Dongkun Yu

Yu Dongkun received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and is currently a researcher in the Department of Applied Physics. He graduated in applied chemistry and received his bachelor's degree in 2013 from Shandong University, China. He received Master's degree at the Science School of Renmin University of China. His research interests are designing eutectics based on noncovalent interactions and bio-materials for a sustainable future. Now he mainly focuses on chitosan functional materials.

Publications

1. Dongkun Yu, Z. Xue, T. Mu, Eutectics: formation, properties, and applications, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021, 50, 8596–8638.

2. Dongkun Yu, Z. Xue, T. Mu, Deep eutectic solvents as a green toolbox for synthesis, Cell Reports Physical Science, 2022, 3, 100809.

3. Dongkun Yu, Z. Li, C. Li, X. Liang, J. Dutta, J. Yang, F. Ye, Chemical linkage in bifunctional chitosanmercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) coatings for enhanced corrosion prevention and antifouling activities, Sustain. Mater. Technol., 2025, 44, e01371.

4. Dongkun Yu, X. Zhao, A. P. Amores, Y. Wang, J. Dutta, J.-L. Yang, F. Ye, Chitosan coatings with modulated surface roughness for the inhibition of marine macrofouling. Int. J. Bio. Macromol., 2025, 316, 144713.

5. Dongkun Yu, D. Jiang, Z. Xue, T. Mu, Deep eutectic solvents as green solvents for materials preparation, Green Chem., 2024, 26, 7478-7507.

6. Dongkun Yu, F. Ye, S. Dobretsov, J. Dutta, Antifouling activity of PEGylated chitosan coatings: Impacts of the side chain length and encapsulated ZnO/Ag nanoparticles, Int. J. Bio. Macromol, 2024, 281, 136316. (第一作 者，IF: 8.5) 7. Dongkun Yu, IB. Basumatary, Y. Liu, X. Zhang, S. Kumar, F. Ye, J. Dutta, Chitosan-photocatalyst nanocomposite on polyethylene films as antimicrobial coating for food packaging, Prog. Org. Coat., 2024, 186, 108069.

8. Dongkun Yu, IB. Basumatary, S. Kumar, F. Ye, J. Dutta, Chitosan modified with bio-extract as an antibacterial coating with UV filtering feature, Int. J. Bio. Macromol., 2023, 230, 123145.

9. Dongkun Yu, T. Mu, Strategy to form eutectic molecular liquids based on noncovalent interactions, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2019, 123, 4958–4966.

10. Dongkun Yu, H. Mou, X. Zhao, Y. Wang, T. Mu, Eutectic molecular liquids based on hydrogen bonding and ππ interaction for exfoliating two-dimensional materials and recycling polymers, Chem. Asian J., 2019, 14, 3350– 3356.

11. Dongkun Yu, H. Mou, H. Fu, Y. Wang, T. Mu, "Inverted" Deep Eutectic Solvents based on Host-Guest Interactions, Chem. Asian J., 2019, 14, 4183–4188.

12. J. Wang, X. Gao, L. Feng, D. Zhang, S. Lv, X. Li, Q. Liu, Dongkun Yu*, M. Xing, D. Li, L. Suo, H. Mou, J. Song, Advances in near-infrared responsive functional nanocomposites for bioimaging and antitumor research, J. Contr. Release., 2025, 384, 113904.

13. L. Chen, S. Liao, Dongkun Yu*, L. Li*, T. Mu, Z. Xue*, Innovative aryl-based hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent for efficient removal of dyes and nanoplastics, Sep. Purif. Technol., 2023, 308, 122903.

14. R. Shi, Z. Wang, Dongkun Yu,* C. Wei, R. Qin, T. Mu, An innovative deep eutectic solvent: chalcogen bonding as the primary driving force, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 22593–22597.

15. H. Yu, Y. Wang, C. Yan, Dongkun Yu*, L. Chen, Q. Hu, Y. Yao, T. Mu*, Z. Xue*, Boosting Lignin Dissolution and Biomass Fractionation by Innovative Alkaline Deep Eutectic Solvents, ACS Sustainable Resour. Manage. 2024, 1, 1931–1942.

16. Y. Chen#*, Dongkun Yu#, L. Fu, M. Wang, D. Feng, Y. Yang, X. Xue, J. Wang, T. Mu, The dynamic evaporation process of deep eutectic solvent LiTf2N:N-methylacetamide at ambient temperature, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21,11810–11821.

17. Y. Chen#*, Dongkun Yu#, Y. Lu, G. Li, L. Fu, T. Mu, Volatility of deep eutectic solvent choline chloride: N-methylacetamide at ambient temperature and pressure, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2019, 58, 7308–7317.

18. Y. Chen#*, Dongkun Yu#, W. Chen, L. Fu, T. Mu, Water absorption by deep eutectic solvents, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 2601–2610.

19. H. Mou#, J. Wang#, Dongkun Yu#, D. Zhang#, F. Lu, L. Chen, D. Wang, T. Mu, A Facile and Controllable, Deep Eutectic Solvent Aided Strategy for Synthesis Graphene Encapsulated Metal Phosphides for Enhanced Electrocatalysis Overall Water Splitting, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019, 7, 13455–13459.