1. 荧光探针设计、合成及其应用;2. 功能配合物的设计、组装。在国内外学术期刊发表论文10余篇,近年来发表主要论文情况如下:1. Hongmei Wu, Peng Zhou, Jian Wang, Liang Zhao and Chunying Duan, Dansyl-based fluorescent chemosensors for selective responses of Cr(III). New Journal of Chemistry. 2009, 33:653-658.(SCI,影响因子,被邀请做杂志封面)2. Hongmei Wu, Cheng He, Zhihua Lin, Yang Liu and Chunying Duan, Metallohelical Triangles for Selective Detection of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) in Aqueous Media. Inorganic Chemistry. 2009, 48 (2):408-410. (SCI,影响因子)3. Hongmei Wu, Guangjie He, Cheng He, Yang Liu and Chunying Duan. Hydrolysis-Activated Fluorophore System as a Molecular Sensor for Selective Detection of Zn2+, Chinese Journal of luminescence, 2009,30(3):275-284. (英文核心)4. 吴红梅, 周硼, 赵亮, 何成, 基于喹啉功能团的Zn荧光探针. 发光学报,2008, 29(6):1091-1095. (中文核心)5. Yonggang Zhao, Zhihua Lin, Cheng He, Hongmei Wu, Chunying Duan. A turn-on fluorescent sensor for selective Hg(II) detection in aqueous media based on metal-induced dye formation. Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45(25): 10013-10015. (SCI,影响因子)6. Peng Zhou, Qingtao Meng, Guangjie He,Hongmei Wu, Chunying Duan and Xie Quan. Highly sensitive fluorescence probe based on functional SBA-15 for selective detection of Hg2+ in aqueous media. J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11(3):648-653. (SCI,影响因子)