Force-responsive biomaterials drive tissue repair by harnessing endogenous growth factors
MY Ho, N Oliva, C Basu, MR Rodriguez, JA Duran-Mota, DM Gollapalli, VG Szwarcberg, M Akhavani, KP Quinn, BD Almquist
Nature Materials (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41563-026-02682-8
Chronic insulin exposure induces EMT-associated changes and increases migration and invasion in cancer cells
J Margalef Rieres, P González-Sáenz, S Ladame, N Oliva
Advances in Cancer Biology - Metastasis, 17, 100184 (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.adcanc.2026.100184
Modeling aging in a culture dish: towards the development of more sophisticated in vitro models of human skin aging
S Briganti, E Camera, J Ciriza, EF Carro, MJ Krivokuca, J Lamartine, S Letsiou, M Nacka-Aleksic, CM Niessen, N Oliva, A Pirkovic, M Schosserer, DJ Tobin, M Cavinato, JT Connelly
Ageing Research Reviews, 103109 (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2026.103109
The osteochondral regeneration paradox: why biomimetic scaffolds are biologically superior but injectable systems dominate the clinic
S Gubert, H Moon, N Oliva, R Texido
RSC Advances, 16, 11370-11390 (2026). DOI: 10.1039/D5RA09529H
Insights into the alkaline degradation of oxidized chondroitin sulfate: implications in Schiff base formation for hydrogel preparation
JA Duran Mota, H Moon, M Artigues, S Borros, N Oliva*
Carbohydrate Polymers, 367, 124016 (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.124016
A machine learning approach to predict cellular uptake of pBAE polyplexes
A Loecher, M Bruyns-Haylett, P Ballester, S Borros, N Oliva
Biomaterials Science, 11, 5797-5808 (2023) (Cover Article). DOI: 10.1039/d3bm00741c
Current progress in bionanomaterials to modulate the epigenome
ADY Rhodes, JA Duran-Mota, N Oliva
Biomaterials Science, 10, 5081-5091 (2022). DOI: 10.1039/d2bm01027e
Editorial: Special Issue on Advanced Biomedical Hydrogels
N Oliva, M Shin, JA Burdick
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 7(9), 3993-3996 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c01059
Polyplex-Loaded Hydrogels for Local Gene Delivery to Human Dermal Fibroblasts
JA Duran-Mota, J Quintanas-Yani, BD Almquist, S Borros*, N Oliva*
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 7(9), 4347-4361 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00159
Spatiotemporal delivery of bioactive molecules for wound healing using stimuli-responsive biomaterials
N Oliva*, BD Almquist
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 161-162, 22-41 (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2020.07.021
Prolonged local in vivo delivery of stimuli-responsive nanogels that rapidly release doxorubicin in triple-negative breast cancer cells
Y Zhang, P Dosta, J Conde, N Oliva, M Wang, N Artzi
Advanced Healthcare Materials, 9, 1901101 (2020) (Cover article). DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201901101
Biologically-inspired, cell-selective release of aptamer-trapped growth factors by traction forces
A Stejskalova, N Oliva, F England, BD Almquist
Advanced Materials, 31(7), e1806380 (2019) (Cover article). DOI: 10.1002/adma.201806380
Designing Hydrogels for On-Demand Therapy
N Oliva, J Conde, K Wang, N Artzi
Accounts of Chemical Research, 50(4), 669-679 (2017). DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00536
Local microRNA delivery targets Palladin and prevents metastatic breast cancer
A Gilam, J Conde, D Weissglas-Volkov, N Oliva, E Friedman, N Artzi, N Shomron
Nature Communications, 7, 12868 (2016). DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12868
Local triple-combination therapy results in tumour regression and prevents recurrence in a colon cancer model
J Conde, N Oliva, Y Zhang, N Artzi
Nature Materials, 15, 1128-1138 (2016). DOI: 10.1038/nmat4707
Revisiting the 'One Material Fits All' Rule for Cancer Nanotherapy
J Conde*, N Oliva*, N Artzi
Trends in Biotechnology, 34(8), 618-626 (2016). DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2016.05.004
Self-assembled RNA triple-helix hydrogel scaffold for micro-RNA modulation in the tumor microenvironment
J Conde, N Oliva, M Atilano, HS Song, N Artzi
Nature Materials, 15(3), 353-363 (2016). DOI: 10.1038/nmat4497
Personalizing Biomaterials for Precision Nanomedicine Considering the Local Tissue Microenvironment
N Oliva, S Unterman, Y Zhang, J Conde, HS Song, N Artzi
Advanced Healthcare Materials, 4(11), 1584-1599 (2015). DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201400778
Implantable hydrogel embedded dark-gold nanoswitch as a theranostics probe to sense and overcome cancer multidrug resistance
J Conde, N Oliva, N Artzi
PNAS, 112(11), E1278-E1287 (2015). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1421229112
Regulation of dendrimer/dextran material performance by altered tissue microenvironment in inflammation and neoplasia
N Oliva, M Carcole, M Beckerman, S Seliktar, A Hayward, J Stanley, NMA Parry, ER Edelman, N Artzi
Science Translational Medicine, 7(272), 272ra11-272ra11 (2015). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa1616
Hydrogel doped with nanoparticles for local sustained release of siRNA in breast cancer
N Segovia, M Pont, N Oliva, V Ramos, S Borros, N Artzi
Advanced Healthcare Materials, 4(2), 271-280 (2014). DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201400235
Natural tissue microenvironmental conditions modulate adhesive material performance
N Oliva, S Shitreet, E Abraham, B Stanley, ER Edelman, N Artzi
Langmuir, 28(43), 15402-15409 (2012). DOI: 10.1021/la301355p
In vivo and in vitro tracking of erosion in biodegradable materials using non-invasive fluorescence imaging
N Artzi, N Oliva, C Puron, S Shitreet, A Groothuis, A Bon Ramos, G Sahagian, ER Edelman
Nature Materials, 10, 704-709 (2011). DOI: 10.1038/nmat3095