Selected Publications

  1. Adebowale K, Gong Z, Hou JC, Wisdom KM, Garbett D, Lee HP, Nam S, Meyer T, Odde DJ, Shenoy VB, Chaudhuri O. Enhanced substrate stress relaxation promotes filopodia-mediated cell migration. Nature materials. 2021 Sep;20(9):1290-9.
  2. Fan W, Adebowale K, Vancza L, Li Y, Rabbi MF, Kunimoto K, Chen D, Mozes G, Chiu DK, Li Y, Tao J. Matrix viscoelasticity promotes liver cancer progression in the pre-cirrhotic liver. Nature. 2024 Feb 15;626(7999):635-42.
  3. Adebowale K, Allan C, Ha B, Saraswathibhatla A, Zhu J, Indana D, Popescu MC, Demirdjian S, Martinez HA, Esclamado A, Yang J. Monocytes use protrusive forces to generate migration paths in viscoelastic collagen-based extracellular matrices. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2025 Jun 24;122(25):e2309772122.
  4. Adebowale K, Liao R, Suja VC, Kapate N, Lu A, Gao Y, Mitragotri S. Materials for cell surface engineering. Advanced materials. 2024 Oct;36(43):2210059.
  5. Adebowale K, Guerriero JL, Mitragotri S. Dynamics of macrophage tumor infiltration. Applied Physics Reviews. 2023 Dec 1;10(4).
  6. Wisdom KM, Adebowale K, Chang J, Lee JY, Nam S, Desai R, Rossen NS, Rafat M, West RB, Hodgson L, Chaudhuri O. Matrix mechanical plasticity regulates cancer cell migration through confining microenvironments. Nature communications. 2018 Oct 8;9(1):4144.

Full Publications List (Reverse Chronological Order)

  1. Adebowale K, Allan C, Ha B, Saraswathibhatla A, Zhu J, Indana D, Popescu MC, Demirdjian S, Martinez HA, Esclamado A, Yang J. Monocytes use protrusive forces to generate migration paths in viscoelastic collagen-based extracellular matrices. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2025 Jun 24;122(25):e2309772122.
  2. Sharma V, Adebowale K, Gong Z, Chaudhuri O, Shenoy VB. Glassy Adhesion Dynamics Govern Transitions Between Sub-Diffusive and Super-Diffusive Cell Migration on Viscoelastic Substrates. bioRxiv. 2025 Mar 14:2025-03.
  3. Clegg JR, Adebowale K, Zhao Z, Mitragotri S. Hydrogels in the clinic: An update. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine. 2024 Nov;9(6):e10680.
  4. Adebowale K, Liao R, Suja VC, Kapate N, Lu A, Gao Y, Mitragotri S. Materials for cell surface engineering. Advanced materials. 2024 Oct;36(43):2210059.
  5. Janes ME, Park KS, Gottlieb AP, Curreri A, Adebowale K, Kim J, Mitragotri S. Dendritic cell immune modulation via polyphenol membrane coatings. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2024 May 23;16(22):28070-9.
  6. Fan W, Adebowale K, Vancza L, Li Y, Rabbi MF, Kunimoto K, Chen D, Mozes G, Chiu DK, Li Y, Tao J. Matrix viscoelasticity promotes liver cancer progression in the pre-cirrhotic liver. Nature. 2024 Feb 15;626(7999):635-42.
  7. Kapate N, Liao R, Sodemann RL, Stinson T, Prakash S, Kumbhojkar N, Suja VC, Wang LL, Flanz M, Rajeev R, Villafuerte D, Shaha S, Janes M, Park KS, Dunne M, Golemb B, Hone A, Adebowale K, Clegg J, Slate A, McGuone D, Costine-Bartell B, Mitragotri S. Backpack-mediated anti-inflammatory macrophage cell therapy for the treatment of traumatic brain injury. PNAS nexus. 2024 Jan;3(1):pgad434.
  8. Adebowale K, Guerriero JL, Mitragotri S. Dynamics of macrophage tumor infiltration. Applied Physics Reviews. 2023 Dec 1;10(4).
  9. Ikeda-Imafuku M, Gao Y, Shaha S, Wang LL, Park KS, Nakajima M, Adebowale O, Mitragotri S. Extracellular matrix degrading enzyme with stroma-targeting peptides enhance the penetration of liposomes into tumors. Journal of Controlled Release. 2022 Dec 1;352:1093-103.
  10. Grosskopf AK, Labanieh L, Klysz DD, Roth GA, Xu P, Adebowale O, Gale EC, Jons CK, Klich JH, Yan J, Maikawa CL. Delivery of CAR-T cells in a transient injectable stimulatory hydrogel niche improves treatment of solid tumors. Science advances. 2022 Apr 8;8(14):eabn8264.
  11. Adebowale K, Gong Z, Hou JC, Wisdom KM, Garbett D, Lee HP, Nam S, Meyer T, Odde DJ, Shenoy VB, Chaudhuri O. Enhanced substrate stress relaxation promotes filopodia-mediated cell migration. Nature materials. 2021 Sep;20(9):1290-9.
  12. Gong Z, Wisdom KM, McEvoy E, Chang J, Adebowale K, Price CC, Chaudhuri O, Shenoy VB. Recursive feedback between matrix dissipation and chemo-mechanical signaling drives oscillatory growth of cancer cell invadopodia. Cell reports. 2021 Apr 27;35(4).
  13. Lee HP, Alisafaei F, Adebowale K, Chang J, Shenoy VB, Chaudhuri O. The nuclear piston activates mechanosensitive ion channels to generate cell migration paths in confining microenvironments. Science advances. 2021 Jan 8;7(2):eabd4058.
  14. Chang J, Pang EM, Adebowale K, Wisdom KM, Chaudhuri O. Increased stiffness inhibits invadopodia formation and cell migration in 3D. Biophysical Journal. 2020 Aug 18;119(4):726-36.
  15. Wisdom KM, Adebowale K, Chang J, Lee JY, Nam S, Desai R, Rossen NS, Rafat M, West RB, Hodgson L, Chaudhuri O. Matrix mechanical plasticity regulates cancer cell migration through confining microenvironments. Nature communications. 2018 Oct 8;9(1):4144.