DR. WANHAO CAI
Postdoc
Education
2020.1-now: Postdoctoral researcher, University of Freiburg, Germany
2014.9-2019.9: Ph.D. in Materials Science, Southwest Jiaotong University, China
2018.7-2018.8: International Summer School on Polymers, Peking University, China
2015.9-2017.6: Teaching Assistant, Southwest Jiaotong University, China
2009.9-2013.6: B.E. in Materials Science, Southwest Jiaotong University, China
Awards
2019 Outstanding Graduate Ph.D, SWJTU
2018 Ming Cheng Award, SWJTU
2017 Best Poster Award, Chinese Chemical Society
2016 Excellent Graduate Student, SWJTU
Academic Services
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Topical Advisory Panel Member of Polymers
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Guest Editor of Polymers
Special Issue "Mechanics of Polymeric Structures across Scales"
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/polymers/special_issues/JZULNGD51J
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Reviewer of journals of ACS, RSC, Elsevier, MDPI
Publications
- 2023 -
Wanhao Cai, Johanna L. Trefs, Thorsten Hugel, and Bizan N. Balzer
Anisotropy of π–π Stacking as Basis for Superlubricity
ACS Mater. Lett., 2023, 5, 172-179.
- 2022 -
Wanhao Cai, Jakob T. Bullerjahn, Klaus Kroy, Bizan N. Balzer, and Thorsten Hugel
Angle-dependent strength of a single chemical bond by stereographic force spectroscopy
Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 5734-5740.
Peichuang Li, Wanhao Cai, Kebing Wang, Lei Zhou, Shusheng Tang, Yuancong Zhao, Xin Li, and Jin Wang
Selenium-functionalized polycarbonate-polyurethane for sustained in situ generation of therapeutic gas for blood-contacting materials
Smart Materials in Medicine, 2022, 3, 361-373
Peichuang Li, Wanhao Cai, Xin Li, Kebing Wang, Lei Zhou, Tengda Shang, Xianmang Xu, Yuancong Zhao, and Jin Wang
Tellurium-containing Polymer Coating with Glutathione Peroxidase Mimics Capability for Surface Modification of Intravascular Implants
Mater. Des., 2022, 217, 110622
Peichuang Li, Wanhao Cai, Xin Li, Hong Zhang, Yuancong Zhao, and Jin Wang.
Sulfur-Mediated Polycarbonate Polyurethane for Potential Application of Blood-Contacting Materials
Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol., 2022, 10, 874419
Max Lallemang, Leixiao Yu, Wanhao Cai, Klaus Rischka, Andreas Hartwig, Rainer Haag, Thorsten Hugel, and Bizan N. Balzer.
Multivalent Non-covalent Interactions Lead to Strongest Polymer Adhesion
Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 3768-3776.
Song Lu, Wanhao Cai, Nanpu Cao, Hu-jun Qian, Zhong-yuan Lu, and Shuxun Cui.
Understanding the Extraordinary Flexibility of Polydimethylsiloxane through Single-Molecule Mechanics
ACS Mater. Lett., 2022, 4, 329-335.
Fa Zhang, Zheng Gong, Wanhao Cai, Hu-jun Qian, Zhong-yuan Lu, and Shuxun Cui.
Single-chain Mechanics of Cis-1,4-polyisoprene and Polysulfide
Polymer, 2022, 240, 124473.
Wanhao Cai, Duo Xu, Fa Zhang, Junhao Wei, Song Lu, Linmao Qian, Zhongyuan Lu, and Shuxun Cui.
Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds in a Single Macromolecule: Strength in High Vacuum versus Liquid Environments
Nano. Res. 2022, 15, 1517-1523.
- 2020 -
Peichuang Li, Wanhao Cai, Xin Li, Kebing Wang, Lei Zhou, Tianxue You, Rui Wang, Hang Chen, Yuancong Zhao, Jin Wang, and Nan Huang
Preparation of phospholipid-based polycarbonate urethanes for potential applications of blood-contacting implants
Regen. Biomater., 2020, 5, 491-504.
Peichuang Li, Xiaojing Li, Wanhao Cai, Huiqing Chen, Hang Chen, Rui Wang, Yuancong Zhao, Jin Wang, and Nan Huang
Phospholipid-based multifunctional coating via layer-by-layer self-assembly for biomedical applications
Mater. Sci. Eng. C, 2020, 116, 111237.
- 2019-
Wanhao Cai, Song Lu, Junhao Wei, and Shuxun Cui
Single-chain polymer models incorporating the effects of side groups: an approach to general polymer models
Macromolecules 2019, 52, 7324−7330.
Lu Qian, Wanhao Cai, Duo Xu, Yu Bao, Zhong-yuan Lu, and Shuxun Cui
Single-molecule studies reveal that water is a special solvent for amylose and natural cellulose
Macromolecules 2019, 52, 5006−5013.
Wanhao Cai, Duo Xu, Lu Qian, Junhao Wei, Chen Xiao, Linmao Qian, Zhong-yuan Lu, and Shuxun Cui
Force-induced transition of π−π stacking in a single polystyrene chain
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 9500−9503.
Junhao Wei, Wanhao Cai (co-first), and Shuxun Cui
Single-chain elasticity of poly(ethylene glycol) in high vacuum
Acta Chim. Sinica 2019, 77, 189-194.
Wanhao Cai, Chen Xiao, Linmao Qian, and Shuxun Cui
Detecting van der Waals forces between a single polymer repeating unit and a solid surface in high vacuum
Nano Res. 2019, 12, 57-61.
- 2018-
Xiaomin Kang, Wanhao Cai, Honggang Gu, Shiyuan Liu, and Shuxun Cui
A facile and environment-friendly method for fabrication of polymer brush
Chinese J. Polym. Sci., 2018, 35, 857-865.
- 2017-
Xiaomin Kang , Wanhao Cai, Song Zhang and Shuxun Cui
Revealing the formation mechanism of insoluble polydopamine by using a simplified model system
Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 860-864.
- 2015-
Xiaomin Kang, You Yu, Yu Bao, Wanhao Cai, and Shuxun Cui
Real time quantification of the chemical cross-link density of a hydrogel by in situ UV-vis spectroscopy
Polym. Chem. 2015, 6, 4252-4257.