1.  Lingdan Kong, Jieru Qiu, Wenjie Sun, Jia Yang, Mingwu Shen, Xiangyang Shi*. Multifunctional PEI-entrapped gold nanoparticles enable efficient delivery of therapeutic siRNA into glioblastoma cells. Biomater. Sci.2017, 5, 258-266 (impact factor 4.210, citation #0).

2.  Yong Hu^#, Ruizhi Wang^#, Jingchao Li, Ling Ding, Xiaolin Wang,* Xiangyang Shi,* Mingwu Shen*. Facile Synthesis of Lactobionic Acid-Targeted Iron Oxide Nanoparticles with Ultrahigh Relaxivity for Targeted MR Imaging of an Orthotopic Model of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Part. Part. Syst. Charact.2017,34, 1600113(impact factor 4.474, citation #1).

3.  Peng Wang^#, Jia Yang^#, Benqing Zhou, Yong Hu, Lingxi Xing, Fanli Xu, Mingwu Shen, Guixiang Zhang,* Xiangyang Shi*. Antifouling manganese oxide nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, and applications for enhanced MR imaging of tumors. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9 (1), 47–53 (impact factor 7.504, citation #0).

4.  Ruizhi Wang^#, Yong Hu^#, Yuchan Yang^#, Wei Xu, Mingrong Yao, Dongmei Gao, Yan Zhao, Songhua Zhan*, Xiangyang Shi,* Xiaolin Wang*. Using PEGylated iron oxide nanoparticles with ultrahigh relaxivity for MR imaging of an orthotopic model of human hepatocellular carcinoma. J. Nanopart. Res.2017, 19, 39 (impact factor 2.020, citation #0).

5.  Wenjie Sun^#, Sabrina Thies^#, Jiulong Zhang, Chen Peng*, Guangyu Tang, Mingwu Shen, Andrij Pich*, Xiangyang Shi*. Gadolinium-Loaded Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) Nanogels: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application for Enhanced Tumor MR Imaging. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9 (4), 3411-3418 (impact factor 7.504, citation #1).

6.  Xin Li^#, Lingxi Xing^#, Kailiang Zheng, Ping Wei, Lingzhou Zhao, Lianfang Du*, Mingwu Shen*,Xiangyang Shi*. Formation of Gold Nanostar-Coated Hollow Mesoporous Silica for Tumor Multi-Modality Imaging and Photothermal Therapy. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 5817?5827 (impact factor 7.504, citation #1).

7.   Benqing Zhou^#, Lingzhou Zhao^#, Mingwu Shen, Jinhua Zhao*, Xiangyang Shi*. A multifunctional polyethylenimine-based nanoplatform for targeted anticancer drug delivery to tumors in vivo. J. Mater. Chem. B2017, 5, 1542 - 1550 (Impact factor 4.543, citation # 0).

8.  Ying Zhuang^#, Lingzhou Zhao^#, Linfeng Zhen, Yong Hu, Ling Ding, Xin Li, Changcun Liu, Jinhua Zhao*, Xiangyang Shi* and Rui Guo*. LAPONITE-polyethylenimine based theranostic nanoplatform for tumor-targeting CT imaging and chemotherapy. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng.2017, 3 (3), 431–442 (Impact factor 3.234, citation # 0).

9.  Gangwei Xu, Yulong Tan, Tiegang Xu, Di Yin, Mengyuan Wang, Mingwu Shen, Xiaofeng Cheng,*Xiangyang Shi,* Xiaoyue Zhu*. Hyaluronic Acid-Functionalized Electrospun PLGA Nanofibers Embedded in a Microfluidic chip for Cancer Cell Capture and Culture. Biomater. Sci.2017, 5, 752–761 (impact factor 4.210, citation #0).

10. Du Li, Jia Yang, Shihui Wen, Mingwu Shen*, Linfeng Zheng, Guixiang Zhang,* Xiangyang Shi*. Targeted CT/MR dual mode imaging of human hepatocellular carcinoma using lactobionic acid-modified polyethyleneimine-entrapped gold nanoparticles. J. Mater. Chem. B2017, 5, 2395- 2401 (Impact factor 4.543, citation # 0).

11. Lingdan Kong, Lingxi Xing, Benqing Zhou, Lianfang Du*, Xiangyang Shi*. Dendrimer-Modified MoS₂ Nanoflakes as a Platform for Combinational Gene Silencing and Photothermal Therapy of Tumors. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9 (19), 15995–16005 (impact factor 7.504, citation #0).

12. Shihui Wen, Lingzhou Zhao, Qinghua Zhao, Du Li, Changcun Liu, Zhibo Yu, Mingwu Shen, Jinhua Zhao*, and Xiangyang Shi*. A Promising Dual Mode SPECT/CT Imaging Platform Based on^99mTc-Labeled Multifunctional Dendrimer-Entrapped Gold Nanoparticles. J. Mater. Chem. B2017, 5, 3810 - 3815 (Impact factor 4.543, citation # 0). 

13. Di Yin, Gangwei Xu, Mengyuan Wang, Mingwu Shen, Tiegang Xu, Xiaoyue Zhu*, Xiangyang Shi*. Effective cell sorting using PDMS microspheres in an acoustofluidic chip. Colloid Surf. B: Biointerfaces2017, 157, 347–354 (Impact factor 3.887, citation #0).

14. Shige Wang, Fei Hu, Jingchao Li, Mingwu Shen, Mingxian Huang,* and Xiangyang Shi*. Design of electrospun nanofibrous mats for osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells.Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nano. 2016.12.024 (impact factor 5.720, citation 0).

15. Jingchao Li, Shige Wang, Xiangyang Shi,* Mingwu Shen*. Aqueous-phase synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles and composites for cancer diagnosis and therapy. Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2017.02.009 (impact factor 7.223, citation #0).

16. Yunan Wang, Wenwen Shen, Xiangyang Shi, Fanfan Fu, Yini Cao, Qiang Zhang, Rong Qi*. Alpha-Tocopheryl Succinate-Conjugated Dendrimer Enables Effective Inhibition of Ulcerative Colitis. Adv. Healthcare Mater.2017, 10.1002/adhm.201700276 (impact factor 5.110, citation #0).

17. Haixia Zhang^#, Chen Peng^#, Aijun Li^#, Xiangyang Shi*, Xueyan Cao*. Effect of antifouling dendrimers and Au DENPs on the enhancement of PCR amplification. Canadian J. Chem.2017, in press (impact factor 1.080, citation #0).

18. Nuo Yu, Yong Hu, Gang Liu, Xiaoyong Wang, Zhaojie Wang, Zixiao Liu, Meifang Zhu, Xiangyang Shi*, Zhigang Chen*. Dynamically Tuning Near-infrared-induced Photothermal Performances of TiO2 Nanocrystals by Nb-doping for Imaging Guided Photothermal Therapy of Tumors.Nanoscale2017, in press (impact factor 7.367, citation #0).