Publication Details
1. Pednekar, D.D§, Liguori, M.A.*, and Gu, H. “From static to dynamic: A review on the role of mucus diversity in particle and microbial transport”. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering. 2022, 8, 7, 2825–2848. [link] IF: 4.7
2. Shang, H.T. and Gu, H. “From traditional to novel treatment of arthritis: A review of recent advances in nanotechnology-based thermal therapy”. Nanomedicine. 2021.10.2217/nnm-2021-0182. [link] IF: 4.7
3. Roy, S., Bahar, A., Gu, H., Nangia, S., and Ren, D.C. “Persister control by leveraging dormancy associated reduction of antibiotic efflux”. Plos Pathogen. 2021.17(12): e1010144. [link] IF: 7.5
4. Lee, S. W., Philips, K., Gu, H., Kazemzadeh-Narbat, M., Ren, D.C, “How microbes read the map: effects of implant topography on bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation”. Biomaterials. 120595. [link] IF: 15.3
5. Gu, H., Roy, S., Zheng, X.H., Gao, T., Ma, H.L., Soultan, Z., Fortner, C., Nangia, S., and Ren, D.C., “High-level antibiotic tolerance of a clinically-isolated Enterococcus faecalis strain”. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2020. 87(1). [link] IF: 5.0
6. Gu, H., Lee, S.W., Carnicelli, J., Zhang, T., and Ren, D.C. “Magnetically driven active topography for long-term biofilm control”. Nature Communication. 2020. 2211(11). [link] IF: 17.7
7. Gu, H., Lee, S. W., Carnicelli, J., Jiang, Z. W., and Ren, D. C. “Antibiotic susceptibility of Escherichia coli changes during early-stage biofilm formation”. Journal of Bacteriology. 2019. 201(18). pii: e00034-19. [link] IF: 3.5
8. Lee, S.W., Gu, H., and Ren, D.C. “Sensitizing bacterial cells to antibiotics through dynamic topography–triggered biofilm detachment”. Acta Biomaterialia. 2018. 81: 93–102. [link] IF: 10.6
9. Yun, L.S., Shang, H.T., Gu, H., Zhang, N. “Polymeric micelles for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis”. Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems. 2018. 021833. [link] IF: 3.1
10. Gu, H., Kolewe, K. W., and Ren, D. C.# “Conjugation in Escherichia coli biofilms on poly(dimethylsiloxane) surfaces with microtopographic patterns”. Langmuir. 2017. 6b04679. [link] IF: 4.3
11. Gu, H., Lee, S. W., Buffington, S. L., Henderson, J. H., and Ren, D. C.# “On demand removal of bacterial biofilms via shape memory activation”. ACS Applied materials and interfaces. 2016, 8 (33), 21140–21144. [link] IF: 10.4
12. Gu, H.†, Chen, A.†, Song, X. R., Brasch, M. E., Henderson, J. H., and Ren, D. C.# “How Escherichia coli lands and forms cell clusters on surfaces: a new role of surface topography”. Scientific Reports. 2016, srep29516. [link] IF: 5.0
13. Gu, H. and Ren, D. C.# “Material and surface engineering to control bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation: a review of recent advances”. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering (FCSE). 2014, 8(1): 20-33. [link] IF: 4.2
14. Gu, H.†, Hou, S.†, Yongyat, C., De Tore, S., and Ren, D. C.# “Patterned biofilm formation to investigate interactions among cell clusters: linking cell-to-cell communication to structural organization of Escherichia coli biofilms”. Langmuir. 2013, 29; 11145−11153. [link] IF: 4.3
15. Gu, H.†, Hou, S.†, Smith, C., and Ren, D. C.# “Microtopographic patterns affect Escherichia coli biofilm formation on poly(dimethylsiloxane) surfaces”. Langmuir. 2011, 27: 2686-2691. [link] IF: 4.3
Author relationships: Equal contributor†, Undergraduate student*, Graduate student (M.S.)§, Graduate Student (Ph.D.), Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Assistant Professor, Gu (corresponding author), Advisor