Xuemei Liang, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
  
 
 
 
Research Description
• Develop long-lasting catheter impregnated with antibiotics
• Design smart drug delivery carriers for hydrocephalus shunt materials
• Tailor drug release rate and investigate drug in vitro release kinetics
• Probe biofilm formation mechanism
  
    Education    
  Ph.D Chemical Enigeering Wayne State University, Detroit, MI   2003  
  M.S Chemical Engineering Wayne State University, Detroit, MI   2001  
  M.S Polymer Science and Engineering East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China   1998  
  B.E. Polymer Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China   1995  
         
 
Professional Publications (last Five Years):
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2005   Mao, G., Liang, X. “Resolving the thickness of lipid membranes using AFM” In Force Microscopy in Biology and Medicine, Jena, B. P., Ed.; Wiley Publication 2005    
2004   Park, H., Liang, X., Mohanty, A.K., Misra, M., Drzal, L. T. “Effect of Compatibilizer on Nanostructure of the Biodegradable Cellulose Acetate/Organoclay Nanocomposites” Macromolecules 2004 37(24) 9076-9082    
    Liang, X., Mao, G. Ng, K.Y.S. “Effect of Chain Lengths of PEO-PPO-PEO on Small Unilamellar Vesicles Morphology and Stability: An AFM investigation” published on Web Dec. 23 J. of Colloid and Interface Science 2004    
    Zhou, S., Zuo, S., Grummon, D., Liang, X., Asmussen, J., Hawley, M. C., Zhang, Y. “Synthesis of long and well-aligned carbon nanotubes” International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition (SAMPE 2004) 2004 (49) 1067-1074.    
    Liang, X., Mao, G., Ng, K.Y.S. “Micromechanical Measurement of Cholesterol-Containing Liposomes by Atomic Force Microscopy” J. of Colloid and Interface Science 2004 (278) 53-62.    
    Liang, X., Mao, G., and Ng, K. Y. S. “Probing Small Unilamellar EggPC Vesicles on Mica by Atomic Force Microscopy” Colloids and Surfaces B: 2004 (34) 41-51.    
    Mao, G., Liang, X., and Ng, K. Y. S. “Direct Force Measurement of Liposomes by Atomic Force Microscopy” In Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, James A. Schwarz, Cristian I. Contescu, and Karol Putyera, Ed.; Marcel Dekker, Inc. : New York, 2004; pp 923-932.    
     
 
Contact Information
  
 
.Xuemei Liang
Engineering Building 1124
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
Tel: 313-577-5021
Fax: 313-577-3810
Email: ag8742@wayne.edu
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