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Recent Publications (Updated 24th November 2021)


Rafique M, Midgley AC, Wei T, Wang L, Kong D, Wang K. 

Controlling Pore Size of Electrospun Vascular Grafts by Electrospraying of Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Microparticles. 

Methods Mol Biol. 2022;2375:153-164.


Liu W, Yang C, Gao R, Zhang C, Ou-Yang W, Feng Z, Zhang C, Pan X, Huang P, Kong D, Wang W. 

Polymer Composite Sponges with Inherent Antibacterial, Hemostatic, Inflammation-Modulating and Proregenerative Performances for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus-Infected Wound Healing. 

Adv Healthcare Mater. 2021 Nov;10(22):e2101247.


Tai Y, Woods EL, Dally J, Kong D, Steadman R, Moseley R, Midgley AC. 

Myofibroblasts: Function, Formation, and Scope of Molecular Therapies for Skin Fibrosis. 

Biomolecules. 2021 Jul 23;11(8):1095.


Du X, Wu L, Yan H, Jiang Z, Li S, Li W, Bai Y, Wang H, Cheng Z, Kong D, Wang L, Zhu M. 

Microchannelled alkylated chitosan sponge to treat noncompressible hemorrhages and facilitate wound healing. 

Nat Commun. 2021 Aug 5;12(1):4733.


Liu Q, Tian J, Liu J, Zhu M, Gao Z, Hu X, Midgley AC, Wu J, Wang X, Kong D, Zhuang J, Liu J, Yan X, Huang X. 

Modular Assembly of Tumor-Penetrating and Oligomeric Nanozyme Based on Intrinsically Self-Assembling Protein Nanocages. 

Adv Mater. 2021 Oct;33(39):e2103128. 


Zhu D, Hou J, Qian M, Jin D, Hao T, Pan Y, Wang H, Wu S, Liu S, Wang F, Wu L, Zhong Y, Yang Z, Che Y, Shen J, Kong D, Yin M, Zhao Q. 

Nitrate-functionalized patch confers cardioprotection and improves heart repair after myocardial infarction via local nitric oxide delivery. 

Nat Commun. 2021 Jul 23;12(1):4501.


Liu X, Su Q, Song H, Shi X, Zhang Y, Zhang C, Huang P, Dong A, Kong D, Wang W. 

PolyTLR7/8a-conjugated, antigen-trapping gold nanorods elicit anticancer immunity against abscopal tumors by photothermal therapy-induced in situ vaccination. 

Biomaterials. 2021 Aug;275:120921.


Su Q, Song H, Huang P, Zhang C, Yang J, Kong D, Wang W. 

Supramolecular co-assembly of self-adjuvanting nanofibrious peptide hydrogel enhances cancer vaccination by activating MyD88-dependent NF-κB signaling pathway without inflammation. 

Bioact Mater. 2021 Apr 16;6(11):3924-3934.


Hu X, Wang X, Liu Q, Wu J, Zhang H, Khalique A, Sun Z, Chen R, Wei J, Li H, Kong D, Zhuang J, Yan X, Huang X. 

Nanozyme-Powered Giant Unilamellar Vesicles for Mimicry and Modulation of Intracellular Oxidative Stress. 

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2021 May 12;13(18):21087-21096. 


Liu D, Deng B, Liu Z, Ma B, Leng X, Kong D, Ji T, Liu L. 

Enhanced Antitumor Immune Responses via a Self-Assembled Carrier-Free Nanovaccine. 

Nano Lett. 2021 May 12;21(9):3965-3973.