Publications

Publications:

  1. Song JG, Oh SH, Lee JH, Lee M, Hwang HS, Koh JT, Lee CS. Photo-curable layered double hydroxide-composite hyaluronic acid hydrogels with multifunctional properties for growth factor-free bone regeneration. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 311:143980, 2025.
  2. Thottappillil N, Li Z, Xing X, Arondekar S, Zhu M, Cherief M, Qin Q, Zhou M, Archer M, Broderick K, Peault B, Lee M, James A. ZIC1 transcription factor overexpression improves critical size bone defect healing associated with brown adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation. Stem Cells 43(6):sxaf013, 2025.
  3. Ren Y, Dong Y, Li Z, Yao Y, Xu, K, Xu J, Xu C, Lee M, Meng X, Wang J. Kidney-targeting DNA tetrahedral molecular cage synergistically inhibits acute kidney injury by clearing ROS and activating HO-1. Biomaterials 320:123237, 2025.
  4. Chen D, Yang Y, Li B, Yao Y, Xu J, Liu R, Peng J, Chang Z, Zhao R, Hou R, Lee M, Xu X, Zhang X. Nanocomposite Hydrogels Optimize the Microenvironment by Exterior/Interior Crosstalk for Reprogramming Osteoporotic Homeostasis in Bone Defect Healing. Journal of Controlled Release 380:976-993, 2025.
  5. Peng J, Liu R, Xu J, Yao Y, Li B, Chen D, Chang Z, Zhao R, Feng Y, Hou R, Lee M, Zhang X. Acid-Responsive Aggregated Carrot-Derived Nanoantioxidants Alleviate Oxidative Stress and Restore Osteoblast Activity. Journal of Nanobiotechnology 23:206, 2025.
  6. Xu C, Li Z, Kang M, Chen Y, Sheng R, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Hydrogel-Integrated Exosome Mimetics Derived from Osteogenically Induced Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Spheroid Culture Enhance Bone Regeneration. Biomaterials 317:123088, 2025.
  7. Cai W, Song Y, Xie Q, Wang S, Yin D, Wang S, Wang S, Zhang R, Hou R, Xu X, Lee M, Duan J, Zhang X. Dual Osmotic Controlled Release Platform for Antibiotics to Overcome Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections and Promote Wound Healing. Journal of Controlled Release 375:627-642, 2024.
  8. Kang M, Li Z, Chang I, Xu C, Chiang M, Kim L, Wu Y, Fan J, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Phosphatidylserine-incorporated exosome mimetics encapsulating CXCR3 antagonist alleviate osteoporosis. Advanced Functional Materials 34(38):2402521, 2024.
  9. Li Z, Kang M, Xu C, Chiang M, Lee CS, Lee M. Black Phosphorus-Based Dynamic Self-Healing Hydrogel to Integrate Demineralized Bone Matrix and Noggin-Targeting siRNA for Synergistic Osteogenesis. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 16(18):22874-22886, 2024.
  10. Chang C, Chen D, Liu R, Li B, Peng J, Kang J, Guo L, Hou R, Xu X, Lee M, Zhang X. Bone-targeted supramolecular nanoagonist assembled by accurate ratiometric herbal-derived therapeutics for osteoporosis reversal. Nano Letters 24(17):5154-5164, 2024.
  11. Chen C*, Li Z*, Xu C*, Kang M, Lee CS, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Self-assembled nanocomposite hydrogels as carriers for demineralized bone matrix particles and enhanced bone repair. Advanced Healthcare Materials 13(12):2303592, 2024.
  12. Lee CS, Lee M, Na K, Hwang HS. Stem cell-derived exosomes for cancer and tissue engineering applications. Molecular Pharmaceutics 20(11):5278-5311, 2023.
  13. Fan J, Zhang X, Kang M, Lee CS, Kim L, Hadaya D, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Complementary Modulation of BMP Signaling Improves Bone Healing Efficiency. Biomaterials 302:122335, 2023.
  14. Lee CS*, Fan J*, Hwang HS, Kim S, Chen C, Kang M, Aghaloo T, James A, Lee M. Bone-targeting exosome mimetics engineered by bioorthogonal surface functionalization for bone tissue engineering. Nano Letters 23(4):1202-1210, 2023.
  15. Lee CS*, Singh RK*, Hwang HS, Lee NH, Kurian AG, Lee JH, Kim HS, Lee M, Kim HW.  Materials-enabled nanotherapeutics for injured and diseased bone. Progress in Materials Science 135:101087, 2023.
  16. Zhang Y, Zhou J, Wu JL, Ma JC, Wang H, Wen J, Huang S, Lee M, Bai X, Cui ZK. Intrinsic antibacterial and osteoinductive sterosomes promote infected bone healing. Journal of Controlled Release 354:713-725, 2023.
  17. Kwak JM, Kim J, Lee CS, Park IS, Lee M, Min DH, Yeo IS. Graphene oxide as a biocompatible and osteoinductive agent to promote implant osseointegration in a rabbit tibia model. Advanced Materials Interfaces 9(28):2201116, 2022.
  18. Lee CS*, Fan J*, Hwang HS, Chen C, Kim S, Aghaloo T, Lee M. An oxygen-enriched osteoinductive nanoerythrocyte augments cell survival and osteogenic differentiation for bone regeneration. Chemistry of Materials 34(13):5808-5820, 2022.
  19. Liu Z, Suh J, Deng P, Bezouglaia O, Do M, Mirnia M, Cui ZK, Lee M, Aghaloo T, Wang CY, Hong C. Epigenetic Regulation of NGF-Mediated Osteogenic Differentiation in Human Dental Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Stem Cells 40(9):818-830, 2022.
  20. Lari S, Hiyari S, Araújo Silva D, Bezerra B, Ishii M, Monajemzadeh S, Cui ZK, Tetradis S, Camargo P, Lee M, Pirih F. Local delivery of a CXCR3 antagonist decreases the progression of LPS-induced alveolar bone loss in a murine model. Clinical Oral Investigations. 26(8):5163-5169, 2022
  21. Kim JC, Lee M, Yeo IS. Three Interfaces of the Dental Implant System and their Clinical Effects on Hard and Soft Tissues. Materials Horizon 9(5):1387-1411, 2022.
  22. Liu Z, Lee H, Suh J, Deng P, Lee D, Deng P, Lee, C, Bezouglaia O, Mirnia M, Chen V, Zhou M, Cui ZK, Kim R, Lee M, Aghaloo T, Hong C, Wang CY. The ERα/KDM6B Regulatory Axis Modulates Osteogenic Differentiation in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Bone Research 10(1):1-12, 2022.
  23. Lee CS, Jeong H, Lee JS, Lee JH, Hwang H, Lee M, Na K. Hemagglutinin nanoparticulate vaccine with controlled photochemical immunomodulation for pathogenic influenza-specific immunity. Advanced Science 8(23):2100118, 2021.
  24. Zhang X*, Fan J*, Chen C, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Co-delivery of Simvastatin and Demineralized Bone Matrix Hierarchically from Nanosheet-based Supramolecular Hydrogels for Osteogenesis. Journal of Materials Chemistry B9:7741-7750, 2021.
  25. Kang MJ*, Lee CS*, Lee M. Bioactive scaffolds integrated with liposomal or extracellular vesicles for bone regeneration. Bioengineering 8(10):137, 2021.
  26. Kim S, Fan J, Lee CS, Chen C, Lee M. Sulfonate Hydrogel-siRNA Conjugate Facilitates Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Controlled Gene Silencing and Activation of BMP Signaling. ACS Applied Bio Materials 4(6):5189-5200, 2021.
  27. Gul AR, Park CY, Baek SH, Xu P, Bhamore JR, Kim MW, Lee M, Kailasa SK, Park TJ. Green synthesis of carbon dots from Calotropis procera leaves for trace level identification of isoprothiolane. Microchemical Journal 167:106272, 2021.
  28. Lee CS*, Hsu CY*, Xu J, Sono T, Lee M, James A. Development of a biomaterial scaffold integrated with osteoinductive oxysterol liposomes to enhance hedgehog signaling and bone repair. Molecular Pharmaceutics 18(4):1677-1689, 2021.
  29. Negri S, Wang Y, Sono T, Qin Q, Hsu CY, Xu J, Cherif M, Lee S, Tower R, Yu V, Meyers CA, Broderick K, Lee M, James A. Systemic DKK1 neutralization enhances human adipose-derived stem cell mediated bone repair. Stem Cells Translational Medicine 10(4):610-622, 2021
  30. Chen C, Rahnama M, Kim S, Lee CS, Zhang X, Aghaloo T, Fan J, Lee M. Enhanced Osteoinductivity of Demineralized Bone Matrix with Noggin Suppression in Polymer Matrix. Advanced Biology 5(1):2000135, 2021.
  31. Fan J, Lee CS, Kim S, Zhang X, Pi-Anfruns J, Guo M, Chen C, Rahnama M, Li J, Wu BM, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Trb3 Controls Mesenchymal Stem Cell Lineage Fate and Enhances Bone Regeneration by Scaffold-Mediated Local Gene Delivery. Biomaterials 264:120445, 2021.
  32. Kim S, Lee M. Rational design of hydrogels to enhance osteogenic potential. Chemistry of Materials 32(22):9508-9530, 2020.
  33. Fan J*, Lee CS*, Kim S, Chen C, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Generation of Small RNA-Modulated Exosome Mimetics for Bone Regeneration. ACS Nano 14(9):11973-11984, 2020.
  34. Lee CS, Hwang HS, Kim S, Fan J, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Inspired by nature: facile design of nanoclay-organic hydrogel bone sealant with multifunctional properties for robust bone regeneration. Advanced Functional Materials 30(43):2003717, 2020.
  35. Yang P, Li C, Lee M, Marzvanyan A, Zhao Z, Ting K, Soo C, Zheng Z. Photopolymerizable hydrogel encapsulated fibromodulin-reprogrammed cells for muscle regeneration. Tissue Engineering part A 26(19-20):1112-1122, 2020.
  36. Zhang X, Fan J, Lee CS, Kim S, Chen C, Lee M. Supramolecular Hydrogels based on Nanoclay and Guanidine-Rich Chitosan: Injectable and Moldable Osteoinductive Carriers. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12(48):16088-16096, 2020.
  37. Kim S, Fan J, Lee CS, Lee M. Dual Functional Lysozyme-Chitosan Conjugate for Tunable Degradation and Antibacterial Activity. ACS Applied Bio Materials 3(4):2334-2343, 2020.
  38. Lee CS, Kim S, Fan J, Hwang HS, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Smoothened Agonist Sterosome Immobilized Hybrid Scaffold for Bone Regeneration. Science Advances 6(17):eaaz7822, 2020.
  39. Zhang X, Fan J, Lee CS, Kim S, Chen C, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Apatite-binding nanoparticulate agonist of hedgehog signaling for bone repair. Advanced Functional Materials 30(12):1909218, 2020.
  40. Kim S, Fan J, Lee CS, Chen C, Bubukina K, Lee M. Heparinized Chitosan Stabilizes the Bioactivity of BMP-2 and Potentiates the Osteogenic Efficacy of Demineralized Bone Matrix. Journal of Biological Engineering 14:6, 2020.
  41. Rafique R, Gul AR, Lee IG, Baek SH, Kailasa SK, Iqbal N, Cho EJ, Lee M, Park TJ. Photo-induced reactions for disassembling of coloaded photosensitizer and drug molecules from upconversion-mesoporous silica nanoparticles: an effective synergistic cancer therapy. Materials Science & Engineering C 110:110545, 2020.
  42. Cui Z*, Kim S*, Baljon J, Wu B, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Microporous chitosan-montmorillonite nanocomposite hydrogel for bone tissue engineering. Nature Communications 10(1):3523, 2019.
  43. Meyers C, Xu J, Zhang L, Chang L, Wang Y, Asatrian G, Ding C, Yan N, Zou E, Broderick K, Lee M, Peault B, James A. Skeletogenic capacity of human perivascular stem cells obtained via magnetic activated cell sorting. Tissue Engineering part A 25(23-24):1658-1666, 2019.
  44. Lee I, Woo JH, Lee M, Jeon TJ, Kim SM. Hypoxic physiological environments in a gas regulated microfluidic device. Micromachines 10(1):16, 2019.
  45. Wang Y, Xu J, Chang L, Meyers C, Zhang L, Broderick K, Lee M, Peault B, James A. Relative contributions of adipose resident CD146+ pericytes and CD34+ adventitial progenitor cells in bone tissue engineering. NPJ Regenerative Medicine 4:1, 2019.
  46. Kim S, Cui Z, Koo B, Zheng J, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Chitosan-Lysozyme Conjugates for Enzyme-Triggered Hydrogel Degradation in Tissue Engineering Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10(48):41138-41145, 2018.
  47. Kim S, Cui Z, Kim P, Jung L, Lee M. Design of hydrogels to stabilize and enhance bone morphogenetic protein activity by heparin mimetics. Acta Biomaterialia 72:45-54, 2018.
  48. Cui Z, Kim S, Baljon J, Doroudgar M, Lafleur M, Wu B, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Design and characterization of a therapeutic non-phospholipid liposomal nanocarrier with osteoinductive characteristics to promote bone formation. ACS Nano 11(8):8055-8063, 2017
  49. Hong C, Song D, Lee D, Lin L, Pan H, Lee D, Deng P, Liu Z, Hadaya D, Mohammad A, Zhang X, Lee M, Wang CY, Ho D. Reducing Post-Treatment Relapse in Cleft Lip Palatal Expansion Using an Injectable Estrogen-Nanodiamond Hydrogel. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(35):E7218-E7225, 2017
  50. Fan J, Pi-Anfruns J, Guo M, Im C, Cui Z, Kim S, Wu BM, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Small molecule-mediated tribbles homolog 3 promotes bone formation induced by bone morphogenetic protein-2. Scientific Reports 7(1):7518, 2017.
  51. Cui Z, Sun J, Baljon J, Fan J, Kim S, Wu B, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Simultaneous Delivery of siRNA and Hydrophobic Small Molecules Using Sterosomes to Direct Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation for Bone Repair. Acta Biomaterialia 58:214-224, 2017.
  52. James A, Shen J, Tsuei R, Nguyen A, Khadarian K, Meyers C, Pan HC, Li W, Kwak J, Asatrian G, Culiat C, Lee M, Ting K, Zhang X, Soo C. NELL-1 induces Sca-1-positive mesenchymal progenitor cell expansion in models of bone maintenance and repair. JCI Insight 2(12):e92573, 2017
  53. Arakawa C, Ng R, Tan S, Kim S, Wu B, Lee M. Photopolymerizable chitosan collagen hydrogels for bone tissue engineering. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 4:164-174, 2017.
  54. Fan J, Guo M, Im C, Pi-Anfruns J, Cui Z, Kim S, Wu BM, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Enhanced mandibular bone repair by combined treatment of bone morphogenetic protein-2 and small molecule phenamil. Tissue Engineering part A 23(5-6):195-207, 2017. Cover Article
  55. Lee S, Wang C, Pan HC, Shrestha S, Meyers C, Ding C, Shen J, Lee M, Soo C, Ting K, James A. Combining Smoothened Agonist and NEL-like protein-1 Enhances Bone Healing. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 139(6):1385-1396, 2017.
  56. Kim S, Cui Z.-K, Fan J, Fartash A, Aghaloo T, Lee M, Photocrosslinkable chitosan hydrogels functionalized with the RGD peptide and phosphoserine to enhance osteogenesis. Journal of Materials Chemistry B4:5289-5298, 2016.
  57. Lee S, Pan HC, Shrestha S, Shen J, Asatrian G, Nguyen A, Lee M, Soo C, Ting K, James A. Calvarial Defect Healing Induced by Small Molecule Smoothened Agonist. Tissue Engineering part A 22(23-24):1357-1366, 2016.
  58. Fan J, Im C, Guo M, Cui Z, Fartash A, Kim S, Patel N, Bezouglaia O, Wu BM, Wang CY, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Enhanced osteogenesis of adipose-derived stem cells by regulating BMP signaling antagonists and agonists. Stem Cells Translational Medicine 5(4):539-551, 2016
  59. Shen J, James A, Zhang X, Pang S, Zara J, Asatrian G, Chiang M, Lee M, Khadarian K, Nguyen A, Siu R, Tetradis S, Ting K, Soo C. Novel Wnt regulator NELL-1 antagonizes adipogenesis and augments osteogenesis induced by BMP2. The American Journal of Pathology 186(2):419-34, 2016
  60. Cui Z, Fan J, Kim S, Bezouglaia O, Fartash A, Wu B, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Delivery of siRNA via cationic Sterosomes to enhance osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells. Journal of Controlled Release 217:42-52, 2015
  61. Choi B, Cui Z, Kim S, Fan J, Wu B, Lee M. Glutamine-chitosan modified calcium phosphate nanoparticles for efficient siRNA delivery and osteogenic differentiation. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 3:6448-6455, 2015
  62. Fan J, Im C, Cui Z, Guo M, Bezouglaia O, Fartash A, Lee J, Nguyen J, Wu B, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Delivery of phenamil enhances BMP-2-induced osteogenic differentiation of adipose derived stem cells and bone formation in calvarial defects. Tissue Engineering part A 21(13-14):2053-65, 2015.
  63. Guo M, Shen J, Kwak J, Choi B, Lee M, Hu S, Zhang X, Ting K, Soo C, Chiu R. A novel role of Cyclophilin A in regulation of chondrogenic commitment and endochondral ossification. Molecular and Cellular Biology 35(12):2119-30, 2015.
  64. Choi B, Kim S, Fan J, Kowalski T, Petrigliano F, Evseenko D, Lee M. Covalently conjugated transforming growth factor-β1 in modular chitosan hydrogels for the effective treatment of articular cartilage defects. Biomaterials Science 3:742-752, 2015.
  65. Kim J, Lin B, Kim S, Choi B, Evseenko D, Lee M. TGF-beta1 conjugated chitosan collagen hydrogels induce chondrogenic differentiation of human synovium-derived stem cells. Journal of Biological Engineering 9:1, 2015 Highly accessed article
  66. Choi B, Kim S, Lin B, Li K, Bezouglaia O, Kim J, Evseenko D, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Visible light initiated hydrogels preserving cartilage extracellular signaling for inducing chondrogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells. Acta Biomaterialia 12:30-41, 2015.
  67. Lee MK, DeConde A, Lee M, Walthers C, Sepahdari A, Elashoff D, Grogan T, Bezouglaia O, Tetradis S, St. John M, Aghaloo T. Biomimetic Scaffolds Facilitate Healing of Critical-Sized Segmental Mandibular Defects in Rats. American Journal of Otolaryngology 36(1):1-6, 2015.
  68. Walthers C, Lee M, Wu BM, Dunn JC. Smooth muscle strips for intestinal tissue engineering. PLoS One 9(12):e114850, 2014.
  69. Choi B, Kim S, Lin B, Wu B, Lee M. Cartilaginous extracellular matrix-modified chitosan hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 6(22):20110-20121, 2014.
  70. Yi J, Mehrazarin S, Oh J, Bhalla A, Oo J, Wei C, Lee M, Kim R, Shin K, Park N, Kang M. Osteo/odontogenic differentiation of induced mesenchymal stem cells (iMSCs) generated through epithelial-mesenchyme transition of cultured human keratinocytes. Journal of Endodontics 40(11):1796-1801, 2014.
  71. McArdle A, Chung M, Paik K, Duldulao C, Chan C, Rennert R, Walmsley GG, Senarath-Yapa K, Hu M, Seo E, Lee M, Wan DC, Longaker MT. Positive Selection for Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type-IB (BMPR-IB) promotes Differentiation and Specification of Human Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells towards an Osteogenic Lineage. Tissue Engineering part A 20(21-22):3031-40, 2014.
  72. Peterson J, Oluwatobi E, Agarwal S, Ranganathan K, Buchman S, Lee M, Wang SW, Mishina Y, Levi B. Targeting of ALK2, a receptor for BMPs, using the Cre/lox system to enhance osseous regeneration by mesenchymal stem cells. Stem Cells Translational Medicine 3(11):1375-80, 2014.
  73. Fan J, Park H, Lee M, Bezouglaia O, Fartash A, Kim J, Aghaloo T, Lee M. Adipose derived stem cells and BMP-2 delivery in chitosan-based 3D constructs to enhance bone regeneration in a rat mandibular defect model. Tissue Engineering part A 20(15-16):2169-79, 2014.
  74. DeConde A, Lee M, Sidell D, Aghaloo T,  Lee M, Tetradis S, Low K, Elashoff D, Grogan T, Sepahdari A, St. John M. Defining the critical-sized defect in a rat segmental mandibulectomy model. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 140(1):58-65, 2014.
  75. Lee J, Choi B, Wu B, Lee M. Customized biomimetic scaffolds created by indirect three-dimensional printing for tissue engineering. Biofabrication 5(4):045003, 2013. Featured article
  76. Hyun J, Grova M, Nejadnik H, Lo D, Morrion S, Montoro D, Chung M, Zimmerman A, Walmsley GG, Lee M, Daldrup-Link H, Wan DC, Longaker MT. Enhancing In Vivo Survival of Adipose-derived Stromal Cells through Bcl-2 Overexpression Using a Minicircle Vector. Stem Cells Translational Medicine 2(9):690-702, 2013.
  77. Fan J, Park H, Tan S, Lee M. Enhanced osteogenesis of adipose derived stem cells with noggin suppression and delivery of BMP-2. PLoS One 8(8):e72474, 2013
  78. Park H, Choi B, Nguyen J, Fan J, Shafi S, Klokkevold P, Lee M. Anionic Carbohydrate containing Chitosan Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration. Carbohydrate Polymers 97(2):587-96, 2013.
  79. Chang J, Liu F, Lee M, Wu BM, Ting K, Zara J, Soo C, Hezaiman KA, Zou W, Chen X, Mooney D, Wang CY. NF-kB inhibits osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells by promoting b-catenin degradation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110(23):9469-74, 2013.
  80. DeConde A, Sidell D, Lee M, Bezouglaia O, Low K, Elashoff D, Grogan T, Tetradis S, Aghaloo T, St. John M. BMP-2 Impregnated Biomimetic Scaffolds Successfully Induce Bone Healing in a Marginal Mandibular Defect. The Laryngoscope 123(5):1149-55, 2013.
  81. Park H, Choi B, Hu J, Lee M. Injectable chitosan hyaluronic acid hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering. Acta Biomaterialia 91(1):4779-86, 2013.
  82. Levi B, Hyun JS, Montoro DT, Lo D, Hu S, Sun N, Nag D, Lee M, Grova M, Nelson ER, Lee A, Connolly A, Wu JC, Gurtner GC, Wan DC, Longaker MT. In Vivo Directed Differentiation of Pluripotent Stem Cells for Skeletal Regeneration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109(50):20379-84, 2012.
  83. Lo DD, B, Hyun JS, Chung M, Montoro DT, Zimmerman A, Grova MM, Lee M, Wan DC, Longaker MT. Repair of a critical-sized calvarial defect model using adipose-derived stromal cells harvested from lipoaspirate. Journal of Visualized Experiments e4221, 2012.
  84. James AW, Zara J, Corselli M, Chiang M, Yuan W, Ng R, Askarinam A, Goyal R, Siu R, Scott V, Lee M, Ting T, Péault B, Soo C. Use of Human Perivascular Stem Cells for Bone Regeneration. Journal of Visualized Experiments 63:e2952, 2012.
  85. Sidell D, Aghaloo T, Tetradis S, Lee M, Bezouglaia O, Deconde A, St. John M. Composite Mandibulectomy: A Novel Animal Model. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 146(6):932-7, 2012.
  86. Hu J, Hou Y, Park H, Lee M. Beta tricalcium phosphate particles as a controlled release carrier of osteogenic proteins for bone tissue engineering. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research A 100(7):1680-6, 2012.
  87. Hu J, Hou Y, Park H, Choi B, Hou S, Chung A, Lee M. Visible light crosslinkable chitosan hydrogels for tissue engineering. Acta Biomaterialia 8(5):1730-38, 2012.
  88. Hou Y, Hu J, Park H, Lee M. Chitosan based nanoparticles as a sustained protein release carrier for tissue engineering applications. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research A 100(4):939-47, 2012.
  89. Siu R, Zara J, Hou Y, Li W, Kwak J, James A, Zhang X, Ting K, Wu BM, Soo C, Lee M. Cartilage regeneration mediated by Nell-1 in a rabbit cartilage defect model. Tissue Engineering part A 18:252-61, 2012.
  90. Levi B, Nelson ER, Hyun JS, Glotzbach JP, Li S, Nauta A, Montoro DT, Lee M, Commons GC, Hu S, Wu JC, Gurtner GC, Longaker MT. Enhancement of Human Adipose-Derived Stromal Cell Angiogenesis through knockdown of a BMP-2 inhibitor. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 129(1):53-66, 2012.
  91. Levi B, Wan DC, Glotzbach J, Hyun JS, Januszyk M, Montoro D, Sorkin M,  James AW, Nelson ER, Li S, Quarto N, Lee M, Gurtner G, Longaker MT. CD105 depletion enhances human adipose-derived stromal cell osteogenesis through reduction of TGF-β1 signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry 286(45):39497-509, 2011.
  92. Levi B, Nelson E, Li S, Jeong Hyun, Jia F, Glotzbach J, James AW, Wan DC , Montoro D, Lee M,  Huang M, Quarto N, Gurtner G, Wu J, Longaker MT. Non-Integrating Knockdown and Customized Scaffold Design Enhances Human Adipose Derived Stem Cells in Skeletal Repair. Stem Cells 29(12):2018-29, 2011.
  93. Zhang X, Péault B, Chen W, Li W, Corselli M, Lee M, Siu R, Shen P, Zheng Z, Shen J, Kwak J, Zara J, Chen F, Zhang H, Yin Z, Wu B, Ting T*, Soo C* The Nell-1 growth factor stimulates bone formation by purified human perivascular cells. Tissue Engineering part A 17(19-20):2497-509, 2011.
  94. Levi B, Nelson E, Li S, James AW, Hyun JS, Montoro D, Lee M, Glotzbach JP, Commons GW, Longaker MT. Dura mater stimulates human adipose-derived stromal cells to undergo bone formation in mouse calvarial defects. Stem Cells 29(8):1241-55, 2011.
  95. James AW, Levi B, Nelson ER, Peng M, Commons GW, Lee M, Wu BM, Longaker MT. Deleterious Effects of Freezing on Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells In Vitro. Stem Cells and Development 20(3):427-39, 2011.
  96. Levi B, Nelson E, Brown K, James AW, Xu D, Dunlevie R, Wu JC, Lee M, Wu BM, Commons GW, Vistnes D, Longaker MT. Differences in osteogenic differentiation of adipose derived stromal cells from murine, canine and human sources in vitro and in vivo. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 128(2):373-86, 2011.
  97. Zara J, Siu R, Zhang X, Shen J, Ngo R, Lee M, Li W, Chiang M, Chung J, Kwak J, Wu BM, Ting K, Soo C. High doses of BMP2 induce structurally abnormal bone and inflammation in vivo. Tissue Engineering part A 17(9-10):1389-99, 2011.
  98. Levi B, James AW, Nelson ER, Peng M, Wan DC, Commons GW, Lee M, Wu BM, Longaker MT. Acute Skeletal Injury is Necessary for Human Adipose-Derived Stromal Cell Mediated Calvarial Regeneration. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 127(3):1118-29, 2011.
  99. Li W, Zara J, Siu R, Lee M,  Aghaloo T, Zhang X, Wu BM, Wang JC, Gertzman AA, Kang T, Soo C. Nell-1 Enhances Bone Regeneration in a Rat Critical-Sized Femoral Segmental Defect Model. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 127(2):580-7, 2011.
  100. Levi B., James AW, Nelson ER, Peng M, Li S, Commons GW, Lee M, Wu BM, Longaker MT. Human Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells Stimulate Autogenous Skeletal Healing via Paracrine Interaction with Calvarial Osteoblasts. Stem Cells and Development 20(2):243-57, 2011.
  101. Zheng Z, Yin W, Zara J, Li W, Kwak J, Mamidi R, Lee M, Siu R, Ngo R, Wang J, Carpenter D, Zhang X, Wu BM, Kang T, Soo C. The use of BMP-2 coupled - Nanosilver-PLGA composite grafts to induce bone repair in grossly infected segmental defects. Biomaterials 31(35):9293-300, 2010.
  102. Levi B, James AW, Nelson ER, Vistnes D, Wu BM, Lee M, Gupta A, Longaker MT. Human Adipose Derived Stromal Cells Heal Critical Size Mouse Calvarial Defects. PLoS ONE 5(6):e11177, 2010.
  103. Li W*, Lee M*, Whang J, Siu R, Zhang X, Kang T, Wu BM, Wang JC, Soo C. (*Co-first authors) Delivery of lyophilized Nell-1 in a rat spinal fusion model. Tissue Engineering part A 16:2861-2870, 2010.
  104. Lee M, Siu R, Kang T, Wu BM. Effect of Nell-1 delivery on chondrocyte proliferation and cartilaginous extracellular matrix deposition. Tissue Engineering part A 16:1791-800, 2010.
  105. Lee M, Li W, Siu R, Whang J, Zhang X, Soo C, Kang T, Wu BM. Biomimetic Apatite-Coated Alginate/Chitosan Microparticles as Osteogenic Protein Carriers. Biomaterials 30:6094-6101, 2009.
  106. Jack GS, Zhang R, Lee M, Xu Y, Wu BM, Rodriguez LV. Urinary bladder smooth muscle engineered from adipose stem cells and a three dimensional synthetic composite. Biomaterials 30:3259-3270, 2009.
  107. Lee M, Wu BM, Dunn JC. Effect of Architecture and Pore Size of Scaffolds on the Cell Growth. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research A 87:1010-1019, 2008.
  108. Lee M, Wu BM., Stelzner M, Reichardt HM, Dunn JC. Intestinal Smooth Muscle Cell Maintenance by Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor. Tissue Engineering part A 14:1395-1402, 2008.
  109. Lee M, Chang CY, Dunn JC. Evaluation of Small Intestinal Submucosa as a Small Bowel Graft. Journal of Surgical Research 147:168-171, 2008.
  110. Lee M, Chen TT, Iruela-Arispe ML, Wu BM, Dunn JC. Modulation of Protein Delivery from Modular Polymer Scaffolds. Biomaterials 28:1862-1870, 2007.
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