Professor Butch's Publications

Overview: 57 Papers, 2127 Citations, h-index 21 

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2026

  • Li, Xiaojing, et al. "Anticoagulation-Silent Heparin Nanoparticles Enable Innate Immune Activation and Non-T-Cell Synergy With Checkpoint Blockade." Advanced Functional Materials (2026): e76656.
  • Dong, Junming, et al. "Accelerated development of 4-HPPD inhibitors using a hybrid deep learning approach with Bayesian-guided reinforcement learning." Bioorganic Chemistry (2026): 110125.
  • Zhang, Jin, et al. "A renally clearable tumor-targeted probe enabling functional delineation of tumor margins by NIR-II fluorescence lifetime imaging." Materials Today Bio (2026): 103274.
  • Zhang, Jinglei, et al. "Interpretable Wavelet-CNN for Accurate Serum Raman Lung Cancer Diagnosis under Leakage-Safe, Patient-Level Splits." Analytical Chemistry 98.17 (2026): 12292-12304.
  • Xie, Manman, et al. "Renal clearable exceedingly small amorphous iron oxide nanoclusters for high-resolution T1 magnetic resonance." Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces (2026): 115718.
  • Han, Dong, et al. "Machine-Learning-Enabled Raman Spectroscopy Refines Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Boundaries for Precise Glioblastoma Margin Delineation." Research 9 (2026): 1216.
  • Cheng, Xiao, et al. "Ultrasound Activated Hybrid-Biomimetic Nanocarriers That Combine Tumor-Confined CRISPR/Cas9 Metabolic Reprogramming and Cuproptosis With Anticancer Macrophage Polarization." Small 22.10 (2026): e10436.



2025

  • Wang, Ziyang, et al. "Dual-tracer fluorescence imaging and surgical resection of metastatic lymph nodes in breast cancer: sensitivity, specificity, and first-in-human results." Med-X 3.1 (2025): 24.
  • Li, Wanlu, et al. "Rapid, in vivo detection and identification of pathogens in soybean plants using portable surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy." Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (2025): 127386.
  • Fang, Tianliang, et al. "Strategic Timing of Gene Silencing: Cellular Kinetics-Based Administration of siRNA for Optimized Photothermal Cancer Treatment." Advanced Science (2025): e10802.
  • Zhou, Pinwen, et al. "Dual-Targeting Mn@CeO2 Nanozyme-Modified Probiotic Hydrogel Microspheres Reshape Gut Homeostasis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease." ACS Nano 19.35 (2025): 31619-31642.
  • Yuan, Shengnan, et al. "Recent advances of engineering cell membranes for nanomedicine delivery across the blood–brain barrier." Journal of Nanobiotechnology 23.1 (2025): 493.
  • Wang, Ziyang, et al. "Signal-to-noise ratio imaging and real-time sharpening of tumor boundaries for image-guided cancer surgery." Analytical Chemistry 97.15 (2025): 8516-8527.
  • Li, Yunlong, et al. "Fluorescence discrimination of cancer from inflammation by selective targeting folate receptor α." Chemical & Biomedical Imaging (2025).
  • Fang, Tianliang, et al. "Therapeutic Adoptive Cell Transfer (ACT) Vaccine Patch: Bioengineered Tumor Cells Prime Macrophage Immunoregulation to Prevent Postsurgical Tumor Recurrence and Metastasis." Advanced Functional Materials (2025): e10281.


2024

  • Sanden, Sebastian A., et al. "Rapid hydrolysis rates of thio- and phosphate esters constrain the origin of metabolism to cool, acidic to neutral environments." iScience 27.11 (2024).
  • Miao, Yufei, et al. "Unraveling Cordia myxa's anti-malarial potential: integrative insights from network pharmacology, molecular modeling, and machine learning." BMC Infectious Diseases 24.1 (2024): 1180.
  • Zhang, Yirong, et al. "Rapid Prediction of Energy Level Alignment and Conductance of Single-Molecule Junctions Through Intramolecular Dipole Moment." Advanced Functional Materials 34.40 (2024): 2403836.
  • Li, Li, et al. "Network pharmacology, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulation analysis reveal insights into the molecular mechanism of Cordia myxa in the treatment of liver cancer." Biology 13.5 (2024): 315.
  • Dai, Bo, et al. "Accurate categorization and rapid pathological diagnosis correction with Micro-Raman technique in human lung adenocarcinoma infiltration level." Translational Lung Cancer Research 13.4 (2024): 885-900.
  • Liu, Kai, et al. "Purine-Doped g-C3N4-Modified Fabrics for Personal Protective Masks with Rapid and Sustained Antibacterial Activity." ACS Applied Bio Materials 7.5 (2024): 2911-2923.
  • Li, Li, et al. "Butterfly oscillation of an ICG dimer enables ultra-high photothermal conversion efficiency." Cell Reports Physical Science 5.1 (2024).


2023

  • Dentmon, Zackery W., et al. "Synthesis and Antiviral Evaluation of 2′,3′-β-C-Disubstituted Nucleoside Analogue ProTides to Test a Conformational Model of Potency Against Hepatitis C." Synlett 34.13 (2023): 1607-1615.
  • Ren, Ji-Chang, et al. "Predicting single-phase solid solutions in as-sputtered high entropy alloys: High-throughput screening with machine-learning model." Journal of Materials Science & Technology 138 (2023): 70-79.
  • Xiong, Youjin, et al. "Improving drug discovery with a hybrid deep generative model using reinforcement learning trained on a bayesian docking approximation." Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design 37.11 (2023): 507-517.
  • Xie, Diya, et al. "A novel near-infrared EGFR targeting probe for metastatic lymph node imaging in preclinical mouse models." Journal of Nanobiotechnology 21.1 (2023): 342.
  • Peng, Yusong, et al. "Coating influence on inner shell water exchange: An underinvestigated major contributor to SPIONs relaxation properties." Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine 54 (2023): 102713.


2022

  • Li, Yunlong, et al. "A study on setting standards for near-infrared fluorescence-image guided surgery (NIRFGS) time lapse monitoring based on preoperative liver function assessment." Annals of Translational Medicine 10.2 (2022): 96.
  • Li, Jingtai, et al. "Effect of Single-Atom Defects on Metal Surfaces on Porphycene Tautomerization." The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 126.10 (2022): 4871-4878.
  • Naman, Ziad Tareq, et al. "Computational Investigations of traditional Chinese medicinal compounds against the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 to rescue the host immune system." Pharmaceuticals 15.6 (2022): 741.
  • Wang, Yisheng, et al. "Drug chemical space as a guide for new herbicide development: a cheminformatic analysis." Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 70.31 (2022): 9625-9636.


Earlier

  • Butch, Christopher J., et al. "Open questions in understanding life's origins." Communications Chemistry 4.1 (2021): 11.
  • Cao, Ying, et al. "A pilot study of near-infrared fluorescence guided surgery for primary tumor localization and lymph node mapping in colorectal cancer." Annals of Translational Medicine 9.16 (2021): 1342.
  • Liu, Jia, et al. "Asymmetric Schottky contacts in van der Waals metal-semiconductor-metal structures based on two-dimensional Janus materials." Research (2020).
  • Yang, Sha, et al. "Surface strain-induced collective switching of ensembles of molecules on metal surfaces." The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 11.6 (2020): 2277-2283.
  • Liu, Yufeng, et al. "Integrated cascade nanozyme catalyzes in vivo ROS scavenging for anti-inflammatory therapy." Science Advances 6.29 (2020): eabb2695.
  • Brovarone, Alberto Vitale, et al. "Let there be water: How hydration/dehydration reactions accompany key Earth and life processes." American Mineralogist 105.8 (2020): 1152-1160.
  • Zhao, Sheng, et al. "An orally administered CeO2@montmorillonite nanozyme targets inflammation for inflammatory bowel disease therapy." Advanced Functional Materials 30.45 (2020): 2004692.
  • Yang, Sha, et al. "Reversible control of spintronic properties of ferromagnetic metal/organic interfaces through selective molecular switching." Chemistry of Materials 32.22 (2020): 9609-9615.
  • Xie, Manman, et al. "Ultracompact iron oxide nanoparticles with a monolayer coating of succinylated heparin: a new class of renal-clearable and nontoxic T1 agents for high-field MRI." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12.48 (2020): 53994-54004.
  • Su, Guirong, et al. "Switchable Schottky contacts: simultaneously enhanced output current and reduced leakage current." Journal of the American Chemical Society 141.4 (2019): 1628-1635.
  • Xie, Manman, et al. "Succinylated heparin monolayer coating vastly increases superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle T2 proton relaxivity." Nanoscale 11.27 (2019): 12905-12914.
  • Dai, Bo, et al. "Encapsulating maytansinoid in pH-sensitive nanocarriers: The importance of using extremely potent cytotoxic agents and fast release for nanomedicine to achieve tumor elimination." Nano Research 12.8 (2019): 1959-1966.
  • Ilardo, Melissa, et al. "Adaptive properties of the genetically encoded amino acid alphabet are inherited from its subsets." Scientific Reports 9.1 (2019): 12468.
  • Cleaves, Henderson James, et al. "One among millions: The chemical space of nucleic acid-like molecules." Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 59.10 (2019): 4266-4277.
  • He, Xingchen, et al. "One-pot exfoliation of graphitic C3N4 quantum dots for blue QLEDs by methylamine intercalation." Small 15.44 (2019): 1902735.
  • Li, Jingtai, et al. "Deep molecular orbital driven high-temperature hydrogen tautomerization switching." The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 10.21 (2019): 6755-6761.
  • Chandru, Kuhan, et al. "Simple prebiotic synthesis of high diversity dynamic combinatorial polyester libraries." Communications Chemistry 1.1 (2018): 30.
  • Kaiser, Thomas M., et al. "A machine learning approach for predicting HIV reverse transcriptase mutation susceptibility of biologically active compounds." Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 58.8 (2018): 1544-1552.
  • Gibb, Alasdair J., et al. "A structurally derived model of subunit-dependent NMDA receptor function." The Journal of Physiology 596.17 (2018): 4057-4089.
  • Nguyen, Huy H., et al. "Design, synthesis, and pharmacological evaluation of second-generation tetrahydroisoquinoline-based CXCR4 antagonists with favorable ADME properties." Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 61.16 (2018): 7168-7188.
  • Mohammed, Fiaz S., et al. "A plausible prebiotic origin of glyoxylate: nonenzymatic transamination reactions of glycine with formaldehyde." Synlett 28.01 (2017): 93-97.
  • Strong, Katie L., et al. "The structure–activity relationship of a tetrahydroisoquinoline class of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor modulators that potentiates GluN2B-containing N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors." Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 60.13 (2017): 5556-5585.
  • Guttenberg, Nicholas, et al. "Selection first path to the origin of life." arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.05831 (2017).
  • Butch, Christopher J., et al. "pH-controlled reaction divergence of decarboxylation versus fragmentation in reactions of dihydroxyfumarate with glyoxylate and formaldehyde: parallels to biological pathways." Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry 29.7 (2016): 352-360.
  • Chandru, Kuhan, et al. "The abiotic chemistry of thiolated acetate derivatives and the origin of life." Scientific Reports 6.1 (2016): 29883.
  • Scharf, Caleb, et al. "A strategy for origins of life research." Astrobiology (2015).
  • Butch, Christopher, et al. "Production of tartrates by cyanide-mediated dimerization of glyoxylate: A potential abiotic pathway to the citric acid cycle." Journal of the American Chemical Society 135.36 (2013): 13440-13445.