Associate professor

ADDRESS：School of Materials & Chemical   Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, No. 166 Kexue Road, Zhengzhou,   450002,China

PHONE：86-0371-86609676

FAX：86-0371-86609676

E-mail：lrx1218@hotmail.com

Research Areas

lFunctional polymer materials.

lResponsive polymer colloids for biomaterial applications.

lDesign and synthesis of composite hydrogels

Professional Career

l2003- teacher, School of Materials   & Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry,   Zhengzhou, China

l2007-2011 Postdoctoral Research Associate，School of Materials, University   of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

l1995-1999 teacher, Middle school of Kaifeng Fertilizer Plant,   Kaifeng, China

Education

lSep.2002-June 2006 Ph.D School   of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical   Engineering

lSep.1999-June 2002 B.S Dept.   of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University

lSep.1991-June 1995 U.C. Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,   Henan University

Teaching

l“Polymer   Chemistry” (UG level, Annually, since 2014).

l“Controlling Polymerization Technique” (UG level, Annually, since 2011).

Publications   

1.Ruixue Liu, Jennifer M. Saunders,   Tony J. Freemont and Brian R. Saunders  , Doubly crosslinked microgel–polyelectrolyte   complexes: three simple methods to tune and improve gel mechanical properties, Soft Matter, 2012,8, 10932-10940.

2.R. Liu, A. H. Milani, T. J. Freemont and B. R.   Saunders. Doubly crosslinked pH-responsive microgels prepared by particle   inter-penetration: swelling and mechanical properties. Soft Matter. 2011; 7(10):4696-4704.

3.R. Liu, A. H. Milani, J. M. Saunders, T. J. Freemont   and B. R. Saunders. Tuning the swelling and mechanical properties of   pH-responsive doubly crosslinked microgels using particle composition. Soft Matter. 2011; 7:9297-9306.

4.R. Liu, N. Tirelli, F. Cellesi and B. R. Saunders.   Colloidal thermoresponsive gel forming hybrids. J. Coll. Intef. Sci. 2010; 349(2):527-536.

5.R. Liu, N. Tirelli, F. Cellesi and B. R. Saunders, Temperature-Triggered   Gelation of Aqueous Laponite Dispersions Containing a Cationic   Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) Graft Copolymer, Langmuir, 2009,25(1),   490–496.

6.R. Liu, F. Cellesi, N. Tirelli and B. R. Saunders. A   study of thermoassociative gelation of aqueous cationic poly(N-isopropyl   acrylamide) graft copolymer solutions. Polymer.   2009; 50(6): 1456-1462.

7.R. Liu, N. Tirelli, F. Cellesi and B. R. Saunders.   Temperature-triggered gelation of aqueous laponite dispersions containing a   cationic poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) graft copolymer. Langmuir. 2009; 25(1): 490-496.

8.R. Liu, P. De Leonardis, N. Tirelli and B. R.   Saunders. Thermally-responsive surfaces comprising grafted poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)   chains: surface characterisation and reversible capture of dispersed polymer   particles. J. Coll. Interf. Sci.   2009; 340(2):166-175.

9.R. Liu and B. R. Saunders. Thermoresponsive surfaces   prepared using adsorption of a cationic graft copolymer: A versatile method   for triggered particle capture. J.   Coll. Interf. Sci. 2009; 338(1):40-47.

10.Ruixue Liu, Michael Fraylich, Brian   R. Saunders, Thermoresponsive copolymers: from fundamental studies to   applications, Colloid. Polym. Sci. 2009, 287: 627–643.

11.Liu R, De Leonardis P, Cellesi F, Tirelli N,   Saunders B. Cationic temperature-responsive poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)   graft copolymers: from triggered association to gelation. Langmuir. 2008, 24(14): 7099-7106.

lChapter：S. Lally, R.   Liu, A. Milani, J. Illiff and B. R. Saunders. Responsive microgel   dispersions. Encylopedia of surface   and colloid science. Wiley.2010:1-14.

lPatent：SAUNDERS, Brian, MILANI, Amir Hossein，LIU, Ruixue，FREEMONT, Anthony，MICROGEL COMPOSITIONS ,WO/2011/101684.

Foundations   

lOptimization of   formulation and mechanical properties of hydrogels based pH-responsive   PMMA/Laponite RD nanocomposite microgels( NSFC No.21474092)