2025

Journal Articles

1. Barman, S., Abiodun, A., Parris, A., Yang, X., Hossain, M. W., Nagarkatti, P., et al. Potent Racemic Antimicrobial Polypeptides Uncovered by a Stereochemical Series of Cationic d/l Backbones. Journal of the American Chemical Society 148(4), 4544 (2025).

2. Mahadas, N. A., Sanchez, L. A. H., Suhail, A., Price, J., Anik, A. M., Kanan, M. W., et al. Transforming Waste Cooking Oil into Linear and Branched Polyethylene Mimics. Journal of the American Chemical Society 147(49), 45585–45594 (2025).

3. Qian, J., Li, X., Tang, C., & Qiang, Z. Impact of Degradable Linkages on the Crystallization Behaviors of Polyethylene Mimics. Macromolecules 58(23), 12716 (2025).

4. Zhang, M, Li, X., Tang, C., & Stefik, M. Growth of Cylindrical Micelles and Their Use to Prepare Porous Materials with Tailored Dimensions and Alignment. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 13(36), 30467–30479 (2025).

5. Zhan, K., Wang, P., Wang, X., Li, X., Liu, S., Elder, T., Via, B., Tang, C., & Peng, Y. Morphology-Controlled Rheological and Non-Isothermal Crystallization Behaviors in Immiscible Polypropylene/High Density Polyethylene Blends. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 226(17), e00147 (2025).

6. Li, X., Hu, Z., Zhang, M., Stefik, M., Scott, C., & Tang, C. Sustainable and Orthogonally Closed-Loop Recyclable Acetal-Based Long-Chain Polyesters. Journal of the American Chemical Society 147(33), 30259–30267 (2025).

7. Hossain, M. W., Brand, I., Barman, S., Abiodun, A., Hwang, J. H., Parris, A., Yang, X., et al. Antimicrobial Cobaltocenium Copolymers: Tuning Amphiphilicity Against NDM-1 Bacteria. Biomaterials Science 13(15), 4232–4244 (2025).

8. Suhail, A., Anik, A. M., Mahadas, N. A., Li, X., Tang, C., & Kuksenok, O. Influence of Ester Functionalization on Crystallization and Melting of Polyethylene: Insights from Coarse-Grained Modeling. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 7(12), 7976–7987 (2025).

9. Mahadas, N. A., Suhail, A., Sobczak, M. T., Li, X., Chen, K., Song, K., Dong, G., et al. High Molecular Weight Biobased Long-Chain Aliphatic Polyesters with Degradability: Insights into Mimicking Polyethylene. Macromolecules 58(8), 4070–4081 (2025).

10. Li, X., Suhail, A., Mahadas, N. A., Zhang, M., Hu, Z., Stefik, M., Kuksenok, O., & Tang, C. Modulating Polyethylene Mimics with Degradability via Synthesis and Modeling. Macromolecules 58(4), 2094–2105 (2025).

11. Bension, Y., Wijesekera, A., Collins, C. S., Zhang, S., Zheng, J., Zhao, H., Cheng, S., Ge, T., et al. Transformation of Semicrystalline Polymer Mechanics by Cyclic Polymers. Polymer Chemistry 16(5), 526–537 (2025).

12. Rajabi, R., Sun, S., Khan, J., Stefik, M., & Huang, K. A New Low-Rate Stable Hydrogel Cathode for Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries. ChemSusChem 18(24), e202501942 (2025).

13. Alvarez-Fernandez, A., Maiz, J., Faustini, M., Stefik, M., Soler-Illia, G. J. A. A., et al. Mesoporous Thin Film Architectures: Addressing Material Demands through Molecular Self-Assembly. Accounts of Materials Research 7(1), 88 (2025).

14. Bare, Z. J. L., Sturgill, C. J., Kumar, M., Milisavljevic, I., Zur Loye, H. C., Misture, S. T., et al. Computational Screening and Experimental Validation of Promising Wadsley-Roth Niobates. Chemistry of Materials 37(22), 9072–9082 (2025).

15. Kumar, M., Muhit, M. A. A., Sturgill, C. J., Karimitari, N., Barber, J. T., Tisdale, H., et al. Combined Experimental and Computational Analysis of Lithium Diffusion in Isostructural Pair VNb₉O₂₅ and VTa₉O₂₅. ACS Applied Energy Materials 8(18), 13407–13420 (2025).

16. Collins, C. S., Zhang, M., Sturgill, C. J., Ruff, C. X., Melton, B., & Stefik, M. Photo-Crosslinked Persistent Micelle Templates with Near Universal Solvent Compatibility. Materials Advances 6(14), 4881–4892 (2025).

17. Al Muhit, M. A., Maksimova, A. A., Wechsler, S. C., Kashem, H. B., Panigrahi, G., et al. Crystal Growth, Thermal, Optical, Magnetic and Electrochemical Properties of Mo₂Ta₂O₁₁. Solid State Sciences 165, 107951 (2025).

18. Rahmati, Z., Wu, N., Collins, C., Lu, J., Stefik, M., & Huang, K. Synthesis and Characterization of Tethered Polymer for Hybrid Electrolytes in Solid Lithium-Metal Batteries. ACS Applied Energy Materials 8(9), 5800–5810 (2025).

19. Wechsler, S. C., Gregg, A., Collins, C. S., Balijepalli, S. K., & Stefik, M. Nanostructure Retention to 1100 °C in Soft-Templated Niobium Tungstates Using Dual-Carbon Strategy. New Journal of Chemistry 49(14), 5716–5728 (2025).

20. Sturgill, C. J., Sutton, C., Schwenzel, J., & Stefik, M. Capacity-Weighted Figures-of-Merit for Battery Transport Metrics. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 13(9), 6314–6324 (2025).

21. Likit-anurak, K., Karki, I., Ngamsanroaj, K., Benicewicz, B. C., Shimpalee, S., et al. Determination of H₂ Crossover in Polybenzimidazole-Based Membrane Electrode Assemblies. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 172(11), 114502 (2025).

22. Dhara, D., Rahman, M. A., Ruzicka, E., Benicewicz, B. C., Vlassopoulos, D., et al. The Payne Effect in Nanofilled Cross-Linked Polyisoprene. Macromolecules 58(19), 10559–10566 (2025).

23. Lin, H., Singh, M., Musard, K. K., Kumar, S. K., & Benicewicz, B. C. Particle Dispersion Controls the Gas-Separation Properties of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticle Membranes. ACS Macro Letters 14(7), 872–877 (2025).

24. Wijesekera, A., & Ge, T. Controlling Equilibrium Swelling of Polyampholyte Gels Using Charge Sequence. Macromolecules 58(22), 12415–12427 (2025).

25. Bhatia, M., Zhang, S., & Ge, T. Effects of Topological Constraints on Equilibrium Swelling of Polymer Gels. ACS Polymers Au 6(3), 792 (2025).

26. Aponte-Rivera, C., Wijesekera, A. S., & Ge, T. Nanoparticle-Induced Hydrodynamic Flows in Unentangled Polymer Melts. Macromolecules 58(17), 9010–9017 (2025).

27. Taylor, P. A., Ge, T., O'Connor, T. C., & Grest, G. S. Probing Nanorod Assembly and Dynamics in Polymer Nanocomposites in Equilibrium and Shear. Macromolecules 58(16), 8698 (2025).

28. Zhang, S., O'Connor, T. C., Grest, G. S., & Ge, T. Elastomer Mechanics of Cross-Linked Linear-Ring Polymer Blends. ACS Macro Letters 14(4), 509–515 (2025).

29. Zhang, S., Bension, Y., Shimizu, M., & Ge, T. Atomistic Simulations of Mechanical Properties of Lignin. Polymers 16(24), 3552 (2025).


Patents

1. Tang, C., & Kurnaz, L. Naphthoic Acid-Derived Polymers as Antimicrobial Agents. U.S. Patent Application 19/086,671 (2025).

2. Tang, C., & Bension, Y. Lignin-Based Adhesives. U.S. Patent Application 18/908,184 (2025).

3. Stefik, M., & Larison, T. Core-Shell Structure-Directing Agents. U.S. Patent Application 18/776,384 (2025).

4. Murdock, L. A., Wang, L., Huang, F., & Benicewicz, B. C. Polybenzimidazole Films. U.S. Patent 12,227,627 (2025).

5. Shubenkov, S., Panov, S., Ivanenko, A., et al. Air-Cooled Fuel Cell System and Method for Operating Same. U.S. Patent Application 18/838,203 (2025).