16. Yao Zhang, Jingyi Yu, Xuan Wang, Daniel M. Durachko, Sulin Zhang*, and Daniel J. Cosgrove* (2021). Molecular insights into the complex mechanics of plant epidermal cell walls, Science, 372 (6543), 706-711 (IF: 47.728)
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15. Qiong Wei#, Xuechen Shi#, Tiankai Zhao, Pingqiang Cai, Tianwu Chen, Yao Zhang, Changjin Huang, Jian Yang, Xiaodong Chen, and Sulin Zhang* (2020). Actin-Ring Segment Switching Drives Non-Adhesive Gap Closure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (52), 33263-33271 (IF: 11.205)
14. Elizabeth DeBenedictis#, Yao Zhang#(共同一作), and Sinan Keten* (2020). Structure and Mechanics of Bundled Semiflexible Networks, Macromolecules, 53 (15), 6123–6134 (IF: 5.985)
13. Yao Zhang, Xuechen Shi, Tiankai Zhao, Changjin Huang, Qiong Wei, Xin Tang, Lorraine C. Santy, M. Taher A. Saif, and Sulin Zhang* (2019). A traction force threshold signifies metastatic phenotypic change in multicellular epithelia. Soft Matter, 15 (36), 7203-7210 (IF: 3.679)
12. Yao Zhang#, Qiong Wei#, Tiankai Zhao, Peng Zhao and Sulin Zhang* (2019). Extracellular and intercellular force distribution in circularly shaped epithelia. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 31, 100526 (IF: 4.567)
11. Yao Zhang, Elizabeth DeBenedictis and Sinan Keten* (2019). Cohesive and adhesive properties of crosslinked semiflexible network. Soft Matter, 15 (18), 3807-3816 (IF: 3.679)
10. Wenjie Xia*, Xin Qin, Yao Zhang, Robert Sinko and Sinan Keten* (2018). Achieving Enhanced Interfacial Adhesion and Dispersion in Cellulose Nanocomposites via Amorphous Interfaces. Macromolecules, 51 (24), 10304-10311 (IF: 5.985)
9. Qiong Wei, Changjin Huang, Yao Zhang, Tiankai Zhao, Peng Zhao, Peter Butler, and Sulin Zhang* (2018). Mechanotargeting: mechanics-dependent cellular uptake of nanoparticles. Advanced Materials, 30 (27), 1707464 (IF: 30.849)
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8. Tiankai Zhao#, Yao Zhang#(共同一作), Qiong Wei#, Xuechen Shi, Peng Zhao, Long-Qing Chen, and Sulin Zhang* (2018). Active cell-matrix coupling regulates cellular force landscapes of cohesive epithelial monolayers. npj Computational Materials, 4(1), 10 (IF: 12.241)
7. Yao Zhang, Zhaoxu Meng, Xin Qin, and Sinan Keten* (2018). Ballistic impact response of lipid membranes. Nanoscale, 10 (10), 4761-4770 (IF: 7.79)
6. Zhaoxu Meng, Jialun Han, Xin Qin, Yao Zhang, Oluwaseyi Balogun, and Sinan Keten* (2018). Spalling-like failure by cylindrical projectiles deteriorates the ballistic performance of multi-layer graphene plates. Carbon, 126, 611-619 (IF: 9.594)
5. Yao Zhang, Ao Wang, Elizabeth DeBenedictis, and Sinan Keten* (2017). Bending energy penalty enhances the adhesive strength of functional amyloid curli to surfaces. Nanotechnology, 28 (46), 464002 (IF: 3.874)
4. Megan Dearnley#, Trang Chu#, Yao Zhang#(共同一作), Oliver Looker#, Changjin Huang, Nectarios Klonis, Jeff Yeoman, Shannon Kenny, Mohit Arora, James M Osborne, Rajesh Chandramohanadas, Sulin Zhang, Matthew WA Dixon, and Leann Tilley* (2016). Reversible host cell remodeling underpins deformability changes in malaria parasite sexual blood stages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113 (17), 4800-4805 (IF: 11.205)
§ Reported by Medical Xpress, Infection Control Today, Science and Technology Research News, News Medical, Science Newsline, Newswire, Penn State News, etc.
3. Yao Zhang, Changjin Huang, Sangtae Kim, Mahdi Golkaram, Matthew WA Dixon, Leann Tilley, Ju Li, Sulin Zhang*, and Subra Suresh* (2015). Multiple stiffening effects of nanoscale knobs on human red blood cells infected with Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112 (19), 6068-6073 (IF: 11.205)
§ Highlighted by Carnegie Mellon News 04/27/2015.
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2. Changjin Huang, Yao Zhang, Hongyan Yuan, Huajian Gao, and Sulin Zhang* (2013). Role of nanoparticle geometry in endocytosis: laying down to stand up. Nano Letters, 13 (9), 4546-4550 (IF: 11.189)
1. Yao Zhang, Jiankang Wu*, and Bo Chen (2012). A coordinate transformation method for numerical solutions of the electric double layer and electroosmotic flows in a microchannel. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 68 (6), 671-685 (IF: 2.107)