Wangzhao Professor

2013.9-2018.6:  Ph.D. Chemistry, The University California, San Diego (Advisor: Nathan Gianneschi)                                                                                                                     

2011.9-2013.6: M.S.  Polymer Science, The University of Akron (Advisor: Stephen Z. D. Cheng)

2008.6-2011.6: B.S. Material Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology,China.         

2021-4- Now: Professor at Soochow University  

2018.7- 2021-4: Postdoctoral Scholars, University of Chicago (Advisor: Aaron Esser-Kahn)

Ø  Polymer Degradation 

Ø  Mechanochemistry for polymerization and material remodeling

Ø  Synthetic melanin and polydopamine.

Ø  Bioinspired polymeric material and self-assembly

2022

1.C. Ding, Y. Yan, Y. Peng, D. Wu, H. Shen, J. Zhang, Z. Wang*, Z. Zhang*, Piezoelectrically Mediated Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain-Transfer Polymerization, Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 4056-4063.

2021

1.Wang, Z.,^a Wang, J.,^a Ayarza, J., Steeves, T., Hu, Z., Manna, S., Esser-Kahn, A. P., *Bio-inspired mechanically adaptive materials through vibration-induced crosslinking. Nature Materials 2021, 20, 869-874

2. Yang, P., Zhu, F., Zhang, Z., Cheng, Y., Wang, Z.*, Li Y.*, Stimuli-Responsive Polydopamine-based Smart Materials, Chemical Society Reviews‚ 2021‚ 50, 8319-8343.

2020

1.Wang, Z., Zou, Y., Li, Y., Cheng, Y., Metal-Containing Polydopamine Nanomaterials: Catalysis, Energy, and Theranostics. Small2020, 16, 1907042.

2.Ayarza, J.,^aWang, Z.,^a Wang, J.; Huang, C.-W., Esser-Kahn, A. P.,* 100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Piezoelectrically Mediated Mechanochemical Reactions for Adaptive Materials. ACS Macro Letters2020, 9, 1237-1248.

3.Yang, P., Zhang, S., Chen, X., Liu, X., Wang, Z.,* and Li, Y.,*Recent Developments in Polydopamine Fluorescent Nanomaterials. Materials Horizons 2020, 7, 746-761. (Highly Cited Paper)

4.Li, Z., Hu, J., Yang, L., Zhang, X., Liu, X., Wang, Z.,* Li, Y.,* Integrated POSS-dendrimer nanohybrid materials: current status and future perspective. Nanoscale2020, 12, 11395-11415.

5.Xie, Y., Krug, K. A., Cay, K. S., Kalaj, M., McCallum, N. C., Siwicka, Z. E., Wang, Z., Gianneschi, N. C., Burkart, M. D., Rinehart, J. D., Peroxidase-like reactivity at iron-chelation sites in a mesoporous synthetic melanin. CCS Chemistry 2020, 1483-1490.

2019

1.Wang, Z., Ayarza, J., Esser-Kahn, A. P.,*Mechanically Initiated Bulk-Scale Free-Radical Polymerization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2019, 58, 12023-12026.

2.Zhou, X., McCallum, N. C., Hu, Z., Cao, W., Wang, Z.,* and Gianneschi, N. C.,* Artificial Allomelanin Nanoparticles. ACS Nano2019,13, 10980-10990.

3.Li, W.,^aWang, Z.,^a Xiao, M.,^a Miyoshi, T., Yang, X., Hu, Z., Liu, C., Chuang, S. S. C., Shawkey, M. D., Gianneschi, N. C. and Dhinojwala, A., Mechanism of UVA Degradation of Synthetic Eumelanin. Biomacromolecules2019, 20, 4593-4601.

4.Li, Z., Wang, T., Zhu, F., Wang, Z., * Li, Y., * Bioinspired fluorescent dihydroxyindoles oligomers. Chinese Chemical Letters2019. 31, 783-786.

5.Lemaster, J. E., ^aWang, Z., ^a Hariri, A., Chen, F., Hu, Z., Huang, Y., Barback, C. V., Cochran, R., Gianneschi, N. C.,* Jokerst, J. V.,* Gadolinium Doping Enhances the Photoacoustic Signal of Synthetic Melanin Nanoparticles: A Dual Modality Contrast Agent for Stem Cell Imaging. Chemistry of Materials2019, 31, 251-259.

6.Wang, X., Chen, Z., Yang, P., Hu, J., Wang, Z.,* Li, Y.,* Size control synthesis of melanin-like polydopamine nanoparticles by tuning radicals. Polymer Chemistry2019, 10, 4194-4200.

7.Zou, Y., Wang, Z., Chen, Z., Zhang, Q.-P., Zhang, Q., Tian, Y., Ren, S., Li, Y., Synthetic Melanin Hybrid Patchy Nanoparticle Photocatalysts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C2019, 123, 5345-5352.

2018

1.Zou, Y., Zhang, L., Yang, L., Zhu, F., Ding, M., Lin, F., Wang, Z.,* Li, Y.,* “Click” chemistry in polymeric scaffolds: Bioactive materials for tissue engineering. Journal of Controlled Release 2018, 273, 160-179. (Highly Cited Paper)

2.Xie, Y., Wang, J., Wang, Z., Krug, K. A., Rinehart, J. D.,* Perfluorocarbon-loaded polydopamine nanoparticles as ultrasound contrast agents. Nanoscale2018,10, 12813-12819.

2017

1.Wang, Z., Carniato, F., Xie, Y., Huang, Y., Li, Y., He, S., Zang, N., Rinehart, J. D.,* Botta M., * and Gianneschi, N. C.,* High Relaxivity Gadolinium-Polydopamine Nanoparticles, Small2017, 13, 1701830.

2.Wang, Z.,^a Xie, Y.^a, Li, Y., Huang, Y., Parent, L. R., Ditri, T. B., Zang, N., Rinehart, J. D.,* and Gianneschi, N. C.,* Tunable, Metal-Loaded Polydopamine Nanoparticles Analyzed by Magnetometry, Chemistry of Materials2017, 29, 8195-8201.

3.Li, Y., Dong, X.-H., Zou, Y., Wang, Z., Yue, K., Huang, M., Liu, H., Feng, X., Lin, Z., Zhang, W., Zhang, W.-B.*, Cheng, S. Z. D.,* Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane meets “click” chemistry: Rational design and facile preparation of functional hybrid materials, Polymer 2017,125, 303-329

4.Xiao, M., Hu, Z., Wang, Z., Li, Y., Tormo, A. D., Thomas, N. L., Wang, B., Gianneschi, N. C.*Shawkey, M. D.*and Dhinojwala, A.*, Bioinspired bright noniridescent photonic melanin supraballs, Science Advances 2017, 3, e1701151. (Demo by Youtube video, highlighted by Science, ScienceNews, Phys.org, Nanotechweb, EurekAlert, COSMOS, and AXIOS).

5.Huang, Y., Vezeridis, A. M., Wang, J., Wang, Z., Thompson, M., Mattrey, R. F., Gianneschi, N. C., * Polymer-Stabilized Perfluorobutane Nanodroplets as Ultra-Sound Imaging Agents, Journal of the American Chemical Society2017, 139, 15–18.

2016

1.Li, Y.^a, Xie, Y.^a, Wang, Z.^a, Zang, N., Carniato, F., Huang, Y., Andolina, C., Parent, L., Ditri, T., Walter, E., Botta, M., Rinehart, J.*, Gianneschi, N. C. *, Structure and Function of Iron-Loaded Synthetic Melanin, ACS Nano2016, 10, 10186–10194

2.Xiao, M., Li, Y., Zhao, J., Wang, Z., Gao, M., Gianneschi, N. C.,* Dhinojwala, A.,* and Shawkey, M. D.,* Stimuli-Responsive Structurally Colored Films from Bioinspired Synthetic Melanin Nanoparticles, Chemistry of Materials2016, 28, 5516-5521

2015

1.Wang, Z.^a, Li, Y.^a, Huang, Y., Thompson, M. P., LeGuyader, C. L. M., Sahu, S. and Gianneschi, N. C. *, Enzyme-regulated topology of a cyclic peptide brush polymer for tuning assembly, Chemical Communications2015, 51, 17108-17111

2.Li, Y.^a, Huang, Y.^a, Wang, Z., Carniato, F., Xie, Y., Patterson, J. P., Thompson, M. P., Andolina, C. M., Ditri, T. B., Millstone, J. E., Figueroa, J. S., Rinehart, J. D., Scadeng, M., Botta, M., and Gianneschi, N. C.*, Polycatechol Nanoparticle MRI Contrast Agents, Small2015, 12, 668-677.

3.Chen, B., Wang, Z., Lu, J., Yang, X.; Wang, Y., Zhang, Z., Zhu, J., Zhou, N. *, Li, Y. *, Zhu, X.*, Cyclic azobenzene-containing amphiphilic diblock copolymers: solution self-assembly and unusual photo-responsive behaviors. Polymer Chemistry2015, 6, 3009-3013.(Listed as One of Monthly Most-Accessed Articles in Mar-Apr. 2015)

4.Sun, Y., Wang, Z., Li, Y.*, Zhang, Z., Zhang, W, Pan, X, Zhou, N.*, Zhu, X. *, Photoresponsive Amphiphilic Macrocycles Containing Main-Chain Azobenzene Polymers. Macromolecular Rapid Communications2015, 36, 1341-1347.

5.Li, Y., Su, H., Feng, X., Wang, Z., Guo, K., Wesdemiotis, C., Fu, Q., Cheng, S.Z.D.*, Zhang, W.-B.*, Thiol-Michael “Click” Chemistry: Another Efficient Tool for Head Functionalization of Giant Surfactants, Polymer Chemistry2014‚ 5, 6151-6162. (Listed as One of Monthly Most downloaded Articles During Aug.-Oct. 2014, Top 1 in Sep. 2014)

6.Su, H., Li, Y.*, Yue, K., Wang, Z., Lu, P., Feng, X., Dong, X.-H., Zhang, Z., Cheng, S.Z.D.*, Zhang, W.-B.*, Precision Synthesis of Macrocyclic Giant Surfactants Tethered with Two Different Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes at Distinct Ring Locations via Four Consecutive “Click” Reactions, Polymer Chemistry2015‚ 6, 827-837.

2014

1.Li, Y,^aSu, H.,^a Feng, X, Yue, K., Wang, Z., Lin, Z., Zhu, X., Fu, Q., Cheng, S.Z.D.*, Zhang, W.-B.*, Macromolecular Structure Evolution toward Giant Molecules of Complex Structure: Tandem Synthesis of Asymmetric Giant Gemini Surfactants, Polymer Chemistry 2014‚ 5, 3697-3706.

2.Li, Y., Guo, K., Su, H., Li, X., Wang, Z., Feng, X., Wang, Z., Zhu, S., Wesdemiotis, C.*, Cheng, S.Z.D.*, Zhang, W.-B.*, Tuning “Thiol-Ene” Reactions toward Controlled Symmetry Breaking in Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes, Chemical Science2014‚ 5, 1046-1053.

2013

1.Wang, Z., Li, Y.*, Dong, X.-H., Guo, K., Su, H., Yue, K., Yu, X., Wesdemiotis, C., Cheng, S.Z.D.*, Zhang, W.-B.*, Giant Gemini Surfactants Based on Polystyrene-Hydrophilic Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Shape Amphiphiles: Sequential “Click” Chemistry and Solution Self-Assembly, Chemical Science2013‚ 4, 1345-1352.

2.Li, Y.^a, Wang, Z^a., Zheng, J., Su, H., Lin, F., Guo, K., Feng, X., Wesdemiotis, C., Becker, M. L., Cheng, S.Z.D.*, Zhang, W.-B.*, Cascading One-Pot Synthesis of Single-tailed and Asymmetric Multitailed Giant Surfactants, ACS Macro Letters2013‚ 2, 1026- 1032.

3.Su, H., Zheng, J., Wang, Z., Lin, F., Feng, X., Dong, X.-H., Becker, M. L., Cheng, S.Z.D.*, Zhang, W.-B.*, Li, Y.*, Sequential Triple “Click” Approach toward Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane-Based Multiheaded and Multitailed Giant Surfactants, ACS Macro Letters2013‚ 2, 645-650. (Listed as One of Monthly Most-Accessed Articles During Jul.-Aug. 2013)

2012

1.Li, Y.,Dong, X.-H., Guo, K., Wang, Z., Chen, Z., Wesdemiotis, C., Quirk, R.P.*, Zhang, W.-B.*, Cheng, S.Z.D.*, Synthesis of Shape Amphiphiles Based on POSS Tethered with Two Symmetric/Asymmetric Polymer Tails via Sequential “Grafting-From” and Thiol-Ene “Click” Chemistry, ACS Macro Letters2012‚ 1, 834-839.