研究主題

製備特殊化奈米粒子
利用凝膠或氣固體方法來製造核心奈米粒子。在奈米粒子的表面，我們將使用物理或化學方法改變粒子表面的官能基，以利於粒子吸附於特殊結構的固體表面。

粒子勻相分散與塗料製備
研究粒子在液體溶劑中之穩定度，以避免顆粒聚集影響油墨品質。定量描述粒子沉積和吸附在固體表面之約束力。並研究墨水在電場的影響下在不同結構的固體表面之擴散現象。

印刷電子
使用噴墨技術製造低成本、輕薄、可拋棄式之微機電系統（MEMS）。並使用特殊的計算流體力學模擬來幫助理解基礎的油墨擴散現象。利用實驗及理論之交互配合來提高噴墨印刷之質量。

最新研究

榮譽獎項

1.Outstanding Engineering Graduate Student, Purdue University, Spring, 2004.

2.Poster competition, 2nd place, 13th GSO Symposium, Purdue University, 2004.

3.Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society, Chemical Engineering Department, National Taiwan University, 1997

4.Presidential Award, Chemical Engineering Department, National Taiwan University, 1991-1995

5.TASCO Scholarship, TASCO Inc., 1994

代表著作 所有著作

1. Growth of Coatings on Nanoparticles by Photoinduced Chemical Vapor Deposition. B. Zhang, Y.-C. Liao,S. L. Girshick, J. T. Roberts, J. Nanoparticle Res., 2008, 10, 173-178.

2. Surface Chemistry of Aerosolized Nanoparticles: Thermal Oxidation of Silicon. Y.-C. Liao, A. M. Nienow,and J. T. Roberts, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2006, 110, 6190-6197.

3. Self-Assembly of Organic Monolayers on Aerosolized Silicon Nanoparticles. Y.-C. Liao, and J. T. Roberts,J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 9061-9065.

4. Can Surfactant Be Present at Pinch-off of a Liquid Filament? Q. Xu, Y.-C. Liao, O. A. Basaran, Phys.Review Letters, 2007, 98, art. no. 054503.

5. Effects of Dynamic Surface Tension and Fluid Flow on the Oscillations of a Supported Bubble. Y.-C. Liao,O. A. Basaran, and E. I. Franses, Colloids Surf. A, 2006, 282-283, 183-202.

6. Deformation and Breakup of a Stretching Liquid Bridge Covered with an Insoluble Surfactant Monolayer.Y.-C. Liao, E. I. Franses, and O. A. Basaran, Phys. Fluids, 2006, 18, 022101.

7. Hydrodynamic Effects on the Oscillations of Supported Bubbles: implications for accurate measurementsof surface properties. Y.-C. Liao, O. A. Basaran, and E. I. Franses, Colloids Surf. A, 2004, 250, 367-384.

8. Effects of Soluble Surfactants on the Deformation and Breakup of Stretching Liquid Bridges. Y.-C. Liao, H.J. Subramani, E. I. Franses, and O. A. Basaran, Langmuir, 2004, 20, 9926-9930.

9. Dynamic Adsorption and Surface Tension of Aqueous Dilauroylphosphatidylcholine Dispersions underPhysiological Conditions, T.-L. Phang, Y.-C. Liao, and E. I. Franses, Langmuir, 2004, 20, 4004-4010.

10. Effect of Micellar Dissolution and Micellar Diffusion of Aqueous Surfactant on Dynamic Adsorption andSurface Tension, Y.-C. Liao, O.A. Basaran, and E. I. Franses, AIChE J., 2003, 49, 3229-3240.

11. Computation of Dynamic Adsorption with Adaptive Integral, Finite Difference, and Finite ElementMethods, Y.-C. Liao, E. I. Franses, and O.A. Basaran, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2002, 258, 310-321

12. A Comparison of DLPC and DPPC in Controlling the Dynamic Adsorption and Surface Tension of Their Aqueous Dispersion. A. Pinazo, X. Wen, Y.-C. Liao, A. J. Prosser, E. I. Franses, Langmuir, 2002, 18,8888-8896.C. From M.S. Thesis and Related Work

13. Microstructural Description of Packed Bed Using Voronoi Polyhedra, Y.-C. Liao, D. J. Lee, and P. J. He,Powder Technol., 2002, 123, 1-8.

14. Description of multi-particle systems using Voronoi polyhedra, Y.-C. Liao, D. J. Lee, and B.-H. Chen,Powder Technol., 2001, 119, 81-88.

15. Voronoi Polygons as a Probe for Channel Identification in a 2-D System, Y.-C. Liao, and D. J. Lee, Chem.Eng. Commun., 1999, 176, 77-87.

16. Slow Release Rate from a Coated Sphere with Slight Deformation of Coating Film and Drug Matrix, Y.-C.Liao, and D. J. Lee, J. Pharm. Sci., 1997, 86, 92-100.

17. Estimation of VOC Emission Rate from a Sequence Batch Reactor, Y.-C. Liao, and D. J. Lee, Wat. Sci.Tech., 1997, 35, 45-52.

18. Estimation of VOC and Semi-VOC Emission Rate from Intermittently Aerated Bioreactor, Y.-C. Liao, and D. J. Lee, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 1997, 36, 881-887.

19. Estimation of Oxygen Transfer Rate in Sequencing Batch Reactor, Y.-C. Liao, and D. J. Lee, Wat. Sci.Tech., 1996, 34, 413-420.

20. On the Free-Settling Test for Estimating Activated Sludge Floc Density, D. J. Lee, G. W. Chen, Y.-C. Liao,and C. C. Hsieh, Wat. Res., 1996, 30, 541-550.

21. Slow Release Rate from a Coated Sphere with Slightly Deformed Coating, D. J. Lee, and Y.-C. Liao, J.Pharm. Sci., 1995, 84, 1366-1373.

Conference Papers

1. X. Wen, E. M. Hernandez, Y.-C. Liao, S. J. McClellan, T.-Z. Phang, and E. I.Franses, “Direct Probing and Mechanisms of Adsorption of Lipids, Soaps, and Proteins at Air/Water Interfaces,” ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA(2003).

2. Y.-C. Liao, E. I. Franses, and O. A. Basaran, “Effects of Dynamic Surface Tension and Fluid Flow on the Oscillations of a Supported Bubble,” AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA (2003).

3. Y.-C. Liao, P. T. McGough, E. I. Franses, and O. A. Basaran, “Analysis of Pinch-off and Scaling during Breakup of a Surfactant Covered Liquid Bridge,” AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA (2003).

4. Y.-C. Liao, E. I. Franses, and O. A. Basaran, “Measurements of Surface Properties with Oscillating Supported Bubbles,” 57th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, APS, Seattle, WA, USA, (2004).

5. Y.-C. Liao, E. I. Franses, and O. A. Basaran, “Analysis of Pinch-Off and Scaling during Breakup of a Surfactant Covered Liquid Bridge,” 57th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, APS, Seattle, WA, USA (2004).

6. Y.-C. Liao, E. I. Franses, and O. A. Basaran, “Surfactant Effects on the Breakup Dynamics of Liquid Bridges,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, USA (2004).

7. Y.-C. Liao, E. I. Franses, and O. A. Basaran, Measurements of Surface Properties with Oscillating Supported Bubbles: when are hydrodynamic effects important?”AIChE Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, USA (2004).

8. H. J. Subramani, Y.-C. Liao, E. I. Franses, and O. A. Basaran, “Dynamics of Drop Formation of Surfactant-containing Liquids,” 58th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, APS, Chicago, IL, USA, (2005).

9. Y.-C. Liao, E. I. Franses, and O. A. Basaran, “Effects of Soluble Surfactant on Drop Formation,” 58th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, APS, Chicago,IL, USA, (2005).

10. A. Nienow, Y.-C. Liao, and J. T. Roberts, “Chemical Vapor Deposition of Group IV Oxides on Aerosolized Silicon Nanoparticles,” 24th Annual AAAR conference, Austin, TX, USA, (2005).

11. Y.-C. Liao and J. T. Roberts, “Tandem Differential Mobility Analysis (TDMA) as a Direct Measurement of Organic Monolayer Deposition on Aerosolized Silicon Particles,” 24th Annual AAAR conference, Austin, TX, USA, (2005).

12. A. Nienow, J. T. Roberts, Y.-C. Liao, U. Kortshagen, and R. Gresback, “Surface Reactions of Silicon Nanoparticles,” 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, (2005).