Publications


Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

73.

Xiaojing Ren, Chao-Mao Hsieh, Mohammad O. A. Malik, Joshua Su Weiming, and Quan Liu*, “A radio frequency tagging continuous-wave optical spectrometer with megahertz refreshing rate," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2022.3227992 (2022).link

72.

Chao-Mao Hsieh, Xiaojing Ren, and Quan Liu*, “Feedback based wavefront shaping for weak light with lock-in beat frequency detection”, Optics Letters, 47(19), 5192-5195 (2022).link

71.

Mohammad O. A. Malik, Xiaojing Ren, Chao-Mao Hsieh, Yi Zhang, and Quan Liu*, "Investigation of Equivalence Between Non-Resonant Raman Excitation Spectroscopy and Conventional Raman Spectroscopy,"IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2022.3185735 (2022).link

70.

Yi Zhang, Mohammad O. A. Malik, Jian Kang, Clement Yuen, and Quan Liu*, "Sequency encoding single pixel spectroscopy based on Hadamard transform," Optics Express, 30(17), 30121-30134 (2022).link

69.

Xiaojing Ren, Kan Lin, Chao-Mao Hsieh, Linbo Liu, Xin Ge,* and Quan Liu*, "Optical coherence tomography guided confocal Raman spectroscopy for rapid measurements in tissues," Biomedical Optics Express, 13(1), 344-357 (2022).link

68.

Wensong Wang, Shaomeng Wang, Zesheng Zheng, Zhongyuan Fang, Clement Yuen, Quan Liu, Peter Preiser, and Yuanjin Zheng*, "Laser-Induced Surface Acoustic Wave Sensing Based Malaria Parasite Detection and Analysis," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2021.3124841 (2021). link

67.

Chooi, Wai Hon; Dong, Quanbin; Low, Jeremy Zhi Yan; Yuen, Clement; Chin, Jiah Shin; Lin, Junquan; Liu, Quan; Chew, Sing Yian*, "Cell Membrane-Coated Electrospun Fibers Enhance Keratinocytes Growth Through Cell-Type Specific Interactions," ACS Applied Bio Materials, 4(5),4079-4083 (2021). link

66.

Clement Yuen, Xiaohong Gao, Prem Prakash, Yong Jia Ming, Chalapathy Raja Shobana, Perera Adhikarige Taniya Kaushalya, Luo Yue Mei, Bai Yan Ru, Charles Yang Chun, Peter Preiser, and Quan Liu*, "Towards malaria field diagnosis based on surface-enhanced Raman scattering with on-chip sample preparation and near-analyte nanoparticle synthesis," Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical, 343, 130162 (2021).link

65.

Yanru Bai, and Quan Liu*, "A modified least-squares method for quantitative analysis in Raman spectroscopy," IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 27(4), 1-9 (2021) .link

64.

Yi Zhang, Jian Kang, Chao-Mao Hsieh, and Quan Liu*, "Compressive Optical Spectrometry Based on Sequency-Ordered Hadamard Transform," IEEE Photonics Journal, 12(5), 390008, (2020).link

63.

Jian Ju, Chao-Mao Hsieh, Yao Tian, Jian Kang, Ruining Chia, Hao Chang, Yanru Bai, Chenjie Xu, Xiaomeng Wang, and Quan Liu*, "Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Based Biosensor with a Microneedle Array for Minimally Invasive In Vivo Glucose Measurements," ACS Sensors, 5(6), 1777-1785 (2020).link

62.

Yanru Bai, and Quan Liu*, "Denoising Raman spectra by Wiener estimation with a numerical calibration dataset," Biomedical Optics Express, 11(1), 200-214(2020).link

61.

Joshua Weiming Su, Qiang Wang, Yao Tian, Leigh Madden, David Laurence Becker, and Quan Liu*, "Depth-sensitive Raman spectroscopy for skin wound evaluation in rodents," Biomedical Optics Express, 10(12), 6114-6128 (2019).link

60.

Chao-Mao Hsie, Manish Verma, and Quan Liu*, "Improving depth sensitive fluorescence spectroscopy with wavefront shaping by spectral and spatial filtering," IEEE Access, 7, 170192-170198 (2019).link

59.

Jian Ju, Sagar Regmi, Afu Fu, Sierin Lim and Quan Liu*, "Graphene quantum dot based charge-reversal nanomaterial for nucleus-targeted drug delivery and efficiency controllable photodynamic therapy," Journal of Biophotonics, 12(6), e201800367 (2019).link

58.

Shuo Chen, Lingmin Kong, Wenbin Xu, Xiaoyu Cui*, and Quan Liu*, "A fast fluorescence background suppression method for Raman spectroscopy based on stepwise spectral reconstruction," IEEE Access, 6, 67709-67717 (2018).link

57.

Shuo Huang, Wei Liu, Jing Huang, Xiaochen Wang, Cangjie Yang, Hassan Bohra, Quan Liu*, and Mingfeng Wang*, "Theranostic Colloidal Nanoparticles of Pyrrolopyrrole Cyanine Derivatives for Simultaneous Near-Infrared Fluorescence Cancer Imaging and Photothermal Therapy," ACS Applied Biomaterials, 1(4), 1109-1117 (2018).link

56.

Jian Kang, Xiang Li, and Quan Liu*, "Hadamard transform-based calibration method for programmable optical filters based on digital micro-mirror device," Optics Express, 26, 19563-19573 (2018).link

55.

Yao Tian, Joshua Weiming Su, Jian Ju, and Quan Liu*, "Efficiency enhancement of Raman microspectroscopy at long working distance by parabolic reflector," Biomedical Optics Express, 8(11) 5243-5252 (2017). link

54.

Jian Ju, Wei Liu, Clint Michael Perlaki, Keren Chen, Chunhua Feng and Quan Liu*, "Sustained and Cost Effective Silver Substrate for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Based Biosensing," Scientific Reports, 7, 6917 (2017).link

53.

Shuo Chen, Gang Wang, Xiaoyu Cui and Quan Liu*, "A stepwise method based on Wiener estimation for spectral reconstruction in spectroscopic Raman imaging," Optics Express, 25(2), 1005-1018 (2017).link

52.

Wei Liu, Yi Hong Ong, Xiaojun Yu, Jian Ju, Clint Michael Perlaki, Linbo Liu and Quan Liu*, "Snapshot depth-sensitive Raman spectroscopy in layered tissues," Optics Express, 24(25), 28312-28325 (2016).link

51.

Shuo Chen, Caigang Zhu, Christopher Hoe-Kong Chui, Gyanendra Sheoran, Bien-Keem Tan, and Quan Liu*, "Spectral diffuse reflectance and autofluorescence imaging can perform early prediction of blood vessel occlusion in skin flaps", Journal of Biophotonics, In Press (2016).link

50.

Dong Wei, Shuo Chen, Yi Hong Ong, Clint Perlaki and Quan Liu*, "Fast wide-field Raman spectroscopic imaging based on simultaneous multi-channel image acquisition and Wiener estimation," Optics Letters, 41(12), 2783-2786 (2016).link

49.

Caigang Zhu, Shuo Chen, Christopher Hoe-Kong Chui, Bien-Keem Tan and Quan Liu*, "Early detection and differentiation of venous and arterial occlusion in skin flaps using visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and autofluorescence spectroscopy," Biomedical Optics Express, 7(2), 570-580 (2016).link

48.

Keren Chen, Clint Perlaki, Aoli Xiong, Peter Preiser, and Quan Liu*, "Review of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Malaria Diagnosis and a New Approach for Detection of Single Parasites in the Ring Stage," IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 22(4), 6900509 (2016)(Invited Paper).link

47.

Keren Chen, Clement Yuen, Aniweh Yaw, Peter Preiser and Quan Liu*, "Towards ultra-sensitive malaria diagnosis using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy," Scientific Reports, 6, 20177. (2016).link

46.

Shuo Chen, Yi Hong Ong, and Quan Liu*, "A method to create a universal calibration data set for Raman reconstruction based on Wiener estimation," IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 22(3), 6800407. (2016).link

45.

Wenfeng Wang, Lee Guan Lim, Supriya Srivastava, Jimmy So Bok Yan, Asim Shabbir and Quan Liu*, "Investigation on the potential of Mueller matrix imaging for digital staining," Journal of Biophotonics, 9(4), 364-375 (2016).link

44.

Alexander W. Jackson, Prashant Chandrasekharan, Jian Shi, Steven P. Rannard, Quan Liu, Chang-Tong Yang and Tao He, "Synthesis and in vivo MRI Evaluation of Biocompatible Branched Copolymer Nano-Contrast Agents," International Journal of Nanomedicine, 10, 5895-5907.(2015).link

43.

Fei Gao, Yi Hong Ong, Gaoming Li, Xiaohua Feng, Quan Liu, and Yuanjin Zheng, "Fast photoacoustic-guided depth-resolved Raman spectroscopy: a feasibility study," Optics Letters, 40(15),3568-3571.(2015).link

42.

Shuo Chen, Yi Hong Ong, Xiaoqian Lin and Quan Liu*, "Optimization of Advanced Wiener Estimation Methods for Raman Reconstruction from Narrow-band Measurements in the Presence of Fluorescence Background," Biomedical Optics Express, 6(7), 2633-2648. (2015).link

41.

Clint Perlaki, Sierin Lim, and Quan Liu*, "Polarized Raman Spectroscopy for Enhanced Quantification of Protein Concentrations in an Aqueous Mixture," Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 46, 744-749. (2015).link

40.

Shuo Huang, Ravi Kumar Kannadorai, Yuan Chen, Quan Liu*, Mingfeng Wang*, "A narrow-bandgap benzobisthiadiazole derivative with high near-infrared photothermal conversion efficiency and robust photostability for cancer therapy," Chemical Communications, 51, 4223-4226. (2015).link

39.

Malathi Mathiyazhakan, Yuanxiang Yang, Yibo Liu, Caigang Zhu, Quan Liu, Claus Dieter Ohl, Kam Chiu Tam, Yu Gao, Chenjie Xu*, "Non-invasive controlled release from gold nanoparticle integrated photo-responsive liposomes through pulse laser induced microbubble cavitation," Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 126, 569-574. (2015).link

38.

Dong Wei, Shuo Chen and Quan Liu*, "Review of Fluorescence Suppression Techniques in Raman Spectroscopy," Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 50(5), 387-406. (2015).link

37.

Ravi Kumar Kannadorai, Geraldine Giap Ying Chiew, Kathy Luo Qian and Quan Liu*, "Dual functions of gold nanorods as photothermal agents and autofluorescence enhancer to track cell death during plasmonic photothermal therapy," Cancer Letters, 357(1), 152-159. (2015). link

36.

C. Yuen and Quan Liu*, "Hollow agarose microneedle with silver coating for intradermal surface enhanced Raman measurements: A skin-mimicking phantom study," Journal of Biomedical Optics, 20(6), 061102 (2015).pdf

35.

Shuo Chen, Xiaoqian Lin, Caigang Zhu and Quan Liu*, "Sequential weighted Wiener estimation for extraction of key tissue parameters in color imaging: a phantom study," Journal of Biomedical Optics, 19(12) 127001 (2014).pdf

34.

Yi Hong Ong, Caigang Zhu, and Quan Liu*, "Phantom validation of Monte Carlo modeling for non-contact depth sensitive fluorescence measurements in an epithelial tissue model," Journal of Biomedical Optics, 19(8), 85006 (2014).pdf

33.

Shuo Chen, Xiaoqian Lin, Clement Yuen, Saraswathi Padmanabhan, Roger W. Beuerman, Quan Liu*, "Recovery of Raman spectra with low signal-to-noise ratio using Wiener estimation," Optics Express, 22(10), 12102-12114 (2014). pdf

32.

C. Zhu, Y. H. Ong and Quan Liu*, "Multifocal noncontact color imaging for depth sensitive fluorescence measurements of epithelial cancer," Optics Letters, 39(11), 3250-3253 (2014). pdf

31.

Wenfeng Wang, Lee Guan Lim, Supriya Srivastava, Jimmy So Bok Yan, Asim Shabbir and Quan Liu*, "Roles of linear and circular polarization properties and effect of wavelength choice on differentiation between ex vivo normal and cancerous gastric samples," Journal of Biomedical Optics, 19(4), 046020 (2014). pdf

30.

C. Zhu, S. Chen, C. H. Chui, B. Tan and Quan Liu*, " Early prediction of skin viability using visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and autofluorescence spectroscopy," Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 134(2):240e-7e (2014).link

29.

C. Perlaki, Quan Liu*, M. Lim, "Raman spectroscopy based techniques in tissue engineering - An overview", Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 49(7), 513-532 (2014). link

28.

C. Yuen and Quan Liu*, "Towards in vivo intradermal surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) measurements: silver coated microneedle based SERS probe," Journal of Biophotonics, 7(9), 683-689 (2014). link

27.

Y. H. Ong, and Quan Liu*, "Fast depth-sensitive fluorescence measurements in turbid media using cone shell configuration," Journal of Biomedical Optics 18, 110503 (2013). pdf

26.

C. Yuen and Quan Liu*, "Optimization of Fe3O4@Ag nanoshells for malaria diagnosis," Analyst 138(21), 6494-6500 (2013). link

25.

Y. H. Ong and Quan Liu*, "Axicon lens-based cone shell configuration for depth-sensitive fluorescence measurements in turbid media," Optics Letters, 38(15), 2647-2649 (2013). pdf

24.

R. K. Kannadorai and Quan Liu*, "Optimization in interstitial plasmonic photothermal therapy for treatment planning," Medical Physics, 40(10), 103301 (2013). pdf

23.

C. Zhu and Quan Liu*, "Review of Monte Carlo modeling of light transport in tissues," Journal of Biomedical Optics, 18(5), 050902 (2013). pdf

22.

S. Chen, Y. H. Ong, and Quan Liu*, "Fast reconstruction of Raman spectra from narrow-band measurements based on Wiener estimation," Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 44, 875-881. (2013). link

21.

C. Zhu and Quan Liu*, "Numerical investigation of lens based setup for depth sensitive diffuse reflectance measurements in an epithelial cancer model," Optics Express 20(28), 29807-29822 (2012). pdf

20.

Y. H. Ong, Mayasari Lim and Quan Liu*, "Comparison of principal component analysis and biochemical component analysis in Raman spectroscopy for the discrimination of apoptosis and necrosis in K562 leukemia cells: Errata," Optics Express 20(22), 25041-25043 (2012). link

19.

Y. H. Ong, Mayasari Lim and Quan Liu*, "Comparison of principal component analysis and biochemical component analysis in Raman spectroscopy for the discrimination of apoptosis and necrosis in K562 leukemia cells," Opt Express 20(20), 22158-22171 (2012). pdf

18.

S. Chen and Quan Liu*, "Modified Wiener estimation of diffuse reflectance spectra from RGB values by the synthesis of new colors for tissue measurements," Journal of Biomedical Optics 17(3), 030501 (2012). pdf

17.

C. Yuen and Quan Liu*, "Magnetic field enriched surface enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy for early malaria diagnosis," Journal of Biomedical Optics 17(1), 017005 (2012). pdf

16.

C. Zhu and Quan Liu*, "A hybrid method for fast Monte Carlo simulation of diffuse reflectance from a multi-layered tissue model with tumor-like heterogeneities," Journal of Biomedical Optics 17(1), 010501 (2012). pdf

15.

C. Zhu and Quan Liu*, "Validity of the semi-infinite tumor model in diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for epithelial cancer diagnosis: a Monte Carlo study," Optics Express 19(18), 17799-17812 (2011). pdf

14.

Quan Liu*, G. Grant , J. Li , Y. Zhang , F. Hu , S. Li , C. Wilson , K. Chen, D. Bigner and T. Vo-Dinh, "Compact point-detection fluorescence spectroscopy system for quantifying intrinsic fluorescence redox ratio in brain cancer diagnostics," Journal of Biomedical Optics 16(3), 037004, (2011). pdf

13.

Quan Liu*, "Role of optical spectroscopy using endogenous contrasts in clinical cancer diagnosis," World Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2(1), 50-63, (2011). pdf

12.

Quan Liu*, and T. Vo-Dinh, "Investigation of synchronous fluorescence method in multi-component analysis in tissue," IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 16(4), 927-940, (2010). link

11.

Quan Liu*, G. Grant and T. Vo-Dinh, "Spectral filtering modulation method for estimation of hemoglobin concentration and oxygenation based on a single fluorescence emission spectrum in tissue phantoms," Medical Physics, 36(10), 4819-4829, (2009). pdf

10.

Quan Liu*, S. Norton and T. Vo-Dinh, "Modeling of non-phase mechanisms in ultrasonic modulation of light propagation," Applied Optics, 47(20), 3619-3630, (2008). pdf

9.

Quan Liu*, K. Chen, M. Martin, A. Wintenberg, R. Lenarduzzi, M. Panjehpour, B. Overholt, and T. Vo-Dinh, "Development of a synchronous fluorescence imaging system and data analysis methods," Optics Express, 15(20), 12583-12594 (2007). pdf

8.

Quan Liu* and N. Ramanujam, "Scaling method for fast Monte Carlo simulation of diffuse reflectance spectra from multi-layered turbid media," Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 24(4), 1011-1025 (2007). pdf

7.

Quan Liu*, and N. Ramanujam, "Sequential estimation of optical properties of a two-layered epithelial tissue model from depth-resolved ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectra," Applied Optics, 45(19), 4776-4790 (2006). pdf

6.

M. C. Skala, G. M. Palmer, C. Zhu, Quan Liu*, K. M. Vrotsos, C. L. Marshek-Stone, A. Gendron-Fitzpatrick, and N. Ramanujam, "Investigation of fiber-optic probe designs for optical spectroscopic diagnosis of epithelial pre-cancers," Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 34(1), 25-38 (2004). link

5.

Quan Liu*, and N. Ramanujam, "Experimental proof of the feasibility of using an angled fiber-optic probe for depth-sensitive fluorescence spectroscopy of turbid media," Optics Letters 29(17), 2034-2036 (2004). pdf

4.

Quan Liu*, C. Zhu, and N. Ramanujam, "Experimental validation of Monte Carlo modeling of fluorescence in tissues in the UV-visible spectrum," Journal of Biomedical Optics 8(2), 223-236 (2003). pdf

3.

C. Zhu, Quan Liu*, and N. Ramanujam, "Effect of fiber optic probe geometry on depth-resolved fluorescence measurements from epithelial tissues: a Monte Carlo simulation," Journal of Biomedical Optics 8(2), 237-247 (2003). pdf

2.

Quan Liu*, and N. Ramanujam, "Relationship between depth of a target in a turbid medium and fluorescence measured by a variable-aperture method," Optics Letters 27(2), 104-106 (2002). pdf

1.

Quan Liu*, and Z. Fu, "An image analysis system for plant chromosomes," Computer Engineering & Applications (in Chinese) 36(3), 71-74 (2000) (published by China Computer Federation and Chinese Institute of Electronics).


Book Chapter

Keren Chen, Yi Hong Ong, Clement Yuen, Quan Liu*, "Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Intradermal Measurements," in Imaging in Dermatology, edited by Michael R Hamblin and Pinar Avci, Elsevier (2016) (ISBN: 978-0-12-802838-4), 141-154.link