A new Co^II-based metal-organic framework has been prepared, which could be applied as a catalyst for CO₂ fixation under mild conditions and shows protective effect against systemic Staphylococcus aureus infection in the Department of Ultrasound.

Six structurally diverse sulphonamide-based ligands and monodentate N-donor co-ligands were used to obtain new palladium(II) complexes, which have been used to study C–C coupling catalysis. It was concluded that coordinative saturation is undesirable and that steric repulsion between the synthesised ligands and the bulkier co-ligands aided the generation of vacant coordination sites for the more active complexes.

A new temozolomide (TMZ) formulation for local chemotherapy of glioblastoma was prepared by incorporating TMZ-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles into MRI-visible injectable hydrogel of hydroxypropyl chitosan/diaryaldehyde PEG. The good drug-loading capacity, retarded release and in situ gelation of the hydrogel facilitate the compact filling of the operation cavity and sustained release of TMZ.

Multi-responsive spherical polyelectrolyte brushes were adopted as a good absorbent for protein due to the Donna effect and electrostatic interactions. The adsorption and release process could be triggered by pH, ionic strength, temperature, or CO₂/N₂. For a gas trigger, salt accumulation was avoided even after many cycles.

Chiral R/S-BINAPO induces an achiral bis-β-diketone ligand to assemble with Eu³⁺ to form a pair of enantiomeric helicates with excellent circularly polarized luminescence properties.

A novel compound has been synthesised and characterised, which exhibits distinct aggregation-induced emission activity in EtOH/H₂O and can be used as a fluorescent labelling dye in the near-infrared region to track mitochondria in living cells.