Research in The da Rocha Group

Publications

Wu, L; Peguin, R.P.S and da Rocha, S.R.P. "Understanding Solvation in Hydrofluoroalkanes: Ab initio Calculations and Chemical Force Microscopy. 2007. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 111, 8096-8104, 2007. [Full Text] [Abstract]

Peguin, R. P. S.; Wu, L.; da Rocha, S.R.P."The Ester Group: How Hydrofluoroalkane-philic is it?" 2007: Langmuir Letters, 23, 8291-8294. [Full Text] [Abstract]

Wu, L; Al-Haydari, M and da Rocha, S.R.P, "Novel Propellant-driven Inhalation Formulations: Engineering Polar Drug Particles with Surface-trapped Hydrofluoroalkane-philes", European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2008, 33(2), 146-158.

Wu and da Rocha, S.R.P, "Lactide-Based Stabilizers for Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers: A colloidal Probe Microscopy Investigation".Langmuir, 2007, 23(24), 12104-12110.

Wu, L; Bharatwaj, B.; Panyam, J; and da Rocha, S.R.P, "Core-shell Particles for the Dispersions of Small Polar Drugs and Biomolecules in Hydrofluoroalkane Propellants". Pharmaceutical Research, 25 (2),289-301, 2008.

Selvam,P; Chokshi, U; Wu, L; Gouch,A; Porcar,L; and da Rocha, S.R.P "Ethoxylated Copolymer Surfactants for the HFA 134a-Water Interface: Interfacial Activity, Aggregate Microstructure and Biomolecule Uptake". Soft Matter,4(2), 357-366. 2008.

Bharatwaj, B.; Wu, L; and da Rocha, S.R.P, "Biocompatible, Lactide-based surfactants for the CO2-water interface: High-Pressure Contact Angle Goniometer, Tensiometry and Emulsion Formation". Langmuir. 23(24), 12071-12078, 2007

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Dr. Libo Wu

Graduate Student, Wayne State University

BS, BUCT (China, 2000)

MS, BUCT (China, 2003)

PhD, Wayne State University, 2008

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