Publications & Presentations

Journal Publications

  1. Foam-enabled fluidics for embedded sensing and control in soft robots
    A. Rajappan, Z. Liu, T.F. Yap, R.M. Rasheed, D.J. Preston
    Advanced Functional Materials, 2403379, 2024. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202403379
  2. Teflon AF-coated aluminum surfaces for jumping droplet thermal rectification
    T.J. Shimokusu, A. Nathani, Z. Liu, T.F. Yap, D.J. Preston, G. Wehmeyer
    Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2300817, 2024. DOI: 10.1002/admi.202300817
  3. Adhesion force analysis for prevention of particle resuspension in multiplexed inertial coalescence filters
    R.M. Rasheed, J.M. Lentz, I.M. Zobayed, Z. Liu, A. Rajappan, D. Gonzalez, D.J. Preston
    Aerosol Science & Technology 58(3), 2024. DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2024.2305822
  4. Harnessing nature’s design with necrobotics
    T.F. Yap, Z. Liu, A. Rajappan, T.J. Shimokusu, D.J. Preston
    Device 1(4), 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.device.2023.100119
  5. Rapid in situ thermal decontamination of wearable composite textile materials
    M.D. Bell, K. Ye, T.F. Yap, A. Rajappan, Z. Liu, Y.J. Tao, D.J. Preston
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15(37), 2023. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09063
  6. Fluidically programmed wearable haptic textiles
    B. Jumet, Z.A. Zook, A. Yousaf, A. Rajappan, D. Xu, T.F. Yap, N. Fino, Z. Liu, M.K. O’Malley, D.J. Preston
    Device 1(3), 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.device.2023.100059
  7. Mitigating contamination with nanostructure-enabled ultraclean storage
    Z. Liu, T.F. Yap, A. Rajappan, R.A. Shveda, R.M. Rasheed, D.J. Preston
    Nano Letters 23(14), 2023. DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00626
  8. Logic-enabled textiles
    A. Rajappan, B. Jumet, R.A. Shveda, C.J. Decker, Z. Liu, T.F. Yap, V. Sanchez, D.J. Preston
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 119(35), 2022. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2202118119
  9. A wearable textile-based pneumatic energy harvesting system for assistive robotics
    R.A. Shveda, A. Rajappan, T.F. Yap, Z. Liu, M.D. Bell, B. Jumet, V. Sanchez, D.J. Preston
    Science Advances 8(34), 2022. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo2418
  10. Necrobotics: biotic materials as ready-to-use actuators
    T.F. Yap, Z. Liu, A. Rajappan, T.J. Shimokusu, D.J. Preston
    Advanced Science, 2201174, 2022. DOI: 10.1002/advs.202201174
  11. Temporal evolution of surface contamination under ultra-high vacuum
    Z. Liu, Y. Song, A. Rajappan, E.N. Wang, D.J. Preston
    Langmuir 38 (3), 1252-1258, 2022. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03062
  12. Efficacy and self-similarity of SARS-CoV-2 thermal decontamination
    T.F. Yap, J.C. Hsu, Z. Liu, K. Rayavara, V. Tat, C.T.K. Tseng, D.J. Preston
    Journal of hazardous materials 429, 127709, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127709
  13. Alteration of pool boiling heat transfer on metallic surfaces by in situ oxidation
    Y. Song, H. Cha, Z. Liu, J.H. Seong, L. Zhang, D.J. Preston, E.N. Wang
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 185, 122320, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.122320
  14. A predictive model of the temperature-dependent inactivation of coronaviruses
    T.F. Yap, Z. Liu, R.A. Shveda, D.J. Preston
    Applied physics letters 117 (6), 060601, 2020. DOI: 10.1063/5.0020782
  15. Effects of airborne hydrocarbon adsorption on pool boiling heat transfer
    Y. Song, L. Zhang, Z. Liu, D.J. Preston, E.N. Wang
    Applied Physics Letters 116 (25), 253702, 2020. DOI: 10.1063/5.0012839
  16. Enhanced condensation for improved energy efficiency
    Z. Liu, D.J. Preston
    Joule 3 (5), 1182-1184, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2019.04.008

 

Selected Conference Presentations

  1. Reducing and Reversing Airborne Contamination with Nanotexture-Enabled Ultra-Clean Storage
    Z. Liu, T.F. Yap, A. Rajappan, R.A. Shveda, R.M. Rasheed, D.J. Preston
    Micro Flow and Interfacial Phenomena (µFIP) Conference, Evanston, IL. Jun 18 – 21, 2023.
  2. Nanostructure-Enabled Clean Storage for Consistent Phase-Change Heat Transfer Experiments
    Z. Liu, T.F. Yap, A. Rajappan, R.A. Shveda, R.M. Rasheed, D.J. Preston
    11th International Conference on Boiling & Condensation Heat Transfer, Edinburgh, UK. May 15 – 17, 2023.
  3. Surface Contamination Under Ultra-High Vacuum
    Z. Liu, Y. Song, A. Rajappan, E.W. Wang, D.J. Preston
    Micro Flow and Interfacial Phenomena (µFIP) Conference, Irvine, CA. Jun 20 – 23, 2022.
  4. The Effects of Ultra-High Vacuum on Surface Contamination
    Z. Liu, Y. Song, A. Rajappan, E.W. Wang, D.J. Preston
    APS March Meeting, Chicago, IL. Mar 14 – 18, 2022.
  5. Thermodynamic Design of a Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle for 40MW Shipboard Application
    Z. Liu, Yaping Ju, Chuhua Zhang
    Proceedings of Third Chinese International Turbomachinery Conference, Chongqing, China. Apr 12 – 15, 2018.