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2026

75. Qu W#, Zhan C#, Dai Q, Yan J, McGrath C, Han B*, Ye Z* and Lin Y*. Sustained-Release RANKL Microneedles for Safe Orthodontic Acceleration. J. Dent. Res., 2026.

74. Zhou K, Gao M, Wan Y, Cong B, Cong B, Zhu T, Ye Z, Zhang T* and Wang W*. Dual activation of cuproptosis and excessive autophagy by copper-bismuth metal-organic frameworks-loaded detachable microneedles in oral leukoplakia. Materials Today Bio, 103283, 2026.

73. Ma Y#, Ye T#, Li #L, Zhou Y, Chen L, Tsoi JKH, Han X, Shao L, Li A, Zhang Y, Zhang C, Wang F, Liu J, Pei D, Qiao W, Kong L, Jiao K, Aparicio C, Ye Z*, Jiang X* and Niu L*. Perspective Opportunities and challenges in translating dental materials into clinical practice. Translational Dental Research, 2(2), 100061, 2026.

72. Tang W, Xu J, Huang Y, Wang Y, Wat JKH, Leung YY, Fu J*, Ye Z* and Zhu X*. Compression training enhanced tough hydrogel as Ca-P reservoir for tooth extraction socket. Translational Dental Research, 2(1), 100069, 2026.

71. Fischer NG* and Ye Z*. Less is more in the translation of dental biomaterials. Translational Dental Research, 2(1), 100062, 2026.

70. Wang H#, Fischer NG#, Guan Y#, Li K, Cai H, Deng Y, Ye Z* and Sang T*. Silver nanoparticle-antimicrobial peptide supramolecular nanocomposite coating improves implant osseointegration under mechanical loading. Nanomedicine, 1-11, 2026.

69. Chen W#, Zhan C#, Zhang C, Aparicio C, Peng S*, Ye Z* and Lin Y*. Self-Assembled Charge-Complementary Hydrogel with Sustained Release of Antimicrobial Peptides for Periodontitis Treatment. Acta Biomater. 212, 251-265, 2026.

68. Niu L, Song J, Xu Haoran, Wei Y, Dang G, Ji Y, Wang Y, Wang C, Ye Z, Bai Y*, Aparicio C* and Niu L*. Ferric tannate-functionalized hierarchical porous materials for hemostatic antibacterial non-compressible bleeding. Mater. Chem. Front., 2026.

2025

67. Qiu J, Qiu Q, Yang J, Tang W, Xu J, Chen Y, Cai H, Wan Y, Yu Z, Aparicio C, Li Z, Ye Z, Sang T. Hydrogen bonding enforced supramolecular multifunctional nanocoating for implant osseointegration. Chemical Engineering Journal, 170824, 2025.

66.Guan Y, Xu J, Qiu J, Cai H, Xia W, Ye Z and Sang T*. Multiparametric performance comparison of dental composites for clear aligner attachments. BMC Oral Health 25, 1206, 2025.

65.Su B, Liu D, Chi T, Fan B, Wang K, Xian S, Ye Z and Webber MJ*. Programmable Host–Guest Recognition for Shape-Shifting Supramolecular Nanostructure States. ACS nano, 2025.

64.Kuwentrai C#, Tang W#, Lin X, Chi T, Liu D, Song E, Webber MJ, Huang JD* and Ye Z*. Injectable hydrogel-based drug formulation for enhancing tertiary lymphoid structure formation and cancer immunotherapy efficacy. Journal of Controlled Release, 113897, 2025.

63.Ma Y, Ghosh S, Kong X, Kalimuthu S, Pudipeddi A, Okuro K, Ye Z*, Dubey N* and Neelakantan P*. Nanoscale bismuth infused bioadhesive gelatin methacryloyl electrospun mats demonstrate excellent antibiofilm activity and biocompatibility. Int. J. Biol. Macromol., 144103, 2025.

62.Wang W, Wang H, Zhang Z, Liu X, Hu B, Tian F, Ye Z, Shi L and Yu Z*. In Situ Liquid‐Liquid Phase Separation of Peptides into Droplets Targeting Membraneless Organelles for Enhanced Cancer Chemotherapy. Advanced Materials, 2420399, 2025.

61.Wang L, Yang L, Tian L, Guo B, Dai T, Lv Q, Xie J, Liu F, Bao H, Cao F, Liu Y, Gao Y, Hou Y, Ye Z, Wang S, Zhang Q*, Kong L* and Cai B*. Exosome-capturing scaffold promotes endogenous bone regeneration through neutrophil-derived exosomes by enhancing fast vascularization. Biomaterials 319, 123215, 2025.

60. Zhan C, Dai Q, Ren J, Jin L, Wang W, Ye Z, Tsoi JKH, Lin Y. CGRP-Loaded ROS-Responsive Hydrogel Restores Neuro-Angiogenic Signaling to Promote Bone Regeneration in Diabetes-Associated Periodontitis. Advanced Science 12 (40), e06438, 2025.

59.Yang L, Cao F, Lu J, Wu S, Wang L, She J, He B, Xu X, Shi F, Gao Y, Ye Z, Guo B, Kong L*, Jin R* and Cai B*. Neutrophil Membrane‐Encapsulated Polymerized Salicylic Acid Nanoparticles Effectively Alleviating Rheumatoid Arthritis by Facilitating Sustained Release of Salicylic Acid into the Articular Cavity from Chondrocytes. Advanced Healthcare Materials 14(12), 2404510, 2025.

58.Chen L, Hu P, Hong X, Li B, Ping Y, Chen S, Jiang T, Jiang H, Mao Y, Chen Y, Song Z, Ye Z, Sun X, Zhao S* and Huang S*. Dimethyl fumarate modulates M1/M2 macrophage polarization to ameliorate periodontal destruction by increasing TUFM-mediated mitophagy. International Journal of Oral Science 17(1), 32, 2025.

57.Fischer NG#*, Lin TY#, Xiang Y, Sang T, Ye Z*. Emerging supramolecular and living materials in oral medicine. Trends in Biotechnology 2025.

56. Lin F, Ordinola-Zapata R, VanHeel B, Zhang L, Lee R, Ye Z, Xu H and Fok AS*. Experimental investigation and finite element analysis on the durability of root-filled teeth treated with multisonic irrigation. Dental Materials 41(3), 341-346, 2025.

55. Zhu T, Sang Z, Ye Z, Guo X, Qu X, Hao Y* and Wang W*. Local delivery of celecoxib/indocyanine green-loaded nanomodulators for combinational photothermal/photodynamic/anti-cyclooxygenase-2 therapy of oral leukoplakia. Chemical Engineering Journal 505, 159734, 2025.

54.Wang J, Chen X, Li R, Wang S, Geng Z, Shi Z, Jing Y, Xu K, Wei Y, Wang G, He C, Dong S, Liu G, Hou Z, Xia Z, Wang X, Ye Z, Zhou F*, Bai L*, Tan H* and Su J*. Standardization and consensus in the development and application of bone organoids. Theranostics 15(2), 682, 2025.

53.Jiang W, Ma X, Li B, Jiang T, Jiang H, Chen W, Gao J, Mao Y, Sun X, Ye Z, Zhao S*, Huang S* and Chen Y*. Role of the PGAM5-CypD mitochondrial pathway in methylglyoxal-induced bone loss in diabetic osteoporosis. Bone 190, 117322, 2025.

2024

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52.Yang J, Fischer NG, Ye Z*. Revolutionising oral organoids with artificial intelligence. Biomater. Transl. 5(4), 372, 2024.

51.Zhang Y, Cong Y, Du J, Guo D, Huang J, Pan J, Liang Y, Zhang J, Ye Z, Liu Y and Zhou Y*. Lif-deficiency promote systemic Iron metabolism disorders and increases the susceptibility of osteoblasts to ferroptosis. Bone. 2024.

50.Zhang X, Chen Y, Zhou S, Liu Y, Zhu S, Jia X, Lu Z, Zhang Y, Zhang W, Ye Z, Cai B, Kong L, Liu F. RNA Coating Promotes Peri-Implant Osseointegration. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2024.

49.Peng S, Guan Y, Cai H, Zhu Z, Mahayyudin MAM, Ye Z*, Sang T*. Efficacy of peptide-based enamel coatings in the prevention of demineralization using fixed orthodontic brackets in a rat model. Am. J. Orthod. Dentofacial Orthop. 2024.

48.Cao F, Liu Y, Gao Y, Tang M, Ye Z, Bao H, Wang L, Lv Q, Hou Y, Dai T, Yu C, Si D, Liu F, Cai B, Kong L. CKIP-1-Loaded Cartilage-Affinitive Nanoliposomes Reverse Osteoarthritis by Restoring Chondrocyte Homeostasis. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2024.

47.Tang W#, Fischer NG#, Kong X, Sang T*, Ye Z*. Hybrid coatings on dental and orthopedic titanium implants: Current advances and challenges. BMEMat, e12105, 2024.

46.Ren H, Mao K, Yuan X, Mu Y, Zhao S, Fan X, Zhu L, Ye Z, Lan J. AN698/40746067 suppresses bone marrow adiposity to ameliorate hyperlipidemia-induced osteoporosis through targeted inhibition of ENTR1. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 176, 116843, 2024.

45.Ye Z, Chi T, Evans CJ, Liu D, Addonizio CJ, Su B, Addonizio CJ, Pramuyda I, Xiang Y, Roeder RK, Webber MJ. Implications of Supramolecular Crosslinking on Hydrogel Toughening by Directional Freeze-Casting and Salting-Out. Adv. Funct. Mater. 202402613, 2024.

44.Kong X, Vishwanath V, Neelakantan P, Ye Z*. Harnessing antimicrobial peptides in endodontics. Int. Endod. J. 57, 815-840, 2024.

43.Dai J#, Fischer NG#, Rahimi JR, Wang H, Hu C, Chen W, Lin Y, Sang T, Chew HP, Kong L, Aparicio C*, Ye Z*, Huang S*. Interpenetrating nanofibrillar membrane of self-assembled collagen and antimicrobial peptides for enhanced bone regeneration. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 267, 131480, 2024.

42.Zhou Z, Li A, Sun K, Guo D, Li T, Lu J, Tonin BSH, Ye Z, Watts DC, Wang T, Fu J. Synthesis of a novel monomer “DDTU-IDI” for the development of low-shrinkage dental resin composites. Dent. Mater. 40, 4, 608-618, 2024.

41.Han Y, Tong X, Zhou R, Wang Y, Chen Y, Chen L, Hong X, Wu L, Lin Z, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Hu C, Li B, Ping Y, Cao Z, Ye Z, Song Z, Li Y, Wen C, Zhou Y, Lin J, Huang S. Biodegradable Zn-5Dy Alloy with Enhanced Osteo/Angio-Genic Activity and Osteointegration Effect via Regulation of SIRT4-Dependent Mitochondrial Function. Adv. Sci. 2307812, 2024.

40. Tang W#, Chao X#, Ye Z, Liu M, Jiang H. The use of dynamic navigation systems as a component of digital dentistry. J. Dent. Res. 103, 2, 119-128 2024.

39. Guo D, Dong W, Cong Y, Liu Y, Liang Y, Ye Z, Zhang J, Zhou Y. LIF Aggravates Pulpitis by Promoting Inflammatory Response in Macrophages. Inflammation 47, 1, 2024.

38.Chen W, Zhang C, Peng S, Lin Y*, Ye Z*. Hydrogels in dental medicine. Adv. Therap., 7, 2300128, 2024.

37.Chi T#, Sang T#, Wang Y, Ye Z*. Cleavage and Non-cleavage Chemistry in Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-Responsive Materials for Smart Drug Delivery. Bioconjugate Chem. 35, 1, 1-21, 2024.

36. Yu S#, Ye Z#, Roy R, Sonani RR, Pramudya I, Xian S, Xiang Y, Liu G, Flores B, Nativ-Roth E, Bitton R, Egelman EH, Webber MJ. Glucose-Triggered Gelation of Supramolecular Peptide Nanocoils with Glucose-Binding Motifs. Adv. Mater. 36, 2311498, 2024.

2023

35. Li K#, Tang Z#, Song K, Fischer NG, Wang H, Guan Y, Deng Y, Cai H, Hassan SU, Ye Z*, Sang T*. Multifunctional nanocoating for enhanced titanium implant osseointegration. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 232, 113604, 2023.

34.Wang Y#, Wu Z#, Wang T, Tang W, Li T, Xu H, Sun H, Lin Y, Tonin BSH, Ye Z*, Fu J*. Bioactive dental resin composites with MgO nanoparticles. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 9, 8, 4632–4645, 2023.

33.Ye Z#, Pramuyda I, Xiang Y, Yu S, Chi T, Liu D, Su B, Addonizio CJ, Xian S, Zou L, Webber MJ. Detachable microneedles via host−guest supramolecular polymer networks. ACS Mater. Lett. 5, 1684-1691, 2023.

32.Zhang T#, Li G#, Yang X, Ren H, Guo D, Wang H, Chan K, Ye Z, Zhao T, Zhang C, Shang W, Shen Y. A fast soft continuum catheter robot manufacturing strategy based on heterogeneous modular magnetic units. Micromachines 14(5), 911, 2023.

31.Wang Y#, Wu Z#, Wang T, Tian J, Zhou Z, Guo D, Tonin BSH, Ye Z, Xu H, Fu J. Antibacterial and physical properties of resin cements containing MgO nanoparticles. J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater. 142, 105815, 2023.

30.Tian J#, Wu Z#, Wang Y, Han C, Zhou Z, Guo D, Lin Y, Ye Z*, Fu J*. Multifunctional dental resin composite with antibacterial and remineralization properties containing nMgO-BAG. J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater. 141, 105783, 2023.

29.Ye Z#, Qi Y#, Zhang A, Karels BJ, Aparicio C. Biomimetic mineralization of fibrillar collagen with strontium-doped hydroxyapatite. ACS Macro Lett. 12, 408-414, 2023.

28.Su B, Chi T, Ye Z, Xiang Y, Dong P, Liu D, Addonizio CJ, Webber MJ. Transient and dissipative host–guest hydrogels regulated by consumption of a reactive chemical fuel. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 135, e202216537, 2023.

2022

27.Peng S#, Sang T#, Wang H, Guan Y, Deng Y, Wang P, Huang Z, Ye Z*, Wu J*. Bioinspired anti-demineralization enamel coating for orthodontics. J. Dent. Res. 101, 1620-1627, 2022.

26.Zhu X, Tang W, Cheng X, Wang H, Sang T*, Ye Z*. Roles of self-assembly and secondary structures in antimicrobial peptide coatings. Coatings 12, 1456, 2022.

25.Ye Z#, Xiang Y#, Monroe T, Yu S, Dong P, Xian S, Webber MJ. Polymeric microneedle arrays with glucose-sensing dynamic-covalent bonding for insulin delivery. Biomacromolecules 23, 4401-4411, 2022.

24.Xu H, Ye Z, Zhang A, Lin F, Fu J, Fok ASL. Effects of concentration of sodium hypochlorite as an endodontic irrigant on the mechanical and structural properties of root dentine: A laboratory study. Int. Endod. J. 55, 1091-1102, 2022.

23.Sis MJ, Ye Z, La Costa KL, Webber MJ. Energy landscapes of supramolecular peptide–drug conjugates directed by linker selection and drug topology. ACS Nano 16, 9546-9558, 2022.

22.Ordinola-Zapata R, Noblett WC, Perez-Ron A, Ye Z, Vera J. Present status and future directions of intracanal medicaments. Int. Endod. J. 55(Suppl. 3):613-636, 2022.

21.Ye Z#, *, Sang T#, Li K, Fischer NG, Mutreja I, Echeverría C, Kumar D, Tang Z*, Aparicio C*. Hybrid nanocoatings of self-assembled organic-inorganic amphiphiles for prevention of implant infections. Acta Biomater. 140, 338-349, 2022. Highlighted by Materials Today.

20.Fisher NG, Kobe AC, Dai J, He J, Wang H, Pizarek JA, De Jong DA, Ye Z, Huang S, Aparicio C. Tapping basement membrane motifs: oral junctional epithelium for surface-mediated soft tissue attachment to prevent failure of percutaneous devices. Acta Biomater. 141, 70-88, 2022.

19.Ye Z, Aparicio C. Interactions of two enantiomers of a designer antimicrobial peptide with structural components of the bacterial cell envelope. J. Pept. Sci. 28(1), e3299, 2022.

Before 2022

18.Yu S, Xian S, Ye Z, Pramudya I, Webber MJ. Glucose-fueled peptide assembly: glucagon delivery via enzymatic actuation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 143, 32, 12578-12589, 2021.

17.Ye Z#, Zhu X#, Mutreja I, Boda SK, Fischer NG, Zhang A, Lui C, Qi Y, Aparicio C. Biomimetic mineralized hybrid scaffolds with antimicrobial peptides. Bioact. Mater. 6(8), 2250-2260, 2021.

16.Boda SK, Fischer NG, Ye Z, Aparicio C. Dual oral tissue adhesive nanofiber membranes for pH-responsive delivery of antimicrobial peptides. Biomacromolecules 21, 4945-4961, 2020.

15.Ye Z, Kobe AC, Sang T, Aparicio C. Unraveling dominant surface physicochemistry to build antimicrobial peptide coatings with supramolecular amphiphiles. Nanoscale 12, 20767-20775, 2020.

14.Acosta S, Ye Z, Aparicio C, Alonso M, Rodríguez-Cabello JC. Dual self-assembled nanostructures from intrinsically disordered protein polymers with LCST behavior and antimicrobial peptides. Biomacromolecules 21, 4043-4052, 2020.

13.Qi Y, Mai S, Ye Z, Aparicio C. Biomimetic fabrication and characterization of collagen/strontium hydroxyapatite nanocomposite. Mater. Lett. 274, 127982, 2020.

12.Robinson JW, Blixt NC, Norton A, Mansky KC, Ye Z, Aparicio C, Benton AM, Warren GL, Khosla S, Gaddy D, Suva LJ, Potter LR. Male mice with elevated C-type natriuretic peptide-dependent guanylyl cyclase-B activity have increased osteoblasts, bone mass and bone strength. Bone 135, 115320, 2020.

11.Sang T, Ye Z, Fischer NG, Skoe EP, Echeverria C, Wu J, Aparicio C. Physical-chemical interactions between dental materials surface, salivary pellicle and streptococcus gordonii. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 190, 110938, 2020.

10.Ye Z, Aparicio C. Modulation of Supramolecular Self-assembly of an Antimicrobial designer peptide by single amino acid substitution: implications on peptide activity. Nanoscale Adv. 1, 4679-4682, 2019.

9.Cheng Z, Ye Z, Natan A, Ma Y, Li H, Chen Y, Wan L, Aparicio C, Zhu H. Bio-inspired mineralization with highly aligned cellulose nanofibers as template. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 11(45), 42486-42495, 2019.

8.Moussa DG, Kirihara JA, Ye Z, Fischer NG, Khot J, Witthuhn BA, Aparicio C. Dentin priming with amphipathic antimicrobial peptides. J. Dent. Res. 98(10), 1112-1121, 2019.

7.Qi Y, Cheng Z, Ye Z, Zhu H, Aparicio C. Bioinspired mineralization with hydroxyapatite and hierarchical naturally aligned nanofibrillar cellulose. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 11(31), 27598-27604, 2019.

6.Ye Z, Zhu X, Acosta S, Kumar D, Sang T, Aparicio C. Self-assembly dynamics and antimicrobial activity of all L- and D- amino acid enantiomers of a designer peptide. Nanoscale 11, 266-275, 2019.

5.Qi Y, Ye Z, Fok A, Holmes B, Espanol M, Ginebra MP, Aparicio C. Effects of molecular weight and concentration of poly(acrylic acid) on biomimetic mineralization of collagen. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 4, 8, 2758-2766, 2018.

4.Ye Z#, Kim A#, Mottley CY, Ellis MW, Wall C, Esker AR, Nain AS, Behkam B. Design of nanofiber coatings for mitigation of microbial adhesion: modeling and application to medical catheters. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 10(18), 15477-15486, 2018.

3.Koons B#, Sharma P#, Ye Z#, Mukherjee A#, Lee MH, Wirtz D, Behkam,B, Nain AS. Cancer protrusions on a tightrope: nanofiber curvature contrast quantitates single protrusion dynamics. ACS Nano 11(12), 12037-12048, 2017.

2.Ye Z, Ellis MW, Nain AS, Behkam B. Effect of electrode sub-micron surface feature size on current generation of Shewanella oneidensis in microbial fuel cells. J. Power Sources 347, 270-276, 2017.

1.Ye Z, Nain AS, Behkam B. Spun-wrapped aligned nanofiber (SWAN) lithography for fabrication of micro/nano-structures on 3D objects. Nanoscale 8, 12780-12786, 2016.

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