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Dr. Zhang’s research has been focused on the roles of mechanical forces and stresses in materials, biology, chemistry, and medicine.
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Recent Publications
3D Highly Stretchable Liquid Metal/Elastomer Composites with Strain-Enhanced Conductivity
Fang, R., Yao, B., Chen, T., Xu, X., Xue, D., Hong, W., Wang, H., Wang, Q. & Zhang, S., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Functional Materials.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Endothelial Cell Selectivity to Nanoparticles Depends on Mechanical Phenotype
Fattahi, P., Yeh, Y. T., Zhao, T., Younesi, M., Huang, C., Terrones, M., Zheng, S., Brown, J. L., Huh, D. D., Zhang, S. & Butler, P. J., Jun 27 2023, In: Advanced Materials Interfaces. 10, 18, 2300137.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Physical forces guide curvature sensing and cell migration mode bifurcating
Feng, L., Zhao, T., Xu, H., Shi, X., Li, C., Hsia, K. J. & Zhang, S., Aug 1 2023, In: PNAS Nexus. 2, 8, pgad237.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Morphodynamics of dendrite growth in alumina based all solid-state sodium metal batteries
Geng, L., Xue, D., Yao, J., Dai, Q., Sun, H., Zhu, D., Rong, Z., Fang, R., Zhang, X., Su, Y., Yan, J., Harris, S. J., Ichikawa, S., Zhang, L., Tang, Y., Zhang, S. & Huang, J., May 18 2023, In: Energy and Environmental Science. 16, 6, p. 2658-2668 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Regiospecific Cellulose Orientation and Anisotropic Mechanical Property in Plant Cell Walls
Lee, J., Choi, J., Feng, L., Yu, J., Zheng, Y., Zhang, Q., Lin, Y. T., Sah, S., Gu, Y., Zhang, S., Cosgrove, D. J. & Kim, S. H., Nov 13 2023, In: Biomacromolecules. 24, 11, p. 4759-4770 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Biofilms as self-shaping growing nematics
Nijjer, J., Li, C., Kothari, M., Henzel, T., Zhang, Q., Tai, J. S. B., Zhou, S., Cohen, T., Zhang, S. & Yan, J., Dec 2023, In: Nature Physics. 19, 12, p. 1936-1944 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reviving the rock-salt phases in Ni-rich layered cathodes by mechano-electrochemistry in all-solid-state batteries
Wang, Z., Wang, Z., Xue, D., Zhao, J., Zhang, X., Geng, L., Li, Y., Du, C., Yao, J., Liu, X., Rong, Z., Guo, B., Fang, R., Su, Y., Delmas, C., Harris, S. J., Wagemaker, M., Zhang, L., Tang, Y., Zhang, S., & 2 others, Jan 2023, In: Nano Energy. 105, 108016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Correlation Between Solid Electrolyte Interphase and Li Morphology Revealed by Cryogenic Electron Microscopy
Xu, Y., Jia, H., Xue, D., Fang, R., Zhang, J. G., Zhang, S., Xu, W. & Wang, C., Jul 22 2023, In: Microscopy and Microanalysis. 29, 1, p. 1761-1762 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Elastocapillarity at Cell-Matrix Contacts
Shi, X., Liu, Z., Feng, L., Zhao, T., Hui, C. Y. & Zhang, S., Jun 2022, In: Physical Review X. 12, 2, 21053.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
In situ Observation of Li Deposition-Induced Cracking in Garnet Solid Electrolytes
Zhao, J., Tang, Y., Dai, Q., Du, C., Zhang, Y., Xue, D., Chen, T., Chen, J., Wang, B., Yao, J., Zhao, N., Li, Y., Xia, S., Guo, X., Harris, S. J., Zhang, L., Zhang, S., Zhu, T. & Huang, J., Apr 2022, In: Energy and Environmental Materials. 5, 2, p. 524-532 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Lithium Deposition-Induced Fracture of Carbon Nanotubes and Its Implication to Solid-State Batteries
Chen, J., Zhao, C., Xue, D., Zhang, L., Yang, T., Du, C., Zhang, X., Fang, R., Guo, B., Ye, H., Li, H., Dai, Q., Zhao, J., Li, Y., Harris, S. J., Tang, Y., Ding, F., Zhang, S. & Huang, J., Aug 25 2021, In: Nano letters. 21, 16, p. 6859-6866 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Progressive growth of the solid–electrolyte interphase towards the Si anode interior causes capacity fading
He, Y., Jiang, L., Chen, T., Xu, Y., Jia, H., Yi, R., Xue, D., Song, M., Genc, A., Bouchet-Marquis, C., Pullan, L., Tessner, T., Yoo, J., Li, X., Zhang, J. G., Zhang, S. & Wang, C., Oct 2021, In: Nature nanotechnology. 16, 10, p. 1113-1120 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Molecular Ferroelectric-Based Flexible Sensors Exhibiting Supersensitivity and Multimodal Capability for Detection
Li, W., Li, C., Zhang, G., Li, L., Huang, K., Gong, X., Zhang, C., Zheng, A., Tang, Y., Wang, Z., Tong, Q., Dong, W., Jiang, S., Zhang, S. & Wang, Q., Nov 2 2021, In: Advanced Materials. 33, 44, 2104107.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mechanical forces drive a reorientation cascade leading to biofilm self-patterning
Nijjer, J., Li, C., Zhang, Q., Lu, H., Zhang, S. & Yan, J., Dec 2021, In: Nature communications. 12, 1, 6632.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Spatiotemporal Oscillation in Confined Epithelial Motion upon Fluid-to-Solid Transition
Yu, J., Cai, P., Zhang, X., Zhao, T., Liang, L., Zhang, S., Liu, H. & Chen, X., Apr 27 2021, In: ACS nano. 15, 4, p. 7618-7627 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review