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PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES

  1. Li Cui, Lei Zhu, "Lamellar to inverted hexagonal mesophase transition in DNA complexes with calamitic, discotic, and cubic shaped cationic lipids", Langmuir, 2006, 22, 5982.

  2. Li Cui, Jeffrey P. Collet, Guoqiang Xu, Lei Zhu, "Supramolecular self-assembly in a Disk-Cube dyad molecule based on triphenylene and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)", Chem. Mater., 2006, 18, 3503-3512.

  3. Li Cui, Jianjun Miao, Lei Zhu, "Spacer length controlled Lamello-Columnar to Oblique-Columnar mesophase transition in liquid crystalline DNA-Discotic cationic lipid complexes", Macromolecules 2006, 39, 2536.

  4. Li Cui, Lei Zhu, "Ionic interaction induced highly ordered lamello-columnar phases in asymmetric discotic triphenylene salts", Liq. Cryst., 2006, 33, 811-818.

  5. Li Cui, Jianjun Miao, Lei Zhu, Igors Sics, Benjamin S. Hsiao, "Confined discotic liquid crystalline self-assembly in a novel Coil-Coil-Disk triblock oligomer", Macromolecules 2005, 38, 3386.

  6. Li Cui, Smail Dahmane, Xia Tong, Lei Zhu, Yue Zhao, "Using self-assembly to prepare multifunctional diblock copolymers containing azopyridine moiety", Macromolecules 2005, 38, 2076.

  7. Lei Zhu, Lu Sun, Jianjun Miao, Li Cui, Qing Ge, Roderic P. Quirk, Chenchen Xue, Stephen Z.D. Cheng, Benjamin S. Hsiao, Carlos A. Avila-Orta, Igors Sics, Marie E. Cantino, "Epitaxial phase transformation between cylindrical and double gyroid mesophases", Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 2005, 856E, BB2.3.

  8. Li Cui, Xia Tong, Xiaohu Yan, Guojun Liu, Yue Zhao, "Photoactive thermoplastic elastomers of azobenzene-containing triblock copolymers prepared through atom transfer radical polymerization", Macromolecules 2004, 37, 7097.

  9. Li Cui, Yue Zhao, "Azopyridine side-chain polymers: an efficient way to prepare photoactive liquid crystalline materials through self-assembly", Chem. Mater. 2004, 16, 2076.

  10. Xia Tong, Li Cui, Yue Zhao, "Confinement effects on photoalignment, photochemical Phase transition and thermochromic behavior of liquid crystalline azobenzene-containing diblock copolymers", Macromolecules 2004, 37, 3101.

  11. Qizhen Zhang, Li Cui, Xiaoying Yin, "Surface anchoring stabilized high strength disclinations in smectic C phase of a Schiff-base liquid crystal" Chinese Journal of Chemistry 2004 22(9), 1039.

  12. Li Cui, Yue Zhao, Artashes Yavrian, Tigran Galstian, "Synthesis of azobenzene-containing diblock copolymers using atom transfer radical polymerization and the photoalignment behavior", Macromolecules 2003, 36, 8246.

  13. Haiwen Gu, Ping Xie, Deyan Shen, Pengfei Fu, Jianmin Zhang, Zhongrong Shen, Yongxin Tang, Li Cui, Bin Kong, Xianfu Wei, Qian Wu, Fenglian Bai, Rongben Zhang, "Photo-induced orientation a film of ladderlide polysiloxane bearing dual photoactive side groups", Advanced Materials 2003, 15, 1355.

  14. C. F. Zhu, G. Y. Shang, B. S. Li, C. Wang, L. Cui, P. Xie, R. B. Zhang, "Studies of photosensitive alignment layer based on ladder-like polysilsequioxane liquid-crystal devices using atomic force microscopy/force curve", Surf. Interface Anal. 2003, 35, 459.

  15. Li Cui, Guenter Lattermann, "Synthesis and characterization of new acrylate and methacrylate monomers with pendant pyridine groups", Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2002, 203, 2432.

  16. Li Cui, Vytenis Sapagovas, Guenter Lattermann, "Synthesis and thermal behaviour of liquid crystalline pyridinium bromides containing a biphenyl core", Liq. Cryst. 2002, 29, 1121.

  17. Bin Kong, Li Cui, Ping Xie, Rongben Zhang, Chaobin He, Neal Tai-Shung Chung, "Improvement of LPS-based command surfaces: effect of inserting a flexible disiloxane segment into the azo side chain on photo-driven response", Liq. Cryst. 2000, 27, 1683.

  18. Chunqing Liu, Li Cui, Yang Liu, Zhongrong Shen, Ping Xie, Rongben Zhang, "Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of novel fishbone-like liquid crystalline polysilsesquioxanes VI. Fishbone-like, ester-based liquid crystalline polysilsesquioxanes", Liq. Cryst. 2000, 27, 907.

  19. Yubiao Liu, Chunqing Liu, Li Cui, Ping Xie, Rongben Zhang, "Synthesis and low dimensional conductive behaviour of columnar bis(beta-diketonato)copper(II) complexes with oligo(ethylene oxide) groups", Liq. Cryst. 2000, 27, 5.

  20. Li Cui, Jinnan Liu, Ping Xie, Rongben Zhang, "High strength disclinations induced by hydrogen-bonds dissociation in nematic phase of p-alkoxycinnamic acids", Liq. Cryst. 1999, 26, 605.

  21. Li Cui, Wei Jin, Yubiao Liu, Ping Xie, Rongben Zhang, "A combined method based on rubbing and UV-irradiation for preparing alignment-layers with high pretilt angles", Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 1999, 333, 135.

  22. Li Cui, Ping Xie, Rongben Zhang, Tonghua Yang, "Photo-driven liquid crystal cell with high sensitivity", Liq. Cryst. 1999, 26, 1541.

  23. Rongben Zhang, Daorong Dai, Li Cui, Hui Xu, Chunqing Liu, Ping Xie, "A glance at the relation of stepwise coupling polymerization (SCP) to supramolecular chemistry", Mater. Sci. Eng. 1999, C10, 13.

  24. Li Cui, Wei Jin, Jinnan Liu, Yongxin Tang, Ping Xie, Rongben Zhang, "Stable photo-alignment layer for nematic liquid crystals based on ladder-like polysilsesquioxanes", Liq. Cryst. 1998, 25, 757.

  25. Li Cui, Yongxin Tang, Ping Xie, Rongben Zhang, "The application of ladderlike polysiloxanes on the alignment layer for nematic liquid crystals", Advanced Display 1999, (2), 54 (in Chinese).

  26. Yongxin Tang, Li Cui, Ping Xie, Rongben Zhang, "A novel orientation material for liquid crystals based on modified ladderlike polysiloxanes", Macromol. Chem. Phys. 1997, 198, 3377.

  27. Qizhen Zhang, Jirun Sun, Li Cui, jingxi Pan, "Studies on carbosilane liquid crystalline dendrimer", Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities 1997, 18(1), 158 (in Chinese).

  28. Qizhen Zhang, Li Cui, Jirun Sun, "The high-strength disclination points in the smectic schlieren texture of the Schiff-base type liquid crystal", Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities 1996, 17(11), 1804 (in Chinese).

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & ABSTRACTS

  1. Li Cui, Lei Zhu, "Lamellar to inverted hexagonal phase transition in DNA complexes with calamitic, discotic, and cubic shaped cationic lipids", 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, Sept. 10-14, 2006, PMSE-566.
  2. Jianjun Miao, Li Cui,  Lei Zhu, "Synthesis and characterization of polyethylene-b-poly(ethylene oxide)-b-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) triblock copolymers", 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, Sept. 10-14, 2006, PMSE-426.
  3. Li Cui, Jianjun Miao, Lei Zhu, "Spacer length controlled oblique-columnar to lamello-columnar mesophase transition in liquid crystalline DNA-discotic cationic lipid complexes", 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, Sept. 10-14, 2006, PMSE-418.
  4. Li Cui, Jeffrey Collet, Lei Zhu, "Phase morphology of a disk-sphere dyad molecule", 2006 APS (the American Physical Society) March Meeting, Baltimore, USA, March 13�C17, 2006, W21.00004.
  5. Lei Zhu, Li Cui, Jianjun Miao, "Spacer length controlled lamello-columnar to oblique-columnar mesophase transition in liquid crystalline DNA - discotic cationic lipid complexes", 2006 APS (the American Physical Society) March Meeting, Baltimore, USA, March 13�C17, 2006, U24.00005.

  6. Li Cui, Lei Zhu,"Ionic interaction induced high-order lamello-columnar phases in asymmetric discotic triphenylene salts", PMSE Preprints 2005, 93, 648-649.

  7. Li Cui, Jianjun Miao, Lei Zhu, Igors Sics,Benjamin S. Hsiao, "Confined discotic liquid crystalline self-asembly in a novel coil-coil-disk triblock oligomer", PMSE Preprints 2005, 93, 286-287.

  8. Lei Zhu, Li Cui, "Ionic complex formed by DNA and asymmetric discotic triphenylene salts", MRS (Materials Research Society) 2005 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, United States, Nov. 27-Dec. 2, 2005, Ra11.36/Rb11.36.

  9. Li Cui, Jianjun Miao, Lei Zhu, Igors Sics and Benjamin Hsiao, "Confined discotic liquid crystalline self-asembly in a novel coil-coil-disk triblock oligomer", 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, United States, Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 2005, PMSE-184.

  10. Li Cui, Lei Zhu, "Ionic interaction induced high-order lamello-columnar phases in asymmetric discotic triphenylene salts", 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, United States, Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 2005, PMSE-386.

  11. Li Cui, Jianjun Miao, Lei Zhu, Igors Sics and Benjamin Hsiao, "Confined discotic liquid crystalline self-assembly in a novel coil-coil-disk triblock oligomer", 2005 APS (the American Physical Society) March Meeting, Los Angeles, USA, March 21�C25, 2005, H30.00004.

  12. Jianjun Miao, Li Cui, Lei Zhu, Igors Sics and Benjamin Hsiao, "Can short alkyl chain fold in lamellar crystals?", 2005 APS (the American Physical Society) March Meeting, Los Angeles, USA, March 21�C25, 2005, K1.00140.

  13. Li Cui, Guenter Lattermann, "Liquid Crystalline Ionic Polymers, Prepared from New Poly(acrylate)s and Poly(methacrylate)s with Propyl Spacer-separated Pyridine Cores", 19th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC) 2002, Edinburgh. June 30-July 5, 2002.

  14. Li Cui, Guenter Lattermann, "Liquid Crystalline Ionic Polymers, Prepared from New Poly(acrylate)s and Poly(methacrylate)s with Propyl Spacer-separated Pyridine Cores", 30th Freiburg Conference on Liquid Crystals, Freiburg, Germany, March 22-24, 2002.

  15. Li Cui, Günter Lattermann, "Synthesis and polymerization of new acrylate and methacrylate monomers with pendant pyridine groups", BPS’01 (Bayreuth Polymer Symposium 2001), Bayreuth, Germany, Sep. 16-18, 2001, PII-18.

  16. Li Cui, Vytenis Sapagovas, Günter Lattermann, "Synthesis and thermal behaviour of liquid crystalline pyridinium bromides", ECLC 2001 (6thEurope Conference of Liquid Crystal ), Hall, Germany, March 25-30, 2001, 1-P3.

  17. Li Cui, Qizhen Zhang, "Schlieren texture with brushes of ultra-high density in the smectic C phase of a Schiff-base LC", ECLC 2001 (6thEurope Conference of Liquid Crystal ), Hall, Germany, March 25-30, 2001, 2-P4.

  18. Li Cui, Vytenis Sapagovas, Günter Lattermann, "Synthesis and thermal behaviour of liquid crystalline pyridinium bromides cotaining a biphenyl core", CCMM 2000 (Chemistry & Characterization Mesophase Materials), Bayreuth, Germany, Sep. 17-19, 2000, P6.

  19. Li Cui, Ping Xie, Rongben Zhang, "A combined method based on rubbing and UV-irradiation for preparing alignment layers with high pretilt angles", 29th Freiburg Conference on Liquid Crystals, Freiburg, Germany, March 22-24, 2000, P17.

  20. Li Cui, Bin Kong, Ping Xie, Rongben Zhang, Tonghua Yang, "Photo-driven LC cell with high sensitivity", Proceeding of the 4th IUMRS international conference on advanced materials (IUMRS-ICAM'99), Beijing, China, June 13-18, 1999, H-45, p431.

  21. Ping Xie, Li Cui, Yongxin Tang, Wei Jin, Bin Kong, Rongben Zhang, Chuanfeng Zhu, Chen Wang,"Photosensitive LPS-based alignment films and potential photo-driven LCD", Proceeding of 6th Pacific Polymer Conference, Dec.7-11, 1999, Guangzhou, China, p350.

  22. Li Cui, Jinnan Liu, Yongxin Tang, Ping Xie, Rongben Zhang, "Stable photoalignment layer based on ladderlike polysilsesquioxanes", Natural Science Journal of Xiangtan University, Proceeding of 6th National Symposium on Liquid Crystalline Polymers, Oct. 7-10, 1998, Xiangtan, China, p85 (in Chinese).

  23. Li Cui, Wei Jin, Ping Xie, Rongben Zhang, "A combined method based on rubbing and UV-irradiation for preparing alignment layers with high pretilt angles", Natural Science Journal of Xiangtan University, Proceeding of 6th National Symposium on Liquid Crystalline Polymers, Oct. 7-10, 1998, Xiangtan, China, p83 (in Chinese).

  24. Li Cui, Yongxin Tang, Jinnan Liu, Ping Xie, Rongben Zhang, "The study of photo-alignment layer based on ladder-like polysiloxanes", Proceeding of 7th International Symposium on Fine Chemistry and Functional Polymers, Aug. 12-15, 1997, Baoding, China, p141.

  25. Yongxin Tang, Li Cui, Ping Xie, Rongben Zhang, "Novel LC alignment films based on ladderlike polysiloxanes", Proceeding of 7th International Symposium on Fine Chemistry and Functional Polymers, Aug. 12-15, 1997, Baoding, China, p143.

PATENTS

  1. Ping Xie, Li Cui, Rongben Zhang, "Liquid crystal orientation membrane with base material of photosensitive silsesquioxane and its preparation." (Inst. of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peop. Rep. China). Faming Zhuanli Shenqing Gongkai Shuomingshu(2000), 8 pp. CN 1255527A20000607

  2. Ping Xie, Li Cui, Yongxin Tang, Rongben Zhang, "Ladder silsesquioxane alignment film for liquid-crystal display device and its preparation." (Inst. of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peop. Rep. China).Faming Zhuanli Shenqing Gongkai Shuomingshu(1999), 14 pp. CN 1206035A19990127

  3. Ping Xie,  Rongben Zhang, Haiwen Gu, Yongxin Tang, Li Cui,  Zhiyong Zhang, "Oriented film of liquid crystal, its preparation and application."  (Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peop. Rep. China). Faming Zhuanli Shenqing Gongkai Shuomingshu (2004), 17 pp. CN 1465653 A 20040107