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1st & co-1st author and co-corresponding author publications (* refers to corresponding author)
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*. ​
43. Solvent Polarity Effects on the Mechanochemistry of Spiropyran Ring Opening.
Yangju Lin, Tatiana B Kouznetsova, Alex G Foret, and Stephen L Craig*.
42. Mechanically Triggered Polymer Deconstruction through Mechanoacid Generation and Catalytic Enol Ether Hydrolysis.
Yixin Hu, Yangju Lin* (co-1st author), and Stephen L Craig*.
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*.
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.
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*.
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*.
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*.
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*.
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*.
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*.
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*.
32. Fusion of biobased vinylogous urethane vitrimers with distinct mechanical properties.
Fengbiao Chen, Fei Gao*, Jiang Zhong, Liang Shen* and Yangju Lin*.
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*.
30. Enhanced Polymer Mechanical Degradation through Mechanochemically Unveiled Lactonization.
Yangju Lin*, Tatiana B. Kouznetsova, Chia-Chi Chang and Stephen L. Craig*.
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.
28. Oxidative Regulation of the Mechanical Strength of a C–S Bond.
Yangju Lin, Stephen L. Craig*.
27. Mechanically Gated Degradable Polymers.
Yangju Lin, Tatiana B. Kouznetsouva and Stephen L. Craig*.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142 (5), 2105-2109.
Highlighted in Synfacts (Synfacts 2020; 16(04): 0407).
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.
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*.
24. Dynamic Memory Effect in the Mechanochemistry of Cyclic Polymers.
Yangju Lin, Yudi Zhang, Zi Wang and Stephen L. Craig*.
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*.
22. Regiochemical Effects on Mechanophore Activation in Bulk Materials.
Yangju Lin, Meredith H. Barbee, Chia-chi Chang, Stephen L. Craig*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140 (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*.
Co-author publications:
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*.
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*.
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*.
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.
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*.
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*.
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.
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. 2018, 140 (40), 12746-12750.
Highlighted in JACS Spotlights.
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.
9. Mechanochemistry of Topological Complex Polymer Systems.
Huan Zhang, Yangju Lin, Yuanze Xu and Wengui Weng*.
Polymer Mechanochemistry, 2015, Volume 369, p135-207.
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*.
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*.
6. Mechanical Activation of Mechanophore Enhanced by Strong Hydrogen Bonding Interactions.
Yinjun Chen, Huan Zhang, Yangju Lin, Xiuli Fang, Yuanze Xu and Wengui Weng*.
5. Mechanoresponsive Healable Metallosupramolecular Polymers.
Guangning Hong, Huan Zhang, Yangju Lin, Yinjun Chen, Yuanze Xu, Wengui Weng* and Haiping Xia*.
4. Biomimetic Modular Polymer with Though and Stress Sensing Properties.
Xiuli Fang, Huan Zhang, Yinjun Chen, Yangju Lin, Yuanze Xu and Wengui Weng*.
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.
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*.
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.