Journal articles:

14. Cyphert EL, Nand S, Franco G, Hajkowski M, Soto LM, Lee DM, Ferner M, Zabin C, Blumenthal J, Deck A, Boyer K, Burrus K, Hernandez CJ, Anand A. Combinatorial characterization of bacterial taxa-drive differences in the microbiome of oyster beds. Sustainable Microbiology, 2025. In press.

13. *Liu C, *Cyphert EL, Stephen SJ, Wang B, Morales AL, Nixon JC, Natsoulas NR, Garcia M, Blazquez Carmona P, Vill AC, Donnelly EL, Brito IL, Vashishth D, Hernandez CJ. Microbiome-induced increases and decreases in bone tissue strength can be initiated after skeletal maturity. Journal of Bone & Mineral Research, 2024. In press.

12. Cyphert EL, Liu C, Morales AL, Nixon JC, Blackford E, Garcia M, Cevallos N, Turnbaugh PJ, Brito IL, Booth SL, Hernandez CJ. Effects of high dose aspartame-based sweetener on the gut microbiota and bone strength in young and aged mice, Journal of Bone & Mineral Research Plus, 2024. In press.

11. *Cyphert EL, *Clare S, Dash A, Nixon JC, Raphael J, Harrison J, Heilbronner A, Kim HJ, Cunningham M, Schwab F, Lebl D, Hernandez CJ, Stein EM. A pilot study of the gut microbiota in spine fusion surgery patients. HSS Journal, 2023, 15563316231201410. *Equal contributions

10. Cyphert EL, Kanagasegar N, Zhang N, Learn GD, von Recum HA. PMMA bone cement composite as an adjuvant chemotherapeutic platform for localized and multi-window release during bone reconstruction. Macromolecular Bioscience, 2022, DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202100415.

9. Cyphert EL, Zhang N, Marques DW, Learn GD, Zhang F, von Recum HA. Poly(methyl methacrylate) bone cement can be refilled with antibiotic after implantation in femur or soft tissue. Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2021, 12(1), 8. DOI: 10.3390/jfb12010008.

8. Cyphert EL, Learn GD, Marques DW, Lu C-y, von Recum HA. Antibiotic filling, antimicrobial activity, and mechanical strength of PMMA bone cement composites critically depend on processing technique. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2020, 6: 4024-4035. DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c00305.

7. Cyphert EL, Bil M, von Recum HA, Święszkowski W. Repurposing biodegradable tissue engineering scaffolds for localized chemotherapeutic delivery. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 2020, DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.36889. 

6. Cyphert EL, Lu C-y, Marques DW, Learn GD, von Recum HA. Combination antibiotic delivery in PMMA provides sustained broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and allows for post-implantation refilling. Biomacromolecules, 2020, 21: 854-866. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01523.

5. Cyphert EL, Learn GD, Hurley SK, Lu C-y, von Recum HA. An additive to poly(methyl methacrylate) bone cement broadens range of compatible antimicrobials and prolongs antimicrobial activity while enabling post-implantation refilling. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2018, 1800812. DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201800821. - Selected for cover photo/artwork

4. Cyphert EL, von Recum HA, Yamato M, Nakayama M. Surface sulfonamide modification of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based block copolymer micelles to alter pH and temperature responsive properties for controlled intracellular uptake. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 2018, 106: 1552-1560. DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.36356.

3. Cyphert EL, Wallat JD, Pokorski JK, von Recum HA. Erythromycin modification that improves its acidic stability while optimizing it for local drug delivery. Antiiotics, 2017, 6(2), 11. DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics6020011.

2. Cyphert EL, Zuckerman ST, Korley JN, von Recum HA. Using affinity to drive post-implantation device reloading in the presence of bacterial biofilm. Acta Biomaterialia, 2017, 57: 95-102. DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.04.015.

1.Cyphert EL, Fu AS, von Recum HA. Chemotherapeutic delivery using pH-responsive, affinity-based release. Experimental Biology & Medicine (Maywood), 2017, 242: 692-699. DOI: 10.1177/1535370217693115. - Featured Article 

Review articles/book chapters:

4. Kumar T, Rekhi A, Lee Y, Tran J, Nagtalon AGD, Rohatgi S, Cyphert EL. Leveraging the microbiome to combat antibiotic resistant gynecological infections, npj Antimicrobials and Resistance, 2025, 3(1), 32.

3. Cyphert EL, Zhang N, Learn GD, Hernandez CJ, von Recum HA. Recent advances in evaluation of antimicrobial materials for resolution of orthopaedic implant-associated infections in vivo, ACS Infectious Diseases, 2021, 7(12), 3125-3160. DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00465.

2. *Levack AE, *Cyphert EL, Bostrom MP, Hernandez CJ, von Recum HA, Carli A. Current options and emerging biomaterials for periprosthetic joint infection. Current Rheumatology Reports, 2018, 20:33. DOI: 10.1007/s11926-018-0742-4. *Equal contributions

1.Cyphert EL, HA von Recum. Emerging technologies for long-term antimicrobial device coatings: advantages and limitations. Experimental Biology & Medicine (Maywood), 2017, 242: 788-798. DOI: 10.1177/1535370216688572.

Editorials/Essays:

1. Cyphert EL. How immersion in a different culture made me a better researcher. Science, 2024, 386(6718): 238.

Pre-prints/submitted:

1.Wang B, Stephen SJ, Cyphert EL, Liu C, Hernandez CJ, Vashishth D. Fecal microbiota transplantation improves bone material properties in mice through altered mineral quality. 

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