Selected Publications

 * – Co-first author

‡ – Co-corresponding author

• Lai SK, Wang YY, Hida K, Cone R, Hanes J. (2010) Nanoparticles reveal that mucus is riddled with pores larger than viruses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107(2):598-603
• Tang BT, Dawson M, Lai SK, Wang YY, Suk JS, Yang M, Zeitlin PL, Boyle MP, Fu J, Hanes J. (2009) Biodegradable polymer nanoparticles that rapidly penetrate the human mucus barrier. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 106(46):19268-73.
• Lai SK*, Hida K*, Shukair S, Wang YY, Cone R, Hope TJ, Hanes J. (2009) HIV is trapped by acidic but not by neutralized human cervicovaginal mucus. J Virology. 83:11196-11200.
• Lai SK*, Wang YY*, Cone R, Wirtz D, Hanes J (2009). Selectively Altering Mucus Rheology to "Solidify" Human Mucus at the Nanoscale. PLoS ONE. 4(1): e4294.
• Wang YY*, Lai SK*, Suk JS, Pace A, Cone R, Hanes J. (2008) Addressing the PEG Muco-adhesivity Paradox to Engineer Nanoparticles that “Slip” through the Human Mucus Barrier. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 47(50):9726-9729.
• Lai SK‡, Wang YY, Hanes J‡. (2008) Mucus-penetrating nanoparticles for drug and gene delivery to mucosal tissues. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 61(2):158-171.
• Lai SK, Wang YY, Wirtz D, Hanes J. (2008) Micro- and macro-rheology of mucus. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 61(2):86-100.
• Lai SK, O’Hanlon ED, Harrold S, Man ST, Wang YY, Cone R, Hanes J. (2007) Rapid transport of large polymeric nanoparticles in undiluted human cervical vaginal mucus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 104(5):1482-1487.
• Lai SK, Hida K, Man ST, Chen C, Machamer C, Schroer TA, Hanes J. (2007) Privileged delivery of polymer nanoparticles to the perinuclear region of live cells via a non-clathrin, non-degradative pathway. Biomaterials. 28(18): 2876-2884.