About the Research
Research Theme
Exploring the mechanisms of chemical reactions in soft materials
Keyword
Research Outline
Before joining ICReDD, I focused on the fracture mechanisms of soft and tough double network (DN) materials mainly from the perspective of polymer physics and fracture mechanics. Now one of my research interests is to understand the mechanisms of special chemical reactions in gel materials combining computational and experimental results.
Representative Research Achievements
Nanophase Separation in Immiscible Double Network Elastomers Induces Synergetic Strengthening,
Toughening, and Fatigue Resistance
Y. Zheng, R. Kiyama, T. Matsuda, K. P. Cui, X. Y. Li, W. Cui, Y. Z. Guo, T. Nakajima, T. Kurokawa,
J. P. Gong, Chem. Mater., 2021, 33, 3321-3334
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c00512
Tiny yet tough: Maximizing the toughness of fiber-reinforced soft composites in the absence of a
fiber-fracture mechanism
W. Cui, Y. Huang, L. Chen, Y. Zheng, Y. Saruwatari, C. Y. Hui, T. Kurokawa, D. R. King, J. P. Gong,
Matter, 2021, published online
DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2021.08.013
Facile preparation of cellulose hydrogel with Achilles tendon-like super strength through aligning
hierarchical fibrous structure
Y. Z. Guo, T. Nakajima, Md. T. l. Mredha and H. L. Guo, K. P. Cui, Y. Zheng, W. Cui, T. Kurokawa,
J. P. Gong, Chem. Eng. J., 2022, 428, 132040
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.132040
Related Research
Publications
2023
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Fractographic Mirror Law for Brittle Fracture of Nonlinear Elastic Soft Materials
, Y. Zheng, T. Nonoyama, J. P. Gong, Soft Matter, 2023, ,
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM00879G
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Swelling Effect on the Yielding, Elasticity, and Fracture of Double-Network Hydrogels with an Inhomogeneous First Network
, T. Nakajima, W. Cui, C. Y. Hui, J. P. Gong, Macromolecules, 2023, 56, 11, 3962-3972
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00354
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In Situ and Real-Time Visualization of Mechanochemical Damage in Double-Network Hydrogels by Prefluorescent Probe via Oxygen- Relayed Radical Trapping
, J. L. Jiang, M. Jin, D. Miura, F. X. Lu, K. Kubota, T. Nakajima, S. Maeda, H. Ito, J. P. Gong, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 7376-7389
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c13764
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Metal-Coordinated Dynamics and Viscoelastic Properties of Double-Network Hydrogels
, Y. Wang, Z. Wang, L. Chen, F. B. Zhu, Y. A. Ye, Y. Zheng, W. W. Yu, Q. Zheng, Gels, 2023, 9(2), 145
DOI: 10.3390/gels9020145
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Enhanced Rupture Force in a Cut-Dispersed Double-Network Hydrogel
, D. D. Yan, L. Chen, Y. Wang, F. B. Zhu, Y. A. Ye, Y. Zheng, W. W. Yu, Q. Zheng, Gels, 2023, 9(2), 158
DOI: 10.3390/gels9020158
2022
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Rate-Independent Self-Healing Double Network Hydrogels Using a Thixotropic Sacrificial Network
, Y. Zheng, T. Nakajima, E. Kamio, H. Matsuyama, J. P. Gong, Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 21, 9547–9557
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01425
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Strong Tough Conductive Hydrogels via the Synergy of Ion-Induced Cross-Linking and Salting-Out
, Y. Zheng, R. J. Zhu, Q. F. Mu, X. Y. Wang, Z. S. Wang, S. Q. Liu, M. Li, R. Ran, Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, ,
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202204823