Office: 219 Fluor Daniel Building
Phone: (864) 656-5631
Fax: (864) 656-4435
Email: llou@clemson.edu
Postdoc/Research Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Florida International University, 2020-2024
Postdoc, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2020
Ph.D., Department of Environmental Toxicology at Texas Tech University, 2016-2019
M.S., Textile Materials and Textile Design from Donghua University (Shanghai), 2009 – 2013
Her research spans multiple disciplines, including Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Pharmaceutics, Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Toxicology, and Textile Engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach. Her lab focuses on advancing nanomanufacturing, 0D/1D/2D materials nanomechanics, the fabrication and application of nanocomposites, and innovations in cardiac bioengineering.
[1] Lihua Lou, Rubfiaro, A. S., Deng, V., He, J., Thomas, T., Roy, M., ... & Agarwal, A. (2024). Harnessing 3D Printing and Electrospinning for Multiscale Hybrid Patches Mimicking the Native Myocardium. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c06505
[2] Lihua Lou, Dolmetsch, T., Aguiar, B.A., Mohammed, S.M.A.K. and Agarwal, A., 2024. Quantum Dots on a String: In Situ Observation of Branching and Reinforcement Mechanism of Electrospun Fibers. Small, p.2311073. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202311073
[3] Nisar, A., Lihua Lou, Boesl, B. and Agarwal, A., 2023. Enhanced flexibility and thermal conductivity of HfC decorated carbon nanofiber mats. Carbon, 205, pp.573-582. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2023.01.055
[4] Lihua Lou, Paul, T., Aguiar, B.A., Dolmetsch, T., Zhang, C. and Agarwal, A. "Direct Observation of Adhesion and Mechanical Behavior of a Single Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) Fiber Using an In Situ Technique for Tissue Engineering." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c09665
[5] Paul, T., Dolmetsch, T., Lihua Lou, & Agarwal, A. (2024). Frictional resistance and delamination mechanisms in 2D tungsten diselenide revealed by multi-scale scratch and in-situ observations. Nanotechnology, 35(39), 395703. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ad5dbe
[6] Kazue O. L., Dolmetsch, T., Lihua Lou, Thomas, T., Boesl B., and Agarwal, A., 2023. Orientation-Dependent Thermal and Mechanical Properties of 2D Boron Nitride Nanoplatelet Foams via Freeze-Drying. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.3c03289
