1. Shige Wang, Xueyan Cao, Mingwu Shen, Rui Guo, István Bányai, Xiangyang Shi*. Fabrication and morphology control of electrospun poly(γ-glutamic acid) nanofibers for biomedical applications. Colloid Surf. B: Biointerfaces2012, 89, 254-264 (Impact factor 3.887, citation #42). @

2. Chen Peng, Linfeng Zheng, Qian Chen, Mingwu Shen, Rui Guo, Han Wang, Xueyan Cao, Guixiang Zhang,* Xiangyang Shi*. PEGylated dendrimer-entrapped gold nanoparticles for in vivo blood pool and tumor imaging by computed tomography. Biomaterials 2012, 33, 1107-1119 (impact factor 8.402, citation #179). ESI paper061116

3. Ruiling Qi, Xueyan Cao, Mingwu Shen, Rui Guo, Jianyong Yu, Xiangyang Shi*. Biocompatibility of electrospun halloysite nanotube-doped poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) composite nanofibers. J. Biomater. Sci. -Polym. Ed.2012, 23, 299–313 (impact factor 1.900, citation #43). @

4. Jingjing Chen, Xueyan Cao, Rui Guo, Mingwu Shen, Chen Peng, Tongyu Xiao and Xiangyang Shi*. A highly effective polymerase chain reaction enhancer based on dendrimer-entrapped gold nanoparticles. Analyst2012, 137, 223-228 (Impact factor 3.885, citation #25). @AuDES

5. Rui Guo, Ying Yao, Guangcun Cheng, Su He Wang, Yong Li, Mingwu Shen, Yuehua Zhang, James R. Baker, Jr., Jianhua Wang* and Xiangyang Shi*. Synthesis of glycoconjugated poly(amidoamine) dendrimers for targeting human liver cancer cells. RSC Adv.2012, 2, 99–102 (impact factor 3.108, citation #25). （３）

6. Yuebin Shan, Ting Luo, Chen Peng, Ruilong Sheng, Amin Cao,* Xueyan Cao, Mingwu Shen, Rui Guo, Helena Tomás, Xiangyang Shi*. Gene delivery using dendrimer-entrapped gold nanoparticles as nonviral vectors. Biomaterials 2012, 33,  3025-3035 (impact factor 8.402, citation #108).

7. Mingwu Shen, Hongdong Cai, Xifu Wang, Xueyan Cao, Kangan Li, Su He Wang, Rui Guo, Linfeng Zheng, Guixiang Zhang*, Xiangyang Shi*. Facile one-pot preparation, surface functionalization, and toxicity assay of APTS-coated iron oxide nanoparticles. Nanotechnology2012, 23, 105601 (Impact factor 3.440, citation #54). （2）

8. Weiwei Tong, Xueyan Cao, Shihui Wen, Rui Guo, Mingwu Shen, Jianhua Wang,* and Xiangyang Shi*. Enhancing the specificity and efficiency of polymerase chain reaction using polyethyleneimine-based derivatives and hybrid nanocomposites. Int. J. Nanomed.2012, 7, 1069–1078 (Impact factor 4.300, citation #24). @AuDES

9. Hui Ma, Mingwu Shen, Rui Guo, Xueyan Cao, Xiangyang Shi*.Enhanced dechlorination of trichloroethylene using electrospun polymer nanofibrous mats immobilized with iron/palladium bimetallic nanoparticles. J. Hazard. Mater.2012, 211-212, 349-356 (impact factor 6.065, citation #33). @

10. Hui Liu, Mingwu Shen, Jinglong zhao, Rui Guo, Xueyan Cao, Guixiang Zhang, Xiangyang Shi*. Tunable synthesis and acetylation of dendrimer-entrapped or dendrimer-stabilized gold-silver alloy nanoparticles. Colloid Surf. B: Biointerfaces2012, 94, 58– 67 (Impact factor 3.887, citation 29). （1）

11. Han Wang, Linfeng Zheng, Rui Guo, Chen Peng, Mingwu Shen, Xiangyang Shi*, Guixiang Zhang*.Dendrimer-entrapped gold nanoparticles as potential CT molecular imaging agents for blood pool imaging. Nanoscale Res. Lett.2012, 7, 190 (Impact factor 2.833, citation #24). （1）

12. Hui Liu, Kai Sun, Jinglong Zhao, Mingwu Shen, Guixiang Zhang* and Xiangyang Shi*. Dendrimer-mediated synthesis and shape evolution of gold-silver alloy nanoparticles. Colloid Surf. A-Physicochem. Eng. Aspects2012, 405, 22-29 (Impact factor 2.714, citation #15). （1）

13. Yunpeng Huang, Hui Ma, Shige Wang, Mingwu Shen,* Rui Guo, Xueyan Cao, and Xiangyang Shi*. Efficient catalytic reduction of hexavalent chromium using palladium nanoparticle-immobilized electrospun polymer nanofibers. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces2012, 4(6), 3054-3061 (impact factor 7.504, citation #61).@

14. Hongdong Cai, Kangan Li, Mingwu Shen*, Shihui Wen, Yu Luo, Chen Peng, Guixiang Zhang*, Xiangyang Shi*. Facile assembly of Fe3O4@Au core-shell nanoparticles for dual mode magnetic resonance and computed tomography imaging applications. J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 15110–15120 (impact factor 6.626, citation #68). （2）

15. Xueyan Cao, Mingwu Shen, Xiaodong Zhang, Jun Hu, Jianhua Wang*, Xiangyang Shi*. Effect of the surface functional groups of dendrimer-entrapped gold nanoparticles on the improvement of polymerase chain reaction. Electrophoresis2012, 33, 2598–2603 (impact factor 2.744, citation #8).@AuDES

16. Edwin Kamalha*, Xiangyang Shi, Josphat I. Mwasiagi, and Yongchun Zeng. Nanotechnology and Carbon Nanotubes; A Review of Potential in Drug Delivery. Macromol. Res.2012, 20(9),891-898 (impact factor 1.405, citation #9). （３）

17. Chen Peng, Kangan Li, Xueyan Cao, Tingting Xiao, Wenxiu Hou, Rui Guo, Mingwu Shen, Guixiang Zhang**, and Xiangyang Shi*. Facile Formation of Dendrimer-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles Modified with Diatrizoic Acid for Enhanced Computed Tomography Imaging Applications. Nanoscale2012, 4 (21), 6768 - 6778 (impact factor 7.367, citation #42, back cover of the issue). （1）

18. Shige Wang, Rita Castro, Chenlei Song, Yu Luo, Mingwu Shen, Helena Tomás**, Meifang Zhu, Xiangyang Shi*. Electrospun laponite-doped poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanofibers for osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells. J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 23357–23367 (impact factor 6.626, citation #39, inside back cover of the issue). @

19. Rui Guo, Xiangyang Shi*. Dendrimers in cancer therapeutics and diagnosis. Curr. Drug Metab.2012, 13 (8), 1097-1109 (impact factor 2.659, citation #18, Front cover of the issue). （３）

20. Shige Wang, Yili Zhao, Mingwu Shen, Xiangyang Shi*. Electrospun hybrid nanofibers doped with nanoparticles or nanotubes for biomedical applications. Therapeutic Delivery2012, 3, 1155-1169 (invited review). @YWZT

21. Shige Wang, Fuyin Zheng, Yunpeng Huang, Yuting Fang, Mingwu Shen, Meifang Zhu, Xiangyang Shi*. Encapsulation of Amoxicillin within Laponite-Doped Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Nanofibers: Preparation, Characterization and Antibacterial Activity. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces2012, 4, 6393?6401 (impact factor 7.504, citation #59). （３）

22. Elijah J. Petersen, Roger A. Pinto, Xiangyang Shi, Qingguo Huang. Impact of size and sorption on degradation of trichloroethylene and polychlorinated biphenyls by nano-scale zerovalent iron. J. Hazard. Mater.2012, 243, 73-79 (impact factor 6.065, citation #21). Non-corresponding author.