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  1. Jacob Miszuk and Hongli Sun*. Drug Delivery Systems for Bone. Book title: Drug Delivery Systems for Musculoskeletal Tissues, Springer Nature, 2024.
  2. Tao Xu, Jacob M. Miszuk, Qingqing Yao, Zhipeng Liang, Hongli Sun,* Hao Fong.* Electrospun three-dimensional nanofibrous scaffolds based on polycaprolactone for stem cells differentiation and bone regeneration. Book title: "Electrospun Polymers and Composites: Ultrafine Materials, High Performance Fibers, and Wearables". Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering, Elsevier, 2021, Pages 179-215. 

Selected Peer Reviewed Publications

  1. Miszuk J.M., Zhong L., Sun H*. Engineering Efferocytosis for Bone Regeneration. Macromolecular Bioscience. Under revision. 
  2. Zhang J., Ding Q., Wang A.X., Lin M., Yu N., Moss K., Williamson M.A., Miao D., Marchesan J.T., Zeng E., Shi W., Sun H., Lei Y.L., Zhang S*. Type I interferon protects against bone loss in periodontitis by mitigating an interleukin (IL)-17-neutrophil axis, Life Sciences, 2025 Mar 12:123559.
  3. Rambhia K.J., Sun H., Feng K., Kannan R., Doleyres Y., Holzwarth J.M., Doepker M., Franceschi R.T., Ma P.X*. Nanofibrous 3D scaffolds capable of individually controlled BMP and FGF release for the regulation of bone regeneration, Acta Biomater, 2024 Dec:190:50-63.
  4. Wang Z., Hu J., Marschall J.S., Yang L., Zeng E., Zhang S., Sun H*. Anti-aging Metabolite-Based Polymeric Microparticles for Intracellular Drug Delivery and Bone Regeneration, Small Science, 2024 September 03; 4 (10), 2400201. 
  5. Miszuk J.M., Hu J., Wang Z., Onvilagha O., Younes H., Hill C., Tivanski A., Zhu, Z., Sun H*. Reactive Oxygen-Scavenging Polydopamine Nanoparticle Coated 3D Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Improved Osteogenesis: Toward an aging in vivo bone regeneration model, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B-Applied Biomaterials, 2024 July 19; 112 (8), e35456.
  6. Baumgarten K.M.*, Sandhurst E.S., Sun H., Can Human Growth Hormone Accelerate Tendon and Ligament Injury Recovery? Sports Health. 2024 Apr 15:19417381241245938.
  7. Remy M.T., Upara C., Ding Q., Miszuk J.M., Sun H., Hong L.* MicroRNA-200c Release from Gelatin-Coated 3D-Printed PCL Scaffolds Enhances Bone Regeneration, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 2024 Apr 8;10(4):2337-2350.
  8. Ding Q., Remy M. T., Upara C., Hu J., Mata A.V. M., Haes A. J., Lanzel E., Sun H., Buchakjian M.R., Hong L.* CaCO3 Nanoparticles Delivering MicroRNA-200c Suppress Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Journal of Dental Research. 2024 Feb;103(2):147-155.
  9. Miszuk J.M., Sun H*. Biomimetic therapeutics for bone regeneration: A perspective on anti-aging strategies. Macromolecular Bioscience. 2023 Sep 28 published online. 
  10. Su D., Krongbaramee T., Sun H., Hong L., Amendt B.A. Exploring craniofacial and dental development with microRNAs. Biochem Soc Trans. 2022 Dec 16;50(6):1897-1909.
  11. Remy M.T., Ding Q, Krongbaramee T, Hu J, Mora Mata A.V., Haes A.J., Amendt B.A., Sun H., Buchakjian M.R., Hong L.*.Plasmid encoding miRNA-200c delivered by CaCO3-based nanoparticles enhances rat alveolar bone formation. Nanomedicine (Lond), Published online Sep 20, 2022.
  12. Wang Z, Hu J, Faber J, Miszuk J.M., Sun H*. Locally Delivered Metabolite Derivative Promotes Bone Regeneration in Aged Mice. ACS Applied Bio Mater, Published online June 23, 2022    
  13. Hu J, Wang Z, Miszuk J.M., Zeng E, Sun H*. High Molecular Weight Poly (glutamic acid) to Improve BMP2-Induced Osteogenic Differentiation. Molecular Pharmaceutics, Published online June 08, 2022
  14. Sandhurst ES, Jaswandkar SV, Kundu K, Katti DR, Katti KS, Sun H, Engebretson D, Francis KR. Nanoarchitectonics of a Microsphere-Based Scaffold for Modeling Neurodevelopment and Neurological Disease. ACS Applied Bio Mater, Published online Jan 19, 2022 
  15. Hu J, Wang Z, Miszuk J.M., Zhu M, Lansakara T.I., Tivanski A.V., Banas J.A., and Sun H*. Vanillin-Bioglass Cross-linked 3D Porous Chitosan Scaffolds with Strong Osteopromotive and Antibacterial Abilities for Bone Tissue Engineering, Carbohydrate Polymers, Published online 7/16, 2021.
  16. Miszuk J.M., Liang Z, Hu J, Sanyour H.J., Hong Z, Fong H*, Sun H*. An elastic mineralized 3D electrospun PCL nanofibrous scaffold for drug release and bone tissue engineering. ACS Applied Bio Materials, Published online 2021 Mar, 23. 

  17. Hong L, Sun H, Amendt B A. MicroRNA function in Craniofacial Bone Formation, Regeneration and Repair. Bone, Published on 03/01/2021.

  18. Hu J, Miszuk J, Stein K, Sun H*. Nanoclay promotes mouse cranial bone regeneration mainly through modulating drug binding and sustained release. Applied Materials Today, 2020 Dec, 21 100860.

  19. Miszuk J, Hu J, Sun H*. Biomimetic Nanofibrous 3D Materials for Craniofacial Bone Tissue Engineering. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2020 Sep, 3(10): 6538-6545.

  20. Yao Q, Liu Y, Pan Y, Miszuk J, Sun H*. One-pot porogen free method fabricated porous microsphere-aggregated 3D PCL scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B-Applied Biomaterials, 2020 Aug, 108(6):2699-2710.

  21. Xu T, Ding Y, Liang Z, Sun H, Zheng F, Zhu Z, Zhao Y, Fong H. Three-dimensional monolithic porous structures assembled from fragmented electrospun nanofiber mats/membranes: Methods, properties, and applications. Progress in Materials Science, 2020 Jul, 112: 100656. 

  22. Yao Q, Fuglsby K, Zheng X, Sun H*. 2D Nanosilicate-Functionalized 3D Gelatin Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020 Mar, 8, 3842-3851.

  23. Liu Y, Hu J, Sun H*. Mineralized Nanofibrous Scaffold Promotes Phenamil-induced Osteoblastic Differentiation while Mitigating Adipogenic Differentiation. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2020 Mar. 14 (3): 464-474.

  24. Fang F, VanCleave A, Helmuth R, Torres H, Rickel K, Wollenzien H, Sun H, Zeng E, Zhao J, Tao J. Targeting the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in human osteosarcoma cells. Oncotarget. 2018 Dec 4; 9(95):36780-36792.

  25. Xu T, Yao Q, Miszuk J. M, Sanyour H.J., Hong Z, Sun H*, Fong H *. Tailoring weight ratios of PCL/PLA in electrospun 3D nanofibrous scaffolds and the effect on osteogenic differentiation of stem cells. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2018 Jul 6; 171:31-39. 

  26. Yao Q, Liu Y, Sun H*. Heparin-Dopamine Functionalized Graphene Foam for Sustained Release of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2018 Jun; 12(6):1519-1529.

  27. Yao Q, Liu Y, Selvaratnam B, Koodali R, Sun H*. Mesoporous Silicate Nanoparticles/3D Nanofibrous Scaffold-mediated Dual-drug Delivery for Bone Tissue Engineering. Journal of Controlled Release, 2018 Jun 10; 279:69-78.

  28. Jordahl JH, Solorio L, Sun H, Ramcharan S, Teeple CB, Haley HR, Lee KJ, Eyster TW, Luker GD, Krebsbach PH, Lahann J. 3D Jet Writing: Functional Microtissues Based on Tessellated Scaffold Architectures. Advanced Materials. 2018 Apr; 30(14):e1707196.

  29. Liu Y, Yao Q, Sun H*. Prostaglandin E2 Modulates Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Induced Osteogenic Differentiation on a Biomimetic 3D Nanofibrous Scaffold. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 2018 April 01; 9:747-755.

  30. Miszuk J. M, Xu T, Yao Q, Fang F, Childs J.D., Hong Z, Tao J, Hao Fong*, Sun H*. Functionalization of PCL-3D Electrospun Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Improved BMP2-induced Bone Formation. Applied Materials Today, 2018 Mar; 10:194-202.

  31. Lamichhane S, Anderson JA, Vierhout T, Remund T, Sun H, Kelly P. Polytetrafluoroethylene Topographies Determine the Adhesion, Activation, and Foreign Body Giant Cell Formation of Macrophages. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2017 Sep;105(9):2441-2450.

  32. Yao Q, Sandhurst E, Liu Y, Sun H*. BBP-Functionalized Biomimetic Nanofibrous Scaffold Can Capture BMP2 and Promote Osteogenic Differentiation. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2017 May, 5: 5196-5205.

  33. Yao Q, Cosmeb J, Xu T, Miszuk J, Piccianic P, Fong H*, Sun H*. Three dimensional electrospun PCL/PLA blend nanofibrous scaffolds with significantly improved stem cells osteogenic differentiation and cranial bone formation. Biomaterials, 2017 Jan; 115:115-127.

  34. Yao Q, Liu Y, Tao J, Baumgarten KM, Sun H*. Hypoxia-mimicking nanofibrous scaffolds promote endogenous bone regeneration. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016 Dec, 8 (47): 32450–32459.
  35. Lamichhane S, Anderson JA, Remund T, Sun H, Larson MK, Kelly P, Mani G. Responses of Endothelial Cells, Smooth Muscle Cells, and Platelets Dependent on the Surface Topography of Polytetrafluoroethylene. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2016 Sep;104(9):2291-304.
  36. Xu T, Miszuk J, Zhao Y, Sun H* & Fong H*. Electrospun Polycaprolactone 3D Nanofibrous Scaffold with Interconnected & Hierarchically Structured Pores for Bone Tissue Engineering. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2015 Oct 28; 4(15):2238-46. (Featured article, *co-corresponding author)
  37. Deshpande SS, Gallagher KK, Donneys A, Nelson NS, Guys NP, Felice PA, Page EE, Sun H, Krebsbach PH, Buchman SR. Stem Cells Rejuvenate Radiation-Impaired Vasculogenesis in Murine Distraction Osteogenesis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Mar;135(3):799-806.

  38. Peterson JR, De La Rosa S, Sun H, Eboda O, Cilwa KE, Donneys A, Morris M, Buchman SR, Cederna PS, Krebsbach PH, Wang SC, Levi B. Burn Injury Enhances Bone Formation in Heterotopic Ossification Model. Ann Surg. 2014 May; 259(5):993-8. 

  39. Havens A*, Sun H*, Shiozawa Y, Jung Y, Wang J, Mishra A, Jiang Y, O'Neill DW, Krebsbach PH, Rodgerson DO, Taichman RS. Human and Murine Very Small Embryonic-Like (VSEL) Cells Represent Multipotent Tissue Progenitors, In Vitro and In Vivo. Stem Cells Dev. 2014 Apr 1; 23(7):689-70. (*co-first author, Featured article)

  40. Sun H, Zhu F, Hu Q, Krebsbach PH. Controlling Stem Cell-mediated Bone Regeneration through Tailored Mechanical Properties of Collagen Scaffolds. Biomaterials, 2014 Jan; 35(4):1176-84. (Accepted without any scientific revision)

  41. Sun H, Kim JK, Mortensen R, Mutyaba LP, Hankenson KD, Krebsbach PH. Osteoblast-targeted Suppression of PPARγ Increases Osteogenesis through Activation of mTOR Signaling. Stem Cells, 2013 Oct; 31(10):2183-92. 

  42. Jung Y, Kim JK, Shiozawa Y, Wang J, Mishra A, Joseph J, Berry JE, McGee S, Lee E, Sun H, Wang J, Jin T, Zhang H, Dai J, Krebsbach PH, Keller ET, Pienta KJ, Taichman RS. Recruitment of mesenchymal stem cells into prostate tumours promotes metastasis. Nat Commun. 2013; 4:1795. 

  43. Deshpande SS, Gallagher KK, Donneys A, Tchanque-Fossuo CN, Sarhaddi D, Sun H, Krebsbach PH, Buchman SR. Stem Cell Therapy Remediates Reconstruction of the Craniofacial Skeleton after Radiation Therapy. Stem Cells Dev. 2013 Jun 1; 22 (11):1625-32. 

  44. Havens AM*, Shiozawa Y*, Jung Y*, Sun H*, Wang J, McGee S, Mishra A, Taichman LS, Danciu T, Jiang Y, Yavanian G, Leary E, Krebsbach PH, Rodgerson D, Taichman RS. Human Very Small Embryonic-Like (VSEL) Cells Generate Skeletal Structures, In Vivo. Stem Cells Dev.2013 Feb 15;22(4):622-30, (*co-first author) 

  45. Sun H, Jung Y, Shiozawa Y, Taichman RS, Krebsbach PH. Erythropoietin Modulates the Structure of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2-Engineered Cranial Bone. Tissue Eng Part A. 2012 Oct; 18 (19-20):2095-105. 

  46. Kim J, Jung Y, Sun H, Joseph J, Mishra A, Shiozawa Y, Wang J, Krebsbach PH, Taichman RS. Erythropoietin mediated bone formation is regulated by mTOR signaling. J Cell Biochem. 2012 Jan; 113(1):220-8. (Cover Article) 

  47. Hu J, Smith LA, Feng K, Liu X, Sun H, Ma PX. Response of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Osteogenic Factors and Architectures of Materials during in vitro Osteogenesis. Tissue Eng Part A. 2010 Nov; 16(11):3507-14. 

  48. Feng K, Sun H, Bradley MA, Dupler EJ, Giannobile WV, Ma PX. Novel antibacterial nanofibrous PLLA scaffolds. Journal of Controlled Release. 2010 Sep 15; 146 (3):363-9. 

  49. Sun H, Feng K, Hu J, Soker S, Atala A, Ma PX. Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Amniotic Fluid–derived Stem Cells Induced by Bone Morphogenetic Protein-7 and Enhanced by Nanofibrous Scaffolds. Biomaterials. 2010 Feb; 31(6):1133-9.

  50. Zhang J, Sun H, Ma PX. Host-guest Interaction Mediated Multifunctional Polymeric Nano-assemblies for Simultaneous Drug and Gene Delivery. ACS Nano. 2010 Feb 23; 4(2):1049-59. 

  51. Huang Y, Jin X, Zhang X, Sun H, Tu J, Tang T, Chang J, Dai K. In vitro and in vivo evaluation of akermanite bioceramics for bone regeneration. Biomaterials. 2009; 30(28):5041-8. 
  52. Sun H, Dai K, Tang T, Zhang X. Regulation of osteoblast differentiation by slit2 in osteoblastic cells. Cells Tissues Organs. 2009; 190(2):69-80. 
  53. Rui Y, Wang Y, Zhang X, Sun H, Qu Z, Dai K. Construction and identification of recombinant retroviral vector containing human interleukin 1 receptor antagonist and its expression in osteoarthritic human articular chondrocytes. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery. 2008 May; 22(5):533-8.
  54. Rui Y, Wang Y, Zhang X, Sun H, Qu Z, Dai K. Co-transfection of human interleukin 1 receptor antagonist and interleukin 10 into osteoarthritic human articular chondrocytes with retroviral vectors. Chinese Journal of Experimental Surgery. 2007, 24(11): 1407-1410. 
  55. Sun H, Wu C, Dai K, Chang J, Tang T. Proliferation and osteoblastic differentiation of human bone marrow-derived stromal cells on akermanite-bioactive ceramics. Biomaterials. 2006 Nov; 27(33):5651-7. 
  56. Chen F, Sun H, Yu R, Li Z, Chao X. Expression of Bovine Interleukin-2 Gene in Pichia pastoris. Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science. 2005, 25(2):178-181. 
  57. Chen F, Liu H, Sun H, Li Z, Chao X, Zhao L. Differentiation between Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus and Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus by Multiplex RT-PCR. Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science. 2005, 25(1):9-12. 
  58. Chen F, Sun H, Yu R, Li Z, Chao X. The progress of cytokine application. Shanghai Journal of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine. 2003, 5: 6-8. 
  59. Sun H, Chen F，Yu R, Li Z, Chao X. Study on Secretory Expression of Bovine IL2 Gene in Pichia pastoris. Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science. 2004, 24(3):261-263.