Peer-Reviewed Publications
51. Chen P., Jin S., Hong S., Qiu Y., Zhang Z., Xu Y., Joo Y.L., Archer L.*, Yang R.*, “Adaptive Ion Channels Formed in Ultrathin and Semicrystalline Polymer Interphases for Stable Aqueous Batteries”, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024, 146(5): 3136–3146.
50. Ma X., Lang J., Chen P., Tang W., Yang R.*, “A cascade nanozyme with antimicrobial effects against nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae”, Nanoscale 2023, in print. Invited submission.
49. Chen P., Zhang Z., Rouse Z., Baker S.P., Yeo J.*, Yang R.*, “Engineering solvation in initiated chemical vapour deposition (iCVD) for process-property control”, Nature Synthesis 2023, in print.
48. Shindler S., Yang R.*, “Hydrolysis of poly(fluoroacrylate) thin films synthesized from the vapor phase”, Langmuir 2023, in print.
47. Lang J.,† Ma X.,† Liu S., Streever D., Serota M., Franklin T., Loew E.R., Yang R.*, “On-Demand Synthesis of Antiseptics at the Site of Infection for Treatment of Otitis Media”, Nano Today 2022, 47: 101672.
46. Shuo J,† Chen, P.,† Qiu, Y., Zhang, Z., Hong, S., Joo, Y.L.,* Yang, R.* Archer, L.*, “Zwitterionic polymer gradient interphases for reversible Zinc electrochemistry in aqueous alkaline electrolytes”, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022, 144(42): 19344-19352.
45. Khlyustova A., Kirsch M., Yang R.*, “Amphiphilic copolymer thin films with short perfluoroalkyl side chains enable enhanced antifouling and fouling release properties”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 2022, 10 (48): 15699-15713.
44. Liu S., Yang R.*, “Inner ear drug delivery for sensorineural hearing loss: current challenges and opportunities”, Frontiers in Neuroscience 2022, 747. Invited submission.
43. Franklin T., Streever D., Yang R., “Versatile and rapid synthesis of polymer nanodomes via template- and solvent-free condensed polymerization”, Chemistry of Materials 2022, in print.
42. Khlyustova A., Kirsch M., Ma X., Cheng Y., Yang R., “Surfaces with Antifouling-Antimicrobial Dual Function via Immobilization of Lysozyme on Zwitterionic Polymer Thin Films”, Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2022, doi:10.1039/d1tb02597j
41. Cheng Y., Khlyustova A., Chen P., Yang R., “All-dry free radical polymerization inside nanopores: ion-milling-enabled coating thickness profiling revealed ‘necking’ phenomena”, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 2022, 40(3): 033406. Invited submission.
40. Lang L., Ma X., Chen P., Serota M., Andre N.M., Whittaker G.R., Yang R., “Haloperoxidase-mimickingCeO2-xnanorods for the deactivation of human coronavirus OC43”, Nanoscale 2022, 14: 3731-3737.
39. Chen P., Lang J., Zhou Y., Khlyustova A., Zhang Z., Ma. X., Liu S., Cheng Y., Yang R. “An Imidazolium-Based Zwitterionic Polymer for Antiviral and Antibacterial Dual-Functional Coatings”, Science Advances 2022, 8 (2), eabl8812.
38. Franklin T., Wu Y., Lang J., Li S., Yang. R., “Design of Polymeric Thin Films to Direct Microbial Biofilm Growth, Virulence, and Metabolism”, Biomacromolecules 2021, doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00731
37. Stalin S., Chen P., Li G., Deng Y., Rouse Z., Cheng Y., Zhang Z., Biswal P., Jin S., Baker S. P., Yang R., Archer L.A., “Ultrathin zwitterionic polymeric interphases for stable lithium metal anodes”, Matter 2021, 4 (11), 3753-3773.
36. Cheng Y., Yang R., “Toward Programming Bacterial Behavior via Synthetic Interfaces: Physicochemical Nanopatterning, Decoupling Surfaces Properties, and Integrating Material and Biological Insights”, Accounts of Materials Research 2021, 2 (11), 979-985.
35. Ma X., Lang J., Chen P., Yang R., “Silver Nanoparticles as an Effective Antimicrobial against Otitis Media Pathogens”, AIChE Journal 2021, 67 (12), e17468.
34. Khlyustova A., Yang R., “Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition Kinetics of Poly(4-aminostyrene)”, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 2021, 9,309.
33. Chen P., Lang J., Franklin T., Yu Z., Yang R., “Reduced Biofilm Formation at the Air-Liquid-Solid Interface via Introduction of Surfactants”, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 2021, doi:10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01691
32. Donadt T., Yang R., “Amphiphilic Polymer Thin Films with Enhanced Resistance to Biofilm Formation at the Solid–Liquid–Air Interface”, Advanced Materials Interfaces 2021, 8 (5), 2001791.
31. Cheng, Y., Khlyustova, A., Chen, P., Yang, R., “Kinetics of All-Dry Free Radical Polymerization under Nanoconfinement”, Macromolecules 2020, 53 (24), 10699.
30. Khlyustova A., Cheng Y., Yang R., “Vapor-deposited functional polymer thin films in biological applications”, Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2020, 8 (31), 6588.
29. Franklin T., Yang R., “Vapor-deposited biointerfaces and bacteria: an evolving conversation”, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 2020, 6, 1.
Preceding Cornell University
28. Zhao C., Liu A., Santamaria C., Shomorony A., Ji T., Wei T., Gordon A., Elofsson H., Mehta M., Yang R., Kohane D., “Polymer-tetrodotoxin conjugates to induce prolonged duration local anesthesia with minimal toxicity”, Nature Communications 2019, 10, 2566.
27. Yang R., Saarinen R., Okonkwo O.S., Hao Y., Mehta M., Kohane D.S., “Transtympanic delivery of local anesthetics for pain in acute otitis media”, Molecular Pharmaceutics 2019, 16,4.
26. Yang R., Sabharwal V., Shlykova N., Okonkwo O. S., Pelton S. I., Kohane D. S., “Treatment of Streptococcus pneumoniae otitis media in a chinchilla model by trans-tympanic delivery of antibiotics”, JCI Insight 2018, 3, 19.
25. Yang R., Okonkwo O. S., Zurakowski D., Kohane D. S., “Synergy between chemical permeation enhancers and drug permeation across the tympanic membrane”, Journal of Controlled Release 2018, 289, 10.
24. Yang R., Wei T., Goldberg H., Wang W., Cullion K., Kohane D. S., “Getting drugs across biological barriers”, Advanced Materials 2017, 1606596.
23. Bucs S., Linares R., Farhat N., Matin A., Khan Z., Van Loosdrecht M., Yang R., Wang M., Gleason K., Kruithof J., Vrouwenvelder J., “Coating of reverse osmosis membranes with amphiphilic copolymers for biofouling control”, Desalination and Water Treatment 2017, 68, 1.
22. Santamaria C. M., Woodruff A., Yang R., Kohane D. S., “Drug delivery systems for prolonged local anesthesia”, Materials Today 2016, 20, 22.
21. Yang R., Sabharwal V., Okonkwo O. S., Shlykova N., Tong R., Lin L. Y., Wang W., Guo S., Rosowski J. J., Pelton S. I., Kohane D. S., “Treatment of otitis media by trans-tympanic delivery of antibiotics”, Science Translational Medicine 2016, 8, 356ra120. Cover.
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20. Yang R., Esma Goktekin, Gleason K. K., “Zwitterionic antifouling coatings for the purification of high-salinity shale gas produced water”, Langmuir 2015, 31, 11895.
19. Yang R., Priya Moni, Gleason K. K., “Ultra-thin zwitterionic coatings for roughness-independent underwater superoleophobicity and gravity-driven oil-water separation”, Advanced Materials Interfaces 2015, 2, 1400489.
18. Lee H., Gilbert J. B., Angilè F. E., Yang R., Lee D., Rubner M. F., Cohen R. E., “Design and fabrication of zwitter-wettable nanostructured films”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 1004.
17. Shafi H. Z., Khan Z., Yang R., Gleason K. K., “Surface modification of reverse osmosis membranes with zwitterionic coating for improved resistance to fouling”, Desalination 2015, 362, 93.
16. Yang R., Goktekin E., Gleason K. K., “Molecular insight into the long-term fouling resistance of antifouling thin films”, Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition 2014, 25, 1687.
15. Jayan B. R., Kovacik P., Yang R., Katmis A. U., Kim D. H., Wang X., Petruczok C. D., Sojoudi H., Liu A., and Gleason K. K., “A route towards sustainability through engineered polymeric interfaces”, Advanced Materials Interfaces 2014, 1, 1400117.
14. Amadei C. A.†, Yang R.†, Chiesa M, Gleason K. K., Santos S., “Revealing amphiphilic nanodomains of anti-biofouling polymer coatings”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2014, 6, 4705. †: Equal contribution.
13. Matin A., Khan Z., Gleason K. K., Khaled M., Zaidi S. M. J., Khalil A., Moni P., Yang R., “Surface-modified reverse osmosis membranes applying a copolymer film to reduce adhesion of bacteria as a strategy for biofouling control”, Separation and Purification Technology 2014, 124, 117.
12. Yang R., Jang H., Stocker R., Gleason K. K., “Synergistic prevention of biofouling in seawater desalination by zwitterionic surfaces and low-level chlorination”, Advanced Materials 2014, 26, 1711.
11. Matin A., Shafi H. Z., Khan Z. U., Khaled M. M., Yang R., Gleason K. K., Rahman F. U., “Surface modification of seawater desalination reverse osmosis membranes: characterization studies & performance evaluation”, Desalination 2013, 343, 128.
10. Coclite A. M., Howden R. M., Borrelli, D. C., Petruczok C. D., Yang R., Yague J. L., Ugur A., Chen N., Lee S., Jo W. J., Liu A., Wang X., Gleason K. K., “CVD polymers: a new paradigm for surface modification and device fabrication”, Advanced Materials 2013, 25,5392.
9. Petruczok C. D.†, Yang R.†, Gleason K. K., “Controllable cross-linking of vapor-deposited polymer thin films and impact on material properties”, Macromolecules 2013, 46, 1832. †: Equal contribution.
8. Yang R., Buonassisi T., Gleason K. K., “Organic vapor passivation of silicon at room temperature”, Advanced Materials 2013, 25, 2078. Frontispiece.
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7. Bhattacharyya D., Yang R., Gleason K. K., “High aspect ratio, functionalizable conducting copolymer nanobundles”, Journal of Materials Chemistry 2012, 22, 17147.
6. Yang R., Gleason K. K., “Ultrathin antifouling coatings with stable surface zwitterionic functionality by initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD)”, Langmuir 2012, 28, 12266.
5. Yang R., Asatekin A., Gleason K. K., “Design of conformal, substrate-independent surface modification for controlled protein adsorption by chemical vapor deposition (CVD)”, Soft Matter 2012, 8, 31.
4. Yang R., Xu J.,Ozaydin-Ince G., Wong S. Y., Gleason K. K., “Surface-tethered zwitterionic ultrathin antifouling coatings on reverse osmosis membranes by initiated chemical vapor deposition”, Chemistry of Materials 2011, 23, 1263.
3. Chen T., Wang J., Yang R., Li J., Lin Z., “Laboratory-evolved mutants of an exogenous global regulator, IrrE from Deinococcus radiodurans, enhance stress tolerances of Escherichia coli”, PloS One 2011, 6, e16228.
2. Zheng J., Guan H., Xu L., Yang R., Lin Z., “Engineered amadoriase II exhibiting expanded substrate range”, Applied microbiology and biotechnology 2010, 86, 607.
1. Chen T., Zhang J., Liang L., Yang R., Lin Z., “An in vivo, label-free quick assay for xylose transport in Escherichia coli”, Analytical Biochemistry 2009, 390, 63.
Book Chapter
Yang R., author of the chapter: Membrane Modification by CVD Polymers in CVD Polymer: Fabrication of Organic Surfaces and Devices, Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH, 2015.