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2022

Journal Article

Efficient removal of perfluorinated chemicals from contaminated water sources using magnetic fluorinated polymer sorbents

Tan, Xiao, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Prasad, Pritesh, Chang, Yixin, Huang, Xumin, Wang, Yiqing, Gong, Xiaokai, Hopkins, Timothy E., Fu, Changkui, Thomas, Kevin V., Peng, Hui, Whittaker, Andrew Keith and Zhang, Cheng (2022). Efficient removal of perfluorinated chemicals from contaminated water sources using magnetic fluorinated polymer sorbents. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 61 (49) e202213071, e202213071. doi: 10.1002/anie.202213071

Efficient removal of perfluorinated chemicals from contaminated water sources using magnetic fluorinated polymer sorbents

2022

Journal Article

Ultra-stable all-solid-state sodium metal batteries enabled by perfluoropolyether-based electrolytes

Wang, Xiaoen, Zhang, Cheng, Sawczyk, Michal, Sun, Ju, Yuan, Qinghong, Chen, Fangfang, Mendes, Tiago C., Howlett, Patrick C., Fu, Changkui, Wang, Yiqing, Tan, Xiao, Searles, Debra J., Král, Petr, Hawker, Craig J., Whittaker, Andrew K. and Forsyth, Maria (2022). Ultra-stable all-solid-state sodium metal batteries enabled by perfluoropolyether-based electrolytes. Nature Materials, 21 (9), 1057-1065. doi: 10.1038/s41563-022-01296-0

Ultra-stable all-solid-state sodium metal batteries enabled by perfluoropolyether-based electrolytes

2022

Journal Article

Revealing the molecular-level interactions between cationic fluorinated polymer sorbents and the major PFAS pollutant PFOA

Tan, Xiao, Sawczyk, Michał, Chang, Yixin, Wang, Yiqing, Usman, Adil, Fu, Changkui, Král, Petr, Peng, Hui, Zhang, Cheng and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2022). Revealing the molecular-level interactions between cationic fluorinated polymer sorbents and the major PFAS pollutant PFOA. Macromolecules, 55 (3) acs.macromol.1c02435, 1077-1087. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02435

Revealing the molecular-level interactions between cationic fluorinated polymer sorbents and the major PFAS pollutant PFOA

2021

Journal Article

Biological Utility of Fluorinated Compounds: from Materials Design to Molecular Imaging, Therapeutics and Environmental Remediation

Zhang, Cheng, Yan, Kai, Fu, Changkui, Peng, Hui, Hawker, Craig J. and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2021). Biological Utility of Fluorinated Compounds: from Materials Design to Molecular Imaging, Therapeutics and Environmental Remediation. Chemical Reviews, 122 (1) acs.chemrev.1c00632, 167-208. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00632

Biological Utility of Fluorinated Compounds: from Materials Design to Molecular Imaging, Therapeutics and Environmental Remediation

2021

Journal Article

Emergence of hexagonally close-packed spheres in linear block copolymer melts

Zhang, Cheng, Vigil, Daniel L., Sun, Dan, Bates, Morgan W., Loman, Tessa, Murphy, Elizabeth A., Barbon, Stephanie M., Song, Jung-Ah, Yu, Beihang, Fredrickson, Glenn H., Whittaker, Andrew K., Hawker, Craig J. and Bates, Christopher M. (2021). Emergence of hexagonally close-packed spheres in linear block copolymer melts. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143 (35) jacs.1c03647, 14106-14114. doi: 10.1021/jacs.1c03647

Emergence of hexagonally close-packed spheres in linear block copolymer melts

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2020

Journal Article

Tuning of the aggregation behavior of fluorinated polymeric nanoparticles for improved therapeutic efficacy

Zhang, Cheng, Liu, Tianqing, Wang, Wenqian, Bell, Craig A., Han, Yanxiao, Fu, Changkui, Peng, Hui, Tan, Xiao, Král, Petr, Gaus, Katharina, Gooding, J. Justin and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2020). Tuning of the aggregation behavior of fluorinated polymeric nanoparticles for improved therapeutic efficacy. ACS Nano, 14 (6) acsnano.0c02954, 7425-7434. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02954

Tuning of the aggregation behavior of fluorinated polymeric nanoparticles for improved therapeutic efficacy

2020

Journal Article

Rapid generation of block copolymer libraries using automated chromatographic separation

Zhang, Cheng, Bates, Morgan W., Geng, Zhishuai, Levi, Adam E., Vigil, Daniel, Barbon, Stephanie M., Loman, Tessa, Delaney, Kris T., Fredrickson, Glenn H., Bates, Christopher M., Whittaker, Andrew K. and Hawker, Craig J. (2020). Rapid generation of block copolymer libraries using automated chromatographic separation. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142 (21) jacs.0c04028, 9843-9849. doi: 10.1021/jacs.0c04028

Rapid generation of block copolymer libraries using automated chromatographic separation

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2019

Journal Article

Integrating fluorinated polymer and manganese‐layered double hydroxide nanoparticles as pH‐activated 19 F MRI agents for specific and sensitive detection of breast cancer

Zhang, Cheng, Li, Li, Han, Felicity Y., Yu, Xinying, Tan, Xiao, Fu, Changkui, Xu, Zhi Ping and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2019). Integrating fluorinated polymer and manganese‐layered double hydroxide nanoparticles as pH‐activated 19 F MRI agents for specific and sensitive detection of breast cancer. Small, 15 (36) 1902309, 1902309. doi: 10.1002/smll.201902309

Integrating fluorinated polymer and manganese‐layered double hydroxide nanoparticles as pH‐activated 19 F MRI agents for specific and sensitive detection of breast cancer

2018

Journal Article

High F-content perfluoropolyether-based nanoparticles for targeted detection of breast cancer by 19F magnetic resonance and optical imaging

Zhang, Cheng, Moonshi, Shehzahdi Shebbrin, Wang, Wenqian, Ta, Hang Thu, Han, Yanxiao, Han, Felicity Y., Peng, Hui, Král, Petr, Rolfe, Barbara E., Gooding, John Justin, Gaus, Katharina and Whittaker, Andrew Keith (2018). High F-content perfluoropolyether-based nanoparticles for targeted detection of breast cancer by 19F magnetic resonance and optical imaging. ACS Nano, 12 (9) acsnano.8b03726, 9162-9176. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.8b03726

High F-content perfluoropolyether-based nanoparticles for targeted detection of breast cancer by 19F magnetic resonance and optical imaging

2017

Journal Article

PFPE-Based Polymeric 19F MRI Agents: A New Class of Contrast Agents with Outstanding Sensitivity

Zhang, Cheng, Moonshi, Shehzahdi Shebbrin, Han, Yanxiao, Puttick, Simon, Peng, Hui, Magoling, Bryan John Abel, Reid, James C., Bernardi, Stefano, Searles, Debra J., Král, Petr and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2017). PFPE-Based Polymeric 19F MRI Agents: A New Class of Contrast Agents with Outstanding Sensitivity. Macromolecules, 50 (15), 5953-5963. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01285

PFPE-Based Polymeric 19F MRI Agents: A New Class of Contrast Agents with Outstanding Sensitivity

2025

Journal Article

Revealing the role of varied quaternary ammonium groups for capturing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Liu, Kehan, Tan, Xiao, Yang, Zhuojing, He, Yutong, Zhu, Yutong, Chen, Zhou, Leibfarth, Frank A. and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Revealing the role of varied quaternary ammonium groups for capturing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Macromolecules, 58 (5), 2563-2573. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c02210

Revealing the role of varied quaternary ammonium groups for capturing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

2025

Journal Article

Hollow Polyaniline Microspheres Encapsulated in Eutectogels for Multimodal Flexible Sensors toward Human Health Monitoring

Yan, Kai, Gong, Miaomiao, Xu, Qunna, Zhang, Cheng, Zong, Yan, Sun, Xiaodan and Xue, Rong (2025). Hollow Polyaniline Microspheres Encapsulated in Eutectogels for Multimodal Flexible Sensors toward Human Health Monitoring. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 7 (5), 3054-3066. doi: 10.1021/acsapm.4c03746

Hollow Polyaniline Microspheres Encapsulated in Eutectogels for Multimodal Flexible Sensors toward Human Health Monitoring

2025

Book Chapter

Polymeric 19F MRI agents: designing responsive imaging agents

Peng, Hui, Zhang, Cheng, Fu, Changkui and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2025). Polymeric 19F MRI agents: designing responsive imaging agents. Fluorine magnetic resonance imaging: methods and applications in biomedicine. (pp. 1-32) edited by Eric T. Ahrens and Ulrich Flögel. Singapore, Singapore: Jenny Stanford Publishing. doi: 10.1201/9781003530046-1

Polymeric 19F MRI agents: designing responsive imaging agents

2024

Journal Article

Functional fluoropolymer surfactants for droplet generation in microfluidics

Cheng, Xinrong, Wang, Yiqing, Xia, Bingzhao, Tan, Xiao, Li, Xiangke, Zhu, Yutong, He, Yutong, Wang, Yu, Zhang, Yuhao, Liu, Kehan, Qiao, Ruirui and Zhang, Cheng (2024). Functional fluoropolymer surfactants for droplet generation in microfluidics. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 6 (23), 14401-14409. doi: 10.1021/acsapm.4c02392

Functional fluoropolymer surfactants for droplet generation in microfluidics

2024

Journal Article

Thermoresponsive polymer sorbents for efficient removal of perfluorinated compounds via simple heating

Tan, Xiao, Wang, Yiqing, Yang, Zhuojing, Zhu, Yutong, Yu, Chunrong, Liu, Kehan, He, Yutong, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Zhang, Cheng (2024). Thermoresponsive polymer sorbents for efficient removal of perfluorinated compounds via simple heating. Macromolecules, 57 (23), 11166-11176. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c01868

Thermoresponsive polymer sorbents for efficient removal of perfluorinated compounds via simple heating

2024

Journal Article

Additives capable of stably supplying anions/cations for homogeneous lithium deposition/stripping

Qian, Shangshu, Tan, Xiao, Zhu, Yutong, Wang, Yun, Chen, Hao, Zheng, Mengting, Zhang, Cheng, Zhang, Shanqing and Lu, Jun (2024). Additives capable of stably supplying anions/cations for homogeneous lithium deposition/stripping. ACS Nano, 18 (50), 34363-34374. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.4c13229

Additives capable of stably supplying anions/cations for homogeneous lithium deposition/stripping

2024

Journal Article

Discrete side chains for direct tuning properties of grafted polymers

Wang, Yiqing, Tan, Xiao, Zhang, Yuhao, Hill, David J. T., Zhang, Afang, Kong, Dehui, Hawker, Craig J., Whittaker, Andrew K. and Zhang, Cheng (2024). Discrete side chains for direct tuning properties of grafted polymers. Macromolecules, 57 (24), 11753-11762. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c02533

Discrete side chains for direct tuning properties of grafted polymers

2024

Journal Article

Multifunctional nanocomposite polymer-integrated Ca-doped CeO2 electrolyte for robust and high-rate all-solid-state sodium-ion batteries

Yang, Pan, Wu, Zhenzhen, Li, Mingli, Zhang, Cheng, Wang, Yiqing, Zhu, Yutong, Li, Meng, Wang, Yun, Li, Dong-sheng, Chen, Hao and Zhang, Shanqing (2024). Multifunctional nanocomposite polymer-integrated Ca-doped CeO2 electrolyte for robust and high-rate all-solid-state sodium-ion batteries. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 64 (6) e202417778, 1-13. doi: 10.1002/anie.202417778

Multifunctional nanocomposite polymer-integrated Ca-doped CeO2 electrolyte for robust and high-rate all-solid-state sodium-ion batteries

2024

Journal Article

Fluoropolymer sorbent for efficient and selective capturing of per- and polyfluorinated compounds

Yang, Zhuojing, Zhu, Yutong, Tan, Xiao, Gunjal, Samruddhi Jayendra Jayendra, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Wang, Yiqing, Xin, Ruijing, Fu, Changkui, Liu, Kehan, Macintosh, Katie, Sprague, Lee G., Leung, Lam, Hopkins, Timothy E., Thomas, Kevin V., Guo, Jianhua, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Zhang, Cheng (2024). Fluoropolymer sorbent for efficient and selective capturing of per- and polyfluorinated compounds. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 8269, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52690-y

Fluoropolymer sorbent for efficient and selective capturing of per- and polyfluorinated compounds

2024

Journal Article

Ultrarobust, self-healing poly(urethane-urea) elastomer with superior tensile strength and intrinsic flame retardancy enabled by coordination cross-linking

Luo, Yuxin, Tan, Meiyan, Shin, Jaeman, Zhang, Cheng, Yang, Shiyuan, Song, Ningning, Zhang, Wenchao, Jiao, Yunhong, Xie, Jixing, Geng, Zhishuai, He, Jiyu, Xia, Min, Xu, Jianzhong and Yang, Rongjie (2024). Ultrarobust, self-healing poly(urethane-urea) elastomer with superior tensile strength and intrinsic flame retardancy enabled by coordination cross-linking. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16 (33), 43979-43990. doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c08185

Ultrarobust, self-healing poly(urethane-urea) elastomer with superior tensile strength and intrinsic flame retardancy enabled by coordination cross-linking