Selected Publications

Zhenwei Ma, et al. Controlled tough bioadhesion mediated by ultrasound, Science, abn8699 (2022). 

Zhenwei Ma, et al.  Bioinspired tough gel sheath for robust and versatile surface functionalization. Science Advances 7, eabc3012 (2021). 

Zhenwei Ma, et al.  Multifaceted design and emerging applications of tissue adhesives. Advanced Materials (2021): 2007663

Zhenwei Ma, et al.  Bioinspired printable tough adhesives with in situ benignly triggered mechanical enhancements, Advanced Functional Materials (2024)

Zhenwei Ma, et al. Biomimetic micropatterned adhesive surfaces to mechanobiologically regulate placental trophoblast fusion. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11.51 (2019): 47810-47821.

News and updates

• Our work on "printable tough adheisives (PTAs)" is published in Advanced Functional Materials! 

• Our work on "tough adhesive puncture sealing (TAPS)" sutures is published in Advanced Materials Technologies! 

• Honored to have won the Oral Presentation Award as one of the BC Cancer Research Institute (BCCRI) Rising Stars at the BC Cancer Summit!

• Very excited to be teaching BMEG371 "Transport Phenomenon within Cells and Tissues" this semester as an Instructor!! 

• I'm selected as one of the Diverse Leaders for the Future to attend the Future Faculty Workshop to be held at Texas A&M University in June 2023!

• Our paper on "controlled tough bioadhesion mediated by ultrasound" is online in Science!!

• I won the Alan Gent Distinguished Student Paper Award from the Adhesion Society for our latest bioadhesives technology!

• Our paper on "bioinspired tough gel sheath for robust and versatile surface functionalization" was published in Science Advances! This work is featured on the frontpage of Science Advances, and covered by 21 news outlets. I also received an interview by CBC Radio! 

• Our Progress Report on "multifaceted design and emerging applications of tissue adhesives" was published in Advanced Materials!