Ru-Shi Liu is a professor in the Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. He received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Shoochow University, Taiwan, in 1981 and his master's degree in nuclear science from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, in 1983. He obtained two PhDs in chemistry- one from National Tsing Hua University (1990) and the other from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (1992). Prof. Liu worked at Materials Research Laboratories at the Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan, from 1983 to 1985. He was an associate professor at the Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, from 1995 to 1999, when he was promoted to professorship. Prof. Liu's research focuses on materials chemistry. He is the author or coauthor of more than 400 publications in international scientific journals. He has also been granted more than 80 patents.

When the size and the shape of materials are reduced to the nanoscale dimension, their physical and chemical properties can change dramatically. This book demonstrates the controlled size and shape of nanostructured materials and their applications. The applications cover photocatalysts, biomedicals, nanomaterials, fuel cells and supercapacitors, l

An introduction of Controlled Sizes and Shapes of Nanostructures and Their Applications. Visible Light Responsive Surface Structure Controlled TiO2 Nanoparticles. Controlled Shaping TiO2 for Efficient Photocatalysis. Shape and Particle Size Controlled for Water Splitting. Shaping and Particle Size Effect of TiO2 on the Cytotoxicity. Controlled Growth of Nanomaterials for the Biomedical Application. Shape Controlled (including particle, rod and star-shape) of Au Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications. Size and Shape-controlled Synthesis of Nanocrystals. Hybrid Inorganic Nanomaterials with Controlled Sizes and Shapes. Controlled Particle Size and Shape of Nanomaterials and Their Applications. Controlled Particle Size and Shape of Nanomaterials and Their Applications. Controlled Shape and Size of Nanocatalysts for Fuel Cells. Controlled Particle Size and Shape of Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Supercapacitors. Nano/composite Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries. Controlled Size and Shape of Graphene and Its Application in Li-ion Battery. Controlled Growth of Quantum Dots and their Application to Wavelength Converter for Light-emitting Diodes. Artificial Nanostructures with Controlled Sizes and Shapes.