Leping Wu

Leping Wu

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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

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

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1 October 2021 in Dental Materials
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WCWendy Chen
Wendy Chen
HJHuimin Jin
Huimin Jin
HZHeng Zhang
Heng Zhang
LWLeping Wu
Leping Wu
GCGuoqing Chen
Guoqing Chen
QLQuanli Li
Quanli Li

8 March 2025 in Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
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NSNing Sun
Ning Sun
JZJiaxin Zhu
Jiaxin Zhu
YLYuzhu Li
Yuzhu Li
FHFangfang Hu
Fangfang Hu
JDJianguo Dong
Jianguo Dong
QLQuanli Li
Quanli Li

16 April 2025 in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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XLXinyuan Liu
Xinyuan Liu
XLXin Liu
Xin Liu
WXWanqiu Xue
Wanqiu Xue
QLQuan-Li Li
Quan-Li Li
LWLeping Wu
Leping Wu
CCChris Ying Cao
Chris Ying Cao
Collagen fibers reinforced by hydroxyapatite (HA) constitute the fundamental structures of natural bone and dentin, where non-collagenous proteins (NCPs) play a regulatory role in collagen fiber mineralization. However, the precise mechanism underlying this mineralization process remains controversial. Moreover, achieving mineralized materials with high-purity, high-mimetic, and high-efficiency, as well as elucidating the essential state of mineralized precursor, are key issues in making a breakthrough in collagen fiber mineralization. Herein, an osteopontin phosphorylated polypeptide (OPP) was designed to explore the biomimetic mineralization of collagen fibers through mineralized ion stabilization and collagen surface modification. OPP could stabilize calcium and phosphate, forming OPP-prenucleation clusters (OPP-PNCs) with small sizes and long-term stabilization. Additionally, OPP could bind to and modify collagen fibers, thereby reducing the interfacial energy. Compared to Bare-Collagen, OPP-Collagen remarkably enhanced the mineralization efficiency. Molecular dynamics simulations indicated that OPP-Collagen could sequester calcium and phosphate from OPP-PNCs to induce mineralization, while Bare-Collagen lacks this ability. This biomimetic mineralization strategy utilizing OPP-PNCs achieved both intrafibrillar and extrafibrillar mineralization of OPP-collagen fibers. The present study introduces a novel OPP-Collagen mineralization strategy that highlights the regulatory role of NCPs on the surface of natural collagen, offering valuable perspectives into the mechanisms underlying natural mineralization processes.