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Structure and dynamics of phytantriol-glycerol mesophases: Insights into the reverse micelle to lamellar phase transition
Matteo Enrico Rutsch, Yang Yao*
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 2025, in press. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/adbeae

From Water Under Confinement to Understanding Life at Subzero Temperatures.
Yang Yao*
Chimia, 2024, 78 (10), 659-664. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2024.659

Expanding the enzymatic polymerization landscape by lipid mesophase soft nanoconfinement.
Patrick Züblin, Adrian Zeller, Claire Moulis, Magali Remaud‐Simeon, Yang Yao, Raffaele Mezzenga*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, e202312880. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202312880

Water–lipid interface in lipidic mesophases with excess water.
Yang Yao, Sara Catalini, Paolo Foggi, Raffaele Mezzenga*
Faraday Discuss., 2024, 249, 469-484. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3FD00118K

Mott-Schottky heterojunctions of ultrafine Ni3Fe confined in amorphous molybdenum oxide for efficient and durable overall water electrolysis
Zhe Zhang, Bing Liu, Jingguo Yang, Yang Yao, Jiangyong Liu, Zhi-Guo Gu, Xiaodong Yan*
Appl. Surf. Sci., 2023, 640, 158344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.158344

Conceptual assessment of a lipid-based liquid water storage system for lunar life support and exploration
Marius Christian Banica, Tim Altorfer, Jan Inauen, Dario Wichser, David Dudli, Markus Weber Sutter, Matteo Madi, Yang Yao, Raffaele Mezzenga*
J. Aerosp. Eng., 2023, 36.6, 04023084. https://doi.org/10.1061/JAEEEZ.ASENG-5187

Bioactive and elastic emulsion electrospun DegraPol tubes delivering IGF-1 for tendon rupture repair
Julia Rieber, Gabriella Meier-Bürgisser, Iris Miescher, Franz E Weber, Petra Wolint, Yang Yao, Esteban Ongini, Athanasios Milionis, Jess G Snedeker, Maurizio Calcagni, Johanna Buschmann*
Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2023, 24.12, 10272. DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210272

Plant protein amyloid fibrils for multifunctional sustainable materials
Ting Li, Jiangtao Zhou, Mohammad Peydayesh, Yang Yao, Massimo Bagnani, Ines Kutzli, Zhengxing Chen, Li Wang, Raffaele Mezzenga*
Adv. Sustain. Syst., 2023, 7(4), 2200414. https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202200414

Interfacial Electrostatic Self‐Assembly of Amyloid Fibrils into Multifunctional Protein Films
Yangyang Han, Yiping Cao, Jiangtao Zhou, Yang Yao, Xiaodong Wu, Sreenath Bolisetty, Michael Diener, Stephan Handschin, Canhui Lu*, Raffaele Mezzenga*
Adv. Sci., 2023, 10(9), 2206867. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202206867

Amorphous chromium oxide confined Ni/NiO nanoparticles-assembled nanosheets for highly efficient and stable overall urea splitting
Hanwen Xu, Wen-Da Zhang, Yang Yao, Jingguo Yang, Jiangyong Liu, Zhi-Guo Gu, Xiaodong Yan*
J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2023, 629, 501-510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.09.072

Metal organic framework-assisted in-situ synthesis of β-NiMnOOH nanosheets with abundant NiOOH active sites for efficient electro-oxidation of urea
Xiaodong Yan*, Li Xiang, Wen-Da Zhang, Hanwen Xu, Yang Yao, Jiangyong Liu, Zhi-Guo Gu
J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2023, 629, 370-378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.08.155

Functional coating from amyloid superwetting films
Tonghui Jin, Mohammad Peydayesh, Mingqin Li, Yang Yao, Di Wu, Raffaele Mezzenga*
Adv. Mater., 2022, 34(51), 2205072. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202205072

Revealing the surface structure-performance relationship of interface-engineered NiFe alloys for oxygen evolution reaction
Hanwen Xu, Bing Liu, Jiangyong Liu, Yang Yao, Zhi-Guo Gu, Xiaodong Yan*
J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2022, 622, 986-994. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.04.160

Intercalation-induced partial exfoliation of NiFe LDHs with abundant active edge sites for highly enhanced oxygen evolution reaction
Hanwen Xu, Wen-Da Zhang, Jiangyong Liu, Yang Yao, Xiaodong Yan*, Zhi-Guo Gu*
J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2022, 607, 1353-1361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.105

Probing Water State during Lipidic Mesophases Phase Transitions
Yang Yao, Sara Catalini, Bence Kutus, Johannes Hunger, Paolo Foggi, Raffaele Mezzenga*
Angew. Chem., 2021, 133(48), 25478-25484. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202110975

Designing cryo-enzymatic reactions in subzero liquid water by lipidic mesophase nanoconfinement
Yang Yao, Tao Zhou, Raphael Färber, Ulrike Grossner, George Floudas, Raffaele Mezzenga*
Nat. Nanotechnol., 2021, 16(7), 802-810. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-021-00893-5

Cryogenic activity and stability of benzaldehyde lyase enzyme in lipidic mesophases-nanoconfined water
Tao Zhou, Yang Yao, Qin Zhang, Raffaele Mezzenga*
Chem. Commun., 2021, 57(46), 5650-5653. DOI: 10.1039/D1CC01315G

Crystallization and dynamics of water confined in model mesoporous silica particles: Two ice nuclei and two fractions of water
Yang Yao, Verena Fella, Wei Huang, Kai AI Zhang, Katharina Landfester, Hans-Jürgen Butt, Michael Vogel*, George Floudas*
Langmuir, 2019, 35(17), 5890-5901. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00496

Theory on capillary filling of polymer melts in nanopores
Yang Yao, Hans‐Jürgen Butt, George Floudas, Jiajia Zhou*, Masao Doi
Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2018, 39(14), 1800087. https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.201800087

Capillary imbibition of polymer mixtures in nanopores
Yang Yao, Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Jiajia Zhou*, Masao Doi, George Floudas*
Macromol., 2018, 51(8), 3059-3065. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02724

Capillary imbibition, crystallization, and local dynamics of hyperbranched poly (ethylene oxide) confined to nanoporous alumina
Yang Yao, Yasuhito Suzuki, Jan Seiwert, Martin Steinhart, Holger Frey, Hans-Jürgen Butt, George Floudas*
Macromol., 2017, 50(21), 8755-8764. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01843

Complex dynamics of capillary imbibition of poly (ethylene oxide) melts in nanoporous alumina
Yang Yao, Stelios Alexandris, Franziska Henrich, Günter Auernhammer, Martin Steinhart, Hans-Jürgen Butt, and George Floudas*
J. Chem. Phys., 2017, 146(20). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4978298

Largely improved electromechanical properties of thermoplastic polyurethane dielectric elastomers by the synergistic effect of polyethylene glycol and partially reduced graphene oxide
Nanying Ning, Shangqing Li, Haibin Sun, Yong Wang, Suting Liu, Yang Yao, Bingyue Yan, Liqun Zhang, Ming Tian*
Compos. Sci. Technol., 2017, 142, 311-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2017.02.015

Homogeneous nucleation of ice confined in hollow silica spheres
Yang Yao, Pia Ruckdeschel, Robert Graf, Hans-Jürgen Butt, Markus Retsch, George Floudas
J. Phys. Chem. B., 2017, 121(1), 306-313. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b11053

Effect of poly (ethylene oxide) architecture on the bulk and confined crystallization within nanoporous alumina
Yang Yao, Takamasa Sakai, Martin Steinhart, Hans-Jürgen Butt, George Floudas*
Macromol., 2016, 49(16), 5945-5954. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01406

Enhanced electromechanical performance of bio-based gelatin/glycerin dielectric elastomer by cellulose nanocrystals
Nanying Ning, Zhifei Wang, Yang Yao, Liqun Zhang, Ming Tian*
Carbohydr. Polym., 2015, 130, 262-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.03.083

Improved actuated strain of dielectric elastomer through disruption of hydrogen bonds of thermoplastic polyurethane by adding diaminonaphthalene
Nanying Ning, Bingyue Yan, Suting Liu, Yang Yao, Liqun Zhang, Tung W Chan, Toshio Nishi, Ming Tian*
Smart Mater. Struct., 2015, 24(3), 032002. DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/24/3/032002

High performance dielectric elastomers by partially reduced graphene oxide and disruption of hydrogen bonding of polyurethanes
Suting Liu, Ming Tian*, Bingyue Yan, Yang Yao, Liqun Zhang, Toshio Nishi, Nanying Ning*
Polymer, 2015, 56, 375-384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2014.11.012

Largely improved electromechanical properties of thermoplastic polyurethane dielectric elastomer by carbon nanospheres
Yang Yao, Nanying Ning, Liqun Zhang, Toshio Nishi, Ming Tian*
RSC Adv., 2015, 5(30), 23719-23726. DOI: 10.1039/C5RA00078E

Separated-structured all-organic dielectric elastomer with large actuation strain under ultra-low voltage and high mechanical strength
Ming Tian*, Yang Yao, Suting Liu, Dan Yang, Liqun Zhang, Toshio Nishi, Nanying Ning*
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3(4), 1483-1491. DOI: 10.1039/C4TA04197F

Largely improved actuation strain at low electric field of dielectric elastomer by combining disrupting hydrogen bonds with ionic conductivity
Ming Tian, Bingyue Yan, Yang Yao, Liqun Zhang, Toshio Nishi, Nanying Ning*
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014, 2(39), 8388-8397. DOI: 10.1039/C4TC01140F