Publications

2013
88. Kong, H.J. & Wong, J.Y. Materials for biological modulation, sensing, and imaging. MRS Bulletin, 39: 12-14 (2014).
87. Liang, Y., Kong, H.J. & Tong, Y.W. Generation of Cell-Instructive Collagen Gels through Thermodynamic Control. ACS Macro Letters 2, 1077 (2013).
86. Smith, C.E., Shkumatov, A., Withers, S. G., Yang, B., Glockner, J. F., Misra, S., Roy, E. J., Wong, C.-H., Zimmerman, S. C. & Kong, H.J. A Polymeric Fastener Can Easily Functionalize Liposome Surfaces with Gadolinium for Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging. ACS Nano 7, 9599 (2013).
85. Clay, N., Baek, K.H., Shkumatov, A., Lai, M.-H., Smith, C.E., Rich, M. & Kong, H.J. Flow-Mediated Stem Cell Labeling with Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Clusters. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 5, 10266 (2013).
84. DeVolder, R., Antoniadou, E. & Kong, H.J. Enzymatically cross-linked injectable alginate-g-pyrrole hydrogels for neovascularization. Journal of Controlled Release 172, 30 (2013).
83. Yonet, N., M. Rich, Lee, M.K., Lai, M-H, & Kong, H.J. Spatiotemporal Control of Erosion and Molecular Release from Micropatterned Poly(ethylene glycol)-based Hydrogel. Biomaterials 34, 8416 (2013).
82. Baek, K.H., Jeong, J., Shkumatov, A., Bashir, R. & Kong, H.J. In situ self-folding assembly of multi-walled hydrogel tube for uniaxial, sustained molecular release. Advanced Materials 25, 5568 (2013).
81. Damhorst, G.L., Smith, C.E., Salm, E.M., Sobieraj, M.M., Mi, H., Kong, H.J. & Bashir R A liposome-based ion release impedance sensor for biological detection Biomedical Devices 15, 895 (2013).
80. Cha,C., Antoniadou,E., Lee, M., Jeong,J., Ahmed, W.W., Saif, T.A., Boppart, S.A. & Kong, H.J. Tailoring Hydrogel Adhesion to Polydimethylsiloxane Substrates Using Polysaccharide Glue Angewandte Chemie  125, 7087 (2013).Chosen by editors as a HOT paper in Soft Material Chemistry
79. Janardhana, R., Yang, B., Vohra, P., Roy, B., Withers, S., Bhattacharya, S., Mandrekar, J., Kong, H.J., Leof, E.B., Mukopadyyay, D., & Misra, S., Simvastatin reduces venous stenosis formation in a murine hemodialysis vascular access model. Kidney International 84, 338 (2013).
78. Jeong, J.H., Liang, Y., Jang, M., Cha, C., Chu, C., Lee, H., Jung, W.G., Kim, J.W., Boppart, S.A., & Kong, H.J. Stiffness-modulated water retention and neovascularization of dermal fibroblast-encapsulating collagen gel. Tissue Engineering 19, 1275 (2013).
77. Schmidt, J., Jeong, J.H., Chan, V., Cha, C., Baek, K., Lai, M-H, Bashir, R., Kong, H.J. Tailoring the Dependency between Rigidity and Water Uptake of a Microfabricated Hydrogel with the Conformational Rigidity of a Polymer Cross-linker. Biomacromolecules 14, 1361 (2013)
76. Jeong JH, Schmidt JJ, Kohman RE, Zill AT, Devolder RJ, Smith CE, Lai MH, Shkumatov A, Jensen TW, Schook LG, Zimmerman SC, Kong H.J. Leukocyte-Mimicking Stem Cell Delivery via in Situ Coating of Cells with a Bioactive Hyperbranched Polyglycerol. Journal of the American Chemical Society 135, 8770 (2013). Highlighted by C&EN news and SciBx
2012
75. Cho, E. C., Kong, H.J., Oh, T., Cho, K., Protein adhesion regulated by nanoscale surface conformation. Soft Matter 8: 11801-11808 (2012).
74. Chan, V., Park, K., Collens, M., Kong, H.J., Saif, T., & Bashir, R., Development of miniaturized walking biological machines. Scientific Reports (2012).
73. V. Chan, M.B. Collens, J.H. Jeong, H.J. Kong, R. Bashir, Directed cell growth and alignment on protein-patterned 3D hydrogels with stereolithography. Virtual and Physical Prototyping (2012)
72. DeVolder, R., Andrew, T.Z., Jeong, J.H., Kong, H.J. Microfabrication of proangiogenic cell-laden alginate-g-Pyrrole hydrogels. Biomaterials 33, 7718 (2012)
71. DeVolder, R., Kong, H.J. Hydrogels for in vivo-like three-dimensional cellular studies. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems Biology and Medicine 4, 351 (2012).
70. Larry, J.M., Elise, A.C., Robert, F. Kidong, P., Kong, H.J., King, W.P., Bashir, R. Characterization of Mass and Swelling of Hydrogel Microstructures using MEMS Resonant Mass Sensor Arrays. Small 8, 2555 (2012).
69. DeVolder, R., Kim, E.S., Kim, I.W. & Kong, H.J. Modulating the rigidity and mineralization of collagen gels using poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) microparticles. Tissue Engineering 18, 1642 (2012).
68. Lai, M., Jeong, J., DeVolder, R., Brockman, C., Schroeder, C.M., Kong, H.J. Ellipsoidal polyaspartamide polymersomes with enhanced cell-targeting ability. Advanced Functional Materials 22, 3239 (2012)
67. Chu, C. & Kong, H.J. Interplay of Cell Adhesion Matrix Stiffness and Cell Type for Non-Viral Gene Delivery. Acta Biomaterialia 8, 2612 (2012).
66. Zhao, Y., Graf, B., Chaney, E., Mahmassani, Z., Antoniadou, E., DeVolder, R., Kong, H.J., Boppart, M., & Boppart, S. Integrated multimodal optical microscopy for structural and functional imaging of engineered and natural skin. Journal of Biophotonics 5, 437 (2012)
65. An, E., Jeong, C.B., Cha, C., Kim, D.H., Lee, H., Kong, H.J., Kim, J., Kim, J.W. Fabrication of microgel-in-liposome particles with improved water retention. Langmuir 28, 4095 (2012).
64. Jeong, J., Cha, C., Kaczamarowki, A., Oh, S., Kong, H.J. Polyaspartamide Vesicles Induced by Metallic Nanoparticles. Soft Matter, 8, 2237-2242 (2012)
63. J. H. Jeong, V. Chan, C. Cha, P. Zortuluna, C. Dyck, K. Jimmy Hsia, R. Bashir, H. J. Kong, “‘Living’ Microvascular Stamp for Patterning of Functional Neovessels; Orchestrated Control of Matrix Property and Geometry” Advanced Materials 23, 3139-3143 (2012). Covered article, highlighted by C&EN, & Chemical Engineering Progress.
62. V. Chan, J.H. Jeong, P. Bajaj, M. Collens, T. Saif, H.J. Kong, R. Bashir, “Multi-Material Bio-Fabrication of Hydrogel Cantilevers and Actuators with Stereolithography” Lab on a Chip , 12, 88-98 (2012).
61. C. Cha, J.H. Jeong, X. Tang, A. Zill, S.C. Zimmerman, Y. Prakash, T. Saif, H.J. Kong, “Top-down synthesis of versatile polyaspartamide linkers for single-step protein conjugation to materials” Bioconjugate Chemistry , 22, 2377-2383 (2012).
60. C. Cha, S.R. Kim, Y.S. Jin, H.J. Kong, “Tuning structural durability of yeast-encapsulating alginate gel beads with interpenetrating networks for sustained bioethanol production,” Biotechnology & Bioengineering , 109, 63-73, Featured by editor (2012).
2011
59. Y. Liang*, J.H. Jeong*, R. DeVolder, C. Cha, F. Wang, Y. Tong, H.J. Kong, “A Cell-instructive hydrogel to regulate malignancy of 3D tumor spheroids with matrix rigidity”, Biomaterials 32, 9308 (2011) [* Equal Contribution].
58 J. Schmidt, J.H. Jeong, H.J. Kong, “Interplay of cell adhesion cues and curvature of a cell adherent alginate microgel for multipotent stem cell culture,” Tissue Engineering, 17, 2687 (2011).
57. C. Cha, J.H. Jeong, J. Shim, H.J. Kong, “Tuning the dependency between stiffness and permeability of cell-encapsulating hydrogel with hydrophilic pendant chains,” Acta Biomaterialia, 7, 3719 (2011).
56. R. DeVolder, H. Bae, J. Lee, H.J. Kong, “Directed blood vessel growth using angiogenic microfiber/microparticle composite patch,” Advanced Materials, 23, 3139 (2011).
55. P. Zorulutuna, J.H. Jeong, H.J. Kong, R. Bashir, “Stereolithography-based hydrogel microenvironments for examining cellular interactions,” Advanced Functional Materials, 21, 3642 (2011) [Cover Article].
54.
 C. Cha, E.S. Kim, I.W. Kim, H.J. Kong, ” Integrative design of a Poly(Ethylene Glycol)-Poly(Propylene Glycol)-Alginate hydrogel to control three dimensional biomineralization ,” Biomaterials 32, 2695 (2011).
53.
 Y. Liang, T.W. Jensen, E.J. Roy, C. Cha, R.J. DeVolder, R.E. Kohman, B.Z. Zhang, K.B. Textor, L.A. Rund, L.B. Schook, Y.W. Tong, H.J. Kong, “Tuning the non-equilibrium state of a drug-encaspulated poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel for stem and progenitor cell mobilization ,” Biomaterials 32, 2004 (2011).
2010
52. A. Zill, A.L. Rutz, R.E. Kohman, A.M. Alkilany, C.J. Murphy, H.J. Kong, S.C. Zimmerman, “Clickable polyglycerol hyperbranched polymers and their application to gold nanoparticles and acid-labile nanocarriers,” Chemical Communication 47, 1279 (2011).
51. D. Kim, E. Monaco, A. Maki, A. Sobriera de Lima, H.J. Kong, M.B. Wheeler, “Morphologic and transcriptomic comparison of adipose- and bone-marrow-derived porcine stem cells cultured in alginate hydrogels,” Cell & Tissue Research 341, 359-370 (2010).
50. V. Chan, P. Zorlutuna, J. Jeong, H.J. Kong, R. Bashir, “Three-Dimensional Photopatterning of Hydrogels using Stereolithography for Long-Term Cell Encapsulation,” Lab on a Chip 10, 2062-2070 (2010).
49. R.J. Devolder and H.J. Kong, “Colloidal microgels for neovascularization,” Biomaterials 31, 6494-6501 (2010).
48. J.H. Jeong*, J.J. Schmidt*, C. Cha, H.J. Kong, “Tuning responsiveness and structural integrity of a pH responsive hydrogel using a poly(ethylene glycol) cross-linker,” Soft Matter 6, 3920-3938 (2010). [*Equal contribution]
47. R.E. Kohman, C. Cha, S.C. Zimmerman, H.J. Kong, “Tuning hydrogel properties and function using substituent effects,” Soft Matter 6, 2150-2152 (2010).
46. C. Cha, S. Kim, L. Cao, H.J. Kong, “Decoupled control of stiffness and permeability of cell-encapsulated poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel,” Biomaterials 31, 4864-4871 (2010).
2009
45. C. Chu, B.W. Schaefer, R.J. DeVolder, H.J. Kong, “Quantitative analysis of the cross-linked structure of microgels using fluorescent probes,” Polymer 50, 5288-5292 (2009).
44. C. Cha, R.E. Kohman, H.J. Kong, “Biodegradable polymer cross-linker: Independent control of stiffness, toughness, and degradation rate of hydrogel,” Advanced Functional Materials 19, 3056-3062 (2009).
43. C. Chu, J.J. Schmidt, K. Carnes, Z. Zhang, H.J. Kong*, M.C. Hofmann*, “Three-dimensional synthetic niche components to control germ cell proliferation,” Tissue Engineering 15, 255-262 (2009). [*Co-corresponding authors]
42. J. Sung, P.W. Barone, H.J. Kong, M.S. Strano, “Sequential delivery of dexamethasone and VEGF to control local tissue response for carbon nanotube fluorescence based micro-capillary implantable sensors,” Biomaterials, 30, 622-631 (2009).
2008
41. J.J. Schmidt, J. Rowley, H.J. Kong , “Hydrogels used for cell-based drug delivery,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 87A 1113-1122 (2008).

Previous publications

2010
40. L. Hahn, H.J. Kong, D.J. Mooney, “Polycation structure mediates expression of lyophilized polycation-pDNA complexes,” Macromolecular Biosciences (In press, 2010).
2009
39. G. Orive, M. De Castrol, H.J. Kong, R.M. Hernandez, S. Ponce, D.J. Mooney, J.L. Pedraz, “Bioactive cell hydrogel microcapsules for cell-based drug delivery,” Journal of Controlled Release 135, 203-210 (2009).
38. C. Fischbach, H.J. Kong, S. Hsiong, M. Evangelista, W. Yuen, D.J. Mooney, “Cancer cell angiogenic capability is reguated by 3-D culture and integrin engagement,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 106, 399-404 (2009).
2008
37. E.A. Silva, E.S. Kim, H.J. Kong, and D.J. Mooney, “Material-based deployment enhances efficacy of endothelial progenitor cells,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 105, 14347-14352 (2008).
36. S. Hsiong, N. Huebsch, C. Fiscbach, H.J. Kong, D.J. Mooney, “Intgerin-adhesion ligand bond formation of preosteoblasts and stem cells in 3D RGD presenting matrices,” Biomacromolecules 9, 1843-1851 (2008).
35.
 S. Hsiong, P.H. Cooke, H.J. Kong, M.L. Fishman, M. Ericsson, D.J. Mooney, “AFM imaging of RGD presenting synthetic extracellular matrix using gold nanoparticles,” Macromolecular Biosciences 8, 469-477 (2008).
34.
 T. Boontheekul, H.J. Kong, S.X. Hsiong, Y.C. Huang, L. Mahadevan, H. Vandenburgh, D.J. Mooney, “Quantifying the relation between bond number and myoblast proliferation,” Faraday Discussions 139, 53-70 (2008).
33.
 H.J. Kong, E.S. Kim, Y.C. Huang, D.J. Mooney, “Design of biodegradable hydrogel for the local and sustained delivery of angiogenic plasmid DNA,” Pharmaceutical Research 25, 1230-1238 (2008).
32.
 K.Y. Lee, H.J. Kong, D.J. Mooney, “Quantifying Interactions between cell receptors and adhesion ligand-modified polymers in solution,” Macromolecular Bioscience 8, 140-145 (2008).
31.
 S. Hsiong, P. Karampin, H.J. Kong, K.Y. Lee, D.J. Mooney, “Differentiation stage alters matrix control of stem cells,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 85A, 145-156 (2008).
2007
30. M.B. Evangelista, S.X. Hsiong, R. Fernandes, P. Sampaio, H.J. Kong, C.C. Barrias, R. Salema, M.A. Barbosa, D.J. Mooney, P.L Granja, “Upregulation of bone cell differentiation through immobilization within a synthetic extracellular matrix,” Biomaterials, 28, 3644-3655 (2007).
29. T. Boontheekul, E.E. Kim, H.J. Kong, D.J. Mooney, “Regulating myoblast phenotype through controlled gel stiffness and degradation,” Tissue Engineering, 13, 1431-1442 (2007).
28. M.E. Oest, K.M. Dupont, H.J. Kong, D.J. Mooney, R.E. Guldberg, “Quantitative assessment of scaffold and growth factor-mediated repair of critically sized bone defects,” Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 25, 941-950 (2007).
27. H. J. Kong and D. J. Mooney, “Cellular microenvironments to regulate biomacromolecular therapies,” Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 6, 455-463 (2007).
26. H. J. Kong, C.J. Kim, N. D. Huebsch, D. Weitz, D. J. Mooney, “Non-Invasive probing of the spatial organization of polymer chains in hydrogels using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET),” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129, 4518-4519 (2007).
25. K.W. Riddle, H.J. Kong, J.K. Leach, C. Fischbach, C. Cheung, K.S. Anseth, D.J. Mooney, “Modifying the proliferative state of target cells to control DNA expression and identifying cell types transfected in vivo,” Molecular Therapy, 15, 361-368 (2007).
24. T. Matsumoto, Y.C. Yung, C. Fischbach, H.J. Kong, R. Nakaoka, D.J. Mooney, “Mechanical strain regulates endothelial cell patterning in vitro,” Tissue Engineering, 13, 207-217 (2007).
23. H. J. Kong, S. Hsiong, and D. J. Mooney, “Nanoscale cell adhesion ligands presentation regulates non-viral gene delivery and expression,” Nano Letters, 7, 161-166 (2007).
2006
22. H. J. Kong, T. Boontheekul, D. J. Mooney, “Quantifying the relation between adhesion ligand-receptor bond formation and cell phenotype,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 103, 18534-18539 (2006).
21. A.D. Augst, H.J. Kong, D.J. Mooney, “Alginate hydrogels as biomaterials,” Macromolecular Bioscience, 6, 623-633 (2006).
20. H.J. Kong, S.G. Bike, V.C. Li, “Electrosteric stabilization of concentrated cement suspensions imparted by a strong anionic polyelectrolyte and a non-ionic polymer,” Cement and Concrete Research, 36, 842-850 (2006).
19. H.J. Kong, S.G. Bike, V.C. Li, “Effects of a strong polyelectrolyte on the rheological properties of concetrated cementitious suspensions,” Cement and Concrete Research, 36, 851-857 (2006).
18. W.A. Comisar, S.X. Hsiong, H.J. Kong, D.J. Mooney, J.J. Linderman, “Multi-scale modeling to predict ligand presentation within RGD nanopatterned hydrogels,” Biomaterials, 27, 2322-2329 (2006).
2005
17. H.J. Kong and D.J. Mooney, “Polysaccharide hydrogels in tissue engineering,” Polysaccharides 2nd Ed. Editedy by S. Dmiutri, Marcel & Dekker Chapter 36 (2005).
16. H.J. Kong, J.D. Liu, K. Riddle, T. Matsumoto, K. Leach, D.J. Mooney, “Non-viral gene delivery regulated by stiffness of cell adhesion substrates,” Nature Materials, 4, 460-464 (2005).
15. H.J. Kong, T.R. Polte, E. Alsberg and D.J. Mooney, “FRET measurements of cell-traction forces and nano-scale clustering of adhesion ligands varied by substrate stiffness,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 102, 4300-4305 (2005).
14. T. Boontheekul, H.J. Kong, D.J. Mooney, “Controlling alginate gel degradation utilizing partial oxidation and bimodal molecular weight distribution,” Biomaterials, 26, 2455-2465 (2005).
2004
13. H.J. Kong, E. Alsberg, D. Kaigler, K.Y. Lee and D.J. Mooney, “Controlling degradation of hydrogels via the size of cross-linked junctions,” Advanced Materials, 16, 1917-+ (2004).
12. J.F. Grimmer, C.B. Gunnlaugsson, E. Alsberg, H.S. Murphy, H.J. Kong, D.J. Mooney, R.A. Weatherly, “Tracheal reconstruction using tissue-engineered cartilage,” Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, 130, 1191-1196 (2004).
11. H.J. Kong, D. Kaigler, K. Kim and D.J. Mooney, “Controlling rigidity and degradation of alginate hydrogels via molecular weight distribution ,” Biomacromolecules, 5, 1720-1727 (2004).
2003
10. K.Y. Lee, H.J. Kong, R.G. Larson, D.J. Mooney, “Hydrogel formation via cell crosslinking,” Advanced Materials, 15, 1828-1832 (2003).
9. H.J. Kong and D.J. Mooney, “The effects of poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI) molecular weight on reinforcement of alginate hydrogels,” Cell Transplantation, 12, 779-785 (2003).
8. E. Alsberg, H.J. Kong, M.K. Smith, A. Albeiruti, D.J. Mooney, “Regulating bone formation via controlled scaffold degradation,” Journal of Dental Research, 82, 903-908 (2003).
7. H.J. Kong, K.Y. Lee and D.J. Mooney, “Nondestructively probing the cross-linking density of polymeric hydrogels,” Macromolecules, 36, 7887-7890 (2003).
6. H.J. Kong, M.K. Smith and D.J. Mooney, “Designing alginate hydrogels to maintain viability of immobilized cells,” Biomaterials, 24, 4023-4029 (2003).
5. H.J. Kong, E. Wong and D.J. Mooney, “Independent control of rigidity and toughness of polymeric hydrogels,” Macromolecules, 36, 4582-4588 (2003).
4. Y.Y. Kim, H.J. Kong, V.C. Li, “Design of engineered cementitious composite suitable for wet-mixture shotcreting,” ACI Materials Journal, 100, 511-518 (2003).
3. H.J. Kong, S.G. Bike, V.C. Li, “Development of a self-consolidating engineered cementitious composite employing electrosteric dispersion/stabilization,” Cement & Concrete Composites, 25, 301-309 (2003).
2. H.J. Kong, S.G. Bike, V.C. Li, “Constitutive rheological control to develop a self-consolidating engineered cementitious composite reinforced with hydrophilic poly(vinyl alcohol) fibers,” Cement & Concrete Composites, 25, 333-341 (2003).
2002
1.
 H.J. Kong, K.Y. Lee, D.J. Mooney, “Decoupling the dependence of rheological/mechanical properties of hydrogels from solids concentration,” Polymer, 43, 6239-+ (2002).
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