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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For theoretical contributions to the understanding of the morphology, fluctuation, metastability and kinetic pathways in microphase ordered block copolymers
  • 1996 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Zhen-Gang Wang is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within materials science, chemistry, and engineering, with a focus on subfields such as materials chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry, organic chemistry, surfaces, coatings and films, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their work covers a range of topics that include:

  • Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions
  • Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Wang's research production is documented through multiple papers published in well-known scientific venues. Some notable papers are:

  • "Like dissolves like: A first-principles theory for predicting liquid miscibility and mixture dielectric constant" (2021, Science Advances)
  • "Driving force and pathway in polyelectrolyte complex coacervation" (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Ion transport in small-molecule and polymer electrolytes" (2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics)
  • "Microscopic origins of the swim pressure and the anomalous surface tension of active matter" (2020, Physical Review E)
  • "Image-charge effects on ion adsorption near aqueous interfaces" (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Wang include:

  • Shensheng Chen
  • Christopher Balzer
  • Pierre J. Walker
  • Yuyuan Lu
  • Lijia An

Among the prominent venues where Wang has published are:

  • Macromolecules
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Langmuir

Wang's contributions to science have been recognized with awards including:

  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2001 for theoretical contributions related to block copolymers
  • Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1996

Best Publications

  • DNA origami as a carrier for circumvention of drug resistance.

    Qiao Jiang;Chen Song;Jeanette Nangreave;Xiaowei Liu

  • Enzyme immobilization on electrospun polymer nanofibers: An overview

    Zhen-Gang Wang;Ling-Shu Wan;Zhen-Mei Liu;Xiao-Jun Huang

  • Rolling Up Gold Nanoparticle-Dressed DNA Origami into Three-Dimensional Plasmonic Chiral Nanostructures

    Xibo Shen;Chen Song;Jinye Wang;Dangwei Shi

  • Morphology of ABC Triblock Copolymers

    Wei Zheng;Zhen-Gang Wang

  • A DNA-Based Nanocarrier for Efficient Gene Delivery and Combined Cancer Therapy

    Jianbing Liu;Linlin Song;Linlin Song;Shaoli Liu;Shaoli Liu;Qiao Jiang

  • DNA Machines: Bipedal Walker and Stepper

    Zhen-Gang Wang;Johann Elbaz;Itamar Willner

  • Discovering new ordered phases of block copolymers

    Yardena Bohbot-Raviv;Zhen-Gang Wang

  • Fluctuation in electrolyte solutions: the self energy.

    Zhen-Gang Wang

  • Systematic Computational and Experimental Investigation of Lithium-Ion Transport Mechanisms in Polyester-Based Polymer Electrolytes.

    Michael A. Webb;Yukyung Jung;Danielle M. Pesko;Brett M. Savoie

  • Surface engineerings of polyacrylonitrile-based asymmetric membranes towards biomedical applications: An overview

    Zhen-Gang Wang;Ling-Shu Wan;Zhi-Kang Xu

  • DNA Origami Directed Assembly of Gold Bowtie Nanoantennas for Single-Molecule Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

    Pengfei Zhan;Te Wen;Zhen-gang Wang;Yingbo He

  • Rationally Designed DNA-Origami Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery In Vivo.

    Qiao Jiang;Shaoli Liu;Shaoli Liu;Jianbing Liu;Zhen-Gang Wang

  • Designing Polymer Electrolytes for Safe and High Capacity Rechargeable Lithium Batteries

    Thomas F. Miller;Zhen-Gang Wang;Geoffrey W. Coates;Nitash P. Balsara;Nitash P. Balsara

  • 50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymer Conformation—A Pedagogical Review

    Zhen-Gang Wang

  • pH-stimulated concurrent mechanical activation of two DNA "tweezers". A "SET-RESET" logic gate system.

    Johann Elbaz;Zhen-Gang Wang;Ron Orbach;Itamar Willner

  • Library analysis of SCHEMA-guided protein recombination

    Michelle M. Meyer;Jonathan J. Silberg;Christopher A. Voigt;Jeffrey B. Endelman

  • Driving force and pathway in polyelectrolyte complex coacervation

    Unknown

  • Reconfigurable Three-Dimensional Gold Nanorod Plasmonic Nanostructures Organized on DNA Origami Tripod

    Pengfei Zhan;Palash K. Dutta;Pengfei Wang;Gang Song

  • Thermodynamic Properties of Block Copolymer Electrolytes Containing Imidazolium and Lithium Salts

    Nisita S. Wanakule;Justin M. Virgili;Justin M. Virgili;Alexander A. Teran;Alexander A. Teran;Zhen-Gang Wang

  • Thermodynamics of ion-containing polymer blends and block copolymers.

    Issei Nakamura;Nitash P. Balsara;Zhen-Gang Wang

  • Immobilization of lipase from Candida rugosa on electrospun polysulfone nanofibrous membranes by adsorption

    Zhen-Gang Wang;Jian-Qin Wang;Zhi-Kang Xu

  • Chiral symmetry breaking in Langmuir monolayers and smectic films.

    Jonathan V. Selinger;Jonathan V. Selinger;Zhen-Gang Wang;Zhen-Gang Wang;Robijn F. Bruinsma;Robijn F. Bruinsma;Charles M. Knobler;Charles M. Knobler

Frequent Co-Authors

Baoquan Ding
Baoquan Ding National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
Lijia An
Lijia An Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhi-Kang Xu
Zhi-Kang Xu Zhejiang University
Ling-Shu Wan
Ling-Shu Wan Zhejiang University
Nitash P. Balsara
Nitash P. Balsara University of California, Berkeley
Shi-Qing Wang
Shi-Qing Wang University of Akron
Itamar Willner
Itamar Willner Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jianzhong Wu
Jianzhong Wu University of California, Riverside
Frances H. Arnold
Frances H. Arnold California Institute of Technology
William M. Gelbart
William M. Gelbart University of California, Los Angeles

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