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2026
J. Zhong, Y. Guo, J. Shang, S. E. Karcher, J. McCloy, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Arginine as an Effective Electrolyte Additive for Dual-Interface Stabilization in Li-S Batteries, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 9 (4): 2267-2276 (2026)
2025
R. Odstrcil, A. Makio, M. Hull, P. Dutta, A. Nicola and J. Liu*, Modulation of specific interactions within a viral fusion protein predicted from machine learning blocks membrane fusion, Nanoscale, 17: 27250-27258 (2025)
Y. Guo, J. Zhong, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Functional separator with a nitrogen/oxygen-rich interlayer for enhancing performance of Li-S batteries, RSC Applied Interfaces, 2: 1811-1820 (2025)
J. Zhong, Y. Guo, L. Ren, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, An Amino Acid-Modified Bifunctional Separator for Shuttle Control and Li Metal Stabilization in Li-S Batteries, Battery Energy, 4 (6): e70043 (2025)
Y. Guo, L. Ren, J. Zhong, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Protein-Functionalized Separator for Suppression of Shuttle Effect and Regulation of Lithium Deposition in Li–S Batteries, Battery Energy, 4 (6): e70039 (2025)
L. Ren, Y. Guo, J. Zhong, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Effects of charge characteristics of amino acid additives on polysulfides regulation and electrochemical performance of sulfur cathode, Journal of Energy Storage, 131: 117658 (2025)
L. Ren, Y. Guo, J. Zhong, C. Ying, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Facile Functionalization of Separator with an Amino Acid to Boost Li-S Battery Performance, Advanced Sustainable Systems, 9 (6):2500076 (2025)
Y. Guo, P. Sireesha, C. Wang, L. Ren, C. Ying, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, An Interpenetrated Protein-polar Polymer Interlayer for Suppressing Shuttle Effect in Li-S Batteries, Journal of Power Sources, 630: 236145 (2025)
J. Zhong, L. Ren, C. Ying, Y. Guo, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Amino Acid as a Multifunctional Electrolyte Additive for Enhancing Li-S Battery Performance, Journal of Energy Storage, 109: 115251 (2025)
L. Ren, Y. Guo, C. Ying, J. Zhong, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Arginine as Multifunctional Additive for High Performance S-cathode, ChemSusChem, 18 (9): e202402284 (2025)
Y. Guo, C. Ying, L. Ren, J. Zhong, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Enabling Bio-Cathode with Graphene Coating via Networking Soy-Protein and Polydopamine for Li-S Batteries, Advanced Sustainable Systems, 9 (2): 2400572 (2025)
2024
Y. Guo, C. Ying, L. Ren, J. Zhong, S. Yu, Q. Zhang, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, High-performance S Cathode through a Decoupled Ion-transport Mechanism, Journal of Energy Storage, 104: 114588 (2024)
L. Ren, C. Ying, C. Wang, Y. Guo, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Zein Protein-functionalized Separator through a Viable Method for Trapping Polysulfides and Regulating Ion Transport in Li-S Batteries, Journal of Energy Storage, 100: 113547 (2024)
C. Wang, L. Ren, C. Ying, J. Shang, J. McCloy, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Soy Protein as a Dual-Functional Bridge Enabling High Performance Solid Electrolyte for Li Metal Batteries, Journal of Power Sources, 620: 235260 (2024)
C. Ying, C. Wang, W. Zhong* and J. Liu*, Dual Anchoring Mechanism of Protein-based Binder for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 128 (34): 14522-14528 (2024)
C. Wang, L. Ren, C. Ying, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, An Amino Acid-enabled Separator for Effective Stabilization of Li Anodes, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16 (12): 15632-15639 (2024)
R. Odstrcil, P. Dutta and J. Liu*, Enhanced Sampling for Conformational Changes and Molecular Mechanisms of Human HTHL1, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 15 (11): 3206-3213 (2024)
2023
R. Odstrcil, P. Dutta and J. Liu*, Prediction of Peptide-TIM3 Binding Site in Inhibiting TIM3-Galectin 9 Binding Pathways, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 19 (18): 6500-6509 (2023) (Featured cover story)
M. Billah, H. Deng, P. Dutta and J. Liu*, Effects of Receptor Properties on Particle Internalization through Receptor-mediated Endocytosis, Soft Matter, 19: 5907-5915 (2023)
C. Wang, P. Sireesha, J. Shang, J. McCloy, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Converting Commercial Fe2O3 to Effective Anode Material using Glucose as “Etching” Agent, Ceramics International, 49 (20): 32652-32662 (2023)
M. Billah, A. Khan, J. Liu and P. Dutta*, Physics-informed Deep Neural Network for Inverse Heat Transfer Problems in Materials, Materials Today Communications, 35: 106336 (2023)
C. Ying, C. Wang, W. Zhong* and J. Liu*, Effects of Anions and Protein Structures on Protein‐Based Solid Electrolytes, Advanced Materials Technologies, 8: 2201875 (2023)
2022
R. Odstrcil, P. Dutta and J. Liu*, LINES: Log-Probability Estimation via Invertible Neural Networks for Enhanced Sampling, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 18 (10): 6297-6309 (2022) (Featured cover story)
Z. Lyu S. Ding, D. Du, K. Qiu, J. Liu, K. Hayashi, X. Zhang and Y. Lin*, Recent advances in biomedical applications of 2D nanomaterials with peroxidase-like properties, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 185: 114269 (2022)
Q. Van Dinh, J. Liu and P. Dutta*, Effect of Slp4-a on Membrane Bending During Prefusion of Vesicles in Blood-Brain Barrier, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 145 (1): 011006 (2022)
C. Wang, C. Ying, J. Shang, S.E. Karcher, J. McCloy, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, A Bioinspired Coating for Stabilizing Li Metal Batteries, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14 (38): 43886-43896 (2022)
C. Wang, R. Odstrcil, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Protein-modified SEI formation and evolution in Li metal batteries, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 73: 248-258 (2022)
C. Wang, X. Fu, C. Ying, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Natural Protein as Novel Additive of a Commercial Electrolyte for Long-Cycling Lithium Metal Batteries, Chemical Engineering Journal, 437: 135283 (2022)
C. Wang, X. Fu, S. Lin, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, A protein-enabled protective film with functions of self-adapting and anion-anchoring for stabilizing lithium-metal batteries, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 64: 485-495 (2022)
2021
M. Chen, X. Fu, J. Liu, Z. Chen and W. Zhong*, A Protein‐Based Janus Separator for Trapping Polysulfides and Regulating Ion Transport in Lithium− Sulfur Batteries, ChemSusChem, 14 (10): 2226-2236 (2021)
X. Fu, R. Odstrcil, M. Qiu, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Natural “Relief” for Lithium Dendrites: Tailoring Protein Configurations for Long-life Lithium Metal Anodes, Energy Storage Materials, 42: 22-33 (2021)
C. Ying, X. Fu, W. Zhong* and J. Liu*, Decoupled Ion Transport in Protein-Based Solid Electrolyte through Ab Initio Calculations and Experiments, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 12: 9429-9435 (2021)
A. Khan, M. Billah, C. Ying, J. Liu and P. Dutta*, Bayesian Method for Parameter Estimation in Transient Heat Transfer Problem, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 166: 120746 (2021)
M. Chen, X. Fu, Z. Chen, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Protein-Engineered Functional Materials for Bioelectronics, Advanced Functional Materials, 31: 2006744 (2021)
2020
Q. Van Dinh, J. Liu and P. Dutta*, Effect of Calcium ion on synaptotagmin-like protein during pre-fusion of vesicle for exocytosis in blood-brain barrier, Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 24: 100845 (2020)
M. Chen, C. Li, X. Fu, W. Wei, X. Fan, A. Hattori, Z. Chen, J. Liu* and W. Zhong*, Let It Catch: A Short-Branched Protein for Efficiently Capturing Polysulfides in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries, Advanced Energy Materials, 10 (9): 1903642 (2020)
Y. Jewel, Q. Van Dinh, J. Liu* and P. Dutta*, Substrate-dependent transport mechanism in AcrB of multidrug resistant bacteria, Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, 88 (7): 853-864 (2020)
A. Khan, J. Liu and P. Dutta*, Bayesian inference for parameter estimation in lactoferrin-mediated iron transport across blood-brain barrier, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) – General Subjects, 1864 (3): 129459 (2020)