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Kai Yu

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Denver Campus
DepartmentCEDC-Mechanical Engineering
Phone303/315-7561
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    TitleAssistant Professor
    InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Denver Campus
    DepartmentCEDC-Mechanical Engineering


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    1. Yu K. An environmental and economic study on the chemical recycling of plastic composites using an engineering constitutive model. J Environ Manage. 2025 May; 381:125271. PMID: 40220533.
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    2. Li X, Zhai Y, Yao Q, The E, Ao L, Fullerton DA, Yu KJ, Meng X. Aging Impairs the Capacity of Cardiac Functional Recovery Following Endotoxemia: Modulation of Myocardial Klotho Level for Remedy. J Surg Res. 2025 Mar 29; 309:25-36. PMID: 40158469.
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    3. Chen H, Wayment LJ, Jiang H, Lei Z, Huang S, Ley A, Yue Z, Yuan Z, Jin Y, Yu K, Zhang W. Closed-Loop Recyclable Lithium and Sodium Conducting Covalent Adaptable Networks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2025 Apr 17; 64(17):e202425497. PMID: 39937743.
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    4. Jiang H, Chung C, Dunn ML, Yu K. 4D printing of liquid crystal elastomer composites with continuous fiber?reinforcement. Nat Commun. 2024 Oct 01; 15(1):8491. PMID: 39353959.
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    5. Ding Y, Gracego AX, Wang Y, Dong G, Dunn ML, Yu K. Embedded 3D printing of UV-curable thermosetting composites with continuous fiber. Mater Horiz. 2024 Sep 16; 11(18):4378-4392. PMID: 38932627.
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    6. Lei Z, Wang Z, Jiang H, Cahn JR, Chen H, Huang S, Jin Y, Wang X, Yu K, Zhang W. Dual-Factor-Controlled Dynamic Precursors Enable On-Demand Thermoset Degradation and Recycling. Adv Mater. 2024 Nov; 36(45):e2407854. PMID: 39225419.
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    7. Chung C, Jiang H, Yu K. Mesogen Organizations in Nematic Liquid Crystal Elastomers Under Different Deformation Conditions. Small. 2024 Nov; 20(47):e2402305. PMID: 39155423.
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    8. Yu K, Dunn ML. Design and Extrusion-Based 3D Printing of Continuous Fiber Composites: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities. Langmuir. 2024 Apr 30; 40(17):8751-8759. PMID: 38644644.
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    9. Jiang H, Abdullah AM, Ding Y, Chung C, L Dunn M, Yu K. 3D Printing of continuous fiber composites using two-stage UV curable resin. Mater Horiz. 2023 Nov 27; 10(12):5508-5520. PMID: 37791456.
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    10. Chen H, Hu Y, Luo C, Lei Z, Huang S, Wu J, Jin Y, Yu K, Zhang W. Spiroborate-Linked Ionic Covalent Adaptable Networks with Rapid Reprocessability and Closed-Loop Recyclability. J Am Chem Soc. 2023 Apr 26; 145(16):9112-9117. PMID: 37058550.
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    11. Lei Z, Chen H, Luo C, Rong Y, Hu Y, Jin Y, Long R, Yu K, Zhang W. Recyclable and malleable thermosets enabled by activating dormant dynamic linkages. Nat Chem. 2022 12; 14(12):1399-1404. PMID: 36163266.
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    12. Luo C, Chung C, Yakacki CM, Long K, Yu K. Real-Time Alignment and Reorientation of Polymer Chains in Liquid Crystal Elastomers. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2022 Jan 12; 14(1):1961-1972. PMID: 34931796.
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    13. Kretzschmar GC, Bumiller-Bini V, Gasparetto Filho MA, Zonta YR, Yu KST, de Souza RLR, Dias-Melicio LA, Boldt ABW. Neutrophil Extracellular Traps: A Perspective of Neuroinflammation and Complement Activation in Alzheimer's Disease. Front Mol Biosci. 2021; 8:630869. PMID: 33898514.
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    14. Shi X, Ge Q, Lu H, Yu K. The nonequilibrium behaviors of covalent adaptable network polymers during the topology transition. Soft Matter. 2021 Mar 04; 17(8):2104-2119. PMID: 33439193.
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    15. Zonta YR, Dezen ALO, Della Coletta AM, Yu KST, Carvalho L, Dos Santos LA, Depr? IC, Kratofil RM, Willson ME, Zbytnuik L, Kubes P, Ximenes VF, Dias-Melicio LA. Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Releases a DNase-Like Protein That Degrades NETs and Allows for Fungal Escape. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020; 10:592022. PMID: 33643928.
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    16. Luo C, Chung C, Traugutt NA, Yakacki CM, Long KN, Yu K. 3D Printing of Liquid Crystal Elastomer Foams for Enhanced Energy Dissipation Under Mechanical Insult. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2021 Mar 24; 13(11):12698-12708. PMID: 33369399.
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    17. Traugutt NA, Mistry D, Luo C, Yu K, Ge Q, Yakacki CM. Liquid-Crystal-Elastomer-Based Dissipative Structures by Digital Light Processing 3D Printing. Adv Mater. 2020 Jul; 32(28):e2000797. PMID: 32508011.
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    18. Hanzon DW, Traugutt NA, McBride MK, Bowman CN, Yakacki CM, Yu K. Adaptable liquid crystal elastomers with transesterification-based bond exchange reactions. Soft Matter. 2018 Feb 14; 14(6):951-960. PMID: 29319713.
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    19. Wang Y, Yu K, Qi HJ, Xiao J. Temperature dependent evolution of wrinkled single-crystal silicon ribbons on shape memory polymers. Soft Matter. 2017 Oct 25; 13(41):7625-7632. PMID: 28983544.
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    20. Hanzon DW, He X, Yang H, Shi Q, Yu K. Creep-induced anisotropy in covalent adaptable network polymers. Soft Matter. 2017 Oct 11; 13(39):7061-7073. PMID: 28848958.
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    21. Taynton P, Ni H, Zhu C, Yu K, Loob S, Jin Y, Qi HJ, Zhang W. Repairable Woven Carbon Fiber Composites with Full Recyclability Enabled by Malleable Polyimine Networks. Adv Mater. 2016 Apr 20; 28(15):2904-9. PMID: 26875745.
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    22. Taynton P, Yu K, Shoemaker RK, Jin Y, Qi HJ, Zhang W. Heat- or water-driven malleability in a highly recyclable covalent network polymer. Adv Mater. 2014 Jun 18; 26(23):3938-42. PMID: 24677455.
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    23. Yu K, Ge Q, Qi HJ. Reduced time as a unified parameter determining fixity and free recovery of shape memory polymers. Nat Commun. 2014; 5:3066. PMID: 24423789.
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