Research

The Yao Lab
for Bio-inspired Material and Bio-interface

a	Xiubin, et al., Medical Gauze, *Science Advances*, accepted
b	Yang, et al., Colloidal assembly, *Nature Communications*, accepted
2024
89	Chunyan Cao, Hang Su, Liqing Ai, Dong Lv, Jing Gu, Ruiqing Li, Dawei Li, Wei Zhang, Mingzheng Ge, and Xi Yao, Highly Stable Liquid Metal-Based Electronic Textiles by Adaptive Interfacial Interactions, *Advanced Functional Materials*, 2024, 2409586
88	Mandi Wu, Qianya Wan, Xuelian Dan, Yiran Wang, Peiran Chen, Cien Chen, Yichen Li, Xi Yao, Ming-Liang He, Targeting Ser78 phosphorylation of Hsp27 achieves potent antiviral effects against enterovirus A71 infection, Emerging Microbes & Infections*, 2024, 13, 2368221
87	Xin Li, Dong Lv, Liqing Ai, Xuejiao Wang, Xiubin Xu, Mengyi Qiang, Gongsheng Huang, and Xi Yao, Superstrong Ionogel Enabled by Coacervation-Induced Nanofibril Assembly for Sustainable Moisture Energy Harvesting, ACS Nano*, 2024, 18, 12970-12980
86	Chunyan Cao, Changshun Hou, Xiong Wang, Dong Lv, Liqing Ai, Yaxiu Feng, Peiran Chen, Xuejiao Wang, Mingliang He, and Xi Yao, Liquid Metal-Enhanced Highly Adhesive Electrodes for Multifunctional Epidermal Bioelectronics, *Advanced Functional Materials*, 2024, 34, 2403671
85	Weikang Lin, Liqing Ai, Yuanyi Wang, Xiaodan Yang, Junchen Liao, Qiqi Pan, Ying Hong, Shiyuan Liu, Zhihe Long, Bee Luan Khoo, Xi Yao, and Zhengbao Yang, Imperceptible liquid metal based tattoo for Human-Machine interface on hairy skin, *Chemical Engineering Journal*, 2024, 490, 151595
84	Xuejiao Wang, Xin Li, Aoyang Pu, Ho Bak Shun, Cien Chen, Liqing Ai, Zhaoling Tan, Jilin Zhang, Kai Liu, Jun Gao, Kiwon Ban and Xi Yao, On-chip droplet analysis and cell spheroid screening by capillary wrapping enabled shape-adaptive ferrofluid transporters, Lab on a Chip*, 2024, 24, 1782-1793
83	Dong Lv, Xin Li, Xin Huang, Chunyan Cao, Liqing Ai, Xuejiao Wang, Sai Kishore Ravi, and Xi Yao, Microphase-Separated Elastic and Ultrastretchable Ionogel for Reliable Ionic Skin with Multimodal Sensation, *Advanced Materials*, 2024, 36, 230981
82	Xuejiao Wang, Zhicheng Zhuang, Xin Li, and Xi Yao, Droplet manipulation on bioinspired slippery surfaces: from design principle to biomedical applications, Small Methods*, 2024, 8, 2300253
81	Marcus Lin, Philseok Kim, Sankara Arunachalam, Rifan Hardian, Solomon Adera, Joanna Aizenberg, Xi Yao, and Dan Daniel, Emergent collective motion of self-propelled condensate droplets, Physical Review Letters*, 2024, 132, 058203
80	Huoying Cai, Lin Huang, Mingshan Wang, Ruiming Liu, Jiacong Qiu, Yuansen Qin, Xi Yao, Shenming Wang, Chen Yao, Zuojun Hu* and Yu Zhou, Pterostilbene alleviates abdominal aortic aneurysm via inhibiting macrophage pyroptosis by activating the miR-146a-5p/TRAF6 axis, Food & Function*, 2024, 15, 139-157
2023
79	Liqing Ai, Weikang Lin, Chunyan Cao, Pengyu Li, Xuejiao Wang, Dong Lv, Xin Li, Zhengbao Yang, and Xi Yao, Tough soldering for stretchable electronics by small-molecule modulated interfacial assemblies, *Nature Communications*, 2023, 14, 7723
78	Xiaote Xu, Xiaodan Yang, Zhuomin Zhang, Ying Hong, Shiyuan Liu, Yao Shan, Zehua Peng, Siyuan Wang, Xi Yao, Zhengbao Yang Identification of metal–air batteries from water energy harvesters, *Droplet*, 2023, 1, e80.
77	Axiu Mao, Meilu Zhu, Endai Huang, Xi Yao, Kai Liu, A teacher-to-student information recovery method toward energy-efficient animal activity recognition at low sampling rates, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture*, 2024, 213, 108242
76	Thi Van Anh Bui, Jin-Ju Kim, Xin Huang, Aoyang Pu, Xin Li, Seok Beom Hong, Yeon-Jik Choi, Hae-Won Kim, Xi Yao, Hun-Jun Park, and Kiwon Ban, Core-shell droplet-based angiogenic patches for the treatment of ischemic diseases: ultrafast-processibility, physical tunability, and controlled delivery of angiogenic cocktail, *ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces*, 2023, 15, 44, 50693-50707
75	Gang Lu, Cien Chen, Zhaoyue Wang, Xuelian Wu, Xin Huang, Jingdong Luo, Xun-Li Wang, Ming-Liang He, and Xi Yao, High Performance Supramolecular Organogel Adhesives for Antimicrobial Applications in Diverse Conditions, *ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces*, 2023, 15, 37, 44194-44204
74	Xiaote Xu, Xiaodan Yang, Zhuomin Zhang, Ying Hong, Shiyuan Liu, Yao Shan, Zehua Peng, Siyuan Wang, Xi Yao, and Zhengbao Yang, Identification of metal–air batteries from water energy harvesters, Droplet*, 2023, 2, e80
73	Ya-Xiu Feng, Huan Hu, Yu-Yuen Wong, Xi Yao* and Ming-Liang He, Microneedles: An Emerging Vaccine Delivery Tool and a Prospective Solution to the Challenges of SARS-CoV-2 Mass Vaccination, Pharmaceutics*, 2023, 15, 1349
72	Changshun Hou, Chunyan Cao, Rui Ma, Liqing Ai, Zuojun Hu, Yu Huang and Xi Yao, Press-N-Go On-Skin Sensor with High Interfacial Toughness for Continuous Healthcare Monitoring, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces*, 2023, 14, 29315-29323
71	Xin Huang, Dong Lv, Chaoyang Zhang, and Xi Yao, Machine-learning reveals the virtual screening strategies of solid hydrogen-bonded oligomeric assemblies for thermo-responsive applications, *Chemical Engineering Journal*, 2023, 435, 135006
70	Bo Yi, Yan-Lung Wong, Kedi Li, Changshun Hou, Tengrui Ma, Zhengtao Xu, and Xi Yao, Highly catalytic metal-organic framework coating enabled by liquid superwetting and confinement, *Nano Research*, 2023, 16, 7716-7723
2022
69	Changshun Hou, Yung-Fu Chang, and Xi Yao, Supramolecular Adhesive Materials with Antimicrobial Activity for Emerging Biomedical Applications, *Pharmaceutics*, 2022, 14, 1616.
68	Xin Li†, Jianqiang Zhang†, Xuejiao Wang†, Dong Lv, Chunyan Cao, Liqing Ai, and Xi Yao, Bio-inspired Spontaneous Splitting of Underwater Bubbles along a Superhydrophobic Open Pathway without Perturbation, Droplet*, 2022, 1, 70-80.
67	Biao Wang, Ying Hong, Zhihe Long, Qiqi Pan, Pengyu Li, Xi Yao, and Zhengbao Yang, Characterization of Wrist Motions and Bionic Energy Harvesting for Wrist Wearables, IEEE Internet of Things*, 2022, 9, 21147-21156
66	Bo Yi†, Liqing Ai†, Changshun Hou, Dong Lv, Chunyan Cao, and Xi Yao, Liquid Metal Nanoparticles as Highly Efficient Photoinitiator to Develop Multifunctional Hydrogel Composites, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces*, 2022, 14, 29315-29323.
65	Dong Lv†, Shuang Zheng†, Chunyan Cao†, Kedi Li, Liqing Ai, Xin Li, Zhengbao Yang, Zhengtao Xu, and Xi Yao, Defect-enhanced Selective Ion Transport in an Ionic Nanocomposite for Efficient Energy Harvesting from Moisture, *Energy & Environmental Science*, 2022, 15, 2601-2609.
64	Xin Huang, Liang-Liang Niu, Zhong Huang, Cheng-Hui Li, Xi Yao, and Chao-Yang Zhang, A combined strategy of room-temperature plasma activation and chemical treatment to toughen the interfacial adhesion of fluoropolymers, Chemical Engineering Journal*, 2022, 435, 135006.
63	Chen Xu, Ning Dong, Kaichao Chen, Xuemei Yang, Ping Zeng, Changshun Hou, Edward Wai Chi Chan, Xi Yao, Sheng Chen, Bactericidal, anti-biofilm and anti-virulence activity of vitamin C against carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, iScience*, 2022, 25, 103894.
62	Bo Li, Jiahua Liu, Fucong Lyu, Zhiqin Deng, Bo Yi, Peng Du, Xi Yao, Guangyu Zhu, Zhengtao Xu, Jian Lu, Yang Yang Li, Mineral Hydrogel from Inorganic Salts: Biocompatible Synthesis, All-in-One Charge Storage, and Possible Implications in the Origin of Life, *Advanced Functional Materials*, 2022, 32, 2109302.
61	Shuang Zheng, Jiayue Tang, Dong Lyu, Mi Wang, Xuan Yang, Changshun Hou, Bo Yi, Gang Lu, Ruiran Hao, Mingzhan Wang, Yanlei Wang, Hongyan He, and Xi Yao, Continuous Energy Harvesting from Ubiquitous Humidity Gradient Using Liquid-infused Nanofluidics, Advanced Materials*, 2022, 34, 2106410.
60	Xintao Lai, Qun Ren, Florian Vogelbacher, Wei E. I. Sha, Xiaoyu Hou, Xi Yao, Yanlin Song, and Mingzhu Li, Bioinspired Quasi-3D Multiplexed Anti-Counterfeit Imaging via Self-Assembled and Nanoimprinted Photonic Architectures, Advanced Materials*, 2022, 34, 2107243.
2021
59	Jianqiang Zhang†, Xuejiao Wang†, Zhaoyue Wang, Shangfa Pan, Bo Yi, Liqing Ai, Jun Gao, Frieder Mugele, and Xi Yao, Wetting ridge assisted programmed magnetic actuation of droplets on ferrofluid-infused surface, Nature Communications*, 2021, 12, 7136.
58	Fanghang Zhou, Sheng Chen, Ying Chen, Pei-Hui Wang, Qianya Wan, Xi Yao, and Ming-Liang He, Attenuating Innate Immunity and Facilitating β-Coronavirus Infection by NSP1 of SARS-CoV-2 through Specific Redistributing hnRNP A2/B1 Cellular Localization, *Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy*, 2021, 6, 371.
57	Yuhuan Li, Zhiwei Liu, Kuan Zhu, Liqing Ai, Pan Jia, Na Wu, Haitao Yu, Jinqiao Wang, Xi Yao, Jinming Zhou, Yanlin Song, Inkjet Printed Physically-Unclonable Structural-Color Anticounterfeiting Labels with Convenient Artificial Intelligence Authentication, *Advanced Materials Interfaces*, 2021, 8, 2101281.
56	Chunyan Cao†, Xin Huang†, Dong Lv, Liqing Ai, Weilong Chen, Changshun Hou, Bo Yi, Jingdong Luo, and Xi Yao, Ultrastretchable Conductive Liquid Metal Composites Enabled by Adaptive Interfacial Polarization, *Materials Horizons*, 2021, 8, 3399-3408.
55	Chunyan Cao, Fanghua Liang, Wei Zhang, Hongchao Liu, Hui Liu, Haifeng Zhang, Jiajun Mao, Yanyan Zhang, Yu Feng, Xi Yao, Mingzheng Ge, Yuxin Tang, Commercialization-Driven Electrodes Design for Lithium Batteries: Basic Guidance, Opportunities, and Perspectives, Small*, 2021, 17, 2102233
54	Shile Feng, Pingan Zhu, Huanxi Zheng, Haiyang Zhan, Chen Chen, Jiaqian Li, Liqiu Wang, Xi Yao, Yahua Liu, Zuankai Wang, Three-dimensional Capillary Ratchet-induced Liquid Directional Steering, Science*, 2021, 373, 1344-1348
53	Siyan Yang, Chenyang Wu, Guanlei Zhao, Jing Sun, Xi Yao, Xuehu Ma and Zuankai Wang, Condensation Frosting and Passive Anti-frosting, Cell Reports Physical Science*, 2021, 2, 100474.
52	Zhaoyue Wang, Bo Yi, Mandi Wu, Dong Lv, Ming-Liang He, Meijin Liu and Xi Yao, Bioinspired Supramolecular Slippery Organogels for Controlling Pathogen Spread by Respiratory Droplets, Advanced Functional Materials*, 2021, 31, 202102888.
51	Xin Huang, Dong Lv, Liqing Ai, Shuk Han Cheng and Xi Yao, Aggregate Engineering in Supramolecular Polymers via Extensive Non-Covalent Networks, Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2021, 39, 1310-1318. (Invited Contribution*)
50	Changshun Hou, Chen Xu, Bo Yi, Xin Huang, Chunyan Cao, Youngjin Lee, Sheng Chen, and Xi Yao, Mechano-Induced Assembly of a Nanocomposite for “Press-N-Go” Coatings with Highly Efficient Surface Disinfection, *ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces*, 2021, 13, 19332-19341.
49	Hualin Li, Peng Liu, Renardi Gunawan, Zemenu Mengistie Simeneh, Chen Liang, Xi Yao, Mengsu Yang, Magnetothermal Miniature Reactors Based on Fe3O4 Nanocube-Coated Liquid Marbles, Advanced Healthcare Materials*, 2021, 10, 2001685.
48	Bo Yi, Sheng Wang, Changshun Hou, Xin Huang, Jiaxi Cui, and Xi Yao, Dynamic Siloxane Materials: From Molecular Engineering to Emerging Applications, *Chemical Engineering Journal*, 2021, 405, 127023.
47	Bo Yi†, Yan-Lung Wong†, Changshun Hou, Jianqiang Zhang, Zhengtao Xu, and Xi Yao, Coordination-Driven Assembly of Metal-Organic Framework Coating for Catalytically Active Superhydrophobic Surface, *Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2021, 8, 2001202. (Invited Contribution)* †equal contribution

2020
46	Wei Li, Xiaofeng Li, Wei Chang, Jing Wu, Pengfei Liu, Jianjun Wang, Xi Yao, Zhong-Zhen Yu, Vertically aligned reduced graphene oxide/Ti3C2Tx MXene hybrid hydrogel for highly efficient solar steam generation, *Nano Research*, 2020, 13, 3048-3056
45	Xin Huang†, Li Tian†, Zhaoyue Wang, Jianqiang Zhang, Yu Suen Chan, Shuk Han Cheng, and Xi Yao, Bioinspired Robust All-aqueous Droplet via Diffusion-controlled Interfacial Coacervation, *Advanced Functional Materials, 2020, 30, 2004166. †equal contribution*
44	Changshun Hou†, Wenqing He†, Zhaoyue Wang, Bo Yi, Zuojun Hu, Wei Wang, Xin Deng, and Xi Yao, Particulate-Aggregated Adhesives with Exudates-Sensitive Properties and Sustained Bacteria Disinfection to Facilitate Wound Healing, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12, 31090-31098. †equal contribution*
43	Ling Feng, Yusheng Xie, Sung King Au-Yeung, Hagos Birhanu Hailu, Zhiyang Liu, Qingxin Chen, Jie Zhang, Qiuxiang Pang, Xi Yao, Mengsu Yang, Liang Zhang, Hongyan Sun, A Fluorescent Molecular Rotor Probe for Tracking Plasma Membranes and Exosomes in Living Cells, Chemical Communications*, 2020, 56, 8480-8483.
42	Chunyan Cao†, Bo Yi†, Jianqiang Zhang, Changshun Hou, Zhaoyue Wang, Gang Lu, Xin Huang, and Xi Yao, Sprayable Superhydrophobic Coating with High Processibility and Rapid Damage-Healing Nature, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 392, 124834 †equal contribution*
41	Wenqing He†, Zhaoyue Wang†, Changshun Hou†, Xin Huang, Bo Yi, Yuhe Yang, Wenrui Zheng, Xin Zhao, and Xi Yao, Mucus-inspired Supramolecular Adhesives with Oil-regulated Molecular Configurations and Long-lasting Antibacterial Properties, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 14, 16877-16886. †equal contribution; Highlightted by C&EN*.

2019
40	Bo Yi, Peng Liu, Changshun Hou, Chunyan Cao, Jianqiang Zhang, Hongyan Sun, and Xi Yao, Dual-Crosslinked Supramolecular Polysiloxanes for Mechanically Tunable, Damage Healable and Oil-Repellent Polymeric Coatings, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces*, 2019, 11, 50, 47382-47389.
39	Meijin Liu, Zhaoyue Wang, Peng Liu, Zuankai Wang, Haimin Yao and Xi Yao, Supramolecular silicone coating capable of strong substrate bonding, readily damage healing, and easy oil sliding, Science Advances*, 2019, 5, eaaw5643.
38	Jianqiang Zhang, Peng Liu, Bo Yi, Zhaoyue Wang, Lei Jiang and Xi Yao, Bio-inspired Elastic Liquid-infused Material for On-demand Underwater Manipulation of Air Bubbles, ACS Nano*, 2019, 13, 10596-10602.
37	Xiaotian Hu, Xiangchuan Meng, Lin Zhang, Yanyan Zhang, Zheren Cai, Zengqi Huang, Meng Su, Yang Wang, Mingzhu Li, Fengyu Li, Xi Yao, Fuyi Wang, Wei Ma, Yiwang Chen, Yanlin Song, A Mechanically Robust Conducting Polymer Network Electrode for Efficient Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells, Joule*, 2019, 3, 2205-2218.
36	Yu Zhou, Xuyu He, Ruiming Liu, Yuansen Qin, Shenming Wang, Xi Yao, Chunying Li and Zuojun Hu, LncRNA CRNDE regulates the proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells, Journal of Cellular Physiology*, 2019, 234, 16205-16214.
35	Jieke Jiang, Jun Gao, Hendi Zhang, Wenqing He, Jianqiang Zhang, Dan Daniel and Xi Yao, Directional Pumping of Water and Oil Microdroplets on Slippery Surface, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences* *(PNAS)*, 2019, 116, 2482-2487.
34	Peng Han, Xueying He, Yingxue Zhang, Haiyan Zhou, Meijin Liu, Na Wu, Jieke Jiang, Yu Wei, Xi Yao, Jinming Zhou, and Yanlin Song, Cascade-Microphase-Separation-Induced Hierarchical Photonic Structures in Supramolecular Organogel for Deformation-Insensitive Structural Colors, Advanced Optical Materials, 2019, 7, 1801749. (*Cover*)
33	Changshun Hou, Bo Yi, Jieke Jiang, Yung-Fu Chang* and Xi Yao, Up-to-date Vaccine Delivery Systems: Robust Immunity Elicited by Multifarious Nanomaterials upon Diverse Administration Routes, Biomaterials Science, 2019, 7, 822-835. (Invited Review*)

2018
32	Meijin Liu, Peng Liu, Gang Lu, Zhengtao Xu, Xi Yao, Multiphase-Assembly of Siloxane Oligomers with Improved Mechanical Strength and Water-Enhanced Healing, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition*, 2018, 57, 11242-11246. (Featured as VIP Paper)
31	Yingxue Zhang, Peng Han, Haiyan Zhou, Na Wu, Yu Wei, Xi Yao, Jinming Zhou, Yanlin Song, Highly Brilliant Noniridescent Structural Colors Enabled by Graphene Nanosheets Containing Graphene Quantum Dots, *Advanced Functional Materials*, 2018, 28, 1802585.
30	Wenqing He, Peng Liu, Jianqiang Zhang and Xi Yao, Emerging Applications of Bioinspired Slippery Surfaces in Biomedical Fields, Chemistry - A European Journal, 2018, 24, 14864-14877. (Invited Review, Frontispiece*)
29	Wenqing He, Peng Liu, Jieke Jiang, Meijin Liu, Hualin Li, Jianqiang Zhang, Yan Luo, Hon Yeung Cheung and Xi Yao, Development of Multifunctional Liquid-infused Materials by Printing Assisted Functionalization on Porous Nanocomposites, Journal of Materials Chemistry A*, 2018, 6, 4199-4208.
28	Dan Daniel, Xi Yao, and Joanna Aizenberg, Stable Liquid Jets Bouncing off Soft Gels, Physical Review Letters, 2018, 028006.

2017
27	Jinming Zhou, Peng Han, Meijin Liu, Haiyan Zhou, Yingxue Zhang, Jieke Jiang, Peng Liu, Yu Wei, Yanlin Song, Xi Yao, Self-healable Organogel Nanocomposite with Angle-independent Structural Colors, *Angewandte Chemie - International Edition*, 2017, 56, 10462-10466. (Featured as Hot Paper)
26	Peng Liu†, Wenqing He†, Gang Lu, Hengdi Zhang, Zhaoyue Wang, and Xi Yao, Condensing Assisted Micro-patterning of Low-surface-tension Liquids on Reactive Oil-repellent Surface, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 16344. †equal contribution*
25	Hualin Li, Peng Liu, Guneet Kaur, Xi Yao* and Mengsu Yang, Transparent and Gas-permeable Liquid Marbles for Culturing and Drug Sensitivity Test of Tumor Spheroids, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2017, 6, 1700185. (Inside Front Cover; Highlighted in Advanced Science News*)
24	Wanchun Xiang, Qi Chen, Yiyuan Wang, Meijin Liu, Fuzhi Huang, Tongle Bu, Taishan Wang, Yi-Bing Cheng, Xiao Gong, Jie Zhong, Peng Liu, Xi Yao, and Xiujian Zhao, Improved air stability of perovskite hybrid solar cells via blending poly(dimethylsiloxane)-Urea copolymer, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 5486-5494.
23	Peng Liu, Hengdi Zhang, Wenqing He, Hualin Li, Jieke Jiang, Meijin Liu, Hongyan Sun, Mingliang He, Jiaxi Cui, Lei Jiang, and Xi Yao, Development of “Liquid-like” Copolymer Nanocoatings for Reactive Oil-Repellent Surface, ACS Nano*, 2017, 11, 2248-2256.
22	Jieke Jiang, Hengdi Zhang, Wenqing He, Tianzhong Li, Hualin Li, Peng Liu , Meijin Liu, Zhaoyue Wang, Zuankai Wang, and Xi Yao, Adhesion of Microdroplets on Water-Repellent Surfaces toward the Prevention of Surface Fouling and Pathogen Spreading by Respiratory Droplets, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces*, 2017, 9, 6599-6608.

2016
21	Ganchao Chen, Yusheng Xie, Raoul Peltier, Haipeng Lei, Ping Wang, Jun Chen, Yi Hu, Feng Wang, Xi Yao, and Hongyan Sun, Peptide Decorated Gold Nanoparticles as Functional Nano-Capping Agent of Mesoporous Silica Container for Targeting Drug Delivery, *ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces*, 2016, 8, 11204-11209.
20	Mei Zhang, Yanhua Zhao, Li Yan, Raoul Peltier, Wenli Hui, Xi Yao, Yali Cui, Xianfeng Chen, Hongyan Sun, Zuankai Wang, Interfacial engineering of bimetallic Ag/Pt nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide matrix for enhanced antimicrobial activity, *ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces*, 2016, 8, 8834-8840.
19	Jieke Jiang, Bin Bao, Mingzhu Li, Jiazhen Sun, Cong Zhang, Yang Li, Fengyu Li, Xi Yao, and Yanlin Song, Fabrication of Transparent Multilayer Circuits by Inkjet Printing, Advanced Materials, 2016, 28, 1420-1426.

2015
18	Jinming Zhou, Jing Yang, Zhandong Gu, Guofu Zhang, Yu Wei, Xi Yao, Yanlin Song, and Lei Jiang, Controllable Fabrication of Non-iridescent Micro-shaped Photonic Crystal Assemblies by Dynamic Three-phase Contact Line Behaviors on Superhydrophobic Substrates, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7, 22644–22651.
17	Shutao Wang, Kesong Liu, Xi Yao, and Lei Jiang, Bioinspired Surfaces with Superwettability: New Insight on Theory, Design, and Applications, Chemical Reviews, 2015, 115, 8230. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
16	Qianbin Wang, Xi Yao, Huan Liu, David Quéré and Lei Jiang, Self-removal of condensed water on the legs of water striders, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 2015, 112, 9247-9252.

Before CityU
15	Xi Yao, Stuart Dunn, Philseok Kim, Meredith Duffy, Jack Alvarenga, Joanna Aizenberg, Fluorogel Elastomers with Tunable Transparency, Elasticity, Shape Memory, and Antifouling Properties, *Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2014, 53, 4418. *co-corresponding authors*
14	Xi Yao, Yuhang Hu, Alison Grinthal, Tak-Sing Wong, L. Mahadevan, Joanna Aizenberg, Adaptive Fluid-infused Porous Films with Tunable Transparency and Wettability, *Nature Materials, 2013, 12, 529. (ESI Highly Cited Paper*)
13	Jun Gao†, Xi Yao†, Yong Zhao, Lei Jiang, Lyophilic Nonwettable Surface Based on an Oil/Water/Air/Solid Four-Phase System, *Small, 2013, 9, 2515-2519. †co-first authors*
12	LiangXua, Xi Yao, Yongmei Zheng, Direction-dependent Adhesion of Water Strider's Legs for Water-walking, Solid State Sciences, 2012, 14, 1146-1151
11	Xi Yao, Jun Gao, Yanlin Song, Lei Jiang, Superoleophobic Surfaces with Controllable Oil Adhesion and Their Application in Oil Transportation, *Advanced Functional Materials*, 2012, 21, 4270.
10	Xi Yao, Yanlin Song, Lei Jiang, Applications of the Bio-inspired Special Wettable Surfaces, *Advanced Materials, 2011, 23, 719. (ESI Highly Cited Paper*)
9	Meihua Jin, Jing Wang, Xi Yao, Mingyi Liao, Yong Zhao, and Lei Jiang, Underwater Oil Capture by a Three-dimensional Network Architectured Organosilane Surface, *Advanced Materials*, 2011, 23, 2861.
8	Dong Wu, Si-Zhu Wu, Qi-Dai Chen, Yong-Lai Zhang, Jia Yao, Xi Yao, Li-Gang Niu, Jiang-Nan Wang, Lei Jiang, Hong-Bo Sun, Curvature-Driven Reversible In Situ Switching Between Pinned and Roll-Down Superhydrophobic States for Water Droplet Transportation, *Advanced Materials*, 2011, 23, 545.
7	Xi Yao, Liang Xu, Lei Jiang, Fabrication and Characterization of Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Dynamic Stability, *Advanced Functional Materials*, 2010, 20, 3343.
6	Xi Yao, Qinwen Chen, Liang Xu, Qikai Li, Yanlin Song, Xuefeng Gao, David Quéré, Lei Jiang, Bioinspired Ribbed Nanoneedles with Robust Super-hydrophobicity, *Advanced Functional Materials*, 2010, 20, 656.
5	Kesong Liu, Xi Yao, Lei Jiang, Recent Developments in Bio-inspired Special Wettability, *Chemical Society Review, 2010, 39, 3240. (ESI Highly Cited Paper*)
4	Lang Jiang, Xi Yao, Hongxiang Li, Yanyan Fu, Li Chen, Qing Meng, Wenping Hu, and Lei Jiang, “Water Strider” Legs with a Self-Assembled Coating of Single-Crystalline Nanowires of an Organic Semiconductor, *Advanced Materials*, 2010, 22, 376.
3	Qinwen Chen, Xi Yao, Liang Xu, Qikai Li, Yanlin Song and Lei Jiang, Capillary Force Restoration of Droplet on Superhydrophobic Ribbed Nano-needles Arrays, *Soft Matter*, 2010, 6, 2470.
2	Xuefeng Gao, Xin Yan, Xi Yao, Liang Xu, Kai Zhang, Junhu Zhang, Bai Yang, and Lei Jiang, The Dry-Style Antifogging Properties of Mosquito Compound Eyes and Artificial Analogues Prepared by Soft Lithography, *Advanced Materials, 2007, 19, 2213. (ESI Highly Cited Paper*)
1	Xuefeng Gao, Xi Yao, Lei Jiang, Effects of Rugged Nanoprotrusions on the Surface Hydrophobicity and Water Adhesion of Anisotropic Micropatterns, *Langmuir*, 2007, 23, 4886.