About

Dr. Ming Xiong is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He completed his clinical Anesthesiology residency training at the University Hospital of New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) and joined the UMDNJ faculty practice after residency in 2002. Dr. Xiong is a board-certified anesthesiologist with clinical practice interests that include Neuro-anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, and Obstetric anesthesia. He has received recognition for his teaching excellence, notably being awarded the 'Golden Apple Teacher' in 2007 and 2008. His research involves laboratory studies on brain glycine receptors involved in isoflurane anesthesia, clinical and molecular evidence of propofol addiction, interactions between general anesthesia and sleep pathways, and neurotoxicity from prenatal propofol exposure. Dr. Xiong has actively contributed to anesthesia resident education, particularly in preparing for oral board exams, and has presented over 30 abstracts at major anesthesia and neuroscience meetings, with more than 10 publications in anesthesiology journals. His research has garnered multiple honors at state, national, and international levels.

Research topics

• Geology
• Environmental science
• Climatology
• Biology
• Geography
• Anesthesia
• Medicine
• Genetics
• Statistics
• Bioinformatics
• Pharmacology
• Neuroscience
• Internal medicine
• Mathematics

Selected publications

• Construction of 808 nm-activated bifunctional nanoparticles for effective photothermal conversion along with real-time thermal feedback

  Dyes and Pigments · 2025-07-15

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• First-Principles Study on the Structure, Thermal Transport, Electrical, Optical, and Hydrogen Storage Properties of Tmh6 (Tm = Cu, Pd)

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025-01-01

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• First-Principles Study on the Structural, Dynamical, Thermodynamic, Mechanical, Electronic, Optical, Thermal Transport, and Hydrogen Storage Properties of Xh3 (X = Si, Ge, Sn)

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025-01-01

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• Supernormal Temperature Sensing Performance Realized through the Blue Emitting Level of Er³⁺ along with Detection Ability in Deep Tissues

  Inorganic Chemistry · 2024-10-09 · 4 citations

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  Fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR)-type optical thermometers based on thermally coupled energy levels (TCLs) of rare earth ions are suitable candidates for noncontact temperature detection in living organisms, microelectronics apparatus, and so forth. Therefore, the improvement of the thermometric sensitivity of TCL-based thermometers has become a research hotspot in recent years. Herein, ultrahigh sensitivity and outstanding resolution for temperature sensing have been realized in YNbO4: Yb3+/Er3+. Unusually, the thermally coupled three-level system of Er3+: 4F7/2/2H11/2/4S3/2 is first employed for optical thermometry based on FIR technology. A supernormal thermometric sensitivity of 2.67% K–1 is obtained from the thermally coupled 4F7/2 and 4S3/2 states due to the large energy gap between them, significantly surpassing that of most temperature sensors in the same category. Furthermore, the existence of the intermediate level 2H11/2 can effectively prevent the decoupling effect between 4F7/2 and 4S3/2. Additionally, the temperature sensing behavior realized by the Stark sublevels of the Er3+: 4I13/2 → 4I15/2 transition, with a penetration depth of 8 mm, shows the potential of temperature measurement in deep biological tissues, benefiting from its excitation and emission wavelengths located in the biological window. All of the data reveal that YNbO4: Yb3+/Er3+ is an ultrasensitive optical thermometer and exhibits the capacity of temperature detection in deep tissues.

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• Physical-Rheological Properties and Performances of Rejuvenated (Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene) Asphalt with Polymerized-MDI and Aromatic Oil

  Fluid dynamics & materials processing · 2024-01-01 · 1 citations

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  Traditional asphalt rejuvenators, like aromatic oil (AO), are known to be effective in improving the low-temperature properties and fatigue performances of aged SBS (styrene-butadiene-styrene) modified asphalt (SBSMA) binders and mixtures. However, these rejuvenators inevitably compromise their high-temperature properties and deformation resistances because they dilute asphalt binder but do not fix the damaged structures of aged SBS. In this study, a highly-active chemical called polymerized 4,4-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (PMDI) was used to assist the traditional AO asphalt rejuvenator. The physical and rheological characteristics of rejuvenated SBSMA binders and the moisture-induced damage and rut deformation performances of corresponding mixtures were comparatively evaluated. The results showed that the increasing proportion of AO compromises the high-temperature property and hardness of aged SBSMA binder, and an appropriate amount of PMDI works to compensate such losses; 3% rejuvenator at mass ratio of AO:PMDI = 70:30 can have a rejuvenated SBSMA binder with a high-temperature performance similar to that of fresh binder, approximately at 71.4°C; the use of AO can help reduce the viscosity of PMDI rejuvenated SBSMA binder for improving its workability; PMDI can help improve the resistance of AO rejuvenated SBSMA binder to deformation, especially at elevated temperatures, through its chemical reactions with aged SBS; moisture induction can enhance the resistance to damage of rejuvenated mixtures containing AO/PMDI or only PMDI; and the rejuvenator with a mass ratio of AO:PMDI = 70:30 can lead the rejuvenated mixture to meet the application requirement, with a rut depth of only 2.973 mm, although more PMDI can result in a higher resistance of rejuvenated mixtures to high-temperature deformation.

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• Different Vegetation Covers Leading to the Uncertainty and Consistency of ET Estimation: A Case Study Assessment with Extended Triple Collocation

  Remote Sensing · 2024-07-06

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  Accurate and reliable estimation of actual evapotranspiration (AET) is essential for various hydrological studies, including drought prediction, water resource management, and the analysis of atmospheric–terrestrial carbon exchanges. Gridded AET products offer potential for application in ungauged areas, but their uncertainties may be significant, making it difficult to identify the best products for specific regions. While in situ data directly estimate gridded ET products, their applicability is limited in ungauged areas that require FLUXNET data. This paper employs an Extended Triple Collocation (ETC) method to estimate the uncertainty of Global Land Evaporation Amsterdam Model (GLEAM), Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FLDAS), and Maximum Entropy Production (MEP) AET product without requiring prior information. Subsequently, a merged ET product is generated by combining ET estimates from three original products. Furthermore, the study quantifies the uncertainty of each individual product across different vegetation covers and then compares three original products and the Merged ET with data from 645 in situ sites. The results indicate that GLEAM covers the largest area, accounting for 39.1% based on the correlation coefficient criterion and 39.9% based on the error variation criterion. Meanwhile, FLDAS and MEP exhibit similar performance characteristics. The merged ET derived from the ETC method demonstrates the ability to mitigate uncertainty in ET estimates in North American (NA) and European (EU) regions, as well as tundra, forest, grassland, and shrubland areas. This merged ET could be effectively utilized to reduce uncertainty in AET estimates from multiple products for ungauged areas.

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• First-Principles Prediction of Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity in La-X (X = Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, or Cu) Co-Doped Srtio 3

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2023-01-01 · 1 citations

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• First-Principles Prediction of Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity in La-X (X = Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, or Cu) Co-Doped Srtio3

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2023-01-01 · 1 citations

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• Multipath optical thermometry realized by electronic levels and Stark sublevels of Er3+

  Ceramics International · 2023-11-22 · 23 citations

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  High-performance optical thermometer that can operate in the long-wavelength range of the second near infrared (1500 nm–1700 nm, NIR-IIb) biological window is in desperate need for bio-medical treatment. In this paper, a multipath temperature sensor Y 3 NbO 7 : Yb 3+ /Er 3+ with pure cubic phase is synthesized by the high temperature solid state method. Under the excitation of 980 nm wavelength, efficient green upconversion emission attributed to thermally coupled Er 3+ : 2 H 11/2 / 4 S 3/2 levels are found, through which an excellent temperature sensing properties are realized with the maximal absolute and relative sensitivity of approximately 0.54 % K −1 and 1.37 % K −1 as well as the minimal temperature resolution of about 0.024 K . More importantly, the sample exhibits remarkable temperature detection capacity in deep tissues, which is implemented by the thermally coupled Stark sublevels of Er 3+ : 4 I 13/2 locating just in the NIR-IIb sub-window. Thanks to this appropriate response wavelength range, the maximal penetration depth of the NIR-IIb optical thermometer in the biological tissues can reach up to 8 mm. All the findings indicate that the present sample is a supernormal multipath thermometric probe with detectability in the deep biological tissues.

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• Performance Characterization of CR/PU Asphalt for Potential Application in Assembled Fast-Repairing Engineering

  Fluid dynamics & materials processing · 2023-11-23 · 2 citations

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  Conventional repairing methods for asphalt pavement have some inconveniences, such as insufficient strength, and are typically time-consuming. To address these issues, this study proposes a new technological method to design and prepare a high-performance assembled asphalt concrete block for fast repair of the potholes. A series of composite modified asphalt binders with 10% crumb rubber (CR) and different dosages (0%, 1%, 3%, 5%) of polyurethane (PU) are examined to determine the optimized binder. Subsequently, the corresponding asphalt mixtures are prepared for further comparison and assessment of engineering properties, such as moistureinduced damage, high-temperature deformation, and low-temperature cracking characteristics. The test results show that PU can significantly improve the high-temperature performance and hardness of (crumb rubber modified asphalt) CRMA binder; 3% PU contributes allowing the resistance of CRMA mixture to moisture-induced damage at higher levels, particularly under water whole immersion; as 3% PU is added, the high-temperature rutting deformation resistance of the CRMA mixture increases significantly, and the low-temperature anti-cracking properties are also improved slightly. Therefore, the innovatively designed high-quality assembled fast-repairing asphalt concrete block is recommended as an appropriate option for highway maintenance.

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Frequent coauthors

• Guobao Li

  Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital

  99 shared

• Fuhui Liao

  State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Application

  98 shared

• Jianhua Lin

  Institute of Chemistry

  92 shared

• Sihai Yang⧫

  University of Manchester

  67 shared

• Junliang Sun

  Peking University

  43 shared

• Tao Yang

  Hainan Medical University

  31 shared

• Alexander J. Blake

  University of Nottingham

  27 shared

• Shujian Tian

  North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power

  24 shared

Education

• M.D.

  University of Shanghai Second Medical University

  1987

• M.S.

  Niagara University

  1992

• Ph.D.

  UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School

  1998

Awards & honors

• Golden Apple Teacher (2007, 2008)