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Lifeng Zhang, Ph.D., Professor

Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina A&T State University
Verified email at ncat.edu
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Metallurgical recovery of metals from electronic waste: A review

J Cui, L Zhang - Journal of hazardous materials, 2008 - Elsevier
Waste electric and electronic equipment, or electronic waste, has been taken into
consideration not only by the government but also by the public due to their hazardous material …

A review: carbon nanofibers from electrospun polyacrylonitrile and their applications

L Zhang, A Aboagye, A Kelkar, C Lai… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - Springer
Carbon nanofibers with diameters that fall into submicron and nanometer range have
attracted growing attention in recent years due to their superior chemical, electrical, and …

Human epicardial adipose tissue is a source of inflammatory mediators

T Mazurek, LF Zhang, A Zalewski, JD Mannion… - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Inflammatory mediators that originate in vascular and extravascular tissues
promote coronary lesion formation. Adipose tissue may function as an endocrine organ that …

Multiple Morphologies of "Crew-Cut" Aggregates of Polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic acid) Block Copolymers

L Zhang, A Eisenberg - Science, 1995 - science.org
The observation by transmission electron microscopy of six different stable aggregate
morphologies is reported for the same family of highly asymmetric polystyrene-poly-(acrylic acid) …

Multiple Morphologies and Characteristics of “Crew-Cut” Micelle-like Aggregates of Polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic acid) Diblock Copolymers in Aqueous Solutions

L Zhang, A Eisenberg - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1996 - ACS Publications
Crew-cut micelle-like aggregates of various morphologies prepared from polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic
acid), PS-b-PAA, diblock copolymers under near-equilibrium conditions, were …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of brain inflammatory diseases by delivering exosome encapsulated anti-inflammatory drugs from the nasal region to the brain

…, D Sun, S Zhang, RC Axtell, S Ju, J Mu, L Zhang… - Molecular Therapy, 2011 - cell.com
In this study, exosomes used to encapsulate curcumin (Exo-cur) or a signal transducer and
activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) inhibitor, ie, JSI124 (Exo-JSI124) were delivered …

Ion-induced morphological changes in “crew-cut” aggregates of amphiphilic block copolymers

L Zhang, K Yu, A Eisenberg - Science, 1996 - science.org
The addition of ions in micromolar (CaCl 2 or HCl) or millimolar (NaCl) concentrations can
change the morphology of “crew-cut” aggregates of amphiphilic block copolymers in dilute …

State of the art in evaluation and control of steel cleanliness

L Zhang, BG Thomas - ISIJ international, 2003 - jstage.jst.go.jp
This paper first reviews the current “state-of-the-art” in the evaluation of steel cleanliness,
discussing over 20 different methods. The demand for cleaner steels requires lowering non-…

Formation of crew‐cut aggregates of various morphologies from amphiphilic block copolymers in solution

L Zhang, A Eisenberg - Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Crew‐cut micelle‐like aggregates represent a new type of aggregate formed in solution by
the self‐assembly of highly asymmetric amphiphilic block copolymers. The aggregates are …

[HTML][HTML] Grape exosome-like nanoparticles induce intestinal stem cells and protect mice from DSS-induced colitis

…, H Jiang, X Xiang, ZB Deng, B Wang, L Zhang… - Molecular Therapy, 2013 - cell.com
Food-derived exosome-like nanoparticles pass through the intestinal tract throughout our lives,
but little is known about their impact or function. Here, as a proof of concept, we show that …