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If we have seen further, it is by standing
on the shoulders of Giants.
– Isaac Newton
2026
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Bioplastic Products that Can be Degraded On-Demand in Minutes
M. Srivastava, H. Choudhary, D. Varisco, M. Hsu, P.-Y. Chen, R. Goodman, S. Raghavan* (Under Review)
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Room-Temperature Chiral 2D Multiferroics with Circularly Polarized Light-Controlled Magnetoelectric Coupling
Z. Wang*, Y. Hu , Z. Fang , Y. Wang , P. Yan , J. Sun, M. Lopez, R. Stadel, Y. Niu, J. M. Little, Q. Yan, P.-Y. Chen, C. Gong, J. W. Bennett, G. Gu, Q. Li, Z. Chen, T. J. Woehl, E. E. Rodriguez, K. Liu, S. Ren*
(Under Review)
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Machine Learning-Driven Optimization of Bacterial Extracellular Vesicle Production via Multi-Stimulation Strategies
S. Shrestha,^ R. D. Kirian,^ T. Chen, M.-K. Hsieh, T.-C. Chung, D. Kim, D. Steinman, J. B. Klauda, H. C. Zierden,* P.-Y. Chen*
(Under Review)
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A Robotics and Machine Learning Integrated Workflow for Discovering All-Natural Plastic Substitutes
Y. Li,^ A. T. Sose,^ T. Chen, P.-Y. Chen*
(In Revision)
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Scalable Discovery of Sustainable Biobased Packaging via Multimodal Predictive Modeling for Improved Postharvest Preservation
Y. Li,^ T. Chen,^ P. Ma,^ T.-C. Chung, B. Zhou, L. Wu, A. R. Golatkar, S. Mukta, J. M. Little, H. C. Whitley, Y. Luo, Q. Wang, G. Curtzwiler, L. Hu, T. Li, P.-Y. Chen*
(In Revision)
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Predictive Discovery of Sustainable Biopolymers for Circularity-by-Design
S. Shrestha,^ Y. Li,^ T. Le, P.-Y. Chen *
Cell Circularity (Accepted)
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Vapor-Phase Pillarization of MXenes for Engineering Hierarchical Interlayer Porosity
S. Luo, A. Kamali, J. M. Little, A. Warty, J. K. Keum, P.-Y. Chen, Y. Kwak, H. K. Kim, D. G. Vlachos, K. Zhang, J. Yang, D. Liu*
J. Mater. Chem. A (2026). Link
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Predictive Design of Stretchable Electrodes with Strain-Insensitive Performance via Robotics- and Machine Learning-Integrated Workflow
H. Yang, Q. Chen, T. Chen, Y. Li, E. A. Norris, J. M. Little, J. Sun, S. Shrestha, E. Chen, S. Ren, T. Li,* P.-Y. Chen*
Nature Communications (2026). Link
2025
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Metal Ion Release Assembly: A Versatile Strategy for Scalable and Tunable 2D-Material Coatings
J. M. Little, S. Li, Y. Li, L. Wu, A. Huseynli, S. Srivastava, J. R. Coggins, T. Li, T. J. Woehl, P.-Y. Chen*
ACS Nano 19, 34628 (2025). Link
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From Molecules to Machines: A Multiscale Roadmap to Intelligent, Multifunctional Soft Robotics
Y. Li,^ S. Schreiber,^ H. Yang, M. Liu, J. M. Little, Y. Luo, Y. Bao,* C.-J. Shih,* H. Bai,* P.-Y. Chen*
Chemical Review 125, 8123 (2025). Link
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Plastic-Waste Hydrogenolysis Over Two-Dimensional MXene-Supported Ruthenium Catalysts with Tunable Interlayer Spacing
A. Kamali, J. M. Little, S. Luo, A. Chen, A. Warty, A. Bhowmick, J. Moncada, E. Jahrman, B. Vance, J. K. Keum, T. J. Woehl, P.-Y. Chen, D. Vlachos, D. Liu*
Chem Catalysis 5, 101459 (2025). Link
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Machine Learning Guided Design of Nerve‐On‐A‐Chip Platforms with Promoted Neurite Outgrowth
T.-C. Chung,^ C.-C. Liang,^ M.-W. Huang, T. Chen, J. M. Little, S. Shrestha, Y.-C. Li, I-C. Lee,* P.-Y. Chen*
Advanced Functional Materials 35, 2506074 (2025). Link
Selected as Frontispiece
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Optimizing Microgreen Cultivation through Post-crosslinked Hydrogel Substrates with Enhanced Porosity and Structural Integrity
E. Evensen, Z. Teng, Y. Mao, P.-Y. Chen, I. Ortiz, Y. Li, T. Yang, J. Fonseca, Y. Luo*
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 309, 142905 (2025). Link
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Lightweight, Strong, Hydrostable, Bendable, Rolled-Up, and Biodegradable Straws Enabled by Nano-and Microarchitecture Tuning of the Wood Cell Wall and Molecular Welding Strategy
S. He, T. Chen, Y. Li, J. M. Little, C.-C. Liang, Y. Wu, I-C. Lee, P.-Y. Chen*
Advanced Sustainable Systems 9, 2400737 (2025). Link
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Self‐Healing and Stretchable Molecular Ferroelectrics with High Expandability
Z. Wang, H. Yang, L. Zhu, Q. Wang, L. Quan, P.‐Y. Chen, S. Ren*
Advanced Functional Materials 35, 2417180 (2025). Link
2024
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Systems and Methods for Discovery of Polymer Composites Formed of Natural Materials
P.-Y. Chen, T. Chen, L. Hu
US Patent App. 18/590,397. Link
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Machine Intelligence Accelerated Design of Conductive MXene Aerogels with Programmable Properties
S. Shrestha, K. J. Barvenik, T. Chen, H. Yang, Y. Li, M. M. Kesavan, J. M. Little, H. C. Whitley, Z. Teng, Y. Luo, E. Tubaldi,* P.-Y. Chen*
Nature Communication 15, 4685 (2024). Link
Highlighted in UMD News
Highlighted in NAE Frontiers of Engineering News
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Machine Intelligence-Accelerated Discovery of All-Natural Plastic Substitutes
T. Chen,^ Z. Pang,^ S. He,^ Y. Li, S. Shrestha, J. M. Little, H. Yang, T.-C. Chung, J. Sun, I-C. Lee, T. J. Woehl, T. Li,* L. Hu,* P.-Y. Chen*
Nature Nanotechnology 19, 782 (2024). Link
Highlighted in UMD News
Highlighted in Nature Nanotechnology News & Views
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Mechanically Driven Assembly of Biomimetic 2D-Material Microtextures with Bioinspired Multifunctionality
Y. Li, L. Jing, J. M. Little, H. Yang, T.-C. Chung, P.-Y. Chen*
Nano Research 17, 663 (2024). Link
Highlighted in The Nano Research Young Innovators Awards in Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials
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