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Dr. Li has authored and co-authored more than 130 peer-reviewed journal articles, including Science Advances, Physical Review Letters, ACS Nano, Biomaterials, Nanoscale, Macromolecules, Journal of Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, and Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, etc. He has been invited as a reviewer for more than 100 international journals, such as Nature Communications and Science Advances. The most up-to-date publication is given in Google Scholar.

Graduate and undergraduate student co-authors who are current or former students supervised by Dr. Ying Li are respectively denoted by superscripts “**” and “*”. The corresponding author is in bold.

Refereed Articles in Journals (J)

2023

J1. Ying Wang., Jinlong He., Daxian Cao., Ercan Cakmak., Xianhui Zhao., Qingliu Wu., Yuyue Zhao., Haoze Ren., Xiao Sun., Ying Li., and Hongli Zhu. (2023): “Opening twisted polymer chains for simultaneously high printability and battery fast-charge.” Energy Storage Materials, 55, 42–54. DOI: 10.1016/j.ensm.2022.11.025

J2. Jinlong He., Jeffrey R. McCutcheon., and Ying Li. (2023): “Effect of different manufacturing methods on polyamide reverse-osmosis membranes for desalination: insights from molecular dynamics simulations.” Desalination, 547, 116204. DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2022.116204

J3. Lei Tao., Jinlong He., Jeffrey R. McCutcheon., and Ying Li. (2023): “Machine Learning Prediction on the Fractional Free Volume of Polymer Membranes. ” Journal of Membrane Science, 665, 121131. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121131

J4. Weikang Xian., Chung-Hao Liu., Behrad Kangarlou., Shing-Yun Chang., Chao Wu., Yang Cao., Luyi Sun., Anson W.K. Ma., Mu-Ping Nieh., Amitesh Maiti., Andrew P. Saab., and Ying Li. (2023): “Effect of Diphenyl Content on Viscoelasticity of Poly(dimethyl-co-diphenyl)siloxane Melt and Net- work.” ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 5(3), 1915-1925. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.2c01979

J5. Jinlong He., Tom Arbaugh.,* Danh Nguyen., Weikang Xian., Eric M. V. Hoek., Jeffrey R. McCutcheon., and Ying Li. (2023): “Molecular mechanisms of thickness-dependent water desalination in polyamide reverse-osmosis membranes.” Journal of Membrane Science, 674, 121498. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121498

J6. Weikang Xian., Jinlong He., Amitesh Maiti., Andrew P. Saab., and Ying Li. (2023): “Investigating Structure and Dynamics of Unentangled Poly (dimethyl-co-diphenyl) siloxane via Molecular Dynamics Simulation.” Soft Matter, 19 (23), 4265–4276. DOI: 10.1039/D3SM00509G

J7. Danh Nguyen., Lei Tao., and Ying Li. (2023): “Machine learning-based prediction for single-cell mechanics.” Mechanics of Materials, 180, 104631. DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2023.104631

J8. Danh Nguyen., James Wu.,* Patrick Corrigan.,* and Ying Li. (2023): “Computational investigation on lipid bilayer disruption induced by amphiphilic Janus nanoparticles: combined effect of Janus balance and charged lipid concentration.” Nanoscale, 15 (39), 16112–16130. DOI: 10.1039/D3NR00403A

J9. Zhongyuan Li., Jinlong He., Ashwanth Subramanian., Nikhil Tiwale., Keith J. Dusoe., Chang-Yong Nam., Ying Li., and Seok-Woo Lee. (2023): “Unraveling the Ultrahigh Modulus of Resilience of Core-Shell SU-8 Nanocomposite Nanopillars Fabricated by Vapor-Phase Infiltration.” Materials & Design, 227, 111770. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2023.111770

J10. Siyi Liu., Jinlong He., Yifan Rao., Zhaohe Dai., Huilin Ye.,** John Tanir., Ying Li., and Nanshu Lu. (2023): “Conformability of flexible sheets on spherical surfaces. ” Science Advances, 9 (16), eadf2709. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf2709

J11. Li Wang., Jinlong He., Mohammad Heiranian, Hanqing Fan., Lianfa Song., Ying Li., and Menachem Elimelech. (2023): “Water transport in reverse osmosis membranes is governed by pore flow, not a solution-diffusion mechanism.” Science Advances, 9 (15), eadf8488. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf8488

J12. Zihan Wang., Weikang Xian., Ying Li., and Hongyi Xu. (2023): “Embedding physical knowledge in deep neural networks for predicting the phonon dispersion curves of cellular metamaterials.” Computational Mechanics, 72, 221–239. DOI: 10.1007/s00466-023-02328-5

J13. Lei Tao., Jinlong He., Nuwayo Eric Munyaneza., Vikas Varshney., Wei Chen., Guoliang Liu., and Ying Li. (2023): “Discovery of Multi-Functional Polyimides Through Exhausting Search Using Explainable Machine Learning Techniques.” Chemical Engineering Journal, 465, 142949. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.142949

J14. Yifan Rao., Eunbin Kim., Zhaohe Dai., Jinlong He., Ying Li., and Nanshu Lu. (2023): “Size-dependent shape characteristics of 2D crystal blisters.” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 175, 105286. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2023.105286

J15. Tianle Yue., Jinlong He., Lei Tao., and Ying Li. (2023): “High-Throughput Screening and Prediction of High Modulus of Resilience Polymers Using Explain- able Machine Learning.” Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 19, 14, 4641–4653. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00131

J16. Yuhao Liu., Weikang Xian., Jinlong He., and Ying Li. (2023): “Interplay Between Entanglement and Crossing in Determining Mechanical Behaviors of Polymer Networks.” International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, 14(4), 474–495. DOI: 10.1080/19475411.2023.2261777

J17. Jared T. Wiemann., Danh Nguyen., Swagata Bhattacharyya., Ying Li., and Yan Yu. (2023): “Antibacterial Activity of Amphiphilic Janus Nanoparticles Enhanced by Polycationic Ligands.” ACS Applied Nano Materials, 6(21), 20398–20409. DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.3c04486

J18. Yuhao Liu., Jinlong He., Weikang Xian., and Ying Li. (2023): “Impact Velocity and Temperature Effects on the Shock Wave Propagation and Spallation of Hydroxyl- terminated Polybutadiene: A Molecular Dynamics Study.” ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 5(11), 8937–8948. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.3c01325

J19. Jinlong He., Tianle Yue., Jeffrey R. McCutcheon., and Ying Li. (2023): “Recent developments in 3D-printed membranes for water desalination.” Journal of Physics: Energy, 6(1), 012002. DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/ad0d01

J21. Javier A. Quezada-Renteria., Jishan Wu., Jinlong He., Derrick S. Dlamini., Ying Li., and Eric M. V. Hoek. (2023): “Insights on the Chlorine Resistance of Polyester Composite Nanofiltration Membranes.” Journal of Membrane Science, In Revision.

J22. Falon Kalutantirige., Jinlong He., Lehan Yao., Stephen Cotty., Shan Zhou., John Smith., Emad Tajkhorshid., Charles Schroeder., Jeffrey Moore., Hyosung An., Xiao Su., Ying Li., and Qian Chen. (2023): “Beyond Nothingness: Formation and Functional Relevance of Voids in Polymer Films.” Nature Communications, In Revision.

J23. Jinshan Wu., Jinlong He., Javier A. Quezada-Renteria., Jason Le., Kay Au., Kevin Guo., Derrick Dlamini., Hanqing Fan., Menachem Elimelech., Ying Li., and Eric M.V. Hoek. (2023): “Polyamide Reverse Osmosis Membrane Compaction and Relaxation: Mechanisms and Implications for Desalination Performance.” Science Advances, In Revision.

2022

J1. Jared Wiemann., Danh Nguyen., Zhiqiang Shen.,** Huilin Ye.,** Ying Li., and Yan Yu. (2022): “Domain-selective compression of phase-separated vesicles induced by amphiphilic Janus nanoparticles.” Biophysical Journal, Vol. 121, No. 3, pp. 485-486. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.11.335

J2. Qiuting Zhang., Danh Nguyen., Jung-Shen B Tai., XJ Xu., Japinder Nijjer., Xin Huang., Ying Li., and Jing Yan. (2022): “Mechanical Resilience of Biofilms toward Environmental Perturbations Mediated by Extracellular Matrix.” Advanced Functional Materials, 32 (23), 2110699. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202110699

J3. Jason Yang.,* Lei Tao., Jinlong He., and Ying Li. (2022): “Machine learning enables interpretable discovery of innovative polymers for gas separation mem- branes.” Science Advances, abn9545. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn9545

J4. Jinlong He., Jason Yang.,* Jeffrey R. McCutcheon., and Ying Li. (2022): “Molecular insights into the structure-property relationships of 3D printed polyamide reverse-osmosis membrane for desalination.” Journal of Membrane Science, 658, 120731. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120731

J5. Lei Tao., John Byrnes., Vikas Varshney., and Ying Li. (2022): “Machine Learning Strategies for the Structure-Property Relationship of Copolymers.” Cell Press, iScience, 25, 104585. DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104585

J6. Lei Tao., Tom Arbaugh.,* John Byrnes., Vikas Varshney., and Ying Li. (2022): “Unified machine learning protocol for copolymer structure-property predictions.” Cell Press, STAR Protocols, 3 (4), 101875. DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101875

J7. Guang Chen.,** Martin Kr¨oger., and Ying Li. (2022): “Inverse Hall-Petch Effect of Nanocrystalline Ice Predicted by Machine-Learned Coarse-Grained Modeling.” Journal of Micromechanics and Molecular Physics, 1-10. DOI: 10.1142/s2424913022500011

J8. Jinlong He., Weikang Xian., Lei Tao., Patrick Corrigan.,* and Ying Li. (2022): “Interfacial Modification to Anomalously Facilitate Thermal Transport Through Cathode-Separator Composite in Lithium-Ion Batteries.” Applied Surface Science, 606, 155010. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.155010

J9. Jinlong He., Weikang Xian., Lei Tao., Patrick Corrigan.,* and Ying Li. (2022): “Unstructured Self-assembled Molecular Lamella Induces Ultrafast Thermal Transfer through Cathode/Separator interphase in Lithium-Ion Batteries.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14, 50, 56268–56279. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c15718

J10. Jinlong He., Lei Tao., Weikang Xian., Tom Arbaugh.,* and Ying Li. (2022): “Molecular Self-assembled Monolayers Anomalously Enhance Thermal Conductance across Polymer- Semiconductor Interfaces.” Nanoscale, 14 (47), 17681–17693. DOI: 10.1039/d2nr04936h

2021

J1. Lei Tao., Vikas Varshney., and Ying Li. (2021): “Benchmarking Machine Learning Models for Polymer Informatics: An Example of Glass Transition Temperature.” Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, Vol. 61, No. 12, pp. 5395-5413. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.1c01031

J2. Jason Yang.,* Zhiqiang Shen.,** Jinlong He., and Ying Li. (2021): “Efficient separation of small organic contaminants in water using functionalized nanoporous graphene membranes: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations.” Journal of Membrane Science, Vol. 630, pp. 119331. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119331

J3. Fuchuan Ding., Hao Ding., Zhiqiang Shen.,** Lei Qian., Jun Ouyang., Songshan Zeng., Thomas AP Seery., Jiao Li., Guanzheng Wu., Sonia E. Chavez., Andrew T. Smith., Lan Liu., Ying Li., and Luyi Sun. (2021): “Super stretchable and compressible hydrogels inspired by hook-and-loop fasteners.” Langmuir, Vol. 37, No. 25, pp. 7760-7770. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00924

J4. Guang Chen.,** Weikang Xian., Qiming Wang., and Ying Li. (2021): “Molecular Simulation-Guided and Physics-Informed Mechanistic Modeling of Multifunctional Polymers.” Acta Mechanica Sinica, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 725-745. DOI: 10.1007/s10409-021-01100-3

J5. Guang Chen.,** Lei Tao., and Ying Li. (2021): “Predicting Polymer’s Glass Transition Temperature by A Chemical Language Processing Model.” Polymers, Vol. 13, No. 11, pp. 1898. DOI: 10.3390/polym13111898

J6. Lei Tao., Guang Chen.,** and Ying Li. (2021) “Machine Learning Discovery of High-Temperature Polymers.” Patterns, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 100225. DOI: 10.1016/j.patter.2021.100225

J7. Huilin Ye.,** Zhiqiang Shen.,** and Ying Li. (2021): “Adhesive Rolling of Nanoparticles in a Lateral Flow Inspired from Diagnostics of COVID-19.” Extreme Mechanics Letters, Vol. 44, pp. 101239. DOI: 10.1016/j.eml.2021.101239

J8. Zhiqiang Shen.,** Huilin Ye.,** Qiming Wang., Martin Kroger., and Ying Li. (2021): “Sticky Rouse Time Features the Self-Healing of Supramolecular Polymer Networks.” Macromolecules, Vol. 54, No. 11, pp. 5053-5064. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00335

J9. Hai Qiu., Ying Li., Tianfu Guo., Shan Tang., Zhaoqian Xie., and Xu Guo. (2021): “Effect of void arrangement on pattern transformation of porous soft solids under biaxial loading.” Materials, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 1205. DOI: 10.3390/ma14051205

J10. Huilin Ye.,** Weikang Xian., and Ying Li. (2021): “Machine Learning of Coarse-grained Models for Organic Molecules and Polymers: Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges.” ACS Omega, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 1758-1772. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05321

J11. Yonghang Xu., Songshan Zeng., Weikang Xian., Limiao Lin., Hao Ding., Jingjing Liu., Min Xiao., Shuanjin Wang., Ying Li., Yuezhong Meng., and Luyi Sun. (2021): “Transparency Change Mechanochromism Based on a Robust PDMS-Hydrogel Bilayer Structure.” Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp.2000446. DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000446

J12. Huilin Ye.,** Zhiqiang Shen.,** Mei Wei., and Ying Li. (2021): “Red blood cell-hitchhiking enhances accumulation of nano- and micro-particles in the constriction of stenosed microvessel.” Soft Matter, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 40-56. DOI: 10.1039/D0SM01637C

J13. Huilin Ye.,** Ying Li., and Teng Zhang. (2021): “Magttice: A Lattice Model for Hard-Magnetic Materials.” Soft Matter, Vol. 17, No. 13, pp. 3560-3568. DOI: 10.1039/D0SM01662D

J14. Zihan Wang., Weikang Xian., M. Ridha Baccouche., Horst Lanzerath., Ying Li., and Hongyi Xu (2021): ” Design of Phononic Bandgap Metamaterials based on Gaussian Mixture Beta Variational Autoen- coder and Iterative Model Updating.” Journal of Mechanical Design, 144(4): 041705. DOI: 10.1115/1.4053814

J15. Danh Nguyen., Lei Tao., and Ying Li. (2021): “Integration of Machine Learning and Coarse-grained Molecular Simulations for Polymer Materials: physical understandings and molecular design.” Frontiers in Chemistry, 9: 820417. DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.820417

2020

J1. Jared Wiemann., Zhiqiang Shen.,** Huilin Ye.,** Ying Li., and Yan Yu. (2020): “Membrane Poration, Wrinkling, and Compression: Deformations of Lipid Vesicles Induced by Amphiphilic Janus Nanoparticles.” Nanoscale, Vol. 12, No. 39, pp. 20326-20336. DOI: 10.1039/D0NR05355D

J2. Guang Chen.,** Zhiqiang Shen.,** and Ying Li. (2020): “A machine-learning-assisted study of permeability of small drug-like molecules across lipid membranes.” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., Vol. 22, No. 35, pp. 19687-19696. DOI: 10.1039/D0CP03243C

J3. Roberto Brighenti.,* Ying Li., and Franck J. Vernerey. (2020): “Smart polymers for advanced applications: a mechanical perspective review.” Frontiers in Materials, Vol. 7, pp. 196. DOI: 10.3389/fmats.2020.00196

J4. Zhiqiang Shen.,** Jeffrey Ge.,* Huilin Ye.,** Shan Tang., and Ying Li. (2020): ” Cholesterol-like Condensing Effect of Perfluoroalkyl Substances on a Phospholipid Bilayer.” The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 124, No. 26, pp. 5415-5425. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c00980

J5. Huilin Ye.,** Zhiqiang Shen.,**Weikang Xian., Teng Zhang., Shan Tang., and Ying Li. (2020): “OpenFSI: A highly efficient and portable uid-structure simulation package implemented in LAMMPS.” Computer Physics Communications, Vol. 256, pp. 107463. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2020.107463

J6. Guang Chen.,** Zhiqiang Shen.,** Akshay Iyer., Umar Farooq Ghumman., Shan Tang., Jinbo Bi., Wei Chen., and Ying Li. (2020): “Machine-learning-assisted de novo design of organic molecules and polymers: opportunities and challenges.” MDPI-Polymers, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 163. DOI: 10.3390/polym12010163

J7. Lijun Deng., Nian Zhou., Shan Tang., and Ying Li. (2020): “Anisotropic Diffusion of Water Nanodroplets on Phosphorene: Effects of pre-compressive deformation and temperature.” Computational Materials Science, Vol. 178, No. 6, pp. 109623. DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2020.109623

J8. Nian Zhou., Khalil I. Elkhodary., Xiaoxu Huang., Shan Tang., and Ying Li. (2020): “Dislocation Structure and Dynamics Govern Pop-in Modes of Nanoindentation on Single Crystal Metals.” Philosophical Magazine, Vol. 100, No. 12, pp. 1585-1606. DOI: 10.1080/14786435.2020.1739348

J9. Shan Tang., Ying Li., Hai Qiu., Hang Yang., Xu Guo., and Wing Kam Liu. (2020): “MAP123-EP: Model-free approach for elastoplastic material modeling from 1D to 3D.” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 364, pp. 112955. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2020.112955

2019

J1. Zhiqiang Shen.,** David T. Loe., Alessandro Fisher.,* Martin Kroger., Jessica L. Rouge., and Ying Li. (2019): “Polymer Stiffness Governs Template Mediated Self-Assembly of Liposome-Like Nanoparticles: Simulation, Theory and Experiment.” Nanoscale, Vol. 11, No. 42, pp. 20179-20193. DOI: 10.1039/C9NR07063J

J2. Zhiqiang Shen.,** Huilin Ye.,** Martin Kroger., Shan Tang., and Ying Li. (2019): “Interplay Between Ligand Mobility and Nanoparticle Geometry During Cellular Uptake of PEGylated Liposome and Bicelle.” Nanoscale, Vol. 11, No. 34, pp. 15971-15983. DOI: 10.1039/C9NR02408E

J3. Shan Tang., Gang Zhang., Hang Yang., Xu Guo., Ying Li., and Wing Kam Liu. (2019): “MAP123: A Data-driven Approach to Use 1D Data for 3D Nonlinear Elastic Materials Modeling.” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 357, No. 11, pp. 112587. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2019.112587

J4. Lijun Deng., Nian Zhou., Shan Tang., and Ying Li. (2019): “Improved Dreiding Force Field for a Single Layer Black Phosphorus.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 21, No. 30, pp. 16804-16817. DOI: 10.1039/C9CP02790D

J5. Zhiqiang Shen.,** William Baker.,* Huilin Ye.,** and Ying Li. (2019): “pH-Dependent Aggregation and pH-Independent Cell Membrane Adhesion of Monolayer- Protected Mixed Charged Gold Nanoparticles.” Nanoscale, Vol. 11, No. 15: 7371-7385. DOI: 10.1039/C8NR09617A

J6. Kunhao Yu., An Xin., Haixu Du., Ying Li., and QimingWang. (2019): “Additive Manufacturing of Self-Healing Elastomers.” NPG Asia Materials, Vol. 11, No. 7, pp. DOI: 1 0.1038/s41427-019-0109-y

J7. Zheng Cheng., Huilin Ye.,** Feng Cheng., Hongyan Li., Yi Ma., Qing Zhang., Avi Natan., Alolika Mukhopadhyay., Yucong Jiao., Ying Li., Yongmin Liu., and Hongli Zhu. (2019): “Tuning Chiral Nematic Pitch of Biosourced Photonic Films via Coupling Organic Acid Hydrolysis.” Advanced Materials Interfaces, Vol. 6, No. 7, pp. 1802010. DOI: 10.1002/admi.201802010

J8. Zhiqiang Shen.,** Huilin Ye.,** Xin Yi., and Ying Li. (2019): “Membrane Wrapping Efficiency of Elastic Nanoparticles during Endocytosis: Size and Shape Matter.” ACS Nano, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 215-228. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b05340

J9. Huilin Ye.,** Zhiqiang Shen.,** and Ying Li. (2019): “Interplay of deformability and adhesion on margination of elastic micro-particles in blood flow.” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 861, pp. 55-87. DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2018.890

J10. Huilin Ye.,** Zhiqiang Shen.,** and Ying Li. (2019): “Shape dependent transport of micro-particles in blood flow: from margination to adhesion.” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol.145, No. 4, pp. 04019021. DOI: 10.1088/2053-2571/ab4124ch6

2018

J1. Kuo-Chih Shih., Zhiqiang Shen.,** Ying Li., Martin Kroger., Shing-Yun Chang., Yun Liu., Mu- Ping Nieh., and Hsi-Mei Lai. (2018): “What Causes the Anomalous Aggregation in Pluronic Aqueous Solutions?” Soft Matter, Vol. 14, No. 37, pp. 7653-7663. DOI: 10.1039/C8SM01096J

J2. Huilin Ye.,** Zhiqiang Shen.,** and Ying Li. (2018): “Shear rate dependent margination of sphere-like, oblate-like and prolate-like micro-particles within blood ow.” Soft Matter, Vol. 14, No. 36, pp. 7401-7419. DOI: 10.1039/C8SM01304G

J3. Zhiheng Zhou., Ying Li., Tian Fu Guo., Xu Guo., and Shan Tang. (2018): “Surface Instability of Bilayer Hydrogel Subjected to Both Compression and Solvent Absorption.” Polymers, Vol. 10, No. 6, pp. 624. DOI: 10.3390/polym10060624

J4. Bo Gao., Ying Li., Tian Fu Guo., Xu Guo., and Shan Tang. (2018): “Void nucleation in alloys with lamella particles under biaxial loadings.” Extreme Mechanics Letters, Vol. 22, pp. 42-50. DOI: 10.1016/j.eml.2018.05.002

J5. Hai Qiu., Ying Li., Tian Fu Guo., Xu Guo., and Shan Tang. (2018): “Deformation and pattern transformation of porous soft solids under biaxial loading: Experiments and simulations.” Extreme Mechanics Letters, Vol. 20, pp. 81-90. DOI: 10.1016/j.eml.2018.01.008

J6. Zhiqiang Shen.,** Huilin Ye.,** and Ying Li. (2018): “Understanding Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis of Elastic Nanoparticle through Coarse Grained Molecular Dynamic Simulation.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 20, No. 20, pp. 16372-16385. DOI: 10.1039/C7CP08644J

J7. Zhiqiang Shen.,** Huilin Ye.,** Martin Kroger., and Ying Li. (2018): “Aggregation of Polyethylene glycol Polymers Suppresses Receptor-mediated Endocytosis of PEGylated Liposomes.” Nanoscale, Vol. 10, No. 9, pp. 4545-4560. DOI: 10.1039/C7NR09011K

J8. Huilin Ye.,** Zhiqiang Shen.,** Le Yu., Mei Wei., and Ying Li. (2018): “Manipulating Nanoparticle Transport within Blood Flow through External Forces: An Exemplar of Mechanics in Nanomedicine.” Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences, Vol. 474, No. 2211, pp. 20170845. DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2017.0845

J9. Zhiqiang Shen.,** Huilin Ye.,** Chi Zhou., Martin Kroger., and Ying Li. (2018): “Size of Graphene Sheets Determines the Structural and Mechanical Properties of 3D Graphene Foams.” Nanotechnology, Vol. 29, No. 10, pp. 104001. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aaa612

J10. Huilin Ye.,** Zhiqiang Shen.,** Le Yu., Mei Wei., and Ying Li. (2018): “Anomalous Vascular Dynamics of Nanoworms within Blood Flow.” ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 66-77. DOI: 10.1088/2053-2571/ab4124ch3

J11. Huilin Ye.,** Zhiqiang Shen.,** and Ying Li. (2018): “Cell Stiffness Governs Adhesion Dynamics of Cell on Substrate under Shear Flow.” IEEE Transactions of Nanotechnology, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 407-411. DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2017.2786943

J12. Huilin Ye.,** Zhiqiang Shen.,** and Ying Li. (2018): “Computational Modeling of Magnetic Particle Margination within Blood Flow through LAMMPS.” Computational Mechanics, Vol. 62, No. 3, pp. 457-476. DOI: 10.1007/s00466-017-1508-y

2017

J1. Ying Li., Evan Baker., Timothy Reissman., Cheng Sun., and Wing Kam Liu. (2017): “Design of Mechanical Metamaterials for Simultaneous Phononic Vibration Isolation and Energy Harvesting.” Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 111, No. 25, pp. 251903. DOI: 10.1063/1.5008674

J2. Guanyi Hou., Jun Liu., Yangyang Gao., Liqun Zhang., and Ying Li. (2017): “Tailoring the dispersion of nanoparticles and the mechanical behavior of polymer nanocomposites by designing chain architecture.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 19, No. 47, pp. 32024-32037. DOI: 10.1039/C7CP06199D

J3. Zhiheng Zhou., Ying Li., Wong Weihin., Tianfu Guo., Shan Tang., and Jiayan Luo. (2017): “Transition of Surface-Interface Creasing in Bilayer Hydrogels.” Soft Matter, Vol. 13, No. 35: 6011-6020. DOI: 10.1039/C7SM01013C

J4. Yishuo Guo., Jun Liu., Youping Wu., Liqun Zhang., and Ying Li. (2017): “Molecular Insights into the Effect of Graphene Packing on Mechanical Behaviors of Graphene Reinforced cis-1,4-polybutadiene Polymer Nanocomposites.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 19, pp. 22417-22433. DOI: 10.1039/C7CP02945D

J5. Yan Xia., Hyun-Sool Jiang., Zhiqiang Shen.,** Geoffrey D Bothun., Ying Li., and Mu-Ping. Nieh. (2017): “Effects of Membrane Defects and Polymer Hydrophobicity on Networking Kinetics of Vesicles.” Langmuir, Vol 33, No. 23, pp. 5745-5751. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00373

J6. Zhiqiang Shen.,** Huilin Ye.,** Martin Kroger., and Ying Li. (2017):  “Self-assembled core-polyethylene glycol-lipid shell nanoparticles demonstrate high stability in shear flow.”  Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 19, pp. 13294-13306. DOI: 10.1039/C7CP01530E

J7. Zhonglin Li., Zhiheng Zhou., Ying Li., and Shan Tang. (2017): “Effect of Cyclic Loading on Surface Instability of Silicone Rubber under compression.” Polymers, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 148. DOI: 10.3390/polym9040148

J8. Zhiqiang Shen.,** Magnus Roding., Martin Kroger., and Ying Li. (2017): “Carbon Nanotube Length Governs the Viscoelasticity and Permeability of Buckypaper.” Polymers, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 115. DOI: 10.3390/polym9040115

J9. Ying Li., Zeliang Liu., Zheng Jia., Wing Kam Liu., Saad M. Aldousari., Hassan Sayed Hedia., and Saeed Asiri. (2017): “Modular-based Multiscale Modeling on Viscoelasticity of Polymer Nanocomposites.” Computational Mechanics, Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 187-201. DOI: 10.1007/s00466-016-1346-3

2016

J1. Zhiqiang Shen.,** David T. Loe., Joseph K. Awino., Martin Kroger., Jessica L. Rouge., and Ying Li. (2016): “Self-assembly of core-polyethylene glycol-lipid shell. (CPLS) nanoparticles and their potential as drug delivery vehicles.” Nanoscale, Vol. 8, No. 31, pp. 14821-14835. DOI: 10.1039/C6NR04134E

J2. Zhiqiang Shen.,** Mu-Ping Nieh., and Ying Li. (2016): “Decorating Nanoparticle Surface for Targeted Drug Delivery: Opportunities and Challenges.” Polymers, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 83. DOI: 10.3390/polym8030083

J3. Ying Li. (2016): “Reversible Wrinkles of Monolayer Graphene on a Polymer Substrate: Toward Stretchable and Flexible Electronics.” Soft Matter, Vol. 12, No. 13, pp. 3202-3213. DOI: 10.1039/C6SM00108D

J4. Dan Peng., Zhiheng Zhou., Yin Liu., Tianfu Guo., Ying Li., and Shan Tang. (2016): “Computational Modeling of Sulci Effect during Tumor Growth and Cerebral Edema.” Journal of Nanomaterials, Vol. 18: 3038790. DOI: 10.1155/2016/3038790

J5. Ying Li., Yanping Lian., Lucy T. Zhang., Saad M. Aldousari., Hassan Sayed Hedia., Saeed Asiri., and Wing Kam Liu. (2016): “Cell and Nanoparticle Transport in Tumour Microvasculature: the role of size, shape and surface functionality of nanoparticles.” Interface Focus, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 20150086. DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2015.0086

J6. Ying Li., Shan Tang., Martin Kroger., and Wing Kam Liu. (2016): “Molecular Simulation Guided Constitutive Modeling on Finite Strain Viscoelasticity of Elastomers.” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 88, pp. 204-226. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2015.12.007

2015

J1. Shan Tang., Ying Li., Yang Yang., and ZaoYang Guo. (2015): “Effect of Mechanical-Driven Volumetric Change on Instability Patterns of Bilayered Soft Solids.” Soft Matter, Vol. 11, pp. 7911-7919. DOI: 10.1039/c5sm01614b

J2. Shan Tang., Ying Li., Wing Kam Liu., Ning Hu., and ZaoYang Guo. (2015): “Tensile stress-driven surface wrinkles on cylindrical core-shell soft solids.” Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 82, No. 12, pp. 121002. DOI: 10.1115/1.4031244

J3. Ying Li., Martin Kroger., and Wing Kam Liu. (2015): “Shape effect in cellular uptake of PEGylated nanoparticles: Comparison between sphere, rod, cube and disk.” Nanoscale, Vol. 7, No. 40, pp. 16631-16646. DOI: 10.1039/c5nr02970h

J4. Jifeng Zhao., Ying Li., and Wing Kam Liu. (2015): “Predicting band structure of 3D mechanical metamaterials with complex geometry via XFEM.” Computational Mechanics, Vol. 55, No. 4, pp. 659-672. DOI: 10.1007/s00466-015-1129-2

J5. John A. Moore., Ying Li., Devin Thomas O’Connor., Wylie Stroberg., and Wing Kam Liu. (2015): “Advancements in multiresolution analysis.” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 102, No. 3-4, pp. 784-807. DOI: 10.1002/nme.4840

2014

J1. Shan Tang., Ying Li., Wing Kam Liu., and Xiaoxu Huang. (2014): “Surface ripples of polymeric nanofibers under tension: the crucial role of Poisson’s ratio.” Macromolecules, Vol. 47, No. 18, pp. 6503-6514. DOI: 10.1021/ma5012599

J2. Ying Li., Martin Kroger., and Wing Kam Liu. (2014): “Endocytosis of PEGylated nanoparticles accompanied by structural and free energy changes of the grafted polyethylene glycol.” Biomaterials, Vol. 35, No. 30, pp. 8467-8478. DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.06.032

J3. Ying Li., Wylie Stroberg., Tae-Rin Lee., Hansung Kim., Han Man., Dean Ho, Paolo Decuzzi., and Wing Kam Liu. (2014): “Multiscale modeling and Uncertainty Quantification in nanoparticle based drug/gene delivery.” Computational Mechanics, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 511-537. DOI: 10.1007/s00466-013-0953-5

J4. Steven Greene., Ying Li., Wei Chen., and Wing Kam Liu. (2014): “The archetype-genome exemplar in molecular dynamics and continuum mechanics.” Computational Mechanics, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 687-737. DOI: 10.1007/s00466-013-0925-9

J5. Ying Li., Martin Kroger., and Wing Kam Liu. (2014): “Dynamic structure of unentangled polymer chains in the vicinity of non-attractive nanoparticles.” Soft Matter, Vol. 10, No. 11, pp. 1723-1737. DOI: 10.1039/c3sm51564h

J6. Rudi Steenbakkers., Christos Tzoumanekas., Ying Li., Wing Kam Liu., Martin Kroger., and Jay D Schieber. (2014): “Primitive-path statistics of entangled polymers: Mapping multi-chain simulations onto single chain mean-field models.” New Journal of Physics, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 015027. DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/16/1/015027

2013

J1. Ying Li., Brendan C. Abberton., Martin Kroger., and Wing Kam Liu. (2013): “Challenges in Multiscale Modeling of Polymer Dynamics.” Polymers, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 751-832. DOI: 10.3390/polym5020751

2012

J1. Ying Li., Shan Tang., Brendan C. Abberton., Martin Kroger., Craig Burkhart., Bing Jiang., George Papakonstantopoulos., Mike Poldne., and Wing Kam Liu. (2012): “A Predictive Multiscale Computational Framework for Viscoelastic Properties of Linear Polymers.” Polymer, Vol. 53, No. 25, pp. 5935-5952. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.09.055

J2. Ying Li., Martin Kroger., and Wing Kam Liu. (2012): “Nanoparticle Effect on the Dynamics of Polymer Chains and Their Entanglement Network.” Physical Review Letters, Vol. 109, No, 11, pp. 118001. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.118001

J3. Ying Li., Martin Kroger., and Wing Kam Liu. (2012): “Nanoparticle Geometrical Effect on Structure, Dynamics and Anisotropic Viscosity of Polyethylene Nanocomposites.” Macromolecules, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 2099-2112. DOI: 10.1021/ma202289a

J4. Ying Li., and Martin Kroger. (2012): “A theoretical evaluation of the effects of carbon nanotube entanglement and bundling on the structural and mechanical properties of buckypaper.” Carbon, Vol. 50, No. 5, pp. 1793-1806. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.12.027

J5. Ying Li., and Martin Kroger. (2012): “Computational study on entanglement length and pore size of carbon nanotube buckypaper.” Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 100, No. 2, pp. 021907. DOI: 10.1063/1.3675912

J6. Ying Li., and Martin Kroger. (2012): “Viscoelasticity of carbon nanotube buckypaper: zipping-unzipping mechanism and entanglement effects.” Soft Matter, Vol. 8, No. 30, pp. 7822-7830. DOI: 10.1039/C2SM25561H

2011

J1. Ying Li., Martin Kroger., and Wing Kam Liu. (2011): “Primitive chain network study on uncrossed and crossed cis-polyisoprene polymers.”Polymer, Vol. 52, No. 25, pp. 5867-5878. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.10.044

J2. Ying Li. (2011): “Effect of nano inclusions on the structural and physical properties of polyethylene polymer matrix.” Polymer, Vol. 52, No. 10, pp. 2310-2318. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.03.025

2010

J1. Yanjun Yin., Qinshan Fan., Fan Yang., and Ying Li. (2010): “Super carbon nanotubes, fractal super tubes and fractal super fibres.” Materials Science and Technology, Vol. 26, No. 11, pp. 1327-1331. DOI: 10.1179/026708310X12798718274197

J2. Yanjun Yin., Ying Li., Fan Yang., and Qinshan Fan. (2010): “Multiple-cell elements and regular multifractals.” Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 55-65. DOI: 10.1007/s10483-010-0106-2

J3. Ying Li., Yanjun Yin., Qinshan Fan., and Fan Yang. (2010): “From fractal to multifractal super fibres and wool fibres with exceptional mechanical properties.” Materials Science and Technology, Vol. 26, No, 11, pp. 1323-1326. DOI: 10.1179/026708310X12798718274151

J4. Ying Li., Xinming Qiu., Yajun Yin., Fan Yang., and Qinshan Fan. (2010): “The elastic buckling of super-graphene and super-square carbon nanotube networks.” Physics Letters A, Vol. 374, No. 15, pp. 1773-1778. DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2010.02.033

J5. Ying Li. (2010): “Twist-enhanced stretchability of graphene nanoribbons: a molecular dynamics study.” Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 43, No. 49, pp. 495405. DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/43/49/495405

2009

J1. Yajun Yin., Fan Yang., Ying Li., and Qinshan Fan. (2009): “Fractal geometry and topology abstracted from hair fibers.” Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 30, No. 8, pp. 983-990. DOI: 10.1007/s10483-009-0804-5

J2. Xishu Wang., Ying Li., and Xiangkang Meng. (2009): “An estimation method on failure stress of micro thickness Cu lm-substrate structure.” Science in China Series E: Technological Sciences, Vol. 52, No. 8, pp. 2210-2215. DOI: 10.1007/s11431-009-0235-9

J3. Ying Li., Xinming Qiu., Yajun Yin., Fan Yang., and Qinshan Fan. (2009): “The specific heat of carbon nanotube networks and their potential applications.” Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 42, No. 15, pp. 155405. DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/42/15/155405

J4. Ying Li., Xinming Qiu., Yajun Yin., Fan Yang., and Qinshan Fan. (2009): “Equivalent elastic moduli of a zigzag single-walled carbon nanotube given by uniform radial deformation.” Physics Letters A, Vol. 373, No. 27, pp. 2368-2373. DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2009.04.066

J5. Ying Li., Xinming Qiu., Fan Yang., Yajun Yin., and Qinshan Fan. (2009): “Stretching-dominated deformation mechanism in a super square carbon nanotube network.” Carbon, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 812-819. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2008.11.035

J6. Ying Li., Xinming Qiu., Mu Wang., Yajun Yin., Fan Yang., and Qinshan Fan. (2009): “The invariabilities in the free vibrations of carbon nanotube networks with identical boundary conditions.” EPL. (Europhysics Letters), Vol. 88, No. 2, pp. 26006. DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/88/26006

2008

J1. Ying Li., Xishu Wang., and Xiangkang Meng. (2008): “Buckling behavior of metal lm/substrate structure under pure bending.” Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 92, No. 13, pp. 131902. DOI: 10.1063/1.2897035

J2. Ying Li., Xishu Wang., and Qinshan Fan. (2008). “Effects of elastic anisotropy on the surface stability of thin lm/substrate system.” International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 46, No. 12, pp. 1325-1333. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2008.07.008

J3. Ying Li., and Xishu Wang. (2008): “Investigation on Characteristics of Structure and Simulation analysis for Dragonfly Wing Vein.” Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 33, pp. 785-788. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.33-37.785

J4. Ying Li., Xinming Qiu., Fan Yang., Xishu Wang., Yajun Yin., and Qinshan Fan. (2008): “Chirality independence in critical buckling forces of super carbon nanotubes.” Solid State Communications, Vol. 148, No. 1, pp. 63-68. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2008.07.025

J5. Ying Li., Xinming Qiu., Fan Yang., Xishu Wang., Yajun Yin., and Qinshan Fan. (2008): “A comprehensive study on the mechanical properties of super carbon nanotubes.” Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 41, No. 15, pp. 155423. DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/15/155423

J6. Ying Li., Xinming Qiu., Fan Yang., Xishu Wang., and Yajun Yin. (2008): “Ultra-high sensitivity of super carbon nanotube-based mass and strain sensors.” Nanotechnology, Vol. 19, No. 16, pp. 165502. DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/16/165502

J7. Ying Li., Xinming Qiu., Fan Yang., Xishu Wang., and Yajun Yin. (2008): “The effective modulus of super carbon nanotubes predicted by molecular structure mechanics.” Nanotechnology, Vol. 19, pp. 225701. DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/22/225701

J8. Fan Yang., Xinming Qiu., Ying Li., Yajun Yin., and Qinshan Fan. (2008): “Specific heat of super carbon nanotube and its chirality independence.” Physics Letters A, Vol. 372, No. 46, pp. 6960-6964. DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2008.09.048

J9. Xishu Wang., Chengkun Yan., Ying Li., Yibin Xue., Xiangkang Meng., and Bisheng Wu. (2008): “SEM in-situ investigation on failure of nanometallic lm/substrate structures under three-point bending loading.” International journal of fracture, Vol. 151, No. 2, pp. 269-279. DOI: 10.1007/s10704-008-9257-8

J10. Xishu Wang., Ying Li., and Yunfei Shi. (2008): “Effects of sandwich microstructures on mechanical behaviors of dragonfly wing vein.” Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 68, No. 1, pp. 186-192. DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.05.023

J11. Xishu Wang., Li Jin., Ying Li., and Xingwu Guo. (2008): “Effect of equal channel angular extrusion process on deformation behaviors of Mg-3Al-Zn alloy.” Materials Letters, Vol. 62, No. 12, pp. 1856-1858. DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2007.10.019

J12. Xishu Wang., Jinghong Fan., Bisheng Wu., and Ying Li. (2008): “Effects of Distance and Alignment Holes on Fatigue Crack Behaviors of Cast Magnesium Alloys.” Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 33, pp. 13-18. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.33-37.13

J13. Huaping Tang., Xishu Wang., Ruiqi Zhao., and Ying Li. (2008): “Investigation on thermo-mechanical behaviors of artificial muscle films.” Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 43, No. 10, pp. 3733-3737. DOI: 10.1007/s10853-008-2603-4

Book Chapters (B)

B1. Huilin Ye**, Zhiqiang Shen** and Ying Li (2019). Multiscale modeling of vascular dynamics of micro- and nano-particles: application to drug delivery system. Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2019.

B2. Zhiqiang Shen**, Alessandro Fisher*, Huilin Ye** and Ying Li (2019). Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Model Biological membranes: From Nanoscale to Mesoscale. Book Title: Biological Membranes, De Gruyter Publisher.

B3. Ying Li and Shan Tang (2019). Tuning Surface Morphology of Polymer Films through Bilayer Structures, Mechanical Forces and External Stimuli. Book Title: Wrinkled polymer surfaces: strategies, methods and applications, Springer USA.

B4. Zhiqiang Shen**, Alessandro Fisher*, W.K. Liu and Ying Li (2018). PEGylated ‘stealth’ nanoparticles and liposomes. Book Title: Engineering of Biomaterials for Drug Delivery Systems: Beyond Polyethylene Glycol, Elsevier.