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49.      KH Schneider, BJ Goldberg, O Hasturk, X Mu, etc.,Silk fibroin, gelatin, and human placenta extracellular matrix-based composite hydrogels for 3D bioprinting and soft tissue engineering. Biomat. res., 2023, 27 (1), 117

48.      X. Mu*, R. Amouzandeh, H. Vogts, E. Luallen, and M. Arzani. A brief review of the mechanisms and approaches of silk spinning-inspired biofabrication. Frontiers Bioeng. Biotech. 2023, 11, 1252499. 

47.      W. Li, M. Wang, S. Wang, X. Wang, A. Avila, X. Kuang, X. Mu, C. E. Garciamendez, Z. Jiang, J. Manríquez, G. Tang, J. Guo, L. S. Mille, J. A. Robledo, D. Wang, F. Cheng, H. Li, R. S. Flores, Z. Zhao, C. Delavaux, Z. Wang, A. López, S. Yi, C. Zhou, A. Gómez, C. Schuurmans, G.-Y. Yang, Y. Wang, X. Zhang, X. Zhang, and Y. S. Zhang. An Adhesive Bioink toward Biofabrication under Wet Conditions. Small, 2023, 2205078

46.      M. Xie, L. Lian, X. Mu, Z. Luo, C. E. Garciamendez-Mijares, Z. Zhang, A. López, J. Manríquez, X. Kuang, J. Wu, J. K. Sahoo, F. Z. González, G. Li, G. Tang, S. Maharjan, J. Guo, D. L. Kaplan, and Y. S. Zhang. Volumetric additive manufacturing of pristine silk-based (bio) inks. Nat. Commun., 2023, 14, 210.

45.      X. Mu*, M. D. Gerhard-Herman*, and Y. S. Zhang*. Fundamentals and Biomedical Applications of Vessels on Chips. Invited by Advanced Materials Technologies. 2023, 8, 2201778.

 

2022
44.     J. Chakraborty, X. Mu, A. Pramanick, D. L.Kaplan, and S. Ghosh*. Recent advances in bioprinting using silk protein-based bioinks. Biomaterials, 2022, 287, 121672.
43.      X. Mu, J. Yuen, J. Choi, Y. Zhang, P. Cebe, X. C. Jiang, Y. S. Zhang*, and D. L. Kaplan*. Conformation-driven strategy for resilient and functional protein materials. PNAS, 2022, 119(4), e2115523119

42.      X. Mu, I. Constancio, Z.Y. Xia, G. Li, Y. S. Zhang*, and D. L. Kaplan*. 3D printing of high aspect-ratio monolithic proteinaceous structures with silk fibroin ink. Molecules, 2022, 27 (7), 2148 

41.       X. Mu, W. He, Victoria. A. M. Rivera, Raul A. D. D. Alba, and Y. S. Zhang,* Small Tissue Chips with Big Opportunities for Space Medicine. Life Sciences in Space Research. 2022, 35, 150

40.      M. Wang, W. Li , J. Hao , A. Gonzales III , X. Mu, T. Ching , G. Tang , Z. Luo , C. E. Garciamendez Mijares , M. Wells , G. Niu , P. Agrawal , A. Quiñones-Hinojosa , K. Eggan, and Y. S. Zhang*. Molecularly templated and mechanically tunable bioinks facilitate biofabrication of functional volumetric soft tissues. Nature Communications, 2022, 13, 3317

39.      M. Wang, W. L. Li, Z. Y. Luo, G. Tang, X. Mu, J. Guo, L. M. Lian, J. O. Japo, A. M. Ghaemmaghami, and Y. S. Zhang*. A Multifunctional Pore-Forming Bioink with Enhanced Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Inflammatory Properties. Biofabrication, 2022, 14 (2), 024105

38.      Z. Zhao, J. Yan, T. Wang, Y. Ma, M. Xie, X. Mu, X. Wang, Z. Zheng, Y. Li, and G. Li. Multi-functional calotropis gigantea fabric using self-assembly silk fibroin, chitosan and nano-silver microspheres with oxygen low-temperature plasma treatment. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2022, 215, 112488

37.      J. Zhao, S. Song, X. Mu, S. M. Jeong, J.H. Bae. Programming mechanoluminescent behaviors of 3D printed cellular structures. Nano Energy, 2022, 103, 107825. 

36.   J. L. Liao, C. Ye, J. Guo, C. Garciamendez, P. Agrawal, X. Kuang, J. Japo, Z. Wang, X. Mu, W. L. Li, T. Ching, L. S. Mille, C. Zhu, Z. Z. Gu*, and Y. S. Zhang*. Nature-Inspired 3D-Printable Non-Close-Packed Colloidal Photonic Crystals. Materials Today, 2022, 56, 29.
2021

35.   X. Mu, F. Agostinacchio, N. Xiang, Y. Pei, Y. Khan, C. C. Guo, P. Cebe, A. Motta, and D. L. Kaplan*. Recent Advances in 3D Printing with Protein-Based Inks. Prog. Polym. Sci. 2021, 115, 101375.

34.   Y. Pei, K. E. Jordan, N. Xiang, R. N. Parker, X. Mu, L. Zhang, Z. Feng, Y. Chen, C. M. Li, C. C. Guo, K. Y. Tang, D. L. Kaplan*. Liquid-Exfoliated Mesostructured Collagen from the Bovine Achilles Tendon as Building Blocks of Collagen Membranes. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2021, 13 (2), 3186.

33.   J. Choi, O. Hasturk, X. Mu, J. Sahoo, and D. L. Kaplan*. Silk Hydrogels with Controllable Formation of Dityrosine, DOPA, and DOPA-Fe3+ Complexes through Chitosan Particle-Assisted Fenton Reactions. Biomacromolecules. 2021, 22 (2), 773.

32.   Y. Yao, B. Allardyce, R. Rajkhowa, D. Hegh, C. C. Guo, X. Mu, et al. Spinning regenerated silk fibers with improved toughness by plasticizing with low molecular weight silk. Biomacromolecules. 2021, 22 (2), 788.

31.   F. Agostinacchio, X. Mu, A. Motta, and D. L. Kaplan*. In Situ 3D Printing: Opportunities with Silk Inks. Trends in Biotech. 2021, 39 (7), 719.

30.   O. P. Narayan, X. Mu, O. Hasturk, and D. L. Kaplan*. Dynamically Tunable Light Responsive Silk-Elastin-Like Proteins. Acta Biomater. 2021, 121, 214.
2020

29.   X. Mu, J. Sahoo, P. Cebe, and D. L. Kaplan*. Photo-crosslinked silk fibroin for 3D printing. Polymers, 2020, 12, 2936.

28.   X. Mu, Y. Dai*, S. Chen, J. Leng, and X. Y. Jiang*. Microfluidic 2D Modeling and Computational Simulation of Spatial Regulation of Angiogenic Markers for Endometriotic Angiogenesis. Submitted.

27.   Y. Li, Z. Glass, M. Qiu, X. Mu, D. L. Kaplan, and Q. B. Xu*. Cholesteryl-Based Biodegradable Lipidoid Nanoparticle-Assisted Small Molecule Drug Delivery. Submitted.

26.   C. C. Guo, C. M. Li*, X. Mu, D. L. Kaplan*. Engineering Silk Materials: From Natural Spinning to Artificial Processing. Appl. Phys. Rev. 2020, 7 (1), 011313.

25.   Y. S. Wang, W. Huang, Y. Wang, X. Mu, S. J. Ling, H. Yu, W. Chen, C. C. Guo, Y. J. Yu, M. Watson, M. Li, C. M. Li*, and D. L. Kaplan*. Dual stimuli-responsive bionic biopolymer actuators with selective spatial deformation behavior. PNAS. 2020, 117 (25), 14602-14608.

24.   X. Mu, V. Fitzpatrick, and D. L. Kaplan*. From silk spinning to 3D printing: polymer manufacturing using directed hierarchical molecular assembly. Adv. Health. Mater., 2020, 1901552.

23.   C. C. Guo, C. M. Li*, H. Vu, P. Hanna, A. Lechtig, Y. Qiu, X. Mu, S. J. Ling, A. Nazarian, S. Lin, and D. L. Kaplan*. Thermoplastic moulding of regenerated silk. Nat. Mater., 2020, 19 (1), 102-108. Highlighted in ScienceDaily

22.   X. Mu, Y. Wang, C. C. Guo, Y. Li, S. J. Ling, W. Huang, P. Cebe, H. Hsu, F. D. Ferrari, X. Jiang, Q. Xu, A. Balduini, F. G. Omenetto, and D. L. Kaplan*. 3D printing of silk protein structures by aqueous solvent-directed molecular assembly. Macromol. Biosci., 2020, 20, 1900191. Highlighted in Best of Macromolecular Journals 2020 Edition
2019

21.   H. Sun, C. W. Chan, Y. Wang, X. Yao, X. Mu*, X. Lu, J. Zhou, Z. Cai, and K. N. Ren*. Reliable and reusable whole polypropylene plastic microfluidic devices for a rapid, low-cost antimicrobial susceptibility test. Lab Chip, 2019, 19 (17), 2915-2924.

20.   M. A. Heinrich, W. Liu, A. Jimenez, J. Yang, A. Akpek, X. Liu, Q. Pi, X. Mu, et al. Bioprinting: 3D bioprinting: from benches to translational applications. Small, 2019, 15, 1970126.
2018

19.   S. J. Ling, Q. Wang, D. Zhang, Y. Y. Zhang, X. Mu, D. L. Kaplan*, and M. J. Buehler*. Integration of stiff graphene and tough silk for the design and fabrication of versatile electronic materials. Adv. Funct. Mater., 2018, 28, 1705291.

18.   L. Tozzi, P.-A. Laurent, C. A. D. Buduo, X. Mu, et al. Multi-channel silk sponge mimicking bone marrow vascular niche for platelet production. Biomaterials, 2018, 178, 122-133.

17.   L. D. Ma, Y. T. Wang, J. Wang, J. L. Wu, X. Meng, P. Hu, X. Mu, Q. L. Liang, and G. A. Luo*. Design and fabrication of a liver-on-a-chip platform for convenient, highly efficient, and safe in situ perfusion culture of 3D hepatic spheroids. Lab Chip, 2018, 18, 2547-2562.

16.   K. Zhu, N. Chen, X. Liu, X. Mu, et al. A general strategy for extrusion bioprinting of bio-macromolecular bioinks through alginate-templated dual-stage crosslinking. Macromol. Biosci., 2018, 18, 1800127.
Before 2017

15.   M. McGill, J. Coburn, B. Partlow, X. Mu, and D. L. Kaplan*. Molecular and macro-scale analysis of enzyme-crosslinked silk hydrogels for rational biomaterial design. Acta Biomater., 2017, 63, 76-84.

14.   X. Mu*, X. Xin, C. Fan, X. Li, X. Tian*, K. F. Xu, and Z. Zheng*. A paper-based skin patch for the diagnostic screening of cystic fibrosis. Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 6365-6368. Highlighted in Chemical Communications Blog, American Association of Clinical Chemistry (invited blog), and BioNews Texas

13.   J. Wang, W. Lu, C. Tang, Y. Liu, J. Sun, X. Mu, et al. label-free isolation and mRNA detection of circulating tumor cells from patients with metastatic lung cancer for disease diagnosis and monitoring therapeutic efficacy. Anal. Chem., 2015, 87, 11893-11900.

12.   X. Mu*, L. Zhang, S. Chang, W. Cui, and Z. Zheng*. multiplex microfluidic paper-based immunoassay for the diagnosis of hepatitis c virus infection. Anal. Chem., 2014, 86, 5338-5344. Highlighted in American Chemical Society, The Analytical Scientist (invited editorial), ScienceDaily, phys.org, eurekAlert!, RedOrbit and Innovationtoronto

11.   X. Mu, Q. L. Liang*, J. Zhou, P. Hu, K. N. Ren, Y. Wang, Z. Zheng*, and G. A. Luo*. Oil–water biphasic parallel flow for the precise patterning of metals and cells. Biomed. Microdevices, 2014, 16, 245-253.

10.   X. Mu, W. Zheng, J. Sun, W. Zhang*, and X. Y. Jiang*. Microfluidics for manipulating cells. Small, 2013, 9, 9-21.

9.   X. Mu, W. Zheng, L. Xiao, W. Zhang* and X. Y. Jiang*. Engineering 3D vascular network in hydrogel for mimicking a nephron. Lab Chip, 2013, 13(8), 1612-1618.

8.   Z. L. Chen, Y. Dai, Z. Dong, M. Li, X. Mu, R. Zhang, Z. Wang, W. Zhang, J. Lang, J. Leng* and X. Y. Jiang*. Co-cultured endometrial stromal cells and peritoneal mesothelial cells for an in vitro model of endometriosis. Integr. Biol., 2012, 4, 1090-1095.

7.   T. He, Q. L. Liang*, K. Zhang, X. Mu, T. Luo, Y. Wang, and G. A. Luo*. A modified microfluidic chip for fabrication of paclitaxel-loaded poly(l-lactic acid) microspheres. Microfluid. Nanofluid., 2011, 10, 1289-1298.

6.   X. Mu, Q. L. Liang*, P. Hu, K. N. Ren, Y. Wang, and G. A. Luo*. A selectively modified microfluidic chip for solvent extraction of radix salvia miltiorrhiza using three-phase laminar flow to provide double liquid-liquid interface area. Microfluid. Nanofluid., 2010, 9, 365-373.

5.   X. Mu, Q. L. Liang*, P. Hu, K. N. Ren, Y. Wang, and G. A. Luo*. Laminar flow used as "liquid etching mask" in wet chemical etching to generate glass microstructures with an improved aspect ratio. Lab Chip, 2009, 9, 1994-1996. Highlighted in Nature Materials

4.   X. Mu, Q. L. Liang*, P. Hu, B. Yao, K. N. Ren, Y. Wang, and G. A. Luo*. Prototypical nonelectrochemical method for surface regeneration of an integrated electrode in a PDMS microfluidic chip. Anal. Lett., 2009, 42, 1986-1996.

3.   K. N. Ren, Q. L. Liang*, X. Mu, G. A. Luo*, and Y. Wang. Miniaturized high throughput detection system for capillary array electrophoresis on chip with integrated light emitting diode array as addressed ring-shaped light source. Lab Chip, 2009, 9, 733-736.

2.   K. Zhang, Q. L. Liang*, S. Ma, X. Mu, P. Hu, Y. Wang, and G. A. Luo*. On-chip manipulation of continuous picoliter-volume superparamagnetic droplets using a magnetic force. Lab Chip, 2009, 9, 2992-2999.

1.   X. Mu, P. Hu, G. A. Luo*, and B. Yao. Development of microfluidic chip in clinical diagnosis. J. Instrum. Anal., 2007, 26, 587-591.

Books

1.     X. Mu and Y. S. Zhang. Chapter 3, The fabrication and application of paper-based microfluidics, in the Book of Diagnostic Devices with Microfluidics, 45-64, CRC Press, July 3, 2017.

2.     X. Mu and Y. S. Zhang. Chapter 6, Tumor-on-Chips models for screening cancer immunotherapy, in the Book of Engineering Technologies and Clinical Translation, 155-195, Volume 3, Academic Press, Jan 1, 2022.

3.     Z. Y. Luo, X. Mu, and Y. S. Zhang. Biomaterials for 3D bioprinting, Elsevier, est. Jun 2022.

Patents

1.      D. L. Kaplan and X. Mu. Systems and methods for 3D printing of proteins (US17/269582 and WO2020041381A1).

2.      Z. Zheng and X. Mu. A paper-based microfluidic chip for the detection of human antibodies against hepatitis C virus (CN103792354B).

3.      Z. Zheng and X. Mu. A portable paper-based microfluidic chip for visual detection of chloride in sweat (PCT/CN2013/077471, WO2014194537A1, and EP3006937B1).

4.      X. Y. Jiang, X. Mu, et al. The fabrication and applications of hydrogel materials with microchannels (CN 103357072B).

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