Areas of Focus
- Stem cell microenvironment construction and application
- Stem cell mechanobiology response and mechanism
- Advanced hydrogel functional materials
- Hydrogel delivery systems (cell or drug)
Work Experience
- 2018 - Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Life Science and Technology - Associate Professor
- 2016 - Harvard Medical School/VA Boston Healthcare System - Visiting Scholar
- 2014 - Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Life Science and Technology - Lecturer
Academic Background & Achievements
- PhD: Tsinghua University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2014
- Bachelor: Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Department of Biofunctional Materials, 2009
Publications
- Rational Design of Soft–Hard Interfaces through Bioinspired Engineering, Zhang H, Ma Y*, Wang Y, Niu L, Zou R, Zhang M, Liu H, Genin G, Li A*, and Xu F*, 2023
- Microenvironmental cue-regulated exosomes as therapeutic strategies for improving chronic wound healing, Dai W, Dong Y, Han T, Wang J, Gao B, Guo H, Xu F*, Li J*, Ma Y*, 2022
- A 3D, Magnetically Actuated, Aligned Collagen Fiber Hydrogel Platform Recapitulates Physical Microenvironment of Myoblasts for Enhancing Myogenesis, Shi N, Li Y, Chang L, Zhao G, Jin G, Lyu Y, Genin G, Ma Y*, Xu F*, 2021
- Viscoelastic Cell Microenvironment: Hydrogel-Based Strategy for Recapitulating Dynamic ECM Mechanics, Ma Y, Han T, Yang Q, Wang J, Feng B, Jia Y, Wei Z, Xu F*, 2021
- Liquid Bandage Harvests Robust Adhesive, Hemostatic and Antibacterial Performances as a First-Aid Tissue Adhesive, Ma Y, Yao J, Liu Q, Han T, Zhao J, Ma X, Tong Y, Jin G, Qu K, Li B, Xu F*, 2020
- 3D Spatiotemporal Mechanical Microenvironment: A Hydrogel-Based Platform for Guiding Stem Cell Fate, Ma Y, Lin M, Huang G, Li Y, Wang S, Bai G, Lu T J, Xu F*, 2018
- Bioprinting 3D cell-laden hydrogel microarray for screening human periodontal ligament stem cell response to extracellular matrix, Ma Y, Ji Y, Huang G, Ling K, Zhang X, Xu F*, 2015
- Labeling and long-term tracking of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in vitro using NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ upconversion nanoparticles, Ma Y, Ji Y, You M, Wang S, Dong Y, Jin G, Lin M, Wang Q, Li A, Zhang X*, Xu F*, 2016
- Bioprinting-Based PDLSC-ECM Screening for in Vivo Repair of Alveolar Bone Defect Using Cell-Laden, Injectable and Photocrosslinkable Hydrogels, Ma Y, Ji Y, Zhong T, Wan W, Yang Q, Li A, Zhang X*, Lin M*, 2017
- Spatiotemporally Controlled Photoresponsive Hydrogels: Design and Predictive Modeling from Processing through Application, Zhu H, Yang H, Ma Y, Lu T J, Xu F, Genin G*, Lin M*, 2020
- Functional and Biomimetic Materials for Engineering of the Three-Dimensional Cell Microenvironment, Huang G, Li F, Zhao X, Ma Y, Li Y, Lin M, Jin G, Lu T J, Genin G M, Xu F*, 2017
- 4D bioprinting for biomedical applications, Gao B, Yang Q, Zhao X, Jin G, Ma Y, Xu F*, 2016