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2. Q. Wang, W. Hu, Q. Feng, X.i Cao, W. Chai, C. Yi, M.-J. Li*. Coumarin-modified gold nanoprobes for the sensitive detection of caspase-3 , RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 43824-43830.
3. M.-J. Li*, Z. Lin, X. Chen and G. Chen. Colorimetric and luminescent bifunctional Ru(II) complexes for rapid and highly sensitive recognition of cyanide, Dalton Trans., 2014,43, 11745-11751.
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5. M.-J. Li*, T. Lan, Z. Lin, C. Yi, G. Chen. Synthesis, characterization, and DNA binding of a novel ligand and its Cu(II) complex, J Biol Inorg Chem, 2013,18,993–1003.
6. G. Jin, L. Lu, X.o Gao, M.-J. Li*, B. Qiu, Z. Lin*, H. Yang, G. Chen. Magnetic graphene oxide-based electrochemiluminescent aptasensor for thrombin, Electrochimica Acta 89, 2013,13–17.
7. M.-J. Li*, X. Liu, Y. Shi, R. Xie, Q. Wei, and G. Chen. Synthesis, structure, photophysics and electrochemiluminescence of Re(I) tricarbonyl complexes with cationic 2,2-bipyridyl ligands,Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 10612–10618.
8. M.-J. Li, K. M.-C. Wong, C. Yi, and V. W.-W. Yam*. New Ruthenium(II) Complexes Functionalized with Coumarin Derivatives:Synthesis, Energy-Transfer-Based Sensing of Esterase, Cytotoxicity, and Imaging Studies, Chem. Eur. J., 2012, 18, 8724 – 8730.
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11. M.-J. Li*, M. Lin, R. Xie, X. Liu, Q.-H. Wei, G.. Chen. Synthesis and electrochemiluminescence studies of tricarbonyl rhenium(I)complexes with a cationic 2,2-bipyridyl ligand, Electrochimica Acta, 2011, 56, 9344–9349.
12. M.-J. Li*, C. Zhan, M. Nie, G.n Chen, X. Chen*. Selective recognition of homocysteine and cysteine based on new ruthenium(II) complexes. J. Inorg. Biochem. 2011, 105, 420-425.
13. M.-J. Li*, P. Jiao, M. Lin, W. He, G. Chen and X. Chen*. High electrochemiluminescence of a new water-soluble iridium(III) complex for determination of antibiotics, Analyst, 2011, 136, 205–210.
14. M.-J. Li, W.-M. Kwok, V. W.-W. Yam and D. L. Phillips. Synthesis of Coumarin-Appended Pyridyl Tricarbonylrhenium(I) 2,2’-Bipyridyl Complexes with Oligoether Spacer and Their Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) Studies. Organometallics, 2009, 28, 1620–1630.
15. M.-J. Li, Z. Chen, V. W.-W. Yam and Y. Zu. Multifunctional Ruthenium (II) Polypyridine Complex-Based Core-Shell Magnetic Silica Nanocomposites: Magnetism, Luminescence and Electrochemiluminescence. ACS Nano, 2008, 2, 905-912.
16. M.-J. Li, Z. Chen, N. Zhu, V. W.-W. Yam and Y. Zu. Electrochemiluminescence of Ruthenium(II) Complexes Functionalized with Crown Ether Pendants and Effects of Cation-Binding. Inorganic Chemistry, 2008, 47, 1218-1223.