Regulating Mechanotransduction in Three Dimensions using Sub‐Cellular Scale, Crosslinkable Fibers of Controlled Diameter, Stiffness, and Alignment

Variable piezoelectricity of electrospun chitin

(2018) Reva M. Street et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Programmed biomolecule delivery to enable and direct cell migration for connective tissue repair

(2017) Feini Qu et al.   Nature Communications

YAP and TAZ in epithelial stem cells: A sensor for cell polarity, mechanical forces and tissue damage

(2016) Ahmed Elbediwy et al.   BIOESSAYS

Winner of the Young Investigator Award of the Society for Biomaterials at the 10th World Biomaterials Congress, May 17-22, 2016, Montreal QC, Canada: Microribbon-based hydrogels accelerate stem cell-based bone regeneration in a mouse critical-size cranial

(2016) Li-Hsin Han et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Agarose particle-templated porous bacterial cellulose and its application in cartilage growth in vitro

(2015) Na Yin et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Collagen Structure Deterioration in the Skin of Patients with Pelvic Organ Prolapse Determined by Atomic Force Microscopy

(2015) Svetlana L. Kotova et al.   MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS

Yes-associated protein (YAP) is a negative regulator of chondrogenesis in mesenchymal stem cells

(2015) Alexandra Karystinou et al.   ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY

Forms, forces, and stem cell fate

(2014) Evangelia Bellas et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Mechanotransduction and extracellular matrix homeostasis

(2014) Jay D. Humphrey et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Extracellular matrix assembly: a multiscale deconstruction

(2014) Janna K. Mouw et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Remodelling the extracellular matrix in development and disease

(2014) Caroline Bonnans et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Controlling Major Cellular Processes of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells using Microwell Structures

(2014) Xun Xu et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Photo-crosslinkable PEG-Based Microribbons for Forming 3D Macroporous Scaffolds with Decoupled Niche Properties

(2013) Li-Hsin Han et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The role of focal adhesion complexes in fibroblast mechanotransduction during scar formation

(2013) Kristine C. Rustad et al.   DIFFERENTIATION

YAP-mediated regulation of the chondrogenic phenotype in response to matrix elasticity

(2013) Weiliang Zhong et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR HISTOLOGY

Mesenchymal Stem Cell and Chondrocyte Fates in a Multishear Microdevice Are Regulated by Yes-Associated Protein

(2013) Weiliang Zhong et al.   STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT

The effects of interactive mechanical and biochemical niche signaling on osteogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells using combinatorial hydrogels

(2012) Michelle Nii et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Microribbon-Like Elastomers for Fabricating Macroporous and Highly Flexible Scaffolds that Support Cell Proliferation in 3D

(2012) Li-Hsin Han et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Forcing Stem Cells to Behave: A Biophysical Perspective of the Cellular Microenvironment

(2012) Yubing Sun et al.   Annual Review of Biophysics

Ligand-dependent nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, PPARα and PPARγ

(2012) Tomoe Umemoto et al.   GENES TO CELLS

Three-Dimensional Polymer Constructs Exhibiting a Tunable Negative Poisson's Ratio

(2011) David Y. Fozdar et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

The Hippo pathway and apico–basal cell polarity

(2011) Alice Genevet et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Construction of the recellularized corneal stroma using porous acellular corneal scaffold

(2011) Jianhui Xiao et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The knee meniscus: Structure–function, pathophysiology, current repair techniques, and prospects for regeneration

(2011) Eleftherios A. Makris et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Tailoring the porosity and pore size of electrospun synthetic human elastin scaffolds for dermal tissue engineering

(2011) Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Role of YAP/TAZ in mechanotransduction

(2011) Sirio Dupont et al.   NATURE

Mechano-topographic modulation of stem cell nuclear shape on nanofibrous scaffolds

(2010) Ashwin S. Nathan et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

The synergistic effects of 3-D porous silk fibroin matrix scaffold properties and hydrodynamic environment in cartilage tissue regeneration

(2010) Yun Wang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Cartilage tissue engineering using funnel-like collagen sponges prepared with embossing ice particulate templates

(2010) Hongxu Lu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

In vitrocartilage tissue engineering using cancellous bone matrix gelatin as a biodegradable scaffold

(2010) Bo Yang et al.   Biomedical Materials

Peptide-Functionalized Click Hydrogels with Independently Tunable Mechanics and Chemical Functionality for 3D Cell Culture

(2010) Cole A. DeForest et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Mechanical regulation of cell function with geometrically modulated elastomeric substrates

(2010) Jianping Fu et al.   NATURE METHODS

Substrate Elasticity Regulates Skeletal Muscle Stem Cell Self-Renewal in Culture

(2010) P. M. Gilbert et al.   SCIENCE

Hydrogels in Regenerative Medicine

(2009) Brandon V. Slaughter et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Durotaxis Depends on Substrate Stiffness Gradient Strength

(2009) Brett C. Isenberg et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

A cell leakproof PLGA-collagen hybrid scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering

(2009) Naoki Kawazoe et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS