Urara Hasegawa
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
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331 Steidle
University Park, PA - uph5002@psu.edu
- 814-863-0998
Research Summary
The development of polymeric nanomaterials for controlled delivery of drug and bioactive signaling molecules
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Most Recent Publications
Current Modalities in Soft-Tissue Reconstruction and Vascularized Adipose Engineering
Jessica C. El-Mallah, Connie Wen, Olivia Waldron, Neekita R. Jikaria, Mohammad Hossein Asgardoon, Kevin Schlidt, Dana Goldenberg, Summer Horchler, Mary E. Landmesser, Ji Ho Park, Urara Hasegawa, Yong Wang, Dino J. Ravnic, 2025, Biomolecules
Surface Coating of ZIF-8 Nanoparticles with Polyacrylic Acid: A Facile Approach to Enhance Chemical Stability for Biomedical Applications
Setsuko Yamane, Abdul Hadi Bin Yusri, Po yu Chen, André J. van der Vlies, Amira Ben Mabrouk, Isabelle Fetzer, Urara Hasegawa, 2025, Macromolecular Bioscience
Angpt1 binding to Tie1 regulates the signaling required for lymphatic vessel development in zebrafish
Nanami Morooka, Ning Gui, Koji Ando, Keisuke Sako, Moe Fukumoto, Urara Hasegawa, Melina Hußmann, Stefan Schulte-Merker, Naoki Mochizuki, Hiroyuki Nakajima, 2024, Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology
Adsorption of CO<sub>2</sub> by Amine-Functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks Using GCMC and ReaxFF-Based Metadynamics Simulations
Y Yang, Yun Kyung Shin, Yun Shin, Hideaki Ooe, Urara Hasegawa, Setsuko Yamane, Hayata Yamada, Adri C.T. van Duin, Yasuhiro Murase, John C. Mauro, 2024, Journal of Physical Chemistry C on p. 5257-5270
The potential of nanomedicines for delivery of gaseous signaling molecules
Urara Hasegawa, 2024, Nanomedicine on p. 2045-2048
Recent advance in self-assembled polymeric nanomedicines for gaseous signaling molecule delivery
André J. van der Vlies, Setsuko Yamane, Urara Hasegawa, 2024, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
Thermally Induced Gelling Systems Based on Patchy Polymeric Micelles
Binru Han, Shota Fujii, André J. van der Vlies, Masoud Ghasemi, Joshua T. Del Mundo, Sarah N. Kiemle, Esther W. Gomez, Enrique D. Gomez, Ralph H. Colby, Urara Hasegawa, 2024, Advanced Functional Materials
Biobased Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Networks of Poly(ϵ-caprolactone) and Epoxidized Soybean Oil with Nanoscale Morphology, Shape-Memory Effect, and Biocompatibility
Samy A. Madbouly, Setsuko Yamane, André J.van der Vlies, Urara Hasegawa, 2023, ACS Applied Polymer Materials on p. 8907-8918
Polymeric biomaterials for delivery of gasotransmitter hydrogen sulfide
Urara Hasegawa, 2023, Journal of Japanese Society for Biomaterials on p. 118-120
Functionalization of Framboidal Phenylboronic Acid-Containing Nanoparticles via Aqueous Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling Reactions
André J. van der Vlies, Urara Hasegawa, 2023, Molecules
Most-Cited Papers
Polymeric Framboidal Nanoparticles Loaded with a Carbon Monoxide Donor via Phenylboronic Acid-Catechol Complexation
André J. Van Der Vlies, Ryosuke Inubushi, Hiroshi Uyama, Urara Hasegawa, 2016, Bioconjugate Chemistry on p. 1500--1508
Dual Stimuli-Responsive Phenylboronic Acid-Containing Framboidal Nanoparticles by One-Step Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization
Urara Hasegawa, Tomoki Nishida, André J. Van Der Vlies, 2015, Macromolecules on p. 4388--4393
Framboidal Nanoparticles Containing a Curcumin-Phenylboronic Acid Complex with Antiangiogenic and Anticancer Activities
André J. Van Der Vlies, Manami Morisaki, Hoi I. Neng, Emma M. Hansen, Urara Hasegawa, 2019, Bioconjugate Chemistry on p. 861--870
Polymeric micelles for hydrogen sulfide delivery
Urara Hasegawa, André J. Van Der Vlies, 2015, MedChemComm on p. 273-276
Hydrogen sulfide-releasing micelles for promoting angiogenesis
Jerry J.Y. Chen, André J. Van Der Vlies, Urara Hasegawa, 2020, Polymer Chemistry on p. 4454-4463
Hydrogen sulfide donor micelles protect cardiomyocytes from ischemic cell death
T. Takatani-Nakase, M. Katayama, C. Matsui, K. Hanaoka, A. J. Van Der Vlies, K. Takahashi, I. Nakase, Urara Hasegawa, 2017, Molecular BioSystems on p. 1705-1708
Thioether-Based Polymeric Micelles with Fine-Tuned Oxidation Sensitivities for Chemotherapeutic Drug Delivery
André J. Van Der Vlies, van der Vlies, Andre J., Van Der Vlies, Andr\'e J, Jiayi Xu, Masoud Ghasemi, Carol Bator, Amanda Bell, Brett Rosoff-Verbit, Bin Liu, Enrique D. Gomez, Urara Hasegawa, 2021, Biomacromolecules on p. 77--88
Mechanical loading of intraluminal pressure mediates wound angiogenesis by regulating the TOCA family of F-BAR proteins
Shinya Yuge, Koichi Nishiyama, Yuichiro Arima, Yasuyuki Hanada, Eri Oguri-Nakamura, Sanshiro Hanada, Tomohiro Ishii, Yuki Wakayama, Urara Hasegawa, Kazuya Tsujita, Ryuji Yokokawa, Takashi Miura, Toshiki Itoh, Kenichi Tsujita, Naoki Mochizuki, Shigetomo Fukuhara, 2022, Nature Communications
Pepsin immobilization on an aldehyde-modified polymethacrylate monolith and its application for protein analysis
Wenjuan Han, Mika Yamauchi, Urara Hasegawa, Masanori Noda, Kiichi Fukui, André J. van der Vlies, Susumu Uchiyama, Hiroshi Uyama, 2015, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering on p. 505--510
Inhibition of Angiogenesis by Antioxidant Micelles
Masaki Moriyama, Stéphanie Metzger, André J. van der Vlies, Hiroshi Uyama, Martin Ehrbar, Urara Hasegawa, 2015, Advanced healthcare materials on p. 569--575
News Articles Featuring Urara Hasegawa
Sep 15, 2025
Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences names 2025-26 seed grant recipients
The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State has selected eight research teams that span 12 departments across six colleges to receive 2025-26 seed grant funding.
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Apr 09, 2025
‘Patchy’ thermogels show next-gen biomedical material potential, scientists say
Special biomedical materials that can be injected as a liquid and turn into a solid inside our bodies — called thermogels — could provide a less-invasive way to deliver drugs or treat wounds. Scientists at Penn State have developed a new design for these materials that further improves their properties and may hold particular promise for use in tissue regeneration, the researchers said.
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