Research Interests: Biophysics and biospectroscopy, Radiation biophyiscal chemistry, Ion-Beam and Plasma Biotechnology, Nano-bio-spectroscopy

Selected publications:
1. J Zhang, Q Huang, G Yao, Z Ke, H Zhang, Y Lu. SERS study of transformation of phenylalanine to tyrosine under particle irradiation. J. Mol. Struct. 2014,1072:195–202
2. Y Lu, Q Huang, G Meng, L Wu, J Zhang. Label-free selective SERS detection of PCB-77 based on DNA aptamer modified SiO2@ Au core/shell nanoparticles Analyst. 2014 139:3083-3087.
3. Q Huang, X Su, G Yao, Y Lu, Z Ke, J Liu, Y Wu, Z Yu. Quantitative assessment of the ion-beam irradiation induced direct damage of nucleic acid bases through FTIR spectroscopy Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 2014, 330:47–54.
4. M Li, G Meng, Q Huang, S Zhang. Improved sensitivity of polychlorinated-biphenyl- orientated porous-ZnO surface photovoltage sensors from chemisorption-formed ZnO-CuPc composites. Sci Rep. 2014,4:4284.
5. C Hou, G Meng, Q Huang, C Zhu, Z Huang, B Chen and K Sun Ag-nanoparticle-decorated Au-fractal patterns on bowl-like-dimple arrays on Al foil as an effective SERS substrate for the rapid detection of PCBs. Chem Commun. 2014,50:569-571
6. H Zhang, L ang, Z Yu, Q Huang. Inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa by DC glow discharge plasma:Impacts on cell integrity, pigment contents and microcystins degradation. J Hazard Mater. 2014,268:33-42
8. Q Huang, Z Huang, G Meng, Y Fu and J Lakowicz. Plasmonic nanorod arrays for enhancement of single-molecule detection. Chem. Commun., 2013, 49:11743-11745
9. X Wei, X Wang, Y Fang, Q Huang. Comparison of hair from rectum cancer patients and from healthy persons by Raman microspectroscopy and imaging. J. Mol. Struct. 2013, 1048: 83-87.
10. Z Ke, Q Huang, Inactivation and Heme Degradation of Horseradish Peroxidase Induced by Discharge Plasma. Plasma Processes & Polymers, 2013,10: 731-739
11. X Zhao,G Meng, F Han, X Li, B Chen, Q Xu,,X Zhu, Z Chu, ,M Kong, Q Huang, Nanocontainers made of Various Materials with Tunable Shape and Size, Sci Rep. 2013,3:2238-2243
12. X Hu, G Meng, Q Huang, W Xu, F Han, K Sun, Q Xu and Z Wang. Large-scale homogeneously distributed Ag-NPs with sub-10 nm gaps assembled on a two-layered honeycomb-like TiO2 film as sensitive and reproducible SERS substrates. Nanotechnology 23 (2012) 385705 (6pp)
13. Z Ke, Z Yu, Q Huang. Assessment of oxidative damage of glutathione by glow discharge plasma at the gas-solution interface through Raman spectroscopy. Plasma Processes & Polymers 2013, 10, 181–188
14. H Zhang, Q Huang, Z Ke, L Yang, X Wang, Z Yu, Degradation of Microcystin-LR in water by Glow Discharge Plasma oxidation at the Gas-Solution Interface and its Safety Evaluation. Water Research 2012, 46:6554-6562
15. J Liu, Z Qi, Q Huang, X Wei, Z Ke, Y Fang,Y Tian, Z Yu. Study of energetic-particle-irradiation induced biological effect on Rhizopus oryzae through Synchrotron-FTIR micro-spectroscopy. J. Mol. Struct. 2013, 1031:1-8
16. Zhulin Huang, Guowen Meng, Qing Huang, Bin Chen, Chuhong Zhu and Zhuo Zhang. Large Area Ag Nanorod Array Substrates for SERS: AAO Template-assisted Fabrication, Functionalization, and Application in Detection PCBs. J. Raman Spectrosc., 44, 240-246, 2013
17. M Wang, G. Meng, Q. Huang,Y. Qian. Electrospun 1,4-DHAQ-doped Cellulose Nanofiber Films for Reusable Fluorescence Detection of Trace Cu2+ and Further for Cr3+, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2012, 46, 367？373
18. H. Tang, G. Meng, Q. Huang, Z. Zhang, Z. Huang, C. Zhu,Arrays of Cone-shaped ZnO-NRs Decorated with Ag-NPs as 3D SERS Substrates for Rapid Detection of Trace PCB-77. 2011, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2012, 22, 218–224
19. Chaolong Tang, Guowen Meng, Qing Huang, Zhulin Huang, Xinrui Zhang, Meiling Wang. A silica xerogel thin film based fluorescent sensor for pentachlorophenol rapid trace detection. Sensors and Actuators B 171-172, 332-337, 2012
20. Chuhong Zhu, Guowen Meng, Qing Huang, Zhulin Huang, Vertically aligned Ag nanoplate-assembled film as a sensitive and reproducible SERS substrate for the detection of PCB-77. J. Hazard. Mater. 211-212,389-395, 2012
21. Chuhong Zhu, Guowen Meng, Qing Huang, Zhongbo Li, Zhulin Huang, Meiling Wang and Jingpeng Yuan. Large-scale well-separated Ag nanosheet-assembled micro-hemispheres modified with HS-b-CD as effective SERS substrates for trace detection of PCBs. J. Mater. Chem., 22, 2271-2278, 2012
22. X. Su, Q. Huang, B. Dang, X. Wang, Z. Yu, Spectroscopic assessment of argon gas discharge induced radiolysis of aqueous adenine and thymine, Radiat Phys. Chem. 2011, 80:1343-1351
23. Z. Ke, Q. Huang, H. Zhang, Z. Yu, Reduction and Removal of Aqueous Cr(VI) by Glow Discharge Plasma at the Gas-Solution Interface,2011, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45, 7841–7847
24. H. Zhang, Y. Tang, X. Liu, Z. Ke, X. Su, D. Cai, X. Wang, Y. Liu, Q. Huang, Z. Yu. Improved adsorptive capacity of pine wood decayed by fungi Poria cocos for removal of malachite green from aqueous solutions. Desalination 2011, 274, 97–104
25. Xinrui Zhang, Guowen Meng, Qing Huang, Junfeng Wang, Meiling Wang, Mingtao Li and Chaolong Tang. A potential fluorescence detection approach to trace hexachlorobenzene via disaggregating with ethanol. Analyst, 136, 4912-4915, 2011
26. C. Zhu, G. Meng, Q. Huang, Z. Zhang, Q. Xu, G.. Liu, Z. Huang and Z. Chu. Ag nanosheet-assembled micro-hemispheres as effective SERS substrates. Chem. Commun., 47, 2709-2711, 2011
27. M. Li, G. Meng, Q. Huang, Z. Yin, M. Wu, Z. Zhang, M. Kong. Prototype of a Porous ZnO SPV-Based Sensor for PCB Detection at Room Temperature under Visible Light Illumination. Langmuir, 26(16), 13703-13706, 2010
28. X. Zhao, G. Meng, Q. Xu, F. Han and Q. Huang. Color fine-tuning of CNTs@AAO composite thin films via isotropically etching porous AAO before CNTs growth and color modification by water infusion. Adv. Mater., 22, 2637-2641, 2010
29. J. Li, J. Hu, G. Sheng, G. Zhao, Q. Huang. Effect of pH, ionic strength, foreign ions and temperature on the adsorption of Cu(II) from aqueous solution to GMZ bentonite. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 3(49), 195–201, 2009
30. H. Zhang, Y. Tang, D. Cai, X. Liu, X. Wang, Q. Huang, Z. Yu. Hexavalent chromium removal from aqueous solution by algal bloom residue derived activated carbon: Equilibrium and kinetic studies. J. Hazard. Mater. 2010, 181: 801-808
31. Z. Huang, G. Meng, Q. Huang, Y. Yang, C. Zhu and C. Tang. Improved SERS Performance from Au Nanopillar Arrays by Abridging the Pillar Tip Spacing by Ag Sputtering, Adv. Mater. 2010, 22, 4136–4139.
32. Z. Ke, Q. Huang, B. Dang, Y. Lu, H. Yuan, S. Zhang, Z. Yu. A study of low-energy ion induced radiolysis of thiol-containing amino acid cysteine in the solid and aqueous solution states, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B (2010), 268: 2729–2734
33. Z. Ke, Q. Huang, X. Su, J. Jiang, X. Wang, Z. Yu. A paradigm study for assessment of phenylalanine’s damage under arc-discharge irradiation, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 2010, 268: 1618–1625
34. Q. Huang, Q.G. Huang, R. Pinto, K. Griebenow, R. Schweitzer-Stenner and W.J. Weber.Jr. Inactivation of Horseradish Peroxidase by Phenoxyl Radical Attack. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127:1431-1437.