Chengyu Sun

Taeryn Kim, Chengyu Sun, Xi Chen, Yaewon Park*. Water-Assisted Adhesion and Reconfigurability of Mushroom-Derived Papers for Sustainable Materials Engineering. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 14, 1899–1910 (2026).

Jonathan W. Sun, Chengyu Sun, Seungri Kim, Nada Haq-Siddiqi, Zara Hedaya, Xi Chen*, Jin Kim Montclare*. Modulation of peptidoglycan crosslink network in Escherichia coli enhances water-responsive actuation. Acta Biomaterialia, 213, 269-278 (2026).

Jonathan W. Sun, Chengyu Sun, Seungri Kim, Andrew L. Wang, Isabella Huang, Nada Haq-Siddiqi, Zara Hedaya, Raymond S. Tu, Xi Chen*, Jin Kim Montclare*. Single-Residue Mutation Switch Reconfigures the Hierarchical Structure and Assembly of Amphiphilic Protein Block Copolymers for Hydration Layer-Dominated Water-Responsive Actuation. Biochemistry, 65, 2165-2179 (2026).

Manuel A. Lema; Chengyu Sun; Milan A. Shlain; Farhana M. Khan; Keidy L. Matos; Seungri Kim; Vick Tan; Monil S. Patel; Xi Chen; Adam B. Braunschweig*. Reversible, Chemically Triggered Water Retention in Disulfide Cross-Linked Synthetic Conserved Anterior Mucus Proteins (SCAMPs). Macromolecules, 59, 8607-8619 (2026).

Yuchen Zhang, Chengyu Sun, Erica Wong, Maheen K. Khan, Darjan Podbevšek, Walker MacSwain, Raymond S. Tu*, Xi Chen*. Interfacial Water Confinement Couples Hygroactuation and Mechanical Robustness in Free-Standing Biocomposites. Advanced Functional Materials, e77708 (2026).