2008-Present

Publications after independent position at Rutgers (2008-present)

Double dagger (‡) symbolizes co-first authors.

145. Yang, L.; Rathnam, C.; Hou, Y.; Patel, M.; Li, C.; Lee, K.-B.†; Rapid and Programmable 3D Cell Sheet Assembly by Biodegradable Nanochannel Membrane, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, Accepted.
144. Chuang, S.T.; Stein, J. B.; Nevins, S.; Bektas, C. K.; Cho, H. K.; Ko, W.; Jang, H.; Ha, J.; Lee, K.-B.†; Enhancing CAR Macrophage Efferocytosis via Surface Engineered Lipid Nanoparticles Targeting LXR Signaling , Advanced Materials, 2024, 36, 2308377. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202308377
143. Sang, A. Y.‡; Pongkulapa, T. ‡; Nevins, S. ‡; Chen, M.; Goldston, L. L.; Lee, K.-B.†; Developing miR-133a Zipper Nanoparticles for Targeted Enhancement of Thermogenic Adipocyte Generation, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2024, 2400654. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202400654.
142. Choi, H. K.‡; Chen, M. ‡; Goldston, L. L. ‡; Lee, K.-B.†; Extracellular Vesicles as Nanotheranostic Platforms for Targeted Neurological Disorder Interventions , Nano Convergence, 2024, 11, 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40580-024-00426-5.
141. Biswas, R.; Manley, B. J.; Xiao, L.; Siringan, M. J.; Crichton, R.; Stein, J. B.; Bawar, A.; Lee, K.-B.; Jin, L.; Li, Z. Zhang, J.†; ROS Scavenging Capacity of Functional Fullerenes in Solution and in Macrophage Cells , ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2024, Accepted.
140. Cho, H. Y.; Yoo, M.; Pongkulapa, T.; Rabie, H.; Muotri, A. R.; Yin, P.; Choi, J. W.†; Lee, K.-B.†; Magnetic Nanoparticle-Assisted Non-Viral CRISPR-Cas9 for Enhanced Genome Editing to Treat Rett Syndrome, Advanced Science, 2024, 2306432. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202306432.
139. Lee, E.; Choi, H. K.; Kwon, Y.†; Lee, K.-B.†; Real-Time, Non-Invasive Monitoring of Neuronal Differentiation Using Intein-Enabled Fluorescence Signal Translocation in Genetically Encoded Stem Cell-Based Biosensors, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 2400394. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202400394
138. Choi, J. H.; Choi, H. K.; Lee, K.-B.†; In Situ Detection of Neuroinflammation Using Multicellular 3D Neurovascular-Unit-on-a-Chip, Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 33, 2304382. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202304382.
137. Yang, L.; Bhujel, B.; Hou, Y.; Lou, J.; Han, I.†; Lee, K.-B.†; Effective Modulation of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress for Enhanced Regeneration of Intervertebral Discs Using 3D Porous Hybrid Protein Nanoscaffold, Advanced Materials, 2023, Accepted.
136. Luo, J.; Stein, J. B.; Lee, K.-B.†; Commentary on Different Ways to Die: Cell Death Mechanisms and Their Association With Spinal Cord Injury, Neurospine, 2023, 20, 2, 449-450. https://doi.org/10.14245/ns.2346628.314
135. Nevins, S.‡; McLoughlin, C. D.‡; Oliveros, A.‡; Stein, J. B.; Rashid, M. A.; Hou, Y.; Jang, M.-H.†; Lee, K.-B.†; Nanotechnology Approaches to Investigate Chemotherapy-Induced Neurotoxicity, Neuropathy, and Cardiomyopathy in Breast and Ovarian Cancer Survivors, Small, 2023, 2300744. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202300744.
134. Conley, B. M.‡; Yang, L.‡; Bhujel, B.; Luo, J.; Han, I.†; Lee, K.-B.†; Enhanced Intervertebral Disc Repair and Regeneration Using a Nano-Hybrid Peptide Hydrogel, ACS Nano, 2023, Accepted. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c11441.
133. Yang, L.; Rathnam, C.; Takuya, H.; Hou, Y.; Conklin, B.; Pandian, G.; Sugiyama, H.; Lee, K.-B.†; Nanoparticle-Based Artificial Mitochondrial DNA Transcription Regulator: MitoScript, Nano Letters, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c03958.
132. Luo, J.; Darai, A.; Pongkulapa, T.; Conley, B. M.; Yoon, J.; Yang, L.; Han, I.†; Lee, K.-B.†; Injectable BIOorthogonal HydroGEL (BIOGEL) Accelerates Tissue Regeneration in Degenerated Intervertebral Discs, Bioactive Materials, 2023, 23, 562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.11.017.
131. Conklin, B.‡; Conley, B. M.‡; Yannan, H.; Chen, M.; Lee, K.-B.†; Advanced Theragnostics for the Central Nervous System (CNS) and Neurological Disorders Using Functional Inorganic Nanomaterials, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023, 192, 114636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addr.2022.114636.
130. Yang, L.; Conley, B. M.; Yoon, J.; Rathnam, C.; Ponkulapa, T.; Conklin, B.; Yannan, H.; Lee, K.-B.†; High-Content Screening And Analysis of Stem Cell-Derived Neural Interfaces Using Combinatorial Nanotechnology Approach and An Integrated Machine Learning Approach , Research, 2022, 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.34133/2022/9784273.
129. Yang, L.; Conley, B. M.; Rathnam, C.; Cho, H.-Y.; Pongkulapa, T.; Conklin, B.; Lee, K.-B.†; Predictive Biophysical Cue Mapping for Cellular Differentiation and Reprogramming Using Combinatorial Nanoarrays, ACS Nano, 2022. https:doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c10344.
128. Yoon, J.; Conley, B. M.; Shin, M.; Choi, J.-H.; Bektas, C. K.; Choi, J.-W.†; Lee, K.-B.†; Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Detection of Mutated Viral RNAs with Single Nucleotide Resolution Using a Nanoporous Electrode Array (NPEA), ACS Nano, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c10824.
127. Luo, J.; Yang, L.; Chueng, S.-T.; Conley, B. M.; Rathnam, C.; Lee, K.-B.†; Advanced Drug Delivery Modulation Via Hybrid Nanofibers Enhances Stem Cell Differentiation, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022, 14, 30, 34488-34501. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c10288.
126. Yang, L.; Patel, K. D.; Rathnam, C.; Thangam, R.; Hou, Y.; Kang, H.†; Lee, K.-B.†; Harnessing the Therapeutic Potential of Extracellular Vesicles for Biomedical Applications using Multifunctional Magnetic Nanomaterials, Small, 2022, 2104783. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202104783. Highlighted and selected as the cover in Small.
125. Wang, S.‡; Yang, L.‡; Cai, B.‡; Liu, F.; Hou, Y.; Zahng, H.; Kong, L.; Lee, K.-B.†; Zhang, Q.†; 3D Nano-Hybrid Stem Cell Gel for Rapid Cartilage Regeneration, National Science Review, 2022, nwac037. https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwac037.
124. Chuang, S. T.; Conklin, B.; Stein, J. B.; Pan, G.; Lee, K.-B.†; Nanotechnology-enabled immunoengineering approaches to advance therapeutic applications, Nano Convergence, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40580-022-00310-0.
123. Hackl, M.; Contrada, E. V.; Ash, J. E.; Kulkarni, A.; Yoon, J.; Cho, H.; Lee, K.-B.; Yarbrough, J. M.; Chundawat, S. P.S.†; Acoustic Force Spectroscopy Reveals Subtle Differences in Cellulose Unbinding Behavior of Carbohydrate-Binding Modules , Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 2022, 119, 42, e2117467119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2117467119.
122. Li, Y.; Biswas, R.; Kopcha, W. P.; et. al.; Lee, K.-B.; Hill, S.; Zhang, J.†; Structurally Defined Water-Soluble Metallofullerene Derivatives towards Biomedical Applications, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, Accepted.
121. Kim, Y.; et. al.; Lee, K.-B.; Kim, Y. K. †; Kang, H.†; Photoswitchable Microgel for Dynamic Macrophage Modulation , Advanced Materials, 2022, 2205498. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202205498.
120. Jafarkhani S.; Khakbiz, M.†; Amoabediny, G.; Mohammadi, J.; Tahmasebipour, M.; Rabbani, H.; Lee, K.-B.†; A novel coculture assay to evaluate the effects of sympathetic innervation on vascular smooth muscle differentiation, Bioorganic Chemistry, 2022, Accepted.
119. Kim, Y.; et al. Lee, K.-B.; Hyeon, T.; Kim, D.; Kang, H.†; Manipulating Nanoparticle Aggregates Regulates Receptor-Ligand Binding in Macrophages, JACS, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c08861.
118. Kim, Y.; et al. Lee, K.-B.; Kim, Y. K,†; Kang, H.†; Submolecular Tuning of Ligand Size and Spacing for Dynamic Macrophage Modulation, Advanced Materials, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202110340.
117. Dadkan, S.; Khakbiz, M.†; Ghazanfari, L.; Chen, M.; Lee, K.-B.†; Evaluation of Antibacterial and Mechanical Features of Dental Adhesives Containing Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022, 365, 119824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119824.
116. Shakibania, S.; Khakbiz, M.†; Bektas, C. K.; Ghazanfari, L.; Banizi, M. T.; Lee, K.-B.†; A Review of 3D Printing Technology for Rapid Medical Diagnostic Tools, Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 2022. 10.1039/d1me00178g.
115. Bae, B.; et al.; Lee, K.-B.; Kim, D.; Kang, H.†; Receptor-Level Proximity and Fastening of Ligands Mediates Stem Cell Differentiation, Advanced Functional Materials, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202200828.
114. Rathnam, C.‡; Yang, L.‡; Castro-Pedrido, S.; Cai, L.;Lee, K.-B.†; Hybrid SMART Spheroids for Enhanced Stem Cell-based Cell Replacement Therapy, Science Advances, 2021, 7, 40. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abj2281
113. Yi, S.; Zhang, Y.; Rathnam, C.; Pongkulapa, T.; Lee, K.-B.†; Bioengineering Approaches for the Advanced Organoid Research, Advanced Materials, 2021, 2007949.
112. Lim, J.; Yoon, J.; Shin, M.; Lee, K.-B.†; Choi, J.-W.†; Biomolecular Electron Controller Composed of Nanobiohybrid with Electrically Released Complex for Spatiotemporal Control of Neuronal Differentiation, Small Methods, 2022, 2100912. https://10.1002/smtd.202100912.
111. Choi, J.-H.; Kim, Shin, M.; Yang, L.; Conley, B. M.; Yoon, J.; Lee, S. -N.;Lee, K.-B.†; Choi, J.-W.†; Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats-Mediated Amplification-Free Detection of Viral DNAs Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy-Active Nanoarray, ACS Nano, 2021, 15, 8, 13475-13485.
110. Choi, H.; et al. Lee, K.-B.†; Kim, Y. K.†; Kang, H.†; Magnetic Control of the Vertical Position of Hierarchic Ligand Nanoassembly Regulates the Mechanosensing-Mediated Differentiation of Stem Cells, Small, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202102892
109. Min, S.; Ko, M.J.; et al.; Lee, K.-B.; Wei, Q.; Kim, D.-H.; Han, S.M.; Paulmurugan, R.; Kim, Y.K.;* and Kang, H.*; Remote Control of Time-Regulated Stretching of Ligand-Presenting Nanocoils In Situ Regulates the Cyclic Adhesion and Differentiation of Stem Cells, Advanced Materials, 2021, 202008353.
108. Thangam, R.; et al.; Lee, K.-B.; Paulmurugan, R.; Kim, Y.K.*; Kang, H.*; Remote Switching of Elastic Movement of Decorated Ligand Nanostructures Controls the Adhesion-Regulated Polarization of Host Macrophages, Advanced Materials, 2021, 31, 2008698.
107. Patel, M.; Li, Y.; Anderson, J.; Lei, S.; Risman, R.; Lee, K.-B.; Lyu, Y. L.; Cai, L.; Nkx6 promotes neurogenesis and attenuates glial scar formation in the injured spinal cord, Experimental Neurology, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2021.113826
106. Patel, M.; Anderson, J.; Kutcher, N.; Finkel Z.; Castro-Pedrido, S.; Lei, S; Lee, K.-B.; Lyu, Y. L.; Cai, L.; Gsx1 Promotes Locomotor Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury, Molecular Therapy, 2021, 33, 2008353.
105. Bae, G.; et. al.; Lee, K.-B.; Wei, Q.; Bian, L.; Paulmurugan, R.; Kim, Y. K.*; Kang, H.*; Immunoregulation of Macrophages by Controlling Winding and Unwinding of Nanohelical Ligands, Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 2103409.
104. Yang, L.; Kim, T.-H.; Cho, H.-Y.; Luo, J.; Lee, J.-M.; Chueng, S.-T.; Yin, P.T.-T.; Han, J.; Kim, J.H.; Chung, B.G.; Choi, J.-W.; Lee, K.-B.†; Hybrid Graphene Oxide-Gold Nanoparticle-based Nucleic Acid Conjugates for Cancer-specific Multimodal Imaging and Combined Therapeutics, Advanced Functional Materials, 2020, 31(5), 2006918.
103. Atashgah, R.; Ghasemi, et al.; Lee, K.-B.; Vali, H.; Schönner, H.; Gould, L.; Taboada, P.; Mahmoudi, M.†; Restoring endogenous repair mechanisms to heal chronic wounds with a multi-functional wound dressing, Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2021, 18, 3171-3180.
102. Yang, L.‡; Conley, B. M.‡; Cerqueira, S. R.‡; Pongkulapa, T.; Wang, S.; Lee, J. K.†; Lee, K.-B.†; “Effective Modulation of CNS Inhibitory Microenvironment using Bio-inspired Hybrid Nanoscaffold-based Therapeutic Interventions“, Advanced Materials, 2020, 32(43), 2002578.
101. Yang, C.; Luo, J.; Pounas, M.; Bosnjak, N.; Chueng, ST.D.; Chadwick, M.; Sabaawy, H. E.; Chester, S. A.; Lee, K.-B.†; Lee, H.†; “4D Printed Transformable Tube Array for High-throughput 3D Cell Culture and Histology”, Advanced Materials, 2020, 32(40), 2004285.
100. Choi, J.-H.; Kim, T.-H.; El-said, W. A.; Lee, J.-H; Yang, L.; Conley, B. M.; Choi, J.-W.†; Lee, K.-B.†; “In Situ Detection of Neurotransmitters from Stem Cell-derived Neural Interface at the Single-Cell Level via Graphene-Hybrid SERS Nanobiosensing”, Nano Letters, 2020, 20, 7670-7679.
99. Zhang, Y.; Wiesholler, L. M.; Rabie, H.; Jiang, P.; Lai, J.; Hirsch, T.; Lee, K.-B.†; “Remote Control of Neural Stem Cell Fate Using NIR-Responsive Photoswitching Upconversion Nanoparticle Constructs”, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2020, 12(36), 40031-40041.
98. Conley, B. M.; Pongkulapa; T.; Lee, K.-B.†; Multi-phase Drug Release in Hollow Multi-shelled Structures”, Chem, 2020, 6, 1-3
97. Lee, J.-H.; Luo, J.; Choi, H. K.; Chueng, S.-T.; Lee, K.-B.†; Choi, J.-W.†; “Functional nanoarrays for investigating stem cell fate and function”, Nanoscale, 2020, 15, 112125.
96. Lee, J. M.; Kang, W. S.; Lee, K. G.; Cho, H.-Y.; Conley, B.; Ahrberg, C. D.; Lim, J. H.; Mo, S. M.; Kim, E.-J; Choi, J.-W; Lee, K.-B.†; Lee, S. J.†; Chung, B. G.† “Investigating the function of biophysical cues on controlling neural stem cell fate using a novel combinatorial array”, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2020, 15, 112125.
95. Patel, A.; Lima, M. R.; Cho, H.-Y.; Lee, K.-B., Murthy, N. S.† Kohn, J.†, “Disassembly of Nanospheres with a PEG Shell upon Adsorption onto PEGylated Substrates”, Langmuir, 2020, 36, 232. 
94. Yang, L; Lee, J.-H.; Rathnam, C.; Hou, Y.; Choi, J.-W.†; Lee, K.-B.†, “Dual-Enhanced Raman Scattering-Based Characterization of Stem Cell Differentiation Using Graphene-Plasmonic Hybrid Nanoarray”, Nano Letters, 2019, 19(11), 8138-8148.
Highlighted worldwide by many science magazines/websites (>18) including ScienceDaily, EurekAlert!, NanoWerk, and Phys Org.
93. Rathnam, C.; Chueng, ST.D.; Ying, Y.M.; Lee, K.-B.†; Kwan, K. †, “Developments in Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials for Delivery of Therapeutics to Treat Hearing Loss”, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2019, 13, 493
92. Lee, J.-H.; Choi, J.-H.; Chueng, ST.D.; Pongkulapa, T.; Yang, L.; Cho, H.-Y.; Choi, J.-W.†; Lee, K.-B.†, “Nondestructive Characterization of Stem Cell Neurogenesis By a Magneto-Plasmonic Nanomaterial-based Exosomal miRNA Detection”, ACS Nano, 2019, 13, 8793
Highlighted worldwide by many science magazines/websites (>10) including EurekAlert!, Newswise, and Science Bulletin.
91. Wang, S.‡; Yang, L.‡; Cho, H.-Y.; Chueng, ST.D.; Zhang, H.; Zhang, Q.†; Lee, K.-B.†, “Programmed Degradation of a Hierarchical Nanoparticle with Redox and Light Responsivity for Self-activated Photo-chemical Enhanced Chemodynamic Therapy”, Biomaterials, 2019, 224, 119498
90. Wang, H.; Dardir, K.; Lee, K.-B.; Fabris, L.†, “The Impact of Protein Corona in Nanoflare-based Biomolecular Detection and Quantification”, Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2019, 30, 2555 
89. Koh, M.*; Cho, H.-Y.*; Yu, C.; Choi, S.; Lee, K.-B.†; Schultz P.G.†, “Site-specific Incorporation of a Dithiolane Containing Amino Acid in-to Proteins”, Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2019, 30, 2102
88. Song, X.; Wang Y.; Zhao, F.; Li, Q.; Ta, H.Q.; Ruemmeli, M. H.; Li, Z.; Yin, W.; Yang, L.; Lee, K.-B.; Yang, J; Bozkurt, I.; Liu, S.; Zhang, W.; Chhowalla, M.†, “Plasmon Free Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Using Metallic 2D Materials”, ACS Nano, 2019, 13, 8312-8319
87. Rabie, H.; Zhang, Y.; Pasquale, N.; Lagos, M.J.; Batson, P.E.; Lee, K.-B.†, “NIR Biosensing of Neurotransmitters in Stem Cell‐Derived Neural Interface Using Advanced Core–Shell Upconversion Nanoparticles”, Advanced Materials, 2019, 31, 1806991
86. Cho, H.-Y.; Mavi, A.; Chueng, ST.D.; Pongkulapa, T.; Pasquale, N.; Rabie, H.; Han. J.; Kim, J. H.; Kim, T.-H.†; Choi, J.-W.†; Lee, K.-B.†, “Tumor Homing Reactive Oxygen Species Nanoparticle for Enhanced Cancer Therapy”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019, 19, 3, 1701-1705
85. Suryaprakash, S.*; Lao, Y.-H.*; Cho, H.-Y.*; Li, M.; Ji, H.Y.; Shao, D.; Hu, H.; Quek, C.H.; Huang, D.; Mintz, R.; Bagó, J.R.; Hingtgen, S.; Lee, K.-B.; Leong, K.W.†, “Engineered MSC/Nanomedicine Spheroid as an Active Drug Delivery Platform for Combinational Glioblastoma Therapy”, Nano Letters, 2019, 19, 1701-1705
84. Yang, L.; Chueng, ST.D.; Li, Y.; Patel, M.; Rathnam, C.; Dey, G.; Wang, L.; Cai, L.; Lee, K.-B.†, “A Biodegradable Hybrid Inorganic Nanoscaffold for Advanced Stem Cell Therapy”, Nature Communications, 2018, 9, 3147
83. Lee, J.-H.; Choi, H. K.; Yang, L.; Chueng, ST.D.; Choi, J.-W.†; Lee, K.-B.†, “Nondestructive Real-Time Monitoring of Enhanced Stem Cell Differentiation Using a Graphene-Au Hybrid Nanoelectrode Array”, Advanced Materials, 2018, 30, 1802762 Front Cover
82. Yin, P.T.*; Pongkulapa, T.*; Cho, H.-Y.; Han, J.; Pasquale, N.; Rabie, H.; Kim, J.-H.; Choi, J.-W.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Overcoming Chemoresistance in Cancer via Combined MicroRNA Therapeutics with Anti-Cancer Drugs using Multifunctional Magnetic Core-Shell Nanoparticles”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018, 10, 32, 26954-26963
81. Cho, H.-Y.*; Lee, T.*; Yoon, J.; Han, Z.; Rabie, H.; Lee, K.-B.; Su, W. W.†; Choi, J.-W.†, “Magnetic Oleosome as a Functional Lipophilic Drug Carrier for Cancer Therapy”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018, 10, 9301-9309
80. Cho, H.-Y.*; Hossain, M. K.*; Lee, J.-H.; Han, J; Lee, H.J.; Kim, K.-J.; Kim, J.-H.; Lee, K.-B.†; Choi, J.-W. †, “Selective Isolation and Noninvasive Analysis of Circulating Cancer Stem Cells Through Raman Imaging”, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2018, 102, 372-382
79. Lee, J.M.*; Park, D.Y.*; Yang, L.*; Kim, E.-J.; Ahrberg, C.D.; Lee, K.-B.†; Chung, B.G.†, “Generation of uniform-sized multicellular tumor spheroids using hydrogel microwells for advanced drug screening”, Scientific Reports, 2018, 8, 17145
78. Gangotri, D.; Yang, L.T.; Lee, K.-B.; Wang, L.†, “Characterizing Molecular Adsorption on Biodegradable MnO2 Nanoscaffolds”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2018, 122, 50, 29017-29027
77. Calderon, L.; Yang, L.T.; Lee, K.-B.; Mainelis, G.†, “Characterization of airborne particle release from nanotechnology-enabled clothing products”, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2018, 20: 330 
76. Bhamidipati, M; Cho, H.-Y.; Lee, K.-B.; Fabris, L.†, “SERS-Based Quantification of Biomarker Expression at the Single Cell Level Enabled by Gold Nanostars and Truncated Aptamers”, Bioconjugate Chem, 2018, 29, 2970-2981 
75. Han, T.T.†; Yang, L.; Lee, K.-B.; Mainelis, G., “Design and Development of a Novel Nanofiber Nasal Filter (NNF) to Improve Respiratory Health”, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2018, 18 (8), 2064-2076 
74. Rathnam, C.; Chueng, ST.D.; Yang, L.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Advanced Gene Manipulation Methods for Stem Cell Theranostics”, Theranostics, 2017, 7, 2775-2793
73. Li, Y.; Hao, H.; Swerdel, M.; Cho, H.-Y.; Lee, K.-B.; Hart, R.; Lyu, Y.; Cai, L.†, “Top2b is involved in the formation of outer segment and synapse during late-stage photoreceptor differentiation by controlling key genes of photoreceptor transcriptional regulatory network”, Journal of Neuroscience Research, 2017, 95, 1951-1964 
72. Calderon L.; Han, T; McGilvery, C.; Yang, L.; Subramaniam, P.; Lee, K.-B.; Schwander, S.; Tetley, T.; Porter, A.; Ryan, M.; Smith R.; Chung, K; Lioy, P.J.; Zhang, J.; Mainelis, G.†, “Release of airborne particles and Ag and Zn compounds from nanotechnology-enabled consumer sprays: Implications for inhalation exposure”, Atmospheric Environment, 2017, 115, 85-96 
71. Dardir, K.; Rathnam, C.; Lee, K.-B.†, “NanoScript: A Versatile Nanoparticle-Based Synthetic Transcription Factor for Innovative Gene Manipulation”, Biomedical Nanotechnology. Methods in Molecular Biology, 2017, 1570, 239-249
70. Yin, P.T.; Shah, S.; Pasquale, N.; Garbuzenko, O.B.; Minko, T.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Stem Cell-based Gene Therapy Activated Using Magnetic Hyperthermia to Enhance the Treatment of Cancer”, Biomaterials, 2016, 81, 46–57
69. Lai, J.; Yu, A.; Yang, L.; Zhang, Y.; Shah, B. P.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Development of PhotoactivatedFluorescent N-Hydroxyoxindoles and Their Application for Cell-SelectiveImaging“, Chemistry – A European Journal, 2016, 22, 6361-6367
68. Saleh, T.; Jankowski, W.; Sriram, G.; Rossi, P.; Shah, S.; Lee, K.-B.†; Cruz, L.; Rodriguez, A.; Birge, R.; Kalodimos,C.†, “Cyclophilin A Promotes Cell Migration via the Abl-Crk Signaling Pathway”, Nature Chemical Biology, 2016, 12, 117–123 
67. Chueng, ST.D.; Yang, L.; Zhang, Y.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Multidimensional Nanomaterials for The Control of Stem Cell Fate”, Nano Convergence, 2016, DOI: 10.1186/s40580-016-0083-9
66. Shah, S.; Solanki, A.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Nanotechnology-based Approaches for Guiding Neural Regeneration”, Accounts of Chemical Research, 2016, 49, 17-26
65. Zhang, J.; Lee, K.-B.; He, L.; Seiffert, J.; Subramaniam, P.; Yang, L.; Chen, S.; Maguire, P.; Mainelis, G.; Schwander, S.; Tetley, T.; Porter, A.; Ryan, M.; Shaffer, M.; Hu, S.; Gong, J.; Chung, K. F., “Effects of a Nanoceria Fuel Additive on The Physicochemical Properties of Diesel Exhaust Particles”, Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2016, DOI: 10.1039/C6EM00337K
64. Shah, S.; Liu, J.; Pasquale, N.; Lai, J.; McGowan, H.; Pang, Z.P.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Hybrid Upconversion Nanomaterials for Optogenetic Neuronal Control”, Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 16571-16577
63. Kim, T.-H.*; Yea, C.-H.*; Chueng, ST.D.; Yin, P.T.; Conley, B.; Dardir, K.; Pak, Y.; Jung, G.Y.; Choi, J.-W. †; Lee, K.-B.†, “Large-scale Nanoelectrode Arrays to Monitor the Dopaminergic Differentiation of Human Neural Stem Cells”, Advanced Materials, 2015, 27, 6356-6362 Inside Front Cover
62. Patel, S.; Chueng, ST.D.; Yin, P.T.; Dardir, K.; Song, Z; Pasquale, N; Kwan, K; Sugiyama, H.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Induction of Stem-Cell-Derived Functional Neurons by NanoScript-Based Gene Repression”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 11983–11988
61. Patel, S.; Yin, P.T.; Sugiyama, H.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Inducing Stem Cell Myogenesis using NanoScript”, ACS Nano, 2015, 9, 6909-6917
60. Lai, J.; Shah, B. P.; Zhang, Y.; Yang, L.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Real-Time Monitoring of ATP-Responsive Drug Release using Mesoporous-Silica-Coated Multicolor Upconversion Nanoparticles”, ACS Nano, 2015, 9, 5234-5245
59. Kim, T.-H.*; Shah, S.*; Yang, L.; Yin, P.T.; Hossain, M.K.; Conley, B.; Choi, J.-W. †; Lee, K.-B.†, “Controlling Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Using Combinatorial Graphene Hybrid-Pattern Arrays”, ACS Nano, 2015, 9, 3780–3790
58. Patel, S.; Pongkulapa, T.; Yin, P.T.; Pandian, G; Rathnam, C.; Bando, T.; Vaijayanthi, T.; Sugiyama, H.†; Lee, K.-B.†, “Integrating Epigenetic Modulators into NanoScript for Enhanced Chondrogenesis of Stem Cells”, J. Am.Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 4598-4601
57. Yin, P.T.; Shah, S.; Chhowalla, M.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Graphene-Nanoparticle Hybrid Materials for Bio-applications”, Chemical Reviews, 2015, 7, 2483-2780 Journal Cover
56. Deibert, B. J.; Zhang, J.; Simth, P.; Chapman, K. W.; Rangan, S.; Banerjee, D.; Tan, K.; Wang, H.; Pasquale, N.; Chen, F.; Lee, K.-B.; Dismukes, G. C.; Chabal, Y. J.; Li, J., “Surface and Structural Investigation of MnOx Birnessite-type Water Oxidation Catalyst Formed under Photocatalytic Conditions”, Chem. Eur. J., 2015, 21, 1-12
55. Yin, P.T.; Han, E.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Engineering Stem Cells for Biomedical Applications”, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2015, DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201400842
54. Patel, S.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Probing Stem Cell Behavior using Nanoparticle-based Approaches”, WIREs Nanomedicine & Nanobiotechnology, 2015, DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1346
53. Yin, P. T., Kim, T.-H., Choi, J.-W. and Lee, K.-B., “High-Throughput Screening of Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Differentiation on Nanomaterials”, Stem-Cell Nanoengineering, 2015, DOI: 10.1002/9781118540640.ch19 
52. Lai, J.; Zhang, Y.; Pasquale, N.; Lee, K.-B.†, “An Upconversion Nanoparticle with Orthogonal Emissions using Dual NIR Excitations for Controlled Two-way Photoswitching”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 14419-14423
51. Shah, S.; Sasmal, P.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Photo-triggerable hydrogel–nanoparticle hybrid scaffolds for remotely controlled drug delivery”, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2014, 2, 7685-7693
50. Royce, S.G.; Mukherjee D.; Cai T.; Xu S.S.; Alexander J.A.; Mi Z., Calderon L.; Mainelis G.; Lee, K.-B. Lioy P.J.; Tetley T.D.; Chung K.F.; Zhang J.; Georgopoulos P.G., “Modeling population exposures to silver nanoparticles present in consumer products”, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2014, 16, 27724
49. Patel, S.; Jung, D.; Yin, P.T.; Carlton, P.; Yamamoto, M.; Bando, T.; Sugiyama, H.; Lee, K.-B.†, “NanoScript: A Nanoparticle-Based Artificial Transcription Factor for Effective Gene Regulation”, ACS Nano, 2014, 9, 8959-8967
48. Shah, B. P.; Pasquale, N.; De, G.; Tan, T.; Ma, J.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Core-Shell Nanoparticle-Based Peptide Therapeutics and Combined Hyperthermia for Enhanced Cancer Cell Apoptosis”, ACS Nano, 2014, 9, 9379-9387
47. Yin, P. T., Kim, T.-H., Choi, J.-W., and Lee, K.-B., “Chemical and Biosensors Based on Graphene Materials”, Graphene Optoelectronics, 2014, DOI: 10.1002/9783527677788.ch10 
46. Kim, T.-H.; Cho, H.-Y.; Lee, K.-B.; Kim, S.U.; Choi, J.-W.†, “Electrically-Controlled Delivery of Cargo into Single Human Neural Stem Cell”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014, 6, 20709-20716
45. Yin, P.T.; Shah, B. P.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Combined magnetic nanoparticle-based microRNA and hyperthermia therapy to enhance apoptosis in brain cancer cells”, Small, 2014, 20, 4106-4112
44. Shah, S.; Yin, PT.; Uehara, T.M.; Chueng, ST.D.; Yang, L.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Guiding Stem Cell Differentiation into Oligodendrocytes Using Graphene-Nanofiber Hybrid Scaffolds”, Advanced Materials, 2014, 26, 3673–3680. Inside Front Cover
43. Sarkar, S.; Zhang, L.; Subramaniam, P.; Lee, K.-B.; Garfunkel, E.; Ohman Strickland, P.A.; Mainelis, G.; Lioy, P. J.; Tetley, T.; Chung, K.F.; Zhang, J.; Schwander, S.†, “Variability in Bioreactivity Linked to Changes in Size and Zeta Potential of Diesel Exhaust Particles in Human Immune Cells”, PLOS ONE, 2014 , May, 9, e97304.
42. Uehara, TM.; Marangoni, VS.; Pasquale, N.; Miranda, PB.; Lee, K.-B.; Zucolotto, V., “A Detailed Investigation on the Interactions between Magnetic Nanoparticles and Cell Membrane Models”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2013 , 5, 13063-13068.
41. Shah, S.*; Solanki A.*; Sasmal, P.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Single Vehicular Delivery of siRNA and Small Molecules to Control Stem Cell Differentiation”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 15682-15685.
40. Kim, T.-H.; Lee, K.-B.; Choi, J.-W.†, “3D Graphene Oxide-encapsulated Gold Nanoparticles to Detect Neural Stem Cell Differentiation”, Biomaterials, 2013, 34, 8660-8670.
39. Solanki, A.; Chueng, ST.D.; Yin, PT.; Kappera, R.; Chhowalla, M.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Axonal Alignment and Enhanced Neuronal Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells on Graphene-Nanoparticle Hybrid Structures”, Advanced Materials, 2013, 25, 5477-5482. Frontispiece
38. Yin, P.T.; Kim, T.-H.; Choi,J. -W.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Prospects for Graphene-Nanoparticle-Based Hybrid Sensors”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 12785-12799, 12785-12799.
37. Shah, B.P.; Yin, PT.; Ghoshal, S.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Multimodal Magnetic Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Effective Stem-Cell Differentiation and Imaging”, Angewandte Chemie, 2013, 52, 6190-6195
36. Yin, P.T.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Biomimetic Toxin-Absorbing Nanosponge”, Nanomedicine, 2013, 8, 871-873.
35. Zhang, J.; Nazarenko, Y.; Zhang, L.; Calderon, L.; Lee, K.-B.;Garfunkel, E.; Schwander, S.; Tetley, T.; Chung, K. F.; Porter, A.; Ryan, M.; Lioy, P. J.; Mainelis, G.†, “Impacts of a Nanosized Ceria Additive on Diesel Engine Emissions of Particulate and Gaseous Pollutants”, Environ. Sci. Technol.., 2013, DOI: 10.1021/es402140u
34. Sakhtianchi, R.; Minchin, R. F.; Lee, K.-B.; Strano, M. S.; Kruss, S.; Alkilany, A. M.; Mahmoudi, M.†, “Exocytosis of Nanoparticles from Cells: Role in Cellular Retention and Toxicity”, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2013, 201, 18-29.
33. Solanki, A.; Shah, S.; Yin, PT.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Nanotopography-mediated Reverse Uptake for siRNA Delivery into Neural Stem Cells to Enhance Neuronal Differentiation”, Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group), 2013, DOI: 10.1038/srep01553
32. Lai, JP.*; Shah, B.P.*; Garfunkel, E; Lee, K.-B.†, “Versatile FRET-Based Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Real-Time Monitoring of Drug Release”, ACS Nano, 2013, 7, 2741-2750.
31. Myung, S.; Yin, PT.; Kim, CJ.; Park, JS.; Solanki, A.; Reyes, Pl.; Lu, YC.; Kim, KS.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Label-Free-Polypeptide-Based-Enzyme-Detection-Using-a-Graphene-Nanoparticle-Hybrid-Sensor”, Advanced Materials, 2012, 24, 6081-6087
30. Subramaniam, P.; Lee, S.; Shah, S.; Patel, S.; Starovoytov. V.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Generation of a Library of Non-Toxic Quantum Dots for Cellular Imaging and siRNA Delivery”, Advanced Materials, 2012, 24, 4014-4019
29. Jung, D.; Minami, I.; Patel, S.; Lee, J.; Jiang, B.; Yuan, Q.; Li, L.; Kobayashi, S.; Chen, Y.; Lee, K.-B.; Norio Nakatsuji, N.†, “Incorporation of Funtionalized Gold Nanoparticles into Nanofibers for Enhanced Attachment and Differentiation of Mammalian Cells”, Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2012, 10: 23. DOI :10.1186/1477-3155-10-23
28. Solanki A, Shah S, Koucky MH, Lee, K.-B.†, “Nanomaterials for Stem Cell Imaging in the Central Nervous System”, Nanomedicine and Neuroscience. Preedy VR, Science Publishers, Distributed by CRC Press, Feb 2012 
27. Park, S.Y.; Choi, D.S.; Jin, H.J.; Park, J.; Byun, K.-E.; Lee, K.-B.†; Hong, S.†, “Polarization-controlled differentiation of human neural stem cells using synergistic cues of carbon nanotube network patterns”, ACS Nano, 2011, 5, 4704-4711
26. Reyes, P.I.; Ku, C.-J.; Duan, Z.; Lu, Y.†; Solanki, A.; Lee, K.-B.† , “ZnO Thin Film Transistor Immunosensor with High Sensitivity and Selectivity”, Applied Physics Letters, 2011, 98, 173702
25. Kim, C.*; Shah, B.P.*; Subramaniam, P.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Synergistic Induction of Apoptosis in Brain Cancer Cells by Targeted Codelivery of siRNA and Anticancer Drugs”, Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2011, 8, 1955-1961
24. Park, J. K.; Jung, J.; Subramaniam, P.; Shah, B.; Kim, C.; Lee, J. K.; Cho, C.; Lee, K.-B.† , “Graphite-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles as Multimodal Imaging Probes and Cooperative Therapeutic Agents for Tumor Cells”, Small, 2011, 7, 1647-1652
23. Myung, S.; Solanki, A.; Kim, C.; Park, J.; Kim, K. S.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Graphene-encapsulated Nanoparticle-based Biosensor for the Selective Detection of Cancer Biomarkers”, Advanced Materials, 2011, 23, 2221-2225
22. Baik, K. Y.; Park, S. Y.; Heo, K.; Lee, K.-B.; Hong, S.†, “Carbon Nanotube Monolayer Cues for Osteogenesis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells”, Small, 2011, 6, 741-745
21. Solanki A.*, Shah S.*, Memoli K., Park S.Y., Hong S., and Lee K.-B.†, “Controlling differentiation of neural stem cells using extracellular matrix protein patterns”, Small, 2010, 22, 2509-2513
20. Kamei, K.-I.; Ohashi, M.; Suh, J.; Ho, Q.; Yu, Z. T. F.; Tang, J. ; Teitell, M. A.; Clark, A. T.; Pyle, A. D.; Lee, K.-B.; Witte, O. W.; Tseng, H.-R., “Microfluidic Image Cytometry for Quantitative Single-Cell Profiling of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells in Chemically Defined Conditions”, Lab Chip, 2010, 10, 1113-1119.
19. Jung, J., Solanki, A., Memoli, K. A., Kamei, K.-I., Kim, H. Drahl, M. A., Williams, L. J., Tseng, H.-R., and Lee, K.-B†, “Selective inhibition of human brain tumor cell proliferation via multifunctional quantum dot-based siRNA delivery”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 103-107.
18. Solanki, A.; Lee, K.-B.†, “A Step Closer to Complete Chemical Reprogramming for Generating iPS Cells”, ChemBioChem, 2010, 11, 755-757.
17. Sun, J.; Masterman, S. M.; Graham, N. A. ; Jiao, J. ; Mottahedeh, J.; Laks, D. R. ; Ohashi, M.; DeJesus, J.; Kamei, K.-I.; Lee, K.-B.; Wang, H.;. Yu, Z. T. F; Lu, Y.-T. ; Wang, S.; Hou, S. ; Li, K.; Liu, M.; Zhang, N.; Angenieux, B.; Panosyan, E.; Samuels, E.; Park, J.; Williams, D.; Konkankit V.; Nathanson, D.; van Dam, R. M. ; Phelps, M. E.; Wu, H.; Liau, L. M. ; Mischel, P. S.; Lazareff, J. A.; Kornblum, H.; Yong, W. H.; Graeber, T. G.; H.-R. Tseng, “A microfluidic platform for system pathology: multiparameter single-cell signaling measurements of clinical brain tumor specimens”, Cancer Research, 2010
16. Brill, L. M.*; Xing W.*; Lee, K.-B.*; Ficarro, S.B.; Xu, Y.; Terskikh, A.; Ding, S., “Phosphoproteomic Analysis of Human Embryonic Stem Cells“, Cell Stem Cell 2009, 5, 204-213. (* Equal First Authors.)
See also “Unraveling the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Phosphoproteome”, Cell Stem Cell 5, 126-127 (Aug. 7, 2009).
15. Kamei, K.-I.; Yu, Z. T. F.; Guo, S.; Takahashi, H.; Gschweng, E.; Wang, X.; Suh, C.; Tang, J.; Witte, O. W.†; Lee, K.-B.† ; Tseng, H.-R.†, “An integrated microfluidic device for reproducible and quantitative culture/assay of human embryonic stem cells”, Lab Chip, 2009, 9, 555-563.
14. Yu, Z. T. F.; Kamei, K.-I.; Shu, C. J.; He, G. W.; Silverman, R.; Radu, C. G.; Witte, O. W.†; Lee, K.-B.†; Tseng, H.-R.†, “Integrated microfluidic devices for combinatorial cell-based assays”, Biomedical Microdevices, 2009, 11, 547- 555.
13. Solanki, A.; Kim, J. D.; Lee, K.-B.†, “Nanotechnology for Regenerative Medicine: nanomaterials for stem cell imaging”, Nanomedicine, 2008, 3, 567-578.
12. Lee, K.-B.† ; Solanki, A.; Kim, J. D.; Jung J., “Nanomedicine: dynamic integration of nanotechnology with biomedical science”, Zhang, M., Editors, World Scientific, 2008.

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