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Biography

Dr. Chen earned his B.Sc. from Tianjin University and his Ph.D. from City University of Hong Kong. He completed postdoctoral research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Israel) and the University of Auckland (New Zealand). Following a position as a Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, he served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at City University of Hong Kong. In September 2020, he joined Hong Kong Metropolitan University.

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

• Environmental (Bio)Chemistry
• Biosensor
• Green Chemistry

Academic & Professional Experience

Patents:

CHEN, Jianlin (Inventor), SUN, Jing (Inventor), GUO, Qiang (Inventor), CHEN, Jiayu (Inventor), DAI, Wanqing (Inventor) & GAO, Yaru (Inventor). 用于检测人体汗液中乳酸浓度的传感器. IPC No. 202510604231.1, Patent No. N/A, 12 May 2025, Priority date 11 Mar 2025, Priority No. 32025104587.0

CHEN, Jianlin (Inventor), SUN, Jing (Inventor), GUO, Qiang (Inventor), CHEN, Jiayu (Inventor), DAI, Wanqing (Inventor) & GAO, Yaru (Inventor). A self-powered wearable flexible sensor based on the conductive polymer PEDOT:PSS hydrogel that can monitor lactate concentration in human sweat. IPC No. 32025104587.0, Patent No. HK 30118359, Mar 11, 2025.

CHEN, Jianlin (Inventor), PENG, Yung-kang (Inventor). Preparation of an electrochemical fluorescence probe through covalently modified resorufin on mesoporous silica for electro-fluorescence signal conversion. Jun 21, 2024.

CHEN, Jianlin (Inventor), CHEN, Jiayu (Inventor), GUO, Qiang (Inventor), DAI, Wanqing (Inventor). An Apparatus for Observing a Target Sample in a Fluid, a Method for Generating Droplets of a Target Sample in a Fluid and a Method of Determining Anaerobic Sludge Activity. IPC No. 32024092707.1, Patent No. HK30113210, Jun 13, 2024.

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

• Tianqi Cheng, Bo Yuan, Chao Zhao, Zicong Tan, Xinyu Wu, Jian Lin Chen, Juan Liu, Yufei Zhao, Hui Wei, Yung-Kang Peng. Fine-tuned Ce electron density directs H2O2 activation pathway in industrially employable CeO2 nanozymes for ∼100% specificity and boosted activity in (Bromo)peroxidase mimicking. Chemical Engineering Journal. 529:172970 (2026)

Selected Professional & Community Services

• Editor: Environmental Geochemistry and Health
• Membership: Environmental Sustainability Science Committee of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences; State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Health (SKLMEH); Chinese Environmental Scholars and Professionals Network; International Water Association; American Chemical Society.
• Engineer of Chemical Engineering, the Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China.

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Modified Date: 20 Jan, 2026
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