Polymer, 2009, 50, 930-935. [Link] [Database]
Langmuir, 2013, 29, 4315¨C4319. [Link]
Macromolecule, 2016, 49, 3559−3565. [Link]
Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 13421-13424. [Link]
Recent Research Topics
Topic 1: Single Polymer Chain upon Stretching: Physical Models vs Experimental Results
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Modeling Single Chain Elasticity of Single-stranded DNA: a Comparison of
Three Models.
Polymer, 2009, 50, 930-935. [Link] [Database]
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Inherent Stretching Elasticity of a Single Polymer Chain with a
Carbon-Carbon Backbone. Langmuir, 2013, 29, 4315¨C4319. [Link]
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How Big Is Big Enough? Effect of Length and Shape of Side Chains on the Single-Chain Enthalpic Elasticity of a Macromolecule. Macromolecule, 2016, 49, 3559−3565. [Link]
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| The unexpected flexibility of
natural cellulose at a single-chain level and its implications to the
design of nano materials. Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 13421-13424. [Link]
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Topic 2: The Impact of Water on the Single-chain Mechanics of Biomacromolecules
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Weakly bound water molecules shorten single-stranded DNA. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 6636-6639. [Link]
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Effects of Water on the Single-Chain Elasticity of Poly(U) RNA. Langmuir 2015, 31, 6107-6113. [Link]
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Double Stranded DNA Dissociates into Single Strands when
Dragged into a Poor Solvent. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 14710-14716. [Link]
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| Protein denaturation at a
single-molecule level: the effect of nonpolar environments and its
implications on the unfolding mechanism by proteases. Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 2970-2977. [Link]
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| Effects of Water Content of the Mixed Solvent on the Single-
Molecule Mechanics of Amylose. ACS Macro Lett., 2018, 7, 672-676. [Link]
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The Possible Roles of Water in the Prebiotic Chemical
Evolution of DNA. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2010, 12, 10147-10153. [Link]
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Topic 3: Single-chain Mechanics of Environmental Responsive Polymers
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Unexpected Temperature-Dependent Single Chain Mechanics
of Poly(N-isopropyl-acrylamide) in Water. Langmuir, 2012, 28, 5151-5157. [Link]
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Single-Chain Mechanics of Poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) and
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide): Comparative Study Reveals the Effect of
Hydrogen Bond Donors. Langmuir, 2013, 29, 12176¨C12182. [Link]
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Single-chain mechanics of poly(N-isopropyl-acrylamide) in
the water/methanol mixed solvent. Polymer, 2013, 54, 3737-3743. [Link]
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Effect of size of
solvent molecule on the single-chain mechanics of poly(ethylene glycol):
implications on a novel design of molecular motor. Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 17820¨C17827. [Link]
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Contact: Prof. Dr. Shuxun
Cui, Northeastern University
E-mail: cuishuxun(at)neu.edu.cn
