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B. Jing, Y. Zhu and J. Zhao, Surface hopping and sliding DNA chains under electric fields, submitted to J. Phys. Chem. B
 
 
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S. Wang and Y. Zhu*, Control of grafting density and thinckness of smooth poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIAPM) brushes byt combined Langmuir-Blodgett deposition and atomic transfer radical polymerization, submitted to Macromolecular Rapid Communications.
 
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V. Froude and Y. Zhu*, Dielectrophoresis of lipid unilamellar vesicles (liposomes) of contrasting surface constructs, J. Phys. Chem. B, 113, 1552 (2009).
 
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P. Hoffman, P. Sarangapani and Y. Zhu*, Dielectrophoresis and AC-induced assembly in binary colloidal suspensions, Langmuir, 24, 12164 (2008).
 
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P. Sarangapani, J. Zhao and Y. Zhu*, Dynamic heterogeneity in super-cooled colloidal liquids using nanotracers: Bridging the landscape and dynamical description of super-cooled liquids, J. Chem. Phys., 129, 104514 (2008).
 
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P. Sarangapani, Y. Yu, J. Zhao and Y. Zhu*, Direct visualization of colloidal gelation under confinement, Phys. Rev. E, 77, 061406 (2008).
 
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G. Liu, C. Zhang, J. Zhao and Y. Zhu, Study of the morphology of three-phase contact line and its evolution by morphological examination after droplet evaporation of aqueous polymer solutions, Langmuir, 24, 7923 (2008).
 
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P. Hoffman and Y. Zhu*, Double-layer effects on low-frequency dielectrophoresis-induced colloidal assembly, Appl. Phys. Lett., 92, 224103 (2008).
 
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L. Zhang, S. Maheshwari, H.-C. Chang and Y. Zhu*, Evaporative self-assembly from complex DNA-colloid suspensions, Langmuir 24, 3911 (2008).
 
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S. Maheshwari, L. Zhang, Y. Zhu* and H.-C. Chang, Coupling between precipitation and contact-line dynamics: multi-ring stains and stick-slip motion, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 044503 (2008). Virtual J. Biological Physics Research on the issue of Feb 1, 2008.
 
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P. Sarangapani and Y. Zhu*, Impeded structural relaxation of confined hard-sphere colloidal suspension under confinement, Phys. Rev. E 77, 010501(R) (2008).
 
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J. S. Wong, S. C. Bae, S. Anthony, Y. Zhu and S. Granick, Comment on "Superlubricity: A paradox about confined fluids resolved" – Reply, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 099602 (2006).
 
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S. Granick, Y. Zhu, Z. Lin, S. C. Bae, J. S. Wong and J. Turner, Reply to comment on reassessment of solidification in fluids confined between mica sheets, Langmuir 22, 2399-2401 (2006).
 
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Y. Zhu and S. Granick, Superlubricity: A paradox about confined fluids resolved, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 096101 (2004).
 
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S. Granick, Y. Zhu and H. Lee, Slippery questions of flow when complex fluids move past solids, Nature Materials 2, 221-227 (2003).
 
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Y. Zhu and S. Granick, Reassessment of solidification in fluids confined between mica sheets, Langmuir 19, 8148-8151 (2003).
 
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Y. Zhu and S. Granick, Biolubrication: Hyaluronic acid and the influence on its interfacial viscosity of an anti-inflammatory drug, Macromolecules 36, 973-976 (2003).
 
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Y. Zhu, H. Ohtani, M. Ruths, M. L. Greenfield, and S. Granick, Modification of boundary lubrication by oil-soluble friction modifier additives, Tribology Lett. 15, 127-134 (2003).
 
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X. Zhang, Y. Zhu and S. Granick, Hydrophobicity at a Janus interface, Science 295, 663-666 (2002). Highlighted: Scientific American (2002), news-012502 and The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette (Feb 3, 2002).
 
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Y. Zhu and S. Granick, Limits of the hydrodynamic no-slip liquid flow boundary condition, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 106102 (2002).
 
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Y. Zhu and S. Granick, Apparent slip of Newtonian fluids past adsorbed polymer layers, Macromolecules 35, 4658-4663 (2002).
 
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Y. Zhu and S. Granick, No-slip boundary condition switches to partial slip when fluid contains surfactant, Langmuir 18, 10058-10063 (2002).
 
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Y. Zhu and S. Granick, Viscosity of interfacial water, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 096104 (2001). Highlighted: Nature News (2001) doi:10.1038/news010823-4 and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Oct 2001).
 
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Y. Zhu and S. Granick, Rate-dependent slip of Newtonian liquids at smooth surfaces, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 096105 (2001). Highlighted: Physics Today Vol 54, 9, p9 (2001).
 
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X. Zhang, Y. Zhu and S. Granick, Softened hydrophobic attraction between macroscopic surfaces in relative motion, J. of Am. Chem. Soc. 123, 6736-6737 (2001).
 
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Y. Zhu and S. Granick, Fluid drainage between nonwetting surfaces, MRS Symp. Proc. Vol. 651, T4.2a (2001).
 
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Y. Zhu and S. Granick, Healing of Confined Polymer Films Following Deformation at High Shear Rate, J. Rheology, 44 (5), 1169-1182 (2000).
 
 
 

 

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