56. Lee, E.; Jia, Z.; Yang, T.; Li L.^ Multiscale mechanical design of the lightweight, stiff, and energy dissipative cuttlebone: a computational study”, Acta Biomaterialia. 2022, Accepted.

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55. Soh, E. J. H.; Astier, H. PAG.; Daniel, D.; Chua, J. Q. I.; Miserez, A.; Jia, Z.; Li, L.; O’Shea, S. J.; Bhaskaran, H.; Tomczak, N.; Nijhuis, C. A. AFM manipulation of EGaln microdroplets to generate controlled, on-demand contacts on molecular self-assembly monolayers. ACS Nano. 2022, Accepted. 

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54. Zhong, J.; Song, Z.; Zhang, L.; Li, X.; He, Q.; Lu, Y.; Kariko, S.; Shaw, P.; Liu, L.; Ye, F.^; Li, L.^; Shuai, J.^ Assembly of guanine crystals as a low-polarizing broadband multilayer reflector in a spider, Phoroncidia rubrargentea. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2022, 14 (29), 32982-32993.

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53. Cheng, H.; Jia, Z.; Li, L.^ Lightweight lattice-based skeleton of the sponge Euplectella aspergillum: On the multifunctional design. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 2022, 105448. 

 

52. Yang, T.; Jia, Z.; Wu, Z.; Chen, H.; Deng, Z.; Chen, L.; Zhu, Y.; Li, L.^ “High strength and damage-tolerance in echinoderm stereom as a natural bicontinuous ceramic cellular solid”. Nature Communications. Accepted. 

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51. Wang, W.; Deng, Z.; Li, L.; Cai, W.; Lu, K. Effects of processing temperature on the corrosion and tribocorrosion resistance of perhydropolysilazane-derived coatings on AISI 304 steel. Surface & Coatings Technology. 2022, 439: 128463. DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2022.128463. 

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50. Jia, Z.; Liu, F.; Li L.; Wang L. “Hollow sphere foam: mechanical anisotropy, band-gap engineering, and multifunctional design”, Comp. Struct. 2022: 115540. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.115540.

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49. T. Yang*, H. Chen*, Z. Jia, Z. Deng, L. Chen, E.M. Peterman, J.C. Weaver, L. Li+. A damage-tolerant, dual-scale, single-crystalline microlattice in nature. Science (2022). 375, 647-652. (Link)

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48. S. Thangadurai, V. Brumfeld, J. Milgram, L. Li, R. Shahar. Osteodentin in the Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus): Dentin or bone? Journal of Morphology 2022 Feb;283(2):219-235. doi: 10.1002/jmor.21438

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47. (Review Article) Z. Jia, Z. Deng, and L. Li. Biomineralized materials as model systems for structural composites: 3D architecture. Advanced Materials (2022). 2106259. (Link)

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46. (Review Article) Z. Deng, Z. Jia, and L. Li. Biomineralized materials as model systems for structural composites: intrinsic strengthening and toughening strategies. Advanced Science (2022). 2103524. (Link).

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45. S. M. Khan, Z. Deng, T. Yang, L. Li. Bio-inspired Ceramic-Metal Composites using Ceramic 3D Printing and Centrifugal Infiltration. Advanced Engineering Materials (2020). 2101009. (Link)

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44. P. Ying, B. Ai, Y. Geng, L. Li, K. Sun, S. C. Tan, W. Zhang, M. Li. Light-trapping and salt-rejecting nanocomposite membrane with bioinspired designs for solar-driven interfacial evaporation. Nano Energy (2021). 89, 106443. (Link)

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43. Y. J. Cho, D. Garcia, H. Z. Yu, Z. Deng, L. Li, K.  Lu. Oxidation behaviors of matrix-grade graphite during water vapor ingress accidents for high temperature gas-cooled reactors. Carbon (2021). 185, 161-176. (Link)

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42. Z. Deng, H. Loh, Z. Jia, C. A. Stifler, A. Masic, P. U. P. A. Gilbert, R. Shahar, and L. Li+. Black Drum Fish Teeth: Built for Crushing Mollusk Shells. Acta Biomaterialia (2022). 137. 147-161. (Link)

 

41. L. Li+, C. Goodrich, H. Yang, K. R. Phillips, Zian Jia, H. Chen, L. Wang. Microscopic origins of the crystallographically preferred growth in evaporation-induced colloidal crystals. PNAS (2021). 118 (32) e2107588118. (Link) ​

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40. Z. Jia, M. C. Fernandes, Z. Deng, T. Yang, Q. Zhang, A. Lethbridge, J. Yin, J. H. Lee, L. Han, J. C. Weaver, K. Bertoldi, J. Aizenberg, M. Kolle+, P. Vukusic+, L. Li+. Microstructural design for mechanical-optical multifunctionality in the exoskeleton of the flower beetle Torynorrhina flammea. PNAS (2021). 118 (25) e2101017118. (Link)

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39. B. Wu, Y. Liu, F. Chen, Y. Ma, J. Li, T. Yu, Y. Zhou, L. Li, and J. Xiao. Investigation on the formation mechanism of twinned crystals of hypoxanthine-doped beta-phase anhydrous guanine microplatelets. CrystEngComm. (2021). 23, 3444-3452. (Link) 

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38. Z. Deng^ and L. Li+. Intrinsic mechanical properties of individual biogenic mineral units in biomineralized skeletons. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering. (2021). (Link)

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37. Z. Wu, A. Alorf, T. Yang^, L. Li+, and Y. Zhu+. Robust X-ray sparse-view phase tomography via hierarchical synthesis convolutional neural networks. Submitted.

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36. H. C. Hendrikse, A. Weijden, M. Ronda-Lloret, T. Yang^, R. Bliem, N. R. Shiju, M. Hecke, L. Li, W. L. Noorduin. Shape-preserving chemical conversion of architected nanocomposites. Advanced Materials (2020). 2003999. (Link)

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35. Y. Geng, W. Sun, P. Ying, Y. Zheng, J. Ding, K. Sun, L. Li+, M. Li+. Bio-inspired fractal design of waste biomass derived solar-thermal materials for highly efficient solar evaporation. Advanced Functional Materials (2021). 31, 2007648. (Link) 

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34. Z. Deng^, H. Chen^, T. Yang^, Z. Jia, J. C. Weaver, P. D. Shevchenko, F. De Carlo, R. Mirzaeifar, and L. Li+. Strategies for simultaneous strengthening and toughening via nanoscopic intracrystalline defects in a biogenic ceramic. Nature Communications (2020). 11 (1) 1-11. (Link) 

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33. F. Chen, Y. Liu, L. Li+, L. Qi+, and Y. Ma+. Synthesis of bio-inspired guanine microplatelets: morphological and crystallographic control. Chemistry - A European Journal (2020). 26 (69) 16228-16235. (Link) 

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             - Selected as a "Hot Paper".

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32. E. Kanimba*, T. Yang*, S. T. Hustable, L. Li+, and Z. Tian+. Thermomechanical analysis of a bio-inspired lightweight multifunctional structure. Advanced Engineering Materials (2020). 2000371 1-8. (Link)

             - Featured as Back Cover.

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31. T. Yang*, Z. Jia*, Z. Deng, H. Chen, W. Liu, L. Chen, L. Li+. On the mechanical design of the lightweight cuttlebone structures. PNAS (2020) 117 (38), 23450-23459. (Link) 

             - Featured in "In This Issue", PNAS. (Link)

           - Featured in multiple media reports, including VT News, EurekAlert, Science Daily, Phys.org, and more. See News for details.

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30. H. Chen^, T. Yang^, Z. Wu, Z. Deng^, Y. Zhu, and L. Li+. Quantitative 3D structural analysis of the cellular microstructures of sea urchin spines (II): Large scale analysis. Acta Biomaterialia (2020) 107, 218-231. (Link)

              - Featured at Materials Today: Structural control gives sea urchins strength.

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29. T. Yang*^, Z. Wu*, H. Chen^, Y. Zhu+, and L. Li+. Quantitative 3D structural analysis of the cellular microstructures of sea urchin spines (I): Methodology. Acta Biomaterialia (2020) 107, 204-217. (Link)

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28. K. R. Phillips, C. T. Zhang, T. Yang^, T. Kay, C. Gao, S. Brandt, L. Liu, H. Yang, Y. Li, J. Aizenberg, L. Li+. Fabrication of photonic microbricks via crack engineering of colloidal crystals. Advanced Functional Materials (2020), 30 (26) 1-11. (Link)

             - Featured as Front Cover.

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27. M. Connors*, T. Yang*^, A. Hosny, Z. Deng^, F. Yazdandoost, H. Massaadi, D. Eernisse, R. Mirzaefar, M. N. Dean, J. C. Weaver, C. Ortiz, L. Li+. Bioinspired design of flexible armor based on chiton scales. Nature Communications (2019) 10(1), 1-13. (Link)

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26. (Invited) Z. Wu*, T. Yang*^, Z. Deng, B. Huang, H. Liu, Y. Wang, Y. Chen, M.C. Stoddard, L. Li+, Y. Zhu+. Automatic crack detection and analysis for biological cellular materials in X-ray in-situ tomography measurement. Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation (2019) 8(4), 559-569. (Link)

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25. Z. Wu, T. Yang^, L. Li, Y. Zhu. Hierarchical convolutional network for sparse-view X-ray CT reconstruction. SPIE 2019, 10990, 109900V. (Link)

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24. T. Zhang, L. Li, and H. Yang. 3D crystal image analysis based on fast synchrosqueezed transforms. Communications in Mathematical Sciences (2019) 17(8), 2113-2140. (Link)

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23. R. Seidel*, A. Roschger*, L. Li*, J. J. Bizzarro, Q. Zhang, J. Yin, T. Yang^, J. C. Weaver, P. Fratzl, P. Roschger, M. N. Dean. Mechanical properties of stingray tesserae: High-resolution correlative analysis of mineral density and indentation moduli in tessellated cartilage. Acta Biomaterialia (2019) 96, 421-435. (Link)

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22. Z. Wu, T. Yang^, L. Li, Y. Zhu. A hierarchical reconstruction of x-ray phase tomography based on transferred non-local structural features. SPIE 2019, 10999, 109990N. (Link)

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21. Z. Wu, T. Yang^, Y. Zhu, L. Li+. Feature-based sparse angle tomography reconstruction for dynamic characterization of bio-cellular materials. Computational Imaging III. (2018) 10669, 106690O. (Link)

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20. C. Gao, B. P. J. Hasseldine, L. Li, J. C. Weaver, and Y. Li. Amplifying strength, toughness, and auxeticity via wavy sutural tessellation in plant seedcoats. Advanced Materials (2018) 30(36), 1800579. (Link)

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19. S. C. Cao, J. Liu, L. Zhu, L. Li, M. Dao, J. Lu, and R. O. Ritchie. Nature-inspired hierarchical steels. Scientific Reports (2018) 8,1-7. (Link)

 

18. L. Li, A. J. Fijneman, J. A. Kaandorp, J. Aizenberg, and W. Noorduin. Directed nucleation and growth by balancing local supersaturation and substrate/nucleus lattice mismatch. PNAS (2018) 115, 3375-3580. (Link)

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17. S. Kariko, J. V. I. Timonen, J. C. Weaver, D. Gur, C. Marks, L. Leiserowitz, M. Kolle and L. Li+. Structural origins of coloration in the spider Phoroncidia rubroargentea, Berland, 1913 (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Madagascar. Journal of Royal Society Interface, (2018) 15, 20170930. (Link)

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16. N. Kaplan, W. L. Noorduin, L. Li, R. Sadza, L. Folkertsma, J. Aizenberg, L. Mahadevan. Controlled growth and form of precipitating microsculptures. Science, (2017) 355, 1395-1399. (Link)

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