Publications

41. Xueyong Xie, Yaohui Wang, Bo Deng, Michael R Blatchley, Dongwei Lan, Yizhou Xie, Meng Lei, Na Liu, Feng Xu, Zhao Wei*. Matrix metalloproteinase-responsive hydrogels with tunable retention for on-demand therapy of inflammatory bowel disease. 2024, In revision.

 

40. Xin He, Meng Lei, Xuewen Chen, Feng Xu, Heng Liu*, Zhao Wei*. Dynamic Hydrogel-based strategy for traumatic brain injury modeling and therapy. 2024, Submitted.

 

39. Zhao Wei, Bo Deng, Shumeng Chen, Xueyong Xie, Meng Lei, Yingqi Li, Hui Guo*, Feng Xu*, Moxiao Li*. How to catch the 3D mechanics of extracellular matrix in vitro is a touchy issue. 2024, Submitted.

 

38. Yuanbo Jia, Zhao Wei*, Jinteng Feng, Meng Lei, Yanshen Yang, Jingyi Liu, Yan Hu, Weiguo Chen, Guoyou Huang, Xiaogang Guo, Guy M. Genin, Yan Li*, Feng Xu*. A multi-functional hydrogel graft with tunable viscoelastic networks for alleviation of the sequelae of myocardial infarction 2024, Submitted.

 

37. Yingqi Li, Na Liu*, Ning Xie, Zhao Wei, Xiru Liang, Feng Xu*. Extracellular fluid viscosity: a new physical cue in cell biology. Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2024, 40, 624056.

 

36. Xulong Zhu, Shuhan Wu, Kuan Yang, Wei Wei, Yasir Aziz, Wenjin Yuan, Hideyuki Miyatake, Yoshihiro Ito, Zhao Wei, Jianhui Li*, Yong Mei Chen*. Polydopamine-modified konjac glucomannan scaffold with sustained release of vascular endothelial growth factor to promote angiogenesis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 132333.

 

35. Hui Zhang, Yufei Ma, Wenya Shu, Yijie Wang, Chunyu Cao, Wanting Wan, Nianyuan Shi, Zhao Wei, Dandan Pei*, Ang Li*, Feng Xu*. Cellular-scale matrix stiffness gradient at soft-hard tissue interfaces regulates immunophenotype of mesenchymal stem cells. Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 34(18), 2309676.

 

34. Nianyuan Shi, Jing Wang, Shaoxin Tang, Hui Zhang, Zhao Wei, Ang Li, Yufei Ma*, Feng Xu*. Matrix nonlinear viscoelasticity regulates skeletal myogenesis through mrtf nuclear localization and nuclear mechanotransduction. Small, 2024, 20(9), 2305218.

 

33. Songbai Zhang, Jingyi Liu, Fan Feng, Yuanbo Jia, Feng Xu, Zhao Wei*, Min Zhang*. Rational design of viscoelastic hydrogels for periodontal ligament remodeling and repair. Acta Biomaterialia, 2023, 174(15), 69-90.

 

32. Yan Hu, Bangrui Yu, Yuanbo Jia, Meng Lei, Zhijie Li, Hao Liu, Haishui Huang, Feng Xu, Jing Li*, Zhao Wei*. Hyaluronate-and gelatin-based hydrogels encapsulating doxycycline as a wound dressing for burn injury therapy. Acta Biomaterialia, 2023, 164, 151-158.

 

31. Zhao Wei#, Meng Lei#, Yaohui Wang, Yizhou Xie, Xueyong Xie, Dongwei Lan, Yuanbo Jia, Jingyi Liu, Yufei Ma, Bo Cheng, Sharon Gerecht*, Feng Xu*. Hydrogels with tunable mechanical plasticity regulate endothelial cell outgrowth in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. Nature Communications, 2023, 14(1), 8307.

 

30. Yuanbo Jia, Jiahui Hu, Keli An, Qiang Zhao, Yang Dang, Hao Liu, Zhao Wei, Songmei Geng*, Feng Xu*. Hydrogel dressing integrating FAK inhibition and ROS scavenging for mechano-chemical treatment of atopic dermatitis. Nature Communications, 2023, 14(1), 2478.

 

29. Yuanbo Jia, Jinteng Feng, Zhe Feng, Jingyi Liu, Yanshen Yang, Xiaokang Li, Meng Lei, Hui Guo, Zhao Wei*, Yi Lv*, Feng Xu*. An endoscopically compatible fast-gelation powder forms Janus-adhesive hydrogel barrier to prevent postoperative adhesions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023, 120(6), e2219024120.

 

28. Kuan Yang, Xinyi Zhao, Wei Wei, Chen Xuan Lin, Lei Sun, Zhao Wei, Qiang Huang, Xing Ge, Miklós Zrínyi, Yong Mei Chen*. A novel injectable and self-biodegradable poly (aspartic acid) hydrogel. Materials & Design, 2023, 226.

 

27. Zhao Wei#, Jingyi Liu#, Yuanbo Jia, Meng Lei, Songbai Zhang, Pan Xi, Yufei Ma, Min Zhang, Jinlu Ma, Lin Wang, Hui Guo*, Feng Xu*. Fiber microarchitecture in interpenetrating collagen-alginate hydrogel with tunable mechanical plasticity regulates tumor cell migration. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2023, 12(29), 2301586.

 

26. 雷萌, 刘婧仪, 谢一洲, 马玉菲, 徐峰, 魏钊*. 仿生黏弹性高分子水凝胶及其生物医学应用. 中国科学: 生命科学, 2023, 54(3), 428-446.

 

25. Fei Han, Xueyong Xie, Tiansong Wang, Chaoyu Cao, Juju Li, Tianying Sun, Hao Liu, Songmei Geng, Zhao Wei, Jing Li, Feng Xu*. Wearable hydrogel-based epidermal sensor with thermal compatibility and long term stability for smart colorimetric multi-signals monitoring. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2023, 12(3), 2201730.

 

24. Songbai Zhang, Yuanbo Jia, Jingyi Liu, Fan Feng, Zhao Wei*, Min Zhang*, Feng Xu*. A viscoelastic alginate-based hydrogel network coordinated with spermidine for periodontal ligament regeneration. Regenerative Biomaterials, 2023, 10, rbad009.

 

23. Yan Hu, Yuanbo Jia, Siwei Wang, Yufei Ma, Guoyou Huang, Tan Ding, Dayun Feng, Guy M Genin, Zhao Wei*, Feng Xu*. An ECM-Mimicking, Injectable, Viscoelastic Hydrogel for Treatment of Brain Lesions. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2023, 12(1), 2201594.

 

22. Rahel Schnellmann, Dimitris Ntekoumes, Mohammad Ikbal Choudhury, Sean Sun, Zhao Wei, Sharon Gerecht*. Stiffening matrix induces age-mediated microvascular phenotype through increased cell contractility and destabilization of adherens junctions. Advanced Science, 2022, 9(22), 2201483.

 

21. Fei Han, Tiansong Wang, Guozhen Liu, Hao Liu, Xueyong Xie, Zhao Wei, Jing Li, Cheng Jiang, Yuan He, Feng Xu*. Materials with tunable optical properties for wearable epidermal sensing in health monitoring. Advanced Materials, 2022, 34(26), 2109055.

 

20. Xin Ding, Moxiao Li, Bo Cheng, Zhao Wei, Yuqing Dong*, Feng Xu*. Microsphere sensors for characterizing stress fields within three-dimensional extracellular matrix. Acta Biomaterialia, 2022, 141, 1-13.

 

19. Yan Hu, Guoyou Huang, Jin Tian, Jinbin Qiu, Yuanbo Jia, Dayun Feng, Zhao Wei, Sidi Li*, Feng Xu*. Matrix stiffness changes affect astrocyte phenotype in an in vitro injury model. NPG Asia Materials, 2021, 13(1), 35.

 

18. Yufei Ma, Ting Han, Qinxuan Yang, Jing Wang, Bicong Feng, Yuanbo Jia, Zhao Wei, Feng Xu*. Viscoelastic cell microenvironment: hydrogel-based strategy for recapitulating dynamic ECM mechanics. Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31(24), 2100848.

 

17. Juan Zheng, Zhao Wei, Kuan Yang, Yang Lu, Pan Lu, Jingyi Zhao, Yin Du, Hong Zhang, Rong Li, Shan Lei, Haixia Lv, Xinlin Chen, Yong Liu, Yong Mei Chen*, Qiqing Zhang*, Pengbo Zhang*. Neural stem cell-laden self-healing polysaccharide hydrogel transplantation promotes neurogenesis and functional recovery after cerebral ischemia in rats. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2021, 4(4), 3046-3054.

 

16. Zhao Wei, Rahel Schnellmann, Hawley C Pruitt, Sharon Gerecht*. Hydrogel network dynamics regulate vascular morphogenesis. Cell Stem Cell, 2020, 27(5), 798-812.

 

15. Rahel Schnellmann, Zhao Wei, Mohammad Ikbal Choudhury, Sean Sun, Sharon Gerecht*. Vascular phenotype is compromised in dynamically stiffening hydrogel. The FASEB Journal, 2020, 34(S1), 1.

 

14. Zhao Wei, Eugenia Volkova, Michael R Blatchley, Sharon Gerecht*. Hydrogel vehicles for sequential delivery of protein drugs to promote vascular regeneration. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2019, 149, 95-106.

 

13. 张恩勉, 李紫秀, 孙蕾, 董点点, 梁毅, 魏钊, 张其清, 陈咏梅*. 自愈合水凝胶在组织工程中的研究进展. 中国科学: 生命科学, 2019, 49(3), 250-265.

 

12. Zhao Wei, Sharon Gerecht*. A self-healing hydrogel as an injectable instructive carrier for cellular morphogenesis. Biomaterials, 2018, 185, 86-96.

 

11. Yong Mei Chen*, Lei Sun, Shao An Yang, Lei Shi, Wen Jiang Zheng, Zhao Wei, Chen Hu. Self-healing and photoluminescent carboxymethyl cellulose-based hydrogels. European Polymer Journal, 2017, 94, 501-510.

 

10. Zhao Wei, Daniel M Lewis, Yu Xu, Sharon Gerecht*. Dual cross-linked biofunctional and self-healing networks to generate user-defined modular gradient hydrogel constructs. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2017, 6(16), 1700523.

 

9. Zhao Wei#, Jingyi Zhao#, Yong Mei Chen*, Pengbo Zhang*, Qiqing Zhang*. Self-healing polysaccharide-based hydrogels as injectable carriers for neural stem cells. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6(1), 37841.

 

8. Wen Jiang Zheng, Jie Gao, Zhao Wei, Jinxiong Zhou, Yong Mei Chen*. Facile fabrication of self-healing carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogels. European Polymer Journal, 2015, 72, 514-522.

 

7. Zhen Qi Liu, Zhao Wei, Xv Long Zhu, Guo You Huang, Feng Xu, Jian Hai Yang, Yoshihito Osada, Miklós Zrínyi, Jian Hui Li*, Yong Mei Chen*. Dextran-based hydrogel formed by thiol-Michael addition reaction for 3D cell encapsulation. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2015, 128, 140-148.

 

6. Zhao Wei, Jian Hai Yang, Zhen Qi Liu, Feng Xu, Jin Xiong Zhou, Miklós Zrínyi, Yoshihito Osada, Yong Mei Chen*. Novel biocompatible polysaccharide-based self-healing hydrogel. Advanced Functional Materials, 2015, 25(9), 1352-1359.

 

5. Yang Gao, Zhao Wei, Fei Li, Zhi Mao Yang, Yong Mei Chen*, Miklos Zrinyi*, Yoshihito Osada*. Synthesis of a morphology controllable Fe3O4 nanoparticle/hydrogel magnetic nanocomposite inspired by magnetotactic bacteria and its application in H2O2 detection. Green Chemistry, 2014, 16(3), 1255-1261.

 

4. Zhao Wei, Jian Hai Yang, Jinxiong Zhou, Feng Xu, Miklós Zrínyi, Patrick H Dussault, Yoshihito Osada, Yong Mei Chen*. Self-healing gels based on constitutional dynamic chemistry and their potential applications. Chemical Society Reviews, 2014, 43(23), 8114-8131.

 

3. Zhao Wei, Jian Hai Yang, Xiao Jing Du, Feng Xu, Miklos Zrinyi, Yoshihito Osada, Fei Li*, Yong Mei Chen*. Dextran-based self-healing hydrogels formed by reversible Diels-Alder reaction under physiological conditions. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2013, 34(18), 1464-1470.

 

2. Zhen Li, Zhao Wei, Feng Xu, Yin Huan Li, Tian Jian Lu, Yong Mei Chen*, Gui Jiang Zhou*. Novel phosphorescent hydrogels based on an IrIII metal complex. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2012, 33(14), 1191-1196.

 

1. 董坤, 魏钊, 杨志懋, 陈咏梅*. 自愈合凝胶: 结构, 性能及展望. 中国科学: 化学, 2012, 42(6), 741-756.