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Neumann AW, David R, Zuo YY (eds) Applied Surface Thermodynamics, 2nd edn, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-8493-9687-8.


Zuo YY, Neumann AW, Image analysis for automatic measurements of surface tensions and contact angles, In Neumann AW, David R, Zuo YY (eds) Applied Surface Thermodynamics, 2nd edn, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2010.


Zuo YY, Maldonado-Valderrama J, Cabrerizo-Vílchez MA, Bateni A, Cabezas MG, David R, Neumann AW, Generalization and advanced applications of axisymmetric drop shape analysis, In Neumann AW, David R, Zuo YY (eds) Applied Surface Thermodynamics, 2nd edn, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2010.


Zuo YY, Li D, Neumann AW, Wettability and surface tension of particles, In Neumann AW, David R, Zuo YY (eds) Applied Surface Thermodynamics, 2nd edn, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2010.


Li D, Zuo YY, Neumann AW, Behavior of particles at solidification fronts, In Neumann AW, David R, Zuo YY (eds) Applied Surface Thermodynamics, 2nd edn, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2010.


Li G, Liu D, Zuo YY* (2023) Nano-bio interactions in the lung. In: Gu N (ed) Nanomedicine. pp. 469-499, Series of Micro/Nano Technologies, Springer, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-8984-0_14.


Xu X, Zuo YY* (2023) Nanomedicine for ocular drug delivery. In: Gu N (ed) Nanomedicine. pp. 755-786, Series of Micro/Nano Technologies, Springer, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-8984-0_32.


Journal Publications

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110. Li G, Xu X, Sun B, and Zuo YY*, Biophysical mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2-induced surfactant inhibition. Biophys. J. (2025) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2025.09.028.

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109. Zuo YY*, Comparative biophysical study of clinical surfactants using constrained drop surfactometry. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol. Physiol. 327 (2024) L535-L546.

108. Li G, Dong Z, Ren Q, Sun B, Liu S, Ma J, and Zuo YY*, Investigating the influence of particle hydrophobicity on lung deposition using nonionic dye partitioning. Nano Today 57 (2024) 102360.

107. Hall SB, Zuo YY, The biophysical function of pulmonary surfactant. Biophys. J. 123 (2024) 1519-1530.
106. Xu X, Goros RA, Dong Z, Meng X, Li G, Chen W, Liu S, Ma J*, Zuo YY*, Microplastics and nanoplastics impair the biophysical function of pulmonary surfactant by forming heteroaggregates at the alveolar–capillary interface. Environ. Sci. Technol. 57 (2023) 21050-21060.

105. Possmayer F*, Zuo YY*, Veldhuizen RAW*, Petersen NO*, Pulmonary surfactant: A thin mighty film. Chem. Rev. 123 (2023) 13209-13290.

104. Goros RA, Xu X, Li G, Zuo YY*, Adverse biophysical impact of e-cigarette flavors on pulmonary surfactant. Environ. Sci. Technol. 57 (2023) 15882-15891.

103. Xu X, Li G, Zuo YY*, Constrained drop surfactometry for studying adsorbed pulmonary surfactant at physiologically relevant high concentrations. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol. Physiol. 325 (2023) L508-L517.
102. Ma Y, Guo Y, Liu S, Hu Y, Yang C, Cheng G, Xue C, Zuo YY, Sun B, pH-mediated mucus penetration of zwitterionic polydopamine-modified silica nanoparticles. Nano Letters 23 (2023) 7552-7560.
101. Xu X, Wilkerson A, Li G, Butovich IA, Zuo YY*, Comparative biophysical study of meibomian lipids of wildtype and knockout mice: implications in dry eye disease. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 64 (2023) 20.
100. Li G, Xu X, Zuo YY*, Biophysical function of pulmonary surfactant in liquid ventilation. Biophys. J. 122 (2023) 3099-3107.
99. Li G, Xu X, Zuo YY*, Phase transitions of the pulmonary surfactant film at the perfluorocarbon-water interface. Biophys. J. 122 (2023) 1772-1780.
98. Dong Z, Ma J, Qiu J, Ren Q, Shan Q, Duan X, Qi Y, Liu G, Li G, Zuo YY, Fang M, Lynch I, Liu S, Airborne fine particles drive H1V1 viruses deep into the lower respiratory tract and distant organs. Sci. Adv. 9 (2023) eadf2165.
97. Guo Y, Ma Y, Chen X, Li M, Ma X, Cheng G, Xue C, Zuo YY, Sun B, Mucosal penetration of surface engineered nanoparticles in various pH microenvironments. ACS Nano 17 (2023) 2813-2828.
96. Xu X, Li G, Zuo YY*, Effect of model tear film lipid layer on water evaporation. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 64 (2023) 13.

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95. Li G, Xu X, Zuo YY*, Langmuir-Blodgett transfer from the oil-water interface. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 630 (2023) 21-27.

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94. Graham E, McCaig L, Lau GSK, Tejura A, Cao A, Zuo YY, Veldhuizen RAW, E-cigarette aerosol exposure of pulmonary surfactant impairs its surface tension reducing function. PLoS ONE 17 (2022) e0272475.
93. Li G, Zuo YY*, Molecular and colloidal self-assembly at the oil-water interface. Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci. 62 (2022) 101639.

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92. Xu X, Li G, Sun B, Zuo YY*, S2 subunit of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induces domain fusion in natural pulmonary surfactant monolayers. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 13 (2022) 8359-8364.

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Supporting Information: Materials and Methods

91. Xu L, Yang Y, Simien JM, Kang C, Li G, Xu X, Haglund E, Sun R, Zuo YY*, Menthol in electronic cigarettes causes biophysical inhibition of pulmonary surfactant. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol. Physiol. 323 (2022) L165-L177. APSselect

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American Physiological Society: Menthol found to be most dangerous flavor in e-cogarettes

UH News: Menthol in e-cigs could hurt lungs, UH research finds

Honolulu Star-Advertiser: University of Hawaii study finds menthol in e-cigrettes harms lungs

KHON2 News: UH research finds that menthol in vapes can hurt lungs

90. Bi S, Li M, Liang Z, Li G, Yu G, Zhang J, Chen C, Yang C, Xue C, Zuo YY, Sun B, Self-assembled aluminum oxyhydroxide nanorices with superior suspension stability for vaccine adjuvant. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 627 (2022) 238-246.
89. Matsushige C, Xu X, Miyagi M, Zuo YY, Yamazaki, Y, RGD-modified dextran hydrogel promotes follicle growth in three-dimensional ovarian tissue culture in mice.Theriogenology 183 (2022) 120-131.
88. Xu X, Li G, Zuo YY*, Biophysical properties of tear film lipid layer I. Surface tension and surface rheology. Biophys J. 121 (2022) 439-450 (Front Cover).

BPS Blog: How does the tear film protect our eyes from drying out?

UH Med Now: What tension is there on the surface of the eyes and lungs?

87. Xu X, Kang C, Rui S, Zuo YY*, Biophysical properties of tear film lipid layer II. Polymorphism of FAHFA. Biophys J. 121 (2022) 451-458.
86. Li G, Cao Z, Ho KK, Zuo YY*, Quantitative determination of the hydrophobicity of nanoparticles. Anal. Chem. 94 (2022) 2078-2086.

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85. Li G, Ho KK, Zuo YY*, Relative dye adsorption method for determining the hydrophobicity of nanoparticles J. Phys. Chem. C 126 (2022) 832-837.

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84. Ma J, Liu X, Yang Y, Qiu J, Dong Z, Ren Q, Zuo YY, Xia T, Chen W, Liu S, Binding of benzo[a]pyrene remarkably alters the bio-reactivity of fine biochar particles towards macrophages leading to deregulated macrophagic defense and autophagy. ACS Nano (2021) 9717–9731.
83. Ju J, Boisvert LN, Zuo YY*, Face masks against COVID-19: Standards, efficacy, testing and decontamination methods Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. 292 (2021) 102435.

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82. Ravera F, Miller R, Zuo YY, Noskov BA, Bykov A, Kovalchuk V, Loglio G, Liggieri L, Methods and models to investigate the physicochemical functionality of pulmonary surfactant. Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci. 55 (2021) 101467.
81. Da Silva E, Vogel U, Hougaard KS, Pérez-Gil J, Zuo YY, Sørli JB, An adverse outcome pathway for lung surfactant function inhibition leading to impaired lung function. Curr. Res. Toxicology. 2 (2021) 225–236.
80. Veldhuizen RAW, Zuo YY, Petersen NO, Lewis JF, Possmayer F, The COVID-19 pandemic: a target for surfactant therapy? Expert Rev. Respir. Med. 15 (2021) 597-608.

79. Zuo YY,* Uspal W,* Wei T,* Airborne transmission of COVID-19: aerosol dispersion, lung deposition, and virus-receptor interactions, ACS Nano 14 (2020) 16502–16524.

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78. Xu L, Yang Y, Zuo YY*, Atomic force microscopy imaging of adsorbed pulmonary surfactant films. Biophys J. 119 (2020) 756-766. (Front Cover)

BPS Blog: Biophysical Mechanism of Lung Surfactants

77. Li G, Robles Del Hierro G, Di JZ, Zuo YY*, Compound drop shape analysis with the Neumann number. Langmuir 36 (2020) 7619-7626.

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76. Yang J, Michaud J, Jansen S, Schenk HJ*, Zuo YY*, Dynamic surface tension of xylem sap lipids. Tree Physiol. 40 (2020) 433-444.
75. Yang F, Zhang J, Yang Y, Ruan F, Chen X, Guo J, Abdel-Razek O, Zuo YY, Wang G, Regulatory roles of human surfactant protein B variants on genetic susceptibility to Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia-induced sepsis.Shock 54 (2020) 507-519. (Editor’s Choice)
74. Cao Z, Tsai SN, Zuo YY*, An optical method for quantitatively determining the surface free energy of micro- and nanoparticles. Anal. Chem. 91 (2019) 12819-12826. (Front Cover)

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73. Bai X, Xu L, Tang JY, Zuo YY*, Hu G*, Adsorption of phospholipids at the air-water surface. Biophys. J. 117 (2019) 1224-1233.
72. Esworthy TJ, Miao S, Lee S, Zhou X, Cui H, Zuo YY, Zhang LG, Advanced 4D bioprinting technologies for brain tissue modeling and study. Int. J. Smart and Nano Materials 10 (2019) 177-204.
71. Tian F, Lin X*, Valle RP, Zuo YY*, Gu N*, Poly(amidoamine) dendrimer as a respiratory nanocarrier: Insights from experiments and molecular dynamics simulations. Langmuir 35 (2019) 5364-5371. (Supplementay Journal Cover)

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70. Yang J, Yu K, Tsuji T, Jha R, Zuo YY*, Determining the surface dilational rheology of surfactant and protein films with a droplet waveform generator. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 537 (2019) 547–553.

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69. Sørli JB, Balogh Sivars K, Da Silva E, Hougaard KS, Koponen IK, Zuo YY, Weydahl IEK, Åberg PM, Fransson R, Bile salt enhancers for inhalation: correlation between in vitro and in vivo lung effects. Int. J. Pharm. 550 (2018) 114-122.

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68. Yang Y, Xu L, Dekkers S, Zhang LG, Cassee FR, ZuoYY*, Aggregation state of metal-based nanomaterials at the pulmonary surfactant film determines biophysical inhibition. Environ. Sci. Technol. 52 (2018) 8920-8929.

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67. Xu Y, Li S, Luo Z, Ren H, Zhang X, Huang F, Zuo YY, Yue T, The role of lipid coating in transport of nanodroplets across the pulmonary surfactant layer revealed by molecular dynamics simulations. Langmuir 34 (2018) 9054-9063.

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66. Xu L, Zuo YY*, Reversible phase transitions in the phospholipid monolayer. Langmuir 34 (2018) 8694-8700.

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65. Yu K, Yang J, Zuo YY*, Droplet oscillation as an arbitrary waveform generator. Langmuir 34 (2018) 7042-7047.

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University of Hawaii News: UH researchers develop new method of making bubbles last longer

Hawaii News Now: A UH researcher's bubbly breakthrough could be a boon for businesses

64. Xu L, Bosiljevac G, Yu K, Zuo YY*, Melting of the dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine monolayer. Langmuir 34 (2018) 4688-4694.

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63. Li C, Xu L, Zuo YY, Yang P, Tuning protein assembly pathways through superfast amyloid-like aggregation. Biomater. Sci. 6 (2018) 836-841.

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62. Yang Y, Wu Y, Ren Q, Zhang LG, Liu S*, Zuo YY*, Biophysical assessment of pulmonary surfactant predicts the lung toxicity of nanomaterials. Small Methods 2 (2018) 1700367.

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61. Lee SJ, Esworthy T, Miao S, Zuo YY, Harris B, Zhang LG, Advances in 3D bioprinting for neural tissue engineering. Adv. Biosyst. 2 (2018) 1700213.
60. Wu Y, Guo Y, Song H, Liu W, Yang Y, Liu Y, Sang N, Zuo YY, Liu S, Oxygen content determines the bio-reactivity and toxicity profiles of carbon black particles. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 150 (2018) 207-214.
59. Peng L, Luo Z, Zuo YY, Yan G, Bai B, Pinch-off of liquid bridge during droplet coalescence under constrained condition. Chem. Eng. Sci. 177 (2018) 471-480.
58. Lee SJ, Zhu W, Nowicki M, Lee G, Heo DN, Kim J, Zuo YY, Zhang LG, 3D printing nano conductive multi-walled carbon nanotube scaffolds for nerve regeneration. J. Neural. Eng. 15 (2018) 016018.
57. Sørli JB, Huang Y, Silva ED, Hansen JS, Zuo YY, Frederiksen M, Nørgaard AW, Larsen ST, Ebbehøj NE, Hougaard KS, Prediction of acute inhalation toxicity using in vitro lung surfactant inhibition. ALTEX 35 (2018) 26-36.
56. Chen Y, Yang Y, Xu B, Wang S, Li B, Ma J, Gao J, Zuo YY*, Liu S*, Mesoporous carbon nanomaterials induced pulmonary surfactant inhibition, cytotoxicity, inflammation and lung fibrosis, J. Environ. Sci. 62 (2017) 100-114.

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55. Yang J, Yu K, and Zuo YY*, Accuracy of axisymmetric drop shape analysis in determining surface and interfacial tensions, Langmuir 33 (2017) 8914-8923. TOC

54. Hu Q, Bai X, Hu G*, and Zuo YY*, Unveiling the molecular structure of pulmonary surfactant corona on nanoparticles, ACS Nano 11 (2017) 6832-6842. TOC

Supporting Information: Detailed description of molecular dynamics simulations

Video clip 1. Self-assembly of PS lipids in an aqueous solution

Video clip 2. Self-assembly of PS lipids and proteins in an aqueous solution

Video clip 3. Formation of the PS corona on a Ag-NP

Video clip 4. Formation of the PS corona on a PST-NP

University of Hawaii News Release: New biological identitiy of inhaled nanoparticles revealed

53. Milos S, Khazaee R, McCaig LA, Nygard K, Gardiner RB, Zuo YY, Yamashita C, Veldhuizen R, Impact of ventilation induced lung injury on the structure and function of lamellar bodies, Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol. Physiol. 313 (2017) L524-L533.
52. Xu Y, Luo Z, Li S, Li W, Zhang X, Zuo YY, Huang F, Yue T, Perturbation of pulmonary surfactant monolayer by single-walled carbon nanotubes: a molecular dynamics study, Nanoscale 9 (2017) 10193-10204.
51. Schenk HJ, Espino S, Romo DM, Nima N, Do AYT, Michaud JM, Papahadjopoulos-Sternberg B, Yang J, Zuo YY, Steppe K, Jansen S, Xylem surfactants introduce a new element to the cohesion-tension theory, Plant Physiol. 173 (2017) 1177-1196.
50. Yang R, Nam K, Kim SW, Turkson J, Zou Y, Zuo YY, Haware RV, Chougule MB, Factorial design based multivariate modeling and optimization of tunable bioresponsive arginine grafted poly (cystaminebisacrylamide-diaminohexane) polymeric matrix based nanocarriers, Mol. Pharmaceutics 14 (2017) 252-263.
49. Zuo YY*, Chen R, Wang X, Yang J, Policova Z, Neumann AW, Phase transitions in dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine monolayers, Langmuir 32 (2016) 8501-8506.http://pubsdc3.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01482
48. Milos S, Hiansen, JQ, Banaschewski B, Zuo YY, Yao LJ, McCaig LA, Lewis J, Yamashita CM, Veldhuizen RAW, The effect of diet-induced serum hypercholesterolemia on the surfactant system and the development of lung injury, Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports 7 (2016) 180-187.http://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S2405580816300930-fx1.jpg
47. Yu K, Yang J, and Zuo YY*, Automated droplet manipulation using closed-loop axisymmetric drop shape analysis. Langmuir 32 (2016) 4820-4826.http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01215

Video clip 1. Control of droplet volume

Video clip 2. Control of droplet surface area

Video clip 3. Surface area control of lung surfactant simulations

Video clip 4. Control of surface pressure

46. Yamashita CM, Cybulski C, Milos S, Zuo YY, McCaig LA, Veldhuizen RAM, The effect of matrix metalloproteinase 3 deficiency on pulmonary surfactant in a mouse model of acute lung injury. Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 94 (2016) DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2015-0377
45. Ge L, Liu X, Chen R, Xu Y, Zuo YY, Cooney RN, Wang G, Differential susceptibility of transgenic mice expressing human surfactant protein B genetic variants to Psedomonas aeruginosa induced pneumonia. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 469 (2016) 171-175.
44. Hu Q, Jiao B, Shi X, Valle RP, Zuo YY*, Hu G*, Effects of graphene oxide nanosheets on ultrastructure and biophysical properties of pulmonary surfactant film, Nanoscale 7 (2015) 18025-18029.http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2015/NR/C5NR05401J#!divAbstract

Video clip. Graphene oxide indues a pore in lung surfactant monolayer

43. Ma J, Liu R, Wang X, Liu Q, Chen Y, Valle RP, Zuo YY, Xia T, Liu S, A Crucial role of lateral size for graphene oxide in activating macrophages and stimulating pro-inflammatory responses in cells and animals, ACS Nano 9 (2015) 10498–10515.TOC
42. Otsubo C, Bharathi S, Uppala R, Ilkayeva OR, Wang D, McHugh K, Zou Y, Wang J, Alcorn J, Zuo YY, Hirschey MD, Goetzman ES, Long-chain acylcarnitines reduce lung function by inhibiting pulmonary surfactant, J. Biol. Chem. (2015) 290 (2015) 23897-23904.
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Valle RP, Wu T, Zuo YY, Biophysical influence of airborne carbon nanomaterials on nature pulmonary surfactant, ACS Nano 9 (2015) 5413-5421.TOC

40. Banaschewski BJH, Veldhuizen EJA, Keating E, Haagsman H, Zuo YY, Yamashita CM, Veldhuizen RAW, Surfactant supplemented with an antimicrobial peptide for the treatment of bacterial pneumonia: antimicrobial and biophysical properties, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 59 (2015) 3075-3083.
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Zhang X, Zhang Q, Yan T, Jiang Z, Zhang X, Zuo YY, Quantitatively predicting bacterial adhesion using surface free energy determinined with a spectrophotometric method, Environ. Sci. Technol. 49 (2015) 6164-6171.

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38. Lin X, Zuo YY, Gu N, Shape affects the interactions of nanoparticles with pulmonary surfactant, Science China Materials 58 (2015) 28-37.
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Zhang X, Zhang Q, Yan T, Jiang Z, Zhang X, Zuo YY, Surface free energy activated high-throughput cell sorting, Anal. Chem. 86 (2014) 9350–9355.

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Chemical & Engineering News Release: A Quick Way to Sort Cells

University of Hawaii News Release: New cell sorting method developed by UH Manoa mechanical engineer

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Zhang X, Jiang Z, Li M, Zhang X, Wang G, Chou A, Chen L, Yan H, Zuo YY, Rapid spectrophotometric method for determining surface free energy of microalgal cells, Anal. Chem. 86 (2014) 8751–8756.

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Valle RP, Huang CL, Loo JSC, Zuo YY, Increasing hydrophobicity of nanoparticles intensifies lung surfactant film inhibition and particle retention, ACS Sustainable Chem. & Eng. 2 (2014) 1574-1580.

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34. Goetzman ES, Alcorn JF, Bharathi SS, Uppala R, McHugh KJ, Kossmider B, Chen R, Zuo YY, McKinney RW, Skilling H, Suhrie KR, Karunanidhi A, Otsubo C, Ellis B, Mallampalli RK, and Vockley J, Long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency as a cause of pulmonary surfactant dysfunction, J. Biol. Chem. 289 (2014) 10668-10679.
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Lin X, Bai T, Zuo YY, and Gu N, Promote potential applications of nanoparticles as respiratory drug carrier: insights from molecular dynamics simulations. Nanoscale 6 (2014) 2759-2767.

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32.   Kim L, Pagaling E, Zuo YY, Yan T, Impact of substratum surface on microbial community structure and treatment performance in biological aerated, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 80 (2014) 177-183.
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Hu G, Jiao B, Shi X, Valle RP, Fan Q, and Zuo YY, Physicochemical properties of nanoparticles regulate translocation across pulmonary surfactant monolayer and formation of lipoprotein corona, ACS Nano 7 (2013) 10525-10533.

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Supporting Information: Detailed description of molecular dynamics simulations

Video clip 1. Compression of a lung surfactant monolayer

Video clip 2. Interaction of a cationic hydrophilic NP with lung surfactant monolayer

Video clip 3. Interaction of a neutral hydrophilic NP with lung surfactant monolayer

Video clip 4. Interaction of an anionic hydrophilic NP with lung surfactant monolayer

Video clip 5. Interaction of a cationic hydrophobic NP with lung surfactant monolayer

Video clip 6. Interaction of a neutral hydrophobic NP with lung surfactant monolayer

Video clip 7. Interaction of an anionic hydrophobic NP with lung surfactant monolayer

30.   Zhang X, Jiang Z, Chen L, Chou A, Yan H, Zuo YY, Zhang X, Influence of cell properties on rheological characterization of microalgae suspensions. Bioresour. Technol.139 (2013) 209-213.
29. Zhang H, Wang YE, Neal CR, Zuo YY, Differential effects of cholesterol and budesonide on biophysical properties of clinical surfactant, Pediatr. Res. 71 (2012) 316-323.

Editor's Focus: Inhaled steroids and pulmonary surfactant, Pediatr. Res. 71 (2012) 315.

28.   Han Z, Zhang B, Wang YE, Zuo YY, Su WW, Self-assembling amyloid-like oligomeric-cohesin scaffoldin for augmented protein display on Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell surface, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 78 (2012) 3249-3255.
27. Keating E, Zuo YY, Tadayyon SM, Petersen NO, Possmayer F, Veldhuizen RAW, A modified squeeze-out mechanism for generating high surface pressures with pulmonary surfactant, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1818 (2012) 1225-1234.
26. Wang YE, Zhang H, Fan Q, Neal CR, Zuo YY, Biophysical interaction between corticosteroids and natural surfactant preparation: implications to pulmonary drug delivery using surfactant as a carrier, Soft Matter 8 (2012) 504-511.
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Fan Q, Wang YE, Zhao X, Loo JSC, Zuo YY, Adverse biophysical effects of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles on natural pulmonary surfactant, ACS Nano 5 (2011) 6410-6416.

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24. Jiao X, Keating E, Tadayyon S, Possmayer F, Zuo YY, Veldhuizen R, Atomic force microscopy analysis of rat pulmonary surfactant films, Biophys. Chem. 158 (2011) 119-125.
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Zhang H, Wang YE, Fan Q, Zuo YY, On the low surface tension of lung surfactant, Langmuir 27 (2011) 8351–8358.

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Zhang H, Fan Q, Wang YE, Neal CR, Zuo YY, Comparative study of clinical pulmonary surfactants using atomic force microscopy, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1808 (2011) 1832-1842.

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21. Possmayer F, Hall SB, Haller T, Petersen NO, Zuo YY, Bernardino de la Serna J, Postle AD, Veldhuizen RAW, Orgeig S, Recent advances in alveolar biology: Some new looks at the alveolar interface, Respir. Physiol. Neurobiol. 173 (2010) S55-S64.
20. Zuo YY, Veldhuizen RAW, Neumann AW, Petersen NO, Possmayer F, Current perspectives in pulmonary surfactant – inhibition, enhancement and evaluation, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1778 (2008) 1947-1977.
19. Zuo YY, Tadayyon SM, Keating E, Zhao L, Veldhuizen RAW, Petersen NO, Amrein, M, Possmayer F, Atomic force microscopy studies of functional and dysfunctional pulmonary surfactant films. II. Albumin-inhibited pulmonary surfactant films and the effect of SP-A, Biophys. J. 95 (2008) 2779-2791.
18. Zuo YY, Keating E, Zhao L, Tadayyon SM, Veldhuizen RAW, Petersen NO, Possmayer F, Atomic force microscopy studies of functional and dysfunctional pulmonary surfactant films. I. Micro- and nano- structures of functional pulmonary surfactant films and the effect of SP-A, Biophys. J. 94 (2008) 3549-3564.
17. Yue K, Zhang X, Zuo YY, Noninvasive method for simultaneously measuring the thermophysical properties and blood perfusion in cylindrically shaped living tissues, Cell Biochem. Biophy. 50 (2008) 41-51.
16.   Kang N, Policova Z, Balkian G, Hair ML, Zuo YY, Neumann AW, Acosta E, Interaction between chitosan and bovine lung extract surfactants, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1778 (2008) 291-302.
15. Zuo YY, Possmayer F, How does pulmonary surfactant reduce surface tension to very low values? J. Appl. Physiol. 102 (2007) 1733-1734.
14. Zuo YY, Acosta E, Cox PN, Li D, Neumann AW, Effect of compressed bovine lipid extract surfactant (BLES) films on oxygen transfer, Langmuir 23 (2007) 1339-1346.
13. Zuo YY, Do C, Neumann AW, Automatic measurement of surface tension from noisy images using a component labeling method, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 299 (2007) 109–116.
12.    Acosta E, Gitiafroz R, Zuo YY, Policova Z, Cox PN, Hair ML, Neumann AW, Effect of humidity on lung surfactant films subjected to dynamic compression/expansion cycles, Resp. Physiol. Neurobi. 155 (2007) 255–267.
11.  Zuo YY, Alolabi H, Shafiei A, Kang N, Policova Z, Cox PN, Acosta E, Hair ML, Neumann AW, Chitosan enhances surface activity of dilute lung surfactant preparations and reverses albumin-induced inactivation, Pediatr. Res. 60 (2006) 125-130.
10. Zuo YY, Acosta E, Policova Z, Cox PN, Hair ML, Neumann AW, Effect of humidity on the stability of lung surfactant films adsorbed at air-water interfaces, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1758 (2006) 1609-1620.
9. Zuo YY, Gitiafroz R, Acosta E, Policova Z, Cox PN, Hair ML, Neumann AW, The effect of humidity on the adsorption kinetics of lung surfactant at air-water interfaces, Langmuir 21 (2005) 10593-10601.
8. Zuo YY, Li D, Acosta E, Cox NP, Neumann AW, The effect of surfactant on interfacial gas transfer studied by Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis - Captive Bubble (ADSA-CB), Langmuir 21 (2005) 5446-5452.
7. Zuo YY, Neumann AW, Pulmonary surfactant and its in vitro assessment using Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis (ADSA): a review, Tenside Surfact. Det. 42 (2005) 126-147.
6.   Lu JJ, Yu LMY, Cheung WWY, Goldthrope IA, Zuo YY, Policova Z, Cox PN, Neumann AW, Polyethylene glycol (PEG) enhances dynamic surface activity of a bovine lipid extract surfactant (BLES), Colloids Surfaces B: Biointerf. 41 (2005) 145-151.
5. Zuo YY, Ding M, Li D, Neumann AW, Further development of Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis – Captive Bubble (ADSA-CB) for pulmonary surfactant related studies, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 675 (2004) 12-20.
4. Zuo YY, Ding M, Bateni A, Hoorfar M, Neumann AW, Improvement of interfacial tension measurement using a captive bubble in conjunction with Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis (ADSA), Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 250 (2004) 233-246.
3.   Zhang X, Yu F, Wu W, Zuo Y, Application of radial effective thermal conductivity for heat transfer model of steel coils in HPH furnace, Int. J. Thermophys. 24 (2003) 1395-1405.
2.   Wu W, Yu F, Zhang X, and Zuo Y, Mathematical model and its application of radial effective thermal conductivity for coil heat transfer in HPH furnace, J. Thermal Sci. 11 (2002) 134-137.
1.   Zuo Y, Wu W, Zhang X, Lin L, Xiang SH, Liu TS, Niu LY, Huang XL, A study of heat transfer in high-performance hydrogen bell-type annealing furnaces, Heat Transfer – Asian Res. 30 (2001) 615-623.