• Self-Assembled Nanoparticles
• Neutron, X-ray and Light Scattering
• Biomaterials, Aggregation-Enhanced Emission.

Awards

• NRC – Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences (SIMS) “Significant Partnership” Award, 2008
• Visiting Fellowship, Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada, 2002-2004

Publications

Chung-Hao Liu, Susan Krueger, Mu-Ping Nieh*. “Synthesis of Polymer Nanoweb via a Lipid Template” ACS Macro Letters, in press

Hanyi Duan, Zhenyang Jia, Maham Liaqat, Matthew D Mellor, Haiyan Tan, Mu-Ping Nieh, Yao Lin, Stephan Link, Christy F Landes, Jie He. “Site-Specific Chemistry on Gold Nanorods: Curvature-Guided Surface Dewetting and Supracolloidal Polymerization” ACS Nano, in press

Vishal Kasina, Aniket Wahane, Chung-Hao Liu, Lin Yang, Mu-Ping Nieh, Frank J Slack, Raman Bahal. “Next-generation poly-L-histidine formulations for miRNA mimic delivery” Molecular Therapy-Methods & Clinical Development, 29, 271-283

Ying Liu, Yan Xia, Armin Tahmasbi Rad, Wafa Aresh, Justin M Fang, Mu-Ping Nieh*. “Stable Discoidal Bicelles: Formulation, Characterization, and Functions” Liposomes: Methods and Protocols, 147-157

Justin M Fang, Sayan Basu, Jak Phu, Mu-Ping Nieh*, Joseph J LoTurco. “Cellular Localization, Aggregation, and Cytotoxicity of Bicelle-Quantum Dot Nanocomposites” ACS Applied Bio Materials, 6, 566-577

Weikang Xian, Chung-Hao Liu, Behrad Kangarlou, Shing-Yun Chang, Chao Wu, Yang Cao, Luyi Sun, Anson WK Ma, Mu-Ping Nieh, Amitesh Maiti, Andrew P Saab, Ying Li. “Effect of Diphenyl Content on Viscoelasticity of Poly(dimethyl-co-diphenyl)siloxane Melt and Network” ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 5, 1915-1925

Chung-Hao Liu, Catherine Cheu, John G Barker, Lin Yang, Mu-Ping Nieh*. “Facile polymerization in a bicellar template to produce polymer nano-rings” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 630, 629-637

Zichao Wei, Chung-Hao Liu, Qiang Luo, Srinivas Thanneeru, Alfredo M Angeles-Boza, Mu-Ping Nieh, Jie He. “Hydrophobic pockets built in polymer micelles enhance the reactivity of Cu 2+ ions” Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 7, 2038-2048

Behrad Kangarlou, Donyeil Hoy, Haden L Scott, Sai Venkatesh Pingali, Nora Khalil, Benjamin Chung, John Katsaras, Mu-Ping Nieh*. “Water Content in Nanoparticles Determined by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering and Light Scattering” Langmuir, 39, 227-235

Wenjian Zheng, Chung-Hao Liu, Mu-Ping Nieh, Chris J Cornelius. “Sulfonated Pentablock Copolymer Membrane Morphological Anisotropy and Its Impact on Dimensional Swelling, Proton Conductivity, and the Transport of Protons and Water” Macromolecules, 55, 9269-9281

Zichao Wei, Chung-Hao Liu, Hanyi Duan, Qiang Luo, Margaret Huang, Srinivas Thanneeru, Mu-Ping Nieh, Jie He. “Self-assembly of gold nanoparticles grafted with amphiphilic supramolecular block copolymers” Giant, 10, 10012

Caroline R Garcia, Armin T Rad, Farnoosh Saeedinejad, Arvind Manojkumar, Deepa Roy, Hansapani Rodrigo, Sue Anne Chew, Ziyaur Rahman, Mu-Ping Nieh, Upal Roy. “Effect of drug-to-lipid ratio on nanodisc-based tenofovir drug delivery to the brain for HIV-1 infection” Nanomedicine, 17, 959-978