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Ziying (Nancy) Lei

Professor of Chemistry, University of Tennessee
Verified email at utk.edu
Cited by 864

SARS‐CoV‐2 can be detected in urine, blood, anal swabs, and oropharyngeal swabs specimens

…, J Liu, W Xu, Q Luo, D Chen, Z Lei… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this study was to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) ribonucleic acid (RNA) in urine and blood specimens, and anal and …

[HTML][HTML] Recurrence of positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA in COVID-19: A case report

D Chen, W Xu, Z Lei, Z Huang, J Liu, Z Gao… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 that began in Wuhan, China, has constituted a Public
Health Emergency of International Concern, with cases confirmed in multiple countries. …

Effect of the aerosol-phase state on secondary organic aerosol formation from the reactive uptake of isoprene-derived epoxydiols (IEPOX)

…, Y Chen, AT Lambe, NE Olson, Z Lei… - … & Technology Letters, 2018 - ACS Publications
Acid-catalyzed reactions between gas- and particle-phase constituents are critical to
atmospheric secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. The aerosol-phase state is thought to …

Increasing isoprene epoxydiol-to-inorganic sulfate aerosol ratio results in extensive conversion of inorganic sulfate to organosulfur forms: implications for aerosol …

M Riva, Y Chen, Y Zhang, Z Lei, NE Olson… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Acid-driven multiphase chemistry of isoprene epoxydiols (IEPOX), key isoprene oxidation
products, with inorganic sulfate aerosol yields substantial amounts of secondary organic …

Direct determination of aerosol pH: Size-resolved measurements of submicrometer and supermicrometer aqueous particles

RL Craig, PK Peterson, L Nandy, Z Lei… - Analytical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Measuring the acidity of atmospheric aerosols is critical, as many key multiphase chemical
reactions involving aerosols are highly pH-dependent. These reactions impact processes, …

A cross-sectional comparison of epidemiological and clinical features of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan and outside Wuhan, China

Z Lei, H Cao, Y Jie, Z Huang, X Guo, J Chen… - Travel medicine and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread outside the initial epicenter
of Wuhan. We compared cases in Guangzhou and Wuhan to illustrate potential changes in …

Joint impacts of acidity and viscosity on the formation of secondary organic aerosol from isoprene epoxydiols (IEPOX) in phase separated particles

Y Zhang, Y Chen, Z Lei, NE Olson, M Riva… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol (SOA) is mainly formed through acid-catalyzed
reactive uptake of isoprene-derived epoxydiols (IEPOX) onto sulfate aerosol particles. The …

[HTML][HTML] Association between the nasopharyngeal microbiome and metabolome in patients with COVID-19

…, S Liu, Z Zhang, X Lee, W Wu, Z Huang, Z Lei… - Synthetic and systems …, 2021 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent for COVID-19, infect human mainly via respiratory tract,
which is heavily inhabited by local microbiota. However, the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 …

Bouncier particles at night: biogenic secondary organic aerosol chemistry and sulfate drive diel variations in the aerosol phase in a mixed forest

JH Slade, AP Ault, AT Bui, JC Ditto, Z Lei… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Aerosol phase state is critical for quantifying aerosol effects on climate and air quality. However,
significant challenges remain in our ability to predict and quantify phase state during its …

Heterogeneous hydroxyl radical oxidation of isoprene-epoxydiol-derived methyltetrol sulfates: plausible formation mechanisms of previously unexplained …

Y Chen, Y Zhang, AT Lambe, R Xu, Z Lei… - … & Technology Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Methyltetrol sulfates are unique tracers for secondary organic aerosols (SOA) formed from
acid-driven multiphase chemistry of isoprene-derived epoxydiols. 2-Methyltetrol sulfate …