(56) Wen He, Xuan Ding, Ali A. AL-Thuraya, Daijun Meng, Bizi Yu, Wuyueming Zhou, Yumo Fan, Yuting Zhang, Hongjun Zhang, Jiangtao Liu* Regulating the microporous structure by cavity-shaped molecular sieving channels. Science Advances, 2026, 12, eaee9782.(Q1, Top Journal, IF=16.1)

Regulating the microporous structure by cavity-shaped molecular sieving channels.

(55) Wen He, Xiangzeng Wang, Jian Guan, Quansheng Liang, Ji Ma, Ying Liu, Hongjun Zhang, Chunwei Zhang, Jiangtao Liu*. Mixed-matrix membranes with molecular recognition windows for selective helium extraction from natural gas. Nature Communications, 2026, 17, 2942. (Top Journal, IF=15.7)

Mixed-matrix membranes with molecular recognition windows for selective helium extraction from natural gas.

(54) Ayan Yao, Daijun Meng, Jingcheng Du, Bizi Yu, Qian Sun, Pengjia Dou, Jian Guan, Jiangtao Liu*. Ultrathin aromatic polyamide membranes with tunable microporosity for molecular sieving, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, e202506493. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=16.9)

Ultrathin aromatic polyamide membranes with tunable microporosity for molecular sieving

(53) Ziye Song, Linghao Liu, Qian Sun, Jingcheng Du, Jian Guan, Pengjia Dou, Runnan Zhang, Zhongyi Jiang,* Jiangtao Liu*. Crystalline porous organic cage membranes constructed through fortified intermolecular interactions for molecular sieving, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, 202409296. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=16.9)

Crystalline porous organic cage membranes constructed through fortified intermolecular interactions for molecular sieving

(52) Jingcheng Du, Jian guan, Ali A. AL-Thuraya, Weiwang Lim, Qian Sun, Ayan Yao, Dong Cao, Ji Ma, Yuting zhang, Yumo Fan, Pengjia Dou, Jiangtao Liu*. Covalent Organic Framework Membranes with Tunable Turing Patterns Prepared via Regulated Strategy, Nature Communications, 2025, 16, 8664. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=15.7)

Covalent Organic Framework Membranes with Tunable Turing Patterns Prepared via Regulated Strategy

(51) Qian Sun, Pengjia Dou, Jingcheng Du, Ayan Yao, Dong Cao, Ji Ma, Shabi Ul Hassan, Pengjia Dou, Jian Guan, Jiangtao Liu*. Biomimetic KcsA channels enabled by 1D-MOF in 2D-COF, Nature Communications, 2025, 16, 9099. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=15.7)

Biomimetic KcsA channels enabled by 1D-MOF in 2D-COF

(50) Jian Guan, Jingcheng Du, Qian Sun, Wen He, Ji Ma, Shabi UI Hassan, Ji Wu, Hongjun Zhang, Sui Zhang, Jiangtao Liu* Metal-organic cages improving microporosity in polymeric membrane for superior CO2 capture, Science Advances, 2025, 11, ads0583. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=11.7) Article Link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ads0583

Metal-organic cages improving microporosity in polymeric membrane for superior CO₂ capture

(49) Ayan Yao, Pengjia Dou, Jingcheng Du, Qian Sun, Jian Guan, Jiangtao Liu*. Microporous membranes based on 3D phenolphthalein for molecular sieving, Science Advances, 2024, 10, eado7687. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=16.1) Article Link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ado7687

Microporous membranes based on 3D phenolphthalein for molecular sieving

(48) Jingcheng Du, Ayan Yao, Qian Sun, Linghao Liu, Ziye Song, Wen He, Chengming Wang, Pengjia Dou, Jian Guan, Jiangtao Liu*. Ultrafast interfacial self-assembly toward bioderived polyester COF membranes with microstructure optimization, Advanced Materials, 2024, 2405744. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=30.8) Article Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adma.202405744

Ultrafast interfacial self-assembly toward bioderived polyester COF membranes with microstructure optimization

(47) Jingcheng Du, Qian Sun, Wen He, Linghao Liu, Ziye Song, Ayan Yao, Ji Ma, Dong Cao, Shabi Ul Hassan,  Jian Guan, Jiangtao Liu,* 2D Soft Covalent Organic Framework Membrane Prepared via Molecular Bridge, Advanced Materials, 2023, 35, 2300975. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=30.8) Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202300975

2D Soft Covalent Organic Framework Membrane Prepared via Molecular Bridge

(46) Xuan Ding, Wen He, Daijun Meng, Ali A. AL-Thuraya, Bizi Yu, Yuting Zhang, Ayan Yao, Yumo Fan, Jian Guan, Hongjun Zhang, Jiangtao Liu*, Electron-Donating Conjugated Microporous Polymer Membranes for Enhanced CO2 Capture. Advanced Functional Materials, 2026, e28057. (Top Journal, IF=19.0)

Electron-Donating Conjugated Microporous Polymer Membranes for Enhanced CO2 Capture

(45) Ayan Yao, Jingcheng Du, Qian Sun, Linghao Liu, Ziye Song, Wen He, Jiangtao Liu*. Flexible Covalent Organic Network with Ordered Honeycomb Nanoarchitecture for Molecular Separations, ACS Nano 2023, 17, 22, 22916–22927.(DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c08028) (IF=17.1, Q1, Top Journal) (14 November 2023)

Flexible Covalent Organic Network with Ordered Honeycomb Nanoarchitecture for Molecular Separations

(44) Pengjia Dou, Linghao Liu, Qian Sun, Daijun Meng, Jingcheng Du, Ayan Yao, Xuan Ding, Ali A. AL-Thuraya, Jiangtao Liu* Turing Membranes Regulated by Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding for Molecular Sieving, ACS Nano 2025, 19, 24, 22442–22453. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=16.0) Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c06521

Turing Membranes Regulated by Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding for Molecular Sieving

(43) Qian Sun, Jingcheng Du, Ayan Yao, Yuting Zhang, Bizi Yu, Weiwang Lim, Shabi Ul Hassan, Jian Guan, Pengjia Dou*, Jiangtao Liu*. Tunable hydrated channels in covalent organic framework membrane for seawater desalination. ACS Nano, 2025, 19, 18409−18420. (IF=17.1, Q1, Top Journal) 

Tunable hydrated channels in covalent organic framework membrane for seawater desalination

(42) Qian Sun, Ziye Song, Jingcheng Du, Ayan Yao, Linghao Liu, Wen He, Shabi Ul Hassan, Jian Guan Jiangtao Liu*. Covalent organic framework membranes with regulated orientation for monovalent cation sieving, ACS Nano, 2024, 18, 39, 27065–27076. (IF=17.1, Q1, Top Journal) (23 September 2024) Article Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.4c10558

Covalent organic framework membranes with regulated orientation for monovalent cation sieving

(41) Dong Cao, Jingcheng Du, Jingguo Li, Qian Sun, Jian Guan, Jiangtao Liu* Hydroxyl-Functionalized Donor−Acceptor Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Production under Visible Light, ACS Catalysis, 2025, 15, 3584−3594. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=13.1) Article Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.4c06854

Hydroxyl-Functionalized Donor−Acceptor Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Production under Visible Light

(40) Qian Sun,# Yuting Zhang,# Lim Wei Wang, Bizi Yu, Jingcheng Du, Shabi Ul Hassan, Ayan Yao, Dong Cao, Ji Ma, Jian Guan, Jiangtao Liu* Oriented PolyMOFs Enabled by Bridging Co-Ligand for CO2 Separation, Nano Letters, 2025, 2381-2387. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=9.6) Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05778

Oriented PolyMOFs Enabled by Bridging Co-Ligand for CO₂ Separation

(39) Qian Sun, Jingcheng Du, Ziye Song, Ayan Yao, Linghao Liu, Ji Ma, Dong Cao, Wen He, Shabi Ul Hassan, Jian Guan, Jiangtao Liu*. Oriented 1D Metal–Organic Frameworks for Selective Chemisorption by a Substitution–Insertion Mechanism. Nano Letters, 2024, 24, 41, 12783–12790. (IF=9.6, Q1, Top Journal) (2 October 2024) Article Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c02921

Oriented 1D Metal–Organic Frameworks for Selective Chemisorption by a Substitution–Insertion Mechanism

(38) Bizi Yu, Jian Guan, Yuting Zhang, Dong Cao, Weiwang Lim, Wen He, Xuan Ding, Daijun Meng, Yumo Fan, Jiangtao Liu*. Porous organic cage membranes for efficient CO₂ capture. Environmental Science & Technology, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6c00727 (Top Journal, IF=10.8)

Porous organic cage membranes for efficient CO₂ capture

(37) Yuting Zhang, Qian Sun, Bizi Yu, Weiwang Lim, Ayan Yao, Jingcheng Du, Yumo Fan, Xuan Ding, Daijun Meng, Wen He, Ji Ma, Jian Guan,* Hongjun Zhang,* Jiangtao Liu*. Interfacial Polymerization-Engineered MOF Membranes with Tailored CO2 Nanochannels for Robust Gas Separation. Journal of Membrane Science, 2026, 749, 125428. (Top Journal, IF=8.95)

Interfacial Polymerization-Engineered MOF Membranes with Tailored CO2 Nanochannels for Robust Gas Separation

(36) Ji Ma, Wen He, Weiwang Lim, Jingcheng Du, Qian Sun, Shabi Ul Hassan, Dong Cao, Jian Guan, Jiangtao Liu* Finely Tailoring Microstructure of 6FDA-based Hyperbranched Polyimide for Natural Gas Upgrading, Journal of Membrane Science, 2025, 720, 123729. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=8.4) 

Finely Tailoring Microstructure of 6FDA-based Hyperbranched Polyimide for Natural Gas Upgrading

(35) Weiwang Lim, Wen He, Ji Ma, Shabi UI Hassan, Jingcheng Du, Qian Sun, Dong Cao, Jian Guan,* Hongjun Zhang,* Jiangtao Liu* Membranes with hollow bowl-shaped window for CO2 removal from natural gas, Advanced Membranes, 2025, 5, 100129. Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advmem.2025.100129

Membranes with hollow bowl-shaped window for CO₂ removal from natural gas

(34) Jingcheng Du, Linghao Liu, Qian Sun, Ziye Song, Ayan Yao, Ji Ma, Tai-Shung Chung, Wei Xu, Hongjun Zhang,  Jiangtao Liu*, Heterocycles for direct air capture and MOFs prepared from CO2 utilization, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024, 12, 7711-7723. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=11.9) Article Link: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/ta/d3ta07024g

Heterocycles for direct air capture and MOFs prepared from CO₂ utilization

(33) Dong Cao, Jian Guan, Jingcheng Du, Qian Sun, Ji Ma, Jingguo Li, Jiangtao Liu,* Guoping Sheng,* Halogen-functionalized covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction under visible light, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 476, 134956. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=12.2) Article Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389424015358?via%3Dihub#fig0030

Halogen-functionalized covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction under visible light

(32) Jian Guan, Xiangzeng Wang, Jingcheng Du, Quansheng Liang, Wen He, Ying Liu, Ji Ma, Chunwei Zhang, Jiangtao Liu*. Surface-engineered PIM-1 membranes for facile CO2 capture. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 477, 147017.  (CO2 separation and capture membrane, IF=15.1, Q1, Top Journal) Article Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385894723057480

Surface-engineered PIM-1 membranes for facile CO₂ capture

(31) Wen He, Xiangzeng Wang, Jian Guan, Quansheng Liang, Ji Ma, Ying Liu, Weiwang Lim, Chunwei Zhang, Shabi Ul Hassan, Hongjun Zhang, Jiangtao Liu*, Membranes with molecular gatekeepers for efficient CO2 capture and H2 purification, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16, 16, 21222–21232. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=9.5) Article Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.4c03088

Membranes with molecular gatekeepers for efficient CO₂ capture and H₂ purification

(30) Linghao Liu, Jingcheng Du, Ayan Yao, Ziye Song, Qian Sun, Wen He, Jian Guan, Jiangtao Liu*. Covalent organic network membranes with tunable nanoarchitectonics from macrocycle building blocks for graded molecular sieving, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,  2024, 16, 3, 4283–4294. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=9.5) Article Link: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/ta/d3ta07024g

Covalent organic network membranes with tunable nanoarchitectonics from macrocycle building blocks for graded molecular sieving

(29) Qian Sun, Ziye Song, Hongzhi Liu, Jingcheng Du, Linghao Liu, Wen He, Tai-Shung Chung, Jiangtao Liu*. Smart pH-responsive covalent organic framework membrane for charge-driven molecular sieving, Chemistry of Materials, 2023, 35 (18) 7847–7858. Article Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01867

Smart pH-responsive covalent organic framework membrane for charge-driven molecular sieving

(28) Qian Sun, Jingcheng Du, Linghao Wang, Ayan Yao, Ziye Song, Linghao Liu, Dong Cao, Ji Ma, Weiwang Lim, Wen He, Shabi Ul Hassan, Cailong Zhou, Jiangtao Liu*. Smart superwetting COF membrane for controllable oil/water separation, Separation and Purification Technology, 2023, 31, 123825. (IF=9.136, Q1, Top Journal) Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123825

Smart superwetting COF membrane for controllable oil/water separation

(27) Ziye Song, Qian Sun, Jingcheng Du, Linghao Liu, Wen He, Yiming Xu, and Jiangtao Liu*, Smart Solvent-Responsive Covalent Organic Framework Membranes with Self-regulating Pore Size, ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2023, 5, 4, 3043–3054. (Q2, IF=4.9) 

Smart Solvent-Responsive Covalent Organic Framework Membranes with Self-regulating Pore Size

(26) Wen He, Jingcheng Du, Linghao Liu, Qian Sun, Ziye Song, Ji Ma, Dong Cao, Weiwang Lim, Shabi Ul Hassana, Jiangtao Liu,* Nanoarchitectonics of carbon molecular sieve membranes with graphene oxide and polyimide for hydrogen purification, RSC Advances, 2023, 13, 10168–10181. (Q2, IF=4.1) Article Link: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/RA/D3RA00617D

Nanoarchitectonics of carbon molecular sieve membranes with graphene oxide and polyimide for hydrogen purification

(25) Zhuo Fan Gao, Jiangtao Liu*, T.S. Chung*, Rapid in-situ growth of covalent organic frameworks on hollow fiber substrates with Janus-like characteristics for efficient organic solvent nanofiltration, Separation and Purification Technology, 2022, 294, 121166. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=9.1) Article Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383586622007237

Rapid in-situ growth of covalent organic frameworks on hollow fiber substrates with Janus-like characteristics for efficient organic solvent nanofiltration

(24) Xiong Zhu#, Jiangtao Liu#, Yang Yang#, Qiaoyun Lai, Xueyan Wu, Jingxin Yang, Qingyi Zeng, Gaosheng Zhang, Shuaifei Zhao, Reinforcing hydration layer on membrane surface via nano-capturing and hydrothermal crosslinking for fouling reduction. Journal of Membrane Science, 2021, 120076. (Q1, Top Membrane Journal, IF=10.5) Article Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376738821010164

Reinforcing hydration layer on membrane surface via nano-capturing and hydrothermal crosslinking for fouling reduction

(23) Yanqiu Lu,  Wei Liu, Jiangtao Liu, Xue Li, Sui Zhang, A review on 2D porous organic polymers for membrane-based separations: Processing and engineering of transport channels. Advanced Membranes, 2021, 1, 100014. (Flagship membrane journal) Article Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772823421000154

2020

(21) Jiangtao Liu, Shaofei Wang, Tiefan Huang, Priyanka Manchanda, Edy Abou-Hamad, Suzana P. Nunes, Smart covalent organic networks (CONs) with “on-off-on” light-switchable pores for molecular separation, Science Advances, 2020, 6(34), eabb3188. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=14.1)

Smart covalent organic networks (CONs) with “on-off-on” light-switchable pores for molecular separation

(20) Jiangtao Liu#, Gang Han#, Dieling Zhao, Kangjia Lu, Jie Gao, Tai-Shung Chung*. Self-standing and flexible covalent organic framework (COF) membranes for molecular separation, Science Advances, 2020, 6(41), eabb1110. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=14.1)

Self-standing and flexible covalent organic framework (COF) membranes for molecular separation

2018

(19) Jiangtao Liu, Dan Hua, Yu Zhang, Susilo Japip, Tai-Shung Chung*. Precise molecular sieving architectures with Janus pathways for both polar and nonpolar molecules, Advanced Materials, 2018, 30, 1705933. (Q1, Top Journal, ESI Highly Cited, IF=30.8)

Flat-sheet membrane (flat-sheet TFC membrane)

(18) Gang Han#, Jiangtao Liu#,(Joint first authors) Kangjia Lu, Tai-Shung Chung*. Advanced anti-fouling membranes for osmotic power generation from wastewater via pressure retarded osmosis (PRO), Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52, 6686-6694. (Q1, Top Environmental Journal, IF=9.0)

Hollow-fiber membrane (hollow-fiber membrane)

(17) Jiangtao Liu, Susilo Japip, Tai-Shung Chung*. Hydrogen storage in molecular clathrate cages under conditions of moderate pressure and ambient temperature, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2018, 43, 19998-20003. (Q2, Top Hydrogen Energy Journal, IF=4.9)

(16) Yingran He, Jiangtao Liu, Gang Han, Tai-Shung Chung*. Novel, one-step synthesis of zwitterionic random copolymer for thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes and its application in selenium and arsenic removal, Journal of Membrane Science, 2018, 555, 299-306. (Q1, Top Membrane Journal, IF=10.5)

(15) Tony Liang, Jiangtao Liu, Tai-Shung Chung*. High-performance multiple-layer PIM composite hollow fiber membranes for gas separation, Journal of Membrane Science, 2018, 563, 93-106. (Q1, Top Membrane Journal, IF=10.5)

2017

(14) Jiangtao Liu, Youchang Xiao, Tai-Shung Chung*. Flexible thermally treated 3D PIM-CD molecular sieve membranes exceeding the upper bound line for propylene/propane separation, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 4583-4595. (Q1, Top Journal, IF=12.7)

Flexible thermally treated 3D PIM-CD molecular sieve membranes exceeding the upper bound line for propylene/propane separation

(13) Jiangtao Liu, Youchang Xiao, Kuo-Sung Liao, Tai-Shung Chung*. Highly permeable and aging resistant 3D architecture from polymers of intrinsic microporosity incorporated with beta-cyclodextrin, Journal of Membrane Science, 2017, 523, 92-102. (Q1, Top Membrane Journal, IF=10.5)

Highly permeable and aging resistant 3D architecture from polymers of intrinsic microporosity incorporated with beta-cyclodextrin

Before 2016

(12) Jiangtao Liu, Guofei Chen, Junchao Guo, Nafeesa Mustaque, Xingzhong Fang*. Synthesis of high performance phenolphthalein-based cardo poly(ether ketone imide)s via aromatic nucleophilic substitution polymerization. Polymer, 2015, 70, 30-37. (High-temperature resistant polyimide polymer, IF=4.4, Q2, Top Polymer Journal)

(11) Jiangtao Liu, Guofei Chen, Xingzhong Fang*. Preparation, characterization, and properties of poly(thioether imide)s from isomeric bis(chlorophthalimide)s and bisthiophenols. High Performance Polymers, 2016, 28, 64-74. (High-temperature resistant and easily processable polyimide material)

(10) Jiangtao Liu, Guofei Chen, Nafeesa Mustaque, Xingzhong Fang*. Synthesis of organosoluble and light-colored cardo polyimides via aromatic nucleophilic substitution polymerization. Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2015, 26, 1519-1527. (Transparent flexible OLED display substrate)

(9) Jiangtao Liu, Guofei Chen, Xingzhong Fang*. Preparation, characterization, and properties of poly(thioether ether imide)s from isomeric bis(chlorophthalimide)s and bis(4-mercaptophenyl)ether. High Performance Polymers, 2015, 27, 112-121.

(8) Jiangtao Liu, Guofei Chen, Xingzhong Fang*. Synthesis and characterization of high performance poly(thioether imide)s via aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction of isomeric AB-type monomers. Polymer Bulletin, 2015, 72, 3269-3282.

(7) Jiangtao Liu, Guofei Chen, Xingzhong Fang*. Preparation, characterization, and properties of poly(thioether ether imide)s from isomeric bis(chlorophthalimide)s and 4,4′-thiobisbenzenethiol. Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2014, 25, 329-337.

(6) Ji Wu, Jiangtao Liu, Tai-Shung Chung*. Structural tuning of polymers of intrinsic microporosity via the copolymerization with macrocyclic 4-tert-butylcalix[4]arene for enhanced gas separation performance, Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2018, 1800044.

(5) Yingran He, Jiangtao Liu, Gang Han, Tai-Shung Chung*. Novel, one-step synthesis of zwitterionic random copolymer for thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes and its application in selenium and arsenic removal, Journal of Membrane Science, 2018, 555, 299-306.

(4) Tony Liang, Jiangtao Liu, Tai-Shung Chung*. High-performance multiple-layer PIM composite hollow fiber membranes for gas separation, Journal of Membrane Science, 2018, 563, 93-106.

(3) Lan Li, Jiangtao Liu, Guofei Chen, Nafeesa Mushtaq, Lala Rukh Sidra, Ruixin Wang, Xingzhong Fang, Synthesis of organosoluble and transparent phenolphthalein-based cardo poly (ether sulfone imide) s via aromatic nucleophilic substitution polymerization, High Performance Polymers, 2016, 28, 1263-1271.

(2) Xueliang Pei, Guofei Chen, Jiangtao Liu, Xingzhong Fang*. Influence of crystalline polyimide hard block on the properties of poly(imide siloxane) copolymers. Polymer, 2015, 56, 229-236.

(1) Guofei Chen, Xueliang Pei, Jiangtao Liu, Xingzhong Fang* Synthesis and properties of transparent polyimides derived from trans- and cis-1,4-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy)cyclohexane dianhydrides. Journal of Polymer Research, 2015, 20(6), 159-170.

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