Computational Design of Soft Materials
Polymers, liquid crystals, colloids, and more
PUBLICATIONS
At Dartmouth
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"Effects of block copolymer compatibilizers and interfacial entanglements on strengthening immiscible glassy polymer blends", Zhang, Y.; Zhang, W., submitted, 2024
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"All-atom molecular dynamics simulations reveal the effects of nanoplastics on lipid membranes and vice versa", Duraes, D.S.; Jiao, E.L.; Zhang, W., submitted, 2024.
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"Roles of interfaces in crystallization in free-standing and multi-layer polymer films", Zou, L.; Zhang, W., submitted, 2024.
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"A multi-scale framework for predicting α-cyclodextrin assembly on polyethylene glycol axles", Smith, C.D.; Ke, C.#; Zhang, W.#, Soft Matter, 2024, 20, 9068 - 9082. #Corresponding authors
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"Interfaces and soft confinement promote crystallization in polymer nanodroplets", Liu, C.; Duraes, D.S.; Jiao, E.L.; Zhang, W., MRS Advances, 2024.
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"Effects of entanglement on polymer crystal growth and inter-crystalline phase formation", Zou, L.; Zhang, W., Macromolecules, 2024, 57, 4410–4420.
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"Direct measurement of polymer chain-end-to-end distances by using RAFT chain transfer agent as the FRET acceptor", Wang, Y.; Fortenberry, A.; Zhang, W.; Simon, Y.; Qiang, Z., The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2023, 127, 3100–3108.
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"Mismatch in nematic interactions leads to composition-dependent crystal nucleation in polymer blends", Zhang, W.#; Zou, L, Macromolecules, 2023, 56, 2234–2245. #Corresponding author
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"Interfacial oriented precursor to secondary nucleation of alkane oligomer crystals revealed by molecular dynamic simulations", Gong, Y.; Zhang, W.; Larson, R.G., Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 6311-6320.
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"Molecular dynamics simulations of the effects of entanglement on polymer crystal nucleation", Zou, L.; Zhang, W., Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 4899-4906.
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"An ultra-dynamic anion cluster-based organic framework", Samanta, J.; Dorn, R.W.; Zhang, W.#; Jiang, X.; Zhang, M.; Staples, R.; Rossini, A.J.#; Ke, C.#, Chem, 2022, 1, 7-9. #Corresponding authors
Prior to Dartmouth
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"Side chain addition suppresses lattice fluctuations and enhances charge mobilities in benzothienobenzothiophenes", Adhikari, J.M.; Zhan, P.; Calitree, B.D.; Zhang, W.; Fair, R.; Harrelson, T.F.; Faller, R.; Moule, A.J.; Milner, S.T.; Maranas, J.K.; Hickner, M.A.; Gomez, E.D., submitted 2021.