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Journal Publications (Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers)
  1. Amit Kumar Singh, and Wei Xue, “Influence of different types of SiO2 nanoparticles in polyamic acid for enhanced dielectric and mechanical performance at room temperature”, Polymer Composites, Accepted, 2024. Download
  2. Joshua Knospler, Nicholas Pagliocca, Wei Xue, and Mitja Trkov, “TendrilBot: modular soft robot with versatile radial grasping and locomotion capabilities”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 378, p. 115835, 2024. Download
  3. Joshua Knospler, Wei Xue, and Mitja Trkov, “Reconfigurable modular soft robots with modulating stiffness and versatile task capabilities”, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 33, No. 6, p. 065040, 2024. Download
  4. Behrad Koohbor, Wei Xue, Kazi Z. Uddin, George Youssef, Daniel Nerbetski, Bradley Steiger, Joseph Kenney, and Dana Yarem, “Fabrication and characterization of electrically conductive 3D printable TPU/MWCNT filaments for strain sensing in large deformation conditions”, Advanced Sensor Research, p. 2300198, 2024. (selected as the issue cover paper) Download
  5. Kaniz Roksana, Shaini Aluthgun Hewage, Melissa Montalbo Lomboy, Chao Sheng Tang, Wei Xue, and Cheng Zhu, “Desiccation cracking remediation through enzyme induced calcite precipitation in fine-grained soils under wetting drying cycles”, Biogeotechnics, Vol. 1, No. 4, p. 100049, 2023. Download
  6. Thong Vu, Tyler Petty, Kemal Yakut, Muhammad Usman, Wei Xue, Francis M. Haas, Robert A. Hirsh, and Xinghui Zhao, “Real-time arrhythmia detection using convolutional neural networks”, Frontiers in Big Data, Vol. 6, p. 1270756, 2023. Download
  7. Muhammad Usman, Nabil Jamhour, Jeffrey Hettinger, and Wei Xue, “Smart wearable flexible temperature sensor with compensation against bending and stretching effects”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 353, p. 114224, 2023. Download
  8. Jacob Mahon, Nicholas Pagliocca, Virginia Harnack, Behrad Koohbor, Robert Krchnavek, and Wei Xue, "Design and implementation of a thin film tensile testing apparatus for cryogenic applications", Experimental Techniques, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 817-826, 2023. Download
  9. Jacob Mahon, Nicholas Pagliocca, Virginia Harnack, Behrad Koohbor, Lei Yu, Xiao Hu, Robert Krchnavek, and Wei Xue, "Mechanics of dielectric polyamide/SiO2 nanocomposite coatings for cryogenic service in superconductor systems", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 139, No. 44, e53097, 2022. Download
  10. Muhammad Usman, Adarsh K. Gupta, and Wei Xue, "Wearable ring bioelectrical impedance analyzer for estimation and monitoring of body fat", Smart Health, Vol. 24, p. 100275, 2022. Download
  11. Harrison M. Hones, Jordan T. Cook, Michael J. McCaffrey, Robert R. Krchnavek, and Wei Xue, "Effects of material preparation in polyimide/SiO2 nanocomposites for low-temperature dielectric applications," IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Vol. 20, pp. 695-702, 2021. Download
  12. Greggory Murray, Samuel Bednarski, Michael Hall, Samuel W. Foster, SiJun Jin, Joshua J. Davis, Wei Xue, Eric Constans, James P. Grinias, "Comparison of design approaches for low-cost sampling mechanisms in open-source chemical instrumentation", HardwareX, Vol. 10, e00220, 2021. Download
  13. Jordan T. Cook, Harrison M. Hones, Jacob R. Mahon, Lei Yu, Robert R. Krchnavek, and Wei Xue, “Temperature-dependent dielectric properties of polyimide (PI) and polyamide (PA) nanocomposites,” IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Vol. 20, pp. 584-591, 2021. Download
  14. Taissa R. Michel, Michael J. Capasso, Muhammet E. Cavusoglu, Jeremy Decker, Danilo Zeppilli, Cheng Zhu, Smitesh Bakrania, Jennifer A. Kadlowec, and Wei Xue, "Evaluation of porous polydimethylsiloxane/carbon nanotubes (PDMS/CNTs) nanocomposites as piezoresistive sensor materials", Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 1101-1112, 2020. Download
  15. Muhammad Usman, Mario Leone, Adarsh K. Gupta, and Wei Xue, "Fabrication and Analysis of Wearable Bio-Impedance Analyzers on Paper and Plastic Substrates", IEEE Sensors Letters, Vol. 4, No. 3, p. 6000304, 2020. Download
  16. Michael McCaffrey, Harrison Hones, Jordan Cook, Robert Krchnavek, and Wei Xue, "Geometric analysis of dielectric failures in polyimide/silicon dioxide nanocomposites," Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol. 59, Issue 9, pp. 1897-1904, 2019. Download
  17. Adriano A. Conte, Khosro Shirvani, Harrison Hones, Alexander Wildgoose, Xue Ye, Raghid Najjar, Xiao Hu, Wei Xue, Vince Z. Beachley, “Effects of post-draw processing on the structure and functional properties of electrospun PVDF-HFP nanofibers,” Polymer, Vol. 171, pp. 192-200, 2019. Download
  18. Raghid Najjar, Yi Luo, Dave Jao, David Brennan, Ye Xue, Vince Beachley, Xiao Hu, and Wei Xue, “Biocompatible silk/polymer energy harvesters using stretched poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) nanofibers,” Polymers, Vol. 9, No. 10, p. 479, 2017. Download
  19. Andrea De Vellis, Dmitry Gritsenko, Yang Lin, Zhenping Wu, Xian Zhang, Yayue Pan, Wei Xue, and Jie Xu, “Drastic sensing enhancement using acoustic bubbles for surface-based microfluidic sensors,” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol. 243, pp. 298-302, 2017. Download 
  20. Maria Torculas, Jethro Medina, Wei Xue, and Xiao Hu, “Protein-based bioelectronics,” ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 8, pp. 1211-1223, 2016. Download
  21. Jianlong Gao, Jiheng Zhao, Liping Liu, and Wei Xue, “Dimensional effects of polymer pillar arrays on hydrophobicity,” Surface Engineering, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 125-131, February 2016. Download
  22. Catalina Maria Rivera, Hyuck-Jin Kwon, Ali Hashmi, Gan Yu, Jiheng Zhao, Jianlong Gao, Jie Xu, Wei Xue, and Alexander G. Dimitrov, “Towards a dynamic clamp for neurochemical modalities,” Sensors, Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 10465-10480, 2015. Download
  23. Hyuck-Jin Kwon, Yuhao Xu, Stephen A. Solovitz, Wei Xue, Alexander G. Dimitrov, Allison B. Coffin, and Jie Xu, “Design of a microfluidic device with a non-traditional flow profile for on-chip damage to zebrafish sensory cells,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 24, No. 1, p. 017001, 2014. (selected for MEMS and Microengineering for Life Science Applications feature collection in the journal) Download
  24. Yan Duan, Nicholas E. Holmes, Alexander L. Ellard, Jianlong Gao, and Wei Xue, “Solution-based fabrication and characterization of a logic gate inverter using random carbon nanotube networks,” IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 1111-1117, 2013. Download
  25. Yan Duan, Jason L. Juhala, Benjamin W. Griffith, and Wei Xue, “A comparative analysis of thin-film transistors using aligned and random-network carbon nanotubes,” Journal Nanoparticle Research, Vol. 15, No. 3, p. 1478, 2013. Download
  26. Yan Duan, Jason L. Juhala, Benjamin W. Griffith, and Wei Xue, “Solution-based fabrication of p-channel and n-channel field-effect transistors using random and aligned carbon nanotube networks,” Microelectronic Engineering, Vol. 103, pp. 18-21, 2013. Download
  27. Stephen A. Solovitz, Jiheng Zhao, Wei Xue, and Jie Xu, “Uniform flow control for a multi-passage microfluidic sensor,” Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 135, No. 2, p. 021101, 2013. Download
  28. Jiheng Zhao, Debra A. Sheadel, and Wei Xue, “Surface treatment of polymers for the fabrication of all-polymer MEMS devices,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 187, pp. 43-49, 2012. Download
  29. Pengfei Li, Nan Lei, Jie Xu, and Wei Xue, “High-yield fabrication of graphene chemiresistors with dielectrophoresis,” IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 751-759, 2012. Download
  30. Jiheng Zhao, Ali Hashmi, Jie Xu, and Wei Xue, “A compact lab-on-a-chip nanosensor for glycerol detection,” Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 100, No. 24, p. 243109, 2012. (selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, Vol. 25, No. 26, June 2012, AIP/APS) Download
  31. Pengfei Li, Nan Lei, Debra A. Sheadel, Jie Xu, and Wei Xue, “Integration of nanosensors into a sealed microchannel in a hybrid lab-on-a-chip device,” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol. 166-167, pp. 870-877, 2012. Download
  32. Wei Xue, “A design-oriented experimental module for teaching micro- and nanotechnologies to mechanical engineering students,” International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 11-23, 2012. Download
  33. Nan Lei, Pengfei Li, Wei Xue, and Jie Xu, “Simple graphene chemiresistors as pH sensors: fabrication and characterization,” Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 22, No. 10, p. 107022, 2011. Download
  34. Pengfei Li, Caleb M. Martin, Kan Kan Yeung, and Wei Xue, “Dielectrophoresis aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes as pH sensors,” Biosensors, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 23-35, 2011. Download
  35. Pengfei Li and Wei Xue, “Selective deposition and alignment of single-walled carbon nanotubes assisted by dielectrophoresis: from thin films to individual nanotubes,” Nanoscale Research Letters, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 1072-1078, 2010. Download
  36. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Thin-film transistors with controllable mobilities based on layer-by-layer self-assembled carbon nanotube composites,” Solid-State Electronics, Vol. 53, No. 9, pp. 1050-1055, 2009. Download
  37. Xiaolin Chen, Wei Cui, and Wei Xue, “Process modeling and device-package simulation for optimization of MEMS gyroscopes,” Computer-Aided Design and Applications, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 375-386, 2009. Download
  38. Miao Lu, Dongjin Lee, Wei Xue, and Tianhong Cui, “Flexible and disposable immunosensors based on layer-by-layer self-assembled carbon nanotubes and biomolecules,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 150, No. 2, pp. 280-285, 2009. Download
  39. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Self-assembled carbon nanotube multilayer resistors and nanotube/nanoparticle thin-film resistors as pH sensors,” Sensor Letters, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 675-681, 2008. Download
  40. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “A thin-film transistor based acetylcholine sensor using self-assembled carbon nanotube and SiO2 nanoparticles,” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol. 134, No. 2, pp. 981-987, 2008. Download
  41. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Electrical and electromechanical characteristics of self-assembled carbon nanotube thin films on flexible substrates,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol.145-146, pp. 330-335, 2008. Download
  42. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “A high-resolution amperometric acetylcholine sensor based on nano-assembled carbon nanotube and acetylcholinesterase thin films,” Journal of Nano Research, Vol. 1, pp. 1-9, 2008. Download 
  43. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Polymer magnetic microactuators fabricated with hot embossing and layer-by-layer nano self-assembly,” Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 7, No. 8, pp. 2647-2653, 2007. Download
  44. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Carbon nanotube micropatterns and cantilever array fabricated with layer-by-layer nano self-assembly,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 136, No. 2, pp. 510-517, 2007. Download
  45. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Characterization of layer-by-layer self-assembled carbon nanotube multilayer thin films,” Nanotechnology, Vol. 18, No. 14, p. 145709, 2007. Download
  46. Wei Xue, Yi Liu, and Tianhong Cui, “High-mobility transistors based on nano-assembled carbon nanotube semiconducting layer and SiO2 nanoparticle dielectric layer,” Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 89, No. 16, p. 163512, 2006. Download
  47. Jing Wang, Wei Xue, Naidu V. Seetala, Xueyuan Nie, Efstathios I. Meletis, and Tianhong Cui, “A micromachined wide-bandwidth magnetic field sensor based on all-PMMA electron tunneling transducer,” IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 97-105, 2006. (selected as the issue cover paper) Download
  48. Wei Xue, Jing Wang, and Tianhong Cui, “Modeling and design of polymer-based tunneling accelerometers by ANSYS/MATLAB,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 468-472, 2005. Download
  49. Wei Xue, Jing Wang, and Tianhong Cui, “Highly sensitive micromachined tunneling sensors,” Optical and Precision Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 491-503, 2004. (invited paper) Download
  50. Jing Wang, Wei Xue, and Tianhong Cui, “A combinative technique to fabricate hot embossing master for PMMA tunneling sensors,” Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 329-333, 2004. Download
Book Chapters
  1. Raghid Najjar, Joseph R. Nalbach, and Wei Xue, “Carbon nanotube sensing in food safety and quality analysis,” Sensing Techniques for Food Safety and Quality Control, Royal Society of Chemistry, Chapter 9, pp. 272-298, September 2017. ISBN:  978-1782626640.
  2. Nan Lei, Pengfei Li, Ali Hashmi, Wei Xue, and Jie Xu, “Graphene chemiresistors as pH sensors: fabrication and characterization,” Graphene Science Handbook: Fabrication Methods, CRC Press, Chapter 18, pp. 309-318, April 2016. ISBN: 978-1466591271.
  3. Yan Duan, Jason Juhala, and Wei Xue, “Solution-based fabrication of carbon nanotube thin-film logic gate,” Nanomaterials: A Guide to Fabrication and Applications, CRC Press, pp. 195-214, December 2015. ISBN: 978-1466591257.
  4. Jiheng Zhao, Pengfei Li, and Wei Xue, “Carbon nanotubes: aligned, as pH sensors,” Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Third Edition, Taylor & Francis Group - CRC Press, New York, pp. 643-655, June 2014. ISBN: 978-1439891346.
  5. Pengfei Li, Nan Lei, Jie Xu, and Wei Xue, “High-yield dielectrophoretic deposition and ion sensitivity of graphene,” Nanoelectronic Device Applications Handbook, Taylor & Francis Group - CRC Press, Chapter 28, pp. 373-382, June 2013. ISBN: 978-1466565234.
  6. Wei Xue and Pengfei Li, “Dielectrophoretic deposition and aligned carbon nanotubes,” Carbon Nanotubes – Synthesis, Characterization, Applications, InTech, Chapter 9, pp. 171-190, July 2011. ISBN: 978-9533074979.
  7. Tianhong Cui and Wei Xue, “Polymer tunneling sensors,” Encyclopedia of Sensors, American Scientific Publishers, Vol. 8, pp. 87-122, 2005. ISBN: 1-58883-001-2. (invited chapter)
Conference Publications (Peer-Reviewed)
  1. Jared Ericksen, Michael Smith, John Terifay, Nicholas Insinga, John Hayes, Joseph Marshina, Benjamin Olitsky, Madeline Seybold, Matthew Olivo, Logan Allison, Amit Singh, and Wei Xue, “Investigation of thermal, dielectric and mechanical characteristics of polymer nanocomposites”, The ASME 2024 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2024), IMECE2024-145690, Portland, OR, USA, November 17-21, 2024.
  2. Joshua Knospler, Wei Xue, and Mitja Trkov, “A shared electrical-pneumatic and reversible locking intermodule connector for modular robots”, 2024 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2024), pp. 160-165, Boston, MA, USA, July 15-19, 2024.
  3. Joshua Knospler, Wei Xue, and Mitja Trkov, “MagBot: reconfigurable modular soft pneumatic actuators with tunable magnetic connection mechanism”, 2024 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2024), pp. 1284-1289, Boston, MA, USA, July 15-19, 2024.
  4. Cassandra Jamison, Smitesh Bakrania, Mitja Trkov, and Wei Xue, “WIP: A Model for Building Soft Robotics Knowledge and Interest: Student-Generated Learning Demonstrations”, 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, P. 41701, DOI: 10.18260/1-2—48284, Portland, OR, USA, June 23-26, 2024.
  5. Joseph Midiri, Kathy Trieu, Wei Xue, Mitja Trkov, Cassandra Jamison, and Smitesh Bakrania, “BYOE: McKibben Creature - A Low-Cost Robotic Simulation of A Biological Environment”, 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, P. 43558, DOI: 10.18260/1-2—48435, Portland, OR, USA, June 23-26, 2024.
  6. Matthew Longstreth, Vincent Sambucci, Alex Siniscalco, Smitesh Bakrania, Mitja Trkov, Cassandra Jamison, and Wei Xue, “BYOE: Soft Robotic Fish Project”, 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, P. 43562, DOI: 10.18260/1-2—48437, Portland, OR, USA, June 23-26, 2024.
  7. William Heil-Heintz, Jacob Wojcicki, Mitja Trkov, Wei Xue, Smitesh Bakrania, and Cassandra Jamison, “BYOE: Wacky-Waving-Non-Inflatable-Arm-Flailing-Tube-Man for Teaching Soft Robotics”, 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, P. 43548, DOI: 10.18260/1-2—48438, Portland, OR, USA, June 23-26, 2024.
  8. Nicholas R. Mahon, Jared Ericksen, Sean F. Lawton, Max P. Coraggio, John P. Terifay, Michael Smith, Dianna Martinez-Castro, Paul M. Maienza, and Wei Xue, “Dielectric and mechanical characteristics of polyamide-silicon dioxide nanocomposites”, The ASME 2023 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2023), IMECE2023-113011, New Orleans, LA, USA, October 29-November 2, 2023. (Best Paper Award by ASME MEMS Division)
  9. Kaniz Roksana, Shaini Aluthgun Hewage, Melissa Montalbo-Lomboy, Chao-Sheng Tang, Cheng Zhu, and Wei Xue, “Bioremediation of desiccation cracking in clayey soils using enzyme induced calcite precipitation”, Geo-Congress 2023, pp. 603-613, Los Angeles, CA, USA, March 26-29, 2023.
  10. Benjamin Wechter, Nicholas Gushue, Luke Reilly, Maxwell Rutka, Ryan Kennedy, Jacob Mahon, Wei Xue, and Mitja Trkov, “Cost-effective soft actuators using NafionTM and carbon nanotube electrodes”, The ASME 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2022), IMECE2022-95669, Columbus, OH, USA, October 30-November 3, 2022. (Best Paper Award by ASME MEMS Division)
  11. Kemal Yakut, Muhammad Usman, Wei Xue, Francis M. Haas, Robert A. Hirsh, Joseph Boothby, Tyler Petty, and Xinghui Zhao, “Electro-mechanical data fusion for heart health monitoring”, The 10th IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (IEEE ICHI 2022), Rochester, MN, USA, June 11-14, 2022.
  12. Jacob Mahon, Nicholas Pagliocca, Virginia Harnack, Behrad Koohbor, Robert Krchnavek, and Wei Xue#, “Cost-effective tensile testing apparatus for characterization of thin films at cryogenic temperatures”, 2022 Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, June 13-16, 2022.
  13. Jordan Cook, Jacob Mahon, William Emmerling, Lei Yu, Robert Krchnavek, and Wei Xue, “PMMA nanocomposite based cryogenic dielectrics for high-temperature superconducting (HTS) cables”, The 16th IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (IEEE NMDC 2021), Vancouver, Canada, December 12-15, 2021.
  14. Jacob Mahon, Jordan Cook, Harrison Hones, Robert Krchnavek, and Wei Xue, “Polyimide (PI) and polyamide (PA) nanocomposite films as dielectrics for multi-phase high-temperature superconducting transmission cables”, The American Society of Naval Engineers Intelligent Ships Symposium XIV (ISS2021), Virtual, April 28-29, 2021.
  15. Tyler Petty, Thong Vu, Xinghui Zhao, Robert A Hirsh, Greggory Murray, Francis M Haas, and Wei Xue, “Evaluating deep learning algorithms for real-time arrhythmia detection”, 2020 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Big Data Computing, Applications and Technologies (BDCAT 2020), Leicester, UK, December 7-10, 2020.
  16. Jordan Cook, Harrison Hones, Lei Yu, Robert Krchnavek, and Wei Xue, “Increased dielectric strength of polyimide/silicon dioxide nanocomposites at cryogenic temperatures", The 2020 IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE NANO 2020), Vitural, July 29-31, 2020.
  17. Muhammad Usman, Adarsh K. Gupta, and Wei Xue, “Analyzing dry electrodes for wearable bioelectrical impedance analyzers", The 2019 IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Symposium (IEEE SPMB 2019), Philadelphia, PA, USA, December 7, 2019.
  18. Harrison M. Hones, Michael J. McCaffrey, Jordan T. Cook, Thomas J. Bielicki, Richard Chao, Robert R. Krchnavek, and Wei Xue, “Polyimide-based nanocomposites as low-temperature dielectrics”, The 14th IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (IEEE NMDC 2019), Stockholm, Sweden, October 27-30, 2019.
  19. Muhammad Usman, Shani Thapa, Adarsh K. Gupta, and Wei Xue, “Ring based wearable bioelectrical impedance analyzer for body fat estimation,” The 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology (IEEE ISSPIT 2018), Louisville, KY, USA, December 6-8, 2018.
  20. Taissa R. Michel, Joseph R. Nalbach, Harrison Hones, Anthony Salemo, Salvatore Catanzaro, Allison Tingley, Matthew Schwenger, and Wei Xue, “Functionalization of PDMS nanocomposite foams for piezoelectric applications,” The 13th IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (IEEE NMDC 2018), Portland, OR, USA, October 14-17, 2018.
  21. Alexander Wildgoose, Raghid Najjar, Jason Dittman, Harrison Hones, Emily Umbach, Benjamin Muska, Adriano Conte, Vince Beachley, and Wei Xue, “Comparative studies of wet-stretched and non-stretched electrospun PVDF-HFP nanofibers,” The ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2017), IMECE2017-70993, Tampa, FL, USA, November 3-9, 2017.
  22. Joseph R. Nalbach, Mathew S. Schwenger, Zachary M. Koleszar, Kelly Greiser, David Ozalas, Taissa Michel, Craig Bovenzi, and Wei Xue, “Polymer-nanoparticle composite foams for energy harvesting applications,” The ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2017), IMECE2017-71002, Tampa, FL, USA, November 3-9, 2017.
  23. Joseph R. Nalbach, Dave Jao, Douglas G. Petro, Kyle M. Raudenbush, Shibbir Ahmad, Ye Xue, Xiao Hu, and Wei Xue, “Fabrication of tunable silk materials through microfluidic mixers,” The ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2016), IMECE2016-65623, Phoenix, AZ, USA, November 11-17, 2016.
  24. Raghid Najjar, Yi Luo, Xiao Hu, Vince Beachley, and Wei Xue, “Study of energy harvesting performance of wet-stretched PVDF nanofibers,” The ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2016), IMECE2016-66642, Phoenix, AZ, USA, November 11-17, 2016.
  25. Eric Constans, Shivakumar Ranganathan, and Wei Xue, “Integrating the mechanical engineering curriculum using a long-term green design project – the planetary gearset,” The 122nd American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Paper ID: 11674, Seattle, WA, June 14-17, 2015. (Selected for the Best Paper Presentations Session)
  26. Jiheng Zhao, Jianlong Gao, Xinmiao Chen, Liping Liu, and Wei Xue, “Studies of the dimensional effects of SU-8 and PDMS pillar arrays on hydrophobicity,” The ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2013), IMECE2013-62692, San Diego, CA, USA, November 15-21, 2013.
  27. Jianlong Gao, Jiheng Zhao, Xinmiao Chen, Wei Xue, and Liping Liu, “Boiling water treatment for wettability improvement of aluminum fin surfaces,” The ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2013), IMECE2013-62697, San Diego, CA, USA, November 15-21, 2013. (NSF Student Travel Award: J. Gao)
  28. Yan Duan, Nicholas E. Holmes, Alexander L. Ellard, Jianlong Gao, and Wei Xue, “Solution-based fabrication and characterization of a voltage inverter using random carbon nanotube networks,” The 13th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE NANO 2013), pp. 393-396, Beijing, China, August 5-8, 2013. (NSF Student Travel Award: J. Gao)
  29.  Jiheng Zhao, Debra A. Sheadel, and Wei Xue, “Surface treatment of polymers for the fabrication of all-polymer microfluidic devices,”  The ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2012), IMECE2012-86136, Houston, TX, USA, November 9-15, 2012. (NSF Student Travel Award: J. Zhao)
  30. Yan Duan, Jason L. Juhala, Benjamin W. Griffith, Vianney J. Uwizeye, and Wei Xue, “Solution-based fabrication of p-channel and n-channel thin-film transistors using random and aligned carbon nanotube networks,”  The ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2012), IMECE2012-86353, Houston, TX, USA, November 9-15, 2012.
  31. Hyuck-Jin Kwon, Yuhao Xu, Stephen A. Solovitz, Wei Xue, Alexander G. Dimitrov, Allison B. Coffin, and Jie Xu, “Design of a microfluidic device to induce noise damage in hair cells of the zebrafish lateral line,” The ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2012), IMECE2012-87135, Houston, TX, USA, November 9-15, 2012.
  32.  Jiheng Zhao, Jie Xu, and Wei Xue, “A novel compact lab-on-a-chip nanosensor for in-channel liquid viscosity detection,” Nanotech Conference & Expo 2012 (Nanotech 2012), pp. 388-391, Santa Clara, CA, USA, June 18-21, 2012.
  33. Jason L. Juhala, Benjamin W. Griffith, Yan Duan, and Wei Xue, “A comparative analysis of transistors based on dielectrophoresis-aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and assembled random-network CNTs”, Nanotech Conference & Expo 2012 (Nanotech 2012), pp. 244-247, Santa Clara, CA, USA, June 18-21, 2012.
  34. Nan Lei, Zheyuan Chen, Dae-Wook Kim, Wei Xue, and Jie Xu, “Mechanical fabrication of graphene devices using focused-ion beam: deposition and milling”, Nanotech Conference & Expo 2012 (Nanotech 2012), pp. 502-505, Santa Clara, CA, USA, June 18-21, 2012.
  35. Gan Yu, Nan Lei, Xiaolin Chen, Wei Xue, and Jie Xu, “Free-surface microfluidics: exploring new actuation and sensing methods”, Nanotech Conference & Expo 2012 (Nanotech 2012), pp. 365-368, Santa Clara, CA, USA, June 18-21, 2012.
  36. Pengfei Li, Nan Lei, Jie Xu, and Wei Xue, “A lab-on-a-chip device using a dielectrophoresis-aligned carbon nanotube sensor array,” The ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2011), IMECE2011-62814, Denver, CO, USA, November 11-17, 2011. (NSF Student Travel Award: P. Li)
  37. Pengfei Li, Nan Lei, Jie Xu, and Wei Xue, “Large-scale deposition of graphene with dielectrophoresis,” The ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2011), IMECE2011-64934, Denver, CO, USA, November 11-17, 2011.
  38. Nan Lei, Pengfei Li, Wei Xue, and Jie Xu, “Gate-free graphene-based sensor for pH monitoring,” The ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2011), IMECE2011-65166, Denver, CO, USA, November 11-17, 2011.
  39. Pengfei Li, Nan Lei, Jie Xu, and Wei Xue, “High-yield dielectrophoretic deposition and ion sensitivity of graphene,” The 11th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE NANO 2011), pp. 1327-1330, Portland, OR, USA, August 15-18, 2011.
  40. Pengfei Li, Wei Xue, Dae-Wook Kim, and Young-Bin Park, “A preliminary study on machinability of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanocomposites in focused ion beam micromachining,” The ASME 2011 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (ASME MSEC 2011), MSEC2011-50115, Corvallis, OR, USA, June 13-17, 2011.
  41. Wei Xue, “Student-centered microsystem and nanotechnology courses and laboratories for mechanical engineering students,” The 2010 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2010), IMECE 2010-37204, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 12-18, 2010.
  42. Pengfei Li and Wei Xue, “Dielectrophoretic assembly of organized carbon nanotubes and thin films,” The 2010 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2010), IMECE 2010-37441, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 12-18, 2010.
  43.  Wei Cui, Xiaolin Chen, and Wei Xue, “Robust compensator control of a non-resonant MEMS gyroscope with linear quadratic regulator,” The 2010 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME IMECE 2010), IMECE 2010-38871, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 12-18, 2010.
  44. Wei Cui, Wei Xue, and Xiaolin Chen “Compensator design for a MEMS gyroscope with quadratic optimal control,” The 2010 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (ASME IDETC/CIE 2010), DETC2010/MNS-28533, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 15-18, 2010.
  45. Wei Cui, Xiaolin Chen, and Wei Xue, “Design optimization for a non-resonant MEMS gyroscope,” The 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (ASME IMECE 2009), IMECE 2009-10812, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA, November 13-19, 2009.
  46. Xiaolin Chen, Wei Cui, and Wei Xue, “Process modeling and device-package simulation for optimization of MEMS gyroscopes,” The 2009 International CAD Conference and Exhibition (CAD’09), pp. 375-386, Reno, NV, USA, June 8-12, 2009.
  47. Miao Lu, Dongjin Lee, Wei Xue, and Tianhong Cui, “Flexible and disposable immunosensors based on layer-by-layer self-assembled carbon nanotubes and biomolecules,” The 21th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS 2008), pp. 188-191, Tucson, AZ, USA, January 13-17, 2008.
  48. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Electrical and electromechanical characteristics of nano-assembled carbon nanotube thin film resistors on flexible substrates,” The 14th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers’07), pp. 1047-1050, Lyon, France, June 10-14, 2007.
  49.  Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “A high-resolution amperometric acetylcholine sensor based on nano-assembled carbon nanotubes,” The 20th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS 2007), pp. 529-532, Kobe, Japan, January 21-25, 2007.
  50.  Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Deposition and characterization of layer-by-layer nano self-assembled carbon nanotube multilayer thin films,” The 2nd IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (IEEE NEMS 2007), pp. 371-376, Bangkok, Thailand, January 16-19, 2007.
  51.  Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Single-walled carbon nanotube micropatterns and interconnections fabricated with layer-by-layer nano self-assembly and microlithography on flexible substrates,” ASME Proceedings of CANEUS: Micro-Nano-Technology for Aerospace Applications (CANEUS 2006), CANEUS2006-11054, Toulouse, France, August 27 - September 1, 2006.
  52.  Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Single-walled carbon nanotube micropatterns and cantilever array fabricated with electrostatic layer-by-layer nano self-assembly and lithography,” Hilton Head 2006 Technical Digest: Solid-State Sensor, Actuator and Microsystems Workshop (HH2006), pp. 328-331, Hilton Head Island, SC, USA, June 4-8, 2006.
  53.  Kartikeya Malladi, Chunlei Wang, Marc Madou, Wei Xue, and Tianhong Cui, “Microfabrication and mechanical characterization of suspended carbon microstructures,” 2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference (Nanotech 2006), pp. 756-759, Boston, MA, USA, May 7-11, 2006.
Technical Papers
  1. Pengfei Li, Wei Xue, and Jie Xu, "The fabrication of PDMS interconnecting interface assisted by tubing fixation," Lab on a Chip: Chips and Tips, June 2011. Link to Full Article
  2. Tianhong Cui and Wei Xue, “Assembling three-dimensional carbon nanotube-based cantilever arrays,” The International Society for Optical Engineering - SPIE Newsroom - Micro/Nano Lithography & Fabrication, October 2007. Link to Full Article
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