Publication

†Author for Correspondence, *Equal Contribution, **Advisee

[J21] 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, & Y. Li† (2025). Biomedicines, 13(5), 1069. 

[J20] 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, Y. Li† (2025) Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 16, 207.

[J19] Unraveling the Determinant Mechanisms in Flow-Mediated Crystal Growth and Phase Behaviors 

L. C. Willis**, T.D. Janicki, R.R. Rao, & Z. L. Liu† (2025) Crystals, 15(2), 157.

[J18] ISTH State of the Art Capsule: Shear-Induced Platelet Aggregation: The Hemodynamic Pathway for Occlusive Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Z. L. Liu†*, et. al*, (2024) Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (RPTH), 102432 (IF: 6.4) 

[J17] Biorheology and mechanobiology in thrombosis and hemostasis: Perspectives from multiscale computation

R. Tuna**, W. Yi, E. Cruz, JP Romero, Y. Ren, J. Guan, Y. Li, Y. Deng, D. Bluestein,  Z. L. Liu*†, et al.* (2024) International Journal of Molecular Science, 25(9), 4800 (IF: 6.2)

[J16] 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†, M. Dao†, (2023) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 120(6), e2217607120 (ScienceDaily, MITnews, NTUnews, TechnologyNetworks, PrecisionMedicine) (IF: 11.1)

[J15] SIPA in 10 milliseconds: VWF tentacles agglomerate and capture platelets under high shear

     Z. L. Liu, C. Bresette, C. K. Aidun, D. N. Ku†, (2022) Blood Advances, 6(8), 2453-2465 9 (IF: 7.5)

[J14] How the spleen reshapes and retains young and old red blood cells: A computational investigation

     H. Li*, Z. L. Liu*, Lu Lu, P. Buffet, G. E. Karniadakis†, (2021) PLOS Computational Biology, 17(11), e1009516

[J13] Computational modeling of biomechanics and biorheology of heated red blood cells

Z. L. Liu*, H. Li*, Y. Qiang, P. Buffet, M. Dao, G. E. Karniadakis†, (2021) Biophysical Journal, 120(21), 4663-4671

[J12] 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, L Li†, (2021) Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 385, 114026

[J11] Mechanobiology of shear-induced platelet aggregation: A multiscale in silico analysis 

         Z. L. Liu, C. K. Aidun, D. N. Ku†, (2021) Journal of Biomechanics, 110349

[J10] Prevalence estimates of COVID-19 by web survey compared to inadequate testing

D. N. Ku†, L. Leong, B. Ku, Z. Liu, (2020) Clinical Cases in Medicine 1(1) (Website, GeorgiaTechNews, PRnews)      

[J9]   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†, (2020) Physical Review E, 102 (1), 013310 (Full-text, Editor’s Suggestions)

[J8]   Occlusive thrombosis in arteries

 D. Kim*, C. Bresette*, Z. Liu*, D. N. Ku†,  (2019) APL Bioengineering, 3 (4), 041502 (Featured Article, Newswise, AAAS) (IF: 6.6)

[J7]   Nanoparticle diffusion in sheared cellular blood flow

         Z. Liu, J. R. Clausen, R. R. Rao, C. K. Aidun†, (2019) Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 871, 636-667 (Full-text)

[J6]   A unified analysis of nano-to-microscale particle dispersion in tubular blood flow

         Z. Liu, J. R. Clausen, R. R. Rao, C. K. Aidun† (2019) Physics of Fluids, 31, 081903 (Featured Article, Press)

[J5]   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, C. K. Aidun†, (2019) International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 91:228–246 (Full-text, Cover Article)

[J4]   Numerical simulations of cell flow and trapping within microfluidic channels for stiffness-based cell isolation

         M. Aljaghtham*, Z. Liu*, J. J. Guo, J. He, E. Celik†, (2019) Journal of Biomechanics, 86, 43-49

[J3]   Nanoparticle transport in cellular blood flow

         Z. Liu, Y. Zhu, R. R. Rao, J. R. Clausen, C. K. Aidun†, (2018) Computers & Fluids, 172, 609-620

[J2]   Inhibition of high shear arterial thrombosis by charged nanoparticles

         M. T. Griffin, Y. Zhu, Z. Liu, C. K. Aidun, D. N. Ku†, (2018) Biomicrofluidics 12 (4), 042210

[J1]   Internal viscosity-dependent margination of red blood cells in microfluidic channels

F. Ahmed, M. Mehrabadi, Z. Liu, G.A. Barabino, C.K. Aidun†, (2018) Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 140 (6), 061013

• Multiscale simulation of molecular and cellular blood flow and clotting: from nano-drug delivery to arterial thrombosis

Z. L. Liu, Dissertation, Georgia Institute of Technology, December 2020