Research Associate

Ji Liu obtained his PhD in Nov. 2013 under the co-supervision of Prof. Christine Jérôme in Univeristy of Liege (Belgium) and Prof. Etienne Duguet in Univeristy of Bordeaux (France). His PhD research was focused on developing innovated drug delivery systems based on specifically-designed macromolecules and inorganic nanocolloids for controlled release. After a short post-doc career in the same group of Prof. Jérôme, he joined the Melville Lab for Polymer Synthesis with Prof. Oren Scherman in University of Cambridge as a post-doc research associate since June 2014. Currently, his research is mostly focused on using cucurbituril-based supramolecular host/guest interaction for polymeric self-assembly and interfacial adhesion.

Publications

Gold Nanorods Coated with Mesoporous Silica Shell as Drug Delivery System for Remote Near Infrared Light-Activated Release and Potential Phototherapy
J Liu, C Detrembleur, M-C De Pauw-Gillet, S Mornet, C Jérôme, E Duguet
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
(2015)
11
Supramolecular polymer networks based on cucurbit[8]uril host–guest interactions as aqueous photo-rheological fluids
CSY Tan, J Del Barrio, J Liu, OA Scherman
Polymer Chemistry
(2015)
6
Poly(N‐vinylcaprolactam): A Thermoresponsive Macromolecule with Promising Future in Biomedical Field
J Liu, A Debuigne, C Detrembleur, C Jérôme
Advanced Healthcare Materials
(2014)
3
Glucose-, pH- and thermo-responsive nanogels crosslinked by functional superparamagnetic maghemite nanoparticles as innovative drug delivery systems
J Liu, C Detrembleur, A Debuigne, M-C De Pauw-Gillet, S Mornet, L Vander Elst, S Laurent, E Duguet, C Jérôme
J Mater Chem B
(2014)
2
Gold nanorods coated with a thermo-responsive poly(ethylene glycol)- b -poly( N -vinylcaprolactam) corona as drug delivery systems for remotely near infrared-triggered release
J Liu, C Detrembleur, M-C De Pauw-Gillet, S Mornet, E Duguet, C Jerome
Polymer Chemistry
(2014)
5
Reversibly crosslinked thermo- and redox-responsive nanogels for controlled drug release
J Liu, C Detrembleur, M Hurtgen, A Debuigne, M-C De Pauw-Gillet, S Mornet, E Duguet, C Jerome
Polymer Chemistry
(2014)
5
Thermo-responsive gold/poly(vinyl alcohol)-b-poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) core–corona nanoparticles as a drug delivery system
J Liu, C Detrembleur, M Hurtgen, A Debuigne, M-C De Pauw-Gillet, S Mornet, E Duguet, C Jerome
Polymer Chemistry
(2014)
5
Heat-triggered drug release systems based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles filled with a maghemite core and phase-change molecules as gatekeepers.
J Liu, C Detrembleur, M-C De Pauw-Gillet, S Mornet, LV Elst, S Laurent, C Jérôme, E Duguet
Journal of Materials Chemistry B
(2013)
2
Gold Nanorods with Phase‐Changing Polymer Corona for Remotely Near‐Infrared‐Triggered Drug Release
J Liu, C Detrembleur, B Grignard, M-C De Pauw-Gillet, S Mornet, M Treguer-Delapierre, Y Petit, C Jérôme, E Duguet
Chemistry – An Asian Journal
(2013)
9
Poly(acrylic acid)- block -poly(vinyl alcohol) anchored maghemite nanoparticles designed for multi-stimuli triggered drug release
J Liu, C Detrembleur, A Debuigne, M-C De Pauw-Gillet, S Mornet, L Vander Elst, S Laurent, C Labrugère, E Duguet, C Jérôme
Nanoscale
(2013)
5

Postdoctoral researcher