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Zilu Wang


Research Associate in the Department of Chemistry

2013, Ph.D. in Materials Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, P.R. China

E-mail: zilu@email.unc.edu 

Google Scholar Page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8HQupgYAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Topic: Functional Polymer, Polymer Composite, Polymerization, Polymer Thermodynamics, 3D Printing

  1. Petersen, S. R.; Prydderch, H.; Worch, J. C.; Stubbs, C. J.; Wang, Z.; Yu, J.; Arno, M. C.; Dobrynin, A. V.; Becker, M. L.; Dove, A., Ultra‐Tough Elastomers from Stereochemistry‐Directed Hydrogen Bonding in Isosorbide‐Based Polymers, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 134, e202115904.
  2. Stubbs, C. J.; Worch, J. C.; Prydderch, H.; Wang, Z.; Mathers, R. T.; Dobrynin, A. V.; Becker, M. L.; Dove, A. P., Sugar-Based Polymers with Stereochemistry-Dependent Degradability and Mechanical Properties. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 3, 1243–1250.
  3. Sayko, R.;  Wang, Z.;  Liang, H.;  Becker, M. L.; Dobrynin, A. V., Degradation of Block Copolymer Films Confined in Elastic Media: Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Macromolecules 2020, 53, 9460−9469.
  4. Sarkar, R.;  Xie, T.-Z.;  Endres, K. J.;  Wang, Z.;  Moorefield, C. N.;  Saunders, M. J.;  Ghorai, S.;  Patri, A. K.;  Wesdemiotis, C.;  Dobrynin, A. V.; Newkome, G. R., Sierpiński Pyramids by Molecular Entanglement. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2020, 142, 5526−5530.
  5. Sayko, R.;  Wang, Z.;  Liang, H.;  Becker, M. L.; Dobrynin, A. V., Degradation of Films of Block Copolymers: Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Macromolecules 2020, 53, 1270−1280. 
  6. Liang, H.;  Wang, Z.; Dobrynin, A. V., Strain-Adaptive Self-Assembled Networks of Linear-Bottlebrush-Linear Copolymers. Macromolecules 2019, 52, 8617−8624. 
  7. Wang, Z.;  Tian, Y.;  Liang, H.;  Adamson, D. H.; Dobrynin, A. V., Electrical Conductivity of Graphene−Polymer Composite Foams: A Computational Study. Macromolecules 2019, 52, 7379−7385.
  8. Liang, H.;  Wang, Z.; Dobrynin, A. V., Scattering from Melts of Combs and Bottlebrushes: Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Theoretical Study. Macromolecules 2019, 52, 5555−5562. 
  9. Liang, H.;  Wang, Z.;  Sheiko, S. S.; Dobrynin, A. V., Comb and Bottlebrush Graft Copolymers in a Melt. Macromolecules 2019, 52, 3942−3950.
  10. Chen, Y.;  Wang, Z.;  Kulkarni, M. M.;  Wang, X.;  Al-Enizi, A. M.;  Elzatahry, A. A.;  Douglas, J. F.;  Dobrynin, A. V.; Karim, A., Hierarchically Patterned Elastomeric and Thermoplastic Polymer Films through Nanoimprinting and Ultraviolet Light Exposure. ACS Omega 2018, 3, 15426−15434.
  11. Wang, Z.;  Liang, H.;  Adamson, D. H.; Dobrynin, A. V., From Graphene-like Sheet Stabilized Emulsions to Composite Polymeric Foams: Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Macromolecules 2018, 51, 7360−7367.
  12. Liang, H.;  Cao, Z.;  Wang, Z.; Dobrynin, A. V., Surface Stresses and a Force Balance at a Contact Line. Langmuir 2018, 34, 7497−7502.
  13. Liang, H.;  Cao, Z.;  Wang, Z.; Dobrynin, A. V., Surface Stress and Surface Tension in Polymeric Networks. ACS Macro Letters 2018, 7, 116-121.
  14. Wang, Z.;  Liang, H.; Dobrynin, A. V., Computer Simulations of Continuous 3‑D Printing. Macromolecules 2017, 50, 7794−7800.
  15. Liang, H.;  Cao, Z.;  Wang, Z.;  Sheiko, S. S.; Dobrynin, A. V., Combs and Bottlebrushes in a Melt. Macromolecules 2017, 50 (8), 3430-3437.
  16. Sejoubsari, R. M.;  Martinez, A. P.;  Kutes, Y.;  Wang, Z.;  Dobrynin, A. V.; Adamson, D. H., “Grafting-Through”: Growing Polymer Brushes by Supplying Monomers through the Surface. Macromolecules 2016, 49 (7), 2477-2483.

Coarse Grained Simulations of 3D Printing

 

 

 

Guided Design of Composite Graphene-Polymer Foams: From Graphene Stabilized Emulsion to Electrically Conductive Foams

 

 

 

Swelling Behavior of Graphene Foam