Publications

Below is a list of the group's representative publications. For a full publication list, please see Dr. Li's Google Scholar page.

15. T. Yang, Z. Jia, Z. Wu, H. Chen, Z. Deng, L. Chen, Zhu, Y. Zhu, L. Li*
High strength and damage-tolerance in echinoderm stereom as a natural bicontinuous ceramic cellular solid
Nature Communications 13, 6083 (2022).

14. T. Yang#, H. Chen#, Z. Jia, Z. Deng, L. Chen, E.M. Peterman, J.C. Weaver, L. Li*
A damage-tolerant, dual-scale, single-crystalline microlattice in nature
Science 375, 647-652 (2022).

13. (Review Article) Z. Jia, Z. Deng, and L. Li*
Biomineralized materials as model systems for structural composites: 3D architecture
Advanced Materials 34, 2106259 (2022).

12. (Review Article) Z. Deng, Z. Jia, and L. Li*
Biomineralized materials as model systems for structural composites: intrinsic strengthening and toughening strategies
Advanced Science 9, 2103524 (2022).

11. L. Li*, C. Goodrich, H. Yang, K. R. Phillips, Zian Jia, H. Chen, L. Wang
Microscopic origins of the crystallographically preferred growth in evaporation-induced colloidal crystals
PNAS 118(32), e2107588118 (2021).​

10. Z. Jia, M. C. Fernandes, Z. Deng, T. Yang, Q. Zhang, A. Lethbridge, J. Yin, J. H. Lee, L. Han, J. C. Weaver, K. Bertoldi, J. Aizenberg, M. Kolle*, P. Vukusic*, L. Li*
Microstructural design for mechanical-optical multifunctionality in the exoskeleton of the flower beetle Torynorrhina flammea
PNAS 118 (25), e2101017118 (2021).

9. Z. Deng, H. Chen, T. Yang, Z. Jia, J. C. Weaver, P. D. Shevchenko, F. De Carlo, R. Mirzaeifar, and L. Li*
Strategies for simultaneous strengthening and toughening via nanoscopic intracrystalline defects in a biogenic ceramic
Nature Communications 11(1), 1-11 (2020).

8. T. Yang#, Z. Jia#, Z. Deng, H. Chen, W. Liu, L. Chen, L. Li*
On the mechanical design of the lightweight cuttlebone structures
PNAS 117(38), 23450-23459 (2020).

​7. M. Connors#, T. Yang#, A. Hosny, Z. Deng, F. Yazdandoost, H. Massaadi, D. Eernisse, R. Mirzaefar, M. N. Dean, J. C. Weaver, C. Ortiz, L. Li*
Bioinspired design of flexible armor based on chiton scales
Nature Communications 10(1), 1-13 (2019).

6. L. Li, A. J. Fijneman, J. A. Kaandorp, J. Aizenberg, and W. Noorduin*
Directed nucleation and growth by balancing local supersaturation and substrate/nucleus lattice mismatch
PNAS 115, 3375-3580 (2018).

5. N. Kaplan#, W. L. Noorduin#, L. Li, R. Sadza, L. Folkertsma, J. Aizenberg, L. Mahadevan*
Controlled growth and form of precipitating microsculptures
Science 355, 1395-1399 (2017).