zhang, Xiaocui Lai, (unknown), Weihua He, Weihua Lai, (unknown)	44
9	Comparison of oriented and non-oriented antibody conjugation with AIE fluorescence microsphere for the immunochromatographic detection of enrofloxacin 2023 ·Food Chemistry ·Liwen Hu, (unknown), Ting Li, (unknown), (unknown), Weihua Lai	14
10	Synthesizing Submicron Polyelectrolyte Capsules to Boost Enzyme Immobilization and Enhance Enzyme-Based Immunoassays 2023 ·ACS Omega ·Yanna Shao, Yaofeng Zhou, Nuo Chen, Wénxìng Xú, Huan Zhou, Weihua Lai, Xiaolin Huang, Xinran Xiang, Qinghua Ye, Jumei Zhang, Juan Wang, Wolfgang J. Parak, Qingping Wu, Yu Ding	2
11	Tailored quantum dots for enhancing sensing performance of lateral flow immunoassay 2022 ·TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry ·Bolong Fang, Qirong Xiong, Hongwei Duan, Yonghua Xiong, Weihua Lai	66
12	I2/I−-mediated fluorescence quenching of an Ag+-doped gold nanocluster-based immunoassay for sensitive detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in milk 2022 ·Journal of Dairy Science ·Bolong Fang, Juan Peng, Gan Zhang, Keyu Xing, Wenyao Chen, Daofeng Liu, Shan Shan, Yonghua Xiong, Weihua Lai	13
13	Development of a rapid and sensitive quantum dot nanobead-based double-antigen sandwich lateral flow immunoassay and its clinical performance for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 total antibodies 2021 ·Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·Yaofeng Zhou, (unknown), Wenjuan Liu, Hao Fang, Xiangmin Li, (unknown), Yuanjie Liu, Weihua Lai, Xiaolin Huang, Yonghua Xiong	57
14	Immunochromatographic assay based on time‐resolved fluorescent nanobeads for the rapid detection of sulfamethazine in egg, honey, and pork 2020 ·Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture ·Zexiang Wang, Song Hu, Huanhuan Bao, Keyu Xing, Jintao Liu, Jun Xia, Weihua Lai, Juan Peng	17
15	Gold nanorods etching-based plasmonic immunoassay for qualitative and quantitative detection of aflatoxin M1 in milk 2020 ·Food Chemistry ·Bolong Fang, Shaolan Xu, Youju Huang, Fengmei Su, Zhen Huang, Hao Fang, Juan Peng, Yonghua Xiong, Weihua Lai	55
16	Synthesis of PDA-Mediated Magnetic Bimetallic Nanozyme and Its Application in Immunochromatographic Assay 2020 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Xiaocui Lai, Ganggang Zhang, Lifeng Zeng, Xiaoyue Xiao, Juan Peng, Ping Guo, Wei Zhang, Weihua Lai	93
17	Preparation of an Antidanofloxacin Monoclonal Antibody and Development of Immunoassays for Detecting Danofloxacin in Meat 2020 ·ACS Omega ·Meifang Yuan, Zhijuan Xiong, Bolong Fang, Zhen Guo, (unknown), Weihua Lai, Juan Peng	9
18	Engineered gold nanoparticles as multicolor labels for simultaneous multi-mycotoxin detection on the immunochromatographic test strip nanosensor 2020 ·Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·Yuhao Wu, Yaofeng Zhou, (unknown), Xirui Chen, Yuankui Leng, Weihua Lai, Xiaolin Huang, Yonghua Xiong	91
19	Lateral Flow Immunoassay Based on Polydopamine-Coated Gold Nanoparticles for the Sensitive Detection of Zearalenone in Maize 2019 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Shaolan Xu, Ganggang Zhang, Bolong Fang, Qirong Xiong, Hongwei Duan, Weihua Lai	163
20	Aggregation-induced emission-based competitive lateral flow immunoassay for rapid detection of sulfamethazine in honey 2019 ·Food and Agricultural Immunology ·Zexiang Wang, Song Hu, Ganggang Zhang, (unknown), Jun Xia, Juan Peng, Weihua Lai	24

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