PhD, Engineering Science, Harvard University, 2010 - 2016
BS, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, 2006 - 2010
Liu, Q., & Shankar, M.R. (2025). Elastocapillary deformation prevents interfacial water trapping in underwater contact. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 77, 102326.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.eml.2025.102326.
Rouhani, F., Pazin, J.W., Young, B.A., Liu, Q., & Velankar, S.S. (2024). Inelastic effects in bulge formation of inflated polymer tubes. Soft Matter, 20(20), 4152-4164.Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). doi: 10.1039/d4sm00241e.
Wang, L., & Liu, Q. (2024). Deformation-dependent gel surface topography due to the elastocapillary and osmocapillary effects. Soft Matter, 20(17), 3676-3684.Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). doi: 10.1039/d4sm00139g.
Shao, Z., & Liu, Q. (2023). Osmocapillary adhesion: Reversible and strong adhesion between any hydrogel. EXTREME MECHANICS LETTERS, 61, 101996.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.eml.2023.101996.
Shao, Z., & Liu, Q. (2023). Independent characterization of the elastic and the mixing parts of hydrogel osmotic pressure. EXTREME MECHANICS LETTERS, 64, 102085.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.eml.2023.102085.
Zhu, J., & Liu, Q. (2023). The osmocapillary effect on a rough gel surface. JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS, 170, 105124.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jmps.2022.105124.
Zhu, J., Yang, C., & Liu, Q. (2023). Experimental characterization of elastocapillary and osmocapillary effects on multi-scale gel surface topography. Soft Matter, 19(45), 8698-8705.Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). doi: 10.1039/d3sm01147j.
Chang, H., Liu, Q., Zimmerman, J.F., Lee, K.Y., Jin, Q., Peters, M.M., Rosnach, M., Choi, S., Kim, S.L., Ardoña, H.A.M., MacQueen, L.A., Chantre, C.O., Motta, S.E., Cordoves, E.M., & Parker, K.K. (2022). Recreating the heart's helical structure-function relationship with focused rotary jet spinning. Science, 377(6602), 180-185.American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). doi: 10.1126/science.abl6395.
Guan, X., Reddipalli, L., Butler, D.T., Liu, Q., & Velankar, S.S. (2022). Rate-dependent creasing of a viscoelastic liquid. EXTREME MECHANICS LETTERS, 55, 101784.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.eml.2022.101784.
Breid, D., Lai, V., Flowers, A.T., Guan, X., Liu, Q., & Velankar, S.S. (2021). Drop Spreading and Confinement in Swelling-Driven Folding of Thin Films. Langmuir, 37(23), 6985-6994.American Chemical Society (ACS). doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00520.
Cera, L., Gonzalez, G.M., Liu, Q., Choi, S., Chantre, C.O., Lee, J., Gabardi, R., Choi, M.C., Shin, K., & Parker, K.K. (2021). A bioinspired and hierarchically structured shape-memory material. Nat Mater, 20(2), 242-249.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41563-020-0789-2.
Chang, H., Liu, Q., Zimmerman, J.F., Lee, K.Y., Jin, Q., Peters, M.M., Rosnach, M., Choi, S., Kim, S.L., Ardoña, H.A.M., MacQueen, L.A., Chantre, C.O., Motta, S.E., Cordoves, E.M., & Parker, K.K. (2021). Structure-Function in Helical Cardiac Musculature Using Additive Textile Manufacturing. 2021.08.18.456852.Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. doi: 10.1101/2021.08.18.456852.
Li, Q., Wang, L., Liu, Q., Hong, W., & Yang, C. (2021). Fatigue Damage-Resistant Physical Hydrogel Adhesion. Front Robot AI, 8, 666343.Frontiers. doi: 10.3389/frobt.2021.666343.
Pope, B.D., Warren, C.R., Dahl, M.O., Pizza, C.V., Henze, D.E., Sinatra, N.R., Gonzalez, G.M., Chang, H., Liu, Q., Glieberman, A.L., Ferrier, J.P., Cowan, C.A., & Parker, K.K. (2020). Fattening chips: hypertrophy, feeding, and fasting of human white adipocytes in vitro. Lab Chip, 20(22), 4152-4165.Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). doi: 10.1039/d0lc00508h.
Yang, C., Cheng, S., Yao, X., Nian, G., Liu, Q., & Suo, Z. (2020). Ionotronic Luminescent Fibers, Fabrics, and Other Configurations. Adv Mater, 32(47), e2005545.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/adma.202005545.
Glieberman, A.L., Pope, B.D., Zimmerman, J.F., Liu, Q., Ferrier, J.P., Kenty, J.H.R., Schrell, A.M., Mukhitov, N., Shores, K.L., Tepole, A.B., Melton, D.A., Roper, M.G., & Parker, K.K. (2019). Synchronized stimulation and continuous insulin sensing in a microfluidic human Islet on a Chip designed for scalable manufacturing. Lab Chip, 19(18), 2993-3010.Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). doi: 10.1039/c9lc00253g.
Liu, Q., Ouchi, T., Jin, L., Hayward, R., & Suo, Z. (2019). Elastocapillary Crease. Phys Rev Lett, 122(9), 098003.American Physical Society (APS). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.098003.
Wang, Y., Liu, Q., Zhang, J., Hong, T., Sun, W., Tang, L., Arnold, E., Suo, Z., Hong, W., Ren, Z., & Guo, C.F. (2019). Giant Poisson's Effect for Wrinkle-Free Stretchable Transparent Electrodes. Adv Mater, 31(35), e1902955.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/adma.201902955.
Yang, J., Bai, R., Li, J., Yang, C., Yao, X., Liu, Q., Vlassak, J.J., Mooney, D.J., & Suo, Z. (2019). Design Molecular Topology for Wet-Dry Adhesion. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces, 11(27), 24802-24811.American Chemical Society (ACS). doi: 10.1021/acsami.9b07522.
Ahn, S., Ardoña, H.A.M., Lind, J.U., Eweje, F., Kim, S.L., Gonzalez, G.M., Liu, Q., Zimmerman, J.F., Pyrgiotakis, G., Zhang, Z., Beltran-Huarac, J., Carpinone, P., Moudgil, B.M., Demokritou, P., & Parker, K.K. (2018). Mussel-inspired 3D fiber scaffolds for heart-on-a-chip toxicity studies of engineered nanomaterials. Anal Bioanal Chem, 410(24), 6141-6154.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00216-018-1106-7.
Brassart, L., Liu, Q., & Suo, Z. (2018). Mixing by shear, dilation, swap, and diffusion. JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS, 112, 253-272.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jmps.2017.12.008.
Liu, Q., & Parker, K.K. (2018). A viscoelastic beam theory of polymer jets with application to rotary jet spinning. EXTREME MECHANICS LETTERS, 25, 37-44.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.eml.2018.10.005.
Liu, Q., Nian, G., Yang, C., Qu, S., & Suo, Z. (2018). Bonding dissimilar polymer networks in various manufacturing processes. Nat Commun, 9(1), 846.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-03269-x.
Pasqualini, F.S., Agarwal, A., O'Connor, B.B., Liu, Q., Sheehy, S.P., & Parker, K.K. (2018). Traction force microscopy of engineered cardiac tissues. In Leipzig, N.D. (Ed.). PLoS One, 13(3), e0194706.Public Library of Science (PLoS). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194706.
Ju, J., Yao, X., Hou, X., Liu, Q., Zhang, Y.S., & Khademhosseini, A. (2017). A Highly Stretchable and Robust Non-fluorinated Superhydrophobic Surface. J Mater Chem A Mater, 5(31), 16273-16280.Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). doi: 10.1039/C6TA11133E.
Le Floch, P., Yao, X., Liu, Q., Wang, Z., Nian, G., Sun, Y., Jia, L., & Suo, Z. (2017). Wearable and Washable Conductors for Active Textiles. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces, 9(30), 25542-25552.American Chemical Society (ACS). doi: 10.1021/acsami.7b07361.
Wang, Z., Chen, C., Liu, Q., Lou, Y., & Suo, Z. (2017). Extrusion, slide, and rupture of an elastomeric seal. JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS, 99, 289-303.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jmps.2016.12.007.
Brassart, L., Liu, Q., & Suo, Z. (2016). Shear, dilation, and swap: Mixing in the limit of fast diffusion. JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS, 96, 48-64.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jmps.2016.06.013.
Jones, E.C., Liu, Q., Suo, Z., & Nocera, D.G. (2016). Mechanistic Study for Facile Electrochemical Patterning of Surfaces with Metal Oxides. ACS Nano, 10(5), 5321-5325.American Chemical Society (ACS). doi: 10.1021/acsnano.6b01335.
Lee, S., Reuveny, A., Reeder, J.Lee, S., Jin, H., Liu, Q., Yokota, T., Sekitani, T., Isoyama, T., Abe, Y., Suo, Z., & Someya, T. (2016). A transparent bending-insensitive pressure sensor. Nat Nanotechnol, 11(5), 472-478.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1038/nnano.2015.324.
Liu, Q., & Suo, Z. (2016). Osmocapillary phase separation. EXTREME MECHANICS LETTERS, 7, 27-33.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.eml.2016.02.001.
Xu, B.B., Liu, Q., Suo, Z., & Hayward, R.C. (2016). Reversible Electrochemically Triggered Delamination Blistering of Hydrogel Films on Micropatterned Electrodes. ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 26(19), 3218-3225.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201504769.
Guo, C.F., Liu, Q., Wang, G., Wang, Y., Shi, Z., Suo, Z., Chu, C.W., & Ren, Z. (2015). Fatigue-free, superstretchable, transparent, and biocompatible metal electrodes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 112(40), 12332-12337.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1516873112.
Liu, Q., Huang, S., & Suo, Z. (2015). Brownian Motion of Molecular Probes in Supercooled Liquids. Phys Rev Lett, 114(22), 224301.American Physical Society (APS). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.224301.
Minev, I.R., Musienko, P., Hirsch, A., Barraud, Q., Wenger, N., Moraud, E.M., Gandar, J., Capogrosso, M., Milekovic, T., Asboth, L., Torres, R.F., Vachicouras, N., Liu, Q., Pavlova, N., Duis, S., Larmagnac, A., Vörös, J., Micera, S., Suo, Z., Courtine, G., & Lacour, S.P. (2015). Biomaterials. Electronic dura mater for long-term multimodal neural interfaces. Science, 347(6218), 159-163.American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). doi: 10.1126/science.1260318.
Wang, Z., Liu, Q., Lou, Y., Jin, H., & Suo, Z. (2015). Elastic Leak for a Better Seal. JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 82(8), 081010.ASME International. doi: 10.1115/1.4030660.
Guo, C.F., Sun, T., Liu, Q., Suo, Z., & Ren, Z. (2014). Highly stretchable and transparent nanomesh electrodes made by grain boundary lithography. Nat Commun, 5(1), 3121.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1038/ncomms4121.
Li, J., Liu, Q., Brassart, L., & Suo, Z. (2014). Mechanics of Supercooled Liquids. JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 81(11), 111007.ASME International. doi: 10.1115/1.4028587.
Liu, Q., Wang, Z., Lou, Y., & Suo, Z. (2014). Elastic leak of a seal. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 1, 54-61.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.eml.2014.10.001.
Robinson, A., Aziz, A., Liu, Q., Suo, Z., & Lacour, S.P. (2014). Hybrid stretchable circuits on silicone substrate. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 115(14), 143511.AIP Publishing. doi: 10.1063/1.4871279.
Liu, Q., Robisson, A., Lou, Y., & Suo, Z. (2013). Kinetics of swelling under constraint. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 114(6), 064901.AIP Publishing. doi: 10.1063/1.4816337.
Romeo, A., Liu, Q., Suo, Z., & Lacour, S.P. (2013). Elastomeric substrates with embedded stiff platforms for stretchable electronics. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 102(13), 131904.AIP Publishing. doi: 10.1063/1.4799653.
Vandeparre, H., Liu, Q., Minev, I.R., Suo, Z., & Lacour, S.P. (2013). Localization of folds and cracks in thin metal films coated on flexible elastomer foams. Adv Mater, 25(22), 3117-3121.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/adma.201300587.
Zarzar, L.D., Liu, Q., He, X., Hu, Y., Suo, Z., & Aizenberg, J. (2012). Multifunctional actuation systems responding to chemical gradients. SOFT MATTER, 8(32), 8289-8293.Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). doi: 10.1039/c2sm26064f.
Ni, Y., He, L., & Liu, Q. (2011). Modeling kinetics of diffusion-controlled surface wrinkles. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys, 84(5 Pt 1), 051604.American Physical Society (APS). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.051604.