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
Book Chapters
- 陳鍵林, 香港志: 第五冊, 自然·環境保護與生態保育, 第六章 生態事件與環保運動. 香港: 中華書局 (2024)
Journal Articles
- Jia Lin Xu, Wanqing Dai, Sidney Man Ngai Chan, Keng Po Lai, Jian Lin Chen*. Morphology-dictated H₂O₂ activation thresholds in cerium oxide nanozymes: Implications for antibacterial kinetics. Materials Letters. 404:139658 (2025)
- Liu Yang, Shumei Huang, Jian Lin Chen, Peng Xiao, Jinpeng Sun, Yin Jiang, Hongyan Sun. Engineering a Universal Scaffold for Activatable Near-Infrared Photosensitizers. Chemical & Biomedical Imaging. 26 November (2025)
- Wenyu Wei, Shanshan Liu, Pingzhou Wu, Dongqing Wang, Qiang Guo, Zhuang Xiong, Jian Lin Chen, Jin-Peng Sun, Jie Zhang, Hongyan Sun. A Water-Soluble Near-Infrared Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for Selective Detection of Monoamine Oxidase A Activity. ChemBioChem. e202500462 (2025)
- Yicheng Yang, Zefeng Qi, Hongxuan Fu, Shuan Peng, Nihed Benani, Xi Cheng, Jian Lin Chen, Pingjian Yang, Guozhu Mao. How the carbon neutrality process moves forward: a global-scale evaluation from past to future. International Journal of Environmental Research 19 (247) (2025)
- Yuzhen Cai, Zhanping Xiao, Tianqi Cheng, Bo Yuan, Yifan Cui, Jian Lin Chen, Yufei Zhao, Pi-Tai Chou, Yung-Kang Peng. Facile Gram-Scale Production of Cu/Cu2O Core/Shell Nanoparticles Densely Embedded in a Porous Carbon Framework for Cost-Effective Peroxidase Mimicking. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.17(26): 37577–37585 (2025)
- Nihed Benani, Pingjian Yang, Nicholas Miwornunyuie, Tao Wang, Dan Wu, Faming Wang, Jian lin Chen, Shuguo Lv, Guozhu Mao. Bridging blue carbon and carbon markets: An interdisciplinary analysis of research and technology for climate mitigation. Ocean & Coastal Management. 269: 107808 (2025)
- Wanqing Dai, Jing Sun, Yaru Gao, Xinyu Wu, Wang-Fat Fred Lee, Fung-Yee Nora Tam, Guozhu Mao, Yung-Kang Peng, Jian Lin Chen*. Substrate selection in antifouling and antimicrobial performances of nanomaterial coatings: A comparison of PDMS, PMMA, and Glass. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 8(19): 9781–9791 (2025)
- Demian I Njoku, Wanqing Dai, Jiayu Chen, Yaru Gao, Hongyan Sun, Guozhu Mao, Yung-Kang Peng, Jian Lin Chen*. Fluorescence-enabled portable droplet microfluidic paper-based analytical device for rapid and sensitive biotoxicity assay. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 13(3): 116784 (2025)
- Sandylove Afrane, Jeffrey Dankwa Ampah, Humphrey Adun, Jian Lin Chen, Hongyang Zou, Guozhu Mao, Pingjian Yang. Targeted carbon dioxide removal measures are essential for the cost and energy transformation of the electricity sector by 2050. Communications Earth & Environment. 6: 227 (2025)
- Yanqi Gong, Chunyi Wang, Hongxuan Fu, Sandylove Afrane, Pingjian Yang, Jian Lin Chen, Guozhu Mao. Spatiotemporal Analysis and Prediction of Avian Migration Under Climate Change. Sustainability. 17(7): 2793 (2025)
- Jing Sun, Wanqing Dai, Qiang Guo, Yaru Gao, Jiayu Chen, Jian Lin Chen*, Guozhu Mao, Hongyan Sun, Yung-Kang Peng. Self-powered wearable electrochemical sensor based on composite conductive hydrogel medium for detection of lactate in human sweat. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 277: 117303 (2025)
- Chao Zhao, Xinyu Wu, Tianqi Cheng, Tsz Yeung Yip, Bo Yuan*, Wanqing Dai, Shengpei Zhang, Yuwei Qiu, Jian Lin Chen*, Shang-Wei Chou, Yung-Kang Peng*. One-step mass-production of CeO2 nanoparticles embedded in free-standing porous carbon as haloperoxidase mimetic coating to combat biofouling on steel surface. Applied Surface Science Advances. 25: 100670 (2025)
- Yuwei Qiu, Tianqi Cheng, Bo Yuan, Tsz Yeung Yip, Chao Zhao, Jung-Hoon Lee, Shang-Wei Chou, Jian Lin Chen, Yufei Zhao, Yung-Kang Peng. One-Pot and Gram-Scale Synthesis of Fe-Based Nanozymes with Tunable O2 Activation Pathway and Specificity Between Associated Enzymatic Reactions. Small. 21(5): 2408609 (2025)
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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