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Antonios G. Mikos

Antonios G. Mikos

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Materials Science
USA
2026

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2020 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2014 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For advances in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, biomaterials, and drug delivery, including development of biodegradable polymers.
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Antonios G. Mikos is affiliated with Rice University in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the fields of engineering and medicine. Their research work focuses extensively on biomedical engineering, with significant activity in bone tissue engineering, biomaterials, and molecular biology among other subfields.

The scientist has a notable publication record covering topics such as 3D printing in biomedical research, bone tissue engineering materials, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, innovative microfluidic and catalytic techniques, periodontal regeneration and treatments, and dental implant techniques and outcomes.

  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments
  • Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes

The following papers illustrate a selection of their recent research contributions:

  • Materials design for bone-tissue engineering, 2020, Nature Reviews Materials
  • Assessment methodologies for extrusion-based bioink printability, 2020, Biofabrication
  • Polymeric Systems for Bioprinting, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • Biodegradable thermoresponsive polymers: Applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering, 2020, Polymer
  • Machine Learning-Guided Three-Dimensional Printing of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds, 2020, Tissue Engineering Part A

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers including Hannah A. Pearce, Katie Hogan, Jason L. Guo, Gerry L. Koons, and Adam M. Navara.

  • Hannah A. Pearce
  • Katie Hogan
  • Jason L. Guo
  • Gerry L. Koons
  • Adam M. Navara

Noteworthy venues where the scientist often publishes include Tissue Engineering Part A, Journal of Controlled Release, Tissue Engineering Part C Methods, Biomaterials, and Biofabrication.

  • Tissue Engineering Part A
  • Journal of Controlled Release
  • Tissue Engineering Part C Methods
  • Biomaterials
  • Biofabrication

Their work has been recognized through several distinctions:

  • Member of Academia Europaea, 2020
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2014
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2012, for advances in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, biomaterials, and drug delivery, including development of biodegradable polymers
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2011

Best Publications

  • Electrospinning of polymeric nanofibers for tissue engineering applications: a review.

    Quynh P Pham;Upma Sharma;Antonios G Mikos

  • Biomimetic materials for tissue engineering.

    Heungsoo Shin;Seongbong Jo;Antonios G. Mikos

  • Preparation and characterization of poly(l-lactic acid) foams

    Antonios G Mikos;Amy J Thorsen;Lisa A Czerwonka;Yuan Bao

  • Materials design for bone-tissue engineering

    Gerry L. Koons;Mani Diba;Antonios G. Mikos

  • Thermoresponsive hydrogels in biomedical applications.

    Leda Klouda;Antonios G. Mikos

  • Review: tissue engineering for regeneration of articular cartilage

    Johnna S Temenoff;Antonios G Mikos

  • Neocartilage formation in vitro and in vivo using cells cultured on synthetic biodegradable polymers.

    L. E. Freed;J. C. Marquis;A. Nohria;J. Emmanual

  • Gelatin as a delivery vehicle for the controlled release of bioactive molecules.

    Simon Young;Mark E Wong;Yasuhiko Tabata;Antonios G. Mikos

  • Electrospun Poly(ε-caprolactone) Microfiber and Multilayer Nanofiber/Microfiber Scaffolds: Characterization of Scaffolds and Measurement of Cellular Infiltration

    Quynh P Pham;Upma Sharma;Antonios G Mikos

  • Tracking the intracellular path of poly(ethylenimine)/DNA complexes for gene delivery.

    W. T. Godbey;Kenneth K. Wu;Antonios G. Mikos

  • Bone formation by three‐dimensional stromal osteoblast culture in biodegradable polymer scaffolds

    Susan L. Ishaug;Genevieve M. Crane;Michael J. Miller;Alan W. Yasko

  • Size matters: molecular weight affects the efficiency of poly(ethylenimine) as a gene delivery vehicle.

    W. T. Godbey;Kenneth K. Wu;Antonios G. Mikos

  • Evolution of bone transplantation: molecular, cellular and tissue strategies to engineer human bone *

    Michael J. Yaszemski;Richard G. Payne;Richard G. Payne;Wilson C. Hayes;Robert Langer

  • Laminated three-dimensional biodegradable foams for use in tissue engineering

    Antonios G. Mikos;Georgios Sarakinos;Susan M. Leite;Joseph P. Vacanti

  • In vitro and in vivo degradation of porous poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid) foams.

    Lichun Lu;Susan J Peter;Michelle D. Lyman;Hui-Lin Lai

  • Preparation of poly(glycolic acid) bonded fiber structures for cell attachment and transplantation.

    Antonios G. Mikos;Yuan Bao;Linda G. Cima;Donald E. Ingber

  • Injectable biodegradable materials for orthopedic tissue engineering.

    Johnna S Temenoff;Antonios G Mikos

  • Biomaterials and bone mechanotransduction.

    Vassilios I Sikavitsas;Johnna S Temenoff;Antonios G Mikos

  • Strategies for Controlled Delivery of Growth Factors and Cells for Bone Regeneration

    Tiffany N. Vo;F. Kurtis Kasper;Antonios G. Mikos

  • Use of stereolithography to manufacture critical-sized 3D biodegradable scaffolds for bone ingrowth.

    Malcolm N. Cooke;John P. Fisher;David Dean;Clare Rimnac

  • Host response to tissue engineered devices

    Julia E. Babensee;James M. Anderson;Larry V. McIntire;Antonios G. Mikos

  • Engineering complex tissues.

    Antonios G. Mikos;Susan W. Herring;Pannee Ochareon;Jennifer Elisseeff

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Jansen
John A. Jansen Radboud University
John Fisher
John Fisher University of Leeds
Nicholas A. Peppas
Nicholas A. Peppas The University of Texas at Austin
Michael A. Barry
Michael A. Barry Mayo Clinic
Balaji Sitharaman
Balaji Sitharaman Stony Brook University
Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Joseph P. Vacanti
Joseph P. Vacanti Harvard University

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