Works (68)

Updated: April 6th, 2024 05:00

2024 journal article

Defected twisted ring topology for autonomous periodic flip-spin-orbit soft robot

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 121(3).

By: F. Qi, Y. Li, Y. Hong, Y. Zhao, H. Qing & J. Yin

author keywords: spin-orbit coupling; defect; twisted ring topology; autonomous soft robot; liquid crystal elastomers
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 1, 2024

2023 article

A Perspective on Miniature Soft Robotics: Actuation, Fabrication, Control, and Applications

Chi, Y., Zhao, Y., Hong, Y., Li, Y., & Yin, J. (2023, April 26). ADVANCED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS.

By: Y. Chi n, Y. Zhao n, Y. Hong n, Y. Li n & J. Yin n

author keywords: actuation and control; advanced manufacturing; artificial intelligence; healthcare; miniature soft robotics
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 9, 2023

2023 journal article

A kirigami-enabled electrochromic wearable variable-emittance device for energy-efficient adaptive personal thermoregulation

PNAS NEXUS, 2(6).

By: T. Chen*, Y. Hong n, C. Fu*, A. Nandi*, W. Xie*, J. Yin n, P. Hsu*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 11, 2023

2023 article

A solar/radiative cooling dual-regulation smart window based on shape-morphing kirigami structures

Wang, S., Dong, Y., Li, Y., Ryu, K., Dong, Z., Chen, J., … Long, Y. (2023, July 21). MATERIALS HORIZONS.

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 21, 2023

2023 journal article

Angle-programmed tendril-like trajectories enable a multifunctional gripper with ultradelicacy, ultrastrength, and ultraprecision

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 14(1).

By: Y. Hong n, Y. Zhao n, J. Berman n, Y. Chi n, Y. Li n, H. Huang n, J. Yin n

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 5, 2023

2023 article

Bio-Inspired, Scalable, and Tri-Mode Stimuli-Chromic Composite for Smart Window Multifunctionality

Ke, Y., Li, N., Liu, Y., Zhu, T., Wang, S., Li, Y., … Long, Y. (2023, September 1). ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS.

By: Y. Ke*, N. Li*, Y. Liu*, T. Zhu*, S. Wang*, Y. Li n, G. Lin*, Q. Zhang* ...

author keywords: building energy; energy saving; functional elastomers; hydrochromism; mechanochromism; smart windows; thermochromism
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 11, 2023

2023 journal article

Caterpillar-inspired soft crawling robot with distributed programmable thermal actuation

SCIENCE ADVANCES, 9(12).

By: S. Wu n, Y. Hong n, Y. Zhao n, J. Yin n & Y. Zhu n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 9, 2023

2023 article

Engineering Dynamic Structural Color Pixels at Microscales by Inhomogeneous Strain-Induced Localized Topographic Change

Ke, Y., Ruan, Q., Li, Y., Wang, H., Wang, H., Zhang, W., … Yang, J. K. W. (2023, June 8). NANO LETTERS.

author keywords: Mechanochromics; Two-Photon Lithography; DynamicStructural Color; Reconfigurable Structures; Nanoscale3D Printing
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 19, 2023

2023 journal article

Physically intelligent autonomous soft robotic maze escaper

SCIENCE ADVANCES, 9(36).

By: Y. Zhao n, Y. Hong n, Y. Li n, F. Qi n, H. Qing n, H. Su n, J. Yin n

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 29, 2024

2023 article

Spiral-Shape Fast-Moving Soft Robots

Mu, W., Li, M., Chen, E., Yang, Y., Yin, J., Tao, X., … Yin, R. (2023, May 25). ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, Vol. 5.

author keywords: fast-moving; PVDFs; soft robots; spiral structures; untethered robots
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 12, 2023

2022 review

Bistable and Multistable Actuators for Soft Robots: Structures, Materials, and Functionalities

[Review of ]. ADVANCED MATERIALS, 34(19).

By: Y. Chi n, Y. Li n, Y. Zhao n, Y. Hong n, Y. Tang* & J. Yin n

author keywords: bistability and multistability; soft actuating materials; soft actuators; soft robots; structural designs
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 23, 2022

2022 journal article

Boundary curvature guided programmable shape-morphing kirigami sheets

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 13(1).

By: Y. Hong n, Y. Chi n, S. Wu n, Y. Li n, Y. Zhu n & J. Yin n

MeSH headings : Biomechanical Phenomena; Biomimetics; Engineering; Equipment Design; Humans; Mechanical Phenomena; Models, Theoretical; Normal Distribution; Polymers; Robotics; Wearable Electronic Devices
TL;DR: A simple strategy of cut boundary curvature-guided 3D shape morphing and its applications in non-destructive grippers and dynamically conformable heaters for human knees and delicate objects is reported. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 7, 2022

2022 journal article

On-Demand Solar and Thermal RadiationManagement Based on Switchable Interwoven Surfaces

ACS ENERGY LETTERS, 7(5), 1758–1763.

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 13, 2022

2022 article

Self-Sustained Snapping Drives Autonomous Dancing and Motion in Free-Standing Wavy Rings

Zhao, Y., Hong, Y., Qi, F., Chi, Y., Su, H., & Yin, J. (2022, December 27). ADVANCED MATERIALS, Vol. 12.

By: Y. Zhao n, Y. Hong n, F. Qi n, Y. Chi n, H. Su n & J. Yin n

author keywords: autonomous; bistable rings; liquid-crystal elastomers; snapping instabilities; soft robots
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 9, 2023

2022 journal article

Snapping for high-speed and high-efficient butterfly stroke-like soft swimmer

SCIENCE ADVANCES, 8(46).

By: Y. Chi n, Y. Hong n, Y. Zhao n, Y. Li n & J. Yin n

TL;DR: This work reports leveraging snapping instabilities for soft flapping-wing swimmers with comparable high performance to biological counterparts, and demonstrates a record-high speed, high power efficiency, and low energy consumption cost. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 17, 2023

2021 article

3D Transformable Modular Kirigami Based Programmable Metamaterials

Li, Y., Zhang, Q., Hong, Y., & Yin, J. (2021, July 29). ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS.

By: Y. Li n, Q. Zhang*, Y. Hong n & J. Yin n

author keywords: 3D modular kirigami; deformation modes; disassemblable metamaterials; mechanical metamaterials; modular assembly; modular disassembly; programmable properties
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 9, 2021

2021 article

Fast Thermal Actuators for Soft Robotics

Wu, S., Baker, G. L., Yin, J., & Zhu, Y. (2021, December 7). SOFT ROBOTICS.

By: S. Wu n, G. Baker n, J. Yin n & Y. Zhu n

author keywords: silver nanowires; soft robot; soft actuator; snap-through instability; electrothermal actuation
MeSH headings : Robotics; Nanowires; Silver; Biomimetics; Droseraceae
TL;DR: A significant increase in the actuation speed of a bimorph thermal actuator is reported by harnessing the snap-through instability, enabled by simply applying an offset displacement to part of the actuator structure. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 20, 2021

2021 journal article

Geometric mechanics of folded kirigami structures with tunable bandgap

EXTREME MECHANICS LETTERS, 49.

By: Y. Li n, X. Song*, H. Liu* & J. Yin n

author keywords: Kirigami structures; Foldable hinges; Structural polarization; Stiffness singularity; Tunable phononic bandgap
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 23, 2021

2021 journal article

Metamorphosis of three-dimensional kirigami-inspired reconfigurable and reprogrammable architected matter

MATERIALS TODAY PHYSICS, 21.

By: Y. Li n & J. Yin n

author keywords: Three-dimensional kirigami; Architected materials; Kinematic bifurcation; Reconfigurability; Reprogrammability
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 12, 2021

2021 journal article

Microstructural design for mechanical-optical multifunctionality in the exoskeleton of the flower beetle Torynorrhina flammea

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 118(25).

By: Z. Jia*, M. Fernandes*, Z. Deng*, T. Yang*, Q. Zhang n, A. Lethbridge*, J. Yin n, J. Lee* ...

author keywords: beetle exoskeleton; photonic biomaterials; multifunctional materials; optical damage tolerance; performance synergies and trade-offs
MeSH headings : Animal Shells / anatomy & histology; Animal Shells / physiology; Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Coleoptera / anatomy & histology; Coleoptera / physiology; Flowers / parasitology; Models, Biological; Optical Phenomena; Photons; Pigmentation; Scattering, Radiation
TL;DR: A concerted experimental, theoretical, and computational approach is demonstrated that a micropillar-reinforced photonic multilayer in the beetle’s exoskeleton simultaneously enhances mechanical robustness and optical appearance, giving rise to optical damage tolerance. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 2, 2021

2021 journal article

Shape-morphing materials and structures for energy-efficient building envelopes

MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY, 22.

By: Y. Li n, Y. Zhao n, Y. Chi n, Y. Hong n & J. Yin n

author keywords: Shape-morphing structures; Building envelope; Energy saving; Smart materials
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 23, 2021

2020 journal article

Cephalopod-inspired versatile design based on plasmonic VO2 nanoparticle for energy-efficient mechano-thermochromic windows

NANO ENERGY, 73.

By: Y. Ke*, Q. Zhang n, T. Wang*, S. Wang*, N. Li*, G. Lin*, X. Liu*, Z. Dai* ...

author keywords: Bio-inspired; Localized surface plasmon resonance; Wrinkle; Smart window; Mechanochromic; Solar energy modulation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 31, 2020

2020 journal article

Deciphering, Designing, and Realizing Self-Folding Biomimetic Microstructures Using a Mass-Spring Model and Inkjet-Printed, Self-Folding Hydrogels

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 30(39).

By: C. Cui*, J. Yin n & L. Han*

author keywords: inkjet printing; mass-spring method modeling; microstructures; self-folding structures; tissue engineering
TL;DR: This numerical study reveals that self‐folding procedure is multi‐modal, which can become random and unpredictable by involving the interplays between internal stresses, external stimulation, imperfection, and self‐hindrance of the folding body. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 31, 2020

2020 journal article

Leveraging Monostable and Bistable Pre-Curved Bilayer Actuators for High-Performance Multitask Soft Robots

ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES, 5(9).

By: Y. Chi n, Y. Tang n, H. Liu* & J. Yin n

author keywords: bistability; locomotion; soft actuators; soft robotics; swimming
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 13, 2020

2020 journal article

Leveraging elastic instabilities for amplified performance: Spine-inspired high-speed and high-force soft robots

SCIENCE ADVANCES, 6(19).

By: Y. Tang n, Y. Chi n, J. Sun*, T. Huang*, O. Maghsoudi*, A. Spence*, J. Zhao*, H. Su*, J. Yin n

Contributors: Y. Tang n, Y. Chi n, J. Sun*, T. Huang*, O. Maghsoudi*, A. Spence*, J. Zhao*, H. Su*, J. Yin n

TL;DR: This study establishes a new generic design paradigm of next-generation high-performance soft robots that are applicable for multifunctionality, different actuation methods, and materials at multiscales. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 26, 2020

2019 journal article

Adaptive Thermochromic Windows from Active Plasmonic Elastomers

Joule, 3(3), 858–871.

By: Y. Ke*, Y. Yin*, Q. Zhang*, Y. Tan*, P. Hu*, S. Wang*, Y. Tang*, Y. Zhou* ...

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: December 8, 2020

2019 journal article

Free‐Standing Buckle‐Delaminated 2D Organic Nanosheets with Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Multifunctionality

Advanced Materials Interfaces, 6(17), 1900561.

By: Q. Zhang*, Z. Zhang* & J. Yin*

author keywords: buckling-driven delamination; multifunctionality; organic conducting nanofilms; organic stretchable devices; wrinkling
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Added: August 28, 2020

2019 journal article

Kirigami‐Inspired Stretchable Conjugated Electronics

Advanced Electronic Materials, 6(1), 1900929.

author keywords: conjugated polymers; fluorescence; sensors; stretchable electronics
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Added: August 28, 2020

2019 journal article

Mechanical properties of stingray tesserae: High-resolution correlative analysis of mineral density and indentation moduli in tessellated cartilage

Acta Biomaterialia, 96, 421–435.

By: R. Seidel*, A. Roschger*, L. Li*, J. Bizzarro*, Q. Zhang*, J. Yin*, T. Yang*, J. Weaver* ...

author keywords: Stingray; Tesserae; Tessellation; Quantitative backscattered electron imaging; Calcified cartilage; Low-density biomaterials
MeSH headings : Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Bone Density / physiology; Cartilage / diagnostic imaging; Cartilage / physiology; Elastic Modulus; Finite Element Analysis; Skates, Fish / anatomy & histology
TL;DR: The high stresses predicted for spokes, and evidence that new spoke laminae are deposited according to their local mechanical environment, suggest tessellated cartilage is both mutable and responsive, despite lacking remodeling capability. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: December 8, 2020

2019 journal article

Nanoparticle-Infused UHMWPE Layer as Multifunctional Coating for High-Performance PPTA Single Fibers

Scientific Reports, 9(1).

TL;DR: The improved transverse mechanical properties, surface frictional characteristics, and chemical resistance demonstrate that coating with UHMWPE and ceramic nanoparticles can be used as an effective approach to enhance the performance of PPTA and other high-performance polymer fibers for body armor applications. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2019 journal article

Programmable active kirigami metasheets with more freedom of actuation

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 116(52), 26407–26413.

By: Y. Tang n, Y. Li n, Y. Hong n, S. Yang* & J. Yin n

author keywords: kirigami; metamaterial; thermal actuation; programmable machine; polarization switch
TL;DR: A universal design of implementing folds to reconstruct sole-cuts–based metamaterials is demonstrated and it is shown that the supplemented folds not only enrich the structural reconfiguration beyond sole cuts but also enable more DOFs in actuating the kirigami metasheets into 3 dimensions (3D) in response to environmental temperature. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 20, 2020

2019 review

Smart Windows: Electro-, Thermo-, Mechano-, Photochromics, and Beyond

[Review of ]. ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS, 9(39).

author keywords: energy saving; optical modulation; responsive materials; smart windows; solar energy
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 30, 2019

2019 journal article

Smart Windows: Smart Windows: Electro‐, Thermo‐, Mechano‐, Photochromics, and Beyond (Adv. Energy Mater. 39/2019)

Advanced Energy Materials, 9(39), 1970153.

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: December 8, 2020

2019 journal article

Structure-mechanical property relations of skin-core regions of poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) single fiber

Scientific Reports, 9, 740.

TL;DR: Micro-tensile testing results showed that the ultimate tensile strength, the elongation at failure, and the tensile toughness of single fibers could be significantly enhanced by cyclic loading. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 8, 2020

2018 journal article

Constrained droplet base in condensed water on carbon nanoparticle coating for delayed freezing

Extreme Mechanics Letters, 24, 38–46.

By: G. Lin*, Q. Zhang*, D. Dikin* & J. Yin*

author keywords: Assembled carbon nanoparticles; Anti-icing; Water condensation; Heterogeneous nucleation energy; Constant base area droplet growth
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2018 journal article

Design of Multifunctional Soft Doming Actuator for Soft Machines

Advanced Materials Technologies, 3(7), 1800069.

By: Y. Tang* & J. Yin*

author keywords: adhesion; bilayer doming actuators; grippers; soft robotics; swimming
TL;DR: The design of soft doming actuator upon pneumatic actuation and its implications in design of multifunctional soft machines are explored, including high efficient jellyfish-inspired underwater soft robots with locomotion speed of 84 cm/min and rotation-based soft grippers with low energy cost by harnessing the large rim bending angle. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2018 journal article

Developing an advanced daylight model for building energy tool to simulate dynamic shading device

Solar Energy, 163, 140–149.

By: Y. Yi*, J. Yin* & Y. Tang*

author keywords: Daylight; Building energy; Dynamic shading; Kirigami
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Added: August 28, 2020

2018 journal article

Highly efficient fog harvesting on superhydrophobic microfibers through droplet oscillation and sweeping

Soft Matter, 14(41), 8276–8283.

By: Q. Zhang*, G. Lin* & J. Yin*

TL;DR: A new droplet sliding mechanism is exploited to accelerate the droplet coalescence and collection for highly efficient fog harvesting by coating hydrophilic microfibers with superhydrophobic layers of assembled carbon nanoparticles. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Crossref
Added: December 8, 2020

2018 journal article

Kirigami-Inspired Nanoconfined Polymer Conducting Nanosheets with 2000% Stretchability

Advanced Materials, 30(20), 1706390.

author keywords: flexible electronics; freestanding polymer nanosheets; kirigami; stretchability
TL;DR: The nanoconfinement and air/water interfacial assembly is explored to grow freestanding mechanical endurance conducting polymer nanosheets that can be stretched up to 2000% with simultaneously high electrical conductivity, inspired by kirigami. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2018 journal article

Small degree of anisotropic wetting on self-similar hierarchical wrinkled surfaces

Soft Matter, 14(9), 1517–1529.

By: G. Lin*, Q. Zhang*, C. Lv*, Y. Tang* & J. Yin*

TL;DR: It is concluded that the observed small degree of wetting anisotropy in the hierarchical wrinkled surfaces mainly arises from the competition between orthogonal wrinkles and cracks in the contact line pinning. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2018 journal article

Spontaneous buckling-driven periodic delamination of thin films on soft substrates under large compression

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 118, 40–57.

By: Q. Zhang* & J. Yin*

author keywords: Film-substrate system; Periodic buckle-delamination; Post-buckling; Interfacial toughness; Stretchability
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2018 journal article

Switchable Adhesion Actuator for Amphibious Climbing Soft Robot

Soft Robotics, 5(5), 592–600.

By: Y. Tang*, Q. Zhang*, G. Lin* & J. Yin*

author keywords: amphibious climbing soft robotics; switchable adhesion; underwater locomotion; pneumatic actuation; load-carrying soft robots
TL;DR: A novel load-carrying amphibious climbing soft robot (ACSR) is designed and fabricate by combining with a soft bending actuator that can operate on a wide range of foreign horizontal and vertical surfaces including dry, wet, slippery, smooth, and semi-smooth ones on ground and also under water with certain load- Carrying capability. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 28, 2020

2017 journal article

Cuts Guided Deterministic Buckling in Arrays of Soft Parallel Plates for Multifunctionality

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(34), 29345–29354.

author keywords: cut-directed deterministic buckling; hydrogel; constrained buckling of plates; multifunctionality; reconfigurable electrical and optical pathways
TL;DR: The controllable global order in constrained buckling of arrays of parallel plates made of hydrogels and elastomers on rigid substrates is reported and it is demonstrated that microscopic pathways can be written, visualized, erased, and rewritten macroscopically into a completely new one for potential applications such as soft reconfigurable circuits and logic devices. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2017 journal article

Design of cut unit geometry in hierarchical kirigami-based auxetic metamaterials for high stretchability and compressibility

Extreme Mechanics Letters, 12, 77–85.

By: Y. Tang* & J. Yin*

author keywords: Kirigami; Auxetic metamaterial; Hierarchy; High stretchability; Compressibility
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Added: December 8, 2020

2017 journal article

Non-additive impacts of covalent cross-linking on the viscoelastic nanomechanics of ionic polyelectrolyte complexes

RSC Advances, 7(84), 53334–53345.

By: B. Han*, T. Ma*, J. Vergara*, G. Palmese*, J. Yin*, D. Lee*, L. Han*

TL;DR: The results together underscore the synergistic interplay between the covalent and ionic cross-links in the viscoelastic nanomechanics of polyelectrolyte networks, potentially enabling the use of these stimulus-responsive materials in mechano-sensitive biomedical and engineering applications. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2017 journal article

Origami and kirigami inspired self-folding for programming three-dimensional shape shifting of polymer sheets with light

Extreme Mechanics Letters, 11, 111–120.

By: Q. Zhang*, J. Wommer*, C. O’Rourke*, J. Teitelman*, Y. Tang*, J. Robison*, G. Lin*, J. Yin*

author keywords: Origami and kirigami; Self-folding; Buckling; Programmable matter; Light-responsive
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Added: December 8, 2020

2017 journal article

Self-similar Hierarchical Wrinkles as a Potential Multifunctional Smart Window with Simultaneously Tunable Transparency, Structural Color, and Droplet Transport

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(31), 26510–26517.

By: G. Lin*, P. Chandrasekaran*, C. Lv*, Q. Zhang*, Y. Tang*, L. Han*, J. Yin*

author keywords: hierarchical wrinkles; smart window; tunable optical properties; water droplet transport control; multifunctionality
TL;DR: The hierarchically wrinkled surface could find broad potential applications not only in multifunctional smart windows with additional features of aesthetics and water collection, but in microfluidics, design of slippery surfaces, and directional water transportation. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2017 journal article

Spontaneous Periodic Delamination of Thin Films To Form Crack-Free Metal and Silicon Ribbons with High Stretchability

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(51), 44938–44947.

author keywords: crack-free ribbons; extreme stretchability; spontaneous periodic buckle-delamination; metal and silicon thin films; crack fragmentation
TL;DR: This work demonstrates the design of crack-free and spontaneous delaminated ribbons on highly prestrained elastomer substrates, which provides a high stretchability of about 120% and 400% in Si and Au ribbons, respectively. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2016 journal article

Nanomechanics of layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte complexes: a manifestation of ionic cross-links and fixed charges

Soft Matter, 12(4), 1158–1169.

By: B. Han*, D. Chery*, J. Yin*, X. Lu*, D. Lee* & L. Han*

MeSH headings : Acrylates / chemistry; Allylamine / analogs & derivatives; Allylamine / chemistry; Elasticity; Nanostructures / chemistry; Osmolar Concentration; Static Electricity; Viscosity
TL;DR: This study investigates the roles of two distinct features of ionically cross-linked polyelectrolyte networks - ionic cross-links and fixed charges - in determining their nanomechanical properties and develops a new method for quantifying the thickness of highly swollen polymer hydrogel films. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 28, 2020

2016 journal article

Programmable Kiri-Kirigami Metamaterials

Advanced Materials, 29(10), 1604262.

By: Y. Tang*, G. Lin*, S. Yang*, Y. Yi*, R. Kamien* & J. Yin*

TL;DR: Programmable kirigami metamaterials with controllable local tilting orientations on demand through prescribed notches are constructed through a new approach of kiri-kirgami, and their actuation of pore opening via both mechanical stretching and temperature is discussed. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2015 journal article

Controlled Crumpling of Graphene Oxide Films for Tunable Optical Transmittance

Advanced Materials, 27(21), 3256–3265.

By: A. Thomas*, B. Andow*, S. Suresh*, O. Eksik*, J. Yin*, A. Dyson*, N. Koratkar*

author keywords: delamination buckling; dynamic glazing; graphene oxide; optical transmittance; smart windows
TL;DR: The delamination buckling approach provides a facile means to dynamically control the optical transmittance of extremely flexible and stretchable graphene oxide coatings with fast response time. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2015 journal article

Design of Hierarchically Cut Hinges for Highly Stretchable and Reconfigurable Metamaterials with Enhanced Strength

Advanced Materials, 27(44), 7181–7190.

By: Y. Tang*, G. Lin*, L. Han*, S. Qiu*, S. Yang* & J. Yin*

TL;DR: By engineering the local hinge shapes and global hierarchical structure, cut-based reconfigurable metamaterials with largely enhanced strength are realized. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 28, 2020

2015 journal article

Elastoplastic Inverse Opals as Power-Free Mechanochromic Sensors for Force Recording

Advanced Functional Materials, 25(38), 6041–6049.

By: Y. Cho*, S. Lee*, L. Ellerthorpe*, G. Feng*, G. Lin*, G. Wu*, J. Yin*, S. Yang*

author keywords: elastoplastic deformation; inverse opals; mechanochromic sensors; nanoindentation; photonic crystals
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Added: August 28, 2020

2015 journal article

Unique wrinkles as identity tags

Nature, 520(7546), 164–165.

By: J. Yin* & M. Boyce*

MeSH headings : Biomimetics / methods; Dermatoglyphics; Fraud / prevention & control; Humans
TL;DR: Spontaneously generated, random wrinkles of coatings on microscale particles have been found to be analogous to fingerprints — unique patterns with a wavy topography that can serve as unclonable tags for anti-counterfeiting purposes. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 28, 2020

2014 journal article

Biaxially Mechanical Tuning of 2-D Reversible and Irreversible Surface Topologies through Simultaneous and Sequential Wrinkling

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 6(4), 2850–2857.

By: J. Yin*, J. Yagüe, M. Boyce* & K. Gleason

author keywords: buckling; chemical vapor deposition; computer modeling; pattern; thin films
TL;DR: Results show that restretching ordered herringbone micropatterns, created through sequential release of biaxial prestrain, leads to reversible and repeatable surface topography, which makes these wrinkles excellent candidates for tunable multifunctional surfaces properties such as reflectivity, friction, anisotropic liquid flow or boundary layer control. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 16, 2021

2013 journal article

Design of Ordered Wrinkled Patterns with Dynamically Tuned Properties

Physics Procedia, 46, 40–45.

By: J. Yagüe*, J. Yin*, M. Boyce* & K. Gleason*

author keywords: iCVD; buckling; patterning
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Added: August 16, 2021

2012 journal article

Collective Mechanical Behavior of Multilayer Colloidal Arrays of Hollow Nanoparticles

Langmuir, 28(13), 5580–5588.

By: J. Yin*, M. Retsch, E. Thomas* & M. Boyce

TL;DR: The collective mechanical behavior of multilayer colloidal arrays of hollow silica nanoparticles (HSNP) is explored through a combination of experimental, numerical, and theoretical approaches and the effective indentation modulus E(ind) is found to decrease with an increasing number of layers in a nonlinear manner. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 28, 2020

2012 journal article

Deterministic Order in Surface Micro-Topologies through Sequential Wrinkling

Advanced Materials, 24(40), 5441–5446.

By: J. Yin*, J. Yagüe*, D. Eggenspieler*, K. Gleason* & M. Boyce*

author keywords: micropatterns; sequential wrinkling; iCVD; copolymer coatings; thin films; modulus measurement
MeSH headings : Dimethylpolysiloxanes / chemistry; Elasticity; Electronics; Gold / chemistry; Interferometry; Light; Methacrylates / chemistry; Microfluidic Analytical Techniques; Surface Properties
TL;DR: Ordered herringbone patterns with deterministic long and short wavelengths are created using a sequential wrinkling strategy (SWS) that provides a new method for measuring thin-film mechanical properties simply through the wrinkling metrology without measurement of film thickness. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 16, 2021

2012 chapter

Mechanical Self-Assembly in Nature

In Mechanical Self-Assembly (pp. 1–8).

By: X. Chen* & J. Yin*

Source: Crossref
Added: January 21, 2021

2012 chapter

Mechanical Self-Assembly on Curved Substrates

In Mechanical Self-Assembly (pp. 171–199).

By: X. Chen* & J. Yin*

Source: Crossref
Added: January 21, 2021

2012 chapter

Mechanical Self-Assembly vs. Morphogenesis

In Mechanical Self-Assembly (pp. 9–23).

By: X. Chen* & J. Yin*

TL;DR: The active role of mechanical forces should not be underemphasized in plant pattern formation from the intrinsic yet complicated biological and biochemical perspectives. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 21, 2021

2012 journal article

Tunable stimulus-responsive friction mechanisms of polyelectrolyte films and tube forests

Soft Matter, 8(33), 8642.

By: L. Han*, J. Yin*, L. Wang*, K. Chia*, R. Cohen*, M. Rubner*, C. Ortiz*, M. Boyce*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
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Added: August 28, 2020

2011 journal article

Mechanics of Nanoindentation on a Monolayer of Colloidal Hollow Nanoparticles

Langmuir, 27(17), 10492–10500.

MeSH headings : Colloids / chemistry; Membranes, Artificial; Nanoparticles / chemistry; Particle Size; Porosity; Silicon Dioxide / chemistry; Surface Properties
TL;DR: It is found that for a constant film density with the same (t)/(R) of the constituent nanoparticles, smaller particles with a thinner shell can provide a higher effective indentation modulus, compared to their larger diameter and thicker shell counterparts. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
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Added: August 28, 2020

2010 journal article

Buckling patterns of thin films on curved compliant substrates with applications to morphogenesis and three-dimensional micro-fabrication

Soft Matter, 6(22), 5667.

By: X. Chen* & J. Yin*

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Added: August 28, 2020

2010 journal article

Mechanical modeling of a wrinkled fingertip immersed in water

Acta Biomaterialia, 6(4), 1487–1496.

By: J. Yin*, G. Gerling* & X. Chen*

author keywords: Skin wrinkles; Surface topography; Modeling; Finite element analysis
MeSH headings : Biomechanical Phenomena; Computer Simulation; Cosmetics; Fingers / physiology; Finite Element Analysis; Humans; Male; Models, Biological; Skin Aging / physiology; Water
TL;DR: Simulation results demonstrate that the stiffness of the stratum corneum and the dermal layer in the skin has a large effect on the wrinkling behavior, which agrees well with the analytical predictions. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
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Added: August 28, 2020

2009 journal article

Anisotropic buckling patterns in spheroidal film/substrate systems and their implications in some natural and biological systems

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 57(9), 1470–1484.

By: J. Yin*, X. Chen* & I. Sheinman*

author keywords: Buckling; Spheroid; Thin film; Morphogenesis
TL;DR: The quantitative mechanics framework established herein not only has important implications on the morphogenesis of various fruits, vegetables, nuts, eggs, tissues, and animal body parts, but also could guide the three-dimensional micro-fabrications via controlled self-assembly on curved substrate surfaces. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 28, 2020

2009 journal article

Mechanical self-assembly fabrication of gears

Soft Matter, 5(18), 3469.

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Added: August 28, 2020

2008 journal article

Stress-driven buckling patterns in spheroidal core/shell structures

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(49), 19132–19135.

By: J. Yin*, Z. Cao*, C. Li*, I. Sheinman* & X. Chen*

author keywords: morphogenesis; nonlinear mechanics; pattern formation; physical geometry
MeSH headings : Cucurbitaceae / growth & development; Cucurbitaceae / physiology; Fruit / growth & development; Fruit / physiology; Models, Biological; Morphogenesis; Nonlinear Dynamics; Stress, Mechanical; Vegetables / growth & development; Vegetables / physiology
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Added: August 28, 2020

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