Journal Publications

34. Xu, L.; Penda, F.; Usmanova, Z.; Li, W.; Ihuaenyi, R.; Zhu, J.; Bai, R.; Xu, H. Exploring the role of stochasticity in lattice structures for crush energy absorption capabilities. Thin-Walled Structures, accepted.

33. Xiao, Y.; Zeng, Y.; Liu, B.; Bai, R.; Hong, W.; Yang, C. Prolonged fracture resistance of hydrogels through spontaneous network reconfiguration. Extreme Mechanics Letters 2025, 75, 102298.

32. Yin, Q.; Manav, Y. A.; Wan, Y.; Davaji, B.; Bai, R. Highly switchable and reversible soft sticky adhesives based on thermo-responsive phase separation. Extreme Mechanics Letters 2025, 75, 102293.

31. Usmanova, Z.; Bai, R. Peeling an architected interface: Roles of softness and fractoadhesive length in adhesion toughening. International Journal of Fracture 2025, 249, 18.

30. Wei, Z.; Bootwala, U. H.; Bai, R. Synthesis-processing-property relationships in thermomechanics of liquid crystal elastomers. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2024, 105977.

29. Wan, Y.; Yin, Q.; Zhang, P.; Yang, C.; Bai, R. Interfacial fatigue fracture of pressure sensitive adhesives. Extreme Mechanics Letters 2024, 72, 102248.

28. Anssari-Benam, A.; Wei, Z.; Bai, R. Modelling the deformation of polydomain liquid crystal elastomers as a state of hyperelasticity. Journal of Elasticity 2024, 156 (2), 387-413.

27. Wang, Y.; Wei, Z.,; Ji, T.; Bai, R.; Zhu, H. Highly ionic conductive, stretchable, and tough ionogel for flexible solid-state supercapacitor. Small 2023, 2307019.

26. Cao, D.; Ji, T.; Wei, Z.; Liang, W.; Bai, R.; Burch, K. S.; Geiwitz, M.; Zhu, H. Enhancing lithium stripping efficiency in anode-free solid-state batteries through self-regulated internal pressure. Nano Letters 2023, 23 (20), 9392-9398.

25. Wei, Z.; Wang, P.; Bai, R. Thermomechanical coupling in polydomain liquid crystal elastomers. Journal of Applied Mechanics 2023, 91 (2).

24. Xiao, Y.; Li, Q.; Yao, X.; Bai, R.; Hong, W.; Yang, C. Fatigue of amorphous hydrogels with dynamic covalent bonds. Extreme Mechanics Letters 2022, 53, 101679.

23. Wei, Z.; Bai, R. Temperature-modulated photomechanical actuation of photoactive liquid crystal elastomers. Extreme Mechanics Letters 2022, 51, 101614.

22. Bai, R.; Ocegueda, E.; Bhattacharya, K. Photochemical-induced phase transitions in photoactive semicrystalline polymers. Physical Review E 2021, 103 (3), 033003.

21. Hua, M.; Kim, C.; Du, Y.; Wu, D.; Bai, R.; He, X. Swaying gel: Chemo-mechanical self-oscillation based on dynamic buckling. Matter 2021, 4 (3), 1029-1041.

20. Bai, R.; Teh, Y. S.; Bhattacharya, K. Collective behavior in the kinetics and equilibrium of solid-state photoreaction. Extreme Mechanics Letters 2021, 43, 101160.

19. Bai, R.; Bhattacharya, K. Photomechanical coupling in photoactive nematic elastomers. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2020, 144, 104115.

18. Yang, J.; Steck, J.; Bai, R.; Suo, Z. Topological adhesion ii. Stretchable adhesion. Extreme Mechanics Letters 2020, 40, 100891.

17. Chen, B.; Yang, J.; Bai, R.; Suo, Z. Molecular staples for tough and stretchable adhesion in integrated soft materials. Advanced Healthcare Materials 2019, 0 (0), 1900810.

16. Yang, J.; Bai, R.; Li, J.; Yang, C.; Yao, X.; Liu, Q.; Vlassak, J. J.; Mooney, D. J.; Suo, Z. Design molecular topology for wet–dry adhesion. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2019, 11 (27), 24802-24811.

15. Yang, J.; Bai, R.; Chen, B.; Suo, Z. Hydrogel adhesion: A supramolecular synergy of chemistry, topology, and mechanics. Advanced Functional Materials 2019, 0 (0), 1901693.

14. Bai, R.; Yang, J.; Morelle, X. P.; Suo, Z. Flaw-insensitive hydrogels under static and cyclic loads. Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2019, 40 (8), e1800883.

13. Bai, R.; Chen, B.; Yang, J.; Suo, Z. Tearing a hydrogel of complex rheology. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2019, 125, 749-761.

12. Bai, R.; Yang, J.; Suo, Z. Fatigue of hydrogels. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids 2019, 74, 337-370.

11. Sun, M.; Bai, R.; Yang, X.; Song, J.; Qin, M.; Suo, Z.; He, X. Hydrogel interferometry for ultrasensitive and highly selective chemical detection. Advanced Materials 2018, 0 (0), 1804916.

10. Morelle, X. P.; Illeperuma, W. R.; Tian, K.; Bai, R.; Suo, Z.; Vlassak, J. J. Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels below water freezing temperature. Advanced Materials 2018, 30 (35), 1801541.

9. Wang, Z.; Tang, J.; Bai, R.; Zhang, W.; Lian, T.; Lu, T.; Wang, T. A phenomenological model for shakedown of tough hydrogels under cyclic loads. Journal of Applied Mechanics 2018, 85 (9), 091005-091005-091008.

8. Yang, J.; Bai, R.; Suo, Z. Topological adhesion of wet materials. Advanced Materials 2018, 30 (25), 1800671.

7. Zhang, E.; Bai, R.; Morelle, X. P.; Suo, Z. Fatigue fracture of nearly elastic hydrogels. Soft Matter 2018, 14 (18), 3563-3571, 10.1039/C8SM00460A.

6. Qin, M.; Sun, M.; Bai, R.; Mao, Y.; Qian, X.; Sikka, D.; Zhao, Y.; Qi, H. J.; Suo, Z.; He, X. Bioinspired hydrogel interferometer for adaptive coloration and chemical sensing. Advanced Materials 2018, 1800468.

5. Bai, R.; Yang, J.; Morelle, X. P.; Yang, C.; Suo, Z. Fatigue fracture of self-recovery hydrogels. ACS Macro Letters 2018, 312-317.

4. Morelle, X. P.; Bai, R.; Suo, Z. Localized deformation in plastic liquids on elastomers. Journal of Applied Mechanics 2017, 84 (10), 101002.

3. Bai, R.; Yang, Q.; Tang, J.; Morelle, X. P.; Vlassak, J.; Suo, Z. Fatigue fracture of tough hydrogels. Extreme Mechanics Letters 2017, 15, 91-96.

2. Bai, R.; Suo, Z. Optomechanics of soft materials. Journal of Applied Mechanics 2015, 82 (7), 071011-071011-071019.

1. Liu, Y.; Lv, P.; Ma, J.; Bai, R.; Duan, H. L. Stress fields in hollow core–shell spherical electrodes of lithium ion batteries. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science 2014, 470 (2172).

Book Chapters

1. Yang, J.; Bai, R. Mechanics of wet adhesion. Mechanics of Flexible and Stretchable Electronics, 2024; pp 345-372.

Patents

3. Bai, R.; Wei, Z.; Wan, Y.; Usmanova, Z.; Yin, Q. Tough and switchable liquid crystalline pressure-sensitive adhesives. U.S. Provisional Patent 2024, App. 63/685,073.

2. Bai, R.; Yin, Q.; Wan, Y. Thermo-switchable pressure-sensitive adhesives. U.S. Patent 2024, App. 18/830,163.

1. Yang J.; Bai, R.; Suo, Z. Topological adhesion of materials. U.S. Patent 2021, App. 17/048,803.