Publications

Guohua Hang, Weiming Liu, Ullah Shakir, Tao Zhang, Sixun Zheng (2022). Self-healable and reprocessable networks of Poly (propylene oxide) with POSS crosslinked with disulfide bonds. Polymer 267, 125648.

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Tao Zhang, J. M. Schwarz (2022). Topologically-protected interior for three-dimensional confluent cellular collectives. Physical Review Research 4 (4), 043148.

Code DOI arXiv

Tao Zhang, Victor V. Yashin, James T Waters, Anna C. Balazs (2021). Formation of Helices with Controllable Chirality in Gel-Fiber Composites. Polymer, 212, 123191.

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Tao Zhang, Santidan Biswas, Julia Cuthbert, Tomasz Kowalewski, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Anna C Balazs (2020). Understanding the origin of softness in structurally tailored and engineered macromolecular (STEM) gels: A DPD study. Polymer, 208, 122909.

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Julia Cuthbert, Tao Zhang, Santidan Biswas, Mateusz Olszewski, Sivaprakash Shanmugam, Travis Fu, Eric Gottlieb, Tomasz Kowalewski, Anna C Balazs, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (2018). Structurally Tailored and Engineered Macromolecular (STEM) Gels as Soft Elastomers and Hard/Soft Interfaces. Macromolecules, 51 (22), 9184–9191.

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Tao Zhang, Victor V. Yashin, Anna C. Balazs (2018). Fibers on the Surface of Thermo-responsive Gels Induce 3D Shape Changes. Soft Matter, 14 (10), 1822-1832.

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Tao Zhang, Badel L. Mbanga, Victor V. Yashin, Anna C. Balazs (2017). Tailoring the Mechanical Properties of Nanoparticle Networks that Encompass Biomimetic Catch Bonds. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 56 (1), 105–118.

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Tao Zhang, Badel L. Mbanga, Victor V. Yashin, Anna C. Balazs (2017). Effects of Morphology on the Mechanical Properties of Heterogeneous Polymer-grafted Nanoparticle Networks. Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 2 (4), 490-499.

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Tao Zhang, Badel L. Mbanga, Victor V. Yashin, Anna C. Balazs (2017). Using Torsion for Controllable Reconfiguration of Binary Nanoparticle Networks. ACS Nano, 11 (3), 3059-3066.

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Tao Zhang, D. Wan, J. M. Schwarz, M. J. Bowick (2016). Shape-shifting Droplet Networks. Physical Review Letters, 116 (10), 108301.

DOI APS Synopsis News arXiv

Tao Zhang, Rastko Sknepnek, M. J. Bowick, J. M. Schwarz (2015). On the Modeling of Endocytosis in Yeast. Biophysical Journal, 108 (3), 508-519.

DOI arXiv

Tao Zhang, J. M. Schwarz, Moumita Das (2014). Mechanics of Anisotropic Spring Networks. Physical Review E, 90 (6), 062139.

DOI arXiv