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  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Lih-Sheng Turng is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, including engineering and materials science, with significant contributions in mechanical engineering, polymers and plastics, biomaterials, biomedical engineering, and surgery.

The scientist's research topics cover a wide range of areas related to polymer processing and biomedical applications. Key topics include:

  • Electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications
  • Injection molding process and properties
  • Polymer foaming and composites
  • Manufacturing process and optimization
  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Rheology and fluid dynamics studies
  • Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Dongfang Wang
  • Yiyang Xu
  • Jinsu Gim
  • Qian Li
  • Huaguang Yang

Turng has published extensively in several journals, with multiple contributions found especially in:

  • International Polymer Processing
  • Polymer Engineering and Science
  • Advances in Polymer Technology
  • Applied Surface Science
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Notable recent papers include:

  • Highly Efficient Removal of Methylene Blue Dye from an Aqueous Solution Using Cellulose Acetate Nanofibrous Membranes Modified by Polydopamine (2020, ACS Omega)
  • Artificial small-diameter blood vessels: materials, fabrication, surface modification, mechanical properties, and bioactive functionalities (2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry B)
  • A review of thermoplastic polymer foams for functional applications (2021, Journal of Materials Science)
  • Intelligent Injection Molding on Sensing, Optimization, and Control (2020, Advances in Polymer Technology)
  • Effect of carbonization temperature on mechanical properties and biocompatibility of biochar/ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene composites (2020, Composites Part B Engineering)

Recognized by their professional community, Lih-Sheng Turng was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Highly Stretchable and Biocompatible Strain Sensors Based on Mussel-Inspired Super-Adhesive Self-Healing Hydrogels for Human Motion Monitoring.

    Xin Jing;Hao-Yang Mi;Hao-Yang Mi;Yu-Jyun Lin;Eduardo Enriquez

  • Characterization of thermoplastic polyurethane/polylactic acid (TPU/PLA) tissue engineering scaffolds fabricated by microcellular injection molding

    Hao-Yang Mi;Max R. Salick;Xin Jing;Xin Jing;Brianna R. Jacques

  • Mussel-inspired electroactive chitosan/graphene oxide composite hydrogel with rapid self-healing and recovery behavior for tissue engineering

    Xin Jing;Xin Jing;Hao Yang Mi;Hao Yang Mi;Brett N. Napiwocki;Xiang Fang Peng;Xiang Fang Peng

  • Highly transparent, stretchable, and rapid self-healing polyvinyl alcohol/cellulose nanofibril hydrogel sensors for sensitive pressure sensing and human motion detection

    Xin Jing;Xin Jing;Heng Li;Hao Yang Mi;Hao Yang Mi;Yue Jun Liu

  • High-performance flexible triboelectric nanogenerator based on porous aerogels and electrospun nanofibers for energy harvesting and sensitive self-powered sensing

    Hao-Yang Mi;Hao-Yang Mi;Xin Jing;Xin Jing;Qifeng Zheng;Liming Fang

  • A review of current developments in process and quality control for injection molding

    Zhongbao Chen;Lih-Sheng Turng

  • Effects of annealing time and temperature on the crystallinity and heat resistance behavior of injection-molded poly(lactic acid)

    Yottha Srithep;Paul Nealey;Lih-Sheng Turng

  • Fabrication of scaffolds in tissue engineering: A review

    Peng Zhao;Haibing Gu;Haoyang Mi;Chengchen Rao

  • Shape memory thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)/poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) blends as self-knotting sutures

    Xin Jing;Hao-Yang Mi;Han-Xiong Huang;Lih-Sheng Turng

  • The surface grafting of graphene oxide with poly(ethylene glycol) as a reinforcement for poly(lactic acid) nanocomposite scaffolds for potential tissue engineering applications.

    Chunmei Zhang;Chunmei Zhang;Liwei Wang;Tianliang Zhai;Tianliang Zhai;Xinchao Wang

  • Processing and characterization of solid and microcellular poly(lactic acid)/polyhydroxybutyrate-valerate (PLA/PHBV) blends and PLA/PHBV/Clay nanocomposites

    Haibin Zhao;Zhixiang Cui;Xiaofeng Wang;Lih-Sheng Turng

  • Incorporation of poly(ethylene glycol) grafted cellulose nanocrystals in poly(lactic acid) electrospun nanocomposite fibers as potential scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.

    Chunmei Zhang;Max R. Salick;Travis M. Cordie;Tom Ellingham

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of microcellular injection molded polyamide-6 nanocomposites

    Mingjun Yuan;Lih-Sheng Turng

  • Electrospinning thermoplastic polyurethane/graphene oxide scaffolds for small diameter vascular graft applications

    Xin Jing;Hao-Yang Mi;Max R. Salick;Travis M. Cordie

  • Measurement of gas solubility and diffusivity in polylactide

    G. Li;H. Li;L.S. Turng;S. Gong

  • In-situ fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) in thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) via melt blending: Effect on rheological behavior, mechanical properties, and microcellular foamability

    An Huang;Xiangfang Peng;Lih-Sheng Turng

  • Study of injection molded microcellular polyamide-6 nanocomposites

    Mingjun Yuan;Lih-Sheng Turng;Shaoqin Gong;Daniel Caulfield

  • Melt compounding of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)/nanofibrillated cellulose nanocomposites

    Yottha Srithep;Yottha Srithep;Thomas Ellingham;Jun Peng;Ronald Sabo

  • Artificial small-diameter blood vessels: materials, fabrication, surface modification, mechanical properties, and bioactive functionalities

    Dongfang Wang;Yiyang Xu;Qian Li;Lih-Sheng Turng

  • Shish-kebab-structured poly(ε-caprolactone) nanofibers hierarchically decorated with chitosan-poly(ε-caprolactone) copolymers for bone tissue engineering.

    Xin Jing;Xin Jing;Hao-Yang Mi;Hao-Yang Mi;Xin-Chao Wang;Xiang-Fang Peng

  • Quantitative study of shrinkage and warpage behavior for microcellular and conventional injection molding

    Adam Kramschuster;Ryan Cavitt;Donald Ermer;Zhongbao Chen

  • Microcellular injection-molding of polylactide with chain-extender

    Srikanth Pilla;Adam Kramschuster;Liqiang Yang;Junghoo Lee

  • An injection molding process for manufacturing highly porous and interconnected biodegradable polymer matrices for use as tissue engineering scaffolds.

    Adam Kramschuster;Lih-Sheng Turng

Frequent Co-Authors

Xin Jing
Xin Jing Hunan University of Technology
Hao-Yang Mi
Hao-Yang Mi Zhengzhou University
Xiangfang Peng
Xiangfang Peng Fujian University of Technology
Shaoqin Gong
Shaoqin Gong University of Wisconsin–Madison
Srikanth Pilla
Srikanth Pilla University of Delaware
Changyu Shen
Changyu Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaochun Li
Xiaochun Li University of California, Los Angeles
Chuntai Liu
Chuntai Liu Zhengzhou University
Jianzhong Fu
Jianzhong Fu Zhejiang University
James A. Thomson
James A. Thomson University of California, Santa Barbara

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