Publications

  

  1. Real-time visualization of single polymer conformational change in the bulk state during mechanical deformation. Xiao R, Pal S, Rademacher CP, Chen J, Wang Q, Chen W, Shull KR, Keten S, Wang M.* Physical Review Letters. 2025:134:148101.
  2. Effects of composition and cure parameters on the mechanical and optical properties of silicone/methacrylate hybrid elastomers. Silvaroli AJ, Chang V, Heyl TR, Beebe JM, Ahn D, Mangold S, Clark B, Wang M, Shull KR.* Macromolecules. 2024:57:8588-8600.
  3. Diffusive trends in concentrated oppositely-charged polyelectrolyte solutions and onset of glassy dynamics. Landfield H, Wang M.* ACS Macro Letters. 2024:13:1164-1170.
  4. HaloTag display enables quantitative single-particle characterisation and functionalisation of engineered extracellular vesicles. Mitrut RE, Stranford DM, DiBiase BN, Chan JM, Bailey MD, Luo M, Harper CS, Meade TJ, Wang M, Leonard JN.* Journal of Extracellcular Vescicles. 2024:13:e12469.
  5. Extreme dependence of dynamics on concentration in highly crowded polyelectrolyte solutions. Landfield H, Kalamaris N, Wang M.* Science Advances. 2024:10:eado4976.
  6. In situ investigations of microstructure formation in interpenetrating polymer networks. Heyl TR, Beebe JM, Silvaroli AJ, Perce A, Ahn D, Mangold S, Mazure V, Shull KR, Wang M.* Macromolecules. 2024:56:1950-1961.
  7. Investigating the effects of the local environment on bottlebrush conformations using super-resolution microscopy. Chan JM, Kordon AC, Wang M.* Nanoscale. 2024:16:2409-2418.
    +2024 Emerging Investigators Issue
  8. Correlating nanomechanical mapping and single-molecule localization microscopy for local properties in interpenetrating network elastomers. Heyl TR, Beebe JM, Mangold S, Silvaroli AJ, Ahn D, Shull KR, Wang M.* Macromolecules. 2023:56:5905-5916.
  9. Role of nanoscale heterogeneity in the mechanical performance of hybrid elastomers. Silvaroli AJ, Heyl TR, Chyasnavichyus M, Beebe JM, Ahn D, Mangold S, Chen Q, Wang M, Shull KR.* Macromolecules. 2023:56:4075-4086.
  10. Quantitative high-throughput measurement of bulk mechanical properties using commonly available equipment. Griffith J, Chen Y, Liu Q, Wang Q, Richards JJ, Tullman-Ercek D, Shull KR, Wang M.* Materials Horizons. 2023:10:97-106.
  11. Determination of hydrophobic polymer clustering in concentrated solutions through single particle tracking diffusion studies. Landfield H, Wang M.* Macromolecules. 2022:55:7425-7437.
  12. Visualizing the orientation of single polymers induced by spin-coating. Chan JM, Wang M.* Nano Letters. 2022:22:5891-5897.
  13. Photocured simultaneous and sequential PDMS/PMMA interpenetrating polymer networks. Beebe JM,* Ahn D, Eldred DV, Fielitz AJ, Heyl TR, Lee M, Mangold S, Pearce EZ, Reinhardt CW, Roggenbuck C, Scherzer JM, Shull KR, Silvaroli AJ, Tan Y, Wang M. Macromolecules. 2022:55:5826-5839.
  14. Mussel adhesive-inspired proteomimetic polymer. Berger O, Battistella C, Chen Y, Oktawiec J, Siwicka ZE, Tullman-Ercek D, Wang M, Gianneschi NC.* Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2022:144:4383-4392.
    +Highlighted in Northwestern News, The Daily Beast, etc.
  15. Activation of mechanophores in a thermoset matrix by instrumented scratch. Davis CS,* Rencheck ML, Woodcock JW, Beams R, Wang M, Stranick S, Forster AM, Gilman JW. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2021:13:55498-55506.
  16. Direct visualization of bottlebrush polymer conformations in the solid state. Chan JM, Kordon AC, Zhang R, Wang M.* Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 2021:118:e2109534118.
    +Highlighted in Northwestern Engineering News
  17. High-throughput screening test for adhesion in soft materials using centrifugation. Chen Y, Wang Q, Mills CE, Kann JG, Shull KR, Tullman-Ercek D, Wang M.* ACS Central Science. 2021:7:1135–1143.
    +Featured in a First Reactions piece by ACS Central Science
    +Highlighted in Northwestern Engineering News
  18. Integration of polymer synthesis and self-assembly for controlled periodicity and photonic properties. Zhang R, Qiang Z, Wang M.* Advanced Functional Materials. 2021:31:2005819.
    +Cover article, see above
  19. Tough, transparent, photocurable hybrid elastomers. Silvaroli AJ, Heyl TR, Qiang Z, Beebe JM, Mangold S, Ahn D, Shull KR,* Wang M.* ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2020:12:44125-44136.
  20. A study of the impact of bottlebrush chain architecture on Tg- and fragility-confinement effects enabled by thermo-cleavable bottlebrush polymers synthesized by radical coupling and atom transfer radical polymerization. Li L, Qiang Z, Chen X, Jin K, Wang M, Torkelson JM.* Journal of Polymer Science. 2020:58:2887-2905.
  21. 100th Anniversary of macromolecular science viewpoint: Enabling advances in fluorescence microscopy techniques. Qiang Z, Wang M.* ACS Macro Letters. 2020:9:1342-1356.
  22. Toward artificial tissues that are both soft and firm. Chan JM, Wang M.* ACS Central Science. 2020:6:339-341.
  23. Determining order-to-disorder transitions in block copolymer thin films using a self-referencing fluorescent probe. Qiang Z, Li L, Torkelson JM, Wang M.* Molecular Systems Design & Engineering. 2020:5:330-338.
    +2020 Emerging Investigators Issue
  24. Nanoscale deformation in polymers revealed by single-molecule super-resolution localization–orientation microscopy. Wang M,* Marr JM, Davanco M, Gilman JW, Liddle JA.* Materials Horizons. 2019:6:817-825.
    +Highlighted in Northwestern Engineering News
  25. A polymerizable photoswitchable fluorophore for super-resolution imaging of polymer self-assembly and dynamics. Qiang Z, Shebek KM, Irie M, Wang M.* ACS Macro Letters. 2018:7:1432-1437.
    +Cover article, see above
  26. Simultaneous in-film polymer synthesis and self-assembly for hierarchical nanopatterns. Qiang Z, Akolawala SA, Wang M.* ACS Macro Letters. 2018:7:566-571.
  27. The shape of protein-polymer conjugates in dilute solution. Lam CN, Chang D, Wang M, Chen WR, Olsen BD.* Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry. 2015:54:292-302.
  28. Crossover between activated reptation and arm retraction mechanisms in entangled rod-coil block copolymers. Wang M, Likhtman AE, Olsen BD.* Journal of Chemical Physics. 2015:143:184904.
  29. Self-diffusion and constraint release in isotropic entangled rod-coil block copolymers. Wang M, Timachova K, Olsen BD.* Macromolecules. 2015:48:3121-3129.
  30. Anomalous self-diffusion and sticky Rouse dynamics in associative protein hydrogels. Tang S, Wang M, Olsen BD.* Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2015:137:3946-3957.
  31. Tube curvature slows motion of rod-coil block copolymers through activated reptation. Wang M, Likhtman AE, Olsen BD.* ACS Macro Letters. 2015:4:242-246.
  32. Crossover experiments applied to network formation reactions: Improved strategies for counting elastically inactive molecular defects in PEG gels and hyperbranched polymers. Zhou H, Schön EM, Wang M, Glassman MJ, Liu J, Diaz DD, Olsen BD, Johnson JA.* Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2014:136:9464-9470.
  33. Diffusion mechanisms of entangled rod-coil diblock copolymers. Wang M, Timachova K, Olsen BD.* Macromolecules. 2013:46:5694-5701.
  34. Experimental measurement of coil-rod-coil block copolymer tracer diffusion through entangled coil homopolymers. Wang M, Timachova K, Olsen BD.* Macromolecules. 2013:46:1651-1658.
  35. Counting primary loops in polymer gels. Zhou H, Woo J, Cok AM, Wang M, Olsen BD, Johnson JA.* Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 2012:109:19119-19124.
  36. Diffusion of entangled rod-coil block copolymers. Wang M, Alexander-Katz A, Olsen BD.* ACS Macro Letters. 2012:1:676-680.
  37. Measuring shear strength of soft-tissue adhesives. Wang M, Kornfield JA.* Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials. 2012:100B:618–623.

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