[25] Yue Shao,# Yiming Ma,# Baihao Shao,* Molly M. Stevens,* Harnessing Phase Separation for the Development of High-Performance Hydrogels. Adv. Sci. 2026, 0:e00032. DOI: 10.1002/advs.202600032
An invited contribution to a Special Issue on “Frontiers in Biomedical Innovation: Breakthroughs from CUHK”

[24] Lijun Hu,# David Peeler,# Tianyi Jin, James Doutch, Baihao Shao, Jonathan Yeow, Li Ma, Hanna Barriga, Jiaqing Tang, Xuan Cao, Chenchen Liu, Christopher Grigsby, Alfredo Alexander-Katz, Robin Shattock, Molly Stevens,* Polyanion chemistry engineers ternary RNA nanoparticle structure/function from the inside-out. ACS Nano 2026, 20, 4805-4526. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c19683

[23] Aisha N. Bismillah, Alessandro Bismuto, Anna Blakney, Sebastien Callens, Céline Calvino, Stefano Crespi, Ricardo Cruz-Acuña, Andrew Daly, Locke Davenport Huyer, Jamie H. Docherty, Liam Donnelly, Joel A. Finbloom, Pratik Gurnani, Robert Hein, Jennifer Johnstone-Hack, Susan E. Leggett, Nadine Leisgang, Jason Y. C. Lim, Kevin Neumann, Liliang Ouyang, Omar Rifaie-Graham, Charles Romain, Rebecca J. Salthouse, Baihao Shao, Flávia Sousa, Arnaud Thevenon, Ryojun Toyoda, Alexander E. Vlahos, Christina Wegeberg, Jonathan P. Wojciechowski, Ruoxiao Xie, Rong Yang, Jonathan Yeow, Parisa Yousefpour, Nattawut Yuntawattana, Qi Zhang, Connor Wells,* 35(+1) Challenges in Materials Science being Tackled by PIs under 35(ish) in 2025. Matter 2025, 8, 102565. DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102565.

[22] Maria Taddei, Baihao Shao, Bruce S Lickey, Qingkai Qi, Matthew D Liptak,* Ivan Aprahamian,* Mariangela Di Donato,* Substituent effect on the excited state dynamics of bistable photochromic hydrazones. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2025, 27, 17910-17921.  DOI: 10.1039/D5CP01160D.

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Prior to 2025

​[21] Baihao Shao,# Heyifei Fu,# Ivan Aprahamian,* A molecular anion pump. Science 2024, 385, 544-549. DOI: 10.1126/science.adp3506.
Highlighted in Chem, Supramolecular Chemistry, CJSC, Dartmouth Public Release, X-MOL, PhysOrg, EurekAlert-AAAS, SCIENMAG, CHEMEUROPE, Bioengineer.Org, MIRAGE, Smart water magazine, New Materials Today

[20] Léa N. C. Rochet, Calise Bahou, Jonathan P. Wojciechowski, Ilias Koutsopetras, Phyllida Britton, Richard J. Spears, Ioanna A. Thanasi, Baihao Shao, Lisha Zhong, Dejan-Krešimir Bučar, Abil E. Aliev, Michael J. Porter, Molly M. Stevens, James R. Baker,* Vijay Chudasama,* Use of pyridazinediones for tuneable and reversible covalent cysteine modification applied to peptides, proteins and hydrogels. Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 13743-13754. DOI: 10.1039/D3SC04976K. 

[19] Xin Xie, Kailong Jiang, Bowen Li,* Shenglei Hou, Honglin Tang, Baihao Shao, Yuan Ping, Qiqing Zhang,* A small-molecule self-assembled nanodrug for combination therapy of photothermal-differentiation-chemotherapy of breast cancer stem cells. Biomaterials 2022, 286, 121598. DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121598.

​[18] Xueming Xu, # Yuan Chen, # Jinyong Gui, Peilian Liu, Yong Huang, Baihao Shao, Yuan Ping, Bowen Li,* A biomimetic nanodrug self-assembled from small molecules for enhanced ferroptosis therapy. Biomater. Sci. 2022, 10, 770-780. DOI: 10.1039/D1BM01746B.

​[17] Lei Zhou, Yu Chen, Baihao Shao, Juan Cheng, Xin Li,* Recent advances of small-molecule fluorescent probes for detecting biological hydrogen sulfide. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. 2022, 16, 34-63. DOI: 10.1007/s11705-021-2050-1.

[16] Rongran Liang, Jayanta Samanta, Baihao Shao, Mingshi Zhang, Richard J Staples, Albert D. Chen, Miao Tang, Yuyang Wu, Ivan Aprahamian,* Chenfeng Ke,* A Heteromeric Carboxylic Acid Based Single-Crystalline Crosslinked Organic Framework. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 23176-23181. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109987.
Selected as VIP (very important paper)

[15] Ruth Maust, Penghao Li, Baihao Shao, Sarah Zeitler, Peiguan Sun, Harrison Reid, Lev Zakharov, Matthew Golder, Ramesh Jasti,* Controlled Polymerization of Norbornene Cycloparaphenylenes Expands Carbon Nanomaterials Design Space. ACS Cent. Sci. 2021, 7, 1056-1065. DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.1c00345.  ​

​[14] Baihao Shao, Ivan Aprahamian,* Hydrazones as New Molecular Tools. Chem, 2020, 6, 2162-2173. DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.08.007.

[13] Xing Guo,# Baihao Shao,# Shaobing Zhou,* Ivan Aprahamian,* Zi Chen,* Visualizing the Intracellular Particles and Precise Control of Drug Release Using an Emissive Hydrazone Photochrome. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 3016-3021. DOI: 10.1039/C9SC05321B.

​[12] Baihao Shao, Ivan Aprahamian,* Planarization-Induced Activation Wavelength Red-Shift and Thermal Half-Life Acceleration in Hydrazone Photoswitches. ChemistryOpen 2020, 9, 191-194. DOI: 10.1002/open.201900340.  
An invited contribution to a Special Issue on the occasion of Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn’s 80th Birthday

​[11] Alessandro Iagatti, Baihao Shao, Alberto Credi, Barbara Ventura,* Ivan Aprahamian,* Mariangela Di Donato,* Ultrafast processes triggered by one- and two-photon excitation of a photochromic and luminescent hydrazone. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2438-2446. DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.236.
An invited contribution to a Special Issue on “Molecular Switches”

​[10] Baihao Shao, Nell Stankewitz, Jacob A. Morris, Matthew D. Liptak, Ivan Aprahamian,* White-Light Emission from a Structurally Simple Hydrazone. Chem. Comm. 2019, 55, 9551-9554. DOI: 10.1039/C9CC03912K.

[9] Baihao Shao, Ivan Aprahamian,* pH-Induced Fluorescence and Thermal Relaxation Rate Modulation in a Hydrazone Photoswitch. ChemPhotoChem 2019, 3, 361-364. DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201900119.
An invited contribution to a Special Issue on “Photoresponsive Molecular Switches and Machines”

​[8] Baihao Shao,# Hai Qian,# Quan Li, Ivan Aprahamian,* Structure-Property Analysis of the Solution and Solid-State Properties of Bistable Photochromic Hydrazones. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 8364-8371. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b03932.

​[7] Baihao Shao,# Massimo Baroncini,# Hai Qian,# Laura Bussotti, Mariangela Di Donato, Alberto Credi,* Ivan Aprahamian,* Solution and Solid-State Emission Toggling of a Photochromic Hydrazone. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 12323-12327. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b07108.
Highlighted in C&EN, Dartmouth Public Release, EurekAltert-AAAS, PhysOrg, Science Daily and NEWS_Medical Life Sciences; Selected as ACS AuthorChoice

[6] Quan Li, Hai Qian, Baihao Shao, Russell P. Huges, Ivan Aprahamian,* Building Strain with Large Macrocycles and Using It To Tune the Thermal Half-Lives of Hydrazone Photochromes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 11829-11835. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b07612.
Featured in JACS spotlight

​[5] Hai Qian,# Baihao Shao,# Ivan Aprahamian,* Visible-light fluorescence photomodulation in azo-BF2 switches. Tetrahedron 2017, 73, 4901-4904. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.05.012.
An invited contribution to the Tetrahedron Symposium-in-Print dedicated to Prof. Ben. L. Feringa

​[4] Juan Cheng, Meng Liu, Baihao Shao, Shuai Zhang, Jia Li, Yongzhou Hu, Xin Li,* Yi Zang,* Development of a novel H2S and GSH detection cocktail for fluorescence imaging. RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 59882-59888. DOI: 10.1039/C6RA08998D.

​[3] Juan Cheng, Baihao Shao, Shuai Zhang, Yongzhou Hu, Xin Li,* Selective and sensitive detection of hydrogen sulfide in live cells. RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 65203-65207. DOI: 10.1039/C5RA11590F.

​[2] Danjun Zheng, Jing Zhou, Qian Liu, Wei Yao, Min-Zhe Zhang, Baihao Shao, Jian-Xia Mo, Chou-Xin Zhou, Li-She Gan,* Five new cycloartane triterpenoids from Beesia calthifolia. Fitoterapia 2015, 103, 283-288. DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2015.04.017.

[1] Li-She Gan,* Dan-Jun Zheng, Qian Liu, Jing Zhou, Min-Zhe Zhang, Wei Yao, Baihao Shao, Jian-Xia Mo, Chou-Xin Zhou,* Eight new cycloartane triterpenoids from Beesia calthifolia with hepatoprotective effects against D-galactosamine induced L02 cell. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2015, 25, 3845-3849. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.07.070.

Book Chapter

[1] Baihao Shao, Ivan Aprahamian, “Arylhydrazones” in Molecular Photoswitches - Synthesis, Properties and Applications, Zbigniew Pianowski, Ed; Wiley, June 2022, ISBN: 978-3-527-34768-1. DOI: 10.1002/9783527827626.ch6.