Zuwei Ma

11.1k citations

40 papers · 8.8k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 32

Impact in

Biomaterials top 0.05%
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Silk-based biomaterials and applications
Surfaces, Coatings and Films top 0.5%
- Polymer Surface Interaction Studies

Papers in

Biomaterials 36
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications 27
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties 7
- Silk-based biomaterials and applications 6
- Collagen: Extraction and Characterization 4
Molecular Medicine 5
- Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications 5

Co-authors: Seeram Ramakrishna Wee Eong Teo K. Fujihara Thomas Yong Teik‐Cheng Lim Changyou Gao Masaya Kotaki Wei He
Journals: Biomaterials (5 papers)Biomacromolecules (4 papers)Journal of Applied Polymer Science (3 papers)Tissue Engineering (3 papers)Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials (2 papers)
Partner nations: Singapore China United States

In The Last Decade

Zuwei Ma

40 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Electrospun nanofibers: solving global issues 2006 · 1.1k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2006 Materials Today
2005 World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. eBooks
2005 WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks
2005 Tissue Engineering

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1	Shape-recovery of implanted shape-memory devices remotely triggered via image-guided ultrasound heating Nature Communications ·Yang Zhu, Giovanna Mabily Pinto Abdel Aziz, Jaxques Periaux, Chong Lai, Zuwei Ma, Hua Zhang, Zhu Qi-Ming, Liyin Shen, Matthew D. Bucknor, Eugene Ozhinsky, Seungil Kim, Guangjie Chen, Sang‐Ho Ye, Yue Zhang, Donghong Liu, Changyou Gao, Yonghua Xu, Huanan Wang, William R. Wagner	2024	21
2	Intramyocardial Injection of a Synthetic Hydrogel with Delivery of bFGF and IGF1 in a Rat Model of Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Biomacromolecules ·D. Nelson, Ryotaro Hashizume, Tomo Yoshizumi, Anna K. Blakney, Zuwei Ma, William R. Wagner	2013	31
3	Extended and sequential delivery of protein from injectable thermoresponsive hydrogels Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A ·D. Nelson, Zuwei Ma, Ellis W. Roberts, William R. Wagner	2012	47
4	Controlled Release of IGF-1 and HGF from a Biodegradable Polyurethane Scaffold Pharmaceutical Research ·D. Nelson, Priya R. Baraniak, Zuwei Ma, Jianjun Guan, N. Scott Mason, William R. Wagner	2011	37
5	Nanotechnology for Tissue Engineering Applications Journal of Nanomaterials ·Xiaojun Yu, Junping Wang, Yanan Du, Zuwei Ma, Wei He	2011	26
6	Intra-myocardial biomaterial injection therapy in the treatment of heart failure: Materials, outcomes and challenges Acta Biomaterialia ·D. Nelson, Zuwei Ma, Kazuro Fujimoto, Ryotaro Hashizume, William R. Wagner	2010	161
7	Application of the HeartLander crawling robot for injection of a thermally sensitive anti-remodeling agent for myocardial infarction therapy PubMed ·Michael P. Chapman, Neelima Rani, 深草真由子, K. Fujimoto, Zuwei Ma, William R. Wagner, Marco A. Zenati, Cameron N. Riviere	2010	4
8	Synthesis, characterization and therapeutic efficacy of a biodegradable, thermoresponsive hydrogel designed for application in chronic infarcted myocardium Biomaterials ·Kazuro Fujimoto, Zuwei Ma, D. Nelson, Ryotaro Hashizume, Jianjun Guan, Kimimasa Tobita, William R. Wagner	2009	196
9	Electrospun polyethersulfone affinity membrane: Membrane preparation and performance evaluation Journal of Chromatography B ·Zuwei Ma, Raphael Hartzog, Takeshi Matsuura, Seeram Ramakrishna	2009	60
10	Layer-by-layer assembly of chondroitin sulfate and collagen on aminolyzed poly(l-lactic acid) porous scaffolds to enhance their chondrogenesis Acta Biomaterialia ·Yihong Gong, Yabin Zhu, Yunxiao Liu, Zuwei Ma, Changyou Gao, Jiacong Shen	2007	72
11	Plasma-Induced Graft Copolymerization of Poly(methacrylic acid) on Electrospun Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Nanofiber Membrane Langmuir ·Satinderpal Kaur, Zuwei Ma, Renuga Gopal, Gurdev Singh, Seeram Ramakrishna, Takeshi Matsuura	2007	154
12	Hydrogel‐filled polylactide porous scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials ·Yihong Gong, Lijuan He, Jun Li, И.Г. Костенко, Zuwei Ma, Changyou Gao, Jiacong Shen	2006	75
13	Electrospun nanofibers: solving global issues Materials Today ·Seeram Ramakrishna, K. Fujihara, Wee Eong Teo, Thomas Yong, Zuwei Ma, Jr. Allen Richard Smith Hit paper breakdown →	2006	1088
14	Fabrication of collagen-coated biodegradable polymer nanofiber mesh and its potential for endothelial cells growth Biomaterials ·Wei He, Zuwei Ma, Thomas Yong, Wee Eong Teo, Seeram Ramakrishna	2005	372
15	Cartilage tissue engineering PLLA scaffold with surface immobilized collagen and basic fibroblast growth factor Biomaterials ·Zuwei Ma, Changyou Gao, Yihong Gong, Jiacong Shen	2004	273
16	Paraffin spheres as porogen to fabricate poly(L‐lactic acid) scaffolds with improved cytocompatibility for cartilage tissue engineering Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials ·Zuwei Ma, Changyou Gao, Yihong Gong, Jiacong Shen	2003	95
17	Surface modification of poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) membrane by grafting acrylamide: an effective way to improve cytocompatibility for chondrocytes Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition ·Zuwei Ma, Changyou Gao, Jiacong Shen	2003	30
18	Chondrocyte behaviors on poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) membranes containing hydroxyl, amide or carboxyl groups Biomaterials ·Zuwei Ma, Changyou Gao, Yihong Gong, Jiacong Shen	2003	106
19	Immobilization of natural macromolecules on poly‐L‐lactic acid membrane surface in order to improve its cytocompatibility Journal of Biomedical Materials Research ·Zuwei Ma, Changyou Gao, Yihong Gong, Jian Ji, Jiacong Shen	2002	103
20	Protein immobilization on the surface of poly-L-lactic acid films for improvement of cellular interactions European Polymer Journal ·Zuwei Ma, Changyou Gao, Jian Ji, Jiacong Shen	2002	85

About Zuwei Ma

Zuwei Ma is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Medicine, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomedical Engineering and Process Chemistry and Technology, having authored 40 papers that have together received 8.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (27 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (13 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (9 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (7 papers), Silk-based biomaterials and applications (6 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (6 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (5 papers) and Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biomaterials (6.8k citations), Surfaces, Coatings and Films (994 citations), Polymers and Plastics (1.6k citations), Biomedical Engineering (4.8k citations) and Molecular Medicine (292 citations). Zuwei Ma has collaborated with scholars based in Singapore, China and United States. Frequent co-authors include Seeram Ramakrishna, Wee Eong Teo, K. Fujihara, Thomas Yong, Teik‐Cheng Lim, Changyou Gao, Masaya Kotaki, Wei He, Jiacong Shen and Ryuji Inai. Their work appears in journals such as Biomaterials, Biomacromolecules, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Tissue Engineering and Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials.

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