He Dong

Dr. He Dong

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019-0065, USA
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Academic Career Length

25Years (2002-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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26 September 2007 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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HDHe Dong
He Dong
SPSergey E. Paramonov
Sergey E. Paramonov
LALorenzo Aulisa
Lorenzo Aulisa
EBErica L. Bakota
Erica L. Bakota
JHJeffrey D. Hartgerink
Jeffrey D. Hartgerink

25 August 2009 in Biomacromolecules
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LALorenzo Aulisa
Lorenzo Aulisa
HDHe Dong
He Dong
JHJeffrey D. Hartgerink
Jeffrey D. Hartgerink

20 September 2008 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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HDHe Dong
He Dong
SPSergey E. Paramonov
Sergey E. Paramonov
JHJeffrey D. Hartgerink
Jeffrey D. Hartgerink

1 December 2008 in Tissue Engineering Part A
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KGKerstin M. Galler
Kerstin M. Galler
ACAdriana Cavender
Adriana Cavender
VYVirany Yuwono
Virany Yuwono
HDHe Dong
He Dong
SSSongtao Shi
Songtao Shi
RDRena N D'Souza
Rena N D'Souza
Dental caries remains one of the most prevalent infectious diseases in the world. So far, available treatment methods rely on the replacement of decayed soft and mineralized tissue with inert biomaterials alone. As an approach to develop novel regenerative strategies and engineer dental tissues, two dental stem cell lines were combined with peptide-amphiphile (PA) hydrogel scaffolds. PAs self-assemble into three-dimensional networks of nanofibers, and living cells can be encapsulated. Cell-matrix interactions were tailored by incorporation of the cell adhesion sequence RGD and an enzyme-cleavable site. SHED (stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth) and DPSC (dental pulp stem cells) were cultured in PA hydrogels for 4 weeks using different osteogenic supplements. Both cell lines proliferate and differentiate within the hydrogels. Histologic analysis shows degradation of the gels and extracellular matrix production. However, distinct differences between the two cell lines can be observed. SHED show a spindle-shaped morphology, high proliferation rates, and collagen production, resulting in soft tissue formation. In contrast, DPSC reduce proliferation, but exhibit an osteoblast-like phenotype, express osteoblast marker genes, and deposit mineral. Since the hydrogels are easy to handle and can be introduced into small defects, this novel system might be suitable for engineering both soft and mineralized matrices for dental tissue regeneration.

1 June 2016 in Biosensors and Bioelectronics
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XLXiaobo Liu
Xiaobo Liu
MMMouna Marrakchi
Mouna Marrakchi
DXDawei Xu
Dawei Xu
HDHe Dong
He Dong
Silvana AndreescuSilvana Andreescu
Silvana Andreescu

30 April 2012 in ACS Nano
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HDHe Dong
He Dong
NDNikhil Dube
Nikhil Dube
JSJessica Y. Shu
Jessica Y. Shu
JSJai W. Seo
Jai W. Seo
LMLisa M. Mahakian
Lisa M. Mahakian
TXTing Xu
Ting Xu