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Targeting Calcium-Crosslinked Alginate Hydrogel In A Living Subject Using A Synthetic Anion Receptor
Hunter B. D. Cheney, Rananjaya S. Gamage, Jon Chiaramonte, Catherine G. Price, Colin Davidson, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Bradley D. Smith
Interstitial Matrix Cues Direct Lymphatic Capillary Formation in Granular Gels
Angela Taglione, Daniel Montes-Pinzon, Ellie Johandes, Salmady Ramos-Valentín, Donghyun Paul Jeong, N. Keilany Lightsey, Ahmad Rashad, Satyajyoti Senapati, Hsueh-Chia Chang, Donny Hanjaya-Putra
Harnessing NCX-IP3R-dependent Calcium Oscillations to Regulate Angiogenic Signaling in Endothelial Cells
Donghyun Paul Jeong, Stephen Cini, Kailee Mendiola, Satyajyoti Senapati, Alexander Dowling, Hsueh-Chia Chang, Jeremiah Zartman, Donny Hanjaya-Putra
Glutamine Availability Impacts Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Glycolysis and Lymphangiogenesis in Hypoxic Environments
Ellie Johandes, Eva Hall, Tomas Harbut, Kaden Priebe, Margaret Schwarz, Donny Hanjaya-Putra
Metabolically Driven Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells to Generate Robust and Functional Lymphatic Endothelial Cells
Donghyun Jeong , Sanjoy Saha , Angela Taglione , Daniel Montes-Pinzon , N. Keilany Lightsey , Rananjaya Gamage , Brendan Stein , J. Brandon Dixon, Donny Hanjaya-Putra
Hyaluronic Acid Coating and Oscillatory Shear Stress Synergistically Enhances Lymphatic Collecting Vessel Phenotypes
N. Keilany Lightsey, Grace Fluskey, Brenda Cruz-Gonzalez, Fei Fan, Sanjoy Saha, Eva Hall, Donny Hanjaya-Putra
Preeclampsia Induces Dysfunction of Neonatal Endothelial-Colony Forming Cells
Eva Hall, Laura Alderfer, Erin Neu, Sanjoy Saha, Ellie Johandes, Kaitlin Ryan, Brenda Cruz Gonzalez, David M. Haas, Laura S. Haneline, Donny Hanjaya-Putra
Engineering Approaches to Promote Therapeutic Angiogenesis
Editha Andriputri, Donny Hanjaya-Putra
Injectable and Bio-responsive Hydrogels for On-Demand Intraperitoneal Delivery of Anti-Cancer Therapeutics in Ovarian Cancer
Fei Fan; Yueying Liu, Grace Petrosini, Brenda Cruz Gonzalez, Wlliam Kaliney, Niranjan Awasthi, Mary Sharon Stack, Donny Hanjaya-Putra.
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Biochemical principles of SMAD signaling across the animal kingdom
Razeen Shaikh, Caitlin Frank, Nissa J. Larson, Hung-Yuan Chen, Anuj Girish Pradhan, Kailee Mendiola, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, David M. Umulis, Jeremiah Zartman, Gregory T. Reeves and Linlin Li. Biochemical Journal, July 2026 PDF.
Numerical modeling of fluid exchange between a collecting lymphatic vessel and the surrounding tissue
Marina Furkes, Sanjoy Saha, N. Keilany Lightsey, Donny Hanjaya-Putra & Martina Bukač. Journal of Mathematical Biology, July 2026 PDF.
Engineering Bioactive Liposomal Nanoparticles for KidneyTargeted ECFC Backpacks
Brenda Cruz-Gonzalez, Fei Fan, Eva Hall, Sanjoy Saha, Laura S. Haneline, David P. Basile, Donny Hanjaya-Putra. Applied Biomaterials, May 2026 PDF.
Hypoxia-induced drug-resistance bias 3D cancer spheroid drug screens
Tiger Haoran Shi, Yu-Tang Huang, Nai-Jung Chiang, Hyunsu Jeon, Daniel Montes-Pinzon, John Alex Sinclair, Angela Taglione, Peter Mu-Hsin Chang, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Chi-Ying F. Huang, Hsueh-Chia Chang. APL Bioengineering , 2026 Mar. PDF.
Intracellular pH dynamics respond to extracellular matrix stiffening and mediate vasculogenic mimicry through β-catenin
Leah M. Lund, Angelina N. Marchi, Laura Alderfer, Eva Hall, Jacob Hammer, Riley Moremen, Ijeoma Asilebo, Keelan J. Trull, Donny Hanjaya-Putra & Katharine A. White. Cell Death & Disease , 2025 Oct. PDF.
Bottom-Up Biomaterial Strategies for Creating Tailored Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine
Brenda Cruz-Gonzalez, Ellie Johandes, Dominique Gramm, Donny Hanjaya-Putra. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2025 May. PDF.
Tuning the Morphological Properties of Granular Hydrogels to Control Lymphatic Capillary Formation. Daniel Montes Pinzon, Sanjoy Saha, Angela Taglione, Donghyun Paul Jeong, Liao Chen, Fei Fan, Hsueh-Chia Chang, Donny Hanjaya-Putra. Advanced Materials Interface, 2025 Apr. PDF.
Multi-parameter Tunable Synthetic Matrix for Engineering Lymphatic Vessels. Laura Alderfer, Sanjoy Saha, Fei Fan, Junmin Wu, Laurie E. Littlepage, Donny Hanjaya-Putra. Communications Biology, 2024 Oct. PDF.
Robust Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells into Lymphatic Endothelial Cells Using Transcription Factors. Sanjoy Saha, Francine Graham, James Knopp, Christopher Patzke, Donny Hanjaya-Putra. Cells Tissues Organs, 2024 Aug. PDF.
Optimal Performance Objective in the Highly Conserved Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling Pathway. Razeen Shaikh, Nissa J. Larson, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Jeremiah Zartman, David M. Umulis, Linlin Li, Gregory T. Reeves. bioRxiv. 2024 April. PDF.
Mimicking Blood and Lymphatic Vasculatures Using Microfluidic System. Eva Hall, Kailee Mendiola, Nancy Keilany Lightsey, Donny Hanjaya-Putra. Biomicrofludics. 2024 April. PDF.
The Effects of Preeclamptic Milieu on Cord Blood Derived Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells. Eva Hall, Laura Alderfer, Erin Neu, Sanjoy Saha, Ellie Johandes, David M. Haas, Laura S. Haneline, Donny Hanjaya-Putra. bioRxiv, 2023 Dec. PDF.
Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels with Phototunable Supramolecular Crosslinking for Spatially Controlled Lymphatic Tube Formation.
Fei Fan, Bo Su, Alexander Kolodychak, Ephraim Ekwueme, Laura Alderfer, Sanjoy Saha, Matthew J. Webber, Donny Hanjaya-Putra. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2023 Dec. PDF.
Synthetic Hyaluronic Acid Coating Preserves the Phenotypes of Lymphatic Endothelial Cells. Sanjoy Saha, Fei Fan, Laura Alderfer, Francine Graham, Eva Hall, Donny Hanjaya-Putra. Biomaterials Science, 2023 Sept. PDF. Donny Hanjaya-Putra is featured as 2023 Biomaterials Science Emerging Investigator in this issue.
Fractal Dimensions to Characterize Interactions Between Blood and Lymphatic Endothelial Cells. Donghyun Paul Jeong, Daniel Montes Pinzon, Hsueh-Chia Chang, Donny Hanjaya-Putra. Physical Biology, 2023 May. PDF.
Podoplanin is Responsible for the Distinct Blood and Lymphatic Capillaries. Donghyun Paul Jeong, Eva Hall, Erin Neu, Donny Hanjaya-Putra. Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 2022 August. PDF.
Donny Hanjaya-Putra is featured as 2022 CMBE Young Innovators in this issue.
Engineering Bioactive Nanoparticles to Rejuvenate Vascular Progenitor Cells. Loan Bui, Shanique Edwards, Eva Hall, Laura Alderfer, Kellen Round, Madeline Owen, Pietro Sainaghi, Siyuan Zhang, Prakash Nallathamby, Laura S. Haneline, Donny Hanjaya-Putra. Communications Biology, 2022 June. PDF.
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Biomimetic Hydrogels to Promote Wound Healing.
Fei Fan, Sanjoy Saha, Donny Hanjaya-Putra. Frontier in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021 Sept. PDF.
Harnessing Biomaterials for Lymphatic System Modulation.
Laura Alderfer, Eva Hall, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Acta Biomaterialia, 2021 June. DOI.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2021.06.006. PDF
Conformal Single Cell Hydrogel Coating with Electrically Induced Tip Streaming at an AC Cone.
Zehao Pan, Loan Bui, Vivek Yadav, Fei Fan, Hsueh-Chia Chang, Donny Hanjaya-Putra; Biomaterials Science, 2021 May. DOI.org/10.1039/DOBM02100H. PDF
This paper was selected as a front cover. Hsueh-Chia Chang, Donny Hanjaya-Putra et al. Conformal Single Cell Hydrogel Coating wth Electrically Induced Tip Streaming of an AC Cone. Biomaterials Science, 2021 May. PDF
Image Credit: Kristina Davis, Notre Dame CRC.
Matrix Stiffness Primes Lymphatic Tube Formation Directed by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-C.
Laura Alderfer, Elizabeth Russo, Adriana Archilla, Brian Coe, Donny Hanjaya-Putra; FASEB Journal, 2021 March. DOI.org/10.1096/fj.202002426RR. PDF
A Multiplexed Immuno-Sensor for On-Line and Automated Monitoring of Tissue Culture Protein Biomarkers.
Zeinab Ramshani, Fei Fan, Alicia Wei, Miguel Romanello-Giroud-Joaquim, Chang-Hyun Gil, Matt George, Mervin C. Yoder, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Satyajyoti Senapati, Hsueh-Chia Chang; Talanta, 2020 Dec. PDF
Membrane-Based Affinity Purification to Indentify Target Proteins of a Small-Molecule Drug.
Liu Yang, Loan Bui, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Merlin L. Bruening; ACS Analytical Chemistry, 2020 July 28. PDF
Lymphatic Tissue Engineering and Regeneration.
Laura Alderfer, Alicia Wei, Donny Hanjaya-Putra; Journal of Biological Engineering, 2018 Dec 17; 12.32. PDF
Platelet-targeted dual pathway antithrombotic inhibits thrombosis with preserved hemostasis.
Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Carolyn Haller, Xiaowei Wang, Erbin Dai, Bock Lim, Liying Liu, Patrick Jaminet, Joy Yao, Amy Searle, Thomas Bonnard, Christoph E. Hagemeyer, Karlheinz Peter, and Elliot L. Chaikof; JCI Insight, 2018 Aug; 3(15):e99329. PDF
Rapid homogenous endothelialization of high aspect ratio microvascular networks
Nisarga Naik, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Carolyn Haller, Mark G. Allen, Elliot L. Chaikof; Biomedical Microdevices, 2015 Aug; 17(4):83. PDF
Glycopeptide analogues of PSGL-1 inhibit P-selectin in vitro and in vivo
Venkata R. Krishnamurthy, Mohammed Y.R. Sardar, Yu Ying, Xuezheng Song, Carolyn Haller, Erbin Dai, Xiaocong Wang, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Lijun Sun, Vasilios Morikis, Scott I. Simon, Robert J. Woods, Richard D. Cummings, Elliot L. Chaikof; Nature Communications, 2015 Mar 31: 6:6387. PDF
Self-Organized Vascular Networks from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells in a Synthetic Matrix
Sravanti Kusuma, Yu-I Shen, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Prashant Mali, Linzhao Cheng, Sharon Gerecht; Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2013 Jul 30; 110(31): 12601-6. PDF
Integration and Regression of Implanted Human Vascular Networks during Deep Wound Healing
Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Yu-I Shen, Abby Wilson, Sudhir Khetan, Karen Fox-Talbot, Charles Steenbergen, Jason A. Burdick, Sharon Gerecht; Stem Cell Translational Medicine, 2013 Apr; 2(4):297-306. PDF
Spatial Control of Cell-Mediated Degradation to Regulate Vasculogenesis and Angiogenesis in Hyaluronan Hydrogels
Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Kyle T. Wong, Kelsey Hirotsu, Sudhir Khetan, Jason A. Burdick, Sharon Gerecht; Biomaterials, 2012, Sep; 33(26):6123-31. PDF
The Differential Formation of the LINC-mediated Perinuclear Actin Cap in Pluripotent and Somatic Cells
Shyam B. Khatau, Sravanti Kusuma, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Prashant Mali, Linzhao Cheng, Jerry S.H. Lee, Sharon Gerecht, Denis Wirtz; PLoS ONE, 2012, 7(5):e36689. PDF
Controlled Activation of Morphogenesis to Generate a Functional Human Microvasculature in a Synthetic Matrix
Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Vivek Bose, Yu-I Shen, Jane Yee, Sudhir Khetan, Karen Fox-Talbot, Charles Steenbergen, Jason A. Burdick, Sharon Gerecht; Blood, 2011, Jul 21; 118(3):804-15. PDF
Highlighted in: Innovative Blood Vessels Bring New Life
Edward K. Geissler and Peter Angele; Blood, 2011, Jul 21; 118 (3):488-90.PDF
Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels Support Cord-Like Structures from Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells
Derek Yee*, Donny Hanjaya-Putra*, Vivek Bose, Eli Luong, Sharon Gerecht; Tissue Engineering: Part A, 2011 May; 17(9-10):1351-61. PDF
Smooth-Muscle-Like Cells Derived from hESCs Supports and Augment Cord-Like Structures in vitro
Elaine Vo*, Donny Hanjaya-Putra*, Yuanting Zha, Sravanti Kusuma, Sharon Gerecht; Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2010 June; 6(2): 237-47. PDF
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Substrate Mechanics Regulate in vitro Tubulogenesis of Endothelial Progenitor Cells
Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Jane Yee, Doug Ceci, Rachel Truitt, Derek Yee, Sharon Gerecht; Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 2010 Oct; 14(10):2436-47. PDF
Vascular Engineering Using hESCs
Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Sharon Gerecht; Biotechnol Prog., 2009 Jan-Feb; 25(1):2-9. PDF
Mending the Failing Heart with a Vascularized Cardiac Patch
Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Sharon Gerecht; Cell Stem Cell, 2009 Dec 4; 5(6):575-576. PDF
Book Chapters
Hypoxia and Matrix Manipulation for Vascular Engineering
Erbil E. Abaci, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Sharon Gerecht; Biophysical Regulation of Vascular Differentiation and Assembly, 2011:127-165. [link]
Vascular Tissue Engineering
Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Maureen Wanjare, Sharon Gerecht; Biomaterials for Tissue Engineerings: A Review of the Past and Future Trend, 2011:89-109. [link]
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