Publications

Nguyen, Van Tu, Nanchao Wang, Liping Feng, and Junjie Yao. “Sound of nurturing: Advanced photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging of placental hemodynamics.” Placenta, March 30, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2026.03.019.

McGarraugh, Colton, Soon-Woo Cho, and Junjie Yao. “Revealing hidden tissue architecture with mid-infrared dichroism photoacoustic microscopy.” Light, Science & Applications 15, no. 1 (February 2026): 124. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-026-02218-4.

Nguyen, Van Tu, Carlos Taboada, Jesse Delia, Tri Vu, Luca Menozzi, Soon-Woo Cho, Jing Li, Nishad Jayasundara, Anthony DiSpirito, and Junjie Yao. “Dual-channel high-speed functional photoacoustic microscopy with ultra-wide field of view.” Light, Science & Applications 15, no. 1 (January 2026): 91. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-025-02114-3.

Huang, Ziping, Mengyue Chen, Charalambos C. Charalambous, Lei Zhu, Ergi Spiro, Shashank Shekhar, Jody A. Feld, Xiaoning Jiang, Junjie Yao, and Wuwei Feng. “A Methodological Protocol and Considerations for Transcranial Ultrasonic Stimulation in Exploratory Clinical Human Studies.” J Vis Exp, no. 226 (December 12, 2025). https://doi.org/10.3791/69236.

Choi, Hae Woong, Joo Hwan Noh, Jason Iskarpatyoti, Xiaoyi Zhu, Chunjing Bao, Mathew Abraham, Ulrike Hoffmann, et al. “Platelet-mediated activation of perivascular mast cells triggers progression of sepsis to septic shock in mice.” Nat Commun 17, no. 1 (December 3, 2025): 270. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66978-0.

Rong, Qiangzhou, Carlos Taboada, Van Tu Nguyen, Rui Yao, Jesse Delia, Yushun Zeng, Xiaoyi Zhu, Qifa Zhou, and Junjie Yao. “Label-free photoacoustic imaging of glassfrog development.” Photoacoustics 46 (December 2025): 100773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacs.2025.100773.

Long, Jiao, Yan Gao, Kangjia Sheng, Junjie Yao, Xinglong Zheng, Tao Bao, Wanghui Jing, and Sicen Wang. “Transform waste into profit: Extract licorice residue fiber to load Zr-MOF as a promising adsorbent.” Bioresource Technology 438 (December 2025): 133199–133199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2025.133199.

Yao, Junjie, Yuxiao Yi, Liangkai Hang, Weinan E, Weizong Wang, Yaoyu Zhang, Tianhan Zhang, and Zhi-Qin John Xu. “Solving multiscale dynamical systems by deep learning.” Computer Physics Communications 316 (November 2025): 109802–109802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2025.109802.

Kuang, Xiao, Qiangzhou Rong, Saud Belal, Nanchao Wang, Tri Vu, Abigail Herrera-Ruiz, Zebang Zhang, Yu Shrike Zhang, and Junjie Yao. “Sonicated inks and focused-ultrasound writing enable deep-penetration acoustic volumetric printing.” Nature Protocols, October 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41596-025-01258-1.

Park, Hyungjoo, Tri Vu, Junjie Yao, and Yun Jing. “A Comparison of Image Reconstruction Methods for Ring-Array Photoacoustic Computed Tomography.” IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control 72, no. 10 (October 2025): 1376–87. https://doi.org/10.1109/tuffc.2025.3600372.

Menozzi, Luca, Zhi Li, Seongwook Choi, Tri Vu, Lingyan Shi, and Junjie Yao. “Light and metabolism: label-free optical imaging of metabolic activities in biological systems [Invited].” Biomedical Optics Express 16, no. 9 (September 2025): 3770–96. https://doi.org/10.1364/boe.572304.

Zhang, Xiaoqian, Yingdai Zhao, Jinpeng Liu, Hongzhe Zhang, Junjie Yao, Jing Liu, Yujuan Niu, and Xixiang Ying. “The anti-inflammatory mechanism of a new skeleton alkaloid isolated from Portulaca oleracea L.” Fitoterapia 185 (September 2025): 106760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2025.106760.

Lu, Kechao, Yirui Xu, David A. Miller, Wan Wang, Deven Gupta, Junjie Yao, and Adam Wax. “Indocyanine green (ICG) enhances penetration of 1300 nm optical coherence tomography imaging for in vivo murine skin.” Optics Letters 50, no. 17 (September 2025): 5226–29. https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.569764.

Canning, Aidan J., Tri Vu, Luca Menozzi, Paul Klippel, Xinrong Chen, Jianing Chen, Theresa Charity, et al. “Advancing precision photothermal therapy by integrating armored gold nanostars with real-time photoacoustic thermometry and imaging.” Sci Adv 11, no. 33 (August 15, 2025): eadx6350. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adx6350.

Yao, Junjie, and Gang Li. “Monitoring methods for correct gastric tube placement in neurologically critical patients using PETCO₂ and pH - Letter on Chen et al.” Intensive & Critical Care Nursing 89 (August 2025): 104007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2025.104007.

Guo, Yuzhen, Junjie Yao, Jing Jiang, and Dongxiao Qiao. “Research of Hierarchical Vertiport Location Based on Lagrange Relaxation.” Aerospace 12, no. 8 (July 28, 2025): 672–672. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace12080672.

Kasatkina, Ludmila A., Chenshuo Ma, Huaxin Sheng, Matthew Lowerison, Luca Menozzi, Mikhail Baloban, Yuqi Tang, et al. “Deep-tissue high-sensitivity multimodal imaging and optogenetic manipulation enabled by biliverdin reductase knockout.” Nat Commun 16, no. 1 (July 14, 2025): 6469. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61532-4.

Cho, Soon-Woo, and Junjie Yao. “A duet: Seeing and hearing the brain in action.” Science Advances 11, no. 30 (July 2025): eadz6780. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adz6780.

Gao, Shiming, Haoming Mo, Junjie Yao, Shuo Qu, Junhao Ding, and Xu Song. “Numerical and experimental investigations of a twisted copper heat exchanger with triply periodic minimal surfaces.” International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 165 (June 2025): 109099–109099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2025.109099.

Yao, Junjie, and Gang Li. “Letter to the editor concerning "magnetic resonance imaging ultrasonography fusion-guided transforaminal epidural steroid injection: a retrospective cohort" by Ahmet Sumen et al. (Eur spine J [2025]: doi.org/10.1007/s00586-025-08705-3).” European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society 34, no. 5 (May 2025): 2031–32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-025-08765-5.

Wang, Tinghao, Yuxiao Yi, Junjie Yao, Zhi-Qin John Xu, Tianhan Zhang, and Zheng Chen. “Enforcing physical conservation in neural network surrogate models for complex chemical kinetics.” Combustion and Flame 275 (May 2025): 114105–114105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2025.114105.

Brøndsted, Frederik, Julia L. McAfee, Jerimiah D. Moore, Harry R. Shield, Luca Menozzi, Xinqi Zhou, Yuan Fang, et al. “Acoustic loudness factor as an experimental parameter for benchmarking small molecule photoacoustic probes.” Nature Communications 16, no. 1 (April 2025): 3779. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59121-6.

Tang, Yuqi, Nanchao Wang, Zhijie Dong, Matthew Lowerison, Angela Del Aguila, Natalie Johnston, Tri Vu, et al. “Non-Invasive Deep-Brain Imaging With 3D Integrated Photoacoustic Tomography and Ultrasound Localization Microscopy (3D-PAULM).” IEEE Trans Med Imaging 44, no. 2 (February 2025): 994–1004. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMI.2024.3477317.

Ma, Qiang, Shanshan Gao, Chaoyang Li, Junjie Yao, Yumeng Xie, Cong Jiang, Jie Yuan, et al. “Cuproptosis and Serine Metabolism Blockade Triggered by Copper‐Based Prussian Blue Nanomedicine for Enhanced Tumor Therapy.” Small 21, no. 5 (February 2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202406942.

Menozzi, Luca, Tri Vu, Aidan J. Canning, Harshal Rawtani, Carlos Taboada, Marie Elise Abi Antoun, Chenshuo Ma, et al. “Three-dimensional diffractive acoustic tomography.” Nat Commun 16, no. 1 (January 29, 2025): 1149. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56435-3.