Dr. Siu-Tung Yau

Cleveland State University,USA

E-mail: s.yau@csuohio.edu

Qualifications

1991 Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

1986 M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

1983 B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California

Publications (Selected)

1. Q. Liu, M. H. Nayfehand S.-T. Yau, “A silicon nanoparticle-based polymeric nano-composite material for glucose sensing”,Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 657, 172-175 (2011).
2. Y. Choiand S.-T. Yau, “Ultrasensitive Biosensing with Zepto-Molar Detection Limit and Resolution”, Biosensor and Bioelectronics,26, 3386–3390 (2011).
3. Q. Liu, M. H. Nayfeh, S.-T. Yau,“Brushed-on flexible supercapacitor sheets using a nanocomposite of polyaniline and carbon nanotubes”,Journal of Power Sources 195 7480–7483(2010).
4. Q. Liu, M. H. Nayfeh and S.-T. Yau, “Supercapacitor electrodes based on polyaniline–silicon nanoparticle composite” Journal of Power Sources 195, 3956-3959 (2010).
5. Y. Choi and S.-T. Yau,“A Field-Effect Enzymatic Amplifying Detector with Pico-Molar Detection Limit”, Analytical Chemistry 81, 7123–7126 (2009).
6. Y. Choi and S.-T. Yau, “A hybrid biofuel cell based on electrooxidation of glucose using ultra-small silicon nanoparticles”, Biosensors & Bioelectronics24, 3103–3107(2009).
7. Y. Choi, G. Wang, M. Nayfeh and S.-T. Yau,“Electrooxidation of organic fuels using ultrasmall silicon nanoparticles”, Applied Physics Letters 93, 164103 (2008).
8. Gang Wang and Siu-Tung Yau “Spatial confinement induced enzyme stability for bioelectronic applications”,Journal of Physical Chemistry C111,11921-11926 (2007).
9. G. Wang and S.-T. Yau “Preserved enzymatic activity of glucose oxidase immobilized on unmodified electrodes for glucose detection”, Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 22, 2158-2164 (2007).
10. Y. Choi, G. Wang and S.-T. Yau,“An electronic composite material with room-temperature negative differential resistance”, Applied Physics Letters, 89, 233116 (2006).
11. G. Wang, K. Mantey, M. Nayfeh and S.-T. Yau, “Amperometric Detection of Bio-Medically Important Substances Using Si29Particles”, Applied Physics Letters, 89, 243901 (2006).
12. G. Wang and S.-T. Yau, “Preserved enzymatic activity of glucose oxidase immobilized on an unmodified electrode”, Electrochemistry Communications, 8, 987-992 (2006).
13. S.-T. Yau, Iris Thai, Ela Strauss, Narender Rana and Gang Wang., “Inlaying nanoscale surface recess structures with nanoscale objects”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 6, 796-801 (2006).
14. G. Wang and S.-T. Yau, “Enzyme-Immobilized Si-SiO2Electrode: Fast Electron Transfer with Preserved Enzymatic Activity”, Applied Physics Letters 87, 253901 (2005).
15. S.-T. Yau and G. Qian, “A Prototype Protein Field-Effect Transistor”, Applied Physics Letters 86, 103508 (2005).
16. E. Strauss, B. Thomas and S.-T. Yau, “Enhancing electron transfer at the cytochrome c – immobilized microelectrode and macroelectrode”, Langmuir 20, 8768-8772 (2004).
17. N. Rana and S.-T. Yau, “Constructing low-dimensional assemblies of nanoparticles”, Nanotechnology 15, 275-278 (2004).
18. A. Feeling-Taylor, S.-T. Yau, D. Petsev, R. Nagel, R. E. Hirsch and P. G. Vekilov, “Crystallization mechanisms of hemoglobin c in the R-state”, Biophysical Journal 87, 1-9 (2004).
19. H. Lin, S.-T. Yau and P. G. Vekilov,“Dissipating step bunches during crystallization under transport control”, Physical Review E 67, article # 031606 (2003).
20. M.D. Serrano, O. Galkin, S.-T. Yau, B.R. Thomas, R.L. Nagel, R. E.Hirsch, and P.G. Vekilov, “Are protein crystallization mechanisms relevant to understanding and control of polymerization of deoxyhemoglobin S?”, Journal of Crystal Growth 232, 368-375 (2001).
21. S.-T. Yau, B.R. Thomas, and P.G. Vekilov, “Real time, in-situ, monitoring of apoferritin crystallization and defect formation with molecular resolution”, Journal of Crystal Growth 232, 188-194 (2001).
22. S.-T. Yau and P.G. Vekilov, “Direct observation of nucleus structure and nucleation pathways”, Journal ofAmerican Chemical Society 123, 1080-1089 (2001).
23. S.-T. Yau, B.R. Thomas, O. Galkin, O. Gliko, and P.G. Vekilov, “Molecular mechanisms of microheterogeneity-induced defect formation in ferritin crystallization”, Proteins: Structure, Function, Genetics, 43, 343-352 (2001).
24. S.-T. Yau, D.N. Petsev, B.R. Thomas, and P.G. Vekilov, “Molecular-level thermodynamic and kinetic parameters for the self-assembly of apoferritin molecules into crystals”, Journal of Molecular Biology, 303, 667-678 (2000).
25. S.-T. Yau and P. G. Vekilov, “Quasi-planar nucleus structure in apoferritin crystallalisation”, Nature 406, 494-497 (2000).