Educational Background:
2009-10 to 2013-09, Hokkaido University, Major in Life Sciences, Doctorate
2006-09 to 2009-07, University of Science and Technology of China, Solid Mechanics, Master Degree
2002-09 to 2006-07, Jiangnan University, Polymer Materials and Engineering, Bachelor Degree

Research Experience:
2018-03 to Present, South China University of Technology, South China Institute of Soft Matter Science and Technology, Professor
2015-10 to 2017-12, Hokkaido University, Japan, Graduate School of Advanced Life Science, Assistant Professor
2013-10 to 2015-09, Hokkaido University, Japan, Graduate School of Advanced Life Science, Postdoctoral

• Prof. Sun focuses on the mechanics and functions of soft materials, specifically hydrogels and elastomers. His primary research approach involves the precise design of these materials using block copolymers, molecular brush polymers, and cyclic polymers through advanced polymer synthesis techniques. By integrating scattering technologies, he investigates the rheology, deformation mechanisms, and fracture behavior of soft materials to gain insights into their structure and macroscopic behavior. He has published over 70 academic papers in journals such as Nature Materials, Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Macromolecules, Mechanics of Materials, Applied Physics Letters, and Soft Matter, among others.

• Zhang, Y. C.; Hu, Q. Q.; Sun, W. X.; Sun, T. L.*; Wang, T.*; Liu, H. X.; Tong, Z. pH-Induced Mechanical Transition in Polyion Complex Hydrogels: Shifting from Ionic Association to Hydrophobic Association. Macromolecules 2024, 57 (2), 574-585. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.3c02195. *

• Qi, Y.; Li, X. Y.; Venkata, S. P.; Yang, X. W.; Sun, T. L.; Hui, C. Y.; Gong, J. P.; Long, R*. Mapping deformation and dissipation during fracture of soft viscoelastic solid. J Mech Phys Solids 2024, 186. DOI: ARTN 10559510.1016/j.jmps.2024.105595.

• Li, S. H.; Chen, Y.; Li, X. F.; Yang, H. Y.; Lu, M. Z.; Zhang, W.; Jiang, C. X.; Cui, S. M.; Liang, J. K.; Tang, L. Q.; Sun, T. L.*. Highly Stretchable and Adhesive Soft Vitrimers Based on N →B Coordination Structure. Int J Appl Mech 2024, 16 (06). DOI: 10.1142/S1758825124500832.

• Jin, X. L.; Chen, W. T.; Xiao, Z. H.; Wang, J. Y.; Yang, W. Q.; Cui, S. M.; Yao, S. L.; Jiang, Z. Y.; Tang, L. Q.*; Sun, T. L*. Integrating Ultrathin Perovskite Nanosheets for Rigid yet Fatigue-Resistant Elastomers. Adv Funct Mater 2024. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202412864.

• Du, Y. H.; Zheng, X. Q.; Ma, Y.; Ge, F. J.; Li, Q. Y.; Xiang, H.; Chen, X. Y.; Zhou, H.; Sun, T. L.*; Chen, T. J*. Preparation of Biomass-Derived DNA-Chitosan Polyelectrolyte Complex Hydrogels for Economical and Reliable DNA Preservation and Protein Immobilization. Acs Sustain Chem Eng 2024, 12 (33), 12562-12575. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c04145.

• Cui, P. C.; Chen, J. D.; Fu, K. W.; Deng, J.; Sun, T. L.; Chen, K.*; Yin, P. C. Bioinspired Bouligand-Structured Cellulose Nanocrystals/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Composite Hydrogel for Enhanced Impact Resistance. Acs Appl Mater Inter 2024, 16 (39), 53022-53032. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c13264.

• Cai, W. C.; Xiao, Z. H.; Sun, T. L.; Wang, J*. A unified viscoelastic constitutive model for studying the mechanical behaviors of polyelectrolyte complex hydrogels with different crosslinker degrees. Mech Mater 2024, 189. DOI: ARTN 10489610.1016/j.mechmat.2023.104896.

• Chen, Y.; Fan, Z. W.; Liu, Y.; Wang, Y.; Wang, Z.; Zhang, R.; Ma, B.; Liu, Y.; Zhang, W.; Tang, L.; Sun, T*. Highly stretchable and tough elastomers from cyclic polymers. Giant 2023, 15, 100177. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giant.2023.100177.

• Wang, Y. R.#; Li, R.#; Lu, M. Z.; Fan, Z. W.; Chen, Y.; Xu, Y. T.; Jiang, Z. Y. *; Sun, T. L*. Photo-crosslinking speckle patterns for large deformation measurement of hydrogels using digital image correlation. Appl Phys Lett 2023, 123 (18). DOI: Artn 18190410.1063/5.0171635.

• Wang, J. Y.; Zhang, Y. R.; Lei, Z. Y.; Wang, J. Q.; Zhao, Y. M.; Sun, T. L.*; Jiang, Z. Y.; Zhou, L. C.; Liu, Z. J.; Liu, Y. P.; Yang, B.; Tang L*. Hydrogels with brain tissue-like mechanical properties in complex environments. Mater Design 2023, 234. DOI: ARTN 11233810.1016/j.matdes.2023.112338.

• Liu, Y. #; Chen, Y. #; Zhu, J.; Lu, M. Z.; Jiang, C. X.; Fan, Z. W.; Sun, T. L*. Time-dependent mechanical behavior of tough hydrogels under multiaxial stretching. Int J Smart Nano Mat 2023, 14 (4), 460-473. DOI: 10.1080/19475411.2023.2255554.

• Liang, X. Y.; Chen, G. D.; Lei, I. M.; Zhang, P.; Wang, Z. Y.; Chen, X. M.; Lu, M. Z.; Zhang, J. J.; Wang, Z. B.; Sun, T. L.; Lan, Y.; Liu J*. Impact-Resistant Hydrogels by Harnessing 2D Hierarchical Structures. Adv Mater 2023, 35 (1). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202207587.

• Li, X. Y.; Luo, F.; Sun, T. L.; Cui, K. P.; Watanabe, R.; Nakajima, T.; Gong, J. P*. Effect of Salt on Dynamic Mechanical Behaviors of Polyampholyte Hydrogels. Macromolecules 2023, 56 (2), 535-544. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02003.

• Jin, X. L.; Fan, Z. W.; Liu, Y.; Jiang, C. X.; Zhang, W. *; Yin, P. C.; Sun, T. L*. Correlation of Structure and Dynamics Behavior in Polyzwitterions: From Concentrated Solution to Gel-Like State. Macromol Rapid Comm 2023, 44 (22). DOI: 10.1002/marc.202300418.

• Fan, Z. W.; Jin, X. L.; Chen, Y.; Lu, M. Z.; Wang, Y. R.; Yue, K.; Wen, T.; Tang, L. Q.; Wu, Z. L.; Sun, T. L*. Topology and Dynamic Regulations of Comb-like Polymers as Strong Adhesives. Macromolecules 2023. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01851.

• Zhou, X.; Yang, J. S.; Yin, J. F.; Liu, W. F.; Huang, J. Y.; Li, M.; Liu, Y.; Cai, L. K.; Sun, T. L.; Yin, P. C*. Dimerization of sub-nanoscale molecular clusters affords broadly tuneable viscoelasticity above the glass transition temperature. Chem Sci 2022, 13 (39), 11633-11638. DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03651g.

• Zhang, H. J.; Wang, X. Y.; Yang, Y. X.; Sun, T. L.; Zhang, A. K.; You, X. Y*. Effect of Hydrophobic Side Group on Structural Heterogeneities and Mechanical Performance of Gelatin-Based Hydrogen-Bonded Hydrogel. Macromolecules 2022, 55 (17), 7401-7410. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01386.

• Xia, Y.; Zhu, Z. M.; Yang, Z. R.; Sun, T. L.; Yao, C. B.; Jiang, H*. Time-temperature superposition principle for the shear fracture behaviour of soft adhesive layers: From bulk to interface. Int J Adhes Adhes 2022, 117. DOI: ARTN 10318010.1016/j.ijadhadh.2022.103180.

• Lu, M. Z.; Liu, F.; Tan, R.; Xiao, Z. H.; Dong, X. H.; Wang, H.; Tang, L. Q.; Chen, T. J.; Wu, Z. L.; Hong, W.; Sun, T. L*. Phase-Separation-Induced Porous Hydrogels from Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymer with High Permeability and Mechanical Strength. Chem Mater 2022, 34 (24), 10995-11006. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c03004.

• Liu, Y.; Hu, J.; Xiao, Z. H.; Jin, X. L.; Jiang, C. X.; Yin, P. C.; Tang, L. Q.; Sun, T. L*. Dynamic behavior of tough polyelectrolyte complex hydrogels from chitosan and sodium hyaluronate. Carbohyd Polym 2022, 288. DOI: ARTN 11940310.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119403.

• (21) Huang, G.; Tang, Z. F.; Peng, S. W.; Zhang, P.; Sun, T. L.; Wei, W. T.; Zeng, L. P.; Guo, H. L.*; Guo, H.; Meng, G. Z. Modification of Hydrophobic Hydrogels into a Strongly Adhesive and Tough Hydrogel by Electrostatic Interaction. Macromolecules 2022, 55 (1), 156-165. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01115.

• Zhang, H. J.; Wang, X. Y.; Wang, L. N.; Sun, T. L.; Dang, X. G.; King, D. R.; You, X. Y*. Dynamic bonds enable high toughness and multifunctionality in gelatin/tannic acid-based hydrogels with tunable mechanical properties. Soft Matter 2021, 17 (41), 9399-9409. DOI: 10.1039/d1sm01201k.

• Yin, J. F.; Zheng, Z.; Yang, J. S.; Liu, Y. C.; Cai, L. K.; Guo, Q. Y.; Li, M.; Li, X. P.; Sun, T. L.; Liu, G. X.; Huang C.; Cheng, S. Z. D.; Russell, T P. *; Yin, P*. Unexpected Elasticity in Assemblies of Glassy Supra-Nanoparticle Clusters. Angew Chem Int Edit 2021, 60 (9), 4894-4900. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013361.

• Yin, J. F.; Xiao, H. Y.; Xu, P. D.; Yang, J. S.; Fan, Z. W.; Ke, Y. B.; Ouyang, X. K.; Liu, G. X.; Sun, T. L.; Tang, L. Q.; Yin, P*. Polymer Topology Reinforced Synergistic Interactions among Nanoscale Molecular Clusters for Impact Resistance with Facile Processability and Recoverability. Angew Chem Int Edit 2021, 60 (41), 22212-22218. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108196.

• Yiming, B. R. B.; Han, Y.; Han, Z. L.; Zhang, X. N.; Li, Y.; Lian, W. Z.; Zhang, M. Q.; Yin, J. *; Sun, T. L.*; Wu, Z. L.; Li, T.; Fu, J.; Jia, Z.*; Qu, S. A Mechanically Robust and Versatile Liquid-Free Ionic Conductive Elastomer. Adv Mater 2021, 33 (11). DOI: ARTN 200611110.1002/adma.202006111.

• Xu, L. G.; Huang, Z. K.; Deng, Z. S.; Du, Z. K.; Sun, T. L.; Guo, Z. H.; Yue, K. A* Transparent, Highly Stretchable, Solvent-Resistant, Recyclable Multifunctional Ionogel with Underwater Self-Healing and Adhesion for Reliable Strain Sensors. Adv Mater 2021, 33 (51). DOI: ARTN 210530610.1002/adma.202105306.

• Xiao, Z. H.; Liu, Y.; Yang, J. S.; Jiang, H.; Tang, L. Q.; Chen, H.; Sun, T. L*. Rate-dependent fracture behavior of tough polyelectrolyte complex hydrogels from biopolymers. Mech Mater 2021, 156. DOI: ARTN 103785.10.1016/j.mechmat.2021.103785.

• Wang, M.; Lai, Z. B.; Jin, X. L.; Sun, T. L.; Liu, H. C.; Qi, H. S*. Multifunctional Liquid-Free Ionic Conductive Elastomer Fabricated by Liquid Metal Induced Polymerization. Adv Funct Mater 2021, 31 (32). DOI: ARTN 210195710.1002/adfm.202101957.

• Lian, W. Z.; Fan, Z. W.; Cui, K. P.; Yin, P. C.; Yang, J. S.; Jiang, H.; Tang, L. Q.; Sun, T. L*. Tough Hydrogels with Dynamic H-Bonds: Structural Heterogeneities and Mechanical Performances. Macromolecules 2021, 54 (19), 8996-9006. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01064.

• Li, X. Y.; Cui, K. P.; Kurokawa, T.; Ye, Y. N.; Sun, T. L.; Yu, C. T.; Creton, C. T.; Gong, J. P*. Effect of mesoscale phase contrast on fatigue-delaying behavior of self-healing hydrogels. Sci Adv 2021, 7 (16). DOI: ARTN eabe821010.1126/sciadv.abe8210.

• Hu, Y. J.; Deng, Z. S.; Fan, Z. W.; Du, Z. K.; Su, Y. S.; Tang, W.; Sun, T. L.; Guo, Z. H.; Yue, K*. Transparent and mechanically strong hydrogen-bonded polymer complex elastomers with improved self-healability under ambient conditions. Polymer 2021, 218. DOI: ARTN 12346110.1016/j.polymer.2021.123461.

• Du, C.; Zhang, X. N.; Sun, T. L.; Du, M.; Zheng, Q.; Wu, Z. L*. Hydrogen-Bond Association-Mediated Dynamics and Viscoelastic Properties of Tough Supramolecular Hydrogels. Macromolecules 2021, 54 (9), 4313-4325. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00152.

• Cong, J.; Fan, Z. W.; Pan, S. S.; Tian, J.; Lian, W. Z.; Li, S.; Wang, S. J.; Zheng, D. C.; Miao, C. G.; Ding, W. P.; Sun, T. L.; Luo T*. Polyacrylamide/Chitosan-Based Conductive Double Network Hydrogels with Outstanding Electrical and Mechanical Performance at Low Temperatures. Acs Appl Mater Inter 2021, 13 (29), 34942-34953. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c08421.

• Zhang, H. H.; Tang, X. H.; Zhao, D. K.; Zheng, N.; Huang, L. B.; Sun, T. L.; Gu, C*.; Ma, Y. G*. Suppressing charge trapping effect in ambipolar conducting polymer with vertically standing graphene as the composite electrode for high performance supercapacitor. Energy Storage Mater 2020, 29, 281-286. DOI: 10.1016/j.ensm.2020.04.024.

• Yin, H. Y.; King, D. R.; Sun, T. L.; Saruwatari, Y.; Nakajima, T.; Kurokawa, T.; Gong, J. P*. Polyzwitterions as a Versatile Building Block of Tough Hydrogels: From Polyelectrolyte Complex Gels to Double-Network Gels. Acs Appl Mater Inter 2020, 12 (44), 50068-50076. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c15269.

• Sun, T. L.*; Cui, K. P. Tough and Self-Healing Hydrogels from Polyampholytes. Adv Polym Sci 2020, 285, 295-317. DOI: 10.1007/12_2019_56.

• Li, X. Y.; Cui, K. P.; Sun, T. L.; Meng, L. P.; Yu, C. T.; Li, L. B.; Creton, C.; Kurokawa, T.; Gong, J. P*. Mesoscale bicontinuous networks in self-healing hydrogels delay fatigue fracture. P Natl Acad Sci USA 2020, 117 (14), 7606-7612. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2000189117.

• Cui, W.; King, D. R.; Huang, Y. W.; Chen, L.; Sun, T. L.; Guo, Y. Z.; Saruwatari, Y.; Hui, C. Y.; Kurokawa, T.; Gong, J. P*. Fiber-Reinforced Viscoelastomers Show Extraordinary Crack Resistance That Exceeds Metals. Adv Mater 2020, 32 (31). DOI: ARTN 190718010.1002/adma.201907180.

• Cui, K. P.; Ye, Y. N.; Sun, T. L.; Yu, C. T.; Li, X. Y.; Kurokawa, T.; Gong, J. P*. Phase Separation Behavior in Tough and Self-Healing Polyampholyte Hydrogels. Macromolecules 2020, 53 (13), 5116-5126. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00577.

• Zhang, H. J.; Luo, F.; Ye, Y. A.; Sun, T. L.; Nonoyama, T.; Kurokawa, T.; Nakajima, T*. Tough Triblock Copolymer Hydrogels with Different Micromorphologies for Medical and Sensory Materials. Acs Appl Polym Mater 2019, 1 (8), 1948-1953. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.9b00395.

• Tao, Z.; Fan, H. L.; Huang, J. C.; Sun, T. L.; Kurokawa, T.; Gong, J. P*. Fabrication of Tough Hydrogel Composites from Photoresponsive Polymers to Show Double-Network Effect. Acs Appl Mater Inter 2019, 11 (40), 37139-37146. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b13746.

• Murakawa, K.; King, D. R.; Sun, T. L.; Guo, H. L.; Kurokawa, T.; Gong, J. P*. Polyelectrolyte complexation viscoelastic phase separation results in tough and self-recovering porous hydrogels. J Mater Chem B 2019, 7 (35), 5296-5305. DOI: 10.1039/c9tb01376h.

• Li, W.; Liu, X.; Deng, Z.; Chen, Y.; Yu, Q.; Tang, W.; Sun, T. L.; Zhang, Y. S.; Yue, K*. Tough Bonding, On-Demand Debonding, and Facile Rebonding between Hydrogels and Diverse Metal Surfaces. Adv Mater 2019, 31 (48). DOI: ARTN 190473210.1002/adma.201904732.

• Guo, H. L.; Hong, W.; Kurokawa, T.; Matsuda, T.; Wu, Z. L.; Nakajima, T.; Takahata, M.; Sun, T. L.; Rao, P.; Gong, J. P*. Internal Damage Evolution in Double-Network Hydrogels Studied by Microelectrode Technique. Macromolecules 2019, 52 (18), 7114-7122. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01308.

• Cui, K. P.; Ye, Y. N.; Sun, T. L.; Chen, L.; Li, X. Y.; Kurokawa, T.; Nakajima, T.; Nonoyama, T.; Gong, J. P*. Effect of Structure Heterogeneity on Mechanical Performance of Physical Polyampholytes Hydrogels. Macromolecules 2019, 52 (19), 7369-7378. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01676.

• Chen, L#.; Sun, T. L#.; Cui, K. P.; King, D. R.; Kurokawa, T.; Saruwatari, Y.; Gong, J. P*. Facile synthesis of novel elastomers with tunable dynamics for toughness, self-healing and adhesion. J Mater Chem A 2019, 7 (29), 17334-17344. DOI: 10.1039/c9ta04840e.

• Ye, Y. N.; Frauenlob, M.; Wang, L.; Tsuda, M.; Sun, T. L.; Cui, K. P.; Takahashi, R.; Zhang, H. J.; Nakajima, T.; Nonoyama, T.; Kurokawa. T; Tanaka, S.;  Jian Ping Gong*. Tough and Self-Recoverable Thin Hydrogel Membranes for Biological Applications. Adv Funct Mater 2018, 28 (31). DOI: ARTN 180148910.1002/adfm.201801489.

• Takahashi, R.; Sun, T. L.; Saruwatari, Y.; Kurokawa, T.; King, D. R.; Gong, J. P*. Creating Stiff, Tough, and Functional Hydrogel Composites with Low-Melting-Point Alloys. Adv Mater 2018, 30 (16). DOI: ARTN 170688510.1002/adma.201706885.

• Shi, R. #; Sun, T. L.#; Luo, F.; Nakajima, T.; Kurokawa, T.; Bin, Y. Z.; Rubinstein, M.; Gong, J. P*. Elastic-Plastic Transformation of Polyelectrolyte Complex Hydrogels from Chitosan and Sodium Hyaluronate. Macromolecules 2018, 51 (21), 8887-8898. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01658.

• Rao, P.; Sun, T. L.; Chen, L.; Takahashi, R.; Shinohara, G.; Guo, H.; King, D. R.; Kurokawa, T.; Gong, J. P*. Tough Hydrogels with Fast, Strong, and Reversible Underwater Adhesion Based on a Multiscale Design. Adv Mater 2018, 30 (32). DOI: ARTN 1801884.10.1002/adma.201801884.

• Cui, K. P.; Sun, T. L.; Liang, X. B.; Nakajima, K.; Ye, Y. N.; Chen, L.; Kurokawa, T.; Gong, J. P*. Multiscale Energy Dissipation Mechanism in Tough and Self-Healing Hydrogels. PhysRev Lett 2018, 121 (18). DOI: ARTN 18550110.1103/PhysRevLett.121.185501.

• Sun, T. L.; Luo, F.; Hong, W.; Cui, K. P.; Huang, Y. W.; Zhang, H. J.; King, D. R.; Kurokawa, T.; Nakajima, T.; Gong*, J. P. Bulk Energy Dissipation Mechanism for the Fracture of Tough and Self-Healing Hydrogels. Macromolecules 2017, 50 (7), 2923-2931. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00162.

• Sun, T. L.; Cui, K.; Gong, J. P*. Tough, self-recovery and self-healing polyampholyte hydrogels. Polym Sci Ser C+ 2017, 59 (1), 11-17. DOI: 10.1134/S1811238217010118.

• Luo, F.; Sun, T. L.; Nakajima, T.; Kurokawa, T.; Li, X. F.; Guo, H. L.; Huang, Y. W.; Zhang, H. J.; Gong, J. P*. Tough polyion-complex hydrogels from soft to stiff controlled by monomer structure. Polymer 2017, 116, 487-497. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.02.042.

• Huang, Y. W.; King, D. R.; Sun, T. L.; Nonoyama, T.; Kurokawa, T.; Nakajima, T.; Gong, J. P. Energy-Dissipative Matrices Enable Synergistic Toughening in Fiber Reinforced Soft Composites. Adv Funct Mater 2017, 27 (9). DOI: ARTN 160535010.1002/adfm.201605350.

• Zhang, H. J.; Sun, T. L.; Zhang, A. K.; Ikura, Y.; Nakajima, T.; Nonoyama, T.; Kurokawa, T.; Ito, O.; Ishitobi, H.; Gong, J. P*. Tough Physical Double-Network Hydrogels Based on Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymers. Adv Mater 2016, 28 (24), 4884-4890. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201600466.

• Luo, F.; Sun, T. L.; Nakajima, T.; King, D. R.; Kurokawa, T.; Zhao, Y.; Bin Ihsan, A.; Li, X. F.; Guo, H. L.; Gong, J. P*. Strong and Tough Polyion-Complex Hydrogels from Oppositely Charged Polyelectrolytes: A Comparative Study with Polyampholyte Hydrogels. Macromolecules 2016, 49 (7), 2750-2760. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00235.

• Karobi, S. N.#; Sun, T. L.#; Kurokawa, T.; Luo, F.; Nakajima, T.; Nonoyama, T.; Gong, J. P*. Creep Behavior and Delayed Fracture of Tough Polyampholyte Hydrogels by Tensile Test. Macromolecules 2016, 49 (15), 5630-5636. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01016.

• Cui, K. P.; Sun, T. L.; Kurokawa, T.; Nakajima, T.; Nonoyama, T.; Chen, L.; Gong, J. P*. Stretching-induced ion complexation in physical polyampholyte hydrogels. Soft Matter 2016, 12 (43), 8833-8840. DOI: 10.1039/c6sm01833e.

• Bin Ihsan, A. #; Sun, T. L. #; Kurokawa, T.; Karobi, S. N.; Nakajima, T.; Nonoyama, T.; Roy, C. K.; Luo, F.; Gong, J. P*. Self-Healing Behaviors of Tough Polyampholyte Hydrogels. Macromolecules 2016, 49 (11), 4245-4252. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00437.

• Sun, T. L.; Luo, F.; Kurokawa, T.; Karobi, S. N.; Nakajima, T.; Gong, J. P*. Molecular structure of self-healing polyampholyte hydrogels analyzed from tensile behaviors. Soft Matter 2015, 11 (48), 9355-9366. DOI: 10.1039/c5sm01423a.

• Roy, C. K.; Guo, H. L.; Sun, T. L.; Bin Ihsan, A.; Kurokawa, T.; Takahata, M.; Nonoyama, T.; Nakajima, T.; Gong, J. P*. Self-Adjustable Adhesion of Polyampholyte Hydrogels. Adv Mater 2015, 27 (45), 7344-+. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201504059.

• Luo, F.; Sun, T. L.; Nakajima, T.; Kurokawa, T.; Zhao, Y.; Sato, K.; Bin Ihsan, A.; Li, X. F.; Guo, H. L.; Gong, J. P*. Oppositely Charged Polyelectrolytes Form Tough, Self-Healing, and Rebuildable Hydrogels. Adv Mater 2015, 27 (17), 2722-+. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201500140.

• Luo, F.; Sun, T. L.; Nakajima, T.; Kurokawa, T.; Bin Ihsan, A.; Li, X. F.; Guo, H. L.; Gong, J. P*. Free Reprocessability of Tough and Self-Healing Hydrogels Based on Polyion Complex. Acs Macro Lett 2015, 4 (9), 961-964. DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.5b00501.

• King, D. R.; Sun, T. L.; Huang, Y. W.; Kurokawa, T.; Nonoyama, T.; Crosby, A. J.; Gong, J. P*. Extremely tough composites from fabric reinforced polyampholyte hydrogels. Mater Horiz 2015, 2 (6), 584-591. DOI: 10.1039/c5mh00127g.

• Luo, F. #; Sun, T. L.#; Nakajima, T.; Kurokawa, T.; Zhao, Y.; Bin Ihsan, A.; Guo, H. L.; Li, X. F.; Gong, J. P*. Crack Blunting and Advancing Behaviors of Tough and Self-healing Polyampholyte Hydrogel. Macromolecules 2014, 47 (17), 6037-6046. DOI: 10.1021/ma5009447.

• Yin, H. Y.; Akasaki, T.; Sun, T. L.; Nakajima, T.; Kurokawa, T.; Nonoyama, T.; Taira, T.; Saruwatari, Y.; Gong, J. P*. Double network hydrogels from polyzwitterions: high mechanical strength and excellent anti-biofouling properties. J Mater Chem B 2013, 1 (30), 3685-3693. DOI: 10.1039/c3tb20324g.

• Wu, Z. L.; Arifuzzaman, M.; Kurokawa, T.; Le, K.; Hu, J.; Sun, T. L.; Furukawa, H.; Masunaga, H.; Gong, J. P*. Supramolecular Assemblies of a Semirigid Polyanion in Aqueous Solutions. Macromolecules 2013, 46 (9), 3581-3586. DOI: 10.1021/ma400428n.

• Sun, T. L. #; Kurokawa, T. #; Kuroda, S.; Bin Ihsan, A.; Akasaki, T.; Sato, K.; Haque, M. A.; Nakajima, T.; Gong, J. P*. Physical hydrogels composed of polyampholytes demonstrate high toughness and viscoelasticity. Nat Mater 2013, 12 (10), 932-937. DOI: 10.1038/Nmat3713.

• Bin Ihsan, A. #; Sun, T. L. #; Kuroda, S.; Haque, M. A.; Kurokawa, T.; Nakajima, T.; Gong, J. P*. A phase diagram of neutral polyampholyte - from solution to tough hydrogel. J Mater Chem B 2013, 1 (36), 4555-4562. DOI: 10.1039/c3tb20790k.

• Sun, T. L.; Wu, Z. L.; Gong, J. P. Self-assembled structures of a semi-rigid polyanion in aqueous solutions and hydrogels. Sci China Chem 2012, 55 (5), 735-742. DOI: 10.1007/s11426-012-4497-x.

• Hu, J.; Kurokawa, T.; Nakajima, T.; Sun, T. L.; Suekama, T.; Wu, Z. L.; Liang, S. M.; Gong, J. P. High Fracture Efficiency and Stress Concentration Phenomenon for Microgel-Reinforced Hydrogels Based on Double-Network Principle. Macromolecules 2012, 45 (23), 9445-9451. DOI: 10.1021/ma301933x.

• Zhang, W.; Gong, X. L.*; Sun, T. L.; Fan, Y. C.; Jiang, W. Q. Effect of Cyclic Deformation on Magnetorheological Elastomers. Chinese J Chem Phys 2010, 23 (2), 226-230. DOI: 10.1088/1674-0068/23/02/226-230.

• Sun, T. L.; Gong, X. L. *; Jiang, W. Q.; Li, J. F.; Xu, Z. B.; Li, W. H. Study on the damping properties of magnetorheological elastomers based on -polybutadiene rubber. Polym Test 2008, 27 (4), 520-526. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2008.02.008.