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1st & co-1st author and co-corresponding author publications (* refers to corresponding author)

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44. Self-Amplified HF Release and Polymer Deconstruction Cascades Triggered by Mechanical Force.

Yixin Hu, Liqi Wang, Ilia Kevlishvili, Shu Wang, Chun-Yu Chiou, Peyton Shieh, Yangju Lin*, Heather J. Kulik*, Jeremiah A. Johnson*, and Stephen L Craig*. â€‹

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 14, 10115–10123.

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43. Solvent Polarity Effects on the Mechanochemistry of Spiropyran Ring Opening.

Yangju Lin, Tatiana B Kouznetsova, Alex G Foret, and Stephen L Craig*. 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 6, 3920–3925.

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42. Mechanically Triggered Polymer Deconstruction through Mechanoacid Generation and Catalytic Enol Ether Hydrolysis.

Yixin Hu, Yangju Lin* (co-1st author), and Stephen L Craig*. 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 5, 2876–2881.

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41. Impact of the fluorination degree of ether-based electrolyte solvents on Li-metal battery performance.

Yangju Lin, Zhiao Yu, Weilai Yu, Sheng-Lun Liao, Elizabeth Zhang, Xuelin Guo, Zhuojun Huang, Yuelang Chen, Jian Qin*, Yi Cui*, and Zhenan Bao*. 

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024,12, 2986-2993.

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40. Coumarin Dimer Is an Effective Photomechanochemical AND Gate for Small-Molecule Release.

​Xiaojun He, Yancong Tian, Robert T. O'Neill, Yuanze Xu, Yangju Lin*, Wengui Weng*, and Roman Boulatov*. ​

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023. 145, 42, 23214–23226.

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39. Mechanochemically Assisted Morphing of Shape Shifting Polymers.

Rui Tang, Wenli Gao, Yulin Jia, Kai Wang, Barun Kumar Datta, Wei Zheng, Huan Zhang, Yuanze Xu, Yangju Lin*, and Wengui Weng*.

Chem. Sci., 2023,14, 9207-9212.

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38. Recyclable, Degradable, and Fully Bio-Based Covalent Adaptable Polymer Networks Enabled by a Dynamic Diacetal Motif.

Wenxiong Zhang, Fei Gao*, Xuejiao Chen, Liang Shen, Yinjun Chen*, and Yangju Lin*.

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2023, 11 (7), 3065-3073.

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37. Tuning the Dynamics of Enamine-One-Based Vitrimers through Substituent Modulation of Secondary Amine Substrates.

Fengbiao Chen, Fei Gao*, Xinru Guo, Liang Shen*, and Yangju Lin*. 

Macromolecules 202255 (22), 10124–10133.

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36. Unexploited Design and Application of Dynamic Covalent Networks: Phenol-yne Click Reaction and Porous Film Generation. 

​Wenxiong Zhang, Fei Gao,* Liang Shen, Yinjun Chen,* and Yangju Lin*.

ACS Materials Lett. 2022, (11), 2090−2096. 

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35. Reprocessable and Recyclable Polymer Network Electrolytes via Incorporation of Dynamic Covalent Bonds.

Yangju Lin, Yuelang Chen, Zhiao Yu, Zhuojun Huang, Jian-Cheng Lai, Jeffrey B.-H. Tok, Yi Cui and Zhenan Bao*.

Chem. Mater. 2022, 34 (5), 2393–2399.

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34. Dynamic Enamine-one Bond Based Vitrimer via Amino-yne Click Reaction.

Xinru Guo, Fei Gao*, Fengbiao Chen, Jiang Zhong, Liang Shen*, Cong Lin and Yangju Lin*. 

ACS Macro Lett. 202110 (10), 1186–1190.

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33. The effect of latent plasticity on the shape recovery of a shape memory vitrimer.

Fengbiao Chen, Qian Cheng, Fei Gao*, Jiang Zhong, Liang Shen*, Cong Lin, Yangju Lin*.

Eur. Polym. J. 2020147, 110304.

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32. Fusion of biobased vinylogous urethane vitrimers with distinct mechanical properties.

Fengbiao Chen, Fei Gao*, Jiang Zhong, Liang Shen* and Yangju Lin*.  

Mater. Chem. Front., 20204, 2723-2730.

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31. Renewable castor oil and DL-limonene derived fully bio-based vinylogous urethane vitrimers. 

Yangyang Zhu, Fei Gao*, Jiang Zhong, Liang Shen* and Yangju Lin*.

Eur. Polym. J. 2020135, 109865.

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30. Enhanced Polymer Mechanical Degradation through Mechanochemically Unveiled Lactonization.

Yangju Lin*, Tatiana B. Kouznetsova, Chia-Chi Chang and Stephen L. Craig*.  

Nat. Commun. 2020, 11 (1), 4987. 

Highlighted by editor.

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29. Onset of Mechanochromic Response in the High Strain Rate Uniaxial Compression of Spiropyran Embedded Silicone Elastomers.

Logan S. Shannahan, Yangju Lin (co-1st author), James F. Berry, Meredith H. Barbee, Müge Fermen-Coker and Stephen L. Craig*. Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2020, e2000449.

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28. Oxidative Regulation of the Mechanical Strength of a C–S Bond.

Yangju Lin, Stephen L. Craig*.  

Chem. Sci. 202011, 10444-10448.

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27. Mechanically Gated Degradable Polymers.

Yangju Lin, Tatiana B. Kouznetsouva and Stephen L. Craig*.  

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020142 (5), 2105-2109.

Highlighted in Synfacts (Synfacts 2020; 16(04): 0407).

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26. A Latent Mechanoacid for Time-Stamped Mechanochromism and Chemical Signaling in Polymeric Materials.

Yangju Lin, Tatiana B. Kouznetsouva and Stephen L. Craig*.  

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142 (1), 99-103.

Highlighted in C&EN and JACS Spotlights.

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25. Strain-dependent Kinetics in the cis-to-trans Isomerization of Azobenzene in Bulk Elastomers.

Yangju Lin, Heather R. Hansen, William J. Brittain and Stephen L. Craig*.  

J. Phys. Chem. B 2019, 123 (40), 8492-8498.

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24. Dynamic Memory Effect in the Mechanochemistry of Cyclic Polymers.

Yangju Lin, Yudi Zhang, Zi Wang and Stephen L. Craig*.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019141 (28), 10943-10947.

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23. Mechanical Generation of Isocyanate by Mechanically Induced Retro [2 + 2] Cycloaddition of a 1,2-Diazetidinone Mechanophore. 

Yangju Lin, Chia-chi Chang, Stephen L. Craig*.

Org. Chem. Front., 20196, 1052-1057.

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22. Regiochemical Effects on Mechanophore Activation in Bulk Materials.

Yangju Lin, Meredith H. Barbee, Chia-chi Chang, Stephen L. Craig*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018140 (46), 15969-15975.

21. Multi-modal mechanophores based on cinnamate dimers

Huan Zhang, Xun Li, Yangju Lin (co-1st author), Fei Gao, Zhen Tang, Peifeng Su, Wenke Zhang*, Yuanze Xu, Wengui Weng* and Roman Boulatov*.

Nat. Comm. 2017(1), 1147.

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20. Tuning the Mechanical and Electric Properties of Conjugated Polymer Semiconductors: Side-Chain Design Based on Asymmetric Benzodithiophene Building Blocks.

Deyu Liu, Yusheng Lei, Xiaozhou Ji, Yilei Wu, Yangju Lin, Yunfei Wang, Song Zhang, Yu Zheng, Yuelang Chen, Jian-Cheng Lai, Donglai Zhong, Hao-Wen Cheng, Jerika A. Chiong, Xiaodan Gu, Sangah Gam, Youngjun Yun, Jeffrey B.-H. Tok, Zhenan Bao*.

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2022, 2203527

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19. Impact of Molecular Design on Degradation Lifetimes of Degradable Imine-Based Semiconducting Polymers.

Jerika A. Chiong, Yu Zheng, Song Zhang, Guorong Ma, Yilei Wu, Gradie Ngaruka, Yangju Lin, Xiaodan Gu, and Zhenan Bao*. 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022144 (8) 3717–3726.

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18. A Design Strategy for Intrinsically Stretchable High-Performance Polymer Semiconductors: Incorporating Conjugated Rigid Fused-Rings with Bulky Side Groups.

Deyu Liu, Jaewan Mun, Gan Chen, Nathaniel J. Schuster, Weichen Wang, Yu Zheng, Shayla Nikzad, Jian-Cheng Lai, Yilei Wu, Donglai Zhong, Yangju Lin, Yusheng Lei, Yuelang Chen, Sangah Gam, Jong Won Chung, Youngjun Yun, Jeffrey B.-H. Tok, and Zhenan Bao*.  

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021143 (30), 11679–11689.

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17. Integrating Emerging PolymeChemistries for the Advancement of Recyclable, Biodegradable, and Biocompatible Electronics. 

Jerika A. Chiong, Helen Tran, Yangju Lin, Yu Zheng, Zhenan Bao*. Adv. Sci. 2021, 2101233.

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16. The role of polymer mechanochemistry in responsive materials and additive manufacturing. 

Maroun Abi Ghanem, Amrita Basu, Reza Behrou, Nicholas Boechler, Andrew J. Boydston*, Stephen L. Craig*, Yangju Lin, Brock E. Lynde, Alshakim Nelson*, Hang Shen and Duane W. Storti*.

Nat. Rev. Mat. 20216, 84–98.

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15. Distal Conformational Locks on Ferrocene Mechanophores Guide Reaction Pathways for Increased Mechanochemical Reactivity.

Yudi Zhang, Zi Wang, Tatiana B. Kouznetsova, Ye Sha, Enhua Xu, Logan Shannahan, Muge Fermen-Coker, Yangju Lin, Chuanbing Tang* and Stephen L. Craig*.  

Nat. Chem. 2021, 13 (1), 56-62.

14. Synthesis of a Functionalized, Multiarm Spiropyran Mechanophore and Evaluation under Quasi-static and High-Rate Loading Conditions in Bulk PDMS.

James Berry, Yangju Lin, Logan Shannahan, Muge Fermen-Coker, Stephen Craig.  

CCDC Army Research Laboratory Aberdeen Proving Ground United States. 2020.

13. Toward a Diagnostic Helmet Impact Testing Method Utilizing Spiropyran Mechanophore-Embedded PDMS.

Muege Fermen-Coker, Thomas Plaisted, James Berry, Logan Shannahan, Stephen Craig, Yangju Lin, Eric Wilson, Jason Garvey. 

CCDC Army Research Laboratory Aberdeen Proving Ground United States. 2020

12. A Mechanochemistry-Based Technique For Early Material Damage Detection In High Strain Rate Processes.

Logan Shannahan, James Berry, Yangju Lin, Meredith Barbee, Stephen Craig, Daniel Casem, Muge Fermen-Coker.

CCDC Army Research Laboratory Aberdeen Proving Ground United States. 2019

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11. Substituent Effects and Mechanism in a Mechanochemical Reaction.

Meredith H. Barbee, Tatiana B. Kouznetsova, Scott L. Barrett, Gossweiler, G. R.; Yangju Lin, Shiva K. Rastogi, William J. Brittain*, Stephen L. Craig*.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018140 (40), 12746-12750. 

Highlighted in JACS Spotlights.

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10. Chapter 5: Tailoring Mechanochemical Reactivity of Covalent Bonds in Polymers by Non-covalent Interactions.

Huan Zhang, Linxing Zhang, Yinjun Chen, Yangju Lin and Wengui Weng*.

Mechanochemistry in Materials. 2017.

DOI: 10.1039/9781782623885-00119.

9. Mechanochemistry of Topological Complex Polymer Systems.

Huan Zhang, Yangju Lin, Yuanze Xu and Wengui Weng*.  

Polymer Mechanochemistry, 2015, Volume 369p135-207.

ISBN: 978-3-319-22824-2

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8. A simple and versatile approach to self-healing polymers and electrically conductive composites.

Tingwan Xie, Huan Zhang, Yangju Lin, Yuanze Xu, Yonghong Ruan, Wengui Weng* and Haiping Xia*.  

RSC Adv., 20155, 13261–13269.

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7. Spiropyran as a Mechanochromic Probe in Dual Cross-Linked Elastomers.

Huan Zhang, Yinjun Chen, Yangju Lin, Xiuli Fang, Yuanze Xu, Yonghong Ruan and Wengui Weng*.  

Macromolecules 201447 (19), 6783–6790.

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6. Mechanical Activation of Mechanophore Enhanced by Strong Hydrogen Bonding Interactions.

Yinjun Chen, Huan Zhang, Yangju Lin, Xiuli Fang, Yuanze Xu and Wengui Weng*.

ACS Macro Lett. 2014, 3 (2), 141–145.

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5. Mechanoresponsive Healable Metallosupramolecular Polymers. 

Guangning Hong, Huan Zhang, Yangju Lin, Yinjun Chen, Yuanze Xu, Wengui Weng* and Haiping Xia*.

Macromolecules 2013, 46 (21), 8649–8656.

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4. Biomimetic Modular Polymer with Though and Stress Sensing Properties.

Xiuli Fang, Huan Zhang, Yinjun Chen, Yangju Lin, Yuanze Xu and Wengui Weng*.

Macromolecules 201346 (16), 6566-6574.

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3. Multiresponsive Supramolecular Gels Constructed by Orthogonal Metal-ligand Coordinaiton and Hydrogen Bonding. 

Wengui Weng*, Xiuli Fang, Huan Zhang, Huiying Peng, Yangju Lin and Yinjun Chen.

Eur. Polym. J. 201349, 4062-4071.

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2. Mechanoresponsive PS-PnBA-PS Triblock Copolymers via Covalently Embedding Mechanophore. 

Shengchao Jiang, Lingxing Zhan, Tingwan Xie, Yangju Lin, Huan Zhang, Yuanze Xu, Wengui Weng* and Lizong Dai*.

ACS Macro Lett. 2013(8), 705.

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1. Multi-responsive Self-healing Metallo-supramolecular Gels Based on ‘‘Click’’ Ligand. 

Jinchun Yuan, Xiuli Fang, Lingxing Zhang, Guangning Hong, Yangju Lin, Qifeng Zheng, Yuanze Xu, Yonghong Ruan, Wengui Weng*, Haiping Xia* and Guohua Chen.

J. Mater. Chem. 201222, 11515-11522.

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