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2025

Journal Article

Manage releases of 'forever chemicals' in lab waste

Liu, Kehan and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Manage releases of 'forever chemicals' in lab waste. Nature, 641 (8062), 311-311. doi: 10.1038/d41586-025-01406-3

Manage releases of 'forever chemicals' in lab waste

2025

Journal Article

New sorbents for removing forever chemicals need standardized reporting

Su, Zicheng, Yang, Zhuojing, Liu, Kehan, Yu, Chunrong, Guo, Jianhua and Zhang, Cheng (2025). New sorbents for removing forever chemicals need standardized reporting. Nature Reviews Materials, 10 (5) e202213071, 327-329. doi: 10.1038/s41578-025-00795-1

New sorbents for removing forever chemicals need standardized reporting

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

Fluorination in advanced battery design

Wang, Yiqing, Wu, Zhenzhen, Azad, Faezeh Makhlooghi, Zhu, Yutong, Wang, Lianzhou, Hawker, Craig J., Whittaker, Andrew K., Forsyth, Maria and Zhang, Cheng (2024). Fluorination in advanced battery design. Nature Reviews Materials, 9 (2), 119-133. doi: 10.1038/s41578-023-00623-4

Fluorination in advanced battery design

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

Fluorine in medicinal chemistry: in perspective to COVID-19

Zhang, Cheng (2022). Fluorine in medicinal chemistry: in perspective to COVID-19. ACS Omega, 7 (22), 18206-18212. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01121

Fluorine in medicinal chemistry: in perspective to COVID-19

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

2025

Journal Article

Sorption and utilization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in rechargeable zinc-ion batteries

Zhu, Yutong, Wang, Yiqing, Wang, Biao, Tan, Xiao, Yang, Zhuojing, Yu, Chunrong, Chen, Zhou, Li, Xuemei, Kong, Dehui, Liu, Sailin, Mao, Jianfeng, Guo, Zaiping, Wang, Lianzhou and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Sorption and utilization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in rechargeable zinc-ion batteries. Small, 21 (39) e07204, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/smll.202507204

Sorption and utilization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in rechargeable zinc-ion batteries

2025

Journal Article

High‐Performance Zinc–Bromine Rechargeable Batteries Enabled by In‐Situ Formed Solid Electrolyte Interphase

Alghamdi, Norah S., Peng, Xiyue, Yang, Xingchen, Gao, Shengyong, Huang, Yongxin, Zhang, Shuangbin, Lin, Tong'en, Zhang, Cheng, Gentle, Ian R., Wang, Lianzhou and Luo, Bin (2025). High‐Performance Zinc–Bromine Rechargeable Batteries Enabled by In‐Situ Formed Solid Electrolyte Interphase. Advanced Science e08646. doi: 10.1002/advs.202508646

High‐Performance Zinc–Bromine Rechargeable Batteries Enabled by In‐Situ Formed Solid Electrolyte Interphase

2025

Journal Article

Non-PFAS-based magnetic polymer sorbents for efficient removal of perfluorinated compounds from landfill leachate

Tan, Xiao, Yang, Zhuojing, Chen, Zhou, Zhu, Yutong, Yu, Chunrong, Wang, Yiqing, Liu, Kehan, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Li, Xuemei, Su, Zicheng, Giansiracusa, Marcus J, Boskovic, Colette, Wang, Biao, Thomas, Kevin V. and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Non-PFAS-based magnetic polymer sorbents for efficient removal of perfluorinated compounds from landfill leachate. Advanced Materials e02427, e02427. doi: 10.1002/adma.202502427

Non-PFAS-based magnetic polymer sorbents for efficient removal of perfluorinated compounds from landfill leachate

2025

Journal Article

Self-Assembled Ion Transport Channels in Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Dendrite-Free All-Solid-State Sodium Batteries

Chen, Zhou, Yang, Zhuojing, Tan, Xiao, Wang, Yiqing, Luo, Bin, Wang, Xiaoen, Forsyth, Maria, Hawker, Craig J., Searles, Debra J. and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Self-Assembled Ion Transport Channels in Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Dendrite-Free All-Solid-State Sodium Batteries. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147 (31) jacs.5c09890, 1-10. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c09890

Self-Assembled Ion Transport Channels in Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Dendrite-Free All-Solid-State Sodium Batteries

2025

Journal Article

Capturing PFAS with partly fluorinated macromolecules: the influence of the fluorinated group structure

He, Yutong, Tan, Xiao, Yu, Chunrong, Liu, Kehan, Zhou, Chen, Zhu, Yutong, Leung, Lam, Breske, Stepen, Hopkins, Timothy E., Tottszer, Attila, Matheson, Andrew, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Capturing PFAS with partly fluorinated macromolecules: the influence of the fluorinated group structure. Macromolecules, 58 (14), 7050-7061. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5c01012

Capturing PFAS with partly fluorinated macromolecules: the influence of the fluorinated group structure

2025

Journal Article

Screening anionic groups within zwitterionic additives for eliminating hydrogen evolution and dendrites in aqueous zinc ion batteries

Wang, Biao, Guan, Chaohong, Zhou, Qing, Wang, Yiqing, Zhu, Yutong, Bian, Haifeng, Chen, Zhou, Zhang, Shuangbin, Tan, Xiao, Luo, Bin, Tang, Shaochun, Meng, Xiangkang and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Screening anionic groups within zwitterionic additives for eliminating hydrogen evolution and dendrites in aqueous zinc ion batteries. Nano-Micro Letters, 17 (1) 314, 1. doi: 10.1007/s40820-025-01826-w

Screening anionic groups within zwitterionic additives for eliminating hydrogen evolution and dendrites in aqueous zinc ion batteries

2025

Journal Article

Iron bisphosphonate metal–organic framework nanoparticles as an magnetic resonance imaging probe for spatial detection of helicobacter pylori

Wang, Qiaoyun, Dai, Zan, Iyer, Jayendran, McCallum, Francis, Zhang, Cheng, Peng, Hui, Searles, Debra J., Fu, Changkui and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2025). Iron bisphosphonate metal–organic framework nanoparticles as an magnetic resonance imaging probe for spatial detection of helicobacter pylori. ACS Nano, 19 (25), 23246-23257. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.5c06095

Iron bisphosphonate metal–organic framework nanoparticles as an magnetic resonance imaging probe for spatial detection of helicobacter pylori

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

Efficient and long-lasting removal of high-level formaldehyde at room temperature over a cobalt single-atom catalyst anchored on graphene-like carbon nanosheets

Du, Bing, Wen, Fuzhou, Zhao, Yunhan, Yang, Haipeng and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Efficient and long-lasting removal of high-level formaldehyde at room temperature over a cobalt single-atom catalyst anchored on graphene-like carbon nanosheets. ACS ES and T Engineering, 5 (7), 1868-1878. doi: 10.1021/acsestengg.5c00086

Efficient and long-lasting removal of high-level formaldehyde at room temperature over a cobalt single-atom catalyst anchored on graphene-like carbon nanosheets

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

Journal Article

Ligand-tuning copper in coordination polymers for efficient electrochemical C-C coupling (vol 15, 6316, 2024)

Yang, Yu, Zhang, Cheng, Zhang, Chengyi, Shi, Yaohui, Li, Jun, Johannessen, Bernt, Liang, Yongxiang, Zhang, Shuzhen, Song, Qiang, Zhang, Haowei, Huang, Jialei, Ke, Jingwen, Zhang, Lei, Song, Qingqing, Zeng, Jianrong, Zhang, Ying, Geng, Zhigang, Wang, Pu-Sheng, Wang, Ziyun, Zeng, Jie and Li, Fengwang (2025). Ligand-tuning copper in coordination polymers for efficient electrochemical C-C coupling (vol 15, 6316, 2024). Nature Communications, 16 (1) 521. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-55732-7

Ligand-tuning copper in coordination polymers for efficient electrochemical C-C coupling (vol 15, 6316, 2024)

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