Lou XW David

X. W. Lou,* L. A. Archer,* Z. C. Yang, Hollow Micro-/Nano-structures: Synthesis and Applications, Advanced Materials, an invited review article, in press (2008).
C. Yuan, H. Chen, X. W. Lou, L. A. Archer, DNA Bending Stiffness on Small Length Scales, Physical Review Letters, 100, 018102 (2008).
X. W. Lou , D. Deng, J. Y. Lee, J. Feng, L. A. Archer, Self-supported Formation of Needle-like Nanotubes and Their Application as Lithium-ion Batteries Electrodes, Adv . Mater . , 20, 258 (200 8 ).
X. W. Lou , C. Yuan, L. A. Archer, Shell-by-Shell Synthesis of Tin Oxide Hollow Colloids with Nano-architectured Walls: Cavity Size Tuning and Functionalization, Small, 3, 261-265 (2007).
C. Yuan, X. W. Lou, E. Rhoades, L. A. Archer, T4 DNA Ligase is more than an Effective Trap of Cyclized dsDNA, Nucleic Acids Research, 35, 5294 (2007).
X. W. Lou , C. Yuan, Q. Zhang, L. A. Archer, Platinum-functionalized octahedral silica nanocages: Synthesis and characterization, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 45, 3825-3829 (2006).
X. W. Lou , C. Yuan, E. Rhoades, Q. Zhang, L. A. Archer, Encapsulation and Ostwald Ripening of Au and Au-Cl Complex Nanostructures in Silica Shells, Adv. Funct. Mater., 16, 1679-1684 (2006).
X. W. Lou , H. C. Zeng, Complex α-MoO 3 Nanostructures with External Bonding Capacity for Self-Assembly, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 2697-2704 (2003).
X. W. Lou , H. C. Zeng, Hydrothermal Synthesis of α-MoO 3 Nanorods via Acidification of Ammonium-Heptamolybdate-Tetrahydrate, Chem. Mater., 14, 4781 – 4789 (2002).

	Assistant Professor Lou XW David
	Division of Bioengineering Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637457 Tel: (65) 6316 8879 Fax: (65) 6791 1761 Email: XWLOU@ntu.edu.sg
	Education:
	Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, 2008 M.Eng. Chemical & biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2004 B. Eng. Chemical & biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2002

	Research focus:
	Nanostructured materials Nanoparticle-based bionanotechnology Novel nanocatalysts Lithium-ion batteries Dye-sensitized solar cells

	Selected publications:
	X. W. Lou,* L. A. Archer,* Z. C. Yang, Hollow Micro-/Nano-structures: Synthesis and Applications, *Advanced Materials,* an invited review article, in press (2008). C. Yuan, H. Chen, X. W. Lou, L. A. Archer, DNA Bending Stiffness on Small Length Scales, *Physical Review Letters, 100, 018102 (2008). X. W. Lou , D. Deng, J. Y. Lee, J. Feng, L. A. Archer, Self-supported Formation of Needle-like Nanotubes and Their Application as Lithium-ion Batteries Electrodes, Adv* . *Mater* . , 20, 258 (200 8 ). X. W. Lou , C. Yuan, L. A. Archer, Shell-by-Shell Synthesis of Tin Oxide Hollow Colloids with Nano-architectured Walls: Cavity Size Tuning and Functionalization, *Small, 3, 261-265 (2007). C. Yuan, X. W. Lou, E. Rhoades, L. A. Archer, T4 DNA Ligase is more than an Effective Trap of Cyclized dsDNA, Nucleic Acids Research, 35, 5294 (2007). X. W. Lou , C. Yuan, Q. Zhang, L. A. Archer, Platinum-functionalized octahedral silica nanocages: Synthesis and characterization, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 45, 3825-3829 (2006). X. W. Lou , C. Yuan, E. Rhoades, Q. Zhang, L. A. Archer, Encapsulation and Ostwald Ripening of Au and Au-Cl Complex Nanostructures in Silica Shells, Adv. Funct. Mater., 16, 1679-1684 (2006). X. W. Lou , H. C. Zeng, Complex α-MoO 3 Nanostructures with External Bonding Capacity for Self-Assembly, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 2697-2704 (2003). X. W. Lou , H. C. Zeng, Hydrothermal Synthesis of α-MoO 3 Nanorods via Acidification of Ammonium-Heptamolybdate-Tetrahydrate, Chem. Mater., 14, 4781 – 4789 (2002*).

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