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If we have seen further, it is by standing
on the shoulders of Giants.
– Isaac Newton
2025
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Predictive Design of Sustainable Biobased Packaging via Machine Intelligence for Improved Postharvest Preservation
Y. Li,^ T. Chen,^ P. Ma,^ T.-C. Chung, S. Mukta, L. Wu, J. M. Little, H. C. Whitley, B. Zhou, Y. Luo, Q. Wang, G. Curtzwiler, L. Hu, T. Li, P.-Y. Chen*
(Under Review)
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Two-Dimensional (2D) MXene Supported Ruthenium Catalysts for Plastic Waste Hydrogenolysis: Mass Transport versus Confinement in Interlayer Spacing
A. Kamali, J. M. Little, S. Luo, A. Chen, A. Warty, A. Bhowmick, J. Moncada, E. Jahrman, B. Vance, J. Keum, T. J. Woehl, P.-Y. Chen, D. Vlachos, D. Liu*
Chem Catalysis (In Revision)
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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 (In Revision)
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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 (In Revision)
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Predictive Design of Ultrastretchable Electrodes with Strain-Insensitive Performance via Machine Intelligence
H. Yang, Q. Chen, T. Chen, Y. Li, E. A. Norris, J. M. Little, J. Sun, S. Shrestha, S. Ren, T. Li,* P.-Y. Chen*
Nature Communications (In Revision)
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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 (Accepted)
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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, 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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Conductive MXene Nanosheets Infused in Protein Fiber Hydrogels for Bioprinting and Thin Film Electrodes
M. A. Arenas García, S. Hidouri, J. M. Little, D. Modafferi, X. Hao, P.-Y. Chen,* N.-M. Dorval Courchesne*
Materials Advances 5, 6873 (2024). Link
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Transfer‐Free Creation of Hierarchical Wrinkle Patterns for Stretchable and Compliant Strain and Contact Sensing
C. J. Cai, M. S. Kalairaj, H. Huang, P.-Y. Chen,* H. Ren*
Advanced Materials Technologies 9, 2301017 (2024). Link
2023
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Gradient Structural and Compositional Design of Conductive MXene Aerogels for Stable Zn Metal Anodes
Y. Li, Z. Pang, A. Ghani, J. M. Little, L. Wang, H. Yang, Y. Zhao,* P.-Y. Chen*
Advanced Energy Materials 13, 2301557 (2023). Link
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Unclonable MXene Topographies as Anti-Counterfeiting Tags via Fast Laser Scanning and Siamese Neural Networks
L. Jing,* H. Si, T. Chen, L.-Y. Hsiao, H. Yang, J. M. Little, K. Li, S. Li, Q. Xie,* P.-Y. Chen*
Advanced Materials Technologies 8, 2300568 (2023). Link
Featured as Inside Front Cover
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Machine Learning Integrated Workflow for Predicting Schwann Cell Viability on Conductive MXene Biointerfaces
T.-C. Chung, Y.-H. Hsu, T. Chen, Y. Li, H. Yang, J.-X. Yu, I. C. Lee, P.-S. Lai,* Y.-C. E. Li,* P.-Y. Chen*
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15, 46460 (2023). Link
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Engineered Wood: Sustainable Technologies and Applications
S. He, X. Zhao, E. Q. Wang, G. S. Chen, P.-Y. Chen,* L. Hu*
Annual Review of Material Research 5, 195 (2023). Link
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Noble Metal Ion-Directed Assembly of 2D Materials for Heterostructured Catalysts and Metallic Micro-Texturing
J. M. Little, J. Sun, A. Kamali, A, Chen, A. C. Leff, Y. Li, L. K. Borden, T. U. Dissanayake, D. Essumang, B. O. Oseleononmen, D. Liu, T. J. Woehl,* P.-Y. Chen*
Advanced Functional Materials 33, 2215222 (2023). Link
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