Current Position:
Associate Professor, Key Lab of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, China
Research Interest:
Force spectroscopy of macromolecules, Bionic polymer materials.
Education:
1999.9~2004.6, Dr. in Science, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, China
1995.9~1999.6, B. Sc., College of Chemistry, Jilin University, China
Honors and Awards:
2003, Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Hong Kong QiuShi Science and Technology Foundation
2004, Humboldt Research Fellowship, Humboldt Foundation
2005, 2006 and 2007 Young Faculty Award, Sichuan University
Contact Info:
State Key Lab of Polymer Materials Engineering of China,Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
Email: scicui@gmail.com
FAX: +86-28-85402465
Publications:
16. Cui, S.*; Yu, J.; Kühner, J.; Schulten, K.; Gaub, H. E. (2007): Double Stranded DNA Dissociates into Single Strands when Dragged into a Poor Solvent. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, 14710 -14716.
15. Yang, X.; Lin, Z.; Cui, S.* (2007): Effect of concentration of wool keratin on the rebuilding of disulfur bond. Chinese Science Bulletin, 52, 2876-2879.
14. Cui, S.*; Albrecht, C.; Kühner, F.; Gaub, H. E. (2006): Weakly bound water molecules shorten single-stranded DNA. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 6636-6639.
13. Liu, C.; Shi, W.; Cui, S.; Wang, Z.; Zhang, X. (2005): Force spectroscopy of polymers: Beyond single chain mechanics. Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science 9, 140-148.
12. Liu, C.; Cui, S.; Wang, Z.; Zhang, X. (2005): Single Chain Mechanical Property of Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) and Interaction with Small Molecules. J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 14807-14812.
11. Shi, W.; Wang, Z.; Cui, S.; Zhang, X.; Bo, Z. (2005): Force spectroscopy on dendronized poly(p-phenylene)s: revealing the chain elasticity and the interfacial interaction. Macromolecules 38, 861-866.
10. Shi, W.; Cui, S; Wang, C.; Wang, L.; Wang, L. and Zhang, X. (2004): Single chain elasticity of poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane) and poly(ferrocenylmethylphenylsilane). Macromolecules 37, 1839-1842.
9. Cui, S.; Liu, C.; Wang, Z.; Zhang, X.; Strandman, S. and Tenhu, H. (2004): Single molecule force spectroscopy on polyelectrolytes: effect of spacer on adhesion force and linear charge density on rigidity. Macromolecules 37, 946-953.
8. Cui, S.; Liu, C.; Zhang, W.; Zhang, X.; Wu, C (2003): Desorption force per polystyrene segment in water. Macromolecules 36, 3779-3782.
7. Cui, S.; Liu, C. and Zhang, X. (2003): Simple method to isolate single polymer chains for the direct measurement of the desorption force. Nano Letters 3, 245-248.
6. Cui, S.; Zhang, W.; Xu, Q.; Wang, C. and Zhang, X. (2003): Supramolecular research by single molecule force spectroscopy. Macromolecular Symposia 195, 109-114.
5. Lin, Z.; Cui, S.; Zhang, H.; Chen, Q.; Yang, B.; Su, X.; Zhang, J. and Jin, Q. (2003): Studies on quantum dots synthesized in aqueous solution for biological labeling via electrostatic interaction. Analytical Biochemistry 319, 239-243.
4. Zhang, L.; Wang, C.; Cui, S.; Wang, Z. and Zhang, X. (2003): Single molecule force spectroscopy on curdlan: unwinding helical structures and random coils. Nano Letters 3, 1119-1124.
3. Zhang, W.; Cui, S.; Fu, Y. and Zhang, X. (2002): Desorption force of poly (4-vinyl pyridine) layer assemblies from amino groups modified substrates. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 106, 12705-12708.
2. Fu, Y.; Bai, S.; Cui, S.; Qiu, D.; Wang, Z. and Zhang, X. (2002): Hydrogen-bonding-directed layer-by-layer multilayer assembly: reconformation yielding microporous films. Macromolecules 35, 9451-9458.
1. Wang, L.; Cui, S.; Zhang, X.; Jiang, M.; Chi, L. and Fuchs, H. (2000): Multilayer assemblies of copolymer PSOH and PVP on the basis of hydrogen bonding. Langmuir 16, 10490-10494.