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Mengxi Zheng

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2014
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyCrystallization and Solubility StudiesRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryBacteriophages and microbial interactions

Publications

45

Citations

689

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

13

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
AI-generated

Mengxi Zheng's research focuses on designing and engineering DNA-based nanostructures for applications such as biosensing, drug delivery, and virus detection. This work involves building precise molecular shapes from DNA strands (a technique called DNA nanotechnology or DNA origami) that can recognize specific biological targets like viruses, cancer cells, or pathogens, and using these structures to detect diseases or deliver therapies. The research bridges chemistry, materials science, and molecular biology to create tools with potential uses in diagnostics and medicine.

DNA nanotechnology and self-assemblyAptamer design for molecular recognitionBiosensing and pathogen detectionDNA-based drug delivery and cancer therapeuticsStructural DNA/RNA nanostructure engineering

Publication output has grown substantially over the last decade, rising from occasional single papers per year before 2020 to a notably higher and more frequent output in 2021-2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.6/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 2 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 3 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 3 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 9 publications926
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Cambridge Structural Database×7
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society×6
  • AIP Publishing×6
  • Advanced Materials×2
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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