Publications

22. Koyama E, Yao L, Saounders C, Mundy C, Catheline SE, Kim M, Song C, Long F, Pacifici M, “Synovial joint cavitation during limb skeletogenesis entails Na/K-ATPase ion pump expression and osmoregulatory activity” Development 2025 August 1; 152(15);dev204941.

21. Kim M*, Koyama E, Saunders CM, Querido W, Pleshko N, Pacifici M*. “Synovial joint cavitation initiates with microcavities and is coupled to skeletal flexion and angulation in developing mouse embryo limbs" Biology Open 2022 June 15; 11(6):bio059381. Doi: 10.1242/bio.059381. Epub 2022 Jun 15. (Featured First Person in the issue, Cover art) (*Corresponding Author).

20. Kim M, Steinberg DR, Burdick JA, Mauck RL, “Extracellular Vesicles Mediate Improved Functional Outcomes in Engineered Cartilage Produced from MSC/Chondrocyte Co-cultures” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 2019 Jan 29, 2019, 116 (5) 1569-1578 .

19. Kim M, Erickson IE, Huang AH, Dodge GR, Mauck RL, Steinberg DR, “Donor-to-Donor Variability in Functional Chondrogenesis by Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels” Tissue Eng Part A. 2018 May 24. Doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2017.0520. [Epub ahead of print]

18. Kim M, Garrity ST, Dodge GR, Steinberg DR, Mauck RL, “Role of Dexamethasone in the Long-term Functional Maturation of MSC-laden Hyaluronic Acid (HA) Hydrogels for Cartilage Tissue Engineering” J Orthop Res. 2018 Jun;36(6):1717-1727.doi: 10.1002/jor.23815 Epub 2017 Dec 29.

17. Yousefi F, Kim M, Nahri YS, Mauck RL, Pleshko N, "Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Predicts Compositional and Mechanical Properties of Hyaluronic Acid-Based Engineered Cartilage Constructs," Tissue Eng Part A. 2018 Jan;24(1-2):106-116. DOI: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2017.0035 Epub 2017 May 15.

16. Kwon MY, Vega SL, Gramlich WM, Kim M, Mauck RL, Burdick JA, “Dose and Timing of N-cadherin mimetic Peptides Regulate MSC Chondrogenesis within Hydrogels” Adv Healthc Mater, 2018 May; 7(9):e1701199.doi: 10.1002/adhm.201701199. Epub 2018 Jan 23.

15. Kim M, Farrell MJ, Steinberg DR, Burdick JA, Mauck RL, “Enhanced Nutrient Transport Improves the Depth-dependent Properties of Tri-layered Engineered Cartilage Constructs with Zonal Co-culture of Chondrocytes and MSCs,” Acta Biomater. 2017 Aug; 58:1-11. Doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.06.025.

14. Pfeifer CG, Fisher MB, Saxena V, Kim M, Henning EA, Steinberg DA, Dodge GR, Mauck RL, “Age-dependent Subchondral Bone Remodeling and Cartilage Repair in a Minipig Defect Model,” Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2017 Jul 26. DOI: 10.1089/ten.TEC.2017.0109. [Epub ahead of print].

13. Sala RL, Kwon MY, Kim M, Gullbrand S, Henning EA, Mauck RL, Camargo ER, Burdick JA, “Thermosensitive Poly(N-vinyl caprolactam) Injectable Hydrogels for Cartilage Tissue Engineering,” Tissue Eng Part A, 2017 Sep;23(17-18):935-945. DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2016.0464. Epub 2017 Apr 6.

12. Fisher MB, Belkin NS, Milby AH, Henning EA, Soegaard N, Kim M, Pfeifer C, Saxena V, Dodge GR, Burdick JA, Schaer TP, Steinberg DR, Mauck RL, “Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cell and Growth Factor Delivery on Cartilage Repair in a Mini-Pig Model,” Cartilage. 2016 Apr;7(2):174-84. doi:10.1117/1947603515623030. Epub 2015 Dec 28.

11. Saxena V, Kim M, Keah NM, Neuwirth AL, Stoeckl BD, Bickard K, Restle DJ, Salowe R, Wang MY, Steinberg DR, Mauck RL, “Anatomic Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Engineered Cartilage Constructs for Biologic Total Joint Replacement,” Tissue Eng Part A. 2016 Feb;22(3-4):386-95.

10. Kim IL, Pfeifer CG, fisher MB, Saxena V, Meloni GR, Kwon MY, Kim M, Steinberg DR, Mauck RL, Burdick JA, “Fibrous Scaffolds with Varied Fiber Chemistry and Growth Factor Deliver Promote Repair in a Porcine Cartilage Defect Model,” Tissue Eng Part A. 2015 Nov;21(21-22).

9. Fisher MB, Belkin NS, Milby AH, Hennnig EA, Bostrom M, Kim M, Pfeifer C, Meloni G, Dodge GR, Burdick JA, Schaer TP, Steinberg DR, Mauck RL, “Cartilage Repair and Subchondral Bone Remodeling in Response to Focal Lesions in a Mini-Pig Model: Implications for Tissue Engineering,” Tissue Eng Part A. 2014 Oct 16 [Epub ahead of print].

8. Erickson IE, Kestle SR, Zellars KH, Farrell MJ, Kim M, Burdick JA, and Mauck RL, “High Stem Cell Seeding Densities in Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels Produce Engineered Cartilage with Native Tissue Properties,” Acta Biomater. 2012 Aug; 8(8):3027-34. Epub 2012 Apr 27..

7. Kim M, Erickson IE, Choudhury M, Pleshko N, and Mauck RL, “Transient exposure of TGF-ß3 improves the functional chondrogenesis of MSC-laden hyaluronic acid hydrogels,” J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2012 Jul; 11: 92-101. Epub 2012 Mar 24.

6. Kim M, Volk AC, Kraft JJ, Pugarelli J, Pleshko N, and Dodge GR, “Characterization of a tissue-engineered porcine cartilage using a self-aggregating suspension culture (SASC) model: a long-term (4 years) study," J Orthop Res. 2011 Dec; 29(12):1881-7. Doi:10.1002/jor.21467. Epub 2011 May 31.

5. Kim M, Pugarelli J, Miller TL, Wolfson MR, Dodge GR, and Shaffer TH, “Brief Mechanical Ventilation Impacts Airway Cartilage Properties in Neonatal Lambs,” Pediatr Pulmonol. 2012 Aug; 47(8):763-70.doi: 10.1002/ppul.21616. Epub 2011 Dec 13.

4. Arteaga E, Arteaga SL, Kim M, Jepsen K, Schaffler M, Pleshko N, and Ramirez F, “Material and Mechanical properties of bones deficient for fibrillin-1 or fibrillin-2 microfibrils,” Matrix Biol. 2011 Apr;30(3):188-94.doi:10.1016/j.matbio.2011.03.004. Epub 2011 Mar 29.

3. Huang AH, Farrell MJ, Kim M, Mauck RL, "Long-term Dynamic Loading improves the mechanical properties of chondrogenic mesenchymal stem cell-laden hydrogels," Eur Cell Mater. 2010 Feb 26; 19:72-85.

2. Kim M, Foo LF, Lyman E, Ryaby JT, Grande DA, Potter HG, Pleshko N, “Evaluation of early osteochondral defect in a rabbit model utilizing Fourier transform-infrared imaging spectroscopy (FT-IRIS), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and quantitative T2 mapping,” Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2010 Jun:16(3):355-64.

1. Kim M, Bi X, Horton WE, Spencer RG, Camacho NP, “Fourier transform infrared imaging spectroscopic analysis of tissue-engineered cartilage: histologic and biochemical correlations,” J Biomed Opt. 2005, May-Jun; (10)3:031105.