Associate Professor Liao Kin

Tan, S. C. W., Pan, W. X., Cai, N., Ma, G., Leong, K, and Liao, K., “Viscoelastic Behavior of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells,” BMC Cell Biology, 9(40), (2008).
Ma, G., Ren, Y., Zhou, Z. R., Li, F., Cheng, H. M., Xiao, T and Liao, K., “How long Can Single-walled carbon nanotube ropes last under static and dynamic fatigue?” Applied Physics Letters, 92, 083105 (2008).
Ren, Y., Xiao, T., and Liao, K., “Time-dependent Fracture of Carbon Nanotubes with and without Stone-Wales Defect,” Physical Review B 74 (4), Art. No. 045410 (2006).
Feng, Zhiqin, Chen, Weining, Lee, Peter V, Liao, Kin, and Chan, Vincent, “The Influence of GFP-actin Expression on the adhesion dynamics of HepG2 cells on model extracellular matrix,” Biomaterials , 26(26), 5348-5358 (2005).
Xiao, T., Ren, Y., and Liao, K., “A Kinetic Model for Time-dependent Fracture of Carbon Nanotubes,” Nano Letters, 4 (6), 1139-1142 (2004).
Liao, K., and Li, S., “Characteristics of Carbon Nanotube-Polystyrene Interface,” Applied Physics Letters, 79(25), 4225-4227 (2001).

	Associate Professor Liao Kin
	Division of Bioengineering Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637457 Senior Fellow , Defense Medical & Environmental Research Institute, Singapore Tel: (65) 6790 5835 Fax: (65) 6791 1761 Email: askliao@ntu.edu.sg
	Education:
	Ph.D. Materials Engineering Science , Virginia Tech M.S. Engineering Science & Mechanics , Virginia Tech B.S. Engineering Science & Mechanics , Virginia Tech

	Research focus:
	Mechanics of biomolecules and cells Molecular simulation of living and nonliving systems Nanomaterials and nanomechanics Composite materials

	Selected publications:
	Tan, S. C. W., Pan, W. X., Cai, N., Ma, G., Leong, K, and Liao, K., “Viscoelastic Behavior of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells,” *BMC Cell Biology, 9(40), (2008). Ma, G., Ren, Y., Zhou, Z. R., Li, F., Cheng, H. M., Xiao, T and Liao, K., “How long Can Single-walled carbon nanotube ropes last under static and dynamic fatigue?” Applied Physics Letters, 92, 083105 (2008). Ren, Y., Xiao, T., and Liao, K., “Time-dependent Fracture of Carbon Nanotubes with and without Stone-Wales Defect,” Physical Review B* 74 (4), Art. No. 045410 (2006). Feng, Zhiqin, Chen, Weining, Lee, Peter V, Liao, Kin, and Chan, Vincent, “The Influence of GFP-actin Expression on the adhesion dynamics of HepG2 cells on model extracellular matrix,” Biomaterials , 26(26), 5348-5358 (2005). Xiao, T., Ren, Y., and Liao, K., “A Kinetic Model for Time-dependent Fracture of Carbon Nanotubes,” Nano Letters, 4 (6), 1139-1142 (2004). Liao, K., and Li, S., “Characteristics of Carbon Nanotube-Polystyrene Interface,” Applied Physics Letters, 79(25), 4225-4227 (2001).

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