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, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 123 (22), (2026). （公众号简介）

[9] C. Zhao, X. Fan, R. Xue, K. Feng, L. Wang, Z. Gong*, Mechanical Pre-stretch of Extracellular Matrix Regulates Podosome Dynamics via Contact Stiffness, Biophysical Journal, 125 (17), (2026). (Front Cover)

[8] V. Sharma#, K. Adebowale#, Z. Gong#, Ovijit Chaudhuri*, Vivek Shenoy*, Glassy Adhesion Dynamics Govern Transitions Between Sub-Diffusive and Super-Diffusive Cell Migration on Viscoelastic Substrates, Nature Communications, (2026).

[7] J. Feng#, K. Feng#, Z. Xiong, M. Yu, Y. Hu, W. Wang, R. Xue, Z. Gong*, Z. Liu*, W. Chen*, Capped High-Force Integrin Bond Lifetimes and Spacing-tuned Binding Frequency Drive Rapid Fibroblast Migration, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 122 (47), e2505941122, (2025).

[6] 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）

[5] 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

[4] 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

[3] 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).

[2] 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).

[1] 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

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