* and # denoting corresponding and co-first authorship, respectively.

1. G. Xu#, D. Xiong#, Y. Fan#, L. Niu, T. Zhang, R. Ma, W. Zhang, Y. Tang, D. Lin, X. Yang, J. Yan, Q. Wu, Q. Wang, B. Jia, P. K. Chu, G. Wang*. Microenvironment-adaptive mechano-chemical nanoagent powered by ultrasound for on-demand antibacterial therapy. Acta Biomaterialia, 187: 1-15, 2026.

2. T. Zhang#, Y. Li#, Y. Tang, W. Zhang, G. Xu, W. Zhang, D. Xiong, H. Wang*, G. Wang**. Applications of smart materials in bacterial detection: Functional design and device construction. Smart Materials in Manufacturing, 4: 100137, 2026.

3. J. Fang, G. Xu, P. K. Chu, J. Du*, G. Wang*. An Electrical Stimulation-Driven Strategy for Peroxide-like Enzyme Reactivation toward Sustainable Wastewater Sterilization. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17(41), 2025.

4. S. Gu#, J. Zhou#, Q. Liu, P. K. Chu, Z. Meng, Y. Shao*, K. W. K. Yeung**, G. Wang***. A cannula connecting strategy fostering vascular anastomosis based on mechanical support and biochemical modulation. Biomaterials, 328: 123850, 2025.

5. G. Xu, Y. Tang, D. Xiong, W. Zhang, Z. Liu, P. K. Chu, G. Wang*. Carbon dots for reactive oxygen species modulation. Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 166:  101024, 2025.

6. Y. Tang#, G. Xu#, J, Liu#, J. Wu, J. Fang, S. Gu, W. Zhang, W. Zhang, J. Hu, P. K. Chu, J. Du, G. Wang*. Chargeable Hydrogels with Dual Modulatory Effects of Bacterial Killing and Immune Remodeling toward Wound Healing. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17: 53232, 2025.

7. P. Liu, Y. Wu, K. Tang, B. Mehrjou, J. Tao, G. Wang*, H. Wang*, Z. Wu*, P. K. Chu*. Enhanced antibacterial activity of polyphenol-bound microtopography by synergistic chemical and micro/nanomechanical effects. Composites Part B: Engineering, 280: 111498, 2024.

8. Y. Wu, P. Liu, Q. Liao, T. Jin, Z. Wu*, G. Wang*, H. Wang*, P. K. Chu*. Cotton Fibers with a Lactic Acid-Like Surface for Re-establishment of      Protective Lactobacillus Microbiota by Selectively Inhibiting Vaginal Pathogens. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 13: 2302736, 2024.

9. G. Wang, K. Tang, W. Jiang, Q. Liao, Y. Li, P. Liu, et al. Quantifiable relationship between antibacterial efficacy and electro–mechanical intervention on nanowire arrays. Advanced Materials, 35: 2212315, 2023.

10. P. Liu, Y. Wu, B. Mehrjou, K. Tang, G. Wang*, and P. K. Chu*. Versatile phenol-incorporated nanoframes for in situ antibacterial activity based on oxidative and physical damages. Advanced Functional Materials, 32: 2110635, 2022. 

11. L. Xie#, G. Wang#, H. Wang. Programmed surface on poly(aryl-ether-ether-ketone) initiating immune mediation and fulfilling bone regeneration sequentially. The Innovation, 2: 100148, 2021.

12. P. Liu, G. Wang*, Q. Ruan, K. Tang, P. K. Chu*. Plasma-activated interfaces for biomedical engineering. Bioactive Materials, 6: 2134-2143, 2021.

13. S. Mo, B. Mehrjou, K. Tang, H. Wang, K. Huo, A. M. Qasim, G. Wang*, P. K. Chu*. Dimensional-dependent antibacterial behavior on bioactive micro/nano polyetheretherketone (PEEK) arrays. Chemical Engineering Journal, 392: 123736, 2020.

14. G. Wang*, K. Tang, G. M. Wang, Z. Meng, P. Liu, S. Mo, B. Mehrjou, H. Wang, X. Liu*, Z. Wu*, P. K. Chu*. A quantitative bacteria monitoring and killing platform based on electron transfer from bacteria to semiconductor. Advanced Materials, 32: 2003616, 2020.

15. G. Wang, W. Jiang, S. Mo, L. Xie, Q. Liao, L. Hu, Q. Ruan, K. Tang, B. Mehrjou, M. Liu, L. Tong, H. Wang, J. Zhuang, G. Wu, P. K. Chu. Nonleaching antibacterial concept demonstrated by in situ construction of 2D nanoflakes on magnesium. Advanced Science, 1902089, 2020.

16. G. Wang, H. Feng, L. Hu, W. Jin, Q. Hao, A. Gao, X. Peng, W. Li, K. Y. Wong, H. Wang, Z. Li, P. K. Chu. An antibacterial platform based on capacitive carbon-doped TiO2 nanotubes after charging with direct or alternating currents. Nature Communications, 9: 2055, 2018.

17. G. Wang, W. Jin, A. M. Qasim, A. Gao, X. Peng, W. Li, H. Feng, P. K. Chu. Antibacterial effects of titanium embedded with silver nanoparticles based on electron-transfer-induced reactive oxygen species. Biomaterials, 124: 25-34, 2017.