1. Electrochemical (bio)sensors and rapid detection methods

Exploitating new nanosensing materials, developing miniaturized portable electrochemical sensors and biosensors (enzyme sensors, aptasensors, nuclear receptor sensors, immunosensors, etc.), wearable devices, microfluidic chip electrodes and screening printable electrodes, flexible devices and supporting methods for the rapid detection and toxic effect evaluation of important targets in environmental protection, food safety, and Life and health fields. 

2. Chromatography-mass spectrometry & Trace analysis   

For the detection and identification of trace substances in complex samples, developing highly sensitive targeted analysis methods based on modern chromatography-mass spectrometry and high-resolution non-targeted precision screening methods, as well as effect-directed analysis methods, analytical and separation materials and methods. Study the migration, transformation, bioaccumulation, toxic effects and health risks of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and emerging contaminants.

Prof. Dr. Xianbo Lu’s current research interests focus on rapid detection technology such as sensors, biosensors and analytical nanomaterials for rapid screening and detection of important targets, environmental mass spectrometry for trace analysis, etc. Prof. Lu has published more than 80 peer-reviewed papers and holds 20 invention patents. He also participated in the fabrication of many kinds of monitoring equipment. Prof. Lu has received several awards, including First Prize of the China Analytical and Testing Association Science and Technology Awardin 2022, Science and Technology Progress Award from the Government of Liaoning province in 2016, the First prize of Natural Science from the Ministry of Education in 2013, Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award from the National Environmental Protection Administration in 2014, Lu Jiaxi Young Talent Award from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) in 2013, etc. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xb_Lu/publications

Welcome excellent students to study for PhD degree and excellent postdoctors to carry out collaborative research.

2014/7-present: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Professor

2013/2-2014/2: University of California, Los Angeles, Visiting scholar

2007/6-2014/7: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Associate Professor

2005.2-2007.6: Tsinghua University, Ph.D candidate, Analytical Chemistry

2002/9-2007/6: University of Science & Technology of China, Ph.D, Analytical Chemistry

[1] Kornautchaya Veenuttranon, Xianbo Lu*, Ningbo Geng, Jiping Chen. Recent trends in the multi-target electrochemical rapid detection of co-contaminated mycotoxins in foodstuffs. Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2025, 183, 118108.

[2] Kornautchaya Veenuttranon, Xianbo Lu*, Jiping Chen. Ultrasensitive electrochemical sensing for simultaneous rapid detection of Zearalenone and Ochratoxin A in feedstuffs and foodstuffs. Chemical Engineering Journal 2024, 497,154807.

[3] Kai Niu, Jiping Chen, Xianbo Lu*, Versatile biomimetic catalyst functionalized nanosheets for electrochemical sensing. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 475, 146491.

[4] Pengcheng Sun, Kai Niu, Haiying Du*, Ruixin Li, Jiping Chen, Xianbo Lu*，Ultrasensitive Rapid Detection of Antibiotic Resistance Genes by Electrochemical Ratiometric Genosensor Based on 2D Monolayer Ti₃C₂@AuNPs，Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2023, 240, 115643.

[5] Kai Niu, Pengcheng Sun, Jiping Chen, Xianbo Lu*, Dense Conductive Metal-Organic Frameworks as Robust Electrocatalyst for Biosensing. Analytical Chemistry, 2022, 94, 17177–17185.

[6] Kai Niu, Zicheng Zuo, Xianbo Lu*, Lili Zou, Jiping Chen，Ultrathin graphdiyne nanosheets confining Cu quantum dots as robust electrocatalyst for biosensing featuring remarkably enhanced activity and stability. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2022, 205,114111.

[7] Kai Niu, Yuying Zhang, Jiping Chen，Xianbo Lu*, 2D Conductive Covalent Organic Frameworks with Abundant Carbonyl Groups for Electrochemical Sensing, ACS Sensors, 2022, 7, 3551-3559.

[8] Kai Niu, Juan Gao, Lingxia Wu, Xianbo Lu,* Jiping Chen, Nitrogen-doped Graphdiyne as a Robust Electrochemical Biosensing Platform for Ultrasensitive Detection of Environmental Pollutants. Analytical Chemistry, 2021, 93, 8656-8662.

[9] Dhanjai, Xianbo Lu*, Lingxia Wu, Jiping Chen, Yunfeng Lu，Robust Single Molecule Enzyme Nanocapsules for Electrochemical Biosensing with Significantly Improved Biosensor Stability, Analytical Chemistry, 2020, 92, 5830−5837.

[10] Lingxia Wu, Xianbo Lu,* Kai Niu, Dhanjai, Jiping Chen. Tyrosinase nanocapsule based nano-biosensor for ultrasensitivity and rapid detection of bisphenol A with excellent stability in different application scenarios. Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 2020, 165, 112407.