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  1. A Multi-Component and Multi-Functional Synergistic System for Efficient Viscosity Reduction of Extra-Heavy Oil

    Article • Molecules, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  2. Preparation of Phenolic Epoxy-Based Electronic Packaging Materials with High Thermal Conductivity by Creating an Interfacial Heat Conduction Network

    Article • Polymers, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  3. Preparation and Characterization of Low-Molecular-Weight Polyacrylonitrile

    Article • Polymers, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  4. Solvation enabled highly efficient gradient assembly creates robust metal–phenolic coatings

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, April 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  5. Molecular Entanglement Facilitated Improvement of Thermal Stability of Cellulose Diacetate

    Article • Polymers, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  6. A fine-tuned thermosensitive hydrogel for wound reparation via phase transition offering excellent antibacterial activity

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  7. Controlled Multi-Dimensional Assembly of Calcium Carbonate Particles with Industrial By-Product Carbide Slag and CO2

    Article • Nanomaterials, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  8. Highly active cobalt oxide-palladium nanohybrid catalyst enables selective electrocatalytic synthesis of glycolic acid

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, December 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  9. Polydimethylsiloxane enabled triple-action water-resistant coating with desirable relaxation rate in clear aligner

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, December 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  10. Molecular Crowding Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Battery by In Situ Polymerization

    Article • Advanced Energy Materials, November 2024, Wiley

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  11. Interlayer cross-linked MXene enables ultra-stable printed paper-based flexible sensor for real-time humidity monitoring

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, September 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  12. Enhancing the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Through Cascade Structure Tuning for Highly Stable Biomass Upgrading

    Article • Nano-Micro Letters, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  13. Nanoporous Carbon Materials Derived from Biomass Precursors: Sustainable Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage

    Article • Electrochemical Energy Reviews, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  14. Cation vacancies creation propel pre-oxidation enhancing nickel hydroxide activity for highly efficient 5-hydroxymethylfurfural upgrading

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, June 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  15. Designing Reliable Cathode System for High‐Performance Inorganic Solid‐State Pouch Cells

    Article • Advanced Science, March 2024, Wiley

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  16. Rigorous recognition mode analysis of molecularly imprinted polymers—Rational design, challenges, and opportunities

    Article • Progress in Polymer Science, March 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  17. Enhanced Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia Using Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Supported Cobalt Catalyst

    Article • Nanomaterials, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  18. Multiple hydrogen bonding driven supramolecular architectures and their biomedical applications

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  19. Rational design of SiOx based anode materials for next generation lithium-ion batteries

    Article • Materials Advances, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  20. The interface-mediated electron structure tuning of RuOx–Co3O4 nano-particles for efficient electrocatalytic nitrate reduction

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  21. Synthesis and Properties of Cefixime Core–Shell Magnetic Nano-Molecularly Imprinted Materials

    Article • Polymers, November 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  22. Controllable Synthesis of Nano-Micro Calcium Carbonate Mediated by Additive Engineering

    Article • Crystals, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  23. Synergistic Effect of Dual-Doped Carbon on Mo2C Nanocrystals Facilitates Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution

    Article • Nano-Micro Letters, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  24. Pultrusion preparation and properties of continuous glass fiber reinforced polylactic acid thermoplastic composites

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, June 2023, Wiley

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  25. Versatility of plant oil as sustainable source for advanced functional materials design

    Article • Materials Today Sustainability, June 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  26. Advanced Materials Design for Adsorption of Toxic Substances in Cigarette Smoke

    Article • Advanced Science, May 2023, Wiley

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  27. Inorganic Skeleton Reinforcement—A Generic Approach to Improve the Mechanical Properties of Biochar

    Article • Nanomaterials, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  28. Design and Synthesis of Functional Silane-Based Silicone Resin and Application in Low-Temperature Curing Silver Conductive Inks

    Article • Nanomaterials, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  29. Electrocatalytic oxidation of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural for sustainable 2,5‐furandicarboxylic acid production—From mechanism to catalysts design

    Article • SusMat, January 2023, Wiley

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  30. Robust superhydrophobic silicone/epoxy functional coating with excellent chemical stability and self-cleaning ability

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  31. Recent advances in the design of single-atom electrocatalysts by defect engineering

    Article • Frontiers in Chemistry, September 2022, Frontiers

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  32. Enhanced Activity of Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pr6O11-Assisted PtPr Alloy Electrocatalysts

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, September 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  33. Confinement Engineering of Electrocatalyst Surfaces and Interfaces

    Article • Advanced Functional Materials, September 2022, Wiley

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  34. Direct observation of the Mpemba effect with water: Probe the mysterious heat transfer

    Article • InfoMat, July 2022, Wiley

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  35. Molecular design of environmental friendly green plasticizers

    Article • Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Version), May 2022, Science China Press., Co. Ltd.

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  36. Structure, properties of gossypol and its derivatives—from physiological activities to drug discovery and drug design

    Article • Natural Product Reports, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  37. Doping‐Modulated Strain Enhancing the Phosphate Tolerance on PtFe Alloys for High‐Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

    Article • Advanced Functional Materials, November 2021, Wiley

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  38. Thermally stable poly (acrylic acid‐acrylamide‐biomass‐fly ash) composites with improved temperature resistance and salt resistance

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, August 2021, Wiley

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  39. Silanization of a Metal–Polyphenol Coating onto Diverse Substrates as a Strategy for Controllable Wettability with Enhanced Performance to Resist Acid Corrosion

    Article • Langmuir, March 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  40. Progress and Challenges of Mercury-Free Catalysis for Acetylene Hydrochlorination

    Article • Catalysts, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  41. Medical Applications Based on Supramolecular Self-Assembled Materials From Tannic Acid

    Article • Frontiers in Chemistry, October 2020, Frontiers

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  42. Density-Adjustable Bio-Based Polysulfide Composite Prepared by Inverse Vulcanization and Bio-Based Fillers

    Article • Polymers, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  43. Micro-Structure Determines the Intrinsic Property Difference of Bio-Based Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon—A Case Study

    Article • Nanomaterials, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  44. Effective oxidative degradation of coal gasification wastewater by ozonation: A process study

    Article • Chemosphere, September 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  45. Design and Preparation of Polysulfide Flexible Polymers Based on Cottonseed Oil and Its Derivatives

    Article • Polymers, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  46. Hexahistidine–Metal Assemblies: A Facile and Effective Codelivery System of Subunit Vaccines for Potent Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses

    Article • Molecular Pharmaceutics, May 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  47. Preparation and Modification of Biomass-Based Functional Rubbers for Removing Mercury(II) from Aqueous Solution

    Article • Materials, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  48. Hyperbranched multiple polythioamides made from elemental sulfur for mercury adsorption

    Article • Polymer Chemistry, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  49. Improved Ozonation Efficiency for Polymerization Mother Liquid from Polyvinyl Chloride Production Using Tandem Reactors

    Article • Molecules, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  50. The Role of Iodine Catalyst in the Synthesis of 22-Carbon Tricarboxylic Acid and Its Ester: A Case Study

    Article • Catalysts, November 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  51. Synthesis and Characterization of Polycaprolactone Modified Trimellitate Nano-Lubricant

    Article • Materials, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  52. Investigating Stability and Tautomerization of Gossypol—A Spectroscopy Study

    Article • Molecules, April 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  53. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Gossypol via Sol–Gel, Bulk, and Surface Layer Imprinting—A Comparative Study

    Article • Polymers, April 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  54. Preparation and Applications of Salt-Resistant Superabsorbent Poly (Acrylic Acid-Acrylamide/Fly Ash) Composite

    Article • Materials, February 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  55. Design and synthesis of supramolecular functional monomers bearing urea and norbornene motifs

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  56. Hydrophobic modified silica particle (HMSP)-stabilized cottonseed oil emulsion for oil recovery enhancement

    Article • Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects, September 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Yagang Zhang, lianghui guo

  57. Influence of Size and Shape of Silica Supports on the Sol–Gel Surface Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Selective Adsorption of Gossypol

    Article • Materials, May 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  58. Facile synthesis of bio-based nitrogen- and oxygen-doped porous carbon derived from cotton for supercapacitors

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  59. Probing the single pair rupture force of supramolecular quadruply hydrogen bonding modules by nano-adhesion measurement

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  60. Bioresource derived porous carbon from cottonseed hull for removal of triclosan and electrochemical application

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  61. Glass fiber reinforced and β-nucleating agents regulated polypropylene: A complementary approach and a case study

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, September 2017, Wiley

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  62. Functional organic material for roxarsone and its derivatives recognition via molecular imprinting

    Article • Journal of Molecular Recognition, March 2017, Wiley

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  63. Preparation and evaluation of molecularly imprinted polymer for selective recognition and adsorption of gossypol

    Article • Journal of Molecular Recognition, March 2017, Wiley

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  64. Unveiling the mechanism of electron transfer facilitated regeneration of active Fe2+ by nano-dispersed iron/graphene catalyst for phenol removal

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  65. Biomass based nitrogen-doped structure-tunable versatile porous carbon materials

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  66. Combined effect of α-nucleating agents and glass fiber reinforcement on a polypropylene composite: a balanced approach

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  67. From Waste Cotton Linter: A Renewable Environment-Friendly Biomass Based Carbon Fibers Preparation

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, September 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  68. Synthesis and application of magnetic reduced graphene oxide composites for the removal of bisphenol A in aqueous solution—a mechanistic study

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  69. Synthesis and properties of acrylate‐acrylic acid‐acrylate triblock copolymers with gemini structure by RAFT polymerization

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, October 2015, Wiley

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  70. Synthesis of Novel Zwitterionic Heterogemini Surfactants Derived from Fatty Acid and Investigation of Their Behavior at the Air-Water Interface

    Article • Letters in Organic Chemistry, August 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  71. Synthesis of LiMgPO4:Eu,Sm,B phosphors and investigation of their optically stimulated luminescence properties

    Article • Radiation Measurements, July 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  72. Synthesis of Gemini‐Like Methyl Acrylate‐Acrylic Acid‐Methyl Acrylate Triblock Copolymers Surfactants by RAFT Polymerization in Solution and Investigation of their Behavior at the Air–Water Interface

    Article • Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, June 2015, Wiley

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  73. Editorial (Thematic Issue: Molecular Recognition-- from Organic Methodology, Synthesis and Catalysis to Advanced Functional Material Design)

    Article • Current Organic Chemistry, June 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  74. Modification of Glass Fiber Surface and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites Challenges and Opportunities: From Organic Chemistry Perspective

    Article • Current Organic Chemistry, June 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  75. Hydrocarboxylation of olefins by supported aqueous-phase catalysis

    Article • Catalysis Today, June 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  76. Meet the Editorial Board

    Article • Current Organic Chemistry, April 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  77. Control interfacial properties and tensile strength of glass fibre/PP composites by grafting poly(ethylene glycol) chains on glass fibre surface

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  78. Characterization of molecularly imprinted polymers using a new polar solvent titration method

    Article • Journal of Molecular Recognition, April 2014, Wiley

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  79. A patterned colorimetric sensor array for rapid detection of TNT at ppt level

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yagang Zhang

  80. Importance of Functional Monomer Dimerization in the Molecular Imprinting Process

    Article • Macromolecules, July 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Yagang Zhang