Publications

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  1. Zhu, N.; Liang, L.; Zhao, N.; Chen, H.; Searson, P. C. A tissue-engineered endothelial cell–smooth muscle cell arteriole-like model. Biomaterials Science 2025, Advance Article, DOI:10.1039/D5BM00383K.
  2. Zhu, N., A tissue-engineered brain model for monitoring real-time gene expression linked to cognitive function. US Patent (pending).
  3. Song, Y.; Soto, J.; Lin, X.; Hoffman, T.; Hu, E.; Zhu, N.; Zarubova, J.; Wu, Y.; Tian, J.; Wong, P.K.; Li, S. Nano-Biosensors for mRNA-Based Cell Sorting Using Intracellular Markers at the Early Stage of Cell Reprogramming. Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 35 (1), 2410910.
  4. Zhu, N.; Ahmed, M.; Liao, J. C.; Wong, P. K., A Novel Chimeric Invasion Assay for Bladder Cancer Staging. US Patent (pending).
  5. Li, Y.; Zhu, N.; Ahmed, M.; Urbina, J.; Huang, T.-Y.; Wong, P.K. Three-dimensional computer vision for exploring heterogeneity in collective Cancer Invasion. Scientific Reports 2024, 14, 23560.
  6. Zhao, N.; Pessell, A.; Zhu, N.; Searson, P., Tissue-engineered microvessels: a review of current engineering strategies and applications. Advanced Healthcare Materials 2024, 2303419.
  7. Zhu, N.; Ahmed, M.; Li, Y.; Liao, J. C.; Wong, P. K. Long noncoding RNA MALAT1 is dynamically regulated in leader cells during collective cancer invasion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2023, 120 (27), e2305410120.
  8. Mendes, J. P. P.; Zhu, N.; Wong, P. K. A sticky-end probe biosensor for homogeneous detection of transcription factor binding activity. SLAS Technology 2023.
  9. Song, Y.; Soto, J.; Chen, B.; Hoffman, T.; Zhao, W.; Zhu, N.; Peng, Q.; Liu, L.; Ly, C.; Wong, P. K.; Wang, Y.; Rowat, A. C.; Kurdistani, S. K.; Li, S., Transient Nuclear Deformation Primes Epigenetic State and Promotes Cell Reprogramming. Nature Materials 2022.
  10. Vilchez Mercedes, S. A.; Bocci, F.; Ahmed, M.; Eder, I.; Zhu, N.; Levine, H.; Onuchic, J. N.; Jolly, M. K.; Wong, P. K., Nrf2 Modulates the Hybrid Epithelial/Mesenchymal Phenotype and Notch Signaling During Collective Cancer Migration. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences 2022, 9.
  11. Chen, H.; Zhu, N.; Biskowitz, R.; Liu, J.; Deng, C.; Wong, P. K.; Kothapalli, S.-R., A transparent ultrasound on-chip platform enables high-throughput cell stimulation and simultaneous high-resolution optical imaging. SPIE: 2022; Vol. 11964.
  12. Vilchez Mercedes, S. A.; Eder, I.; Ahmed, M.; Zhu, N.; Wong, P. K., Optimizing Locked Nucleic Acid Modification in Double-Stranded Biosensors for Live Single Cell Analysis. Analyst 2022, 147 (4), 722-733.
  13. Chen, H.; Zhu, N.; Osman, M.; Biskowitz, R.; Liu, J.; Khandare, S.; Butler, P.; Wong, P. K.; Kothapalli, S.-R., A Transparent Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPUS) Chip for High-Throughput Cell Stimulation. Lab on a Chip 2021, 21 (24), 4734-4742.
  14. Zhu, N.; Wong, P. K., Advances in Viral Diagnostic Technologies for Combating COVID-19 and Future Pandemics. SLAS TECHNOLOGY: Translating Life Sciences Innovation 2020, 25 (6), 513-521.
  15. Wan, Y.; Zhu, N.; Lu, Y.; Wong, P. K., DNA Transformer for Visualizing Endogenous RNA Dynamics in Live Cells. Analytical Chemistry 2019, 91 (4), 2626-2633.
  16. Zhu, N.; Kwong, H. K.; Bao, Y.; Chen, T.-H., Chiral Orientation of Skeletal Muscle Cells Requires Rigid Substrate. Micromachines 2017, 8 (6), 181.
  17. Liu, W.; Bao, Y.; Lam, M. L.; Xu, T.; Xie, K.; Man, H. S.; Chan, E. Y.; Zhu, N.; Lam, R. H. W.; Chen, T.-H., Nanowire Magnetoscope Reveals a Cellular Torque with Left–Right Bias. ACS Nano 2016, 10 (8), 7409-7417.