publications

† corresponding author, * equal contribution

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2026

  1. Small
    Shear-Responsive Red Blood Cell Carriers for Targeted Drug Delivery to Constricted Arteries
    D. N. Amar, R. Tuna, T. Mekler, M. Belenkovich, D. Korneyev, Y. Kreinin, A. Glozman, J. Sznitman, D. E. Ingber, Z. L. Liu†, and N. Korin†
    Small, 2026
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  2. PRFluids
    Modified suspension-balance model for deformable particle suspensions: Application to blood flows with cell-free layer
    H. A. Castillo-Sánchez, W. Ortiz, R. Martin, R. Tuna, R. R. Rao, and Z. L. Liu†
    Physical Review Fluids, 2026
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  3. ACS AMI
    Engineered Microparticles Suggest Proteolysis as a Critical Prerequisite for Chromatin Clearance in Macrophage Phagosomes
    M. Fukuda, M. Soto, J. Perkins, G. De Jesus, D. Joshi, Z. L. Liu, T. P. Driscoll, Y. Li, Y. Ren, and J. Guan†
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2026
  4. Book Ch.
    Decoding Sickle Cell Hemorheology using Supercomputing and AI
    R. Saghian, R. Tuna, C. Willis, H. Castillo-Sánchez, and Z. L. Liu†
    In Engineering Approaches to Sickle Cell Disease: Innovations, Applications and Future Prospects, 2026
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  5. Blood
    RBCs promote VWF tension-dependent activation and hemostatic clot formation under hemodilution: A combined in silico and ex vivo study
    Z. L. Liu†, R. Tuna, B. Zeng, C. Bresette, and D. Ku
    Blood, 2026
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2025

  1. Biomedicines
    Biomanufacturing and Curcumin-Loading of HCP Organoid-Derived EVs from a VW Bioreactor to Alleviate Neuro-Inflammation
    J. Ene, L. Muok, V. Gonzalez, N. Sanchez, A. Nathani, F. Syed, Z. L. Liu, M. Singh, T. Driscoll, and Y. Li†
    Biomedicines, 2025
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  2. SCRT
    Biomanufacturing and lipidomics analysis of EVs secreted by human blood vessel organoids in a vertical wheel bioreactor
    J. Ene, C. Liu, F. Syed, L. Sun, D. Berry, P. Durairaj, Z. L. Liu, C. Zeng, S. Jung, and Y. Li†
    Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2025
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  3. Crystals
    Unraveling the Determinant Mechanisms in Flow-Mediated Crystal Growth and Phase Behaviors
    L. C. Willis, T. D. Janicki, R. R. Rao, and Z. L. Liu†
    Crystals, 2025
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  4. J. Xenobiot.
    Brain Cytochrome P450: Navigating Neurological Health and Metabolic Regulation
    P. Durairaj, Z. L. Liu†, and A. Ramamoorthy†
    Journal of Xenobiotics, 2025

2024

  1. RPTH
    ISTH State of the Art Capsule: Shear-Induced Platelet Aggregation: The Hemodynamic Pathway for Occlusive Thrombosis and Hemostasis
    Z. L. Liu*† and others
    Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2024
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  2. IJMS
    Biorheology and mechanobiology in thrombosis and hemostasis: Perspectives from multiscale computation
    R. Tuna, W. Yi, E. Cruz, J. P. Romero, Y. Ren, J. Guan, Y. Li, Y. Deng, D. Bluestein, Z. L. Liu*†, and J. Sheriff*†
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024
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2023

  1. PNAS
    Microfluidic study of retention and elimination of abnormal red blood cells by human spleen with implications for sickle cell disease
    Y. Qiang, A. Sissoko, Z. L. Liu, T. Dong, F. Zheng, F. Kong, J. M. Higgins, G. E. Karniadakis, P. A. Buffet, S. Suresh†, and M. Dao†
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Press: ScienceDaily, MIT News , 2023
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2022

  1. Blood Adv.
    SIPA in 10 milliseconds: VWF tentacles agglomerate and capture platelets under high shear
    Z. L. Liu, C. Bresette, C. K. Aidun, and D. N. Ku†
    Blood Advances, 2022
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2021

  1. PLOS CB
    How the spleen reshapes and retains young and old red blood cells: A computational investigation
    H. Li*, Z. L. Liu*, L. Lu, P. Buffet, and G. E. Karniadakis†
    PLOS Computational Biology, 2021
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  2. Biophys. J.
    Computational modeling of biomechanics and biorheology of heated red blood cells
    Z. L. Liu*, H. Li*, Y. Qiang, P. Buffet, M. Dao, and G. E. Karniadakis†
    Biophysical Journal, 2021
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  3. CMAME
    Phase-Field-Lattice Boltzmann Method for Dendritic Growth with Melt Flow and Thermosolutal Convection-Diffusion
    N. Wang, D. Korba, Z. Liu, R. Prabhu, M. Priddy, S. Yang, L. Chen, and L. Li†
    Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2021
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  4. J. Biomech.
    Mechanobiology of shear-induced platelet aggregation: A multiscale in silico analysis
    Z. L. Liu, C. K. Aidun, and D. N. Ku†
    Journal of Biomechanics, 2021
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2020

  1. Ph.D.
    Multiscale simulation of molecular and cellular blood flow and clotting: from nano-drug delivery to arterial thrombosis
    Z. L. Liu
    Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020
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  2. CCM
    Prevalence estimates of COVID-19 by web survey compared to inadequate testing
    D. N. Ku†, L. Leong, B. Ku, and Z. Liu
    Clinical Cases in Medicine, 2020
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  3. PRE
    Heterogeneous partition of cellular blood-borne nanoparticles through microvascular bifurcations
    Z. Liu, J. R. Clausen, J. Wagner, K. S. Butler, D. S. Bolintineanu, J. B. Lechman, R. R. Rao, and C. K. Aidun†
    Physical Review E. Editors’ Suggestion , 2020
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2019

  1. APL Bioeng.
    Occlusive thrombosis in arteries
    D. Kim*, C. Bresette*, Z. Liu*, and D. N. Ku†
    APL Bioengineering. Featured Article , 2019
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  2. JFM
    Nanoparticle diffusion in sheared cellular blood flow
    Z. Liu, J. R. Clausen, R. R. Rao, and C. K. Aidun†
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2019
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  3. PoF
    A unified analysis of nano-to-microscale particle dispersion in tubular blood flow
    Z. Liu, J. R. Clausen, R. R. Rao, and C. K. Aidun†
    Physics of Fluids. Featured Article , 2019
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  4. IJNMF
    Multiscale method based on coupled LB-LD for direct simulation of nanoscale particle/polymer suspensions in complex flows
    Z. Liu, J. R. Clausen, Y. Zhu, J. B. Lechman, R. R. Rao, and C. K. Aidun†
    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids. Cover Article , 2019
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  5. J. Biomech.
    Numerical simulations of cell flow and trapping within microfluidic channels for stiffness-based cell isolation
    M. Aljaghtham*, Z. Liu*, J. J. Guo, J. He, and E. Celik†
    Journal of Biomechanics, 2019
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2018

  1. C&F
    Nanoparticle transport in cellular blood flow
    Z. Liu, Y. Zhu, R. R. Rao, J. R. Clausen, and C. K. Aidun†
    Computers & Fluids, 2018
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  2. Biomicrofluidics
    Inhibition of high shear arterial thrombosis by charged nanoparticles
    M. T. Griffin, Y. Zhu, Z. Liu, C. K. Aidun, and D. N. Ku†
    Biomicrofluidics, 2018
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  3. JBME
    Internal viscosity-dependent margination of red blood cells in microfluidic channels
    F. Ahmed, M. Mehrabadi, Z. Liu, G. A. Barabino, and C. K. Aidun†
    Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 2018
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