1.      B. Liu, J. Sun, J. Zhu, B. Li, C. Ma, X. Gu, K. Liu, H. Zhang, F. Wang*, J. Su*, Y. Yang*, Injectable and NIR-responsive DNA-inorganic Hybrid Hydrogel with Outstanding Photo-Thermal Therapy, Adv. Mater., 2020, DOI:10.1002/adma.202004460.

2.      B. Shao#, S. Wan#, C. Yang, J. Shen, Y. Li, H. You, D. Chen*, C. Fan, K. Liu*, H. Zhang*. Engineered Anisotropic Fluids of Rare Earth Nanomaterials, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. DOI:10.1002/anie.202007676.

3.      C. Ma, J. Dong, M. Viviani, I. Tulini, N. Pontillo, S. Maity, Y. Zhou, W. H. Roos, K. Liu*, A. Herrmann*, G. Portale*, Denovo rational design of a freestanding, supercharged polypeptide, proton conducting membrane, Sci. Adv.2020; 6 : eabc0810.

4.      Y. Zhang#, L. Kong#, F. Wang, B. Li, C. Ma, D. Chen*, K. Liu*, C. Fan, H. Zhang, Information stored in nanoscale: encoding data in a single DNA strand with Base64, Nano Today. 2020, 33, 100871.

5.      X. Li#, J. Li#, J. Sun, H. He, B. Li, C. Ma, K. Liu*, H. Zhang, Bio‐inspired and Mechanically Strong Fibers Based on Engineered Non‐Spider Chimeric Proteins,  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 8148 –8152. （This work is highlighted by ChemistryViews.）（Prof. Giuseppe Portale wrote a Views&Comments on this work Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. 2020, doi: 10.1007/s11705-020-1941-x.）

6.      J. Li#, B. Li#, J. Sun#, C. Ma, S. Wan, Y. Li, R. G？stl, A. Herrmann, K. Liu*, H. Zhang, Engineered Near-Infrared Fluorescent Protein Assemblies for Robust Bioimaging and Therapeutic Applications, Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 2000964（This work is featured by Advanced Science News and the lead author Kai Liu is interviewed at the same time.）

7.      C. Ma#, J. Su#, B. Li, A. Herrmann, H. Zhang, K. Liu*, Solvent-free plasticity and programmable mechanical behaviors of engineered proteins, Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 1907697.

8.      J. Sun#, J. Su#, C. Ma, R. G？stl, A. Herrmann, K. Liu*, H. Zhang, Fabrication and mechanical properties of engineered protein-based adhesives and fibers, Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 1906360.

9.      C.Ma#, J. Su#, Y. Sun#, Y. Feng, N. Shen, B. Li, Y. Liang, X. Yang, H. Wu, H. Zhang, A. Herrmann*, R. E. Tanzi, K. Liu*, C. Zhang*, Significant upregulation of Alzheimer’s β-amyloids in vivo induced by extracellular elastin polypeptides, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 18703–18709. （VIP paper）（This work is highlighted by medical Xpress, eurekalert-AAAS, News medical life sciences.）

10. H. He#, K. Zhao#, L. Xiao, Y. Zhang, Y. Cheng, S. Chen, L. Zhang,* X. Zhou*, K. Liu*, H. Zhang, Detection and chiral recognition of α-hydroxyl acid through proton and CEST NMR using Yb macrocyclic complex, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 18286 –18289.