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Publications

Journal Publications

  1. Koh CH, Lambu MR, Tan C, Wei G, Kok ZY, Panneerselvam M, Vu QHN, Zhang K, Ooi YJ1, Tan SH, Wang Z, Tatina MB, Ng JTY, Guo A, Tonanon P, Dang TT, Gan YH, Mu Y,Hammond PT, Chi YR, Webster RD, Pullarkat SA, Li Q, Greenberg EP, Gründling A, Pethe K, Chan-Park MP,“Carbene formation as a mechanism for efficient intracellular uptake of cationic antimicrobial carbon acid polymers”. Nature Communications, (2025) 16.1:1-18.
  2. Nam M.P Tran, Anh T.H. Truong, Dang T. Nguyen, Dang TT*.“Profiling Pro-Inflammatory Proteases as Biomolecular Signatures of Material-Induced Subcutaneous Host Response in Immuno-Competent Mice”. Advanced Science, (2024).

  3. Gopal M, Pham MV, Vadanan SV, Dang TT, Lim S.,“Curcumin loaded bacterial cellulose films suppress in-vitro melanogenesis in human epidermal melanocytes”. Cellulose, (2024) 32(2):1133-1148.
  4. Yang Chen, Zuo Yicong, Nam M.P. Tran, Vernice Rou Jie Tan, Dang TT*.“Reduction of hypoxia-induced cell death by macro-encapsulation of toroid-shaped microtissues in homogeneous spatial distribution”. Under revision, Advanced Therapeutics.
  5. Dang T. Nguyen*, Ganesh R. Kokil*, Thi Hong Anh Truong, Leonard Tan, Stefano Perna, Xiao Teng, Lai Guan Ng, Bernett Teck Kwong Lee, Shu Zhen Chong and Dang TT*“Comparative temporal immuno-profiling of host response to polymeric biomaterials with controlled surface charges”. Submitted.
  6. Nam M.P Tran*, Zuo Yicong*, Chen Yang, Dang TT*.“Facile fabrication of tailored and scalable perforated cell sheets with tunable micropatterns on hydrogel platforms”. Submitted.
  7. Chi H.L. Pham, Zuo Yicong, Chen Yang, Nam M.P. Tran, Dang T. Nguyen, Dang TT*.“Waffle-inspired hydrogel-based macrodevice for spatially controlled distribution of encapsulated therapeutic microtissues and pro-angiogenic endothelial cells”. Bioengineering and Translational Medicine, (2023).
  8. Eriksson, Peter, Anh HT Truong, Caroline Brommesson, Anna du Rietz, Ganesh R. Kokil, Robert D. Boyd, Zhangjun Hu, Dang TT, Per OA Persson, and Kajsa Uvdal.“Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles with Entrapped Gadolinium for High T 1 Relaxivity and ROS-Scavenging Purposes”. ACS Omega, (2022).
  9. Hong Anh T. Truong^, Srinivasa Reddy Mothe^, Alexander W. Jackson, Parijat Kanaujia, Jaclyn L. Min, Hui M. Tan, Dang T. Nguyen, Danson K. J. Yea, Praveen Thoniyot*, Dang TT*. “Immuno-modulatory effects of microparticles formulated from degradable polystyrene analogue”. Macromolecular Bioscience, (2022)2100472.

  10. Dang T. Nguyen, Bob Hartadhi Tji Soeranaya, Thi Hong Anh Truong, Dang TT*. “Modular design of a hybrid hydrogel for protease-triggered drug delivery to regulate macrophage proliferation”. Acta Biomaterialia, 117 (2020): 167-179.
  11. Yang Chen, Dang T. Nguyen, Ganesh R. Kokil, Yun Xuan Wong, Dang TT*.“Microencapsulated Islet-like Microtissues with Toroid Geometry Enhanced Cellular Viability ”. Acta Biomaterialia 97 (2019): 260-271 .
  12. Tan TS, Ng YZ, Badowski C, Dang TT, Common JEA, Lacina L, Szeverenyi, Lane EB. “Assays to study consequences of keratin mutations”. Methods in Enzymology 2016 .
  13. Shin SR, Aghaei-Ghareh-Bolagh B, Dang TT, Topkaya SN, Gao X, Yang SY, Jung SM, Oh JH, Dokmeci MR, Tang XS, and Khademhosseini A. “ Cell-laden Microengineered and Mechanically Tunable Hybrid Hydrogels of Gelatin and Graphene oxide” Adv. Mat. 2013; 26;25(44):6385-91.
  14. Gu Z, Dang TT, Ma M, Tang BC, Cheng H, Jiang S, Dong Y, Zhang Y, Anderson DG. “Glucose-responsive Microgels Integrated with Enzyme Nanocapsules for Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery” ACSNano 2013 ; 7(8):6758-6.
    Most-read article in ACSNano during July-August, 2013. Highlighted by Science Daily, FierceDrugDelivery, AIP-Inside Science
  15. Dang TT, Thai AV, Cohen J, Slosberg JE, Siniakowicz K, Doloff JC, Ma M, Hollister-Lock J, Tang KM, Gu Z, Cheng H, Weir GC, Langer R, Anderson DG. “Enhanced function of immuno-isolated islets in diabetes therapy by co-encapsulation with an anti-inflammatory drug” Biomaterials 2013 ; 34(23):5792-801.
  16. Gu Z, Aimetti A , Wang Q, Dang TT, Zhang Y, Veiseh O , Cheng H , Langer R, Anderson DG. “Injectable Nano-Network for Glucose-Mediated Insulin Delivery” ACSNano 2013; 7(5):4194-201.
    Highlighted as a FrontCover; # 1 most-read article in ACS Nano during May to June, 2013; Featured by TIME Magazine, Science Daily, C&EN, MIT Weekly Best News, Editor's Choice of Science Translational Medicine, Nano Today
  17. Kastrup CJ, Nahrendorf M, Figueiredo JL, Lee H, Kambhampati S, Lee T, Cho SW, Gorbatov R, Iwamoto Y, Dang TT, Dutta P, Yeon JH, Cheng H, Pritchard CD, Vegas AJ, Siegel CD, Macdougall S, Okonkwo M, Thai A, Stone JR, Coury AJ, Weissleder R, Langer R, Anderson DG. “Painting blood vessels and atherosclerotic plaques with an adhesive drug depot”. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2012; 109(52):21444-9.
  18. Ma M, Chiu A, Sahay G, Doloff JC, Dholakia N, Thakrar R, Cohen J, Vegas A, Chen D, Bratlie KM, Dang TT, York RL, Hollister-Lock J, Weir GC, Anderson DG. “Core-Shell Hydrogel Microcapsules for Improved Islets Encapsulation”. Adv. Health Mater. 2012; 2(5):667-72.
  19. Vacanti NM, Cheng H, Hill PS, Guerreiro JD, Dang TT, Ma M, Watson S, Hwang NS, Langer R, Anderson DG. “Localized delivery of dexamethasone from electrospun fibers reduces the foreign body response”. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13(10):3031-8.
  20. Dang TT, Bratlie KM, Bogatyrev SR, Chen XY, Langer R, Anderson DG. “Spatiotemporal effects of a controlled release anti-inflammatory drug on the cellular dynamics of host response” Biomaterials 2011; 32(19):4464-70.
  21. Liu WF, Ma M, Bratlie KM, Dang TT, Langer R, Anderson DG. “Real-time in vivo detection of biomaterial-induced reactive oxygen species” Biomaterials 2011; 32(7):1796-801.
  22. Bratlie KM, Dang TT, Lyle S, Nahrendorf M, Weissleder R, Langer R, Anderson DG. “Rapid biocompatibility analysis of materials by in vivo fluorescence imaging of Mouse Models”. PLoS ONE 2010; 5(4): e10032.
    Cited in News Feature “Encapsulate This” of Nature Medicine in 1/2014
  23. Dang TT, Xu Q, Bratlie KM, O’Sullivan ES, Chen XY, Langer R, Anderson DG. “Microfabrication of Homogeneous, Asymmetric Cell-laden Hydrogel Capsules.” Biomaterials 2009; 30(36): 6896-6902.
  24. Xu Q, Hashimoto M, Dang TT, Hoare T, Kohane DS, Whitesides GM, Langer R, Anderson DG. “Preparation of Monodisperse Biodegradable Polymer Microcaparticles Using a Microfluidic Flow- Focusing Device for Controlled Drug Delivery”. Small 2009; 5(13): 1575-1581.

Invited book chapters

  1. Dang TT, Nikkhah N, Memic A, and Khademhosseini A. " Polymeric Biomaterials for Implantable Prostheses" in " Natural and Synthetic Biomedical Polymers" edited by Sangamesh Kumbar, Cato Laurencin, and Meng Deng. Elsevier 2014

Patent

  1. Dang TT, Tran MPN. “Scalable, Hybrid Macro-encapsulation Devices for Cellular Therapeutics”
    Provisional patent 10202402704Y, Filed on Sept 2024
  2. Dang TT, Yang C, Nguyen TD, Zuo YC. “Therapeutic Hydrogel Device.”
    PCT non-provisional application PCT/SG2020/050193; WO2020204829 filed on Mar 2020.
  3. Dang TT, Nguyen TD, and Ng HY. “Inflammation-responsive anti-inflammatory hydrogels.“ PCT non-provisional application PCT/SG2020/050723 filed on Dec 2020.
  4. Dang TT, Anderson DG, and Langer R. “Hybrid microcapsules containing islets and anti-inflammatory drugs for diabetes therapy.“ WO2012112982A3; US Patent 9867781. Issued on 16/02/2018. Licensed by Sigilon Therapeutics