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D-Index
52
Citations
8642
World Ranking
1076
National Ranking
128

Overview

Zishun Liu is affiliated with Xi'an Jiaotong University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a particular focus on biomedical engineering, molecular medicine, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and mechanics of materials. Their research predominantly addresses the synthesis, properties, and applications of hydrogels and related advanced materials.

Their recent publications reflect a continued interest in the mechanical behavior and modeling of smart materials such as hydrogels and shape memory polymers. Notable recent works include:

  • Recent Advances of the Constitutive Models of Smart Materials - Hydrogels and Shape Memory Polymers, 2020, International Journal of Applied Mechanics
  • Concurrent stiffening and softening in hydrogels under dehydration, 2023, Science Advances
  • Recent advances of hydrogel network models for studies on mechanical behaviors, 2021, Acta Mechanica Sinica
  • A mesoscopic network mechanics method to reproduce the large deformation and fracture process of cross-linked elastomers, 2021, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • Effect of water content on physical adhesion of polyacrylamide hydrogels, 2022, Polymer

The topics covered in their work include:

  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Elasticity and Material Modeling
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions

Liu frequently collaborates with researchers such as Jincheng Lei, Shuai Xu, Zidi Zhou, William Toh, and Ziqian Li, illustrating an active engagement in collaborative research within their fields of expertise.

Their work has been disseminated through multiple publication venues, with a significant number of papers appearing in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • International Journal of Applied Mechanics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Engineering

In addition to journal publications, Liu has authored books published by Springer International Publishing and World Scientific. Titles include Advances and Challenges in Advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems (2024) and Fundamentals of Continuum Mechanics (2023).

Best Publications

  • Inhomogeneous swelling of a gel in equilibrium with a solvent and mechanical load

    Wei Hong;Zishun Liu;Zhigang Suo

  • Advances in Mechanics of Soft Materials: A Review of Large Deformation Behavior of Hydrogels

    Zishun Liu;William Toh;Teng Yong Ng

  • Recent Advances of the Constitutive Models of Smart Materials — Hydrogels and Shape Memory Polymers

    Rong Huang;Shoujing Zheng;Zishun Liu;Teng Yong Ng

  • A molecular dynamics study of the thermal conductivity of graphene nanoribbons containing dispersed Stone–Thrower–Wales defects

    Teng Yong Ng;Jing Jie Yeo;Jing Jie Yeo;Zishun Liu

  • The effect of Stone–Thrower–Wales defects on mechanical properties of graphene sheets – A molecular dynamics study

    Linchun He;Siusiu Guo;Jincheng Lei;Zhendong Sha

  • Concurrent stiffening and softening in hydrogels under dehydration

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  • Material characterization based on dual indenters

    S. Swaddiwudhipong;K.K. Tho;Z.S. Liu;K. Zeng

  • A transition from localized shear banding to homogeneous superplastic flow in nanoglass

    Sara Adibi;Zhen-Dong Sha;Paulo S. Branicio;Shailendra P. Joshi

  • The effect of water content on the elastic modulus and fracture energy of hydrogel

    Ziqian Li;Zishun Liu;Teng Yong Ng;Pradeep Sharma

  • Modeling and simulation of buckling of polymeric membrane thin film gel

    Zishun Liu;Wei Hong;Zhigang Suo;Somsak Swaddiwudhipong

  • Uniqueness of reverse analysis from conical indentation tests

    K.K. Tho;S. Swaddiwudhipong;Z.S. Liu;K. Zeng

  • Active vibration control of functionally graded graphene nanoplatelets reinforced composite plates integrated with piezoelectric layers

    B.A. Selim;B.A. Selim;Zishun Liu;K.M. Liew

  • Cyclic Deformation in Metallic Glasses

    Z. D. Sha;S. X. Qu;Z. S. Liu;T. J. Wang

  • Inhomogeneous large deformation study of temperature-sensitive hydrogel

    Zhiwei Ding;Zishun Liu;Jianying Hu;Somsak Swaddiwudhipong

  • Inverse pseudo Hall-Petch relation in polycrystalline graphene.

    Z. D. Sha;S. S. Quek;Q. X. Pei;Z. S. Liu

  • Mechanics of inhomogeneous large deformation of photo-thermal sensitive hydrogels

    William Toh;Teng Yong Ng;Jianying Hu;Zishun Liu

  • Thermal conductivity of fluorinated graphene: A non-equilibrium molecular dynamics study

    Wenxuan Huang;Wenxuan Huang;Qing-Xiang Pei;Zishun Liu;Zishun Liu;Yong-Wei Zhang

  • A viscoelastic constitutive model for shape memory polymers based on multiplicative decompositions of the deformation gradient

    Yunxin Li;Yuhao He;Zishun Liu

  • Effect of water content on physical adhesion of polyacrylamide hydrogels

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  • Molecular dynamics simulation of the thermal conductivity of shorts strips of graphene and silicene: a comparative study

    Teng Yong Ng;Jingjie Yeo;Jingjie Yeo;Zishun Liu

  • Nano-optomechanical Actuator and Pull-Back Instability

    Min Ren;Min Ren;Jianguo Huang;Hong Cai;Julius Minglin Tsai

  • Atomistic origin of size effects in fatigue behavior of metallic glasses

    Zhendong Sha;Wei Hin Wong;Qingxiang Pei;Paulo Sergio Branicio

Frequent Co-Authors

Teng Yong Ng
Teng Yong Ng Nanyang Technological University
Qing-Xiang Pei
Qing-Xiang Pei Institute of High Performance Computing
Ai Qun Liu
Ai Qun Liu Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Yong-Wei Zhang
Yong-Wei Zhang Institute of High Performance Computing
Xuming Zhang
Xuming Zhang Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Huajian Gao
Huajian Gao Tsinghua University
K.M. Liew
K.M. Liew City University of Hong Kong
Heow Pueh Lee
Heow Pueh Lee National University of Singapore
Tiejun Wang
Tiejun Wang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Chao Lu
Chao Lu Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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