Zhao Deng

Zhao Deng is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. Zhao received bachelor and master degrees in Chemical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and received a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from University of California, Davis, where he investigated the regulation of mast cell activation using engineered antigen nanostructures with a combination of atomic force and confocal microscopy. Zhao is working with Rachel Cannara studying the origins of nanoscale friction by varying the thermal properties of materials.

• Revealing Hyperfine Features of Dendrimers Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, C. J. Fleming, Y. X. Liu, Z. Deng, and G. Y. Liu, Journal of Physical Chemistry 113, 4168–4174 (2009).
• Impact of Actin Rearrangement and Degranulation on the Membrane Structure of Primary Mast Cells: A Combined Atomic Force and Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy Investigation, Z. Deng, T. R. Zink, H. Y. Chen, D. Walters, F. T. Liu, and G. Y. Liu, Biophysical Journal 96, 1629‐1639 (2009).
• High Resolution Three‐Dimensional Imaging of the Rich Membrane Structures of Bone Marrow‐Derived Mast Cells (Cover), T. R. Zink, Z. Deng, H. Y. Chen, F. T. Liu, and G. Y. Liu, Ultramicroscopy 109, 22‐31 (2008).