Publications in 2026

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120.		Each Grain Different in Its Own Way: Size-Dependent Pseudosymmetry in Fivefold Twinned Nanoparticles Mapped by 4D-STEM Oliver Lin, Zhiheng Lyu, Hsu-Chih Ni, Xiaokang Wang, Yetong Jia, Chu-Yun Hwang, Lehan Yao, Sohini Mandal, Jian-Min Zuo, Qian Chen* Advanced Materials (2026) e21658 [LINK][PDF]
119.		Self-adjuvanting α-helical polypeptide simultaneously delivers neoantigen mRNAs and activates dendritic cells to eradicate tumors Joonsu Han, Jiadiao Zhou, Abhisek Dwivedy, Tianrui Xue, Rimsha Bhatta, Yusheng Liu, Daniel Nguyen, Yang Bo, Yueji Wang, Xin Wang, Meng Xu, Matthew Berry, Keith Bailey, Joseph Irudayaraj, Jian Liu, Qian Chen, Shuming Nie, Xing Wang, and Hua Wang *Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.* (2026) 123 (6) e2504976123[LINK][PDF]
118.		A new era in operando Sungin Kim, Haichuan Zhang, Qian Chen, Jungwon Park, Dongsheng Li & Yao Yang* *Nature Catalysis* 9, 245–247 (2026)[LINK][PDF]
117.		Decoding collective dynamics and complexity in nanoparticle assemblies via graph theory Jonas Hallstrom, Puquan Pan, Jayson Sia, Sangwok Bae, Dingwen Qian, Chang Qian, Sindy Liu, Lehan Yao, Thomas M. Truskett, Delia J. Milliron, Qian Chen, Xiaoming Mao, Paul Bogdan, Nicholas Kotov accepted, *Science* (2026)
116.		The art of evasion at the nanoscale: Engineered CuS nanovaccines resist extracellular sequestration in plants Yash Boyjoo, Junseo Lee, Chu-Yun Hwang, Luyao Qin, Yi Wang, Jason C. White, Qian Chen, Archana Bhaw-Luximon* *Chemical Engineering Journal*, 529, 173295 (2026) [LINK][PDF]
115.		Intercalated bacterial biofilms are intrinsic internal components of calcium-based kidney stones William C. Schmidt, Ava Mousavi, Jiahui Li, Rena Yang, Gerson Gonzalez Marin, Henry L. Schreiber IV, Rachael E. S. Hammann, Chloe L. P. Obernuefemann, Karla Bergeron, Aleksandra Klim, Daniel Wong, Kefu Du, Scott J. Hultgren, Qian Chen, Aaron Celestian, Gerard C. L. Wong, Kymora B. Scotland *Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.* (2026) 123 (5) e2517066123 [LINK][PDF]

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