Biomedical Engineering Faculty Liang Tang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Biomedicall Engineering Areas of Research Interest: Our group has great interest in advancing and integrating nano-biotechnology and biomolecular engineering for diverse clinical applications. Specifically, the primary research focus includes development, characterization and application of nano-biosensing system for rapid medical diagnostics and mechanistic probes into various diseases such as cardiovascular diseases. We are also interested in applying bio-imaging techniques coupled with cardiac electrophysiological study in order to investigate the mechanisms underlying cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death. Nano-biotechnology: bioinstrumentation, implantable biosensor, biomedical optics bioMEMS: microfluidics, Lab-on-a-chip, microfabrication Cardiovascular research: electrophysiology, arrhythmias, sudden death Selected Publications: Tang, L., Kwon, H. J., and Kang, K. A. Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Analyte Transport in  a Fiber Optic, Protein C Immuno-Biosensor. Biotech Bioeng 88: 869-879 (2004). Tang, L., Ren, Y., Hong, B., and Kang, K.A. Fluorophore-mediated, fiber-optic, multi-analyte, immuno-sensing system for rapid diagnosis and prognosis of cardiovascular diseases. J Biomed Opt 11: Article 021011 (2006). Hwang, G. S., Hayashi, H., Tang, L., Ogawa, M., Hernandez, H., Tan, A. Y., Li, H., Karagueuzian, H. S., Weiss, J. N., Lin, S. F., Chen, P. S. Intracellular Calcium and Vulnerability to Fibrillation and Defibrillation in Langendorff-Perfused Rabbit Ventricles. Circulation 114: 2595-2603 (2006). Tang, L., Hwang, G. S., Lin, S. F. Defibrillation Strategy with Postshock Synchronized Pacing in Excitable Gaps. Circulation 114: II-9 (2006). Tang, L., Hwang, G. S., Song, J., Chen, P. S., Lin, S. F. Post-shock Synchronized Pacing in Isolated Rabbit Left Ventricle: Evaluation of a Novel Defibrillation Strategy. J Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 18: 740-749 (2007). Cover Article Tang, L., Oh, Y., Li, H., Song, J., Chen, P. S., Lin, S. F. Clinical Validation of Fiberoptic Immunobiosensor for Point-of-Care Analysis of Plasma Nerve Growth Factor. Heart Rhythm 4(9):1208-1213 (2007). Tang, L., Hwang, G.S., Hayashi, H., Song, J., Ogawa, M., Karagueuzian, H. S., Chen, P. S., Lin, S. F. Intracellular Calcium Dynamics at the Core of Endocardial Stationary Spiral Waves in Langendorff-Perfused Rabbit Hearts. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 295:H297-H304 (2008). Hwang, G. S., Tang, L., Boyoung, J., Morita, N., Hayashi, H., Karagueuzian, H. S., Weiss, J. N., Lin, S. F., Chen, P. S. Defibrillation Shocks is Attributable to Less Intracellular Calcium Transient Heterogeneity. Journal of American College of Cardiology (JACC) 52:828-835 (2008). Tang, L. Combination Antiarrhythmic Therapy: 1+1>2? J Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 19:1098-1099 (2008). Editorial Contact Information: College of Engineering, BSE 1.330 Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Texas at San Antonio Phone: 210-458-6557 Fax: 210-458-7007 liang.tang@utsa.edu Return to faculty page   Return to top of page