Publications: 1. Wu, X.; Wang, S.* “Biomimetic Calcium Carbonate Concentric Microgrooves with Tunable Width for

Promoting MC3T3-E1 Cell Functions” Advanced Healthcare Materials 2013, 2(2), 326-33.

2. Wu, X.; Wang, S.* “Regulating MC3T3-E1 Cells on Poly(ε-caprolactone) Honeycomb Films Prepared Using a Surfactant-free Breath Figure Method in a Water-miscible Solvent” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2012, 4(9), 4966-75. (Cover Story)

3. Cai, L.; Zhang, L.; Dong, J.; Wang, S.* “Photo-cured Biodegradable Polymeric Substrates of Varying Stiffness and Microgroove Dimensions for Promoting Nerve Cell Guidance and Differentiation” Langmuir 2012, 28(34), 12557-68.

4. Cai, L.; Chen, J.; Rondinone, A.; Wang, S.* “Injectable and Biodegradable Nanohybrid Polymers with Simultaneously Enhanced Stiffness and Toughness for Bone Repair” Advanced Functional Materials 2012, 22(15), 3181-90.

5. Wang, K.; Jesse, S.; Wang, S.* “Banded Spherulites in Blends of Poly(propylene fumarate) and Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Interaction with MC3T3-E1 Cells” Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2012, 213(12), 1239-50.

6. Wei, C.; Cai, L.; Sonawane, B.; Wang, S.*; Dong, J. “High Precision Flexible Fabrication of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds Using Distinct Polymers” Biofabrication 2012, 4(2), 025009 (12 pp).

7. Cai, L.; Lu, J.; Sheen, V.; Wang, S.* “Optimal Poly(L-lysine) Grafting Density in Hydrogels for Promoting Nerve Progenitor Cell Functions” Biomacromolecules 2012, 12(5), 1663-74.

8. Wang, K.; Cai, L.; Zhang, L.; Dong, J.; Wang, S.* “Biodegradable Polymer Substrates with Concentric Microgrooves for Regulating MC3T3 Cell Behavior” Advanced Healthcare Materials 2012, 1(3), 292-301.

9. Wang, K.; Cai, L.; Jesse, S.; Wang, S.* “Poly(ε-caprolactone) Banded Spherulites and Interaction with MC3T3-E1 Cells” Langmuir 2012, 28(9), 4382-95.

10. Cai, L.; Lu, J.; Sheen, V.; Wang, S.* “Promoting Nerve Cell Functions on Hydrogels Grafted with Poly(L-lysine)” Biomacromolecules 2012, 12(2), 342-9.

11. Cai, L.; Lu, J.; Sheen, V.; Wang, S.* “Lubricated Biodegradable Elastomers for Regulating Nerve Cell Behavior and Fabricating Nerve Conduits with a Compositional Gradient” Biomacromolecules 2012, 12(2), 358-68. (Featured in Global Medical Discovery)

12. Wang, K.; Cai, L.; Wang, S.* “Methacryl-Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) as a Crosslinker for Expediting Photo-crosslinking of Poly(propylene fumarate): Material Properties and Bone Cell Behavior” Polymer, 2011, 52(13), 2827-39.

13. Cai, L.; Guinn, A. S.; Wang, S.* “Exposed Hydroxyapatite Particles on the Surface of Photo-crosslinked Nanocomposites for Promoting MC3T3 Cell Proliferation and Differentiation” Acta Biomaterialia 2011, 7(5), 2185-99.

14. Wang, K.; Cai, L.; Hao, F.; Xu, X.; Cui, M; Wang, S.* “Distinct Cell Responses to Substrates Consisting of Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Poly(propylene fumarate) in the Presence or Absence of Crosslinks” Biomacromolecules 2010, 11(10), 2748-59.

15. Cai, L.; Wang, S.* “Parabolic Dependence of Material Properties and Cell Behavior on the Composition of Polymer Networks via Simultaneously Controlling Crosslinking Density and Crystallinity” Biomaterials 2010, 31(29), 7423-34.

16. Cai, L.; Wang, K.; Wang, S.* “Poly(ethylene glycol)-grafted Poly(propylene fumarate) Networks and Parabolic Dependence of MC3T3 Cell Behavior on the Network Composition” Biomaterials 2010, 31(16), 4457-66.

17. Lee, K.-W.; Wang, S.; Dadsetan, M.; Yaszemski, M. J.; Lu, L. “Enhanced Cell Migration and Proliferation through Three-dimensional Nanocomposite Scaffolds with Controlled Pore Structures” Biomacromolecules 2010, 11(3), 682-9.

18. Cai, L.; Wang, S.* “Elucidating Colorization in the Functionalization of Hydroxyl-containing Polymers Using Unsaturated Anhydrides/Acyl Chlorides in the Presence of Triethylamine” Biomacromolecules 2010, 11(1), 304-7.

19. Cai, L.; Wang, S.* “Poly(ε-caprolactone) acrylates Synthesized Using a Facile Method for Fabricating Polymer Networks to Achieve Controllable Physical Properties and Tunable Cell Responses” Polymer 2010, 51(1), 164-77.

20. Gong, F.; Cheng, X.; Wang, S.*; Zhao, Y.; Gao, Y.; Cai, H. “Heparin-immobilized Biodegradable Polymers as Non-inflammatory and Non-thrombogenic Coating Materials for Arsenic Trioxide Eluting Stents” Acta Biomaterialia 2010, 6(2), 534-46. (Featured in Heart Disease Weekly and Pharmaceuticals: Advances in Research and Applications 2011 Edition)

21. Yan, Q.; Yuan, J.; Zhang, F.; Xie, X.; Yin, Y.; Wang, S.; Wei, Y. “Cellulose-Based Dual Graft Molecular Brushes as Potential Drug Nanocarriers: Stimulus-Responsive Micelles, Self-Assembled Phase Transition Behavior, and Tunable Crystalline Morphologies” Biomacromolecules 2009, 10(8), 2033-42.

22. Gong, F.; Cheng, X.; Wang, S.*; Wang, Y.; Gao, Y.; Cheng, S. “Regulation of Surface Morphology and Cell Responses on Biodegradable Comb-dendritic Tri-block Copolymers Consisting of Poly(ethylene glycol) and Poly(L-lactide)” Polymer 2009, 50(13), 2775-85.

23. Wang, S.; Kempen, D. H.; Yaszemski, M. J.; Lu, L. “The Roles of Matrix Polymer Crystallinity and Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles in Modulating Material Properties of Photo-crosslinked Composites and Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Responses” Biomaterials 2009, 30(20), 3359-70.

24. Wang, S.; Yaszemski, M. J.; Knight, A. M.; Gruetzmacher, J. A.; Windebank, A. J.; Lu, L. “Photo-crosslinked Poly(ε-caprolactone fumarate) Networks for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: Physical Properties and Preliminary Biological Evaluations” Acta Biomaterialia 2009, 5(5), 1531-42.

25. Wang, S.; Yaszemski, M. J.; Gruetzmacher, J. A.; Lu, L. “Photo-crosslinked Poly(ε-caprolactone fumarate) Networks: Roles of Crystallinity and Crosslinking Density in Determining Mechanical Properties” Polymer 2008, 49(26), 5692-9.

26. Zhou, C.; Wang, S.*; Zhuang, Q.; Han Z. “Enhanced Conductivity of Polybenzazoles Doped by Carboxylated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes” Carbon 2008, 46(9), 1232-40.

27. Zhou, C.; Wang, S.*; Zhang, Y.; Zhuang, Q.; Han Z. “In-situ Preparation and Continuous Fiber Spinning of Poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) Composites with Oligo-hydroxylamide-functionalized Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes” Polymer 2008, 49(10), 2520-30.

28. Lee, K.-W.; Wang, S.; Yaszemski, M. J.; Lu, L. “Physical Properties and Cellular Responses to Crosslinkable Poly(propylene fumarate)/Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites” Biomaterials 2008, 29(19), 2839-48.

29. Wang, S.; Kempen, D. H.; Simha, N. K.; Lewis, J. A.; Windebank, A. J.; Yaszemski, M. J.; Lu, L. “Photo-crosslinked Hybrid Polymer Networks Consisting of Poly(propylene fumarate) and Poly(caprolactone fumarate): Controlled Physical Properties and Regulated Bone and Nerve Cell Responses” Biomacromolecules 2008, 9(4), 1229-41.

30. Patra, C. R.; Bhattacharya, R.; Wang, E.; Katarya, A.; Lau, J.; Dutta, S.; Muders, M.; Wang, S.; Buhrow, S. A.; Safgren, S. L.; Yaszemski, M. J.; Reid, J. M.; Ames, M. M.; Mukherjee, P.; Mukhopadhyay, D.

“Targeted Delivery of Gemcitabine to Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma using Cetuximab as a Targeting Agent” Cancer Research 2008, 68(6), 1970-8.

31. Bhattacharya, R.; Patra, C. R.; Earl, A.; Wang, S.; Katarya, A.; Lu, L.; Kizhakkedathu, J. N.; Yaszemski, M. J.; Greipp, P. R.; Mukhopadhyay, D.; Mukherjee, P. “Attaching Folic Acid on Gold Nanoparticles Using Non-covalent Interaction via Different Polyethylene Glycol Backbones and Targeting of Cancer Cells” Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine 2007, 3(3), 224-238.

32. Mukherjee, P.; Bhattacharya, R.; Bone, N.; Lee, Y. K.; Patra, C. R.; Wang, S.; Lu, L.; Charla, S.; Banerjee, P. C.; Yaszemski, M. J.; Kay, N. E.; Mukhopadhyay, D. “Potential Therapeutic Application of Gold Nanoparticles in B-chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (BCLL): Enhancing Apoptosis” Journal of Nanobiotechnology 2007, 5, 4. (Highly Accessed)

33. Lee, K.-W.; Wang, S.; Fox, B.; Ritman, E. L.; Yaszemski, M. J.; Lu, L. “Poly(propylene fumarate) Bone Tissue Engineering Scaffold Fabrication Using Stereolithography: Effects of Resin Formulations and Laser Parameters” Biomacromolecules 2007, 8(4), 1077-84.

34. Liu Z. T.; Wang, S.*; Zhuang, Q.; Li, X.; Li, F.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Structure-Variant Energy Transfer and Spatial Exciton Confinement in Statistical Copolymers and Blends Based on Polybenzazoles” Chemistry of Materials 2007, 19, 1164-9.

35. Wang, S.*; Chen, Y.; Zhuang, Q.; Li, X.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Competition between Host Aggregates and Isolated Guest Chromophores in Trapping Excitons in Polybenzazole Copolymers and Blends” Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2006, 207, 2336-42.

36. Lee, K.-W.; Wang, S.; Lu, L.; Jabbari, E.; Currier, B. L.; Yaszemski, M. J. “Fabrication and Characterization of Poly(propylene fumarate) Scaffolds with Controlled Pore Structures Using Three-Dimensional Printing and Injection Molding” Tissue Engineering 2006, 12(10), 2801-11.

37. Wang, S.; Lu, L.; Yaszemski, M. J. “Bone-Tissue-Engineering Material Poly(propylene fumarate): Correlation between Molecular Weight, Chain Dimensions, and Physical Properties” Biomacromolecules 2006, 7(6), 1976-82.

38. Wang, S.; Lu, L.; Gruetzmacher, J. A.; Currier, B. L.; Yaszemski, M. J. “Synthesis and Characterizations of Biodegradable and Photo-crosslinkable Poly(ε-caprolactone fumarate), Poly(ethylene glycol fumarate) and Their Amphiphilic Copolymer” Biomaterials 2006, 27, 832-41.

39. Bhattacharya, R.; Patra, C. R.; Wang, S.; Lu, L.; Yaszemski, M. J.; Mukhopadhyay, D.; Mukherjee, P. “Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles in Rod-Like Fashion Using Proteins as Templates” Advanced Functional Materials 2006, 16, 395-400.

40. Wang, S.; Lu, L.; Gruetzmacher, J. A.; Currier, B. L.; Yaszemski, M. J. “A Biodegradable and Crosslinkable Multiblock Copolymer Consisting of Poly(propylene fumarate) and Poly(ε-caprolactone): Synthesis, Characterization, and Physical Properties” Macromolecules 2005, 38, 7358-70.

41. Jabbari, E.; Wang, S.; Lu, L.; Gruetzmacher, J. A.; Ameenuddin, S.; Hefferan, T. E.; Currier, B. L.; Windebank, A. J.; Yaszemski, M. J. “Synthesis, Material Properties, and Biocompatibility of a Novel Self-Crosslinkable Poly(caprolactone fumarate) as an Injectable Tissue Engineering Scaffold” Biomacromolecules 2005, 6(5), 2503-11.

42. Chen, Y.; Wang, S.; Zhuang, Q.; Li, X.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Spectral Modulation and Exciton Migration in Thiophene-Based Polybenzobisoxazole Random Copolymers with Donor-Acceptor Architectures” Macromolecules 2005, 38, 9873-7.

43. Guo, P.; Wang, S.; Lei, H.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Novel Conjugated Rigid-rod Polybenzoxazoles” Acta Polymerica Sinica 2005, 1, 86-92.

44. Wang, S.; Elkasabi, Y.; Wang, S.-Q. “A Rheological Study of Chain Dynamics in Dilute Binary Polymer Mixtures” Macromolecules 2005, 38, 125-33.

45. Feng, D.; Wang, S.; Zhuang, Q.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Semi-empirical Calculation and Spectroscopic Study of Protonated Poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) Models” Polymer 2004, 45, 8871-9.

46. Feng, D.; Wang, S.; Zhuang, Q.; Guo, P.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Joint Experimental and Theoretical Study of the UV Absorption Spectra of Polybenzoxazoles” Journal of Molecular Structure 2004, 707, 169-77.

47. Wang, S.; Lei, H.; Guo, P.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Novel Conjugated Rigid-Rod Polymer Poly(benzobisoxazole-2,6-diylvinylene): Synthesis and Evidence of Aggregate Formation in Methanesulfonic Acid” European Polymer Journal 2004, 40, 1163-7.

48. Wang, S.; Guo, P.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Supramolecular Regulation of Photophysical Properties and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies of Novel Rod-Coil Ordered Copolymers Based on Poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole)” Macromolecules 2004, 37, 3815-22.

49. Wang, S.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Random Conjugated Polybenzazole Copolymers: Synthesis, Characterization, and Exciton Confinement Effects in Photophysical Properties” Journal of Materials Science 2004, 39, 2717-26.

50. Guo, P.; Wang, S.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Poly(benzobisoxazole divinylene): Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies” Polymer 2004, 45, 1885-93.

51. Wang, S.; von Meerwall, E. D.; Wang, S.-Q.; Halasa A.; Hsu, W.-L.; Zhou, J. P.; Quirk, R. P. “Diffusion and Rheology of Binary Polymer Mixtures.” Macromolecules 2004, 37, 1641-51.

52. Wang, S.; Wang, S.-Q.; Halasa, A.; Hsu, W.-L. “Reptation Dynamics in Mixtures of Long and Short Chains: Tube Dilation and Impeded Curvilinear Diffusion” Macromolecules 2003, 36, 5355-71.

53. Wang, S.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Photophysical properties of Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Poly(benzazole)s and Evidence of Aggregate Formation for Poly(benzazole)s in Methanesulfonic acid” Macromolecules 2003, 36, 4567-76.

54. Fang, Z.; Wang, S.; Wang, S. Q.; Kennedy, J. P. “Novel Block Ionomers: III. Mechanical and Rheological Studies” Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2003, 88, 1516-25.

55. Wang, S.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of Poly(benzazole)s and Conducting Properties of N+-implanted Poly(benzazole)s” Polymer 2001, 42, 217-26.

56. Wang, S.; Bao, G.; Lu, Z.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Effect of Heat Treatment on the Structure and Properties of Poly(2,6-benzothiazole) (ABPBT) and Poly(2,5-benzoxazole) (ABPBO)” Journal of Materials Science 2000, 35, 5873-7.

57. Wang, S.; Bao, G.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Viscometric Study on the Interactions of Polymers of the Poly(benzazole) Family with Nylon 66” European Polymer Journal 2000, 36, 1843-52.

INVITED BOOK CHAPTERS & REVIEW ARTICLES 58. Wang, S.; Lu, L.; Currier, B. L.; Yaszemski, M. J. “Chapter 28: Orthopedic Prostheses and Joint

Implants” In An Introduction to Biomaterials. Hollinger, J. O. Eds. 2nd Edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2011, pp. 487-508.

59. Wang, S.; Cai, L. “Polymers for Fabricating Nerve Conduits” International Journal of Polymer Science, 2010, Article ID 138686, 20 pages.

60. Wang, S.; Cai, L. “Chapter 3: Polymer Gel Systems for Nerve Repair and Regeneration” ACS Symposium Series on Biomaterials, A. S. Kulshrestha, A. Mahapatro, L. A. Henderson Eds. American Chemical Society: Washington DC, 2010, pp. 43-63.

61. Wang, S.; Lu, L.; Currier, B. L.; Yaszemski, M. J. “Chapter 20: Orthopedic Prostheses and Joint Implants” In An Introduction to Biomaterials. Guelcher, S. A.; Hollinger, J. O. Eds. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2006, pp. 369-93.

62. Li X.; Wang S.; Lei H.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Effect of Concentration on the Photoluminescence Spectra of

PBO Solution in Methanesulfonic Acid” In Advances in Liquid Crystalline Polymers and Supramolecules. Zhou, Q. Eds. Wuhan: Press of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2002, pp. 162-5.

63. Wang, S.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Recent Studies on Poly(benzazole) Family (2),” Chinese Polymer Bulletin (Gaofenzi Tongbao) 2001, 4, 1-8.

64. Wang, S.; Wu, P.; Han, Z. “Recent Studies on Poly(benzazole) Family (1),” Chinese Polymer Bulletin (Gaofenzi Tongbao) 2001, 3, 16-23.