73. Tianbo Liu*, “Hydrophilic Macroionic Solutions – What Happens When Soluble Ions Reach the Size of Nanometer Scale?”, Langmuir in press. (feature article)

72. Ana Maria Todea, Alice Merca, Hartmut Bögge, Thorsten Glaser, William H. Casey, Joseph M. Pigga, Melissa L. K. Langston, Tianbo Liu, Christian Schröder, Ruslan Prozorov, Marshall Luban, and Achim Müller*, “Fe^III₃₀{(M)M₅}₁₂ Keplerates (M = Mo^VI, W^VI): Twenty NH₄⁺ Ions Supramolecularly Fixed in Crownether Type Capsule Pores, Related Solution Properties, and Tuning of Magnetic Exchange Interactions”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. in press. (VIP article)

71. Jie Zhang, Dong Li, Guang Liu, Kerney J. Glover and Tianbo Liu*, “The Lag Periods During the Self-Assembly of {Mo₇₂Fe₃₀} Macroions: Connection to the Virus Capsid Formation Process”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 15152 – 15159.

70. Chullikkattil P. Pradeep, Mauricio F. Misdrahi, Feng-Yan Li, Jie Zhang, Lin Xu*, De-Liang Long, Tianbo Liu*, Leroy Cronin*, “Synthesis of Modular Inorganic-Organic-Inorganic Polyoxometalates and Their Assembly into Vesicles”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 8309 – 8313.

69. Joseph M. Pigga, Melissa L. Kistler, Chwen-Yang Shew*, Mark Antonio* and Tianbo Liu*, “Counter-ion Distribution Around Nano-scaled, Hydrophilic Molecular Macroanions in Dilute Solutions”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 6538 – 6542.

68. Melissa L. Kistler, Tianbo Liu*, Pierre Gouzerh, Ana Maria Todea and Achim Müller, “Molybdenum-Oxide Based Polyprotic Nanoacids Showing Different Deprotonations and Related Assembly Processes in Solution”, Dalton Trans. 2009, 26, 5094 - 5100.

67. Melissa L. Kistler, Komal G. Patel, Tianbo Liu*, “Accurately Tuning the Charge on Giant Polyoxometalate Type Keplerates through Stoichiometric Interaction with Cationic Surfactants”, Langmuir 2009, 25, 7328 - 7334.

66. Paritosh Mohanty, Dong Li, Tianbo Liu, Yingwei Fei and Kai Landskron*, “Synthesis of Stishovite Nanocrystals from Periodic Mesoporous Silica”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 2764 – 2765.

65. Bineta Keita, Tianbo Liu and Louis Nadjo*, “Synthesis of Remarkably Stabilized metal Nanostructures Using Polyoxometalates”, J. Mater. Chem. 2009, 19, 19. (feature article)

64. Christian Schäffer, Alice Merca, Hartmut Bögge, Ana Maria Todea, Melissa L. Kistler, Tianbo Liu, René Thouvenot, Pierre Gouzerh* and Achim Müller*, “Unprecedented Pentagonal Units in a Dynamical Library: A Keplerate of the Type {(W)W₅}₁₂(Mo₂)₃₀”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 149. (VIP article)

63. Melissa L. Kistler, Joseph M. Pigga and Tianbo Liu*, “Self-Assembly of Hydrophilic Polyoxometalate Macroanions in Dilute Solutions”, in “Macromolecules Containing Metal and Metal-Like Elements”, Vol. 9, Ed. by Alaa S. Abd-El-Aziz, Charles E. Carraher, Jr., Charles U. Pittman, Jr., and Martel Zeldin, 2009.

62. Jie Zhang, Yufei Song, Leroy Cronin* and Tianbo Liu*, “Self-Assembly of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Amphiphilic Surfactants with Large Polyoxometalates as Polar Head Groups”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 14408.

61. Dong Li, Jie Zhang, Kai Landskron* and Tianbo Liu*, “Spontaneous Self-assembly of Metal-organic Cationic Nanocages to Form Monodispersed Vesicle-like Structures in Dilute Solutions”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 4226.

60. Padmaja P. Mishra, Jing Jing, Lynn C. Francesconi and Tianbo Liu*, “Formation of “Blackberry” Structure by a Heteropolyoxometalate Formed from Lacunary Polyoxotungstate Ions Yttrium Cations”, Langmuir 2008, 24, 9308 – 9313.

59. Jie Zhang, Bineta Keita, Louis Nadjo*, Israel Martyr Mbomekalle and Tianbo Liu*, “Self-Assembly of Polyoxometalate Macroanion-Capped Pd⁰ Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution”, Langmuir 2008, 24, 5277.

58. Padmaja P. Mishra, Joe Pigga and Tianbo Liu*, “Membranes Based on ‘Keplerate’ Type Polyoxometalates: Slow, Passive Cation Transportation and Creation of Water Micro-environment”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 1548.

57. Aletta A. Verhoeff, Melissa L. Kistler, Anish Bhatt, Joe Pigga, Jan Groenewold, Mark Klokkenburg, Sandra Veen, Soumyajit Roy, Tianbo Liu* and Willem K. Kegel*, “Charge Regulation as a Stabilization Mechanism for Shell-like Structures”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 2007, 99, 066104.

56. Melissa L. Kistler, Anish Bhatt, Guang Liu, Diego Casa and Tianbo Liu*, “A Complete Macroion – "Blackberry" Assembly – Macroion Transition with Continuously Adjustable Assembly Sizes in {Mo₁₃₂} Water/acetone Systems”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 6453-6460.

55. Dawei Fan, Xiangfeng Jia, Peiqin Tang, Jingcheng Hao* and Tianbo Liu*, “Self-Patterning of Hydrophobic Matreials into Highly Ordered Honeycomb Nanostructures at Water/Air Interface”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 3342-3345.

54. Achim Müller,* Hartmut Bögge, Filipa L. Sousa, Marc Schmidtmann, Dirk G. Kurth, Dirk Volkmer, Joris van Slageren, Martin Dressel, Melissa L. Kistler and Tianbo Liu*,“Complex Reactions of Porous Nanosized Spherical Capsules of the Type {(Mo)Mo₅}₁₂Fe₃₀: Modification of the External Surface As Well As of the Interior”, Small 2007, 3, 986-992.

53. Huilin Li*, Susan Grass, Tao Wang, Tianbo Liu, and Joseph W. St. Geme III*, “Structure of the Haemophilus Influenzae HMW1B Translocator Protein: Evidence for a Twin-pore”, J. Bacteriology 2007, 189, 7497-7502.

52. Tianbo Liu*, Ekkehard Diemann, and Achim Müller*, “Hydrophilic Inorganic Macro-ions in Solution – Unprecedented Self-Assembly Emerging from Historical ‘Blue Waters’”, J. Chem. Edu. 2007, 84, 526-532.

51. Tianbo Liu*, Brandon Imber, Ekkehard Diemann, Guang Liu, Katrina Cokleski, Huilin Li, Zhiqiang Chen and Achim Müller*, “Deprotonations and Charges of Well-Defined {Mo₇₂Fe₃₀} Nano-Acids Simply Stepwise Tuned by pH Allow Control/Variation of Related Self-Assembly Processes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 15914-15920.

50. Guang Liu, Tianbo Liu*, Sib Sankar Mal, and Ulrich Kortz, “Wheel-Shaped Polyoxotungstate [Cu₂₀Cl(OH)₂₄(H₂O)₁₂(P₈W₄₈O₁₈₄)]^25- Macroanion Forms Supramolecular ‘Blackberry’ Structure in Aqueous Solution”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 10103-10110.

49. Xiangfeng Jia, Dawei Fan, Peiqin Tang, Jingcheng Hao*, Tianbo Liu, “Cationic-Surfactant-Mediated Self-Assembled Highly Porous Quasi-Single-Crystals of Wheel-Shaped {Mo₁₅₄} Macro-Anions in Aqueous Solutions”, J. Clust. Sci. 2006, 17, 467-478.

48. Guang Liu, Melissa L. Kistler, Tong Li, Anish Bhatt and Tianbo Liu*, “Counter-Ion Association Effect in Diluted Giant Polyoxometalate [As^III₁₂Ce^III₁₆(H₂O)₃₆W₁₄₈O₅₂₄]^76- ({W₁₄₈}) and [Mo₁₃₂O₃₇₂(CH₃COO)₃₀(H₂O)₇₂]^42- ({Mo₁₃₂}) Macroanionic Solutions”, J. Clust. Sci. 2006, 17, 427-443.

47. Guang Liu and Tianbo Liu*, “Strong Attraction among the Fully Hydrophilic {Mo₇₂Fe₃₀} Macroanions”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 6942-6943.

46. Aixin Song, Shuli Dong, Xiangfeng Jia, Jingcheng Hao*, Weimin Liu and Tianbo Liu, “An Onion Phase in Salt-free Zero-Charged Catanionic Surfactant Solutions”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 4018.

45. Guang Liu and Tianbo Liu*, “Thermodynamic Properties of the Unique Self-Assembly of {Mo₇₂Fe₃₀} Inorganic Macroions in Salt-Free and Salt-Containing Aqueous Solutions”, Langmuir 2005, 21, 2713-2720.

44. Guang Liu, Matthew Cons and Tianbo Liu*, “The Ionic Effect on Supramolecular Aggregates in Polyoxomolybdate Solution”, J. Mol. Liq. 2005, 118, 27-29.

43. Mathew M. Maye, I-Im S. Lim, Jin Luo, Daniel Rabinovich, Tianbo Liu, and Chuan-Jian Zhong*, “Mediator-Template Assembly of Nanoparticles”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 1519.

42. Anatoly I. Frankel*, Shira C. Frankel and Tianbo Liu, “Structural Stability of Giant Polyoxomolybdate Moleculaes as Probed by EXAFS”, Physica Scripta 2005, T115, 721-723.

41. Guang Liu, Yuguang Cai and Tianbo Liu*, “An Automatic and Subsequent Dissolution and Precipitation Process in Inorganic Macroionic Solutions”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 16690-16691.

40. Huilin Li*, Luping Qian, Zhiqiang Chen, Danielle Thahbot, Guang Liu, Tianbo Liu and David G. Thanassi, “The Outer Membrane Usher Forms a Twin-Pore Secretion Complex”, J. Mol. Biol. 2004, 344, 1397-1407.

39. Tianbo Liu*, Kwang-Sok Kim, Benjamin Hsiao and Benjamin Chu*, “Regular and Frozen Micelles Formed by A PLA-PEG-PLA Triblock Copolymer in Aqueous Solution”, Polymer 2004, 45, 7989-7993.

38. Tianbo Liu*, Ekkehard Diemann, Huilin Li, Andreas W. M. Dress and Achim Müller*, “Self-Assembly in Aqueous Solution of Wheel-Shaped Mo₁₅₄ Oxide Clusters into Vesicles”, Nature 2003, 426, 59-62.

37. Tianbo Liu*, “An Unusually Slow Self-Assembly of Giant Inorganic Ions in Aqueous Solution”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 312-313.

36. Tianbo Liu*, “Surfactant-Induced Trans-Interface Transportation and Complex Formation of Giant Polyoxomolybdate Clusters”, J. Clust. Sci. 2003, 14, 215-226.

35. M. M. Maye, J. Luo, L. Han, N. Kariuki, D. Rabinovich, Tianbo Liu and C.-J. Zhong*, “Size- and Shape-Controlled Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 9906-9907.

34. Tianbo Liu, Christian Burger and Benjamin Chu*, “Nanofabrication in Polymer Matrices” (long review), Prog. Polym. Sci. 2003, 28, 5-26.

33. Tianbo Liu*, “Supramolecular Structures of Polyoxomolybdate-Based Giant Molecules in Aqueous Solution”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 10942-10943.

32. Li-Zhi Liu, Quan Wan, Tianbo Liu, Benjamin Hsiao and Benjamin Chu, “Salt-induced Polymer Gelation and Fabrication of Nanocrystals in Mixtures of PEO-PPO-PEO Triblock Copolymer with Saturated CdCl₂ Solution in Water”, Langmuir 2002, 18, 10402-10406.

31. Tianbo Liu and Benjamin Chu, “Light Scattering by Protein”, Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science, pp. 3023-3044, A. Hubbard Ed., Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2002.

30. Liguo Song, Tianbo Liu, Dehai Liang, Chunhung Wu, Vladimir S. Zaitsev, Pierre A. Dresco and Benjamin Chu, “Particle and Network Synthesis of Biomedical Applications”, J. Biomed. Opt. 2002, 7, 498-506.

29. Tianbo Liu, Quan Wan, Yi Xie, Christian Burger, Li-Zhi Liu and Benjamin Chu, “Polymer-Assisted Formation of Giant Polyoxomolybdate Structures”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 10966-10974.

28. Liguo Song, Tianbo Liu, Dehai Liang, Dufei Fang and Benjamin Chu, “Separation of Double Stranded DNA Fragments by Capillary Electrophoresis in Penetrating Networks of Polyactylamide and Polyvinylpyrrolidone”, Electrophoresis 2001, 22, 3688-3698.

27. Tianbo Liu, Dehai Liang, Liguo Song and Benjamin Chu, “Spatial Open Network Formed by Mixed Block Copolymers as a New Medium for Double-Stranded DNA Separation by Capillary Electrophoresis”, Electrophoresis 2001, 22, 449-458.

26. Lorna S. Ehrlich, Tianbo Liu, Suzanne Scarlata, Benjamin Chu and Carol A. Carter, “HIV-1 Capsid Protein Forms Spherical (Immature-Like) and Tubular (Mature-Like) Particles in Vitro: Structure Switching by pH-induced Conformational Changes”, Biophys. J. 2001, 81, 586-594.

25. Tianbo Liu, Li-Zhi Liu and Benjamin Chu, “Nanofabrication in Polymer Solutions”, Chinese Appl. Chem. J. 2001, 18, 259-266.

24. Dehai Liang, Tianbo Liu, Liguo Song and Benjamin Chu, “Mixed Triblock Copolymers used as DNA separation in Capillary Electrophoresis”, J. Chromatography A 2001, 909, 271-278.

23. Benjamin Chu, Tianbo Liu, Chunhung Wu, Dehai Liang, “DNA Capillary Electrophoresis by Using Block Copolymer as a New Separation Medium”, in “Methods in Molecular Biology/Medicine Vol. 62: Capillary Electrophoresis of Nucleic Acids”, Vol. 162, K. R. Mitchelson and J. Chen Ed., Chapter 15, 225-238, Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, 2001.

22. Tianbo Liu, Yi Xie, Li-Zhi Liu and Benjamin Chu, “Salt-Induced Microphase Separation and Crystallization in the Salt-Polymer Complex System”, Langmuir 2000, 16, 7533.

21. Tianbo Liu, Yi Xie and Benjamin Chu, “Use of Block Copolymer Micelles on Formation of Hollow MoO₃ Nanospheres”, Langmuir 2000, 16, 9015.

20. Chunhung Wu, Tianbo Liu, Henry White and Benjamin Chu, “Surface Effects of Silicon on the Self-Assembly Behavior of F127 and Separation of Double-Strand DNA by Electrophoresis”, Langmuir 2000, 16, 656.

19. Tianbo Liu and Benjamin Chu, “Formation of Homogeneous Gel-like Phases by Mixed Triblock Copolymers in Aqueous Solution and Bcc to Fcc Phase Transition”, J. Appl. Cryst. 2000, 33 (1) 727.

18. Shuiqin Zhou, Fengji Yeh, Christian Burger, Haibo Hu, Tianbo Liu and Benjamin Chu, “SAXS Study on Complexes Formed by Anionic Poly(sodium methacrylate-co-N-isopropylacrylamide) Gels with Cationic Surfactants”, Polym. Adv. Tech. 2000, 11 (5), 235.

17. Benjamin Chu and Tianbo Liu, “Characterization of Nanoparticles by Scattering Techniques”, J. Nanoparticle Res. 2000, 2, 29.

16. Tianbo Liu, Vaughn M. Nace and Benjamin Chu, “Self-Assembly of Mixed Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymers in Aqueous Solution”, Langmuir 1999, 15, 3109.

15. Tianbo Liu, Horst Schuch, Matthias Gerst and Benjamin Chu, “Laser Light Scattering Study of Microemulsion-like Polymerization Process with Block Copolymers as Dispersants”, Macromolecules 1999, 32, 6031.

14. Tianbo Liu, “Amphiphilic Block Copolymers: Self-Assembly, Phase Behaviors and New Applications on Biology, Materials Science and Polymer Synthesis”, Ph.D. Dissertation, State University of New York at Stony Brook, May 1999.

13. Tianbo Liu, Chunhung Wu, Yi Xie, Dehai Liang, Shuiqin Zhou, Vaughn M. Nace and Benjamin Chu, “Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymers: Self-Assembly, Phase Behavior and Application to DNA Capillary Electrophoresis”, in “Associating Polymers in Aqueous Media”, E. Glass Ed., 1999, Chapter 1.

12. Chunhung Wu, Tianbo Liu and Benjamin Chu, “Viscosity-Adjustable Block Copolymer for DNA Separation by Capillary Electrophoresis”, Electrophoresis 1998, 19, 231.

11. Tianbo Liu, Li-Zhi Liu and Benjamin Chu, “Formation of Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Micelles in Nonaqueous Solvents”, in “Block Copolymers: Self-Assembly and Applications”, Paschalis Alexandridis & Bjorn Lindman Eds., Elsevier Sciences, 1998.

10. Tianbo Liu, Zukang Zhou, Chunhung Wu, Vaughn M Nace and Benjamin Chu, “Dominant Factors on the Micellization of BnEmBn Triblock Copolymers in Aqueous Solution”, J. Phys. Chem. B 1998, 102, 2875.

9. Tianbo Liu, Rudy Rulkens, Gerhard Wegner and Benjamin Chu, “A Laser Light Scattering Study of Rigid Rod Polyelectrolytes”, Macromolecules 1998, 31, 6119.

8. Chunhung Wu, Tianbo Liu and Benjamin Chu, “A new separation medium for DNA capillary electrophoresis: Self-assembly behavior of Pluronic polyol E₉₉P₆₉E₉₉ in 1X TBE buffer”, J. Non-Crystal. Solids 1998, 235-237, 605.

7. Tianbo Liu, Yi Xie, Dehai Liang, Shuiqin Zhou, Charanjeet Jassal, Michael McNabb, Christopher Hall, Ernie Chuang and Benjamin Chu, “Formation of Salt-Polymer Complex in L64/Water/CdCl₂ Systems”, Langmuir 1998, 14, 7539.

6. Yi Xie, Tianbo Liu, Li-zhi Liu and Benjamin Chu, “SAXS and WAXD study of the Mesostructure of Molybdenum Oxide formed by a Block Copolymer Matrix”, Polym. Mat. Sci. & Eng. 1998, 16, Part 2, 866.

5. Tianbo Liu, Vaughn M. Nace and Benjamin Chu, “Clouding Temperatures of BnEmBn and PnEmPn Triblock Copolymers in Aqueous Solution”, J. Phys. Chem. B 1997, 101, 8074.

4. Tianbo Liu, Zukang Zhou, Chunhung Wu, Benjamin Chu, Dieter K. Schneider and Vaughn M. Nace, “Self-Assembly of B₆E₄₆B₆ Triblock Copolymers in Aqueous Solution”, J. Phys. Chem. B 1997, 101, 8808.

3. Chunhung Wu, Tianbo Liu, Benjamin Chu, Dieter K. Schneider and Vito Graziano, “Characterization of PEO-PPO-PEO Triblock Copolymer and its Application as a Separation Medium in Capillary Electrophoresis”, Macromolecules 1997, 30, 4574.

2. Tianbo Liu, Zukang Zhou, Chunhung Wu, Vaughn M Nace and Benjamin Chu, “Effect of Block Lengths on the Association Numbers and Micellar Sizes of BnEmBn Type Triblock Copolymer Micelles in Aqueous Solution”, Macromolecules 1997, 30, 7624.

1. Benjamin Chu, Tianbo Liu, Chunhung Wu, Zukang Zhou and Vaughn M. Nace, “Structures and Properties of Block Copolymers in Solution”, Makromol. Symp. 1997, 118, 221.