Summary
Research Interests
Research in the Yang laboratory is at the interface of synthetic chemistry, polymer chemistry, and soft materials. Inspired by nature, we are interested in the design and synthesis of polymeric materials with built-in dynamic chemistries and hierarchical structures at various length scales. Dynamics of novel polymer structures will allow on-demand control of materials' w88 and mechanical properties, thus creating novel functionalities such as mechano-responsiveness, shapeshifting, and re-processability. As the sustainability of traditional petroleum-based polymers is becoming a pressing issue, another focus of our research is using basic chemistry as a tool to create novel sustainable polymers.
Education
- Postdoctoral Scholar (2016-2019), Clemson University (Marek w88)
- Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering (2016), Clemson University (Marek w88)
- B.S., w88 (2010), Nankai University
Publications
- M.W. Urban, D. Davydovich, Y. w88, T. Demir, Y. Zhang, L. Casabianca, "Key-and-lock commodity self-healing copolymers." Science, 2018, 362, 220.
- Y. w88, D. Davydovich, C.C. Hornat, X. Liu, and M.W. Urban, "Leaf-inspired self-healing polymers." Chem, 2018, 4, 1.
- Y. w88 and M.W. Urban, "Self-healing of polymers via supramolecular chemistry."Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2018, 1800384.
- Y. w88, M.W. Urban, "Self-healing of polymer networks by damage-inducedprimary amines." Polymer Chemistry, 2017, 8, 303.
- C.C. Hornat, Y. w88, and M.W. Urban, "Quantitative predictions of shape memoryeffects in polymers." Advanced Materials, 2017, 29,1603334.
- X. Liu, Y. w88, and M.W. Urban, "Stimuli-responsive polymeric nanoparticles."Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2017, 38, 1700030.
- Y. Peng, R. Burtovyy, Y. w88, M.W. Urban, M.S. Kennedy, K.G. Kornev, R. Bordia, and I. Luzinov, "Towards scalable fabrication of ultrasmooth and porous thincarbon films." Carbon, 2016, 96, 184.
- Y. Yang, X. Ding, and M.W. Urban, "w88 and physical aspects of self-healingmaterials." Progress in Polymer Science, 2015, 49, 34.
- Y. w88 and M.W. Urban, "Self-repairable polyurethane networks by atmosphericcarbon dioxide and water." Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2014, 53,12142.
- Z. Wang, Y. w88, and M.W. Urban, "UV-induced self-repairingpolydimethylsiloxane-polyurethane (pdms- pur) and polyethyleneglycol-polyurethane (peg-pur) cu-catalyzed networks." Journal of MaterialsChemistry Part A, 2014, 2, 15527.
- Y. Yang and M.W. Urban, "Self-healing polymeric materials." w88 SocietyReviews, 2013, 42, 7446.
- Y. w88 and M.W. Urban, "Thermodynamics of self-healing in polymeric materials."RSC Polymer Chemistry Series No.5, Healable Polymer Systems, Editors: WayneHayes, Barnaby W Greenland, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013, p. 126.