UM Macromolecular Science & Engineering

Peter X. Ma
Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Macromolecular Science & Engineering Center
211 Dental School, 1011 N. University Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078

Tel: (734) 764-2209
Fax: (734) 647-2110
mapx@umich.edu
Group Webpage

Short Biosketch

Dr. Peter X Ma received his BS in Polymer Chemistry and MS in Polymer Materials from Tsinghua University (Beijing, China), and Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from Rutgers University. He then did his postdoctoral research at MIT and Harvard Medical School on Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering. In 1996, he joined the faculty at the University of Michigan, in the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry. He also holds joint appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Macromolecular Science and Engineering Center in the College of Engineering.

Awards/Honors

Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Tsinghua University
Outstanding Graduate Student, Tsinghua University
Graduate School Excellence Fellow, Rutgers University
The NOVARTIS Award (with J.M. Pollok et al.) 1997
DuPont Young Professor, 2000-2003
Featured in the Annual Report of The Whitaker Foundation, 2005
Election to Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2006
Reviewing articles for 36 journals
Reviewing grant proposals for NIH, NSF, NSERC (Canada), Canada Foundation for Innovation, Austrian Science Fund, Swiss NSF, Israel Science Foundation, Singapore Science & Engineering Council, Hong Kong UGC, Hong Kong RGC, National Natural Science Foundation of China, US Civilian Research & Development Foundation, ACS Petroleum Research Fund, MIT Sea Grant College Program etc.
Chaired 22 symposiums and conference sessions
Served on 16 symposium and conference organization committees
Delivered 99 keynote/invited lectures
Professional societies: SFB, TERMIS, BMES, ACS, MRS, ASBMR, ORS, AICHE, IADR, AADR, TMS, and AAAS

Current Research

Research in Ma group has been supported by NIH (NIDCR, NIGMS and NIDDK), NASA, NSF, Whitaker Foundation, and industry.

Bioactive Scaffolds For Tissue Engineering

3D surface functionalization, and controlled release of biological molecules in scaffolds.

Adult and embryonic stem cells for regenerative medicine.

Biomimetic Materials

Development of novel synthetic materials inspired by natural materials.

Tissue Engineering

Regeneration of 3D functional tissues; understanding polymer-cell interactions, signal and substrate requirements for cell proliferation, differentiation and tissue regeneration.

Nano Biomaterials

Nano-fibrous matrix and nano spheres for tissue engineering and controlled release of regulating factors; biomimetic polymer/ceramic nano composite materials for mineralized tissue engineering.

Phase-separation and Self-assembly

Physical mechanisms and biomedical applications of three-dimensional ordered structure formation, especially at the nanometer scale.

Polymeric Biomaterials

Development and structure-property relationship studies of polymer systems of biomedical importance, such as biodegradable polymers, bioactive polymer materials, and mechanically superior polymeric multiphase materials.

Book

"Scaffolding in Tissue Engineering," P.X. Ma and J. Elisseeff. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2006.

Selected Recent and Top Cited Publications

V.J. Chen and P.X. Ma, "Bone regeneration on computer designed nano-fibrous scaffolds" Biomaterials 27 (21), 3973-3979 (2006)
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X. Liu, Y.J. Won, and P.X. Ma, "Porogen-Induced Surface Modification of Nano-Fibrous poly(L-lactic acid) Scaffolds For Bone Tissue Engineering" Biomaterials 27 (21), 3980-3987 (2006)
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K.M. Woo, J.H. Jun, V.J. Chen, J. Seo, J.H. Baek, H.M. Ryoo, G.S. Kim, M.J. Somerman, and P.X. Ma, "Nano-Fibrous Scaffolding Promotes Osteoblast Differentiation And Biomineralization" Biomaterials 28 (2), 335-343 (2007)
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G. Wei, Q. Jin, W.V. Giannobile, P.X. Ma, "The enhancement of osteogenesis by nano-fibrous scaffolds incorporating rhBMP-7 nanospheres" Biomaterials 28 (12), 2087-2096 (2007)
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S. Hou, L. McCauley, and P.X. Ma, "Synthesis And Erosion Properties of PEG-Containing Polyanhydrides" Macromolecular Bioscience 7(5) 620-628 (2007)
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R. Zhang and P.X. Ma., "Poly(a-hydroxyl acids)/hydroxyapatite porous composites for bone tissue engineering: 1. Preparation and morphology. " Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 44(4), 446-455 (1999)
Times Cited:158
R. Zhang and P.X. Ma., "poly(L-lactic acid)/apatite composites created by a biomimetic process" Journal of Biomedical Materials Research , 45(4), 285-293 (1999)
Times Cited:114
P.X. Ma and J. Choi., "Biodegradable polymer scaffolds with well-defined interconnected spherical pore network" Tissue Engineering 7(1), 23-33 (2001)
Times Cited:96
P.X. Ma and R. Zhang., "Synthetic nano-scale fibrous extracellular matrix." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 46(1), 60-72 (1999)
Times Cited:94
P.X. Ma, R. Zhang, G. Xiao, and R. Franceschi., "Engineering new bone tissue in vitro on highly porous poly(a-hydroxyl acids)/hydroxyapatite composite scaffolds" Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 54(2), 284-293 (2001)
Times Cited:92