Cheng Zhu
Professor
Physics
Physics and Mathematics Dept
France
Biography
Ph.D. Columbia University, professor, researcher and faculty member with on going research in physic under his guidance in school of physics. Has won many awards, publications and membership because of his contribution in the field of physics.
Research Interest
Biomechanics of cell adhesion and signaling molecules of the immune system and the vascular systems.
Publications
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Zarnitsyna VI, Huang J, Zhang F, Chien Y-H, Leckband DE, and Zhu C, "Memory in receptor-ligand mediated cell adhesion," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 104:18037-18042, 2007.
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Chen W, Evans EA, McEve, RP, and Zhu C, "Monitoring receptor-ligand interactions between surfaces by thermal fluctuations," Biophys. J., 94:694-701, 2008.
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Yago T, Lou J, Wu T, Yang J, Miner JJ, Coburn L, López JA, Cruz MA, Dong J-F, McIntire LV, McEver RM, and Zhu C, Platelet glycoprotein Iba forms catch bonds with human WT vWF but not with type 2B von Willebrand Disease vWF, J. Clin. Invest., 118:3195-3207, 2008.
