Hang Liu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | AMDT

 PACCAR 150
hangliu@wsu.edu
509-335-4726
Curriculum vitae

Technical Interests

• Smart Wearable Development via Functional Fiber Spinning and Fabric 3D Printing
• Environmentally Friendly Processing of Polymeric Materials
• Textile Waste Recycling for Regenerated Fibers, Films, and Foams
• Structure-Property analysis of polymeric materials

Publications

• Zhao, Z., Liu, W., & Liu, H. (2025). Flexible and Durable Direct Ink Writing 3D-Printed Conductive Fabrics for Smart Wearables. ACS omega, 10(14), 14138-14149.
• Liyanage, T. H., Dada, O. I., Abeysinghe, S., Liu, H., Yu, L., & Chen, S. (2025). Digestibility and fate of biodegradable plastic mulch films in thermophilic anaerobic digestion. Chemosphere, 379, 144411.
• Beattie, M., Menconi, G., Liu, H., Townsend, P., & Aitken, M. (2024). Corporate social responsibility and hotel textile waste.
• Zhang, J., Liu, H., Sablani, S. S., & Wu, Q. (2024). Recycling Functional Fillers from Waste Tires for Tailored Polystyrene Composites: Mechanical, Fire Retarding, Electromagnetic Field Shielding, and Acoustic Insulation Properties—A Short Review. Materials, 17(11), 2675.
• Liu, W., Liu, H., Zhao, Z., Liang, D., Zhong, W. H., & Zhang, J. (2023). A novel structural design of cellulose-based conductive composite fibers for wearable e-textiles. Carbohydrate Polymers, 321, 121308.
• Lin, S., Liu, W., Fu, X., Luo, M., Liu, H., & Zhong, W. H. (2023). An all-protein aerogel with a nanofiber/foam structure for versatile air filtration. Materials Today Chemistry, 34, 101760.
• Chi, T., Frattali, A., Liu, H., & Chen, Y. (2023). Regenerated Cellulose Fibers (RCFs) for Future Apparel Sustainability: Insights from the US Consumers. Sustainability, 15(6), 5404.
• Liang, D., Liu, W., Zhong, T., Liu, H., Dhandapani, R., Li, H., … & Wolcott, M. (2023). Nanocellulose reinforced lightweight composites produced from cotton waste via integrated nanofibrillation and compounding. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 2144.
• Wang, X., Mattupalli, C., Chastagner, G., Tymon, L., Wu, Z., Jung, S., Liu, H. & DeVetter, L. W. (2023). Physical characteristics of soil-biodegradable and nonbiodegradable plastic mulches impact conidial splash dispersal of Botrytis cinerea. Plos one, 18(5), e0285094.
• Chi, T., Adesanya, O., Liu, H., Anderson, R., & Zhao, Z. (2023). Renting than Buying Apparel: US Consumer Collaborative Consumption for Sustainability. Sustainability, 15(6), 4926.
• Liu, W., Chang, Y. C., Hao, C., Liu, H., Zhang, J., Mielewski, D., & Kiziltas, A. (2022). Improving Thermal Reprocessability of Commercial Flexible Polyurethane Foam by Vitrimer Modification of the Hard Segments. ACS Applied Polymer Materials.
• Liu, W., Chang, Y. C., Zhang, J., & Liu, H. (2022). Wet-Spun Side-by-Side Electrically Conductive Composite Fibers. ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 4(4), 1979-1988.
• Zhong, T., Liu, W., & Liu, H. (2021). Green electrospinning of chitin propionate to manufacture nanofiber mats. Carbohydrate Polymers, 118593.
• Cho, H. S., Jang, E., Liu, H., & Cho, G. (2021). Applicability of poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene): Poly (styrene sulfonate) impregnated polyurethane nanoweb as a transmission line for smart textiles. Textile Research Journal, 91(11-12), 1253-1262.
• Zhong, T., Wolcott, M. P., Liu, H., & Wang, J. (2021). Acidic Ethanol/Water Casting Approach to Improve Chitin Nanofibril Dispersion and Properties of Propionylated Chitin Biocomposites. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9(8), 3289-3299.
• Chi, T., Ganak, J., Summers, L., Adesanya, O., McCoy, L., Liu, H., & Tai, Y. (2021). Understanding perceived value and purchase intention toward eco-friendly athleisure apparel: Insights from US millennials. Sustainability, 13(14), 7946.
• Cho, H. S., Jang, E., Liu, H., & Cho, G. (2020). Applicability of poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly (styrene sulfonate) impregnated polyurethane nanoweb as a transmission line for smart textiles. Textile Research Journal, 0040517520975633.
• Ganak, J., Chen, Y., Liang, D., Liu, H., & Chi, T. (2020). Understanding US millennials’ perceived values of denim apparel recycling: insights for brands and retailers. International Journal of Sustainable Society, 12(4), 267-290.
• Zhang, H., Flury, M, Miles, C., Liu, H., & DeVetter, L. (2020) Deterioration of soil-biodegradable plastic mulch in a perennial raspberry production system. Horticulturae.
• Zhong, T., Wolcott, M. P., Liu, H., Glandon, N., & Wang, J. (2020) The influence of pre-fibrillation via planetary ball milling on the extraction and properties of chitin nanofibers. Cellulose, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-03186-7
• Liu, W., Zhong, T., Liu, T., Zhang, J., & Liu, H. (2020). Preparation and characterization of electrospun conductive Janus nanofibers with polyaniline. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c00364
• Zhang, H., Miles, C., Ghimire, S., Benedict, C., Zasada, I., Liu, H., & DeVetter, L. (2020). Plastic mulches improved plant growth and suppressed weeds in late summer-planted floricane-fruiting raspberry. HortScience, 1(aop), 1-8.
• Zhong, T., Dhandapani, R., Liang, D., Wang, J., Wolcott, M. P., Van Fossen, D., & Liu, H. (2020). Nanocellulose from recycled indigo-dyed denim fabric and its application in composite films. Carbohydrate Polymers, 116283.
• Zhong, T., Wolcott, M. P., Liu, H., & Wang, J. (2020). Propionylation-modified chitin with improved solubility in green ethanol/water binary solvents for sustainable film and coating applications. Journal of Cleaner Production, 119458.