Selected publications, 2019 onward

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• 2026Methylglyoxal accumulation is associated with brain inflammation after myocardial infarction with sex and regional differencesR. Ileri, X. Guo, E. J. Suuronen · Advanced Science
• 2026Being a target for glycation by methylglyoxal contributes to therapeutic efficacy of an injectable collagen hydrogel post-myocardial infarctionX. Guo, R. Ileri, et al. · Gels
• 2026Developing peptide-based hydrogels for soft tissue repairA. Ross, D. Nguyen, et al. · ACS Materials Letters
• 2026Mechanically stable and tunable photoactivated peptide-based hydrogels for soft tissue adhesionA. Ross, D. Nguyen, et al. · Advanced Functional Materials
• 2025Miniaturized devices for on-the-spot generation of small-diameter vascular graftsD. Hernandez-Sanchez, et al. · Advanced Materials Technologies
• 2025Ultrashort peptides as stabilizing agents for colloidal nanogoldJ. D. Figueroa, S. D. Garcia Schejtman, et al. · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
• 2025Mentors as allies for disabled scientistsE. I. Alarcon · ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
• 2024Multipurpose on-the-spot gelling peptide-based engineered materials for skin, cornea, and heart repairA. Ross, X. Guo, G. A. Mercado Salazar, et al. · Advanced Functional Materials
• 2024Biomaterials for direct cardiac repair: a rapid scoping review 2012–2022V. Sedláková, et al. · Acta Biomaterialia
• 2024Recent progress on biomaterial-based small-diameter vascular grafts: a mini reviewD. Hernández-Sánchez, et al. · iScience
• 2023BEaTS-β: an open-source electromechanical bioreactor for simulating human cardiac disease conditionsH. Takaya, et al. · Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
• 20233D-printed low-cost artificial corneal perfusion chamber for investigating corneal physiology and diseases in different animal speciesM. E. Comtois-Bona, et al. · Advanced Engineering Materials
• 2023Low energy light-activated injectable materials for restoring thinning corneasA. J. MacAdam, M. Muñoz, et al. · Advanced Functional Materials
• 2022Recombinant human collagen hydrogel rapidly reduces methylglyoxal adducts within cardiomyocytes and improves borderzone contractility after myocardial infarction in miceS. McLaughlin, et al. · Advanced Functional Materials
• 2022Nanoengineered spray-on cardiac patch as a therapeutic for treating myocardial infarctionM. Muñoz, et al. · ACS Nano
• 2022Combined methylglyoxal scavenger and collagen hydrogel therapy prevents adverse remodeling and improves cardiac function post-myocardial infarctionC. Eren Cimenci, et al. · Advanced Functional Materials
• 2021A low cost and open access system for rapid synthesis of larger volumes of gold and silver nanoparticlesA. Ross, et al. · Scientific Reports
• 2021Mimicking biofilm formation and development: recent progress in in vitro and in vivo biofilm modelsI. Guzman-Soto, et al. · iScience
• 2021Integrated photothermal decontamination device for N95 respiratorsM. Muñoz, et al. · Scientific Reports
• 2020Collagen-based microcapsules as therapeutic materials for stem cell therapies in infarcted myocardiumE. Jacques, et al. · ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
• 2020Delivering more of an injectable human recombinant collagen III hydrogel does not improve its therapeutic efficacy for treating myocardial infarctionJ. Pupkaite, et al. · ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
• 2020BEaTS-α: an open access 3D printed device for in vitro electromechanical stimulation of human induced pluripotent stem cellsD. Cortes, et al. · Scientific Reports
• 2020Multifunctional nano and collagen-based therapeutic materials for skin repairC. Lazurko, et al. · ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
• 2019Light-activated peptide-based materials for sutureless wound closureC. D. McTiernan, et al. · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
• 2019Injectable human recombinant collagen matrices limit adverse remodeling and improve cardiac function after myocardial infarctionS. McLaughlin, et al. · Nature Communications
• 2019Nanoparticle concentration vs. surface area in the interaction of thiol containing molecules: towards a rational nano-architectural design of hybrid materialsK. Goel, et al. · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces