Liu Ruixue

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

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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)

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