• BS, Environmental Chemistry, Jilin University, 1995
• MS, Chemical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1998
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 2004
• Ph D, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 2004

Journal Articles

Xuelin Wang, Beibei Jia, Kyungsene Lee, Brandon Davis, Connie Wen, Yixun Wang, Hong Zheng and Yong Wang, 2024, "Biomimetic Bacterial Capsule for Enhanced Aptamer Display and Cell Recognition", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146, (1), pp. 868-877

Xuelin Wang, Yixun Wang, Kyungsene Lee, Brandon Davis, Connie Wen, Beibei Jia, Hong Zheng, Cheng Dong and Yong. Wang, 2024, "Display of Polyvalent Hybrid Antibodies on the Cell Surface for Enhanced Cell Recognition", Small Methods

Lidya Abune, Connie Wen, Kyungsene Lee, Xuelin Wang, Dino J Ravnic and Yong Wang, 2024, "Elastic macroporous matrix-supported in situ formation of injectable extracellular matrix-like hydrogel for carrying growth factors and living cells", Macromolecular Bioscience, 24, pp. 2300475

Naveen Singh, Yixun Wang, Connie Wen, Brandon Davis, Xuelin Wang, Kyungsene Lee and Yong Wang, 2024, "High-affinity one-step aptamer selection using a non-fouling porous hydrogel", Nature Biotechnology, 42, pp. 1224-1231

Olivia P Waldron, Jessica C El-Mallah, Dev Lochan, Connie Wen, Mary Landmesser, Mohammadhossein Asgardoon, Jazzmyn Dawes, Summer Horchler, Kevin Schlidt, Shailaja Agrawal and Yong Wang, 2024, "Ushering in the era of regenerative surgery", Minerva Surgery, 79, (2), pp. 166-182

Brandon Davis, Kyungsene Lee, Xuelin Wang and Yong Wang, 2023, "Deoxyribonucleic Acid-Based Polyvalent Ligand--Receptor Binding for Engineering the Cell Surface with Nanoparticles", Biomacromolecules, 24, (7), pp. 3193-3202

Ou Wang, Li Han, Haishuang Lin, Mingmei Tian, Shuyang Zhang, Bin Duan, Soonkyu Chung, Chi Zhang, Xiaojun Lian and Yong Wang, 2023, "Fabricating 3-dimensional human brown adipose microtissues for transplantation studies", Bioactive Materials, 22, pp. 518--534

Rubia Shaik, Jiazhu Xu, Yong Wang, Yi Hong and Ge Zhang, 2023, "Fibrin-Enriched Cardiac Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel Promotes In Vitro Angiogenesis", ACS biomaterials science & engineering, 9, (2), pp. 877--888

Li Han, Xinran Wu, Ou Wang, Xiao Luan, William H Velander, Michael Aynardi, E. Scott Halstead, Anthony Bonavia, Rong Jin, Guohong Li and Yong Wang, 2023, "Mesenchymal stromal cells and alpha-1 antitrypsin have a strong synergy in modulating inflammation and its resolution", Theranostics, 13, (9), pp. 2843

Jinbin Yang, Hiroki Kamai, Yong Wang and Yan Xu, 2023, "Nanofluidic Aptamer Nanoarray to Enable Stochastic Capture of Single Proteins at Normal Concentrations", Small, pp. 2301013

Kyungsene Lee, Brandon Davis, Xuelin Wang, Shubham Mirg, Connie Wen, Lidya Abune, Benjamin E Peterson, Li Han, Haoyang Chen, Hongjun Wang and Yong Wang, 2023, "Nanoparticle-Decorated Biomimetic Extracellular Matrix for Cell Nanoencapsulation and Regulation", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62, (31), pp. e202306583

C Watson, L Abune, H Saaid, Yong Wang and Keefe B Manning, 2023, "Performance of a hydrogel coated nitinol with oligonucleotide-modified nanoparticles within turbulent conditions of blood-contacting devices", Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, 14, pp. 239-251

X Wang, C Wen, P Davis, L Shi, L Abune, K Lee, C Dong and Yong Wang, 2022, "Synthetic DNA for cell surface engineering: experimental comparison between click conjugation and lipid insertion in cell viability, engineering efficiency and displaying stability", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14, (3), pp. 3900–3909

Brandon Davis, Peng Shi, Erin Gaddes, Jinping Lai and Yong Wang, 2022, "Bidirectional supramolecular display and signal amplification on the surface of living cells", Biomacromolecules, 23, (3), pp. 1403-1412

M L Davila, E R Gaddes, L Winter, M T Cantorna, Yong Wang and Na Xiong, 2022, "CCL27 is a crucial regulator of immune homeostasis of the skin and mucosal tissues", iScience, 23, (3), pp. 104426

Lidya Abune, Kyungsene Lee and Yong Wang, 2022, "Development of biomimetic extracellular matrix with the functions of protein sequestration and cell attachment using dual aptamer-functionalized hydrogels", ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 8, (3), pp. 1279-1289

Ruiting Xu, Lidya Abune, Brandon Davis, Leixin Ouyang, Ge Zhang, Yong Wang and Jiang Zhe, 2022, "Ultrasensitive detection of small biomolecules using aptamer-based molecular recognition and nanoparticle counting", Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 203, pp. 114023

Shubham Patel, Faheem Ershad, Min Zhao, Roslyn Rivkah Isseroff, Bin Duan, Yubin Zhou, Yong Wang and Cunjiang Yu, 2022, "Wearable electronics for skin wound monitoring and healing", Soft Science, 2, pp. 9

L Abune, B Davis and Yong Wang, 2021, "Aptamer-functionalized hydrogels: an emerging class of biomaterials for protein delivery, cell capture, regenerative medicine and molecular biosensing", WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, pp. e1731

L Abune and Yong Wang, 2021, "Affinity hydrogels for protein delivery", Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 42, (4), pp. 300-312

P Shi and Yong Wang, 2021, "Synthetic DNA for cell surface engineering", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 133, (21), pp. 11684-11695

C Li, M Xu, J Coyne, J Yang, W B Wang, M Devila, Yong Wang and N Xiong, 2021, "CCL27/CCR10-derived regulatory signals suppress over-activation of IL-17A/IL-22-producing skin T cells and skin inflammation", Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 147, (2), pp. 759-763. e9

James Coyne, Nan Zhao, Anuoluwapo Olubode, Mridula Menon and Yong Wang, 2020, "Development of hydrogel-like biomaterials via nanoparticle assembly and solid-hydrogel transformation", Journal of Controlled Release, 318, pp. 185-196

Nan Zhao, James Coyne, Lidya Abune, Peng Shi, Xiaojun Lance Lian, Ge Zhang and Yong Wang, 2020, "Exogenous signaling molecules released from aptamer-functionalized hydrogels promote the survival of mesenchymal stem cell spheroids", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12, (22), pp. 24599-24610

Peng Shi, Xuelin Wang, Brandon Davis, James Coyne, Cheng Dong, Joshua Reynolds and Yong Wang, 2020, "In situ synthesis of aptamer-based polyvalent antibody mimic on the cell surface for enhanced immune-cancer cell interactions", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59, (29), pp. 11892-11897

Chao Li, Ming Xu, James Coyne, Wei-Bei Wang, Micha L Davila, Yong Wang and Na Xiong, 2020, "Psoriasis-associated impairment of CCL27/CCR10-derived regulation leads to IL-17A/IL-22--producing skin T-cell overactivation", Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Peng Shi and Yong Wang, 2020, "Synthetic DNA for cell surface engineering", Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Yong Wang and D Kaplan, 2020, "Special issue: leaders in biomedical engineering", ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 6, (5), pp. 2495-2497

Nan Zhao, James Coyne, Ming Xu, Xiaolong Zhang, Akiho Suzuki, Peng Shi, Jinping Lai, Guo-Hua Fong, Na Xiong and Yong Wang, 2019, "Assembly of Bifunctional Aptamer-Fibrinogen Macromer for VEGF Delivery and Skin Wound Healing", Chemistry of Materials, 31, (3), pp. 1006-1015

Jinping Lai, Lidya Abune, Nan Zhao and Yong Wang, 2019, "Programmed Degradation of Hydrogels with a Double-Locked Domain", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58, pp. 2820-2825

Otto Juhl, IV, Nan Zhao, Anna-Blessing Merife, David Cohen, Michael Friedman, Yue Zhang, Zvi Schwartz, Yong Wang and Henry J Donahue, 2019, "Aptamer-Functionalized Fibrin Hydrogel Improves Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Release Kinetics and Enhances Angiogenesis and Osteogenesis in Critically Sized Cranial Defects", ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 5, (11), pp. 6152--6160

Peng Shi, Nan Zhao, James Coyne and Yong Wang, 2019, "DNA-templated synthesis of biomimetic cell wall for nanoencapsulation and protection of mammalian cells", Nature Communications, 10, pp. 2223

Nan Zhao, Akiho Suzuki, Xiaolong Zhang, Peng Shi, Lidya Abune, James Coyne, Huizhen Jia, Na Xiong, Ge Zhang and Yong Wang, 2019, "Dual Aptamer-Functionalized in Situ Injectable Fibrin Hydrogel for Promotion of Angiogenesis via Codelivery of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-BB", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11, (20), pp. 18123-18132

Lidya Abune, Nan Zhao, Jinping Lai, Benjamin Peterson, Spencer Szczesny and Yong Wang, 2019, "Macroporous Hydrogels for Stable Sequestration and Sustained Release of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Using Nucleic Acid Aptamers", ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 5, (5), pp. 2382--2390

Haoyang Chen, Sumit Agrawal, Ajay Dangi, Christopher Wible, Mohamed Osman, Lidya Abune, Huizhen Jia, Randall Rossi, Yong Wang and Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli, 2019, "Optical-Resolution Photoacoustic Microscopy Using Transparent Ultrasound Transducer", Sensors, 19, pp. 5470

Peng Shi, Nan Zhao, Jinping Lai, James Coyne and Erin Gaddes, 2018, "Polyvalent display of biomolecules on the live cells", Angewandte Chemie Interntional Edition, 57, (23), pp. 6800-6804

Yong Wang, 2018, "Programmable Hydrogels", Biomaterials, 178, pp. 663-680

Pinliang Jiang, Shihui Li, Jinping Lai, Hong Zheng, Changjian lin, Peng Shi and Yong Wang, 2017, "Nanoparticle-Programmed Surface for Drug Release and Cell Regulation via Reversible Hybridization Reaction", ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 9, (5), pp. 4467-4474

Jinping Lai, Pinliang Jiang, Erin Gaddes, Nan Zhao, Lidya Abune and Yong Wang, 2017, "Aptamer-Functionalized Hydrogel for Self-Programmed Protein Release via Sequential Photoreaction and Hybridization", Chemistry of Materials, 29, pp. 5850-5857

Nan Zhao, Mark Battig, Ming Xu, Xiuli Wang, Na Xiong and Yong Wang, 2017, "Development of a Dual-Functional Hydrogel Using RGD and Anti-VEGF Aptamer", Macromolecular Bioscience, 17, pp. 1700201

Jinping Lai, Shihui Li, Xuechen Shi, James Coyne, Nan Zhao, Fengping Dong, Yingwei Mao and Yong Wang, 2017, "Displacement and Hybridization Reactions for Controlled Protein Release from Synthetic Hydrogel", Chemical Science, 8, pp. 7306-7311

James Coyne, Brandon Davis, David Kauffman, Nan Zhao and Yong Wang, 2017, "Polymer microneedle mediated local aptamer delivery for blocking the function of VEGF", ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 3, (12), pp. 3395-3403

N Chen, X Shi and Yong Wang, 2016, "Molecularly Regulated Reversible DNA Polymerization.", Angewandte Chemie, 55, (23), pp. 6657-6661

Wafa Aresh, Ying Liu, Jessica Sine, Anu Puri, Yike Huang, Yong Wang and Mu-Ping Nieh, 2016, "The Morphology of Self-Assembled Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Affects Their Uptake by Cancer Cells", J. Biomed Nanotechnol, 12, pp. 1852-1863

Xiaolong Zhang, Mark Battig, Niancao Chen, Erin Gaddes, Katelyn Duncan and Yong Wang, 2016, "Chimeric oligonucleotide-protein hydrogels as an extracellular matrix mimic carrying cells and growth factors", Biomacromolecules, 17, (3), pp. 778-787

Erin Gaddes, Debra Lee, Gregory Gydush, Yong Wang, Cheng D andng, , 2015, "Regulation of fibrin-mediated tumor cell adhesion to the endothelium using anti-thrombin aptamer", Experimental Cell Research, 339, (2), pp. 417-426

S Li, E R Gaddes, N Chen and Yong Wang, 2015, "Molecular encryption and reconfiguration for remodeling of dynamic hydrogels.", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 54, (20), pp. 5957-61

E R Gaddes, G Gydush, S Li, N Chen, Cheng Dong and Yong Wang, 2015, "Aptamer-based polyvalent ligands for regulated cell attachment on the hydrogel surface.", Biomacromolecules, 16, (4), pp. 1382-1389

Tuba Ozdemir, Erin Gaddes, Yong Wang and Cheng Dong, 2015, "Perspectives: Interplay between melanoma regulated fibrin and receptor mediated adhesion under shear flow", Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 8, (1), pp. 86-95

Shihui Li, Niancao Chen, Erin Gaddes, Xiaolong Zhang, Cheng Dong and Yong Wang, 2015, "A Drosera-bioinspired hydrogel for catching and killing target cells", Scientific Reports, 5, pp. 14297

E Richards, S Li, N Chen, M R Battig and Yong Wang, 2014, "Polymerization of affinity ligands on a surface for enhanced ligand display and cell binding.", Biomacromolecules, 15, (12), pp. 4561-9

N Chen, Yuan-Han Huang and Yong Wang, 2014, "Bioinspired affinity DNA polymers on nanoparticles for drug sequestration and detoxification.", Biomaterials, 35, (36), pp. 9709-18

Mark Battig, Yike Huang, Niancao Chen and Yong Wang, 2014, "Aptamer-functionalized superporous hydrogels for sequestration and release of growth factors regulated via molecular recognition", Biomaterials, 35, (27), pp. 8040–8048

N Chen, S Li, M R Battig and Yong Wang, 2013, "Programmable imaging amplification via nanoparticle-initiated DNA polymerization.", Small, 9, (23), pp. 3944-9

K Fu, S Li, X Jiang, Yong Wang and B G Willis, 2013, "DNA gold nanoparticle nanocomposite films for chemiresistive vapor sensing.", Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 29, (46), pp. 14335-43

Xiaolong Zhang, M R Battig and Yong Wang, 2013, "Programmable hydrogels for the controlled release of therapeutic nucleic acid aptamers via reversible DNA hybridization.", Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 49, (83), pp. 9600-2

Z Zhang, S Li, N Chen, Cheng Yang and Yong Wang, 2013, "Programmable display of DNA-protein chimeras for controlling cell-hydrogel interactions via reversible intermolecular hybridization.", Biomacromolecules, 14, (4), pp. 1174-80

S Li, N Chen, Zhihua Zhang and Yong Wang, 2013, "Endonuclease-responsive aptamer-functionalized hydrogel coating for sequential catch and release of cancer cells.", Biomaterials, 34, (2), pp. 460-9

Zhaoyang Zhang, N Chen, S Li, M R Battig and Yong Wang, 2012, "Programmable hydrogels for controlled cell catch and release using hybridized aptamers and complementary sequences.", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, (38), pp. 15716-9

M R Battig, B Soontornworajit and Yong Wang, 2012, "Programmable release of multiple protein drugs from aptamer-functionalized hydrogels via nucleic acid hybridization.", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, (30), pp. 12410-3

Xiaolong Zhang, B Soontornworajit, Zhaoyang Zhang, N Chen and Yong Wang, 2012, "Enhanced loading and controlled release of antibiotics using nucleic acids as an antibiotic-binding effector in hydrogels.", Biomacromolecules, 13, (7), pp. 2202-10

N Chen, Zhihua Zhang, B Soontornworajit, J Zhou and Yong Wang, 2012, "Cell adhesion on an artificial extracellular matrix using aptamer-functionalized PEG hydrogels.", Biomaterials, 33, (5), pp. 1353-62

L Li, K Crosby, Marianne Sawicki, LL Shaw and Yong Wang, 2012, "Effects of Surface Roughness of Hydroxyapatite on Cell Attachment and Proliferation", J Biotechnol Biomater, 2, (150), pp. 2

B Soontornworajit, J Zhou, M P Snipes, M R Battig and Yong Wang, 2011, "Affinity hydrogels for controlled protein release using nucleic acid aptamers and complementary oligonucleotides.", Biomaterials, 32, (28), pp. 6839-49

Weiqiang Cao, J Zhou, Andrea R Mann, Yong Wang and Lei Zhu, 2011, "Folate-functionalized unimolecular micelles based on a degradable amphiphilic dendrimer-like star polymer for cancer cell-targeted drug delivery.", Biomacromolecules, 12, (7), pp. 2697-707

B Soontornworajit and Yong Wang, 2011, "Nucleic acid aptamers for clinical diagnosis: cell detection and molecular imaging.", Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 399, (4), pp. 1591-9

J Zhou, B Soontornworajit, M P Snipes and Yong Wang, 2011, "Structural prediction and binding analysis of hybridized aptamers.", Journal of molecular recognition: JMR, 24, (1), pp. 119-26

Tai-Hsi Fan, Boonchoy Soontornworajit, Mehdi Karzar-Jeddi, Xiaolong Zhang and Yong Wang, 2011, "An aptamer-functionalized hydrogel for controlled protein release: A modeling study", Soft Matter, 7, (19), pp. 9326–9334

Wenwu Cao, J Zhou, Yong Wang and Lei Zhu, 2010, "Synthesis and in vitro cancer cell targeting of folate-functionalized biodegradable amphiphilic dendrimer-like star polymers.", Biomacromolecules, 11, (12), pp. 3680-7

J Zhou, M R Battig and Yong Wang, 2010, "Aptamer-based molecular recognition for biosensor development.", Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 398, (6), pp. 2471-80

B Soontornworajit, J Zhou, Zhaoyang Zhang and Yong Wang, 2010, "Aptamer-functionalized in situ injectable hydrogel for controlled protein release.", Biomacromolecules, 11, (10), pp. 2724-30

J Zhou, B Soontornworajit and Yong Wang, 2010, "A temperature-responsive antibody-like nanostructure.", Biomacromolecules, 11, (8), pp. 2087-93

B Soontornworajit, J Zhou, M T Shaw, T H Fan and Yong Wang, 2010, "Hydrogel functionalization with DNA aptamers for sustained PDGF-BB release.", Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 46, (11), pp. 1857-9

Boonchoy Soontornworajit, Jing Zhou and Yong Wang, 2010, "A hybrid particle–hydrogel composite for oligonucleotide-mediated pulsatile protein release", Soft Matter, 6, (17), pp. 4255–4261

J Zhou, B Soontornworajit, J Martin, B A Sullenger, E Gilboa and Yong Wang, 2009, "A hybrid DNA aptamer-dendrimer nanomaterial for targeted cell labeling.", Macromolecular bioscience, 9, (9), pp. 831-5

J Zhou, B Soontornworajit, M P Snipes and Yong Wang, 2009, "Development of a novel pretargeting system with bifunctional nucleic acid molecules.", Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 386, (3), pp. 521-5

Yong Wang, 2009, "Engineering strategies for drug delivery [Introduction to the special issue]", IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, 28, (1), pp. 10–11

Jing Zhou, Ren-He Xu and Yong Wang, 2009, "Nanoporous membrane-encapsulated feeder cells for culture of human embryonic stem cells", International Journal of Functional Informatics and Personalised Medicine, 2, (1), pp. 77–88

Cheng-Mao Lin, Yong Wang, P Challa, D L Epstein and F Yuan, 2007, "Transscleral diffusion of ethacrynic acid and sodium fluorescein.", Molecular vision, 13, pp. 243-51

J O McNamara, 2nd, E R Andrechek, Yong Wang, K D Viles, R E Rempel, E Gilboa, B A Sullenger and P H Giangrande, 2006, "Cell type-specific delivery of siRNAs with aptamer-siRNA chimeras.", Nature biotechnology, 24, (8), pp. 1005-15

Yong Wang, H Wang, C Y Li and F Yuan, 2006, "Effects of rate, volume, and dose of intratumoral infusion on virus dissemination in local gene delivery.", Molecular cancer therapeutics, 5, (2), pp. 362-6

Yong Wang and F Yuan, 2006, "Delivery of viral vectors to tumor cells: extracellular transport, systemic distribution, and strategies for improvement.", Annals of biomedical engineering, 34, (1), pp. 114-27

Yong Wang, S Liu, C Y Li and F Yuan, 2005, "A novel method for viral gene delivery in solid tumors.", Cancer research, 65, (17), pp. 7541-5

Yong Wang, Zifeng Yang, S Liu, T Kon, A Krol, C Y Li and F Yuan, 2005, "Characterisation of systemic dissemination of nonreplicating adenoviral vectors from tumors in local gene delivery.", British Journal of Cancer, 92, (8), pp. 1414-20

Yong Wang, Qing Chen and Yuan Fan, 2005, "Alginate encapsulation is a highly reproducible method for tumor cell implantation in dorsal skinfold chamber", Biotechniques, 39, (6), pp. 834–838

Yong Wang, P Challa, D L Epstein and F Yuan, 2004, "Controlled release of ethacrynic acid from poly(lactide-co-glycolide) films for glaucoma treatment.", Biomaterials, 25, (18), pp. 4279-85

Yong Wang, J K Hu, A Krol, Y P Li, C Y Li and F Yuan, 2003, "Systemic dissemination of viral vectors during intratumoral injection.", Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2, (11), pp. 1233-42

Yong Wang, Yang He, Qun Liu, Jinyun Li and Xiaojun Ma, 2000, "Deacetylation of chitosan films", Chemical Journal on Internet, pp. 02b051ne

Y He, Y B Xie, Yong Wang, Q Liu and X J Ma, 2000, "Improved Mathematical Model of APA Microcapsules", Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities, 21, (2), pp. 278-282

Yong Wang, Mingchun Li and Xiaojun Ma, 1999, "Influence of Reaction Time on the Preparation of Alginate/Chitosan Microcapsule", Chemical Journal on Internet, pp. c99060

Yong Wang, Yubing Xie and Xiaojun Ma, 1999, "Progress in Studies on Chitosan/Alginate Microcapsule", Progress in Biotechnology, 19, (2), pp. 13-20

Conference Proceedings

v Swaminathan, S Gannavaram, S Li, H Hu, J Yeom, Y Wang and L Zhu, 2013, "Microfluidic platform with hierarchical micro/nanostructures and SELEX nucleic acid aptamer coating for isolation of circulating tumor cells"

Yong Wang, C Y Li and F Yuan, 2004, "Systemic virus dissemination during local gene delivery in solid tumors and its control with an alginate solution", 26, pp. 3524-3526

Yong Wang, J K Hu, A Krol, Y P Li, C Y Li and F Yuan, 2002, "Reducing systemic toxicity in local tumor gene therapy using an alginate solution", 1, pp. 565

C W Lin, Yong Wang and F Yuan, 2002, "Transscleral diffusion of ethacrynic acid and sodium fluorescein", 1, pp. 515

Y Wang, Y B Xie, J Li, C Chi, B Han and X J Ma, 1998, "Study on preparing the alginate/chitosan microcapsule", pp. 402-405

Other

S. Li and Yong Wang, 2015, "A sustainable material for capturing and killing circulating tumor cells"

E. R. Gaddes, G Gydush and Yong Wang, 2015, "Aptamer-mediated capture and release of circulating tumor cells in dynamic conditions"

Y Wang, 2014, "Aptamer-functionalized non-fouling hydrogels for regulating cell-material interactions"

Y Wang, 2014, "Programmable hydrogels for drug delivery and regenerative medicine"

D Paglia, M Battig, H Drissi, Y Wang and M Moss, 2014, "rhPDGF-BB release from aptamer-functionalized superporous PEG hydrogels: a scaffold for matrix formation and potential disc repair"

M Battig, N. Chen and Yong Wang, 2013, "Superporous extracellular matrix mimics for on-demand release of growth factors based on nucleic acid aptamers and superporous hydrogels"

K N Boch, M Battig and Yong Wang, 2012, "Electro-responsive affinity hydrogels for controlled protein release"

Y Wang, Boonchoy Soontornworajit, M R Battig and N Chen, 2012, "Development of artificial extracellular matrix for sequential triggered release of multiple growth factors using aptamer and hydrogel"

N Chen and Yong Wang, 2012, "Development of artificial extracellular matrix for cell adhesion using aptamer and hydrogel"

Yong Wang, M R Battig, Boonchoy Soontornworajit and N Chen, 2012, "Aptamer-functionalized hydrogels for mimicking extracellular matrices"

s Li, N. Chen, Z Zhang and Y Wang, 2012, "Aptamer functionalized hydrogel coating for cell capture and release"

M R Battig, Boonchoy Soontornworajit, and Y. Wang, 2011, "Affinity Hydrogel for Controlled Protein Release: Tuning the Binding Capability of Aptamers"

N Chen and Y. Wang, 2011, "Hydrogel Functionalization with Nucleic Acid Aptamers for Cell Adhesion"

Z. Zhang, N. Chen, L Li and Y. Wang, 2011, "Aptamer-functionalized surface for cell separation"

T H Fan, Boonchoy Soontornworajit, M Karzar-Jeddi and Y Wang, 2011, "Modeling of Sustained Protein Release from Aptamer-Modified Hydrogels"

Boonchoy Soontornworajit, J. Zhou, M R Battig, Y Wang and, 2011, "Affinity Hydrogels for Controlling Protein Release via Intermolecular Hybridization"

W Cao, J Zhou, B Soontornworajit, Y Wang and L Zhu, 2010, "Synthesis of folate functionalized biodegradable amphiphilic dendrimer-like star polymer for targeted cancer cells"

Boonchoy Soontornworajit, J Zhou and Y Wang, 2010, "Pulsatile growth factor release from novel aptamer-functionalized composites"

B Soontornworajit, J Zhou and Y Wang, 2010, "Aptamer-decorated hydrogels for sustained protein release"

J Zhou, Boonchoy Soontornworajit and Y Wang, 2010, "A novel artificial antibody for reversible cell recognition"

B Soontornworajit, J Zhou and Yong Wang, 2010, "Aptamer-functionalized biomaterials for pulsatile proteins release"

B Soontornworajit, J Zhou, Yong Wang and T H Fan, 2010, "Sustained protein release from novel aptamer-functionalized hydrogels"

B Soontornworajit, M Karzar-Jeddi, Yong Wang and T H Fan, 2010, "Modeling of sustained protein release from an aptamer-functionalized hydrogel"

J Zhou, B Soontornworajit and Yong Wang, 2010, "A temperature-responsive synthetic antibody for reversible cell labeling"

B Soontornworajit, J Zhou and Yong Wang, 2010, "Controlled protein release from aptamer-decorated hydrogels"

J Zhou, B Soontornworajit and Yong Wang, 2010, "Antibody-like nanomaterials for cell recognition"

J Zhou, B Soontornworajit and Yong Wang, 2009, "Determining the essential nucleotides of an aptamer by using molecular guides"

J Zhou, B Soontornworajit and Yong Wang, 2009, "Artificial antibody for cancer cell labeling"

J Zhou, B Soontornworajit and Yong Wang, 2009, "Using molecular guides to identify the essential nanostructures of nucleic acid aptamers"

J Zhou, B Soontornworajit and Yong Wang, 2009, "A DNA aptamer-based nanomaterial for targeted cell labeling"

J Zhou, B Soontornworajit and Yong Wang, 2009, "Using nucleic acid aptamers to develop artificial antibodies for drug delivery"

F Yuan and Yong Wang, 2005, "Systemic dissemination of viral vectors during and after intratumoral infusion"

Y Wang, C Y Li and F Yuan, 2003, "Adenovirus dissemination in convection-enhanced delivery and its control with a polymeric vehicle"

F Yuan and Yong Wang, 2002, "Controlled release of ethacrynic acid from PLGA films for glaucoma treatment"

• Outstanding Research Award, The Penn State Engineering Alumni Society, September 2019 - 2019

• Invitational Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences, October 2019 - December 2019

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