Selective publications are listed below, and the full publication list can be found on Google Scholar profile

[10] R. Xue#, L. Kang#, Y. Chen, H. Yang, H. Jiang*, Z. Gong*, Force loading on molecular clutches governs the stability of cell lamellipodia, bioRxiv, 10.679903 (2025）

[9] J. Xing, F. Sun, Y. Lin*, Z. Gong*, A chemo-mechanical model for growth and mechanosensing of focal adhesion, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 193, 105863,（2024）（公众号简介）

[8] R. Xue, Y. Chen, Z. Gong*, H. Jiang*, Superposition of Substrate Deformation Fields Induced by Molecular Clutches Explains Cell Spatial Sensing of Ligands, ACS Nano, 18 (32), 21144-21155,（2024）（公众号简介）

[7] Z. Gong, K. van den Dries, R.A. Migueles-Ramírez, P.W. Wiseman, A. Cambi, V.B. Shenoy*. Chemo-mechanical Diffusion Waves Explain Collective Dynamics of Immune Cell Podosomes. Nature Communications, 14, 2902, (2023). 

            Faculty Opinion: Recommendation of the Article: Facultyopinions.com/article/742656105

[6] K. Adebowale, Z. Gong, J. Hou, K.M. Wisdom, D. Garbett, H. Lee, S. Nam, T. Meyer, D. Odde, V.B. Shenoy, O. Chaudhuri*. Enhanced substrate stress relaxation promotes filopodia-mediated cell migration. Nature Materials, 20, 1290–1299, (2021).

     Stanford News: Stanford Study reveals a unique mode of cell migration on soft 'viscoelastic' surfaces

[5] Z. Gong, K.M. Wisdom, E. McEvoy, J. Chang, K. Adebowale, C.C. Price, O. Chaudhuri, V.B. Shenoy*. Recursive Feedback between Matrix Dissipation and Chemo-mechanical Signaling Drives Oscillatory Growth of Cancer Cell Invadopodia. Cell Reports, 35 (4) 190947, (2021).

[4] Z. Gong*, C. Fang, R. You, X. Shao, R. C.C. Chang, Y. Lin*. Forced Peeling and Relaxation of Neurite Governed by Rate-Dependent Adhesion and Cellular Viscoelasticity, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 40, 100902, (2020).

[3] Z. Gong#, C. Fang#, R. You, X. Shao, X. Wei, R.C.C. Chang, and Y. Lin*. Distinct Relaxation Timescales of Neurites Revealed by Indentation under Different Loading Modes. Soft Matter, 15 (2), 166-174, (2019). (Front Cover)

[2] Z. Gong, S.E. Szczesny, S.R. Caliari, E.E. Charrier, O. Chaudhuri, X. Cao, Y. Lin*, R.L. Mauck, P.A. Janmey, J.A. Burdick, and V.B. Shenoy*. Matching Material and Cellular Timescales Maximizes Cell Spreading on Viscoelastic Substrates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 115 (12), E2686-E2695, (2018).

          Penn News: Penn Researchers Show that Cells' Perception of Stiffness is a Matter of Time

          HKU News: HKU scientists reveal how material viscosity modulates living cells behavior and functioning

[1] Z. Gong#, R. You#, R.C.-C. Chang, Y. Lin*, Viscoelastic Response of Neural Cells Governed by the Deposition of Amyloid-β Peptides (Aβ), Journal of Applied Physics, 119(21) 214701, (2016).