Dr. Liu has an extensive background in polymer science, biomaterials, nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine. This includes: 1) Surface engineering of nanomaterials to obtain desirable properties for successfully biomedical application in vitro and in vivo, such as PEG and zwitterionic surface modification; 2) Safe design of multifunctional nanoplatforms, such as gold nanoparticles, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNP), polymer micelles, polymer nanocomplex and liposome for the therapy and diagnosis in cancer and muscular disease, including pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.