Role of Conformational Entropy in Complex Macromolecular Systems

Topology mediates transport of nanoparticles in macromolecular networks

(2022) Xiaobin Dai et al.   Nature Communications

Enhanced Heterogeneous Diffusion of Nanoparticles in Semiflexible Networks

(2021) Ziyang Xu et al.   ACS Nano

Molecular Characterization of Polymer Networks

(2021) Scott P. O. Danielsen et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Dynamics of polymer segments, polymer chains, and nanoparticles in polymer nanocomposite melts: A review

(2020) Eric J. Bailey et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Entropic Contributions to Protein Stability

(2020) Lavi S. Bigman et al.   ISRAEL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Entropy at Bio–Nano Interfaces

(2020) Guolong Zhu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Single-crosslink microscopy in a biopolymer network dissects local elasticity from molecular fluctuations

(2019) Lingxiang Jiang et al.   Nature Communications

Entropy-Mediated Mechanomutable Microstructures and Mechanoresponsive Thermal Transport of Nanoparticle Self-Assembly in Block Copolymers

(2019) Xiaobin Dai et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Tailoring Interfacial Nanoparticle Organization through Entropy

(2018) Guolong Zhu et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Hierarchical Crystals Formed from DNA-Functionalized Janus Nanoparticles

(2018) Guolong Zhu et al.   ACS Nano

Entropic forces drive clustering and spatial localization of influenza A M2 during viral budding

(2018) Jesper J. Madsen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymer Conformation—A Pedagogical Review

(2017) Zhen-Gang Wang   MACROMOLECULES

Entropy-driven segregation of polymer-grafted nanoparticles under confinement

(2017) Ren Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Optimal Reactivity and Improved Self-Healing Capability of Structurally Dynamic Polymers Grafted on Janus Nanoparticles Governed by Chain Stiffness and Spatial Organization

(2017) Guoxi Xu et al.   Small

Chain stiffness regulates entropy-templated perfect mixing at single-nanoparticle level

(2016) Zihan Huang et al.   Nanoscale

Quantifying the impact of molecular defects on polymer network elasticity

(2016) M. Zhong et al.   SCIENCE

Non-Fullerene Electron Acceptors for Use in Organic Solar Cells

(2015) Christian B. Nielsen et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Chain-Stiffness-Induced Entropy Effects Mediate Interfacial Assembly of Janus Nanoparticles in Block Copolymers: From Interfacial Nanostructures to Optical Responses

(2015) Bojun Dong et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Order through entropy

(2015) Daan Frenkel   NATURE MATERIALS

Progress in polymer hybrid materials

(2015) Michael R. Bockstaller   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Block copolymer-nanoparticle hybrid self-assembly

(2015) Tobias N. Hoheisel et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Coassembly of Janus Nanoparticles in Asymmetric Diblock Copolymer Scaffolds: Unconventional Entropy Effect and Role of Interfacial Topology

(2014) Bojun Dong et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Nanoparticle Organization in Sandwiched Polymer Brushes

(2014) Tine Curk et al.   NANO LETTERS

Entropy-Mediated Mechanical Response of the Interfacial Nanoparticle Patterning

(2014) Zhengyang Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

High thermal conductivity in amorphous polymer blends by engineered interchain interactions

(2014) Gun-Ho Kim et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Modeling semiflexible polymer networks

(2014) C. P. Broedersz et al.   REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSICS

Engineering entropy in soft matter: the bad, the ugly and the good

(2014) Fernando A. Escobedo   Soft Matter

Entropy and biological systems: Experimentally-investigated entropy-driven stacking of plant photosynthetic membranes

(2014) Husen Jia et al.   Scientific Reports

Influenza Virus A M2 Protein Generates Negative Gaussian Membrane Curvature Necessary for Budding and Scission

(2013) Nathan W. Schmidt et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Perfect mixing of immiscible macromolecules at fluid interfaces

(2013) Sergei S. Sheiko et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Self-Consistent Field Approach for Cross-Linked Copolymer Materials

(2013) Friederike Schmid   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Chain conformations dictate multiscale charge transport phenomena in disordered semiconducting polymers

(2013) R. Noriega et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Self-Healing Supramolecular Block Copolymers

(2012) Jens Hentschel et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Self-assembly of block copolymers

(2012) Yiyong Mai et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Effect of Architecture on the Phase Behavior of AB-Type Block Copolymer Melts

(2012) M. W. Matsen   MACROMOLECULES

Mobility of Nonsticky Nanoparticles in Polymer Liquids

(2011) Li-Heng Cai et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Influenza Virus M2 Protein Mediates ESCRT-Independent Membrane Scission

(2010) Jeremy S. Rossman et al.   CELL

Block Copolymer Directed Nanoporous Metal Thin Films

(2010) Hitesh Arora et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

DNA-nanoparticle superlattices formed from anisotropic building blocks

(2010) Matthew R. Jones et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Cross-Link-Governed Dynamics of Biopolymer Networks

(2010) Chase P. Broedersz et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Brownian Motion of Stiff Filaments in a Crowded Environment

(2010) N. Fakhri et al.   SCIENCE

Modeling Microscopic Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Block Copolymer/Nanoparticle Composites

(2009) Jiezhu Jin et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Diameter-dependent bending dynamics of single-walled carbon nanotubes in liquids

(2009) N. Fakhri et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nanoparticles reveal that human cervicovaginal mucus is riddled with pores larger than viruses

(2009) S. K. Lai et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gating of Single Synthetic Nanopores by Proton-Driven DNA Molecular Motors

(2008) Fan Xia et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Monte Carlo Simulations of a Coarse Grain Model for Block Copolymers and Nanocomposites

(2008) François A. Detcheverry et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Nonequilibrium Mechanics and Dynamics of Motor-Activated Gels

(2008) F. C. MacKintosh et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Hierarchical Assembly of Nanoparticle Superstructures from Block Copolymer-Nanoparticle Composites

(2008) Huiman Kang et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS