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Overview

Qiang Liu is affiliated with Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Nursing, with a focus on subfields such as Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science, Biomaterials, Pollution, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work covers several main research topics, including:

  • Food composition and properties
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Proteins in Food Systems
  • Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
  • Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Qiang Liu include Elizabeth Donner, Aarsha Surendren, Amar K. Mohanty, Manjusri Misra, and Jung Sun Hong. They have published in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Green Chemistry
  • Food Hydrocolloids
  • Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
  • Cereal Chemistry
  • Journal of Cereal Science

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Qiang Liu provide insight into their research interests and contributions. These include:

  • A review of biodegradable thermoplastic starches, their blends and composites: recent developments and opportunities for single-use plastic packaging alternatives (2022, Green Chemistry)
  • Efficiency, functionality, and multi-scale structure of citric acid esterified glutinous rice starch synthesized via infrared radiation (2021, Food Hydrocolloids)
  • Determination of total protein and wet gluten in wheat flour by Fourier transform infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy with multivariate analysis (2021, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis)
  • The effects of different levels of heat-treated legume flour on nutritional, physical, textural, and sensory properties of gluten-free muffins (2020, Cereal Chemistry)
  • Anti-staling and quality characteristics of Korean rice cake affected by mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaf powder fortification (2020, Journal of Cereal Science)

The scope of Qiang Liu's work integrates aspects of food chemistry, material sciences related to biodegradable polymers, and nutritional analysis. Their research on starches and protein determination techniques suggests an interdisciplinary approach aimed at advancing food science and sustainable materials.

Best Publications

  • Composition, molecular structure, properties, and modification of pulse starches: A review

    R. Hoover;T. Hughes;H.J. Chung;Q. Liu

  • Impact of annealing and heat-moisture treatment on rapidly digestible, slowly digestible and resistant starch levels in native and gelatinized corn, pea and lentil starches

    Hyun-Jung Chung;Qiang Liu;Ratnajothi Hoover

  • Relationship between the structure, physicochemical properties and in vitro digestibility of rice starches with different amylose contents

    Hyun-Jung Chung;Qiang Liu;Laurence Lee;Dongzhi Wei

  • Phenolic profiles of 20 Canadian lentil cultivars and their contribution to antioxidant activity and inhibitory effects on α-glucosidase and pancreatic lipase.

    Bing Zhang;Zeyuan Deng;D. Dan Ramdath;Yao Tang

  • Thermoplastic Starch Processing and Characteristics—A Review

    Yachuan Zhang;Curtis Rempel;Qiang Liu

  • Novel modified starch–xanthan gum hydrogels for controlled drug delivery: Synthesis and characterization

    Alireza Shalviri;Qiang Liu;Mohammad J. Abdekhodaie;Mohammad J. Abdekhodaie;Xiao Yu Wu

  • Development and Physicochemical Characterization of New Resistant Citrate Starch from Different Corn Starches

    Xueju (Sherry) Xie;Qiang Liu

  • The impact of single and dual hydrothermal modifications on the molecular structure and physicochemical properties of normal corn starch.

    Hyun-Jung Chung;Ratnajothi Hoover;Qiang Liu

  • Effect of single and dual hydrothermal treatments on the crystalline structure, thermal properties, and nutritional fractions of pea, lentil, and navy bean starches

    Hyun-Jung Chung;Qiang Liu;Ratnajothi Hoover

  • Biocomposites reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals derived from potato peel waste.

    D. Chen;D. Lawton;M.R. Thompson;Q. Liu

  • Methodologies for Increasing the Resistant Starch Content of Food Starches: A Review

    John H. Dupuis;John H. Dupuis;Qiang Liu;Rickey Y. Yada

  • Structure of faba bean, black bean and pinto bean starches at different levels of granule organization and their physicochemical properties

    P. Ambigaipalan;R. Hoover;E. Donner;Q. Liu

  • In vitro starch digestibility, expected glycemic index, and thermal and pasting properties of flours from pea, lentil and chickpea cultivars

    Hyun-Jung Chung;Qiang Liu;Ratnajothi Hoover;Tom D. Warkentin

  • Physicochemical properties and in vitro starch digestibility of potato starch/protein blends

    Zhan-Hui Lu;Elizabeth Donner;Rickey Y. Yada;Rickey Y. Yada;Qiang Liu

  • Physicochemical properties of starches during potato growth

    Q. Liu;E. Weber;V. Currie;R. Yada

  • The physicochemical properties and in vitro digestibility of selected cereals, tubers and legumes grown in China

    Q. Liu;E. Donner;Y. Yin;Y. Yin;R.L. Huang

  • Studies on the granular structure of resistant starches (type 4) from normal, high amylose and waxy corn starch citrates

    Xueju (Sherry) Xie;Qiang Liu;Steve W. Cui

  • Impact of annealing on the molecular structure and physicochemical properties of normal, waxy and high amylose bread wheat starches

    H. Lan;R. Hoover;L. Jayakody;Q. Liu

  • Molecular structure and physicochemical properties of potato and bean starches as affected by gamma-irradiation.

    Hyun-Jung Chung;Qiang Liu

  • Relationship between α-amylase degradation and the structure and physicochemical properties of legume starches

    Y. Zhou;R. Hoover;Q. Liu

  • Starch chain interactions within the amorphous and crystalline domains of pulse starches during heat-moisture treatment at different temperatures and their impact on physicochemical properties.

    P. Ambigaipalan;R. Hoover;E. Donner;Q. Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Rickey Y. Yada
Rickey Y. Yada University of British Columbia
Ratnajothi Hoover
Ratnajothi Hoover Memorial University of Newfoundland
Rong Tsao
Rong Tsao Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Rolf H. Reichle
Rolf H. Reichle Goddard Space Flight Center
Thomas D. Warkentin
Thomas D. Warkentin University of Saskatchewan
Koushik Seetharaman
Koushik Seetharaman University of Minnesota
Zeyuan Deng
Zeyuan Deng Nanchang University
Yulong Yin
Yulong Yin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ravindra N. Chibbar
Ravindra N. Chibbar University of Saskatchewan
Yoshinori Mine
Yoshinori Mine University of Guelph

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