Ming Su

About

Joined the Chemical Engineering Department in Fall 2014.

I have created a multi-disciplinary research program targeting nanoparticles, disease detection, radiation therapy, and covert thermal barcodes. I am developing (1) a multi-marker based blood assay for rapid reliable screening of diseases (cancers, Alzheimer disease and infectious diseases) using phase change nanoparticles; (2) a covert barcode system with extremely high labeling capacity using phase change nanoparticles for drug and document authentication, and explosive tracking; and (3) nanoparticle enhanced radiation therapy and killing of multiple drug resistant bacteria. My long term goal is to use my expertise in advanced materials, biomedical engineering, nanotechnology, biosensing and X-ray microanalysis to develop next-generation platforms enabled by nanoparticles for early detections and treatments of diseases.

Selected Publications

• Li, Q., Bencherif, S., Su, M. (2021). Edge-Enhanced Microwell Immunoassay for Highly Sensitive Protein Detection, Analytical chemistry.
• Zheng, Yiting, Li, Qingxuan, Wang, Chenfei, Su, Ming (2021). Enhanced Turn-On Fluorescence Detection of Aqueous Lead Ions with Size-Shrinkable Hydrogels. ACS Omega, . 10.1021/ACSOMEGA.1C00150
• Mohammed, Ramy H., Mesalhy, Osama, Elsayed, Mohamed L., Huo, Ruiqing, Su, Ming, Chow, Louis C. (2020). Performance of desiccant heat exchangers with aluminum foam coated or packed with silica gel. Applied Thermal Engineering, 166,114626. 10.1016/J.APPLTHERMALENG.2019.114626
• Wang, Miao, Su, Ming (2020). High-Throughput Screening of Coke-Resistant Catalyst with Thermal Barcode. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 59(4),1517-1525. 10.1021/ACS.IECR.9B04545
• Wang, Miao, Wang, Chaoming, Ma, Ruiting, Hu, Weike, Su, Ming (2020). Metamorphic barcodes based on lithographically defined microdots incorporating nanoparticles of phase change materials. Journal of Materials Science, 55(14),5823-5831. 10.1007/S10853-020-04429-5
• Wang, Zhiqiang, Liu, Jingwen, Mohammed, Ramy, Elsayed, Mohamed, Chow, Louis, Su, Ming (2020). A stably cross-linked ink on filter paper with 1D transport for efficient photothermal water treatment. SN Applied Sciences, 2(11). 10.1007/S42452-020-03556-7
• Li, Qingxuan, Ma, Liyuan, Su, Ming (2019). Single identical cell toxicity assay on coordinately ordered patterns. Analytica Chimica Acta, 1065,56-63. 10.1016/J.ACA.2019.02.040
• Wang, Miao, Su, Ming (2019). Thermal-optical readout of multi-level thermal emissivity Ge2Sb2Te5 patterns. Materials Letters, 257,126728. 10.1016/J.MATLET.2019.126728
• Zheng, Wenjun, Li, Ping, Wang, Zhiqiang, Golshan, Negar H., Ziemer, Katherine S., Su, Ming (2019). High-yield large scale laser patterning of magnetic nanoparticles. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 489,165419. 10.1016/J.JMMM.2019.165419
• Zheng, Yiting, Li, Qingxuan, Hu, Weike, Liao, Jun, Zheng, Guoan, Su, Ming (2019). Whole slide imaging of circulating tumor cells captured on a capillary microchannel device. Lab on a Chip, 19(22),3796-3803. 10.1039/C9LC00412B
• Zhu, Zhijun, Li, Qingxuan, Li, Ping, Xun, Xiaojie, Zheng, Liyuan, Ning, Dandan, Su, Ming (2019). Surface charge controlled nucleoli selective staining with nanoscale carbon dots. PLoS ONE, 14(5),e0216230. 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0216230
• Deng, J., Xu, S., Hu, W., Xun, X., Zheng, L., & Su, M. (2018). Tumor targeted, stealthy and degradable bismuth nanoparticles for enhanced X-ray radiation therapy of breast cancer. Biomaterials, 154, 24-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.10.048
• Hou, S. & Su, M. (2018). Image-Based Rapid Measurements of Temperature-Dependent Thermal Conductivities. Journal of Heat Transfer, 140(8), 084501-. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4039219
• Jiao, L., Li, Q., Deng, J., Okosi, N., Xia, J., & Su, M. (2018). Nanocellulose templated growth of ultra-small bismuth nanoparticles for enhanced radiation therapy. Nanoscale, 10(14), 6751-6757. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7nr06462d
• Li, H., Ye, A., & Su, M. (2018). Application of Stem Cells and Advanced Materials in Nerve Tissue Regeneration. Stem Cells International, 2018, 1-2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4243102
• Li, Q., Wei, Q., Zheng, W., Zheng, Y., Okosi, N., Wang, Z., Su, M. (2018). Enhanced Radiation Shielding with Conformal Light-Weight Nanoparticle–Polymer Composite. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10(41), 35510-35515. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b10600
• Zheng, W., Golshan, N., Celestin, S., Ziemer, K., & Su, M. (2018). Highly efficient in situ oxidization of metal ions in porous media with high power laser. Applied Optics, 57(15), 4232-. http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/ao.57.004232
• Hou, S., M. Wang, S. Guo, M. Su, Photo-thermally driven refreshable microactuators based on graphene oxide doped paraffin materials, Appl. Mater. Interface 2017, 9, 26476.
• Hou, S., R. Huo, M. Su, High throughput integrated thermal characterization with non-contact optical calorimetry, Rev. Sci. Instruments 2017, 88, 104902.
• Qiao, Y., Y. Zhou, T. Xiao, Z. Zhang, L. Ma, M. Su, G. Suo, Evaluating single cell DNA damage induced by enhanced radiation on gold nanofilm patch, Appl. Mater. Interface 2017, 9, 36525.
• Qiu, Y., D. Ning, P. Zhang, S. Curly, Y. Qiao, L. Ma, M. Su, Three-dimensional microtissues as in vitro model for personalized radiation therapy, Analyst 2017, 142, 3605.
• Zheng, W., S. Hou, M. Su, Laser induced rapid decontamination of aromatic compound from porous soil simulant, J. Appl. Phys. 2017, 122, 083106.
• Zhu, Z., M. Su, Polydopamine nanoparticles for combined chemo- and photothermal cancer therapy, Nanomaterials, 2017, 7, 160.
• S. Hou, W. Zheng, B. Duong, M. Su, All-Optical Decoder for Rapid and Noncontact Readout of Thermal Barcodes, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120, 2016, 22110-22114
• D. Ning, B. Duong, G. Thomas, Y. Qiao, L. Ma, Q. Wen, M. Su, Mechanical and Morphological Analysis of Cancer Cells on Nanostructured Substrates, Langmuir, 32, 2016, 2718-2723
• L. Ma, Y. Qiao, R. Jones, N. Singh, M. Su, Single Cell HaloChip Assay on Paper for Personalized Medicine, Analytical Bioanalytical Chemistry, 408, 2016, 7753-7759
• C. Wang, A. Sun, Y. Qiao, P. Zhang, L. Ma, M. Su, Cationic Surface Modification of Gold Nanoparticles for Enhanced Cell Uptake and Radio-Sensitization, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 3, 2015, 7372-7376
• M. Wang, B. Duong, H. Fenniri, M. Su, Nanoparticle-Based Barcodes, Nanoscale, 7, 2015, 11240
• P. Zhang, Y. Qiao, C. Wang, L. Ma, M. Su, Enhanced Radiation Therapy with Internalized Gold Nanoparticles, Nanoscale, 6, 2014, 10095

Faculty

Feb 26, 2024

Northeastern Among Top 100 Universities for Utility Patents

Northeastern University, recognized for its excellence in innovation and entrepreneurship, has once again been named one of the top 100 universities worldwide for securing utility patents by the National Academy of Inventors.

Faculty

Dec 20, 2023

Patent for Developing a Microwell Array for Improved Cystic Fibrosis Treatment

ChE Professor Ming Su and Assistant Research Professor Sidi Bencherif were awarded a patent for “Coordinately-ordered single cells with individual identities for high-throughput assay.”

Faculty

Aug 18, 2022

Creating Radiation Shielding with Nanoparticle Composites

ChE Professor Ming Su was awarded a patent for “Enhanced radiation shielding with conformal, lightweight nanoparticle-polymer composite.”

Faculty

Jun 10, 2020

Effectiveness of Common Fabrics Against COVID

ChE Associate Professor Steve Lustig and Professor Ming Su’s research on “Effectiveness of Common Fabrics to Block Aqueous Aerosols of Virus-like Nanoparticles” was published in the American Chemical Society journal.

Faculty

May 15, 2018

First International Conference on Biomaterials and Chemical Biology

Professors Ming Su and Art Coury of the Department of Chemical Engineering hosted at Northeastern University the first International Conference on Biomaterials and Chemical Biology. Collaborative research in these disciplines has the potential to advance the field of biomaterials in a unique way and lead to new discoveries for better medicines and treatments. The conference […]

Faculty

Oct 02, 2017

Su's Article Selected as Cover for Analyst

ChE Associate Professor Ming Su’s article on “Three-dimensional microtissues as an in vitro model for personalized radiation therapy” was selected to be featured on the cover of the Analyst journal.

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