Stretchable, Adhesive, Anti-Freezing Hydrogel Electrolytes with Dual-Functional Water Regulation Enabled by Amide Group–Salt–Water Interactions for All-Climate Zinc-Ion Batteries
Yu Lin#, Jing Huang#, Sijun Wang, Luhe Qi, Weimin Chen*, Le Yu*, Chaoji Chen*
Advanced Materials, 2025
Practical, sustainable, wide-temperature-adaptable zinc-metal batteries enabled by electrogelated recyclable biomacromolecular hydrogel electrolytes
Jing Huang#,Sijun Wang#,Le Yu*,Erlantz Lizundia,Xuanyu Zeng,Lu Chen,Ziyang Lu,Luhe Qi,Yu Lin,Hongbing Deng,Chaoji Chen*
National Science Review,2025
A superstrong, decarbonizing structural material enabled by microbe-assisted cell wall engineering via a biomechanochemical process
Ziyang Lu#,Luhe Qi#,Junqing Chen,Cai Lu,Jing Huang,Lu Chen,Yuying Wu ,Jiahao Feng,Jinyou Lin,Ze Liu,Erlantz Lizundia*,Chaoji Chen*
Science Advances,2025
A Bioinspired Gradient Hydrogel Electrolyte Network with Optimized Interfacial Chemistry toward Robust Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries
Qunhao Wang#,Jing Huang#,Luhe Qi,Mei Li,Sijun Wang,Junqing Chen,Zengyan Sui,Tingting Bi,Qicai Tang,Le Yu,Pei Hu,Wei Zhang*,Canhui Lu,Chaoji Chen*
ACS Nano,2025
Enabling Anion-Anchoring and Anti-Degradation Cellulose Separators for Sodium Metal Batteries
Ying Zhang,Shanchen Yang,Shan Liu,Zichan Yuan,Jie Deng,Ningxin Chen,Yiju Li,Chaoji Chen,Zhaohui Wang*
Energy Storage Materials,2025
Phosphorylation-Assisted Cell Wall Engineering Enables Ultra-Strong, Highly Ion-Conductive Bio-membranes for High-Power Salinity Gradient Energy Harvesting
Kaihuang Chen#,Jie Zhou#,Charles Chunbao Xu,Zhiqiang Fang*,Le Yu,Chaoji Chen*,Xueqing Qiu*
Materials Horizons,2025
Rapidly making biodegradable and recyclable paper plastic based on microwave radiation driven dynamic carbamate chemistry
Xinxin Yang#,Le Yu#,Bowen Zhang,Yongheng Wang,Xiangzheng Jia,Erlantz Lizundia,Chang Chen,Fuhao Dong,Luhe Qi,Lu Chen,Enlai Gao*,Xu Xu*,He Liu*,Chaoji Chen*
Nature Communications,2025
Chitosan-intercalated rectorite/biomass carbon aerogels with enhanced heterogeneous interfaces for broadband microwave absorption
Min Zheng,Fangtian Liu,Di Yang,Chaoji Chen,Xiangyang Dong*,Hongbing Deng*
Chemical Engineering Journal,2025
Natural nanoparticle complexes at water-water interfaces
Han Wang#,Yi Lu#,Long Bai,Mengqi Zhu,Xiyue Liu,Zhiguo Li,Yang Liu,Wei Li,Shouxin Liu,Siqi Huan*,Chaoji Chen*,Thomas P. Russell*, Orlando J. Rojas*
Nature Communications,2025
A Multifunctionalized CO2-Fixing Resin Transforms Paper to High-Strength and Flame-Retardant Plastic Substitutes
Junqing Chen#,Xinxin Yang#,Le Yu#,Yongheng Wang#,Jingjing Li,Yuying Wu,Luhe Qi,Lu Chen,Jing Huang,Ziyang Lu,Chang Chen,Enlai Gao*,He Liu*,Chaoji Chen*
Advanced Functional Materials,2025
Zero-Wastewater-Discharge Noncontact Solar Desalter for Saline-Alkali Soil Remediation and Grain Yield Increase by Brackish Water
Xiangyang Dong,Xiangyu Luo,Zhenghui Huang,Shuai Ye,Chang Chen, Jingtao Xu,Zhen Wang,Xiaoliang Meng,Wensheng Zhao,Ronggui Yang,Chaoji Chen*,Hongbing Deng*
Materials Horizons,2025
All-Polymer Polyethylene-Hydrogel Felt for Efficient Evaporative Cooling and Ecological Restoration in Photovoltaic Power Plants
Kaibin Zheng,Xifan Fu,Yongshun Ren,Zehua Yu,Zhi Huang,Jing Li,Yuncheng Peng,Chaoji Chen*,Kang Liu*
Advanced Materials,2025
Cellulose nanocomposites by supramolecular chemistry engineering
Lu Chen#,Le Yu#,Luhe Qi,Stephen J.Eichhorn*,Akira Isogai,Erlantz Lizundia,J.Y.Zhu,Chaoji Chen*
Nature Reviews Materials,2025
Ultrastable and Robust Free-Standing COF Fiber Composite Membrane Enabled by Hydrogen Bonding for Selective Chromium(VI) Adsorption
Juanjuan Li#,Baohui Shi#,Fei Gao#,Hui Liu,Xuhan Zheng,Yan He,Qingyan Pan,Junqing Chen,Xueji Zhang,Lijun Qu,Chaoji Chen*,Yingjie Zhao*,Yuanyuan Shang*
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,2025
Engineering transverse cell deformation of bamboo by controlling localized moisture content
Tian Bai#,Jie Yan#,Jiqing Lu#,Jie Zhou,Hang Yao,Xiuwen He,Shaohua Gu,Zhihan Tong,Sheldon Q.Shi,Jian Li*,Wanli Cheng*,Dong Wang*,Guangping Han*,Chaoji Chen*
Nature Communications,2025
Wood-Based and Wood-Inspired Thermal Management Materials
Yuying Wu#,Junqing Chen#,Chao Xu*,Chaoji Chen*
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,2025
Toward Recyclable, Luminescent Transparent Wood Film via Synergistic Light Responses of Lignocellulose and Phosphors for Plant Growth Lighting and Optical Thermometer
Huan Chen#,Junqing Chen#,Ruiyu Mi*,Yangai Liu*,Lefu Mei,Xin Min,Minghao Fang,Xiaowen Wu,Zhaohui Huang,Chaoji Chen*
Advanced Functional Materials,2025
Coupling of Mechanical, Self-Healing, Adhesion, and High-Ion Conducting Properties in Anti-Freezing Hydrogel Electrolytes of Zinc Ion Batteries via Fe3+-Carboxylate Coordination
Yu Lin#,Sijun Wang#,Jing Huang,Lu Chen,Tingting Bi,Luhe Qi,Ziyan Cai,Xuanyu Zeng,Pei Hu,Weimin Chen*,Le Yu*,Chaoji Chen*
Advanced Functional Materials,2025
Coassembly of hybrid microscale biomatter for robust, water-processable, and sustainable bioplastics
Yijin Qiu#,Dachuan Zhang#,Min Long,Zhixuan Zhou,Changdan Gao,Shuai Ma,Jinfa Qin,Kaijuan Chen,Chaoji Chen,Ze Zhao*,Hongbing Deng*
Science Advances,2025
Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Energy Storage and Conversion
Liyu Zhu,Yu Cao,Ting Xu*,Hongbin Yang,Luying Wang,Lin Dai,Fusheng Pan*,Chaoji Chen*,Chuanling Si*
Energy & Environmental Science,2025
Osteomimix: A Multidimensional Biomimetic Cascade Strategy for Bone Defect Repair
Xiaoyi Wu#,Hongye Yang#,Gufeng Liu,Wei Sun,Jiyun Li,Yaning Zhao,Xin Gao,Xuzheng Liu,Fangfang Song,Shilei Wang,Ziyang Lu,Chaoji Chen*,Cui Huang*
Advanced Materials,2025
Ultra-Elastic, Durable, Bio-Degradable, and Recyclable Pulp Foam as an Air Dielectric Substitute for Sustainable Capacitive Pressure Sensing
Na Cheng,Chao Liu,Yufa Gao,Meiyan Wu,Guang Yu,Chaoji Chen*,Mehdi Rahmaninia,Jing Shen*,Bin Li*
Advanced Functional Materials,2025
Supramolecular Scale Hydrophilicity Regulation Enabling Efficient Dewatering and Assembly of Nanocellulose into Dense and Strong Bulk Materials as Sustainable Plastic Substitutes
Jie Zhou#,Yifan Ma#,Junqing Chen,Ziyan Cai,Luhe Qi,Jinyi Cui,Shilin Deng, Wengen Ouyang,Zhiqiang Fang*,Xueqing Qiu,Chaoji Chen*
Advanced Materials,2025
Super-strong hydrogel reinforced by an interconnected hollow microfiber network via regulating the water-cellulose-copolymer interplay
Yifang Zhou#,Junqing Chen#,Ziyang Lu,Luhe Qi,Jie Zhou,Chao Xu,Lu Chen,Jing Huang,Sijun Wang,Zhiqiang Wang,Awais Ghani,Gang Tan,Cai Lu,Ze Liu,Zhenqian Pang*,Hongbing Deng*,Chaoji Chen*
Science Bulletin,2025