Kai Yu

2.3k total citations
36 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Kai Yu is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Yu has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 12 papers in Organic Chemistry and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kai Yu's work include Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (18 papers), Antimicrobial agents and applications (11 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (9 papers). Kai Yu is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (18 papers), Antimicrobial agents and applications (11 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (9 papers). Kai Yu collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Germany. Kai Yu's co-authors include Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu, Yan Mei, Donald E. Brooks, Robert E. W. Hancock, Dirk Lange, Narges Hadjesfandiari, Jason Kindrachuk, Guangzheng Gao, Joey Lo and Xiaoqiang Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Materials and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Kai Yu

36 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kai Yu Canada 24 667 582 573 478 467 36 1.9k
Dicky Pranantyo Singapore 31 730 1.1× 763 1.3× 391 0.7× 305 0.6× 756 1.6× 47 2.4k
Mehdi Kazemzadeh‐Narbat United States 19 448 0.7× 263 0.5× 533 0.9× 523 1.1× 1.2k 2.5× 25 2.3k
Shunjie Yan China 21 629 0.9× 595 1.0× 279 0.5× 159 0.3× 439 0.9× 38 1.4k
Lingjie Song China 27 535 0.8× 841 1.4× 379 0.7× 149 0.3× 981 2.1× 55 2.1k
Bart Gottenbos Netherlands 13 511 0.8× 274 0.5× 574 1.0× 146 0.3× 437 0.9× 19 1.5k
Guruprakash Subbiahdoss Netherlands 20 294 0.4× 298 0.5× 673 1.2× 214 0.4× 882 1.9× 33 2.0k
Xiaokang Ding China 27 953 1.4× 383 0.7× 756 1.3× 370 0.8× 1.4k 2.9× 84 3.3k
Pascal Thébault France 17 502 0.8× 262 0.5× 381 0.7× 270 0.6× 340 0.7× 49 1.3k
Keith M. McLean Australia 31 578 0.9× 598 1.0× 796 1.4× 149 0.3× 937 2.0× 57 3.1k
Hengchong Shi China 33 807 1.2× 962 1.7× 386 0.7× 190 0.4× 904 1.9× 94 3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Yu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kai Yu. Kai Yu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yu, Kai, et al.. (2025). Investigation on the Influence of Protein Corona and Platelet Adhesion on Storage Bag Surface on the Platelet Storage Lesion. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(23). e2501217–e2501217. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Kai, et al.. (2024). Long-Term Prevention of Biofilm Formation by Polycatechol-Based Supramolecular Assemblies with Low Molecular Weight Polymers on Surfaces. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(29). 38631–38644. 3 indexed citations
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Ji, Haifeng, Kai Yu, Srinivas Abbina, et al.. (2024). Antithrombotic coating with sheltered positive charges prevents contact activation by controlling factor XII–biointerface binding. Nature Materials. 24(4). 626–636. 19 indexed citations
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Miller, Tiev, Dirk Lange, Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu, et al.. (2023). The Microbiological Burden of Short-Term Catheter Reuse in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: A Prospective Study. Biomedicines. 11(7). 1929–1929. 7 indexed citations
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Yu, Kai, et al.. (2021). Rheological and clot microstructure evaluation of heparin neutralization by UHRA and protamine. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 124. 104851–104851. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Kai, John Cheng, Yan Mei, et al.. (2021). Rapid Assembly of Infection-Resistant Coatings: Screening and Identification of Antimicrobial Peptides Works in Cooperation with an Antifouling Background. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(31). 36784–36799. 29 indexed citations
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Yu, Kai, Kymora B. Scotland, John Cheng, et al.. (2021). Self‐Limiting Mussel Inspired Thin Antifouling Coating with Broad‐Spectrum Resistance to Biofilm Formation to Prevent Catheter‐Associated Infection in Mouse and Porcine Models. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 10(6). e2001573–e2001573. 35 indexed citations
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Yu, Kai, et al.. (2020). Surface modification approaches for prevention of implant associated infections. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 193. 111116–111116. 90 indexed citations
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Abbina, Srinivas, Parambath Anilkumar, Kai Yu, et al.. (2020). Blood circulation of soft nanomaterials is governed by dynamic remodeling of protein opsonins at nano-biointerface. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3048–3048. 80 indexed citations
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Kalathottukaren, Manu Thomas, Srinivas Abbina, Kai Yu, et al.. (2017). A Polymer Therapeutic Having Universal Heparin Reversal Activity: Molecular Design and Functional Mechanism. Biomacromolecules. 18(10). 3343–3358. 33 indexed citations
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Yu, Kai, Joey Lo, Yan Mei, et al.. (2016). Anti-adhesive antimicrobial peptide coating prevents catheter associated infection in a mouse urinary infection model. Biomaterials. 116. 69–81. 225 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaoqiang, et al.. (2016). Choline phosphate functionalized cellulose membrane: A potential hemostatic dressing based on a unique bioadhesion mechanism. Acta Biomaterialia. 40. 212–225. 34 indexed citations
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Yu, Kai, et al.. (2015). Interaction of blood components with cathelicidins and their modified versions. Biomaterials. 69. 201–211. 18 indexed citations
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Yu, Kai, Benjamin Lai, Jonathan H. Foley, et al.. (2014). Modulation of Complement Activation and Amplification on Nanoparticle Surfaces by Glycopolymer Conformation and Chemistry. ACS Nano. 8(8). 7687–7703. 68 indexed citations
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Yu, Kai, Yan Mei, Narges Hadjesfandiari, & Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu. (2014). Engineering biomaterials surfaces to modulate the host response. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 124. 69–79. 44 indexed citations
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Hadjesfandiari, Narges, Kai Yu, Yan Mei, & Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu. (2014). Polymer brush-based approaches for the development of infection-resistant surfaces. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2(31). 4968–4968. 122 indexed citations
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Yu, Kai, A. Louise Creagh, Charles A. Haynes, & Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu. (2013). Lectin Interactions on Surface-Grafted Glycostructures: Influence of the Spatial Distribution of Carbohydrates on the Binding Kinetics and Rupture Forces. Analytical Chemistry. 85(16). 7786–7793. 29 indexed citations
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Gao, Guangzheng, Dirk Lange, Kai Hilpert, et al.. (2011). The biocompatibility and biofilm resistance of implant coatings based on hydrophilic polymer brushes conjugated with antimicrobial peptides. Biomaterials. 32(16). 3899–3909. 311 indexed citations
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Melzak, Kathryn A., Susana Moreno‐Flores, Kai Yu, Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu, & José L. Toca‐Herrera. (2010). Rationalized approach to the determination of contact point in force–distance curves: Application to polymer brushes in salt solutions and in water. Microscopy Research and Technique. 73(10). 959–964. 22 indexed citations
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Yu, Kai & Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu. (2010). Synthesis of Functional Polymer Brushes Containing Carbohydrate Residues in the Pyranose Form and Their Specific and Nonspecific Interactions with Proteins. Biomacromolecules. 11(11). 3073–3085. 47 indexed citations

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