Publications
1. Ravinash Krishna Kumar, Xiaoxiao Yu, Avinash J. Patil, Mei Li and Stephen Mann, Cytoskeletal-like supramolecular assembly and nanoparticle-based motors in a model protocell, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2011, in press
2. Mei Li, David C. Green, J. L. Ross Anderson, Bernard P. Binks, Stephen Mann, In vitro gene expression and enzyme catalysis in bio-inorganic protocells, Chemical Science, 2011, in press
3. L. Turyanska, T. D. Bradshaw, M. Li, P. Bardelang, W. C. Drewe, M. Fay, S. Mann, A. Patanè, and N. R. Thomas, Cell cycle progression in normal and cancerous cells treated with apoferritin-PbS nanocomposites, 2011, Nanotoxicology, in press
4. Weixin Zhang, Mei Li, Qiang Wang, Gongde Chen, Mei Kong, Zeheng Yang and Stephen Mann, Hierarchical self-assembly of microscale cog-like superstructures for enhanced performance in lithium-ion batteries, Adv. Funct. Mater, 2011 ，in press
5. Biru Hu, Mei Li, Sajanikumari Sadasivan, Avinash J. Patil, Stephen Mann, Fabrication of functional bioinorganic nanoconstructs by polymer-silica wrapping of individual myoglobin molecules, Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 1031-1036
6. Mei Li, Sara Johnson, Hongtao Guo, Erik Dujardin, Stephen Mann, A Generalized Mechanism for Ligand-Induced Dipolar Assembly of Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticle Chain Networks submitted to Adv. Funct. Mater., 2011, 21, 851-859
7. Rute Fernandes, Mei Li, Erik Dujardin, Stephen Mann, Antonios G. Kanaras, Ligand-mediated self-assembly of polymer-enveloped gold nanoparticle chains and networks, Chem. Comm., 2010, 46, 7602-7604.
8. Wenming Zhao, Mei Li, Hua-Xin Peng, Functionalized MWNT-Doped Thermoplastic Polyurethane Nanocomposites for Aerospace Coating Applications, Macromol. Mater. Eng. 2010, 295, 838-845
9. Wenming Zhao, Mei Li, Zhongyi Zhang and Hua-Xin Peng, EMI shielding effectiveness of silver nanoparticles decorated multiwall carbon nanotube sheets, International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, 2010, 1, 249–260
10. Surachai Thachepan, Mei Li and Stephen Mann, Mesoscale crystallization of calcium phosphate nanostructures in protein (casein) micelles, Nanoscale 2010, 2, 2400-2405
11. Elizabeth M. Lambert, Chulanapa Viravaidya, Mei Li and Stephen Mann, Microemulsion-mediated Self-assembly and Silicification of Mesostructured Ferritin Nanocrystals, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 4100 –4103.
12. Zhiming Liu, Mei Li, Lyudmila Turyanska, Amalia Patane, Wenjian Wu, Stephen Mann, Self-assembly of Electrically Conducting Biopolymer Thin Films by Cellulose Regeneration in Gold Nanoparticle Aqueous Dispersions, Chem. Mater. 2010, 22, 2675–2680.
13. Huaming Yang, Aidong Tang, Jing Ouyang, Mei Li, Stephen Mann, From natural attapulgite to mesoporous materials: methodology, characterization and structural evolution, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2010, 114, 2390-2398.
14. Mina Guli, Elizabeth M. Lambert, Mei Li and Stephen Mann, Template-directed synthesis of nanoplasmonic arrays by intracrystalline metallization of cross-linked lysozyme crystals, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 520 –523.
15. L. Turyanska, T. D. Bradshaw, J. Sharpe, A. Patanè and N. R. Thomas, M. Li and S. Mann, The biocompatibility of apoferritin-encapsulated PbS quantum dots, Small, 2009, 5, 1738-1741.
16. Mei Li, Richard J. Oakley, Harry Bevan, Bernd M. Smarsly, Stephen Mann and Charl F.J. Faul, Nucleotide-based Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Templates – Exploiting Multiple Noncovalent Interactions, Chem. Mater., 2009, 21, 3270–3274.
17. L Turyanska, U Elfurawi, Mei Li, M W Fay, N R Thomas, S Mann, A Patanè, Tailoring the physical properties of thiol-capped PbS quantum dots by thermal annealing, Nanotechnology 2009, 20, Article Number: 315604.
18. Jiale Huang, Wenta Wang, Liqin Lin, Qingbiao Li, Wenshuang Lin, Mei Li, and Stephen Mann, A General Strategy for the Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles by Traditional Chinese Medicines and Their Potential Application as Catalysts, Chem. Asian J., 2009, 4, 1050-1054
19. Fr´ederic Bonell, Audrey Sanchot, Erik Dujardin, Renaud P´echou, Christian Girard, Mei Li, Stephen Mann, Processing and near–field optical properties of self–assembled plasmonic nanoparticle networks, J. Chem. Phys. 2009, 130, 034702
20. Mei Li and Stephen Mann, Emergent hybrid nanostructures based on non-equilibrium block copolymer self-assembly, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008, 9476-9479.
21. Barbara Hennequin, Lyudmila Turyanska, Teresa Ben, Ana M. Beltra´n, Sergio I. Molina, Mei Li, Stephen Mann, Amalia Patanè, and Neil R. Thomas, Aqueous Near-Infrared Fluorescent Composites Based on Apoferritin-Encapsulated PbS Quantum Dots, Adv. Mater, 2008, 20, 3592–3596.
22. Jiaguo Yu, Huogen Yu, Hongtao Guo, Mei Li, Stephen Mann, Spontaneous Formation of a Tungsten Trioxide Sphere-in-Shell Superstructure by Chemically Induced Self-Transformation, small, 2008, 4, 87 – 91.
23. Mei Li, Chulanapa Viravaidya, Stephen Mann, Polymer-Mediated Synthesis of Ferritin-Encapsulated Inorganic Nanoparticles, Small, 2007, 1477-1481.
24. Avinash J Patil, Mei Li, Erik Dujardin, Stephen Mann, Novel Bioinorganic Nanostructures Based on Mesolamellar Intercalation or Single-Molecule Wrapping of DNA Using Organoclay Building Blocks, Nano Letters, 2007, 2660-2665.
25. Jiaguo Yu, Xiufeng Zhao, Shengwei Liu, Mei Li, Stephen Mann and Dickon H.L. Ng, Poly(methacrylic acid)-Mediated Morphosynthesis of PbWO4 Micro-crystals, Appl. Phys. A, 2007, 87, 113-120.
26. Yan Xing, Mei Li, Sean Davis and Stephen Mann, Synthesis and Characterization of Cerium Phosphate Nanowires in Microemulsion Reaction Media, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2006, 110, 1111-1113.
27. Christian Girard, Erik Dujardin, Mei Li, Stephen Mann, Theoretical near-field optical properties of branched plasmonic nanoparticle networks, Phys Rev Lett, 2006, 97, 100801.
28. Surachai Thachepan, Mei Li, Sean A. Davis and Stephen Mann, Additive-mediated Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate in Reverse Microemulsions, Chem. Mater., 2006, 18, 3557-3561.
29. Yan Xing, Mei Li, Sean Davis, Avinash Jagannath Patil and Stephen Mann, Synthesis of Cerium/Cobalt Phosphate Nanostructures in Catanionic Reverse Micelles, Soft Matter, 2006, 2, 603-607 (Front cover).
30. Shan Lin, Mei Li, Erik Dujardin, Christian Girard and Stephen Mann, One-dimensional plasmon coupling by facile self-assembly of gold nanoparticles into branched chain networks, Adv. Mater., 2005, 17, 2553-2559 (Inside front cover 21b).
31. Mei Li, Erik Dujardin, Stephen Mann, Programmed assembly of multi-layered protein/nanoparticle-carbon nanotube conjugates, Chem. Comm., 2005, 39, 4952-4954.
32. Christabel. E. Fowler, Mei. Li, Stephen Mann, and Henry C. Margolis, Influence of surfactant assembly on the formation of calcium phosphate materials - A model for dental enamel formation, J. Mater. Chem, 2005, 15, 3317-3325.
33. Sajanikumari Sadasivan, Erik Dujardin, Mei Li, Christopher J. Johnson and Stephen Mann, DNA-driven assembly of mesoporous silica/gold satellite nanostructures, Small, 2005, 1, 103-106.
34. Christopher J. Johnson, Mei Li and Stephen Mann, Seed-assisted synthesis of BaCrO4 nanoparticles and nanostructures in water-in-oil microemulsions, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2004, 14, 1233-1239.
35. Ding Ma, Mei Li, Avinash J. Patil and Stephen Mann, Fabrication of protein/silica core-shell nanoparticles by microemulsion-based molecular wrapping, Adv. Mater., 2004, 16, 1838-1841.
36. Chulanapa Viravaidya, Mei Li and Stephen Mann, Microemulsion-based synthesis of stacked calcium carbonate (calcite) superstructures, Chem. Comm., 2004, 2181-2183.
37. Mei Li and Stephen Mann, DNA-directed assembly of multifunctional nanoparticle networks using metallic and bioinorganic building blocks, J. Mater. Chem., 2004, 14, 2260-2263.
38. Mei Li, Helmut Cölfen, Stephen Mann, BaSO4 morphology control by a mixture of double hydrophilic block copolymers, J. Mater. Chem., 2004, 14, 2269 - 2276.
39. Mei Li, Benedicte Lebeau and Stephen Mann, Synthesis of aragonite nanofilament networks by mesoscale self-assembly and transformation in reverse microemulsions, Adv. Mater., 2003, 15, 2032-2035. (Front cover 23).
40. Mei Li and Stephen Mann, Emergent nanostructures: water-induced mesoscale transformation of surfactant-stabilized amorphous calcium carbonate nanoparticles in reverse microemulsions, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2002, 12(11-12), 771-779.
41. C.E. Fowler, Mei Li, S. Mann, H.C. Margolis, Surfactant model system for the growth of tooth enamel, Journal of Dental Research, 81: 4011 Sp. Iss. SI MAR 2002.
42. Sébastien Vaucher, John Fielden, Mei Li, Erik Dujardin, and Stephen Mann, Molecule-Based Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis of Cobalt Hexacyanoferrate, Cobalt Pentacyanonitrosylferrate, and Chromium Hexacyanochromate Coordination Polymers in Water-in-Oil Microemulsions, Nano Letters, 2002, 2(3), 225-229.
43. Limin Qi, Helmut Cölfen, Markus Antonietti, Mei Li, Jeremy D. Hopwood, Alexandra J. Ashley and Stephen Mann, “Formation of BaSO4 fibers with morphological complexity in aqueous polymer solutions”, Chem. Eur. J., 2001, 7, 3526-3532.
44. Mann S, Davis SA, Hall SR, Li M, Rhodes KH, Shenton W, Vaucher S, Zhang BJ, Crystal tectonics: Chemical construction and self-organization beyond the unit cell Journal of the Chemical Society-Dalton Transactions, 2000, 21, 3753-3763.
45. Mei Li and Stephen Mann, Emergence of morphological complexity in BaSO4 Fibers Synthesized in AOT Micrormulsions, Langmuir, 2000, 16, 7088-7094.
46. Sébastien Vaucher, Mei Li, and Stephen Mann, Synthesis of Prussian Blue Nanoparticles and Nanoparticles Superlattices in Reverse Microemulsions, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2000, 39, 1793-1796.
47. Stephen Mann, Wayne Shenton, Mei Li, Stephen Connolly and Donald Fitzmaurice, Biologically Programmed Nanoparticle Assembly, Adv. Mater., 2000, 12, 147-150.
48. Mei Li, Heimo Schnablegger, Stephen Mann, Coupled synthesis and self-assembly of nanoparticles to give structures with controlled organization, Nature, 1999, 402, 393-395. number of citations: 680
49. Mei Li, Kim K. W. Wang, Stephen Mann, Organization of inorganic nanoparticles using biotin-streptavidin connectors, Chem. Mater., 1999, 11, 23-26.
