Cai, W.; Xu, D.; Qian, L.; Wei, J.; Xiao, C.; Qian, L. M.; Lu, Z. Y.; Cui, S., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 9500-9503.

Towards unveiling the exact molecular structure of amorphous red phosphorus by single-molecule studies.
Zhang, S.; Qian, H.; Liu, Z.; Ju, H.; Lu, Z.; Zhang, M.; Chi, L.; Cui, S., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 1659-1663.

Double stranded DNA dissociates into single strands when dragged into a poor solvent.
Cui, S.; Yu, J.; Kühner, F.; Schulten, K.; Gaub, H. E., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 14710-14716. 

Weakly bound water molecules shorten single-stranded DNA.
Cui, S.; Albrecht, C.; Kühner, F.; Gaub, H. E., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 6636-6639.

Detecting van der Waals forces between a single polymer repeating unit and a solid surface in high vacuum.
Cai, W.; Xiao, C.; Qian, L.; Cui, S., Nano Research 2019, 12, 57-61.

Effects of water content of the mixed solvent on the single-molecule mechanics of amylose.
Qian, L.; Bao, Y.; Duan, W.; Cui, S., ACS Macro Lett. 2018, 7, 672-676.

Single-Chain Polymer Models Incorporating the Effects of Side Groups: An Approach to General Polymer Models.
Cai, W.; Lu, S.; Wei, J.; Cui, S., Macromolecules 2019, 52, 7324-7330.

Single-molecule studies reveal that water is a special solvent for amylose and natural cellulose.
Qian, L.; Cai, W.; Xu, D.; Bao, Y.; Lu, Z. Y.; Cui, S., Macromolecules 2019, 52, 5006-5013.

How big is big enough? Effect of length and shape of side chains on the single-chain enthalpic elasticity of a macromolecule.
Luo, Z.; Zhang, A.; Chen, Y.; Shen, Z.; Cui, S., Macromolecules 2016, 49, 3559-3565.

Revealing the hydrophobicity of natural cellulose by single-molecule experiments.
Bao, Y.; Qian, H.; Lu, Z.; Cui, S., Macromolecules 2015, 48, 3685-3690.

Surface charge inversion of self-assembled monolayers by visible light irradiation: cargo loading and release by photoreactions.
Yu, Y.; Kang, X.; Yang, X.; Yuan, L.; Feng, W.; Cui, S., Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 3431-3433.

Facile fabrication of robust multilayer films: visible light-triggered chemical cross-linking by the catalysis of ruthenium(II) complex.
Yu, Y.; Zhang, H.; Zhang, C.; Cui, S., Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 929-931.

Revealing the formation mechanism of insoluble polydopamine by using a simplified model system.
Kang, X.; Cai, W.; Zhang, S.; Cui, S., Polym. Chem., 2017, 8, 860-864.

Real time quantification of the chemical cross-link density of a hydrogel by in situ UV-vis spectroscopy.
Kang, X.; Yu, Y.; Bao, Y.; Cai, W.; Cui, S., Polym. Chem. 2015, 6, 4252-4257.

Effects of stereo-regularity on the single-chain mechanics of polylactic acid and its implications on the physical properties of bulk materials.
Cheng, B.; Qian, L.; Qian, H.; Lu, Z.; Cui, S., Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 14312-14316.

Hydrophilicities of amylose and natural cellulose are regulated by the linkage between sugar rings.
Bao, Y.; Xu, D.; Qian, L.; Zhao, L.; Lu, Z.; Cui, S., Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 3382-3385.

Effect of size of solvent molecule on the single-chain mechanics of poly(ethylene glycol): implications on a novel design of molecular motor.
Luo, Z.; Zhang, B.; Qian, H.; Lu, Z.; Cui, S., Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 17820–17827.

Protein denaturation at single-molecule level: The effect of nonpolar environments and its implications to the unfolding mechanism by proteases.
Cheng, B.; Wu, S.; Liu, S.; Rodriguez-Aliaga, P.; Yu, J.; Cui, S., Nanoscale 2015, 7, 2970-2977.

The unexpected flexibility of natural cellulose at a single-chain level and its implications to the design of nano materials.
Bao, Y.; Qian, H.; Lu, Z.; Cui, S., Nanoscale 2014, 6, 13421-13424.

Fabrication of robust multilayer films by triggering the coupling reaction between phenol and primary amine groups with visible light irradiation.
Yu, Y.; Zhang, H.; Cui, S., Nanoscale 2011, 3, 3819-3824.

Reentrant variation of single-chain elasticity of polyelectrolyte induced by monovalent salt.
Yu, M.; Qian, L.; Cui, S., J. Phys. Chem. B 2017, 121, 4257-4264.

Effects of water on the single-chain elasticity of poly(U) RNA.
Luo, Z.; Cheng, B.; Cui, S., Langmuir 2015, 31, 6107–6113.

Why a lotus-like superhydrophobic surface is self-cleaning? An explanation from surface force measurements and analysis.
Yu, M.; Chen, S.; Zhang, B.; Qiu, D.; Cui, S., Langmuir 2014, 30, 13615-13621.

Single-chain mechanics of poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide): comparative study reveals the effect of hydrogen bond donors.
Pang, X.; Cui, S., Langmuir 2013, 29, 12176–12182.

Inherent stretching elasticity of a single polymer chain with a Carbon-Carbon backbone.
Wang, K.; Pang, X.; Cui, S., Langmuir 2013, 29, 4315-4319.

Unexpected temperature-dependent single chain mechanics of poly(N-isopropyl-acrylamide) in water.
Cui, S; Pang, X.; Zhang, S.; Yu, Y.; Ma, H.; Zhang, X., Langmuir 2012, 28, 5151-5157.

Facile preparation of chemically cross-linked microgels by irradiation of visible light at room temperature.
Yu, Y.; Cui, S., Langmuir 2009, 25, 11272-11275.

Single-chain mechanics of poly(N-isopropyl-acrylamide) in the water/methanol mixed solvent.
Pang, X.; Wang, K.; Cui, S., Polymer 2013, 54, 3737-3743.

Modeling single chain elasticity of single-stranded DNA: a comparison of three models.
Cui, S.; Yu, Y.; Lin, Z., Polymer 2009, 50, 930-935.

Environment-dependent single-chain mechanics of synthetic polymers and biomacromolecules by atomic force microscopy-based single-molecule force spectroscopy and the implications for advanced polymer materials.

Bao, Y.; Luo, Z.; Cui, S., Chem. Rev. Soc. 2020, DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00855a (Review)

The possible roles of water in the prebiotic chemical evolution of DNA.
Cui, S., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2010, 12, 10147-10153. (Cover Article, Perspective)

生物大分子的单分子力谱: 在水溶液与非极性溶剂中的对照研究.
崔树勋,  高分子学报 2016, 1160-1165. (专论)