Publications

*denotes equal contribution/ **corresponding author(s)

[15] Z.-F. Yao,* S. Lim,* Y. Kuang, E.M. Lundqvist, N. Celt, C. O. Chung, K.K. Lee, K. Nguyen, L. Le, G.M. Milligan, P. Kohl, T. Rao Sudarshan, Y. Li, A.K. Paravastu, M.V. Zaragoza, D.A. Fishman, H.A.M. Ardoña**, “Complementary biomolecular nanoassemblies direct energy transport for cardiac photostimulators,” 2025, submitted.

[14] Y. Kuang, Z.-F. Yao, C. Salgado, E.M. Lundqvist, N. Morsi, N. Celt, B. Ilori, J.M. Urueña, D.A. Fishman, H.A.M. Ardoña**, “Light-triggered electromechanical feedback in a flexible cardiac polymeric interface,” 2025, submitted.

[13] E.M. Lundqvist, K.K. Lee, L. Le, K. Nguyen, S. Lim, N. Celt, Y. Kuang, Z.-F. Yao, H.-T. Wu, S.W. Tang, J. Pei, H.A.M. Ardoña**, “Micropatterning photoconductive peptide assemblies on stiff and soft biomaterial substrates,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2025, accepted.

[12] H.C. Jeong, Y. Kuang, Z.-F. Yao, H.A.M. Ardoña**, “Supramolecular peptidic dopants for inducing photoconductivity and mechanical tunability in digital light processable hydrogels,” Faraday Discussions (part of special issue in Advances in Supramolecular Gels), 2025, accepted, https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00031A.

[11] K.L. Lacy*, S. Lim*, E.M. Lundqvist, Y. Kuang, H.C. Jeong, T.N.G. Adams**, H.A.M. Ardoña**, “Non-uniform electric field manipulation of chromogenic peptide amphiphile assemblies,” ChemSystemsChem (part of Systems Chemistry Talents special collection), 2024, e202400061.

[10] T. Rao Sudarshan*, S. Lim*, J. Li, A.S. Robang, A.M. Liberty, H.A.M. Ardoña**, A.K. Paravastu**, “Cooperative β-sheet coassembly controls intermolecular orientation of amphiphilic peptide-polydiacetylene conjugates crystals,” Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (part of special issue in Heterogeneous Biomaterials and Cellular Systems), 2024, 133, 101959.

[9] Z.-F. Yao, D.L.M. Cordova, G. Milligan, D. Lopez, S. Allison, Y. Kuang, H.A.M. Ardoña**, M.Q. Arguilla**, “Lattice-guided assembly of optoelectronically-active π-conjugated peptides on 1D van der Waals single crystals,” Science Advances, 2024, 10, eadl2402.

[8] K.K. Lee*, N. Celt*, H.A.M. Ardoña**, “Looking both ways: electroactive biomaterials with bidirectional implications for dynamic cell-material crosstalk," Biophysics Reviews (featured article), 2024, 5, 021303.

[7] Z.-F. Yao, Y. Kuang, H.-T. Wu, E. Lundqvist, X. Fu, N. Celt, J. Pei, A.F. Yee, H.A.M. Ardoña**, “Selective induction of molecular assembly to tissue-level anisotropy on peptide-based optoelectronic cardiac biointerfaces," Advanced Materials (part of Advanced Materials Rising Stars special collection), 2024, 36, 2312231.

[6] S. Lim, D.L.M. Cordova, A.S. Robang, Y. Kuang, K. Ogura, A.K. Paravastu, M.Q. Arguilla, H.A.M. Ardoña, “Thermochromic behavior of polydiacetylene nanomaterials driven by charged peptide amphiphiles,” Biomacromolecules (part of special issue in Peptide Materials), 2023, 24, 4051.

[5] Y. Kuang, Z.-F. Yao, S. Lim, C. Ngo, M.A. Rocha, D.A. Fishman, H.A.M. Ardoña**, “Biomimetic sequence-templating approach towards a multiscale modulation of chromogenic polymer properties,” Macromolecules, 2023, 56, 4526 (supplementary cover).

[4] Z.-F. Yao, Y. Kuang, P. Kohl, Y. Li, H.A.M. Ardoña**, “Carbodiimide-fueled assembly of π-conjugated peptides regulated by electrostatic interactions,” ChemSystemsChem (part of special collection on Systems Chemistry in the USA, selected for Chemistry Europe Editor’s Choice: Spotlights, and front cover), 2023, 5, e202300003.

[3] K.L. Lacy, S. Salib, M. Tran, T. Tsai, R. Valentine, H.A.M. Ardoña, T.N.G. Adams**, “Light-induced dielectrophoresis for characterizing the electrical behavior of human mesenchymal stem cells,” 2023, Journal of Visualized Experiments, 196, e64909.

[2] Z.-F. Yao, E. Lundqvist, Y. Kuang, H.A.M. Ardoña**, “Engineering multi-scale organization for biotic and organic abiotic electroactive systems,” Advanced Science, 2023, 10, 2205381.

[1] S. Lim, Y. Kuang, H.A.M. Ardoña**, “Evolution of supramolecular systems towards next-generation biosensors,” Frontiers in Chemistry (part of special issue on International Women of Supramolecular Chemistry), 2021, 9, 723111.

PRIOR TO UCI

[26] J.F. Zimmerman, D. Drennan, J. Ikeda, Q. Jin, H.A.M. Ardoña, S.L. Kim, R. Ishii, K.K. Parker**, “Bioinspired design of a tissue engineered ray with machine learning,“ Science Robotics, 2025, 10, eadr6472.

[25] S. Choi, K.Y. Lee, S.L. Kim, L.A. MacQueen, H. Chang, J.F. Zimmerman, Q. Jin, M.M. Peters, H.A.M. Ardoña, X. Liu, A.-C. Heiler, R. Gabardi, C. Richardson, W.T. Pu, A.R. Bausch, K.K. Parker**, “Fibre-infused gel scaffolds guide cardiomyocyte alignment in 3D-printed ventricles,“ Nature Materials, 2023, 22, 1039.

[24] V. V. Vurro, K. Shani, H.A.M. Ardoña, J. F. Zimmerman, V.Sesti, K.Y. Lee, Q. Jin, C. Bertarelli, K.K. Parker, G. Lanzani**, “Light-triggered cardiac microphysiological model,“ APL Bioengineering, 2023, 7, 026108; featured in Scilight

[23] H.A.M. Ardoña, K. Shani, J.F. Zimmerman, F. Eweje, S.-H. Kim, D. Bitounis, D. Parviz, E. Casalino, M. Strano, P. Demokritou, K.K. Parker**, “Differential modulation of endothelial cytoplasmic projections after exposure to graphene-based nanomaterials,” NanoImpact, 2022, 100401.

[22] H. Chang*, Q. Liu*, J.F. Zimmerman*, K.Y. Lee, Q. Jin, M.M. Peters, S. Choi, S.L. Kim, H.A.M. Ardoña, L.A. MacQueen, C.O. Chantre, S.E. Motta, E.M. Cordoves, G.J. Touloumes, K.K. Parker**, “Recreating the heart’s helical structure-function relationship with focused rotary jet spinning,” Science, 2022, 377, 180.

[21] K.Y. Lee*, S.-J. Park*, D.G. Matthews, S.L. Kim, C. A. Marquez, J.F. Zimmerman, H.A.M. Ardoña, A.G. Kleber, G.V. Lauder, K.K. Parker**, “An autonomous, humanized fish based on cardiac biophysics,” Science, 2022, 375, 639.

[20] M. Yadid, J.U. Lind, H.A.M. Ardoña, S.P. Sheehy, L.E. Dickinson, F. Eweje, M.M.C. Bastings, B.D. Pope, B.B. O’Connor, J.R. Straubhaar, B. Budnik, A.G. Kleber, K.K. Parker**, “Endothelial extracellular vesicles contain protective proteins and rescue ischemia-reperfusion injury in a human heart-on-chip” Science Translational Medicine, 2020, 12, eaax8005.

[19] S. Ahn, C.O. Chantre, H.A.M. Ardoña, G.M. Gonzalez, P.H. Campbell, K.K. Parker**, “Biomimetic and estrogenic fibers promote tissue repair in mice and human skin via estrogen receptor β” Biomaterials, 2020, 255, 120149.

[18] B.B. O’Connor*, T. Grevesse*, J.F. Zimmerman, H.A.M. Ardoña, J.A. Jimenez, D. Bitounis, P. Demokritou, K.K. Parker**, “Human brain microvascular endothelial cell pairs model tissue-level blood–brain barrier function,” Integrative Biology, 2020, 12, 64.

[17] G.J. Touloumes*, H.A.M. Ardoña*, E.K. Casalino, J.F. Zimmerman, C.O. Chantre, D. Bitounis, P. Demokritou, K.K. Parker**, “Mapping 2D- and 3D-distributions of metal/metal oxide nanoparticles within cleared human ex vivo skin tissues,” NanoImpact, 2020, 17, 100208.

[16] F. Eweje*, H.A.M. Ardoña*, J.F. Zimmerman, B.B. O’Connor, S. Ahn, T. Grevesse, K.N. Rivera, D. Bitounis, P. Demokritou, K.K. Parker**, “Quantifying the effects of engineered nanomaterials on endothelial cell architecture and vascular barrier integrity using a cell pair model,” Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 17878.

[15] S. Ahn, H.A.M. Ardoña, P.H. Campbell, G.M. Gonzalez, K.K. Parker**, “Biomimetic and estrogenic alfalfa-polycaprolactone composite nanofibers as aligned bioscaffolds,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019, 11, 33535.

[14] T.S. Kale*, H.A.M. Ardoña*, A. Ertel, J.D. Tovar**, “Torsional impacts of peptidic nanostructures imposed within confined quaterthiophene segments,” Langmuir, 2019, 35, 2270.

[13] J.F. Zimmerman, H.A.M. Ardoña, G. Pyrgiotakis, J. Dong, B. Moudgil, P. Demokritou, K.K. Parker**, “Scatter enhanced phase contrast microscopy for discriminating mechanisms of active nanoparticle transport in living cells,” Nano Lett., 2019, 19, 793 (cover article).

[12] S. Ahn, H.A.M. Ardoña, J. U. Lind, F. Eweje, S. L. Kim, G. M. Gonzalez, Q. Liu, J. F. Zimmerman, G. Pyrgiotakis, Z. Zhang, J. Beltran, B. Moudgil, P. Capinone, P. Demokritou, K.K. Parker**, “Mussel-inspired 3D fiber scaffolds for heart-on-a-chip toxicity studies of engineered nanomaterials,” Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (invited article and front cover for Analytical Advances in Sustainable and Safe Nanotechnology issue), 2018, 410, 6141.

[11] Y. Zhou, B. Li, S. Li, H.A.M. Ardoña, W. L. Wilson, J.D. Tovar, C. M. Schroeder**, “Concentration-driven assembly and sol-gel transition of π-conjugated oligopeptides,” ACS Central Science, 2017, 3, 986.

[10] H.A.M. Ardoña*, T.S. Kale*, A. Ertel, J.D. Tovar**, “Non-resonant and local field effects on the photophysics of oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) segments within peptidic nanostructures,” Langmuir, 2017, 33, 7435.

[9] H.A.M. Ardoña, E.R. Draper, F. Citossi, M. Wallace, L. Serpell, D.J. Adams**, J.D. Tovar**, “Kinetically controlled coassembly of multichromophoric peptide hydrogelators and the impacts on energy transport,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139, 8685.

[8] B. Li, S. Li, Y. Zhou, H.A.M. Ardoña, L.R. Valverde, W.L. Wilson, J.D. Tovar, C.M. Schroeder**, “Nonequilibrium self-assembly of π-conjugated oligopeptides in solution,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9, 3977.

[7] W. Liyanage, H.A.M. Ardoña, H.-Q. Mao, J.D. Tovar**, “Cross-linking approaches to tune the mechanical properties of peptide π-electron hydrogels,” Bioconjugate Chemistry (part of the Peptide Conjugates for Biological Applications special issue), 2017, 28, 751.

[6] H.A.M. Ardoña and J.D. Tovar**, “Peptide pi-electron conjugates: organic electronics for biology?” Bioconjugate Chemistry (cover article), 2015, 26, 2290.

[5] K. Besar*, H.A.M. Ardoña*, J.D. Tovar, H.E. Katz**, “Demonstration of hole transport and voltage equilibration in self-assembled pi-conjugated peptide nanostructures using field-effect transistor architectures” ACS Nano, 2015, 9, 12401.

[4] H.A.M. Ardoña, K. Besar, M. Togninalli, H.E. Katz, J.D. Tovar**, “Sequence-dependent mechanical, photophysical and electrical transport properties of pi-conjugated peptide hydrogelators” Journal of Materials Chemistry C (part of a special themed collection: Bioelectronics and 2015 Journal of Materials Chemistry C Hot Papers), 2015, 3, 6505.

[3] H.A.M. Ardoña and J.D. Tovar**, “Energy transfer within responsive pi-conjugated coassembled peptide-based nanostructures in aqueous environments” Chemical Science, 2015, 6, 1474.

[2] B.D. Wall, Y. Zhou, S. Mei, H.A.M. Ardoña, A.L. Ferguson, J.D. Tovar**, “Variation of formal hydrogen bonding networks within electronically delocalized pi-conjugated oligopeptide nanostructures” Langmuir, 2014, 30, 11375.

[1] H.A.M. Ardoña, F.U. Paredes, I.H.J. Arellano,** S.D. Arco, “Electrospun PET supported-ionic liquid-stabilized CdS catalyst for the photodegradation of Rhodamine B under visible light” Materials Letters, 2013, 91, 96.

FEATURES/EDITORIALS

I. Abánades Lázaro, A. Anastasaki, H.A.M. Ardoña … S. W. Cranford, “35 challenges in materials science being tackled by PIs under 35(ish) in 2024,” Matter, 2024, 7, 3699
P. Wick, H. Zhang, S. Lin, X. Li, C Zhang, H.A.M. Ardoña, Editorial – “Special issue environmental and health impacts of two-dimensional nanomaterials,” NanoImpact, 2024, 33, 100491