Journal Articles

  1. Mechanochromic Polyurethane Shape Memory Polymer for Biomedical Applications

    Thalma Orado, Bethany Yashkus, Richard Chandardat, Samantha Zysk, Zachary J. Geffert, Ernest Emmanuel Obeng, Xiaocun Lu, Pranav Soman, Mary Beth B. Monroe*

    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A  2025, 113 (10), e37979.

    DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.37979 Link

  1. Leveraging metal complexes for microsecond lifetime-based chloride sensing

    Jared Morse, Nnamdi Ofodum, Fung Kit Tang, Matthias Schmidt, Xiaocun Lu,* and Kaho Leung*

    ACS Sensors  2025, 10 (2), 657–663.

    DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c03195 Link

  1. Advancing dynamic polymer mechanochemistry through synergetic conformational gearing

    Nnamdi M. Ofodum, Qingkai Qi, Richard Chandradat, Theodore Warfle, and Xiaocun Lu*

    Journal of the American Chemical Society  2024, 146 (26), 17700–17711.

    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02066 Link

  1. Photo-modulated activation of organic bases enabling microencapsulation and on-demand reactivity

    Wenle Li,* Xiaocun Lu, Jacob M. Diamond, Chengtian Shen, Bo Jiang, Shi Sun, Jeffrey S. Moore, and Nancy R. Sottos*

    Nature Communications  2024, 15, 2771.

    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47175-x Link

  1. Colouring by force

    Xiaocun Lu*

    Nature Chemistry  2023, 15 (3), 303–305.

    DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01142-z Link

  1. Force-induced near-infrared chromism of mechanophore-linked polymers

    Qingkai Qi, Gaganjot Sekhon, Richard Chandradat, Nnamdi M. Ofodum, Tianruo Shen, Jan Scrimgeour, Monu Joy, Mario Wriedt, Madhuri Jayathirtha, Costel C. Darie, Devon A. Shipp, Xiaogang Liu,* and Xiaocun Lu*

    Journal of the American Chemical Society  2021, 143 (42), 17337–17343.

    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05923 Link

  1. Direct observation of intramolecular coplanarity regulated polymorph emission of a tetraphenylethene derivative

    Qingkai Qi, Shan Jiang, Qinglong Qiao, Jinbei Wei, Bin Xu, Xiaocun Lu,* Zhaochao Xu,* and Wenjing Tian*

    Chinese Chemical Letters  2020, 31 (11), 2985–2987.

    DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.05.044 Link

  1. Autonomous damage detection in multilayered coatings via integrated aggregation-induced emission luminogens

    Xiaocun Lu, Wenle Li, Nancy R. Sottos*, and Jeffrey S. Moore*

    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces  2018, 10 (47), 40361–40365.

    DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b16454 Link

  1. A robust oil-in-oil emulsion for the nonaqueous encapsulation of hydrophilic payloads

    Xiaocun Lu, Joshua S. Katz, Adam K. Schmitt, and Jeffrey S. Moore*

    Journal of the American Chemical Society  2018, 140 (10), 3619–3625.

    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b11847 Link

  1. Programmable payload release from transient polymer microcapsules triggered by a specific ion coactivation effect

    Shijia Tang, Liuyan Tang, Xiaocun Lu, Huiying Liu, and Jeffrey S. Moore*

    Journal of the American Chemical Society  2018, 140 (1), 94–97.

    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b11022 Link

  1. Supercharged, precise, megametallodendrimers via a single-step, quantitative assembly process

    Ting-Zheng Xie, Xiaolei Wu, Kevin J. Endres, Zaihong Guo, Xiaocun Lu, Jingyi Li, Erendra Manandhar, James M. Ludlow, III, Charles N. Moorefield, Mary Jane Saunders, Chrys Wesdemiotis,* and George R. Newkome*

    Journal of the American Chemical Society  2017, 139 (44), 15652–15655.

    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b10328 Link

  1. Hydrophobic-driven, metallomacrocyclic assembly – towards quantitative construction

    Ting-Zheng Xie, Jing-Yi Li, Zaihong Guo, James M. Ludlow III, Xiaocun Lu, Charles N. Moorefield, Chrys Wesdemiotis,* and George R. Newkome*

    European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry  2016, (11), 1671–1677.

    DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201600048 Link

  1. Precise molecular fission and fusion: Quantitative self-assembly and chemistry of a metallo-cuboctahedron

    Ting-Zheng Xie, Kai Guo, Zaihong Guo, Wen-Yang Gao, Lukasz Wojtas, Guo-Hong Ning, Mingjun Huang, Xiaocun Lu, Jing-Yi Li, Sheng-Yun Liao, Yu-Sheng Chen, Charles N. Moorefield, Mary Jane Saunders, Stephen Z. D. Cheng, Chrys Wesdemiotis,* and George R. Newkome*

    Angewandte Chemie International Edition  2015, 54 (32), 9224–9229.

    DOI: 10.1002/anie.201503609 Link

  1. Perylene-based, bis(terpyridine)-Ru(II) complexes: Synthesis, electrochemical and photovoltaic properties

    Hany El-Batal, Juan Manríquez Rocha, Perla F. Méndez, Luis A. Godínez, Kai Guo, Xiaopeng Li, Xiaocun Lu, Chrys Wesdemiotis, Charles N. Moorefield, and George R. Newkome*

    Heterocycles  2015, 90 (1), 502–514.

    DOI: 10.3987/COM-14-S(K)49 Link

  1. Probing a hidden world of molecular self-assembly: Concentration-dependent, three-dimensional supramolecular interconversions

    Xiaocun Lu, Xiaopeng Li, Kai Guo, Ting-Zheng Xie, Charles N. Moorefield, Chrys Wesdemiotis,* and George R. Newkome*

    Journal of the American Chemical Society  2014, 136 (52), 18149–18155.

    DOI: 10.1021/ja511341z Link

  1. One ligand in dual roles: Self-assembly of a bis-rhomboidal-shaped, three-dimensional molecular wheel

    Xiaocun Lu, Xiaopeng Li, Kai Guo, Jing Wang, Mingjun Huang, Jin-Liang Wang, Ting-Zheng Xie, Charles N. Moorefield, Stephen Z. D. Cheng, Chrys Wesdemiotis,* and George R. Newkome*

    Chemistry - A European Journal  2014, 20 (41), 13094–13098.

    DOI: 10.1002/chem.201404358 Link

  1. Conductive water/alcohol soluble neutral fullerene derivative as an interfacial layer for inverted polymer solar cells with high efficiency

    Chao Yi, Kan Yue, Wen-Bin Zhang, Xiaocun Lu, Jianhui Hou, Yongfang Li, Lin Huang, George R. Newkome, Stephen Z. D. Cheng, and Xiong Gong*

    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces  2014, 6 (16), 14189–14195.

    DOI: 10.1021/am503510z Link

  1. Towards molecular construction platforms: Synthesis of a metallotricyclic spirane based on bis(2,2':6',2"-terpyridine)Ru(II) connectivity

    Ting-Zheng Xie, Kai Guo, Mingjun Huang, Xiaocun Lu, Sheng-Yun Liao, Rajarshi Sarkar, Charles N. Moorefield, Stephen Z. D. Cheng, Chrys Wesdemiotis,* and George R. Newkome*

    Chemistry - A European Journal  2014, 20 (36), 11291–11294.

    DOI: 10.1002/chem.201403840 Link

  1. Construction of a highly symmetric nanosphere via a one-pot reaction of a tris-terpyridine ligand with Ru(II)

    Ting-Zheng Xie, Sheng-Yun Liao, Kai Guo, Xiaocun Lu, Xuehui Dong, Mingjun Huang, Charles N. Moorefield, Stephen Z. D. Cheng, Xin Liu, Chrys Wesdemiotis,* and George R. Newkome*

    Journal of the American Chemical Society  2014, 136 (23), 8165–8168.

    DOI: 10.1021/ja502962j Link

  1. Self-assembly of a family of suprametallomacrocycles: Revisiting an o-carborane bisterpyridyl building block

    James M. Ludlow III, Masato Tominaga, Yoshiki Chujo, Anthony Schultz, Xiaocun Lu, Tingzheng Xie, Kai Guo, Charles N. Moorefield, Chrys Wesdemiotis,* and George R. Newkome*

    Dalton Transactions  2014, 43 (25), 9604–9611.

    DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00989D Link

  1. Effects of molecular geometry on the self-assembly of giant polymer-dendron conjugates in condensed state

    Xue-Hui Dong, Xiaocun Lu, Bo Ni, Ziran Chen, Kan Yue, Yiwen Li, Lixia Rong, Tadanori Koga, Benjamin S. Hsiao, George R. Newkome, An-Chang Shi,* Wen-Bin Zhang,* and Stephen Z. D. Cheng*

    Soft Matter  2014, 10 (18), 3200–3208.

    DOI: 10.1039/C3SM52087K Link

  1. Self-assembly of a supramolecular, three-dimensional, spoked, bicycle-like wheel

    Xiaocun Lu, Xiaopeng Li, Yan Cao, Anthony Schultz, Jin-Liang Wang, Charles N. Moorefield, Chrys Wesdemiotis,* Stephen Z. D. Cheng, and George R. Newkome*

    Angewandte Chemie International Edition  2013, 52 (30), 7728–7731.

    DOI: 10.1002/anie.201302362 Link

  1. From supramolecular triangle to heteroleptic rhombus: A simple bridge can make a difference

    Xiaocun Lu, Xiaopeng Li, Jin-Liang Wang, Charles N. Moorefield, Chrys Wesdemiotis,* and George R. Newkome*

    Chemical Communications  2012, 48 (79), 9873–9875.

    DOI: 10.1039/c2cc35510h Link

  1. Shape-persistent, ruthenium(II)- and iron(II)-bis-terpyridine metallodendrimers: Synthesis, traveling-wave ion-mobility mass spectrometry, and photo-physical properties

    Jin-Liang Wang, Xiaopeng Li, Carol D. Shreiner, Xiaocun Lu, Charles N. Moorefield, Sreedhar R. Tummalapalli, Douglas A. Medvetz, Matthew J. Panzner, Frank R. Fronczek, Chrys Wesdemiotis,* and George R. Newkome*

    New Journal of Chemistry  2012, 36 (2), 484–491.

    DOI: 10.1039/c2nj20799k Link

  1. Stoichiometric self-assembly of shape-persistent 2d complexes: A facile route to a symmetric supramacromolecular spoked wheel

    Jin-Liang Wang, Xiaopeng Li, Xiaocun Lu, I-Fan Hsieh, Yan Cao, Charles N. Moorefield, Chrys Wesdemiotis,* Stephen Z. D. Cheng, and George R. Newkome*

    Journal of the American Chemical Society  2011, 133 (30), 11450–11453.

    DOI: 10.1021/ja203645m Link

  1. Dendron-functionalized bis(terpyridine)-iron(II) or -cadmium(II) metallomacrocycles: Synthesis, traveling-wave ion-mobility mass spectrometry, and photophysical properties.

    Jin-Liang Wang, Xiaopeng Li, Xiaocun Lu, Yi-Tsu Chan, Charles N. Moorefield, Chrys Wesdemiotis,* and George R. Newkome*

    Chemistry - A European Journal  2011, 17 (17), 4830–4838.

    DOI: 10.1002/chem.201003681 Link

  1. Long-range chirality transfer in free radical polymerization of bulky vinyl monomers containing laterally attached p-terphenyl groups

    Jiaxi Cui, Xiaocun Lu, Anhua Liu, Xinhua Wan,* and Qifeng Zhou

    Macromolecules  2009, 42 (20), 7678–7688.

    DOI: 10.1021/ma900879f Link

  1. Dilute solution behavior and chain-stiffness of a chiral mesogen-jacketed liquid crystal polymer

    Junge Zhi, Anhua Liu, Zhiguo Zhu, Xiaocun Lu, Xinghe Fan, Xiaofang Chen, Xinhua Wan,* and Qifeng Zhou

    Acta Polymerica Sinica  2005, (5), 774–778.

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Patents

  1. Non-aqueous encapsulation

    Xiaocun Lu, Joshua S. Katz, Adam K. Schmitt, and Jeffery S. Moore

    International Patent WO 2019/089406 Al, October 29, 2018.

  2. Precise three-dimensional supramacromolecule interconversions

    George R. Newkome, Charles N. Moorefield, Tingzheng Xie, and Xiaocun Lu

    U.S. Patent 10,208,069 B2, February 19, 2019.

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