Publications
HKU
The long-lived immunological synapse: Mechanical perspective of regulatory T cell-mediated peripheral immune tolerance
Li Y*, Wang L*, Zhang B*, Xu F*
Acta Mechanica Sinica 2026
Before HKU
Representative publications
Compressive forces stabilise microtubules in living cells
Li Y, Kučera O, Cuvelier D, Rutkowski DM, Deygas M, Rai D, Pavlovič T, Vicente FN, Piel M, Giannone G, Vavylonis D, Akhmanova A, Blanchoin L*, Théry M*
Nature Materials 22(7), 913–924, 2023
Polymerization force–regulated actin filament–Arp2/3 complex interaction dominates self-adaptive cell migrations
Chen X*, Li Y, Guo M, Xu B, Ma Y, Zhu H*, Feng XQ*
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120(36), e2306512120, 2023
A 3D, magnetically actuated, aligned collagen fiber hydrogel platform recapitulates physical microenvironment of myoblasts for enhancing myogenesis
Shi N#, Li Y#, Chang L, Zhao G, Jin G, Lyu Y, Genin GM, Ma Y*, Xu F*
Small Methods 5(6), 2100276, 2021
An injectable, biodegradable magnetic hydrogel system for exogenous promotion of muscle mass and regeneration
Chang L#, Li Y#, Li M, Liu S, Han J, Zhao G, Ji C, Lyu Y, Genin GM, Bai B, Xu F*
Chemical Engineering Journal 420, 130398, 2021
Stochastic fluctuation-induced cell polarization on elastic substrates: A cytoskeleton-based mechanical model
Qin Y#, Li Y#, Zhang LY, Xu GK*
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 137, 103872, 2020
Nanoscale integrin cluster dynamics controls cellular mechanosensing via FAKY397 phosphorylation
Cheng B, Wan W, Huang G, Li Y, Genin GM, Mofrad MRK, Lu TJ, Xu F*, Lin M*
Science Advances 6(10), eaax1909, 2020
Non-contact tensile viscoelastic characterization of microscale biological materials
Li Y, Hong Y, Xu GK, Liu S, Shi Q, Tang D, Yang H, Genin GM, Lu TJ, Xu F*
Acta Mechanica Sinica 34(3), 589–599, 2018
Functional and biomimetic materials for engineering of the three-dimensional cell microenvironment
Huang G, Li F, Zhao X, Ma Y, Li Y, Lin M, Jin G, Lu TJ, Genin GM, Xu F*
Chemical Reviews 117(20), 12764–12850, 2017
An approach to quantifying 3D responses of cells to extreme strain
Li Y#, Huang G#, Li M, Wang L, Elson EL, Lu TJ, Genin GM, Xu F*
Scientific Reports 6, 19550, 2016
Magnetically actuated cell-laden microscale hydrogels for probing strain-induced cell responses in three dimensions
Li Y#, Huang G#, Gao B, Li M, Genin GM, Lu TJ, Xu F*
NPG Asia Materials 8(1), e238, 2016
Chinese-noodle-inspired muscle myofiber fabrication
Li Y#, Poon CT#, Li M, Lu TJ, Pingguan-Murphy B, Xu F*
Advanced Functional Materials 25(37), 5999–6008, 2015
Engineering cell alignment in vitro
Li Y, Huang G, Zhang X, Wang L, Du Y, Lu TJ, Xu F*
Biotechnology Advances 32(2), 347–365, 2014
Magnetic hydrogels and their potential biomedical applications
Li Y, Huang G, Zhang X, Li B, Chen Y, Lu T, Lu TJ, Xu F*
Advanced Functional Materials 23(6), 660–672, 2013