2D polymer published in Nature

Yuwen (currently, an associate professor in Fudan University)’s paper on 2D polymer is published in Nature and featured in the MIT News. Congratulations!

We demonstrate the creation of a two-dimensional polymeric material through a homogeneous, irreversible polycondensation process, resulting in a chemically stable and highly processable material with significant strength and elasticity, offering potential applications in composite structures and barrier coating materials.

Irreversible synthesis of an ultrastrong two-dimensional polymeric material.

Yuwen Zeng, Pavlo Gordiichuk, Takeo Ichihara, Ge Zhang, Emil Sandoz-Rosado, Eric D. Wetzel, Jason Tresback, Jing Yang, Daichi Kozawa, Zhongyue Yang, Matthias Kuehne, Michelle Quien, Zhe Yuan, Xun Gong, Guangwei He, Daniel James Lundberg, Pingwei Liu, Albert Tianxiang Liu, Jing Fan Yang, Heather J. Kulik, Michael S. Strano. Nature, 602, 91-95 (2022).