Selected Publication

  • Carson MD, Warner AJ, Hathaway-Schrader JD, Geiser VL, Kim JD, Gerasco JE, Hill WD, Lemasters JJ, Alekseyenko AV, Wu Y, Yao H, Aguirre JI, Westwater C, Novince CM. "Minocycline-induced disruption of the intestinal FXR-FGF15 axis impairs osteogenesis in mice". JCI Insight. 22:e160578 (2022). Abstract
  • Hill CN, Coombs MC, Cisewski SE, Durham EL, Bonthius DJ, Gardner GM, Lopez EC, Wilson MB, Cray JJ, Yao H. "Structure-function relationships of TMJ lateral capsule-ligament complex." J Biomech. 130:110889 (2022). Abstract
  • Kang IH, Baliga UK, Chatterjee S, Chakraborty P, Choi S, Buchweitz N, Li H, Wu Y, Yao H, Mehrotra S, Mehrotra M. "Quantitative increase in T regulatory cells enhances bone remodeling in osteogenesis imperfecta". iScience. 25:104818 (2022). Abstract
  • She X, Sun S, Damon BJ, Hill CN, Coombs MC, Wei F, Lecholop MK, Steed MB, Bacro TH, Slate EH, Zheng N, Lee JS, Yao H. "Sexual dimorphisms in three-dimensional masticatory muscle attachment morphometry regulates temporomandibular joint mechanics." . J Biomech. 126:110623 (2021). Abstract
  • Chen X, Li Y, Wyman N, Zhang Z, Fan H, Le M, Gannon S, Rose C, Zhang Z, Mercuri J, Yao H, Gao B, Woolf S, Pecot T, Ye T. "Deep learning provides high accuracy in automated chondrocyte viability assessment in articular cartilage using nonlinear optical microscopy." . Biomed Opt Express. . 12:2759-2772 (2021). Abstract
  • Hepfer RG, Chen P, Shi C, Rocha KM, Waring GO 4th, Slate EH, Yao H. “Depth-and direction-dependent changes in solute transport following cross-linking with riboflavin and UVA light in ex vivo porcine cornea”. Exp Eye Res. 205:108498 (2021). Abstract
  • Chen P, Chen X, Hepfer RG, Damon BJ, Shi C, Yao JJ, Coombs MC, Kern MJ, Ye T, Yao H. “A noninvasive fluorescence imaging-based platform measures 3D anisotropic extracellular diffusion”. Nat Commun. 12:1913 (2021). Abstract
  • Mah E, Ritenour ER, Yao H. “A review of dental cone-beam CT dose conversion coefficients”. Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 50:20200225 (2021). Abstract
  • Barrs RW, Jia J, Ward M, Richards DJ, Yao H, Yost MJ, Mei Y. “Engineering a Chemically Defined Hydrogel Bioink for Direct Bioprinting of Microvasculature”. Biomacromolecules. 22:275-288 (2021). Abstract
  • Friedman RJ, Sun S, She X, Esposito J, Eichinger J, Yao H. "Effects of Increased Retroversion Angle on Glenoid Baseplate Fixation in Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Finite Element Analysis." . Seminars in arthroplasty. 31:209-216 (2021). Abstract
  • National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Health Care Services; Board on Health Sciences Policy; Committee on Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs): From Research Discoveries to Clinical Treatment. Temporomandibular Disorders: Priorities for Research and Care. Yost O, Liverman CT, English R, Mackey S, Bond EC, editors. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2020. Abstract
  • She X, Deguchi T, Yao H, Zhou J. "Biomechanical effect of selective osteotomy and corticotomy on orthodontic molar uprighting." American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 160:292-301 (2021). Abstract
  • Wei H, Beeson GC, Ye Z, Zhang J, Damon BJ, Yao H, Morad M. “Activation of Wnt/β?catenin signaling and HIF1α Stabilization Alters Pluripotency and Differentiation/Proliferation Properties of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells,” Biology of the Cell. 113:133-145 (2021). Abstract
  • Quinlan ND, Wu Y, Chiaramonti AM, Guess S, Barfield WR, Yao H, and Pellegrini VD Jr. “Functional flexion instability after rotating-platform total knee arthroplasty.” J Bone Joint Surg Am. 102:1694-1702 (2020). Abstract
  • Helke KL, Wolfe AM, Smith AC, Swagel R, Gross RH, Yao H, and McCrackin MA. “Mulberry heart disease and hepatosis dietetica in farm pigs (sus scrofa domesticus) in a research setting.” Comp Med. 70:376-383 (2020). Abstract
  • Li Y, Chen X, Watkins B, Saini N, Gannon S, Nadeau E, Reeves R, Gao B, Pelligrini V, Yao H, Mercuri J, and Ye T. “Nonlabeling and quantitative assessment of chondrocyte viability in articular cartilage with intrinsic nonlinear optical signatures.” Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 245:348-359 (2020). Abstract
  • Richards DJ, Li Y, Kerr CM, Yao J, Beeson GC, Coyle RC, Chen X, Jia J, Damon B, Wilson R, Starr Hazard E, Hardiman G, Menick DR, Beeson CC, Yao H, Ye T, and Mei Y. “Human cardiac organoids for the modelling of myocardial infarction and drug cardiotoxicity.” Nat Biomed Eng. 4:446-462 (2020). Abstract
  • Ruscitto A, Morel MM, Shawber CJ, Reeve G, Lecholop MK, Bonthius D, Yao H, and Embree MC. “Evidence of vasculature and chondrocyte to osteoblast transdifferentiation in craniofacial synovial joints: Implications for osteoarthritis diagnosis and therapy.” FASEB J. 34:4445-4461 (2020). Abstract
  • Zhou J, She X, Miller PD, and Yao H, “Selective osteotomy-assisted molar uprighting and simultaneous ridge augmentation for implant site development,” American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 156, 846-857 (2019). Abstract
  • Wu Y, Cisewski SE, Coombs MC, Brown MH, Wei F, She X, Kern MJ, Gonzalez YM, Gallo LM, Colombo V, Iwasaki LR, Nickel JC, and Yao H, “Effect of sustained joint loading on TMJ disc nutrient environment,” Journal of Dental Research, 98, 888-895, (2019). Abstract
  • Moore Rosset E, Trombetta-eSilva J, Hepfer G, Chen P, Yao H, and Bradshaw AD. “Inhibition of transglutaminase activity in periodontitis rescues periodontal ligament collagen content and architecture.” J Periodontal Res. 55:107-115 (2020). Abstract
  • Coombs MC, She X, Brown TR, Slate EH, Lee JS, and Yao H, “Temporomandibular joint condyle-disc morphometric sexual dimorphisms independent of skull scaling,” Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 77, 2245-2257, (2019). Abstract
  • He L, Zhou J, Chen M, Lin CS, Kim SG, Zhou Y, Xiang L, Xie M, Bai H, Yao H, Shi C, Coelho PG, Bromage TG, Hu B, Tovar N, Witek L, Wu J, Chen K, Gu W, Zheng J, Sheu TJ, Zhong J, Wen J, Niu Y, Cheng B, Gong Q, Owens DM, Stanislauskas M, Pei J, Chotkowski G, Wang S, Yang G, Zegarelli DJ, Shi X, Finkel M, Zhang W, Li J, Cheng J, Tarnow DP, Zhou X, Wang Z, Jiang X, Romanov A, Rowe DW, Wang S, Ye L, Ling J, and Mao J, “Parenchymal and stromal tissue regeneration of tooth organ by pivotal signals reinstated in decellularized matrix,” Nature Materials, 18, 627-637, (2019). Abstract
  • Gross RH, Wu Y, Bonthius DJ, Gross G, Smith A, McCrackin MA, Wolfe M, Helke K, Gallien T, and Yao H, “Creation of a porcine kyphotic model,” Spine Deformity, 7, 213-219 (2019). Abstract
  • Coombs MC, Bonthius DJ, Nie X, Lecholop MK, Steed MB, and Yao H, “Effect of measurement technique on TMJ mandibular condyle and articular disc morphometry: CBCT, MRI and physical measurements,” Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 77, 42-53 (2019). Abstract
  • She X, We F, Damon BJ, Coombs MC, Lee DG, Lecholop MK, Bacro TH, Steed MB, Zheng N, Chen X, and Yao H, “Three-dimensional temporomandibular joint muscle attachment morphometry and its impacts on musculoskeletal modeling,” Journal of Biomechanics, 79, 119-128 (2018). Abstract
  • Nickel JC, Iwasaki LR, Gonzalez YM, Gallo LM, and Yao H, “Mechanobehavior and ontogenesis of the temporomandibular joint,” Journal of Dental Research (2018), 97, 1185-1192 (2018). Abstract
  • Wu Y, Hanna EL, Holmes RE, Lin Z, Chiaramonti AM, McDonald DG, Vanek KN, Barfield WR, Yao H, and Pellegrini VD, “External beam irradiation preferentially inhibits the endochondroal pathway of fracture healing, a rat model,” Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (2018), 476, 2076-2090 (2018). Abstract
  • Wright GJ, Coombs WC, Wu Y, Damon BJ, Bacro TH, Kern MJ, Chen X, and Yao H, “Electrical conductivity method to determine sexual dimorphisms in human temporomandibular disc fixed charge density,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 46, 310-317 (2018). Abstract
  • Hepfer RG, Cheng P, Brockban KGM, Jones AL, Burnette AK, Chen Z, Greene ED, Campbell LH, and Yao H, “The impact of heat treatment on porcine gheart valve leaflets,” Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, 9, 32-41 (2018). Abstract
  • Cisewski SE, Wu Y, Damon BJ, Sachs BL, Kern MJ, and Yao H, “Comparison of oxygen consumption rates of nondegenerate and degenerate human IVD cells,” Spine, 43, E60-E67 (2018). Abstract
  • Wei F, Van Horn MH, Coombs MC, She X, Gonzales TS, Gonzalez YM, Scott JM, Iwasaki LR, Nickel JC, and Yao H, “A pilot study of nocturnal temporalis muscle activity in TMD diagnostic groups of women,” Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 44, 517-525 (2017). Abstract
  • Coombs MC, Petersen JM, Wright GJ, Lu SH, Damon BJ, and Yao H, “Structure-function relationships of temporomandibular retrodiscal tissue,” Journal of Dental Research, 96, 647-653 (2017). Abstract
  • Rosset EM, Trombetta-eSilva J, Hepfer RG, Yao H, and Bradshaw AD, “SPARC and the N-propeptide of collagen I influence fibroblast proliferation and collagen assembly in the periodontal ligament,” PLoS One, 12, e0173209 (2017). Abstract
  • Wu Y, Cisewski SE, Sun Y, Sachs BL, Pellegrini VD, Slate EH, and Yao H, “Quantifying baseline fixed charge density in healthy human cartilage endplate: a two-point electrical conductivity method,” Spine, 42, E1002-E1009 (2017). Abstract
  • Wu Y, Cisewski SE, Wei F, She X, Gonzales TS, Iwasaki LR, Nickel JC, and Yao H, “Fluid pressurization and tractional forces during TMJ disc loading: a biphasic finite element analysis,” Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research, 18(s1), 151-156 (2017). Abstract
  • Zhou J, Rogers JH, Lee SH, Sun DM, Yao H, Mao JJ, and Kong KY, “Oral mucosa harbors high frequency of endothelial cells - a novel postnatal cell source for angiogenic regeneration,” Stem Cells and Development, 26, 91-101 (2016). Abstract
  • Wright GJ, Coombs MC, Hepfer RG, Damon BJ, Bacro TH, Lecholop MK, Slate EH, Yao H, “Tensile biomechanical properties of human temporomandibular joint disc: Effects of direction, region and sex,” Journal of Biomechanics, 49, 3762-3769 (2016). Abstract
  • Embree MC, Chen M, Pylawka S, Kong D, Iwaoka GM, Kalajzic I, Yao H, Shi C, Sun D, Sheu TJ, Koslovsky DA, Koch A, Mao JJ, “Exploiting endogenous fibrocartilage stem cells to regenerate cartilage and repair joint injury,” Nature Communications, 7, 13073 (2016). Abstract
  • Wu Y, Cisewski SE, Wegner N, Zhao S, Pellegrini VD Jr, Slate EH, and Yao H, “Region and strain-dependent diffusivities of glucose and lactate in healthy human cartilage endplate,” Journal of Biomechanics, 49, 2756-2762 (2016). Abstract
  • Hepfer RG, Brockbank KGB, Chen Z, Greene ED, Campbell LH, Wright GJ, Linthurst-Jones A, and Yao H, “Comparison and evaluation of biomechanical, electrical, and biological methods for assessment of soft tissue matrix integrity,” Cell and Tissue Banking, 17, 531-539 (2016). Abstract
  • Wu Y, Cisewski SE, Sachs BL, Pellegrini VD, Kern MJ, and Yao H, “The region-dependent biomechanical and biochemical properties of bovine cartilaginous endplate,” Journal of Biomechanics, 48, 3185-3191 (2015). Abstract
  • Cisewski SE, Zhang L, Kuo J, Wright GJ, Wu Y, Kern MJ, and Yao H, “The effects of oxygen level and glucose concentration on the metabolism of porcine TMJ disc cells,” Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 23, 1790-1796 (2015). Abstract
  • Trombetta-eSilva J, Rosset EA, Hepfer RG, Wright GJ, Baicu C, Yao H, and Bradshaw AD, “Decreased mechanical strength and collagen content in SPARC-null periodontal ligament is reversed by inhibition of transglutaminase activity,” Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 30, 1914-1924 (2015). Abstract
  • Wu Y, Kuo J, Wright GJ, Cisewski SE, Wei F, Kern MJ, and Yao H, “Viscoelastic shear properties of porcine temporomandibular joint disc,” Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research, 18(s1), 156-163 (2015). Abstract
  • Yao H and Huda W. “Review of Kerma-area product and total energy incident on patients in radiography, mammography, and CT,” Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 163, 251-260 (2015). Abstract
  • Hepfer RG, Shi C, Wu Y, Waring GO, and Yao H. “Corneal cross-linking: engineering a predictable model,” Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, 42, 229-248 (2014). Abstract
  • Huda W, He W, Mah E, and Yao H, “Does administering iodine in radiography increase patient does?”, Medical Physics, 41, 113901 (2014). Abstract
  • Jia J, Dylan JR, Pollard S, Tan Y, Rodriguez J, Visconti RP, Trusk RC, Yost MJ, Yao H, Markwarld RM, and Mei Y, “Engineering alginate as bioink for bioprinting,” Acta Biomaterialia, 10, 4323-4331 (2014). Abstract
  • Yang X, Li Y, Peng X, Yao H, Qu X, and Gao BZ, “Two-step phase-shifting fluorescence incoherent holographic microscopy,” Journal of Biomedical Optics, 19, 060503 (2014). Abstract
  • Wright GJ, Brockbank KGM, Rahn E, Halwani DO, Chen Z, and Yao H, “Impact of Storage Solution Formulation during Refrigerated Storage upon Chondrocyte Viability and Cartilage Matrix,” Cells Tissues Organs, 199, 51-58 (2014). Abstract
  • Shi C. Bell PD, and Yao H, “Three-dimensional Anisotropic Diffusion Measurements by MP-FRAP Technique,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 42, 555-565 (2014). Abstract
  • Dylan JR, Tan Y, Jia J, Yao H, and Ying M, “3D printing for tissue engineering,” Israel Journal of Chemistry, 53, 805-814 (2013). Abstract
  • Kasyanov V, Moreno-Rodriguez RA, Kalejs M, Ozolanta I, Stradins P, Wen X, Yao H, Mironov V, “Age related analysis of structural, biochemical and mechanical properties of the porcine mitral heart valve leaflets,” Connective Tissue Research, 54, 394-402 (2013). Abstract
  • Wright GJ, Kuo J, Bacro TH, Slate EH, and Yao H, “Effect of mechanical strain on electrical conductivity in human TMJ discs,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 41, 2349-2357 (2013). Abstract
  • Shi C, Wright GJ, Ex-Lubeskie CL, Bradshaw AD, and Yao H, “Relationship between anisotropic diffusion properties and tissue morphology in porcine TMJ disc,” Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 21, 625-633 (2013). Abstract
  • Wu Y, Cisewski SE, Barton SL, and Yao H, “Effect of cartilage endplate on cell based disc regeneration: a finite element analysis,” Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics, 10, 159-182 (2013). Abstract
  • Brockbank KGM, Rahn E, Wright GJ, Chen Z, and Yao H, “Impact of hypothermia upon chondrocyte viability and cartilage matrix permeability after one month of refrigerated storage”, Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 38, 387-392 (2011). Abstract
  • Kuo J, Wright GJ, and Yao H, “Effect of mechanical loading on electrical conductivity in porcine TMJ discs” Journal of Dental Research, 90, 1216-1220 (2011). Abstract
  • Kuo J, Shi C, Cisewski S, Zhang L, Kern MJ, and Yao H, “Regional cell density distribution and oxygen consumption rates in porcine TMJ discs: an explant study,” Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 19, 911-918 (2011). Abstract
  • Steele SL, Wu Y, Kolb RJ, Gooz M, Haycraft CJ, Keyser KT, Guay-Woodford L, Yao H, and Bell PD, “Telomerase immortalization of principal cells from mouse collecting duct,” American journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology, 299, F1507-F1514 (2011). Abstract
  • He W, Huda W, Magill D, Tavrides E, and Yao H, “X-ray tube current modulation and patient doses in chest CT,” Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 143, 81-87 (2011). Abstract
  • Brockbank KGM, Wright GJ, Yao H, Greene ED, Chen ZZ, and Schenke-Layland K, “Allogeneic heart valve storage above the glass transition at -80°C,” The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 91, 1829-1835 (2011). Abstract
  • Lee CH, Cook JL, Mendelson A, Moioli EK, Yao H, and Mao JJ, “Regeneration of articular surface of synovial joint without cell delivery,” Lancet, 376, 440-448, 2010. Abstract
  • Shi C, Kuo J, Bell PD, and Yao H, “Anisotropic solute diffusion tensor in porcine TMJ discs measured by FRAP with spatial Fourier analysis,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 38, 3398-3408 (2010). Abstract
  • He W, Huda W, Magill D, Tavrides E. and Yao H, “Patient doses and projection angle in cone beam CT,” Medical Physics, 37, 2359-2368 (2010). Abstract
  • Kuo J, Zhang L, Bacro TRH, and Yao H, “The region-dependent biphasic viscoelastic properties of human temporomandibular joint discs under confined compression,” Journal of Biomechanics, 43, 1316-1321 (2010). Abstract
  • Mow VC, Michael Lai W, Setton LA, Gu W, Yao H, Wan LQ, Lu XL, “Discussion: On the Thermodynamical Admissibility of the Triphasic Theory of Charged Hydrated Tissues (Huyghe, J. M., Wilson, W., and Malakpoor, K., ASME J. Biomech. Eng., 2009, 131, p. 044504),” Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 131, 095501 (2009). Abstract
  • Schwartz Z, Zhao G, Raz P, Barak Y, Tauber M, Yao H, and Boyan BD, “Micron scale roughness on the surface of ti6al4v pedicle screws enhances osteoblast differentiation in vitro and osteointegration in sheep spine in vivo,” Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American volume), 90, 2485-2498 (2008). Abstract
  • Rubin J, Schwartz Z, Boyan B, Fan X, Case N, Sen B, Drab M, Smith D, Aleman M, Wong K, Yao H, Jo H, and Gross T, “Caveolin-1 knock-out mice have increased bone size and stiffness,” Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 22, 1408-1418 (2007). Abstract
  • Yao H and Gu WY, “Three-dimensional inhomogeneous triphasic finite element analysis of physical signals and solute transport in human intervertebral disc under axial compression,” Journal of Biomechanics, 40, 2071-2077 (2007). Abstract
  • Yao H and Gu WY, “Convection and diffusion of solute in charged hydrated soft tissues: a mixture theory approach,” Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 6, 63-72 (2007). Abstract
  • Jackson A, Yao H, Brown MD, and Gu WY, “Anisotropic ion diffusivity in intervertebral disc: an electrical conductivity approach,” Spine, 31, 2783-2789 (2006). Abstract
  • Boyan BD, Wong KL, Wang LP, Yao H, Guldberg RE, Drab M, Jo HJ, and Schwartz Z, “Regulation of growth plate chondrocytes by 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 requires caveolae and caveolin-1,” Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 21, 1637-1647 (2006). Abstract
  • Yao H and Gu WY. “Physical signals and solute transport in human intervertebral disc during compressive stress relaxation: 3D finite element analysis,” Biorheology, 43, 325-335, (2006). Abstract
  • Gu WY, Yao H, Vega AL, and Flagler D, “Diffusivity of ions in agarose gels and intervertebral disc: effect of porosity,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 32, 1710-1717 (2004). Abstract
  • Yao H and Gu WY, “Physical signals and solute transport in cartilage under dynamic unconfined compression: finite element analysis,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 32, 380-390 (2004). Abstract
  • Gu WY and Yao H, “Effects of hydration and fixed charged density on fluid transport in charged hydrated soft tissues,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 31, 1162-1170 (2003). Abstract
  • Gu WY, Yao H, Huang CY, and Cheung HS, “New insight into deformation-dependent hydraulic permeability of gels and cartilage, and dynamic behavior of agarose gels in confined compression,” Journal of Biomechanics, 36, 593-598 (2003). Abstract
  • Yao H, Justiz MA, Flagler D, and Gu WY, “Effects of swelling pressure and hydraulic permeability on dynamic compressive behavior of lumbar annulus fibrosus,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 30, 1234-1241 (2002). Abstract
  • Gu WY, Justiz MA, and Yao H, “Electrical conductivity of lumbar annulus fibrosis: effects of porosity and fixed charge density,” Spine, 27, 2390-2395 (2002). Abstract
  • Wang JH, Yao H, Zhao Y, Yeo JH, and Hwang HC, “Computational fluid dynamics study of a protruded-hinge bi-leaflet mechanical heart valve,” Journal of Heart Valve Disease, 10, 254-263 (2001). Abstract
  • Yao H, Ang KC, Yeo JH, and Sim KW, “Computational modeling of blood flow through curved stenosed arteries,” Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, 24, 163-168 (2000). Abstract