Peer-Reviewed Publications
†denotes equal contributions. *denotes corresponding authors.Δdenotes undergraduate students
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Publications at UNH
2023
44. Farbod Shirinichi, Chetna Karkera, Tarek Ibrahim, Hayat KhanΔ, Tristan Clemons*, Alireza Senejani*, Hao Sun*, "Indocyanine Green–Glycogen Conjugates for Near-Infrared-Triggered Photothermal Cancer Therapy", Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2023, 2300327. [Link]
43. Omar F. Emon*, Hao Sun, Ahadur Rahim, Jae-Won Choi, "An Ionic Liquid-Based Stretchable Sensor for Measuring Normal and Shear Force", Soft Robotics, 2023, in press. [Link]
42. Kagya Amoako*, Rikki Kaufman, Waad Haddad, Romario Pusey, Venkata Sanisetty, Hao Sun, David Skoog, Keith E. Cook, "Zwitterionic Poly-sulfobetaine Coating and Antiplatelet Liposomes Reduce Fouling in Artificial Lung Circuits", Macromolecular Bioscience, 2023, e2200479. [Link]
41. Wei Cao*, Haochuan Mao, Naneki C. McCallum, Xuhao Zhou, Hao Sun, Christopher Sharpe, Joanna Korpanty, Ziying Hu, Qing Zhe Ni, Michael D. Burkart, Matthew D. Shawkey, Michael R. Wasielewski, Nathan C. Gianneschi*, "Biomimetic Pheomelanin to Unravel the Electronic, Molecular and Supramolecular Structure of the Natural Product", Chemical Science, 2023, 14, 4183-4192. [Link]
40. Farbod Shirinichi†, Tarek Ibrahim†, Mia RodriguezΔ, Hao Sun*, "Assembling The Best of Two Worlds: Biomolecule-Polymer Nanoparticles via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly", Journal of Polymer Science, 2023, 61, 631-645. (Invited) [Link]
2022
39. Soumik Das, JungHyun Noh, Wei Cao, Hao Sun, Nathan C. Gianneschi*, Nicholas L. Abbott*, "Using Nanoscopic Solvent Defects for Spatial and Temporal Manipulation of Single Assemblies of Molecules", Nano Letters, 2022, 22, 18, 7506–7514. [Link]
38. Xin Wang†, Hao Sun†, Young-Ki Kim, Daniel B. Wright, Michael Tsuei, Nathan C. Gianneschi,* Nicholas L. Abbott*, "Stimuli-Responsive Liquid Crystal Printheads for Spatial and Temporal Control of Polymerization", Advanced Materials, 2022, 32, 2106535. [Link]
37. Michael Tsuei, Hao Sun, Young-Ki Kim, Xin Wang, Nathan C. Gianneschi*, Nicholas L. Abbott*, "Interfacial Polyelectrolyte-Surfactant Complexes Regulate Escape of Microdroplets Elastically Trapped in Thermotropic Liquid Crystals", Langmuir, 2022, 38, 1, 332–342. [Link]
36. Hao Sun†, Baofu Qiao†, Wonmin Choi†, Nicholas Hampu, Naneki C. McCallum, Matthew P. Thompson, Julia Oktawiec, Steven Weigand, Omar M. Ebrahim, Monica Olvera de la Cruz*, Nathan C. Gianneschi*, "Origin of Proteolytic Stability of Peptide-Brush Polymers as Globular Proteomimetics", ACS Central Science, 2021, 7, 12, 2063–2072. [Link]
Publications Prior to UNH
2021
35. Sun, H.†, Liang, Y.†, Thompson, M.P., Gianneschi, N.C.*, "Degradable Polymers via Olefin Metathesis Polymerization", Prog. Polym. Sci., 2021, 120, 101427. [Link]
34. Scheutz, G.M., Elgoyhen, J., Bentz, K.C., Xia, Y., Sun, H., Zhao, J., Savin, D.A., Sumerlin, B.S.*, "Mediating Covalent Crosslinking of Single-Chain Nanoparticles through Solvophobicity in Organic Solvents", Polym. Chem., 2021, 12, 4462-4466. [Link]
33. Zhou, X., Gong, X., Cao, W., Forman, C.J., Oktawiec, J., D’ Alba, L., Sun, H., Thompson, M.P., Hu, Z., Kapoor, U., McCallum, N.C., Malliakas, C.D., Farha, O.K., Jayaraman, A., Shawkey, M.D., Gianneschi, N.C.*, "Anisotropic Synthetic Allomelanin Materials via Solid State Polymerization of Self-Assembled 1,8-Dihydroxynaphthalene Dimers", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 32, 17464-17471. [Link]
32. Hu, Z., Sun, H., Thompson, M.P., Xiao, M., Allen, M.C., Zhou, X., Ni, Q., Wang, Z., Li, W., Burkart, M.D., Deheyn, D.D., Dhinojwala, A., Shawkey, M.D., Gianneschi, N.C.*, "Structurally Colored Inks from Synthetic Melanin-Based Crosslinked Supraparticles", ACS Materials Lett., 2021, 3, 50–55. [Link]
2020
31. Sun, H.†, Cao, W.†, Zang, N.†, Clemons, T. D., Scheutz, G. M., Hu, Z., Thompson, M. P., Liang, Y., Vratsanos, M., Zhou, X., Choi, W., Sumerlin, B. S., Stupp, S. I, Gianneschi, N. C.*, “Proapoptotic Peptide Brush Polymer Nanoparticles via Photoinitiated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly.” Angew. Chemie. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 43, 19136-19142. [Link]
31. Sun, H.†, Cao, W.†, Zang, N.†, Clemons, T. D., Scheutz, G. M., Hu, Z., Thompson, M. P., Liang, Y., Vratsanos, M., Zhou, X., Choi, W., Sumerlin, B. S., Stupp, S. I, Gianneschi, N. C.*, “Proapoptotic Peptide Brush Polymer Nanoparticles via Photoinitiated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly.” Angew. Chemie. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 43, 19136-19142. [Link]
30. Choi, W.; Sun, H.; Battistella, C.; Berger, O.; Vratsanos, M.A.; Wang, M.; Gianneschi, N. C.*, “Biomolecular densely grafted brush polymers: oligonucleotides, oligosaccharides and oligopeptides”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 45, 19762-19772. [Link].
29. Zhu, J.; Sun, H.; Callmann, C. E.; Thompson, M. P.; Battistella, C.; Proetto, M. T.; Carlini, A.S.; Gianneschi, N. C.*, “Paclitaxel-terminated peptide brush polymers”, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 6778-6781. (Selected for Back cover)
28. Liang, Y.; Sun, H.*; Cao, W.; Thompson, M. P.; Gianneschi, N. C.* "Degradable Polyphosphoramidate via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization." ACS Macro Lett. 2020, 9, 10, 1417–1422. [Link]
27. Noh, J.; Cao, W.; Sun, H.; Yang, Y.; Gianneschi, N. C.*; Abbott, N.*, “Self-Assembly of Macromolecules within Single Topological Defects of Nematic Solvents”, Chem. Mater., 2020, 32, 15, 6753–6764. [Link]
26. Cao, W.; McCallum, N. C.; Ni, Q. Z.; Li W., Boyce, H.; Mao, H.; Zhou, X.; Sun, H.; Thompson, M. P.; Battistella, C.; Wasielewski, M. R.; Dhinojwala, A.; Shawkey, M. D.; Burkart, M. D.; Wang, Z.; Gianneschi, N. C.*, “Selenomelanin: An Abiotic Selenium Analogue of Pheomelanin”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 29, 12802–12810. [Link]
25. Cavell, A.; Krasecki, V.; Li, G.; Sharma, A.; Sun, H.; Thompson, M.P.; Forman, C.J.; Guo, S.; Hickman, R. J.; Parrish, K.; Aspuru-Guzik, A.; Cronin, L.; Gianneschi, N. C.; Goldsmith, R. H.*, “Optical monitoring of polymerizations in droplets with high temporal dynamic range”, Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 2647-2656.
24. Dobbins, D. J.; Scheutz, G. M.; Sun, H.; Crouse, C.A.; Sumerlin, B. S.*, “Glass Transition Temperature Governs the Thermal Decrosslinking Behavior of Diels-Alder Crosslinked Polymethacrylate Networks”, J. Polym. Sci., 2020, 58, 193-203.
2019
23. Sun, H.; Choi, W.; Zang, N.; Battistella, C.; Thompson, M. P.; Cao, W.; Zhou, X.; Forman, C.; Gianneschi, N. C.*, “Bioactive Peptide Brush Polymers via Photoinduced Reversible-Deactivation Radical Polymerization”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 17359-17364 (Selected for Back cover).
23. Sun, H.; Choi, W.; Zang, N.; Battistella, C.; Thompson, M. P.; Cao, W.; Zhou, X.; Forman, C.; Gianneschi, N. C.*, “Bioactive Peptide Brush Polymers via Photoinduced Reversible-Deactivation Radical Polymerization”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 17359-17364 (Selected for Back cover).
22. Sun, H.; Yang, L; Thompson, M. P; Schara, SΔ; Cao, W; Choi, W; Hu, Z; Zang, N; Tan, W*; Gianneschi, N. C.*, “Recent Advances in Amphiphilic Polymer-Oligonucleotide Nanomaterials via Living/Controlled Polymerization Technologies”, Bioconjug. Chem., 2019, 30, 7, 1889-1904.
21. Liu, D.; Zeng, R.; Sun, H.; Zhang, L.; Tan, J.*, “Blue Light-Initiated Alcoholic RAFT Dispersion Polymerization of Benzyl Methacrylate: A Detailed Study”, Polymers, 2019, 11(8), 1284.
20. Touve, M.A.; Wright, D. B.; Mu, C.; Sun, H.; Park, C.; Gianneschi, N. C.*, “Block Copolymer Amphiphile Phase Diagrams by High-Throughput Transmission Electron Microscopy”, Macromolecules, 2019, 52, 5529-5537.
19. Fuller, E. G. †; Sun, H. †; Dhavalikar, R. D.; Unni, M.; Scheutz, G. M.; Sumerlin, B. S.*; Rinaldi, C.*, “Externally triggered heat and drug release from magnetically controlled nanocarriers”, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2019, 1, 211-220. (#co-first author; Editor’s top pick)
18. Sun, H.; Kabb, C. P.; Sims, M. B.; Sumerlin, B. S.*, “Architecture-transformable polymers: reshaping the future of stimuli-responsive polymers”, Prog. Polym. Sci., 2019, 89, 61-75. (ESI highly cited paper)
17. Tan, J.*; Dai, X.; Zhang, Y.; Yu, L.; Sun, H.; Zhang, L.*, “Photoinitiated polymerization-induced self-assembly via visible light-induced RAFT-mediated emulsion polymerization”, ACS Macro Lett, 2019, 8, 205-212. (Selected for cover; ESI highly cited paper)
2018
16. Yang, L.; Sun, H.; Liu, Y.; Hou, W.; Yang, Y.; Cai, R.; Cui, C.; Zhang, P.; Pan, X.; Li, X.; Li, L.; Sumerlin, B. S.*; Tan, W.*, “Self-assembled aptamer-hyperbranched polymer nanocarrier for targeted and photoresponsive drug delivery”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 17048-17052.
16. Yang, L.; Sun, H.; Liu, Y.; Hou, W.; Yang, Y.; Cai, R.; Cui, C.; Zhang, P.; Pan, X.; Li, X.; Li, L.; Sumerlin, B. S.*; Tan, W.*, “Self-assembled aptamer-hyperbranched polymer nanocarrier for targeted and photoresponsive drug delivery”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 17048-17052.
15. Tang, H.; Luan, Y.; Yang, L.; Sun, H.*, “A perspective on reversibility in controlled polymerization systems: recent progress and new opportunities”, Molecules, 2018, 23(11), 2870. (Corresponding author, invited)
14. Liu, Y.; Sun, H.; Yang, L.; Liang, J.; Li, X.; Jiang, Y.; Hou, W.; Ferreira, C.; Talham, D. R.; Tan, W.*, “Chelation-assisted assembly of multidentate colloidal nanoparticles into metal-organic nanoparticles”, Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 21369-21373.
13. Yang, L.; Tang, H.; Sun, H.*, “Progress in photo-responsive polypeptide derived nano-assemblies”, Micromachines, 2018, 9, 296. (Corresponding author)
12. Li, X.; Figg, A.; Wang, R.; Jiang, Y.; Lyu, Y.; Sun, H.; Liu, Y.; Wang, Y.; Hou, W.; Cai, R.; Cui, C.; Li, L.; Pan, X.; Sumerlin, B. S.*; Tan, W.*, “Cross-linked aptamer-lipid micelles for excellent stability and specificity in target cell recognition”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 115899-11593.
2017
11. Sun, H.; Kabb, C. P.; Dai, Y.; Hill, M. R.; Ghiviriga, I.; Bapat, A. P.; Sumerlin, B. S.*, “Macromolecular metamorphosis via stimulus-induced transformations of polymer architecture”, Nature Chemistry, 2017, 9, 817-823. (Highlighted in Chemistry World 2017, February 21st).
11. Sun, H.; Kabb, C. P.; Dai, Y.; Hill, M. R.; Ghiviriga, I.; Bapat, A. P.; Sumerlin, B. S.*, “Macromolecular metamorphosis via stimulus-induced transformations of polymer architecture”, Nature Chemistry, 2017, 9, 817-823. (Highlighted in Chemistry World 2017, February 21st).
10. Dai, Y.; Sun, H.; Pal, S.; Zhang, Y.; Park, S.; Kabb, C. P.; Wei, W.; Sumerlin, B. S.*, “Near-IR-induced dissociation of thermally-sensitive star polymers”, Chem. Sci., 2017, 8, 1815-1821.
9. Liu, Y.; Hou, W.; Sun, H.; Cui, C.; Zhang, L.; Jiang, Y.; Wu, Y.; Wang, Y.; Li, J.; Sumerlin, B. S.*; Liu, Q.*; Tan, W.*, “Thiol-ene click chemistry: a biocompatible way for orthogonal bioconjugation of colloidal Nanoparticles”, Chem. Sci., 2017, 8, 6182-6187.
8. Wan, S.; Zhang, L.; Wang, S.; Liu, Y.; Wu, C.; Cui, C.; Sun, H.; Shi, M.; Jiang, Y.; Li, L.; Qiu, L.; Tan, W.*, “Molecular recognition-based DNA nanoassemblies on the surfaces of nanosized exosomes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139 (15), 5289-5292. (ESI highly cited paper)
7. Alfurhood, J. A.; Sun, H.; Kabb, C. P.; Tucker, B. S.; Matthews, J. H.; Luesch, H.; Sumerlin, B. S.*, “Poly(N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide)-valproic acid conjugates as block copolymer nanocarriers”, Polym. Chem., 2017, 8, 4983-4987.
2016
6. Wang, Y.; Wu, C.; Chen, T.; Sun, H.; Cansiz, S.; Zhang, L.; Cui, C.; Hou, W.; Wu, Y.; Wan, S.; Cai, R.; Liu, Y.; Sumerlin, B. S.; Zhang, X.; Tan, W.*, “DNA micelle flares: a study of the basic properties that contribute to enhanced stability and binding affinity in complex biological systems”, Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 6041-6049.
6. Wang, Y.; Wu, C.; Chen, T.; Sun, H.; Cansiz, S.; Zhang, L.; Cui, C.; Hou, W.; Wu, Y.; Wan, S.; Cai, R.; Liu, Y.; Sumerlin, B. S.; Zhang, X.; Tan, W.*, “DNA micelle flares: a study of the basic properties that contribute to enhanced stability and binding affinity in complex biological systems”, Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 6041-6049.
5. Dong, P.; Sun, H.; Quan, D.*, “Synthesis of poly(L-lactide-co-5-amino-5-methyl-1,3-dioxan-2-ones)[P(L-LA-co-TAc)] containing amino groups via organocatalysis and post-polymerization functionalization”, Polymer, 2016, 97, 614-622.
4. Alfurhood, J. A.; Sun, H.; Bachler, P. R.; Sumerlin, B. S.*, “Hyperbranched poly(N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide) via RAFT self-condensing vinyl polymerization”, Polym. Chem., 2016, 7, 2099-2104.
3. Sun, H.; Dobbins, D.J.; Dai, Y.; Kabb, C. P.; Wu, S.; Alfurhood, J. A.; Rinaldi, C.; Sumerlin, B. S.*, “Radical departure: thermally-triggered degradation of azo-containing poly(β-thioester)s”, ACS Macro lett, 2016, 5, 688-693.
Before 2016
2. Tan, J.*; Sun, H.; Yu, M.; Sumerlin, B. S.*; Zhang, L.*, “Photo-PISA: Shedding light on polymerization-induced self-assembly”, ACS Macro lett, 2015, 4, 1249-1253. (ESI highly cited paper)
2. Tan, J.*; Sun, H.; Yu, M.; Sumerlin, B. S.*; Zhang, L.*, “Photo-PISA: Shedding light on polymerization-induced self-assembly”, ACS Macro lett, 2015, 4, 1249-1253. (ESI highly cited paper)
1. Sun, H.; Kabb, C. P.; Sumerlin, B. S.*, “Thermally-labile segmented hyperbranched copolymers: using reversible-covalent chemistry to investigate the mechanism of self-condensing vinyl copolymerization”, Chem. Sci., 2014, 5, 4646-4655.
Patents
1. Rinaldi, C.; Sun, H.; Sumerlin, B. S., “Magnetic Particle Conjugates, Micelles, and Methods of Delivering Agents” PCT/US17/028852, WO2017189356A1, 2019. [Link]
2. . Gianneschi, N.C.; Lavine, J.A.; Zhang, B.; Berger, O.; Choi, W.; Wang, M.; Battistella, C.; Sun, H., “Brush Polymers for Therapeutic Applications” PCT/US2020/045729, WO/2021/030326, 2021. [Link]
3. Gianneschi, N.C.; Sun, H., “Bioactive Peptide Brush Polymers via Photoinduced Reversible-Deactivation Radical Polymerization” PCT/US2020/053308, WO/2021/067293, 2021. [Link]
4. Gianneschi, N.C.; Liang, Y.; Sun, H., “Fully and Partially Backbone-Degradable Polymers via Low Temperature Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP)” PCT/US2021/040072, WO/2022/006387, 2022. [Link]
2. . Gianneschi, N.C.; Lavine, J.A.; Zhang, B.; Berger, O.; Choi, W.; Wang, M.; Battistella, C.; Sun, H., “Brush Polymers for Therapeutic Applications” PCT/US2020/045729, WO/2021/030326, 2021. [Link]
3. Gianneschi, N.C.; Sun, H., “Bioactive Peptide Brush Polymers via Photoinduced Reversible-Deactivation Radical Polymerization” PCT/US2020/053308, WO/2021/067293, 2021. [Link]
4. Gianneschi, N.C.; Liang, Y.; Sun, H., “Fully and Partially Backbone-Degradable Polymers via Low Temperature Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP)” PCT/US2021/040072, WO/2022/006387, 2022. [Link]