Publications

2009
40.	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, In press (2009).
2008
39.	J.J. Schmidt, J. Rowley, H.J. Kong , "Hydrogels used for cell-based drug delivery," Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 87A, 1113-1122 (2008).
38.	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 14 (2008). [*Co-corresponding authors]
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 (In press, 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).