Publications

2025

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Strain Stiffening Universality in Composite Hydrogels and Soft Biological Tissues

Song, J., Deiss-Yehiely, E., Yesilata, S., & McKinley, G. H.
Nature Physics, In Press, 2025
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Mussel-Inspired Cross-Linking Mechanisms Enhance Gelation and Adhesion of Multifunctional Mucin-Derived Hydrogels

Degen, G. D., Stevens, C. A., Cárcamo-Oyarce, G., Song, J., Bej, R., Tang, P., Haag, R., Ribbeck, K. R. & McKinley, G. H.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, In Press, 2025
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Non-Linear Rheology of Melted Cheddar Cheese

Song, J.
Journal of Food Engineering, 391, 112450, 2025

2024

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Valence Can Control the Nonexponential Viscoelastic Relaxation of Multivalent Reversible Gels

Le Roy, H.*, Song, J*, Lundberg, D., Zhukhovitskiy, A. V., Johnson, J. A., McKinley, G. H., Holten-Andersen, N., & Lenz, M
Science Advances, 10, 20, eadl5056, 2024

2023

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Soft Viscoelastic Magnetic Hydrogels from the In Situ Mineralization of Iron Oxide in Metal-Coordinate Polymer Networks

Song, J., Kim, S., Saouaf, O., Owens, C., McKinley, G. H., & Holten-Andersen, N.
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15, 45, 52874-52882, 2023
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Non-Maxwellian Viscoelastic Stress Relaxations in Soft Matter

Song, J*, Holten-Andersen, N., McKinley, G. H.
Soft Matter, 19, 7885-7906, 2023
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Coordination Stoichiometry Effects on the Binding Hierarchy of Histamine and Imidazole–M2+ Complexes

Song, J.*, Khare, E.*, Rao, L., & Holten-Andersen, N.
Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 44, 17, 2300077, 2023
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Molecular Understanding of Ni2+-Nitrogen Family Metal-Coordinated Hydrogel Relaxation Times Using Free Energy Landscapes

Khare, E., Cazzell, S., Song, J., Holten-Andersen, N., & Buehler, M.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120, 4, e2213160120, 2023

2022

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Microscopic Dynamics Underlying the Stress Relaxation of Arrested Soft Materials

Song, J., Zhang, Q., de Quesada, F., Rizvi, M. H., Ilavsky, J., Tracy, J. B., Narayanan, S., Del Gado, E., Leheny. R. L., Holten-Andersen, N., & McKinley, G. H.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119, 30, e2201566119, 2022
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Dynamics of Dual Metal-Coordinate Networks with Ion and Nanoparticle Cross-Link Junctions

Song, J.*, Li, Q.*, Chen, P., Keshavarz, B., Chapman, B., Tracy, J. B., McKinley, G. H., & Holten-Andersen, N.
Journal of Rheology, 66, 6, 1333-1345, 2022

2021

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In-Situ Mechanical Reinforcement of Polymer Hydrogels via Metal-Coordination Crosslink Mineralization

Kim, S., Registsky, A. U., Song, J., Ilavsky, J., McKinley, G. H., & Holten-Andersen, N.
Nature Communications, 12, 1, 1-10, 2021
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Brush Polymers as Nanoscale Building Blocks for Hydrogel Synthesis

Jia, F., Song, J., Kubiak, J., Santos, P. J., Sano, K., Holten-Andersen, N., Zhang, K., & Macfarlane, R. J.
Chemistry of Materials, 33, 14, 5748-5756, 2021

2020

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Programmable Anisotropy and Percolation in Supramolecular Patchy Particle Gels

Song, J., Rizvi, M. H., Lynch, B. B., Ilavsky, J., Mankus, D., Tracy, J, B., McKinley, G. H., & Holten-Andersen, N.
ACS Nano, 14, 12, 17018-17027, 2020

2019

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Anti-Fatigue-Fracture Hydrogels

Lin, X., Liu, X., Liu, J., Yuk, H., Loh, H., Parada, G. A., Settens, C., Song, J., Masic, A., McKinley, G. H., & Zhao, X.
Science Advances, 5, 1, eaau8528, 2019
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Temperature Effects on the Nanoindentation Characterization of Stiffness Gradients in Confined Polymers

Song, J.*, Kahraman, R.*, Collinson, D.*, Xia, W., Brinson, L. C., & Keten, S.
Soft Matter, 15, 3, 359-370, 2019

2018

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Coarse-Grained Modelling of Polymer Viscoelasticity via Energy Renormalization

Song, J., Hsu, D. D., Shull, K. R., Phelan Jr, F. R., Douglas, J. F., Xia, W., & Keten, S.
Macromolecules, 51, 10, 3818-3827, 2018
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Energy Renormalization for Coarse-Graining the Dynamics of a Model Glass-Forming Liquid

Xia, W., Song, J., Krishnamurthy, N., Phelan Jr, F. R., Keten, S., & Douglas, J. F.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 122, 6, 2040-2045, 2018

2017

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Energy-Renormalization for Achieving Temperature Transferable Coarse-Graining of Polymer Dynamics

Xia, W.*, Song, J.*, Jeong, C., Hsu, D. D., Phelan, F. R., Douglas, J. F., & Keten, S.
Macromolecules, 50, 21, 8787-8796, 2017
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Dynamics of Interacting Interfaces in Polymer Bilayer Thin Films

Hsu, D. D., Xia, W., Song, J., & Keten, S.
MRS Communications, 7, 4, 832-839, 2017
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Side-Group Size Effects on Interfaces and Glass Formation in Supported Polymer Thin Films

Xia, W., Song, J., Hsu, D. D., & Keten, S.
The Journal of Chemical Physics, 146, 20, 203311, 2017

2016

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Understanding the Interfacial Mechanical Response of Nanoscale Polymer Thin Films via Nanoindentation

Xia, W.*, Song, J.*, Hsu, D. D., & Keten, S.
Macromolecules, 49, 10, 3810-3817, 2016
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Designing Multi-Layer Graphene-Based Assemblies for Enhanced Toughness in Nacre-Inspired Nanocomposites

Xia, W., Song, J., Meng, Z., & Keten, S.
Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 1, 1, 40-47, 2016
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Glass-Transition and Side-Chain Dynamics in Thin Films: Explaining Dissimilar Free Surface Effects for Polystyrene vs Poly(methyl methacrylate)

Hsu, D. D., Xia, W., Song, J., & Keten, S.
ACS Macro Letters, 5, 4, 481-486, 2016