About the Research
Research Theme
Synthesis of high-performance hydrogels and soft matter. Controllable deformation of soft materials. Mechanochemical reactions in polymer materials.
Keyword
Hydrogel, Controllable deformation, Mechanochemistry
Research Outline
During my master’s degree, I mainly focused on how to construct the hydrogel with the gradient structure and investigated the resultant deformation under the external stimulus. During my doctoral degree, I devoted myself to the study of mechanoradical generation and its application in double-network hydrogels. Now I am working on how the bond rupture force affects the bond rupture point in the hydrogels.
Representative Research Achievements
- Azo-crosslinked double-network hydrogels enabling highly efficient mechanoradical generation. Z. J. Wang, J. Jiang, Q. Mu, S. Maeda, T. Nakajima, J. P. Gong. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 3154-3161.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12539 - Cooperative deformation of periodically patterned hydrogels. Z. J. Wang, C. N. Zhu, W. Hong, Z. L. Wu, Q. Zheng. Sci. Adv., 2017, 3: e1700848.
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1700348 - Site-specific pre-swelling directed morphing structure of patterned hydrogels. Z. J. Wang, H. Wei, Z. L. Wu, Q. Zheng. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 15974-15978.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201708926 - Programmed planar-to-helical shape transformations of composite hydrogels with bioinspired layered fibrous structures. Z. J. Wang, C. N. Zhu, W. Hong, Z. L. Wu, Q. Zheng. J. Mater. Chem. B, 2016, 4, 7075-7079.
DOI: 10.1039/C6TB02178F
Publications
2025
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Mechanochemistry for On-Demand Polymer Network Materials
, J. Gong, Macromolecules, 2025, 58, 1, 4–17
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c02293
2024
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Muscle-like Hydrogels with Fast Isochoric Responses and Their Applications as Soft Robots: A Minireview
, Q. Zhu, H. Cheng, X. Wen, Z. Wang, Q. Zheng, Z. Wu, Materials Horizons, 2024, ,
DOI: 10.1039/d4mh01187b
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Light-Driven Self-Sustained Rolling of Cylinder Hydrogels with Fast and Anisotropic Responses
, H. Cheng, W. Liu, Y. Xiao, X. Wu, J. Breu, W. Hong, Z. Wang, Q. Zheng, Z. Wu, CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE, 2024, ,
DOI: 10.1007/s10118-024-3196-3
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Hydrogel Morphogenesis Induced by Force-Controlled Growth
, J. Lin, T. Nakajima, J. Gong, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2024, 121 (27), e2402587121
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2402587121