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 |