Publications

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Most-Cited Journal Publications (updated Nov. 2025)

  • “Tat Peptide-Derivatized Magnetic Nanoparticles Allow In-Vivo Tracking and Recovery of Progenitor Cells”, M. Lewin, N. Carlesso, C. Tung, X. Tang, D. Cory, D. T. Scadden, and R. Weissleder*, Nature Biotechnology, 18, 410-414 (2000). (2350 citations)
  • “Carbon-Nanotube-Embedded Hydrogel Sheets for Engineering Cardiac Constructs and Bioactuators”, S. R. Shin, S. Jung, M. Zalabany, K. Kim, P. Zorlutuna, S. B. Kim, M. Nikkhah, M. Khabiry, M. Azize, J. Kong, K. Wan, T. Palacios, M. R. Dokmeci, H. Bae, X. S. Tang*, A. Khademhosseini*, ACS Nano, 7, 2369-2380 (2013). (1083 citations)
  • “An Investigation of the Mechanisms of Electronic Sensing of Protein Adsorption on Carbon Nanotube Devices”, R. J. Chen, H. C. Choi, S. Bangsaruntip, E. Yenilmez, X. Tang, Q. Wang, Y. Chang, and H. Dai*, Journal of American Chemical Society, 126, 1563-1568 (2004). (714 citations)
  • “Carbon Nanotube DNA Sensor and Sensing Mechanism”, X. Tang*, S. Bansaruntip, N. Nakayama, E. Yenilmez, Y. Chang, Q. Wang, Nano Letters, 6, 1632-1636 (2006). (632 citations)
  • “Reduced Graphene Oxide-GelMA Hybrid Hydrogels as Scaffolds for Cardiac Tissue Engineering”, S. R. Shin, C. Zihlmann, M. Akbari, P. Assawes, L. Cheung, K. Zhang, V. Manoharan, Y. S. Zhang, M. Yuksekkaya, K. Wan, M. Nikkhah, M. R. Dokmeci, X. S. Tang*, A. Khademhosseini*, Small, 12, 3677-3689 (2016). (544 citations)
  • “CNT Reinforced Hybrid Microgels as Scaffold Materials for Cell Encapsulation”, S. R. Shin, H. J. Bae, C. J. Min, J. Y. Mun, Y. C. Chen, H. Tekin, H. Shin, S. Farshchi, M. R. Dokmeci, X. S. Tang, A. Khademhosseini*, ACS Nano, 6, 362-372 (2012). (531 citations)
  • “Cell-laden Microengineered and Mechanically Tunable Hybrid Hydrogels of Gelatin and Graphene Oxide”, S. R. Shin, B. Aghaei-Ghaerh-Bolagh, T. T. Dang, S. N. Topkaya, X. Gao, S. Y. Yang, S. M. Jung, J. H. Oh, J. M. Karp, M. R. Dokmeci, X. S. Tang*, A. Khademhosseini*, Advanced Materials, 25, 6385-6391 (2013). (392 citations)
  • “Highly Elastic and Conductive Human-Based Protein Hybrid Hydrogels”, N. Annabi, S. R. Shin, A. Tamayol, M. Miscuglio, M. A. Bakooshli, A. Assmann, P. Mostafalu, J. Y. Sun, S. Mithieux, L. Cheung, X. S. Tang, A. S. Weiss, A. Khademhosseini*, Advanced Materials, 28, 40-49 (2016). (305 citations)
  •  “Controlling Mechanical Properties of Cell-Laden Hydrogels by Covalent Incorporation of Graphene Oxide”, C. Cha, S. R. Shin, X. Gao, N. Annabi, M. R. Dokmeci, X. S. Tang and A. Khademhosseini*, Small, 10, 514-523 (2014). (267 citations)
  • “Carbon Nanotube-Based Supercapacitors with Excellent ac Line Filtering and Rate Capability via Improved Interfacial Impedance”, Y. Rangom, X. S. Tang*, L. F. Nazar*, ACS Nano, 9, 7248-7255 (2015). (258 citations)
  • 3D bioprinting of liver-mimetic construct with alginate/cellulose nanocrystal hybrid bioink, Y. Wu, Z.Y.W. Lin, A.C. Wenger, K.C. Tam, X.S. Tang, Bioprinting 9, 1-6 (211 citations)
  • Layer‐by‐layer assembly of 3D tissue constructs with functionalized graphene, S.R. Shin, B. Aghaei‐Ghareh‐Bolagh, X. Gao, M. Nikkhah, S. M. Jung, A. Dolatshahi‐Pirouz, S.B. Kim, S.M. Kim, M.R.D., X. Tang, A. Khademhosseini, Advanced functional materials 24 (39), 6136-6144 (194 citations)
  • Aligned carbon nanotube–based flexible gel substrates for engineering biohybrid tissue actuators, S.R. Shin, C. Shin, A. Memic, S. Shadmehr, M. Miscuglio, H.Y. Jung, S.M. Jung, H.Bae, A. Khademhosseini, X. Tang, M.R. Dokmeci, Advanced functional materials 25 (28), 4486-4495 (189 citations) 
  • Impact of carbon nanotubes on the ingestion and digestion of bacteria by ciliated protozoa, P. Ghafari, C.H. St-Denis, M.E. Power, X. Jin, V. Tsou, H.S. Mandal, N.C. Bols, X. Tang, Nature nanotechnology 3 (6), 347-351(152 citations) 
  • Nanoparticle-based hybrid scaffolds for deciphering the role of multimodal cues in cardiac tissue engineering, J. Lee, V.Manoharan, L. Cheung, S.Lee, B.H. Cha, P. Newman, R. Farzad, S. Mehrotra, K. Zhang, F. Khan, M. Ghaderi, Y.D. Lin, S. Aftab, P. Mostafalu, M. Miscuglio, J. Li, B.B. Mandal, M. Asif Hussain, K.T. Wan, X.Tang, A.Khademhosseini, S.R. Shin, ACS nano 13 (11), 12525-12539 (146 citations) \
  • 3D bioprinting of bicellular liver lobule-mimetic structures via microextrusion of cellulose nanocrystal-incorporated shear-thinning bioink, Y. Wu, A. Wenger, H. Golzar, X. Tang, Scientific reports 10 (1), 20648 (110 citations)
  • Programmable nanocomposites of cellulose nanocrystals and zwitterionic hydrogels for soft robotics, R. Nasseri, N.Bouzari, J. Huang, H.Golzar, S.Jankhani, X.Tang, T.H. Mekonnen, A.Aghakhani, H.Shahsavan, Nature Communications 14 (1), 6108 (109 citations)
  • Fabrication of three-dimensional carbon nanotube and metal oxide hybrid mesoporous architectures, M. Mazloumi, S. Shadmehr, Y. Rangom, L.F. Nazar, X. Tang, ACS nano 7 (5), 4281-4288 (95 citations)
  • MXene-based elastomer mimetic stretchable sensors: design, properties, and applications, P.Das, P. K. Marvi, S. Ganguly, X. Tang, B.Wang, S.Srinivasan, A.R. Rajabzadeh, A.Rosenkranz, Nano-Micro Letters 16 (1), 135 (94 citations)