Publications

† – Undergraduate Co-authors, * – Corresponding Authors

213) J Xu, Y Li, M Lee, Z Yan, S Bang, A McGinnis, S Chandra, V Zhang, W He, T Lechler, MPR Salazar, C Eroglu, R Cheney, ML Becker, D Velmeshev, RR Ji* “Mitochondria transfer from satellite glial cells to sensory neurons protects nerve degeneration and neuropathic pain” 2024, submitted.

212) R Zong, X Xu, G Tutoni, K Yang, K Li, M Liu, K Jin, ML Becker*, TJ Huang* “Acoustofluidic Microsphere Shooting System for Dynamic Hydrogel Transfer Across Oil-Water Interfaces”  2024, submitted.

211) Y Hu#, Chan Y-M#, NG Judge, ML Becker*, RK Willits* “Sex-based Differences in Cell Migration on Aligned Topographies” , 2024, submitted.

210) S Tang, P Shajudeen, F Taraballi, C Hasse, F Cabrera, X Yang, MD Islam, E De Rosa, B Weiner, ML Becker, E Tasciotti, R Righetti “Non-invasive assessment of structural and mechanical microenvironment (MME) changes during long bone regeneration using multimodal and multi-parametric ultrasound imaging techniques in a segmental tibial sheep model in vivo”  2024, submitted.

209) MB Wandel, G Guzman, K Chen, Y Gao, F Peng, M Cakmak*, ML Becker* “Melt Spinning of Valine-Based Poly(ester urea)s Suitable for Soft Tissue Repair”, Journal of Polymer Science, 2024, in revision. DOI:

208) MI Bardot, CW Weyhrich, Z Shi, M Traxler, CL Stern, DA Muller, ML Becker, WR Dichtel* “Mechanically Interlocked Two-Dimensional Polymers” 2024, in revision.

207) NC Stinson, Y Matsuoka, A Agarwal, CS Dziewior, SM McDonald, Y Li, RR Ji*, ML Becker* “Preclinical Assessment of Bupivacaine-loaded Poly(ester urea) Thin Films for Controlled Drug Release and Effective Pain Management after Surgery” Advanced Healthcare Materials  2024, in revision. DOI:

206) NG Judge, MI Segal, RO Silazer†, CS Dziewior, YM Chan, S Grovogel†, ML Becker* “Semi-Aromatic Polyester-ethers with Tunable Degradation Profiles” ACS Macro Letters, 2024, in press.DOI:

205) A Camerena, L King, EK Augustine, AJ Mirando, NS McMillian, NC Stinson, SM Agarwal, Ml Becker MJ Hilton, JS Fernandez-Moure* Platelet Rich Plasma Enhances Rib Fracture Strength and Callus Formation In Vivo. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2024, in press.

204) R Dal-Fabbro, C Anselmi, WB Swanson, LM Cardoso, PTA Toledo, A Daghrery, D Kaigler, A Abel, ML Becker, S Soliman, MC Bottino* “Amino Acid-based Poly(ester urea) Biodegradable Membrane for Guided Bone Regeneration” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2024,16(40), 53419–53434. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c09742

203) MI Segal, AJ Bahnick, NG Judge, ML Becker* “Synthesis and Solvent-Free Digital Light Processing 3D Printing of Poly(Allyl Glycidyl Ether Succinate)” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, e202414016. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202414016

202)  CI Dziewior#, K Godwin#, NG Judge, NZ Dreger, ML Becker* “Poly(ester urea)s: synthesis, material properties, and biomedical applications” Progress in Polymer Science  2024, 156, 101866. DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2024.101866.

201) AJ Bahnick, CS Dziewior, Y Li, A Chou†, EK Augustine, M Segal, Z Leng, R-R Ji, ML Becker* “Photochemical 3D printing of Bioresorbable Microneedle Arrays for Controlled Transdermal Drug Delivery”Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2024, 2402113. DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202402113

200) KC Poon, MI Segal, AJ Bahnick, YM Chan, B Gao, ML Becker*, CK Williams* “Digital Light Processing to Afford High Resolution and Degradable CO2-Derived Copolymer Elastomers” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, 63(33), e202407794. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202407794

199) G Tutoni, SM McDonald, R Zong, A Liu†, TJ Huang, ML Becker* “Microfluidic Assembly of Degradable, Stereocomplexed Hydrogel Microparticles” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146(21), 14705-14714. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02317

198) SM McDonald, Q Yang, Y-H Hsu, SP Nikam, Z Hu, Z Wang, D Asheghali, T Yen†, AV Dobrynin, JA Rogers*, ML Becker* Resorbable barrier polymers for flexible bioelectronics. Nature Communications 2023, 14 (1). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42775-5.

197) K Williams-Pavlantos, NC Brigham-Stinson, ML Becker, C Wesdemiotis* “Application of surface-layer matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging to pharmaceutical-loaded poly(ester urea) films” Analytica Chimica Acta, 2023, 341963. DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341963

196) SM McDonald, EK Augustine, Q Lanners, C Rudin, LC Brinson, ML Becker* Applied machine learning as a driver for polymeric biomaterials design. Nature Communications 2023, 14 (1), 4838. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40459-8

195) VC Ritter, SM McDonald, AV Dobrynin, SL Craig*, ML Becker* Mechanochromism and Strain-Induced Crystallization in Thiol-yne-derived Stereoelastomers. Advanced Materials 2023, 2302163. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202302163

194) PTA Toledo, C Anselmi, R Dal-Fabbro, AH Mahmoud, AK Abel, ML Becker, ACB Delbem, MC Bottino* Calcium Trimetaphosphate-Loaded Electrospun Poly(Ester Urea) Nanofibers for Periodontal Tissue Engineering. J. Funct. Biomater. 2023, 14, 350. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb14070350

193) T Yeazel, A Kirillova, K Gall*, ML Becker* “Influence of Post-3D Printing Processing Conditions on Poly(propylene fumarate) Star Polymer Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite Properties” RSC Applied Polymers 2023, 1, 73-81. DOI: 10.1039/D3LP00013C

192) Y Hu, ML Becker*, RK Willits* Quantification of cell migration: metrics selection to model application. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 2023, 11, Mini Review. DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1155882.

191) T Yeazel-Klein, AG Davis†, ML Becker* “Thiol-ene-Based 3D Printing of Bioresorbable Fumarate-based ABA Triblock Copolyester Elastomers” Advanced Materials Technologies 2023, DOI: 10.1002/admt.202201904

190) SP Nikam, Y-H Hsu, J Marks†, C Mateas†, NC Brigham, SM McDonald, DS Guggenheim†, D Ruppert, JI Everitt, H Levinson, ML Becker* “Anti-adhesive Bioresorbable Elastomer-Coated Composite Hernia Mesh that Reduce Intraperitoneal Adhesions” Biomaterials, 2023, 292, 121940. DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121940 PMID: 36493714

189) BN Smith, H Meikle, JL Doherty, G Tutoni, ML Becker, MJ Therien, AD Franklin* “Ionic Dielectrics for Fully Printed Carbon Nanotube Transistors: Impact of Composition and Induced Stresses” Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 16845-16856. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NR04206A

188) Q Yang, Z Hu, M-H Seo, Y Xu, Y Yan, Y-H Hsu, J Berkovich, K Lee, T-L Liu, S McDonald, H Nie, H Oh, M Wu, J-T Kim, SA Miller, Y Jia, S Butun, W Bai, H Guo, J Choi, A Banks, WZ Ray, Y Kozorovitskiy, ML Becker, MA Pet, MR MacEwan, J-K Chang, H Wang*, Y Huang*, JA Rogers* “High-speed, scanned laser structuring of multi-layered eco/bioresorbable materials for advanced electronic systems” Nature Communications 2022, 13: 6518.

187) J Zhao, H Tong, A Kirillova, WJ Koshut, A Malek, NC Brigham, ML Becker, K Gall, BJ Wiley* “A Synthetic Hydrogel Composite with a Strength and Wear Resistance Greater than Cartilage” Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, 32(41), 2205662. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202205662

186) A Krillova, T Yeazel, K Gall*, ML Becker* “Thiol-based Three-Dimensional Printing of Fully Degradable Poly(propylene fumarate) Star Polymers” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2022, 14(34), 38436-38447. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c06553

185) M Cavanaugh, D Asheghali, CMM Motta, E Silantyeva, ML Becker*, RK Willits*, Influence of Touch-Spun Nanofiber Diameter on Neurite Extension and Schwann Cell Migration. Biomacromolecules, 2022, 23(6), 2635-2646. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00379

184) SR Petersen, H Prydderch, JC Worch, CJ Stubbs, Z Wang, J Yu, MC Arno, AV Dobrynin, ML  Becker, AP Dove, Ultra-Tough Elastomers from Stereochemistry-Directed Hydrogen Bonding in Isosorbide-Based Polymers. Angew Chem Int Ed 2022, 61 (17), e202115904. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115904

183) M Karayilan*, SM McDonald, AJ Bahnick, KM Godwin, YM Chan, ML Becker* Reassessing Undergraduate Polymer Chemistry Laboratory Experiments for Virtual Learning Environments. Journal of Chemical Education 2022. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c01259

182) YH Hsu, D Luong, D Asheghali, AP Dove, ML Becker* Shape Memory Behavior of Biocompatible Polyurethane Stereoelastomers Synthesized via Thiol-Yne Michael Addition. Biomacromolecules 2022, 23 (3), 1205-1213. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01473

181) CJ Stubbs, JC Worch, H Prydderch, Z Wang, RT Mathers, AV Dobrynin, ML Becker*, AP Dove* Sugar-Based Polymers with Stereochemistry-Dependent Degradability and Mechanical Properties. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144 (3), 1243-1250. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c10278

180) BN Smith, H Meikle, JL Doherty, S  Lu, G Tutoni, ML Becker, MJ Therien, AD Franklin* Ionic dielectrics for fully printed carbon nanotube transistors: impact of composition and induced stresses. Nanoscale 2022, 14 (45), 16845-16856. DOI: 10.1039/D2NR04206A

179) EK Roesner, D Asheghali, A Kirillova, MJ Strauss, AM Evans, ML Becker*, WR Dichtel* Arene-perfluoroarene interactions confer enhanced mechanical properties to synthetic nanotubes. Chemical Science 2022, 13 (8), 2475-2480. DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05932g

178) AL Khalfa, ML Becker, AP Dove* Stereochemistry-Controlled Mechanical Properties and Degradation in 3D-Printable Photosets. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143 (42), 17510-17516. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c06960

177) ML Becker*, JA Burdick* Introduction: Polymeric Biomaterials. Chemical Reviews 2021, 121 (18), 10789-10791. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00354

176) KJ Endres, RA Dilla, ML Becker, C Wesdemiotis* Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogel Crosslinking Chemistries Identified via Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe Mass Spectrometry. Macromolecules 2021, 54 (17), 7754-7764. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00765

175) M Karayilan, J Vakil, D Fowler, ML Becker*, CT Cox* Zooming in on Polymer Chemistry and Designing Synthesis of High Sulfur-Content Polymers for Virtual Undergraduate Laboratory Experiment. Journal of Chemical Education 2021, 98 (6), 2062-2073. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00105

174) Y-H Hsu, AP Dove*, ML Becker* “Crosslinked Internal Alkyne-based StereoElastomers: Polymers with Tunable Mechanical Properties” Macromolecules, 2021, 54(10), 4649-4657.  DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00246

173) A Kirillova, T Yeazel, D Asheghali, SR Petersen, S Dort†, K Gall, ML Becker* “Fabrication of biomedical scaffolds using biodegradable polymers” Chemical Reviews, 2021, 121(18), 11238-11304. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01200

172) M Karayilan*, J Vakil, D. Fowler, ML Becker, C Cox* “Designing Synthesis of High Sulfur-Content Polymers for Virtual Undergraduate Laboratory Experiment: Zooming in on Polymer Chemistry for Undergraduate Students” J. Chem. Ed. 2021, 98(6), 2062-2073. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00105

171) G Le Fer, RA Dilla, Z Wang, J King, SSC Chuang, ML Becker* “Clustering and Hierarchical Organization of 3D Printed Poly(propylene fumarate)-block-PEG-block-Poly(propylene fumarate) ABA Triblock Copolymer Hydrogels,” Macromolecules, 2021, 54(7), 3458-3468. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00132

170) N Brigham, RR Ji, ML Becker* “Degradable Polymeric Vehicles for Post-operative Pain Management”, Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 1367. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21438-3

169) G Bass, Y Shin, ML Becker* “Regio-random Clemmensen Reduction of Biodegradable Polyesters for Photochemically-triggered 3D printing” Macromolecules. 2021, 54(3), 1273-1280. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02729

168) M Karayilan, L Clamen, ML Becker* “Polymeric Materials for Eye Surface and Intraocular Applications” Biomacromolecules, 2021, 22(2), 223-261. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01525

167) MB Wade, C Bell, J Yu, MC Arno, NZ Dreger, Y-H Hsu, A Pitto-Barry, JC Worch, AP Dove*, ML Becker* “Concomitant Control of Mechanical Properties and Degradation in Resorbable Elastomers Using Stereochemistry and Stoichiometry for Soft Tissue Engineering” Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 446. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20610-5.

166) N Brigham, R Nofsinger, X Luo, NZ Dreger, AK Abel, TP Gustafson, SP Forster, A Hermans, RR Ji, ML Becker* “Controlled Release of Etoricoxib from Poly(ester urea) Films for Post-operative Pain Management” J. Controlled Release, 2021, 329, 316-327. – featured on the cover DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.11.052

165) G Tutoni, ML Becker* “Underexplored Stereocomplex Scaffolds with Novel Thermal and Mechanical Properties” Macromolecules2020, 53(23), 10301-10698. DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01468   – featured on the cover

164) R Seyko, Z. Wang, ML Becker, AV Dobrynin* “Degradation of Block Copolymer Films Confined in Elastic Media: Molecular Dynamics Simulations” Macromolecules, 2020, 53(21), 9460–9469. DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01795

163) T Yeazel, ML Becker* “Advancing Towards 3D Printing of Bioresorbable Shape Memory Polymer Stents” Biomacromolecules 2020, 21(10), 3957-3965. DOI:  10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01082 (Invited perspective)

162) S Nikam, P Chen, ZK Zander, J Yu, Y-H Hsu, NZ Dreger, HA Barton, ML Becker* Zwitterion surface-functionalized thermoplastic polyurethanes for antifouling catheter applications” Biomacromolecules, 2020, 21(7), 2714-2725. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00456

161) JC Worch, AC Weems, J Yu, MC Arno, TR Wilkes, RTR Huckstepp, RK O’Reilly, ML Becker*, AP Dove*­­ “Biocompatible and Elastomeric Polyamides with Stereochemically-Tunable Mechanical Properties” Nature Communications, 2020, 11(1), 3250. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16945-8.

160) Y Shin, ML Becker*, “Alternating Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Epoxides with Saturated and Unsaturated Cyclic Anhydrides: Reduced Viscosity Poly(Propylene Fumarate) Oligomers for use in cDLP 3D Printing ” Polymer Chemistry, 2020, 11, 3313-3321. DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00453G

159) S Nikam, K Nettleton, JI Everitt, HA Barton, ML Becker* “Antibiotic eluting poly(ester urea) films for control of a model cardiac implantable electronic device infection” Acta Biomaterialia, 2020, 111(15), 65-79. DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.04.025

158) G Le Fer, ML Becker* “4D Printing of Complex Shape Memory Poly(propylene fumarate) Star Scaffolds” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2020, 12(20), 22444–22452. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c01444

157) T Zhu, Y Yang, L Liu, ML Becker, X Gong* “Solution‐Processed Flexible Broadband Photodetectors with Solution‐Processed Transparent Polymeric Electrode” Advanced Functional Materials, 2020, 1909487.  DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201909487

156) R Sayko, Z Wang, H Liang, ML Becker AV Dobrynin “Degradation of Amino Acid-based Poly(ester urea)s: Molecular Dynamics Simulations” Macromolecules 2020, 53(4), 1270-1280. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02446

155) A Abel, NZ Dreger, K Nettleton, T Gustafson, S Forster, ML Becker* “Amino Acid-Based Poly(ester urea)s as a Matrix for Extended Release of Entecavir” Biomacromolecules 2020, 21(2), 946-954. DOI:10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01586

154) K Chen, S Nikam, ZK Zander, NZ Dreger, Y-H Hsu, M Cakmak*, ML Becker* “Continuous in-line fabrication of antimicrobial nanofiber mats with post-electrospinning functionalization” ACS Applied Polymeric Materials 2020, 2(2), 304-316. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.9b00798

153) CJ Stubbs, JC Worch, H Prydderch, ML Becker, AP Dove “Unsaturated Poly(ester-urethanes) with Stereochemically-dependent Thermomechanical Properties” Macromolecules, 2020, 53(1), 174-181. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01700

152) K Wang, L Zheng, T Zhu, L Liu, ML Becker* X Gong* “High performance perovskites solar cells by hybrid perovskites co-crystallized with poly (ethylene oxide)” Nano Energy 2020, 104229.

151) EA Silantyeva, RK Willits, ML Becker* “Post-fabrication Tethering of Molecular Gradients on Aligned Nanofibers of Functional Poly(ԑ-caprolactone)s ” Biomacromolecules, 2019, 20(12), 4494-4501. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01264

150) AP Kleinfehn, J Lammel-Lindemann, A Razvi, P Philip, K Richardson, K Nettleton, ML Becker, D Dean* “Surface Availability and Dispersal of Bioglass 45S5 in 3D-Printed Poly(propylene fumarate) for Bone Tissue Regeneration” Biomacromolecules 2019, 20(12), 4345-4352.  DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00941

149) M Cavanaugh, E. Silantyeva, G Pylypiv Koh, E Malekzadeh, WD Lanzinger, RK Willits*, ML Becker* “RGD-Modified Nanofibers Enhance Outcomes in Rats after Sciatic Nerve Injury” J. Funct. Biomater., 2019, 10(2), 24.  DOI: 10.3390/jfb10020024.

148) M Strauss, D Asheghali, AM Evans, RL Li, ML Becker, W Dichtel* “Cooperative Self-Assembly of Pyridine-2,6-Diimine Linked Macrocycles into High-Aspect Ratio Nanotubes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58 (41), 14708-14714.  DOI:10.1002/anie.201907668

147) K Nettleton, D Luong, A Kleinfehn, L Savariau†, C Premanandan, ML Becker* “Molecular Mass Dependent Resorption and Bone Regeneration of 3D printed PPF Scaffolds in a Critical Size Rat Cranial Defect Model” Advanced Healthcare Materials,2019, 8(17), 1900646. DOI:10.1002/adhm.201900646.

146) X Xia, G Bass, ML Becker, BD Vogt* Tuning Cooperative Assembly with Bottlebrush Block Copolymers for Porous Metal Oxide Films Using Solvent Mixtures. Langmuir, 2019, 35(29), 9572-9583.  DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01363

145) G Le Fer, Y Luo, ML Becker* “Poly(propylene fumarate) stars, toward a drastic viscosity reduction of 3D printable resins”Polymer Chemistry, 2019, 20(4),1699-1708. DOI: 10.1039/C9PY00738E. 

144) NZ Dreger, ZK Zander, Y-H Hsu, P Chen, N Le†, T Parsell, C Søndergaard, MD Suckow, ML Becker* “Zwitterionic Amino Acid-based Poly(ester urea)s Suppress Adhesion Formation in a Rat Intrabdominal Cecal Abrasion Model” Biomaterials, 2019, 221,119399. DOI:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119399. PMID: 31421314

143) J Worch, H Prydderch, S Jimaja, P Bexis, ML Becker, AP Dove, “Stereochemical enhancement of polymer properties” Nature Chemistry Reviews, 2019, 3, 514–535. DOI: 10.1038/s41570-019-0117-z.

142) CMM Motta, K Endres, C Wesdemiotis, RK Willits*, ML Becker* Enhancing Schwann Cell Migration Using Concentration Gradients of Laminin Derived-peptides. Biomaterials, 2019, 218, 119335. DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119335.  PubMed31302351 NIHMSID 1534683

141) AJ Guerra, J Lammel, A Katko, A Kleinfehn, CA Rodríguez, L Catalani, ML Becker, J Ciurana, D Dean* “Optimization of Photocrosslinkable Resin Components and 3D Printing Process Parameters” Acta Biomaterialia, 2019, 97(1), 154-161. DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.07.045

140) Y Luo, G Le Fer, D Dean, ML Becker* “3D Printing of Narrow Dispersity PPF Oligomers: Evaluation of Resin Viscosity, Printing Consistency and Mechanical Property” Biomacromolecules, 2019, 20 (4), 1699–1708. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00076

139) DL Philip‡, EA Silantyeva‡, ML Becker*, RK Willits* “RGD-functionalized nanofibers increase early GFAP expression during neural differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells” Biomacromolecules, 2019, 20 (3), 1443–1454. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00018

138) Z Cai*, Y Wan, Y-Z Long, ML Becker, D Dean* “Poly(propylene fumarate)-Based Materials for Biomedical Applications: Materials and Biological Aspects” Biomaterials 2019, 208, 45-71. DOI: 1016/j.biomaterials.2019.03.038

137) AJ Guerra, H Lara-Padilla, L Catalani, ML Becker, CA. Rodriguez, D Dean “Photopolymerizable Resins for 3D Printing Tissue Engineering Implants” Current Drug Targets 2019, 20(8), 823-838.  DOI: 10.2174/1389450120666190114122815.

136) X Xia, Z Qiang, G Bass, ML Becker, BD Vogt* “Morphological control of hydrothermally synthesized cobalt oxide particles using poly (vinyl pyrolidone)” Colloid and Polymer Science 2019, 297(1), 59-67.

135) RA Dilla, CMM Motta, Y Xu, ZK Zander, N Bernard†, CG Weiner, BD Vogt, ML Becker* Mechanically tunable, PEG-Oxime Hydrogels with Invariant Composition, Concentration, and Stoichiometry“ Materials Today Chemistry 2019, 11, 244-252. DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2018.11.003

134) K Chen, NZ Dreger, F Peng, BD Vogt, ML Becker, M Cakmak* “Nonlinear Mechano-Optical Behavior and Strain-Induced Structural Changes of L–Valine-Based Poly(ester urea)s” Macromolecules 2018 51 (20), 8114–8126.DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01176

133) RA Dilla, CMM Motta, SR Snyder, JA Wilson, C Wesdemiotis, ML Becker* “Synthesis and 3D-printing of PEG-Poly(propylene fumarate) Diblock and Triblock Copolymer Hydrogels” ACS Macro Letters, 2018, 7, 1254-1260.  DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00720

132) NZ Dreger, Z Fan, ZK Zander, C Tantisuwanno, MC Haines†, M Waggoner†, T Parsell, CS Søndergaard, M Hiles, C Premanandan, ML Becker * “Amino-Acid Based Poly(ester urea) Copolymer Films for Hernia-Repair Applications” Biomaterials,2018, 182, 44-57. DOI:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.08.003

131) SR Peterson, JA Wilson, ML Becker* “Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Polylactones with Maleic Anhydride and Propylene Oxide: New Block-Copolymer Building Blocks for Additive Manufacturing” Macromolecules 2018, 51 (16), 6202–6208. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01372

130) TJ Deming, H-A Klok, SP Armes, ML Becker, JA Champion, EY.-X. Chen,  SC Heilshorn,  JCM van Hest, DJ Irvine, JA Johnson, LL Kiessling, HD Maynard, M Olvera de la Cruz, MO Sullivan, MV Tirrell, KS Anseth, S Lecommandoux, S Percec, Z Zhong, A-C Albertsson “Polymers at the Interface with Biology”, Biomacromolecules, 2018, 19 (8), 3151–3162. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01029

129) Y Chen, JA Wilson, SR Petersen, S Sallam, J Mao, C Wesdemiotis, ML Becker* “ROCOP of Maleic Anhydride with Functional Epoxides to Yield Poly(propylene fumarate) Analogues Capable of Post-polymerization Modification”. Angew Chem 2018, 57(39), 12759-12764. DOI:10.1002/anie.201807419

128) MC Arno, RP Brannigan, GM Policastro, ML Becker, AP Dove* “pH Responsive, Functionalisable Spyrocyclic Polycarbonate: A Versatile Platform for Biocompatible Nanoparticles” Biomacromolecules 2018, 19 (8), 3427–3434. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00744

127) EP Childers, NZ Dreger, AB Ellenberger, MB Wandel, K Domino†, Y Xu, D Luong, J Yu, D Orsini, RH Bell, C Premanandan, SD Fening*, ML Becker* Enhanced Rotator-cuff Repair Using Platelet-Rich Plasma Adsorbed Branched Poly(ester urea)s. Biomacromolecules 2018, 19(7),  3129–3139. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00725

126) E Silantyeva, W Nasir, J Carpenter, O Manahan†, RK Willits*, ML Becker* Accelerated neural differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells on aligned GYIGSR-functionalized nanofibers. Acta Biomaterialia 2018, 75, 129-139. doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.05.052

125) ZK Zander, P Chen, Y-H Hsu, NZ Dreger, L Savariau†, A Olivero†, A Chiari, S Chambers, HA Barton, ML Becker* “Post polymerization functionalization of polyurethanes with QACs for imparting multispectral antimicrobial properties” Biomaterials 2018, 178, 339-350. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.05.010.

124) H. Wang, ML Becker, N Leipzig, Neural stem cell encapsulation and differentiation in strain promoted crosslinked PEG-based hydrogels” J Biomaterials Applications, 2018, 0885328218755711.

123) NZ Dreger, MB Wandel, LL Robinson†, D Luong, CS Søndergaard, M Hiles, C Premanandan, M L Becker* “Preclinical in vitroand in vivo Assessment of Linear and Branched l-Valine Based Poly(ester urea)s for Soft-tissue Applications” ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 2018, 4 (4), 1346-1356.

122) JA Wilson, AP Kleinfehn, D Luong, S Sallam, C Wesdemiotis, ML Becker* “Magnesium catalyzed polymerization of end functionalized poly(propylene maleate) and poly(propylene fumarate) for 3D Printing” J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140(1), 277–284. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b09978. – Highlighted in Chemical & Engineering News.

121) ZK Zander, ML Becker* “Antimicrobial and Antifouling Strategies for Polymeric Medical Devices” ACS Macro Letters, 2018, 7, 16-25. – featured on the journal cover.

120) J Yu, Y Xu, S Li, GV Siefert, ML Becker* “Fused Deposition Modeling 3D Printing of Nano Hydroxyapatite/Poly(ester urea) Composite Scaffolds with Enhanced Bioactivity” Biomacromolecules 2017, 18 (12), 4171–4183.  DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01222

119) Y Xu ‡, D Luong‡, K Martin, H Lara-Padilla, JM Walker, AP Kleinfehn, D Dean, ML Becker*, “Modification of Poly(Propylene Fumarate)-Bioglass® Composites with Peptide Conjugates to Enhance Bioactivity”, Biomacromolecules 2017, 18(10), 3168–3177.

118) V Baghat, ML Becker* “Degradable Adhesives for Surgery and Tissue Engineering” Biomacromolecules 2017, 18(10), 3009−3039.

117) Y Xia, Z Qiang, B Lee, ML Becker, BD Vogt* Solid state microwave synthesis of highly crystalline ordered mesoporous hausmannite Mn3O4 films, Cryst Chem Comm, 2017, 19, 4294-4303.

116) GI Peterson, AV Dobrynin, ML Becker* Biodegradable Shape Memory Polymers in Medicine, Advanced Healthcare Materials,2017, 6(21), 1700694. DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201700694.

115) Y Gao, Y Xu, A Land, JT Harris†, GM Policastro, T Ritzman*, J Bundy, ML Becker*, “Extended delivery of hGH from polymeric nanofibers” ACS Macro Letters, 2017, 6, 875–880.

114) S Sallam, Y Luo, ML Becker, C Wesdemiotis “Multidimensional mass spectrometry characterization of isomeric biodegradable polyesters”, European Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 2017, 1-9. DOI: 10.1177/1469066717711401

113) S Li, Y Xu, J Yu, ML Becker* “Enhanced Osteogenic Activity of Poly(ester urea) Scaffolds using Facile Post-3D Printing Peptide Functionalization Strategies”, Biomaterials 2017, 141, 176-187.

112) GI Peterson, H Li, EP Childers, AV Dobrynin, ML Becker* Composition Dependent Shape Memory Properties in α-Amino Acid-Based Poly(Ester Urea)s, Macromolecules, 2017, 50 (11), 4300–4308.

111) JM Walker, E Bodamer, AP Kleinfehn, Y Luo, ML Becker, D Dean “Design and mechanical characterization of solid and highly porous 3D printed poly(propylene fumarate) scaffolds”, Progress in Additive Manufacturing, 2017, 2, 99-108.

110) JM Walker, E Bodamer, O Krebs†, Y Luo, A Kleinfehn, ML Becker, D Dean “Effect of chemical and physical properties on the in vitro degradation of 3D printed high resolution poly(propylene fumarate) scaffolds”  Biomacromolecules, 2017, 18(4): 1419-1425.

109) SL Vega, E Liu, V Arvind, J Bushman, H-J Sung, ML Becker, S Lelièvre, J Kohn, P-A Vidi, PV Moghe* “High-content image informatics of the structural nuclear protein NuMA parses trajectories for stem/progenitor cell lineages and oncogenic transformation” Experimental Cell Research, 2017, 351(1), 11-23.

108) K Chen, J Yu, G Guzman, SS Es-haghi, ML Becker, M Cakmak* “Nonlinear Mechano-Optical Behavior of L-Phenylalanine-based Poly(ester urea)s: Local Order in Amorphous Polymers” Macromolecules 2017, 50(3), 1075-1084.

107) JJ Kim, NK Bennett, MS Devita, S Chahar, S Viswananth, EA Lee, G Jung, PP Shao, EP Childers, S Liu, A Kulesa, BA Garcia, ML Becker, NS Hwang, A Madabhushi, MP Verzi, PV Moghe* “Epi-Mark Descriptor Imaging of Cell Transitional States (EDICTS): Optical High Content Nanoscopy to Forecast Functional Divergence in Stem Cells” Scientific Reports, 2017, 7: 39406.

106) A Alalwiat, W Tang, S Gerişlioğlu, ML Becker, C Wesdemiotis* Mass Spectrometry and Ion Mobility Characterization of Bioactive Peptide – Synthetic Polymer Conjugates, Analytical Chemistry, 2017, 89(2), 1170-1177.

105) GI Peterson, AV Dobrynin, ML Becker* α-Amino Acid-Based Poly(Ester Urea)s as Multi-Shape Memory Polymers for Biomedical Applications, ACS Macro Letters, 2016, 5 (10), 1176–1179.

104) V Baghat ^, J Zhou^, ML Becker* “Poly(ester urea) Based Adhesives: Improved Deployment and Adhesion by Incorporating Poly(propylene glycol) Segments” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2016, 8(49), 33423–33429. (^co-first authors)

103) EP Childers, GI Peterson, AB Ellenberger†, K Domino†, GV Seifert, ML Becker* “Adhesion of Blood Plasma Proteins and Platelet-rich Plasma on L-Valine Based Poly(ester urea)” Biomacromolecules, 2016, 17(10), 3396-3403.

102) C Bell, J Yu, IA Barker, V Truong, Z Cao, AV Dobrynin, ML Becker*, AP Dove* “Independent Control of Elastomer Properties through Stereocontrolled Synthesis” Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55(42), 13076-13080.

101) MB Wade, E Roderburg, U Patel, B Shah, ML Becker* “In vitro and in vivo evaluation of electrospun poly(ester urea)s as hernia repair mesh materials” Biomacromolecules, 2016, 17(10), 3363-3374.

100) V Baghat, E’ OBrien†, J Zhou, ML Becker* “Caddisfly Inspired Phosphorylated Poly(ester Urea)s for Bone Adhesives” Biomacromolecules, 2016, 17, 3016-3024.

99) Y Gao, T Yi, T Shinoka, YU Lee, DH Reneker, CK Breuer* ML Becker*, “Pilot Mouse Study of 1 mm Inner Diameter (ID) Vascular Graft Using Electrospun Poly(ester urea) Nanofibers” Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2016, 5(18), 2427-2436.

98) M Castano, A Alvarez, ML Becker, JE Puskas* “Synthesis of Polyisobutylene-Polycaprolactone Block Copolymers using Enzyme Catalysis”, Express Polymer Letters 2016, 10(8), 693-700.

97) X. Li, S Murthy, ML Becker, RA Latour, “Multiscale Modeling of a Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)-Based Hydrogel” Biointerphases, 2016, 11, 021002.

96) Z Qiang, C Ye, K Lin, ML Becker, KA Cavicchi, BD Vogt* “Evolution in surface morphology during rapid microwave annealing of PS-b-PMMA thin films” J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys, 2016, 54, 1499–1506.

95) ZK Zander, F Wang, ML Becker*, RA Weiss* “Ionomers for Tunable Softening of Thermoplastic Polyurethane” Macromolecules 2016, 49(3), 926–934.

94) Y Ma^, GM Policastro^, Q Li, J Zheng, R Jaquet, WJ Landis, ML Becker* “Concentration Dependent  Differentiation of hMSC on orthogonal gradients of BMP-2 and GRGDS peptides” Biomacromolecules, 2016, 17, 1486−1495. (^co-first authors)

93) Y Luo, CM Doulder, J Walker, R Mischra, D Dean, ML Becker* “Oligomeric Poly(propylene fumarate) via Ring Opening Polymerization as Precursors for cDLP 3D printing” Biomacromolecules 2016, 17(2), 690–697. 

92) GM Policastro, ML Becker* “Osteogenic Growth Peptide and its Use as a Bio-conjugate in Regenerative Medicine Applications” WIRE Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechology 2016, 8(3), 449–464. DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1376

91) Z Zander, G Hua, C Weiner, BD Vogt, ML Becker* “Control of Mesh Size and Modulus by Kinetically Dependent Cross‐Linking in Hydrogels” Advanced Materials, 2015, 27 (40), 6283-6288.

90) Y Gao, EP Childers, ML Becker* L-Leucine-based Poly(ester urea)s for Vascular Tissue Engineering” ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 2015, 1 (9), 795-804.

89) K Liu, Y-M Chen, GM Policastro, ML Becker, Y Zhu* “Three-dimensional Bi-continuous Graphene Monolith from Polymer Templates” ACS Nano 2015, 9(6), 6041–6049.

88) J Yu, F Lin, ML Becker* Branched Amino Acid Based Poly(ester urea)s with Tunable Thermal and Water Uptake Properties” Macromolecules 2015, 48(9), 2916–2924.

87) GM Policastro, F Lin, LA Smith Callahan, A Esterle, M Graham, KS Stakleff, ML Becker* “OGP Functionalized Phenylalanine-based Poly(ester urea) for Enhancing Osteoinductive Potential of human Mesenchymal Stem Cells” Biomacromolecules 2015, 16(4), 1358-1371.

86) J Zhou, K Mischra, V Bhagat, A Joy, ML Becker* “Thermoresponsive Dual Emission Nanosensor Based on Quantum Dots and Dye Labelled Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)” Polymer Chemistry, 2015, 6, 2813 – 2816.

85) Y Zhang, SM Bhaway, Y Wang, KA Cavicchi, ML Becker, BD Vogt*  “Rapid (< 3 min) Microwave Synthesis of Block Copolymer Templated Ordered Mesoporous Metal Oxide and Carbonate Films using Nitrate-Citric Acid Systems“ Chemical Communications 2015, 51, 4997 – 5000. 

84) S Li, J Yu, MB Wade, GM Policastro, ML Becker* “Radiopaque, Iodine Functionalized Poly(ester urea)s” Biomacromolecules 2015, 16(2), 615–624.

83) J Zheng, G Hua, F Lin, J Yu, MB Wade, DH Reneker, ML Becker* “Post-electrospinning “Tri-Click” Functionalization of Degradable Polymer Nanofibers” ACS Macro Letters 2015, 4, 207-213.

82) AP Defante, T Barai, ML Becker, A Dhinojwala* “The Consequences of Water Between Two Hydrophobic Surfaces on Adhesion and Wetting” Langmuir, 2015, 31(8), 2398–2406.

81) EP Childers, M Wang, JP Fisher, ML Becker, D Dean* “3D Printing of Resorbable Poly(propylene fumarate) Tissue Engineering Scaffolds” MRS Bulletin 2015, 40(2), 1119-1126.

80) J Zheng, D Kontoveros, F Lin, G Hua, DH Reneker, ML Becker*, RA Willits*, “Enhanced Schwann Cell Attachment and Alignment Using One-Pot “Dual-Click” GRGDS and YIGSR Derivatized Nanofibers” Biomacromolecules, 2015, 16(1), 357-363.

79) J Zhou, AP Defante, F Lin, Y Xu, J Yu, Y Gao, EP Childers, A Dhinojwala, ML Becker* “Adhesion Properties of Catechol-based Biodegradable Amino Acid-Based Poly(ester urea) Copolymers Inspired from Mussel Proteins” Biomacromolecules 2015, 16(1), 266-274.

78) M Castano, KS Seo, K Guo, ML Becker, C Wesdemiotis, JE Puskas “Green polymer chemistry: synthesis of symmetric and asymmetric telechelic ethylene glycol oligomers” Polymer Chemistry 2015, 6, 1137-1142.

77) W Tang, GM Policastro, G Hua, K Guo, J Zhou, C Wesdemiotis, GL Doll, ML Becker* Bioactive OGP-functionalized catechol dendrons with strong binding affinity to oxide surfaces. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 16357-16367.

76) J Zheng, Y Chen, A Karim, ML Becker* “Dopamine based copper-free click kit for efficient surface functionalization“ ACS Macro Letters 2014, 3(10), 1084-1087.

75) W Tang, ML Becker* “Click” Reactions: a Versatile Toolbox for the Synthesis of Peptide Conjugates. Chem. Soc. Rev. 201443(20), 7013-7039.

74) M Castano, ML Becker, JE Puskas “New Method for the Synthesis of Fully Aliphatic Telechelic α,ω-Dihydroxy-Polyisobutylene” Polymer Chemistry 2014, 5(18), 5436-5442.

73) M Castano, J Zheng, JE Puskas*, ML Becker* “Enzyme-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of e-caprolactone using Alkyne Functionalized Initiators” Polymer Chemistry 2014, 5(6), 1891-1896.

72) J Yu, F Lin, P Lin, Y Gao, ML Becker* “Phenylalanine-based Poly(ester urea): Synthesis, Characterization and in vitro Degradation” Macromolecules 2014, 47(1),121-129.

71) KS Seo, YM Castano, M Casiano, C Wesdemiotis, ML Becker, JE Puskas* “Functionalization of Poly(ethylene glycol)s by Enzyme-catalyzed Transesterification of Divinyl Adipate under Solventless Conditions” RSC Advances, 2014, 4(4), 1683-1688.

70) F Lin, J Yu, W Tang J Zheng, S Xie, ML Becker* “Post-electrospinning “Click” Modification of Degradable Amino acid-based Poly(ester urea) Nanofibers” Macromolecules 2013, 46(24), 9515-9525.

69) Y Li, Z Wang, J Zheng, H Su, F Lin, K Guo, X Feng, C Wesdemiotis, ML Becker, SZD Cheng, WB Zhang “Cascading One-Pot Synthesis of Single-tailed and Asymmetric Multi-tailed Giant Surfactants” ACS Macro Letters, 2013 2(11), 1026-1032.

68) X Liu, J Zhou, J Zheng, ML Becker* X Gong* “Water-soluble CdTe quantum dots as an anode interlayer for solution-processed near infrared polymer photodetectors” Nanoscale 2013, 5(24), 12474-79.

67) F Lin, J Yu, W Tang, J Zheng, A Defante, K Guo, C Wesdemiotis, ML Becker* “Peptide Functionalized Oxime Hydrogels with Tunable Mechanical Properties and Gelation Behavior” Biomacromolecules 2013, 34, 9089-9095.

66) LA Smith Callahan, S Xie, I Barker, J Zheng, DH Reneker, AP Dove, ML Becker* “Accelerated Differentiation and Neurite Extension of mESC on Aligned Poly(lactide) Nanofibers Functionalized with YIGSR” Biomaterials, 2013, 34, 9089-9095.

65) W Tang, Y Ma, S Xie, K Guo, B Katzenmeyer, C Wesdemiotis, ML Becker* “Valency Dependent Affinity of Hydroxyapatite-binding Dendrimers”, Biomacromolecules, 2013, 14, 3304-3313.

64) LA Smith-Callahan, GM Policastro, SL Bernard†, EP Childers, R Boechtter†, ML Becker* “Influence of Discrete and Continuous Culture Conditions on Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Lineage Choice in RGD Concentration Gradient Hydrogels. Biomacromolecules, 2013, 14, 3047-3054.

63) M Castano, KS Seo, EH Kim†, ML Becker, JE Puskas* “Synthesis of Halo-ester Functionalized Poly(ethylene glycol)s via Enzymatic Catalysis” Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2013, 34, 1375-1380.

62) H Su, J Zheng, Z Wang, F Lin, X Feng, X-H Dong, ML Becker, SZD Cheng, W-B Zhang, Y Li “Sequential Triple “Click” Approach toward Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane-Based Multi-Headed and Multi-Tailed Giant Surfactants” ACS Macro Letters, 2013, 2, 645-650.

61) T Rao, G Singh, S Xie, A Karim*, ML Becker*  “2D Au Nanoparticle Arrays using Thermally Directed Assembly of Peptide-Derivatized Block Copolymers” Soft Matter, 2013, 9, 8023-8032.

60) F Lin, J Zheng, J Yu, J Zhou, ML Becker* “Cascading “Tri-Click” Functionalization of Polycaprolactone Thin Films Quantified via QCM”, Biomacromolecules, 2013, 14, 2857-2865.

59) D Bandyopadhyay, G Singh, ML Becker, A Karim “Capillary Wave Confinement Induced Stabilization of Polymer Films” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2013, 5(10), 4006-4010.

58) LA Smith-Callahan, EP Childers, AM Ganios†, R Boechtter†, SD Weiner, ML Becker* “Maximizing phenotype constraint and extracellular matrix production in primary human chondrocytes using arginine–glycine–aspartate concentration gradient hydrogels. Acta Biomaterialia, 2013, 9(7), 7420-7428.

57) J Zhou, S Xie, EF Amond†, ML Becker*  “Tuning Energy Levels of Low Bandgap Semi-Random Two Acceptor Copolymers” Macromolecules, 2013, 46(9), 3391-3394.

56) LA Smith-Callahan&, Y Ma&, CM Stafford, ML Becker* “Concentration Dependent Neural Differentiation and Neurite Extension from mouse ESC on Primary Amine-derivatized Surfaces” Biomaterials Science, 2013, 1, 537-541.

55) J Zheng, S Xie, F Lin, G Hua, T Yu, DH Reneker, M L Becker “Dibenzocyclooctyne as an Initiator for Poly(e-caprolactone): Copper-Free Clickable Polymer and Nanofiber Based Scaffolds” Polymer Chemistry, 2013, 4(7), 2215-2218. – featured on journal cover.

54) Y Ma, J Zheng, EF Amond†, CM Stafford, ML Becker* “Facile Fabrication of “Dual Click” One- and Two-Dimensional Orthogonal Peptide Concentration Gradients” Biomacromolecules, 2013, 14, 665-671.

53) LA Smith-Callahan, AM Ganios†, EP Childers, SD Weiner, ML Becker* “Primary Human Chondrocyte Extracellular Matrix Formation and Phenotype Maintenance using RGD-derivatized PEGDM Hydrogels Possessing a Continuous Gradient in Modulus” Acta Biomaterialia, 2013, 9, 6095-6104.

52) KS Stakleff, F Lin, LA Smith Callahan, MB Wade†, A Esterle, J Miller†, M Graham, ML Becker* “Resorbable, Amino-acid-based Poly(ester urea)s Crosslinked with Osteogenic Growth Peptide with enhanced Mechanical Properties and Bioactivity, Acta Biomaterialia, 2013, 9, 5132-5142.

51) J Zheng, K Liu, DH Reneker, ML Becker “Post-Assembly Derivatization of Electrospun Nanofibers via Strain-Promoted Azide Alkyne Cycloaddition” J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134(41), 17274-17277.

50) SL Vega*, E Liu*, PJ Patel, AB Kulesa, AL Carlson, Y Ma, ML Becker, and PV Moghe “High Content Profiling of Microenvironment-Induced Changes to Stem Cells” J. Biological Screening, 2012, 17(9), 1151-1162.

49) J Zheng, LA Smith Callahan, J Hao, K Guo, C Wesdemiotis, RA Weiss, ML Becker* “Strain-Promoted Crosslinking of PEG-based Hydrogels via Copper-Free Cycloaddition” ACS Macro Letters, 2012, 1(8), 1071-1073.

48) GD Zartman, S Cheng, X Lin, F Lin, ML Becker, SQ Wang “How melt stretching affects mechanical behavior of polymer glasses” Macromolecules, 2012, 45(16), 6719-6732.

47) LA Smith Callahan, AM Ganios†, D Burney, MD Dilisio, SD Weiner, WH Horton, ML Becker* “ECM Production of Primary Human and Bovine Chondrocytes in Hybrid PEG Hydrogels Containing Type I Collagen and Hyaluronic Acid” Biomacromolecules, 2012, 13(5), 1625-1631.

46) T Rao, X Dong, B Katzenmeyer, C Wesdemiotis, SZD Cheng, ML Becker* “High Fidelity Fabrication of Au-Polymer Janus Nanoparticles using a Solution Template Approach” Soft Matter, 2012, 8(10), 2965-2971.

45) J Yu, ML Becker*, G Carri* “The Influence of Amino Acid Sequence and Functionality on the Binding Process of Peptides onto Gold Surfaces” Langmuir, 2012, 28(2), 1408-1417.

44) NM Moore, NJ Lin, ND Gallant, ML Becker* “Synergistic Enhancement of Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Proliferation and Osteogenic differentiation on BMP-2 and RGD Peptide Concentration Gradients.” Acta Biomaterialia, 2011, 7, 2091-2100.

43) JA Fagan, BJ Bauer, EK Hobbie, ML Becker, AR Hight Walker, JR Simpson, J Chun, J Obrzut, V Bajpai, FR Phelan, D Simien, JY Huh, KB Migler “Carbon Nanotubes: Measuring Dispersion and Length” Advanced Materials, 2011, 23(3), 338-348.

42) J Yu, ML Becker*, G Carri* “A Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Stability Limited Growth Mechanism of Peptide-Mediated Au Nanoparticle Synthesis ” Small 2010, 6(20), 2242-2245.

41) A Acharya, N Dolgova, NM Moore, C Xia, M Clare-Salzler, ML Becker, ND Gallant, BG Keselowsky “The Modulation of Dendritic Cell Integrin binding and Activation by RGD-peptide Density Gradient Substrates” Biomaterials, 2010, 31, 7444-7454.

40) JJ Park, MC Weiger, SH De Paoli Lacerda, D Pristinski, ML Becker, JF Douglas, D Raghavan, A Karim “Characterization of the Non-Equilibrium Adsorption of Nanoparticles on a Model Biological Substrate” Langmuir, 2010, 26(7), 4822-4830.

39) MC Weiger, JJ Park, MD Roy, CM Stafford, A Karim, ML Becker* “Quantification of the Binding Affinity of a Specfic Hydroxyapatite Binding Peptide” Biomaterials, 2010, 31, 2955-2963.

38) SD Lacerda, JJ Park, C Meuse, D Prisinski, ML Becker, A Karim, JF Douglas “Interaction of Gold NPs with Common Human Blood Proteins” ACS Nano, 2010, 4(1), 365-379.

37) NM Moore, NJ Lin, ND Gallant, ML Becker* “The Use of Immobilized Osteogenic Growth Peptide on Gradient Substrates Synthesized via “Click” Chemistry to enhance MC3T3-E1 Proliferation” Biomaterials, 2010, 31, 1604-1611.

36) MM Bailey, CM Mahoney, E Dempah, J Davis, ML Becker, S Khondee, EJ Munson, CJ Berkland, “Fluorinated Copolymer Nanoparticles for Multimodal Imaging Applications” Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2010, 31(1), 87-92.

35) JR Simpson, JA Fagan, ML Becker, AR Hight Walker, EK Hobbie “The effect of dispersant on defects in length-separated single-wall carbon nanotubes measured by Raman spectroscopy” Carbon, 2009, 47(14), 3238-3241.

34) KA Aamer, KL Genson, J Kohn, ML Becker* “Impact of Polymer-bound Iodine on Fibronectin Adsorption and Osteoblast Cellular Morphology in Radiopaque Medical Polymers: Tyrosine-derived Polycarbonate Blends as a Model System” Biomacromolecules, 2009, 10(9), 2418-2426.

33) SK Stanley*, ML Becker*, EK Lin, WL Wu “Inhibitory Effects of a Phage-derived Peptide on Au Nanocrystal Nucleation and Growth” Langmuir, 2009, 25(18), 10886-10892.

32) JP Jakupciak, ND Gallant, AH Smith†, ML Becker, A Tona, DH Atha “Improved methods and standards for telomerase detection: quantitative histopathology using antibody staining” Biotechnic and Histochemistry, 2009, 84(4), 1-12.

31) E Liu, MD Treiser, H Patel, H-J Sung, KE Roskov†, J Kohn, ML Becker, PV Moghe “High-content profiling of cell responsiveness to graded substrates based on combinatorially variant polymers” Combinatorial Chemistry and High-Throughput Screening, 2009, 12, 646-655.

30) EK Hobbie, JA Fagan, ML Becker, SD Hudson, N Fakhri, M Pasquali “Self-Assembly of Ordered Nanowires in Biological Suspensions of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes” ACS Nano, 2009, 3(1), 189-196.

29) KA Aamer, CM Stafford, L Richter, J Kohn, ML Becker* “Thin Film Elastic Modulus of Tyrosine-derived Polycarbonate Biomaterials and their Blends.” Macromolecules, 2009, 42(4), 1212-1218.

28) JA Fagan*, ML Becker, J Chun, P Nie†, BJ Bauer, EK Hobbie “Centrifugal Length Separation of Carbon Nanotubes” Langmuir, 2008, 24(24), 13880-13889.

27) Y Yang, D Bolikal, ML Becker, J Kohn, D Zieger, CG Simon, “Combinatorial Polymer Scaffold Libraries for Screening Cell-Biomaterial Interactions in 3D” Advanced Materials, 2008, 20(11) 2037-2043.

26) MD Roy, A Herzing, SH Lacerda, ML Becker* “Emission-Tunable, Microwave Synthesis of Highly Luminescent Water Soluble Quantum Dots” Chemical Communications, 2008, 2106-2108.

25) R Haggenmueller, S Rahatekar, JA Fagan, J Chun, ML Becker, JW Gilman, RR Naik, T Krauss, L Carlson, SO Kelley, Z Fang, P Trulove, D Fox, J Kadla “Comparison of the Quality of Aqueous Dispersions of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes Using Surfactants and Biomolecules” Langmuir, 2008, 24, 5070-5078.

24) MD Roy, SK Stanley, EJ Amis, ML Becker* “Identification of a highly Specific Hydroxyapatite-binding Peptide Hydroxyapatite Binding Motif Identified via Phage Display” Advanced Materials, 2008, 20(10), 1830-1836.

23) JA Fagan, ML Becker, J Chun, EK Hobbie “Length Fractionation of Carbon Nanotubes using Centrifugation” Advanced Materials, 2008, 20(9) 1609-1614.

22) AW Morgan, KE Roskov†, S Lin-Gibson, DL Kaplan, ML Becker*, CG Simon* “Morphology and Beta-Sheet structure in Silk Blend Films Influences Cell Differentiation.” Biomaterials, 2008, 29(16), 2556-2563.

21) Y Yang, SD Dorsey†, ML Becker, S Lin-Gibson, GE Schumacher, GM Flaim, J Kohn, CG Simon, “X-ray Imaging Optimization of 3D Tissue Engineering Scaffolds via Combinatorial Fabrication Methods” Biomaterials, 2008, 29(12), 1901-1911.

20) SH Lacerda, SD Hudson, MD Roy, J Johnson, ML Becker, JF Douglas, A Karim “Quantum Mazes: Luminescent Labyrinthine Semiconductor Nanocrystals having a Narrow Emission Spectrum” ACS Nano, 2007, 1(4), 337-347.

19) JA Fagan, JR Simpson, BJ Bauer, SH Lacerda, ML Becker, KB Migler, AR Hight-Walker, EK Hobbie, “Length Dependent Optical Effects in Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129(34), 10607-10612.

18) CG Simon, JS Stephens, SM Dorsey†, ML Becker “Fabrication of Combinatorial Polymer Scaffold Libraries” Review Scientific Instruments, 2007, 78, 072207.

17) BJ Bauer, ML Becker, V Bajpai, JA Fagan, EK Hobbie, K Migler, CM Guttman, WR Blair, “Measurement of Single-wall Nanotube Dispersion by Size Exclusion Chromatography” J Phys Chem C, 2007, 111(48), 17914-17918.

16) ML Becker*, JA Fagan, ND Gallant, BJ Bauer, V Bajpai, EK Hobbie, SH Lacerda, KB Migler, JP Jakupciak “Length Dependent Uptake of DNA-wrapped Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes.” Advanced Materials, 2007, 19(7), 939-945.

15) ND Gallant, KA Lavery, EJ Amis, ML Becker* “A Universal Substrate for “Click” Biofunctionalization” Advanced Materials, 2007,19(7), 965-969.  

14) NJ Lin, LO Bailey, ML Becker, NR Washburn, LA Henderson, “Bioassays to Evaluate BisGMA /TEGDMA Conversion Gradient Libraries” Acta Biomaterialia, 2007, 3(2), 163-173.

13) D Fry, B Langhorst, H Wang, ML Becker, BJ Bauer, EA Grulke, EK Hobbie, “Rheo-optical Studies of Carbon Nanotube Suspensions” J. Chem. Phys, 2006, 124, 054703.

12) BJ Bauer, EK Hobbie, ML Becker, “Small Angle Neutron Scattering from Labeled Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes” Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 2637-2642.

11) LO Bailey, ML Becker*, JS Stephens, ND Gallant, CM Mahoney, NR Washburn, A Rege, J Kohn, EJ Amis,  “Cellular Responses to Phase-separated Blends of Tyrosine-derived Polycarbonates.” J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 2006, 76A, 491-502.

10) EK Hobbie, BJ Bauer, JS Stephens, ML Becker, P McGuiggan, SD Hudson, H Wang “Colloidal Particles Coated and Stabilized by Single-wall Carbon Nanotubes.”  Langmuir, 2005, 21, 10284-10287.

9)   B Hammouda, F Horkay, ML Becker, “Clustering and Solvation in Poly(acrylic acid) Polyelectrolyte Solutions.” Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 2019-2021.

8)   X Sun, R Rossin, JL Turner, ML Becker, MJ Joralemon, KL Wooley, MJ Welch, “An Assessment of Shell Crosslinked Nanoparticle Size, Core Composition, and Surface PEGylation Effects on In vivo Biodistribution.”  Biomacromolecules, 2005, 6, 2541-2554.

7)   JL Turner, ML Becker, X Li, J-SA Taylor, KL Wooley, “PNA Directed Solution and Surface Assembly of Shell Crosslinked (SCK) Nanoparticle Conjugates.” Soft Matter. 2005, 1(1) 69-78.

6)   ML Becker, J Liu, KL Wooley, “Functionalized Micellar Assemblies Prepared via Block Copolymers Synthesized by Living Free Radical Polymerization upon Peptide-Loaded Resins.” Biomacromolecules, 2005, 6, 220-228.

5)   ML Becker, EE Remsen, D Pan, KL Wooley, “Peptide Derivatized Shell Cross-linked Nanoparticles.  1) Synthesis and Characterization.” Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2004, 15(4), 699-709.

4)   ML Becker*, LO Bailey, KL Wooley, “Peptide Derivatized Shell Cross-linked Nanoparticles. 2) Biocompatibility Evaluation.” Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2004, 15(4), 710-717.

3)   MJ Joralemon, KS Murthy, EE Remsen, ML Becker, KL Wooley, “Synthesis, Characterization, and Bioactivity of Mannosylated Shell Crosslinked Nanoparticles.” Biomacromolecules, 2004, 5, 903-913.

2)   ML Becker, J Liu, KL Wooley, “Peptide-polymer Bio-conjugates: Hybrid block copolymers generated via living radical polymerizations from resin supported peptides.” Chem Comm, 2003, 2, 180-181.

      – Highlighted in Chemical & Engineering News, 81(6), February 10, 2003. “Nanoscale control of Bioconjugates” by Michael Freemantle

  1. ML Becker, EE Remsen, KL Wooley, “Diblock Copolymers, Micelles, and Shell Crosslinked Nanoparticles Containing Poly(4-Fluorostyrene): Tools for detailed analysis of nanostructured materials.” Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem.  2001, 39(23), 4152-4166.