Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers and Book Chapters
20121. Huan Qi, Haiqin Lu, Hua-ji Qiu, Valery A Petrenko*, and Aihua Liu*, Phagemid vectors for phage display: Properties, characteristics and construction, Journal of Molecular Biology 2012, 417, 129-143. Pubmed
2. HongWei Wang, SunGu Hwang, Thirupathi Karuppanapandian, Aihua Liu, Wook Kim and Cheol Seong Jang, Insight into the molecular evolutionof non-specific lipid transfer proteins via comparative analysis between rice and sorghum, DNA Research 2012, DOI:10.1093/dnares/dss007. Link
3. Liang Li, Bo Liang, Jianguo Shi, Feng Li, Marco Mascini*, and Aihua Liu*, A selective and sensitive D-xylose electrochemical biosensor based on xylose dehydrogenase displayed on the surface of bacteria and multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified electrode, Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2012, 33, 100-105. Link
4. Bo Liang, Liang Li, Marco Mascin*, and Aihua Liu*, Construction of xylose dehydrogenase displayed on the surface of bacteria using Ice nucleation protein for sensitive D-xylose detection, Analytical Chemistry 2012, 84, 275-282. Link
5. Huajun Qiu and Aihua Liu*, Applications of Carbon Nanotubes for Biosensing and Nanomedicine, In 'Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene', CRC Press, USA, under review.(Invited contribution)
20111. Aihua Liu*, Liyou Wu, Zhili He, and Jizhong Zhou*, Development of highly fluorescent silica nanoparticles chemically doped with organic dye for sensitive DNA microarray detection, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 2011, 401, 2003-2011.Pubmed
2. Aihua Liu, Qitao Zhao, D. M. Milan Krishantha, and Xiyun Guan, Unzipping of double-stranded DNA in engineered α-hemolysin pores, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2011, 2, 1372-1376.Pubmed
3. Aihua Liu, Haoran Geng, Caixia Xu, and Huajun Qiu, A three-dimensional hierarchical nanoporous PdCu alloy for enhanced electrocatalysis and biosensing, Analytica Chimica Acta 2011, 703, 172-178.Pubmed
4. Caixia Xu, Yunqing Liu, Fa Su, Aihua Liu, and Huajun Qiu, Nanoporous PtAg and PtCu alloys with hollow ligaments for enhanced electrocatalysis and glucose biosensing, Biosensors & Bioelectronics 2011, 27, 160-166. Link
5. Caixia Xu, Aihua Liu, Huajun Qiu, and Yunqing Liu, Nanoporous PdCu alloy with enhanced electrocatalytic performance, Electrochemistry Communications 2011, 13, 766-769. Link
2010
1. Aihua Liu, Qitao Zhao, and Xiyun Guan, Stochastic nanopore sensors for the detection of terrorist agents: current status and challenges, Analytica Chimica Acta 2010, 675, 106–115. Pubmed
2. Aihua Liu*, One-dimensional nanostructures-enabled chemical sensing, In ‘Nanoelectronics: Nanowires, Molecular Electronics, and Nano-devices’, Edited by Kris Iniewski, McGraw Hill Publisher, USA, 2010, pp.161-201. (Invited contribution)
Peer-reviewed Journal Papers before 2010
1. Aihua Liu, Gopal Abbineni, and Chuanbin Mao, Nanocomposite films layer-by-layer assembled from genetically engineered filamentous viruses and gold nanoparticles: nanoarchitecture- and humidity-tunable surface plasmon resonance spectra, Advanced Materials 2009, 21, 1001-1005.Link
2. Chuanbin Mao, Aihua Liu, and Binrui Cao, Virus-based chemical and biological sensing, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2009, 48, 6790-6810.Pubmed
3. Hua Dong, Shihua Wang, Aihua Liu, James J. Galligan, and Greg M. Swain, Drug effects on the electrochemical detection of norepinephrine with carbon fiber and diamond microelectrodes, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 2009, 632, 20-29.Link
4. Aihua Liu*, Towards development of chemosensors and biosensors with metal-oxide based nanowires or nanotubes, Biosensors & Bioelectronics 2008, 24, 167-177.Pubmed
5. Jinwoo Park, Veronika Quaiserová-Mocko, Bhavik Anil Patel, Martin Novotný, Aihua Liu, Xiaochun Bian, James J. Galligan, and Greg M. Swain, Diamond microelectrodes for in vitro electroanalytical measurements, Analyst 2008, 133, 17-24.Link
6. Aihua Liu*, Haoshen Zhou*, Masaki Ichihara, and Itaru Honma, Switchable titanate-nanotube electrode sensitive to nitrate, Applied Physics Letters 2007, 90, 253112. Link
7. Aihua Liu, Masaki Ichihara, Itaru Honma, and Haoshen Zhou. Vanadium-oxide nanotubes: synthesis and template-related electrochemical properties, Electrochemistry Communications 2007, 9, 1766-1771.Link
8. Aihua Liu*, Itaru Honma, and Haoshen Zhou*, Simultaneous voltammetric detection of dopamine and uric acid at their physiological level in the presence of ascorbic acid using poly(acrylic acid)-multiwalled carbon-nanotube composite-covered glassy-carbon electrode, Biosensors & Bioelectronics 2007, 23, 74-80.Pubmed
9. Aihua Liu*, Takashi Watanabe, Itaru Honma, Jin Wang, and Haoshen Zhou*, Effect of solution pH and ionic strength on the stability of poly(acrylic acid)-encapsulated multi-walled carbon nanotubes aqueous dispersion and its application for NADH sensor, Biosensors & Bioelectronics 2006, 22, 694-699.Pubmed
10. Aihua Liu, Itaru Honma, Masaki Ichihara, and Haoshen Zhou, Poly(acrylic acid)-wrapped multi-walled carbon nanotubes complex solubilization in water: definitive spectroscopic properties, Nanotechnology 2006, 17, 2845-2949.Link
11. Aihua Liu, Mingdeng Wei, Itaru Honma, and Haoshen Zhou, Biosensing properties of titanate-nanotube film: selective detection of dopamine in the presence of ascorbate and uric acid, Advanced Functional Materials 2006, 16, 371-376.Link
12. Aihua Liu, Donglin Li, Itaru Honma, and Haoshen Zhou, Multilayered mesoporous titanate nanocomposite film: fabrication by layer-by-layer self-assembly and its electrochemical properties with H+ intercalation, Electrochemistry Communications 2006, 8, 206-210.Link
13. Aihua Liu, Mindeng Wei, Itaru Honma, and Haoshen Zhou. Direct electrochemistry of myoglobin in titanate nanotubes film, Analytical Chemistry 2005, 77, 8068-8074.Link
14. Aihua Liu, Itaru Honma, and Haoshen Zhou. Amperometric biosensor based on tyrosinase-conjugated polysaccharide hybrid film: selective determination of nanomolar neurotransmitters metabolite of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) in biological fluid, Biosensors & Bioelectronics 2005, 21, 809-816.Pubmed
15. Aihua Liu, Haoshen Zhou, and Itaru Honma, Electrochemical investigation of the permselectivity of a novel positively-charged sol-gel silicate prepared from tetraethyloxysilane and N-octadecyldimethyl-[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl] ammonium chloride, Electrochemistry Communications 2005, 7, 1-4.Link
16. Aihua Liu*, Jun-ichi Anzai, and Jin Wang. Multilayer assembly of calf thymus DNA and poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PVP) derivative bearing [Os(bpy)2Cl]2+: redox behavior within DNA film, Bioelectrochemistry 2005, 67, 1-6.Pubemd
17. Aihua Liu and Jun-ichi Anzai. Use of polymeric indicator for electrochemical DNA sensor: poly(4-vinylpyridine) derivative bearing [Os(5,6 dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline)2Cl]2+, Analytical Chemistry 2004, 76 , 2975-2980.Pubmed
18. Aihua Liu* and Jun-ichi Anzai*, Ferrocene-containing polyelectrolyte multilayer film-covered electrodes: electrocatalytic determination of ascorbic acid and use of inner blocking layers to improve the upper detection limit of the electrodes, Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry 2004, 380, 98-103.Pubemd
19. Aihua Liu and Jun-ichi Anzai, Ferrocene-containing polyelectrolyte multilayer films: effects of electrochemically inactive surface layers on the redox properties, Langmuir 2003, 19, 4043-4046.Link
20. Aihua Liu, Yoshitomo Kashiwagi, and Jun-ichi Anzai, Polyelectrolyte multilayer films containing ferrocene: effects of polyelectrolyte type and ferrocene contents in the film on the redox properties, Electroanalysis 2003, 15, 1139-1142.Link