Chemist, Ph.D.

USDA-ARS Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory
10300 Baltimore Avenue
Building 303, BARC-East
Beltsville, MD 20705-2350 USA

Phone: 301.504.8450 ext 231
Fax: 301.504.9466
www.ars.usda.gov/ba/anri/emfsl/yongliangliu

Selected publications
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2009

1. Liu, Y., Chao, K., Kim, M.S., Tuschel, D., Oklhovyk, O., Priore, R.J. 2009. Potential of Raman spectroscopy and imaging methods for rapid and routine screening of the presence of melamine in animal feed and foods. Applied Spectroscopy. 63(4):477-480.

2008

1.  Chao, K., Nou, X., Liu, Y., Kim, M.S., Chan, D.E., Yang, C., Patel, J.R., Sharma, M. 2008. Detection of fecal/ingesta contaminants on poultry processing equipment surfaces by visible and near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 24(11):49-55.
2.  Liu, Y., Chen, Y.R., Nou, X., Kim, M.S., and Chao, K. 2008. Label-free SERS for rapid species identification of Escherichia Coli, Listeria Monocytogenes, and Salmonella Typhimuriumbacteria. Spectroscopy. 23(2):48-54.

2007

1.  Chen, Y.R., Liu, Y., Nou, X., and Chao, K. 2007. Development of SERS spectroscopy for routine and rapid identification of Escherichia Coli and Listeria Monocytogenes on silver colloidal nanoparticles. In: NSTI-Nanotech 2007 Technical Proceedings. 2:549-552.
2.  Liu, Y., Chen, Y.R., Kim, M.S., Chan, D.E., and Lefcourt, A.M. 2007. Development of simple algorithms for the detection of fecal contaminants on apples from visible/near infrared hyperspectral reflectance imaging. Journal of Food Engineering. 81(2007):412-418.
3.  Liu, Y., Chen, Y.R., Nou, X., and Chao, K. 2007. Potential of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for the rapid identification of Escherichia Coli and Listeria monocytogenes cultures on silver colloidal nanoparticles. Applied Spectroscopy. 61(8):824-831.

2006

1.  Liu, Y., Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., Kim, M.S., Nou, X., Chan, D.E., and Yang, C.C. 2006. Comparison of visible and near infrared reflectance spectroscopy for the detection of faeces/ingesta contaminants for sanitation verification at slaughter plants. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy 14(5):325-331.
2. Liu, Y., Chao, K., Chen, Y.R., Kim, M.S., Nou, X., Chan, D.E., and Yang, C.C. 2006. Detection of fecal/ingesta contaminants at slaughter plants from a number of characteristic visible and near-infrared bands. In: Chen, Y.R., Meyer, G.E., Tu, S.I., editors. Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 6381. Optics for Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Foods, October 3, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts. 6381:63810U.
3.  Liu, Y., Chen, Y.R., Wang, C.-Y., Chan, D.E., and Kim, M.S. 2006. Development of hyperspectral imaging technique for the detection of chilling injury in cucumbers; spectral and image analysis. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 22(1):101-111.

2005

1. Liu, Y., Chen, Y.R., Wang, C.-Y., Chan, D.E., and Kim, M.S. 2005. Development of simple algorithm for the detection of chilling injury in cucumbers from visible/near-infrared hyperspectral imaging. Applied Spectroscopy. 59(1):78-85.

2004

1.  Liu, Y., Barton, F.E., Lyon, B.G., Windham, W.R., and Lyon, C.E. 2004. Two-dimensional correlation analysis of visible/near-infrared spectral intensity variations of chicken breasts with various chilled and frozen storages. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 52(3):505-510.

2003

1.  Liu, Y., Barton, F.E. II, Lyon, B.G., and Chen, Y.R. 2003. Variations of large spectral sets; two-dimensional correlation analysis of loadings spectra of principal component analysis. Journal of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. 11:457-466.
2.  Liu, Y., Fan, X., Chen, Y.R., and Thayer, D.W. 2003. Changes in structure and color characteristics of irradiated chicken breasts as a function of dosage and storage time. Meat Science. 63:301-307.

2002

1.  Chao, K., Liu, Y., Chen, Y.R., Thayer, D.W., and Hruschka, W.R. 2002. Characterization of spectral variations of irradiated chicken breasts with 2D correlation spectroscopy. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 18(6):745-750.

2001

1. Chen, Y.R., Chao, K., Hruschka, W.R., and Liu, Y. 2001. Advances in sensing technologies for poultry inspection. In: DeShazer, J.A., Meyer, G.E., editors. Optics in Agriculture 1990-2000, A Critical Review. Bellingham, WA: SPIE Optical Engineering Press. p.140-181.
2.  Liu, Y., and Chen, Y.R. 2001. Two-dimensional visible/near-infrared correlation spectroscopy study of thawing behavior of frozen chicken meats without exposure to air. Meat Science. 57(3):299-310.
3.  Liu, Y., and Chen, Y.R. 2001. Analysis of visible reflectance spectra of stored, cooked and diseased chicken meats. Meat Science. 58(4):395-401.

2000

1. Liu, Y., and Chen, Y.R. 2000. Two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy study of visible and near-infrared spectral variations of chicken meats in cold storage. Applied Spectroscopy. 54(10):1458-1470.
2.  Liu, Y., Chen, Y.R., and Ozaki, Y. 2000. Two-dimensional visible/near-infrared correlation spectroscopy study of thermal treatment of chicken meats. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 48(3):901-908.
3. Liu, Y., Chen, Y.R., and Ozaki, Y. 2000. Characterization of visible spectral intensity variations of wholesome and unwholesome chicken meats with two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy. Applied Spectroscopy. 54(4):587-594.
4. Liu, Y., Chen, Y.R., and Ozaki, Y. 2000. 2D Vis/NIR correlation spectroscopy of cooked chicken meats. In: Ozaki, Y., Noda, I., editors. Proceedings of the American Institute of Physics, Volume 503. Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy, August 29 - September 1, 1999, Kobe-Sanda, Japan. 503:312-315.