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1. Jaden Wise, Isabella Merem, Justin Gumbs, Zachary Comella, Angela Rodio, Victoria Lin, Victoria Verrengia, Rudy Paul, Min Shi, Maohua Lin, Frank D Vrionis. AI Parameters for Enhancing Spine Surgery Outcomes: a Narrative Review. https://jss.amegroups.org/article/view/8114

2. Comella, Z.; Kainth, R.; Arab, Y.; Beaulieu, E.; Lin, M.; Paul, R.; Sharp, R.; Cheema, T.S.; Vrionis, F.D. Fairness-aware deep learning for predicting visual field loss from optical coherence tomography. Journal of Medical Imaging, Vol. 13, Issue 4, 044502 (Jul 2026) https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JMI.13.4.044502

3. Elizabeth B., Lin, M. Frank V. et al. Advances in Biomechanical Modeling of Lumbar Spine Diseases and Tumors: Gaps, Opportunities, and AI Integration. Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol, 2026. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2026.1786433

4. Comella, Z.; Kainth, R.; Arab, Y.; Beaulieu, E.; Lin, M.; Paul, R.; Sharp, R.; Cheema, T.S.; Vrionis, F.D. Advancements, Challenges, and Innovations in Mechanical and Animal Testing of Lumbar Spine Implants. Appl. Sci. 2026, 16, 3662. https://doi.org/10.3390/app16083662

5. Zhang L., Lin, M. Frank V. et al. Biomechanical Analysis of Lumbar Oblique Manipulation for Lumbar Disc Herniation with Different Protrusion Subtypes. , Mechanobiology in Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mbm.2026.100188.

6. Elizabeth B., Lin, M. Frank V. et al. A Review of Finite Element Analysis in Spine Surgery Decision-Making. J. Clin. Med.2026, 15(7), 2584;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15072584

7. Samartzis D., Lin, M. Frank V. et al. The “Spine Intelligence” Era: AI, simulations and LLMs advancing precision spine care. Eur Spine J (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-026-09869-2.

8.     Jaden W., Lin, M. Frank V. et al. A Review of Synthetic Bone Grafts in Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Bioengineering 2026, 13(3), 262;https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering13030262

9.     Isabella M., Lin, M. Frank V. et al. A Review of Motion-Preserving Cervical Spinal Implants and Fusion Constructs. Bioengineering 2026, 13(2), 228;https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering13020228

10.  Ahmadi, M., Chen, H., Lin, M. et al. Streamlined and efficient patient-specific modeling for lumbar spine segmentation and finite element analysis. Sci Rep 15, 35619 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19664-6

11.  Christopher Franceschini, Ahmadi Mohsen, Lin, Maohua, Tang Yufei, Vrionis FD.  Revolutionizing Spine Surgery with Emerging AI-FEA Integration.  J Robotic Surg 19, 615 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-025-02772-w

12.  Yu, Zhongxiang MD*; Deng, Zhen MD†; Chen, Hanxi MSc‡; Zhang, Linling MSc*; Zhao, Yongfang MD*; Zhan, Hongsheng MD*; Lin, Maohua PhD§; Vrionis, Frank MD‡; Wang, Huihao MD*. Biomechanical Effect of Chinese Manual Therapy for Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy After Percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical Foraminotomy and Diskectomy: A Finite Element Study. Clinical Spine Surgery ():10.1097/BSD.0000000000001920, August 25, 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000001920

13.  Ahmadi Mohsen, Lin, Maohua, Tang Yufei, Javad Hashemi, Vrionis FD. Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Advancing Computational Medical Imaging: Integrating Data-Driven Approaches with Fundamental Physical Principles. Artificial Intelligence Review (2025) 58:297. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-025-11303-w

14.  Ahmadi Mohsen, Lin, Maohua, Tang Yufei, Erik D. Engeberg, Javad Hashemi, Vrionis FD. Automated Finite Element Modeling of the Lumbar Spine: A Biomechanical and Clinical Approach to Spinal Load Distribution and Stress Analysis. World Neurosurgery Volume 201, 2025, 124236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2025.124236

15.  Ahmadi Mohsen, Biswas Debojit, Paul Rudy, James Doulgeris, Lin Maohua, Tang Yufei, Talha S. Cheema, Erik D. Engeberg, Javad Hashemi, Frank D. Vrionis. Integrating finite element analysis and physics-informed neural networks for biomechanical modeling of the human lumbar spine. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ), Volume 22, June 2025, 100598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2025.100598

16.  Zhang, L., Lin, Maohua, Vrionis FD, et al. Finite element analysis of pedicle screw fixation biomechanics and adjacent segment degeneration in varied bone conditions. Sci Rep 15, 19047 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03377-x

17.  Mohammadjafari, A.; Lin, M.; Shi, M. Deep Learning-Based Glaucoma Detection Using Clinical Notes: A Comparative Study of Long Short-Term Memory and Convolutional Neural Network Models. Diagnostics 2025, 15, 807. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15070807

18.  Lin, N.; Paul, R.; Lin, M.; Vrionis, F.D. The frontiers of Smart Healthcare Systems. Healthcare, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12232330

19.  Dhar, U.; Menzer, E.; Lin, M.; Tsai, C.T.; Vrionis, F.D. Open laminectomy vs. minimally invasive laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis: a review.  Front. Surg., 2024. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2024.1357897

20.  Doulgeris, J.; Lin, M.; Tsai, C.T.; Vrionis, F.D. Validation and Correlation Analysis of Lumbar Spine Finite Element Models.  Bioengineering, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11010024

21.  Lin, M.; Paul, R.; Liao, X.; Doulgeris, J.; Tsai, C.T.; Vrionis, F.D. A New Method to Evaluate Pressure Distribution Using a 3D-Printed C2-C3 Cervical Spine Model with an Embedded Sensor Array. Sensors, 2023, 23(23), 9547. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239547

22.  Lin, M.; Doulgeris, J.; Tsai, C.T.; Vrionis, F.D. Effect of Graded Posterior Element and Ligament Removal on Annulus Stress and Segmental Stability in Lumbar Spine Stenosis: A Finite Element Analysis Study. Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol, 2023, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1237702

23.  Lin, W.; Wei, C.; Lin, M.; Liao, X. Programmable and ultrasensitive haptic interfaces enabling closed-loop human‒machine interactions. Advanced Functional Materials 2023, 2305919. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202305919

24.  Lin, M.; Paul, R.; Abd, M.; Jones, J.; Dieujuste, D.; Chim, H.; Erik D. Feeling the Beat: A Smart Hand Exoskeleton for Learning to Play Musical Instruments. Frontiers in Robotics and AI 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2023.1212768

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25.  Lin, M.; Paul, R.; Doulgeris, J.; Tsai, C.T.; Vrionis, F.D. A Review of Finite Element Modeling for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Asian Spine Journal 2023. https://doi.org/10.31616/asj.2022.0295.

26.  Dhar, U.; Menzer, E.; Lin, M.; Tsai, C.T.; Vrionis, F.D. Factors influencing cage subsidence in anterior cervical corpectomy and discectomy: a systematic review. European Spine Journal 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-023-07530-w.

27.  Wen J.; Cai, Q.; Lin, M. Promising M2CO2/MoX2 (M = Hf, Zr; X = S, Se, Te) Heterostructures for Multifunctional Solar Energy Applications. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2023, 28(8), 3525. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28083525.

28.  Chen, R.; Xie, T.; Wu, B.; Weng, L.; Lin, M. A general approach to simulate the atom distribution, lattice distortion, and mechanical properties of multi-principal element alloys based on site preference: using FCC_CoNiV and CoCrNi to demonstrate and compare. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2022, 168016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.168016.

29.  Ali, H.; Chen, R.; Chen, H.; Zhao, Y.; Lin, M. The ordering behavior of Co3Al-based γ′ phase with L12 structure predicted by the thermodynamic model with support of first-principles calculations. Materials Today Communications 2022, 33, 104447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104447.

30.  Shi, M.; Tang, Y.; Zhu, X.; Zhuang, Y.; Lin, M.; Liu, J. Feature-attention graph convolutional networks for noise resilient learning. IEEE transactions on cybernetics 2022. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCYB.2022.3143798.

31.  Lin, M.; Shapiro, S.Z.; Erik D.; Tsai, C.T.; Vrionis, F.D. Finite element analysis of the effect of anterior dynamic plating on two-level anterior cervical discectomy fusion biomechanics. World Neurosurgery 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2022.02.032.

32.  Lin, M.; Paul, R.; Shapiro, S.Z.; Doulgeris, J.; Tsai, C.T.; Vrionis, F.D. Biomechanical study of cervical endplate removal on subsidence and migration in multi-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Asian Spine Journal 2022. https://doi.org/10.31616/asj.2021.0424.

33.  Yan Z.; Hamid A.; Lin M.; Wang C. A reasonable approach beyond the Boltzmann formular to describe the atom distributions and configurational entropy in high entropy alloys based on site occupying preference. Intermetallics 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2022.107489.

34.  Lin, M.; Abd, M.A.; Taking, A.; Tsai, C.T.; Vrionis, F.D. Engeberg, E.D. Robotic replica of a human spine uses soft magnetic sensor array to forecast intervertebral loads and posture after surgery. Sensors 2022, 22, 212. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22010212

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35.   Wu, Y.; Fang, Z.; Wu, W.; Li, K.; Lin, M.; Dang, Z. Tuning flexibility‐rigidity conversion of liquid metal/polyurethane composites by phase transition for potential shape memory application. Advanced Engineering Materials 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202100372 

36.   Shi, M.; Zhuang, Y.; Tang, Y.; Lin, M.; Zhu, X.; Liu, J. Web Service network embedding based on link prediction and convolutional learning. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSC.2021.3103481

37.   Shi, M.; Tang, Y.; Huang, Y.; Lin, M. Mashup tag completion with attention-based topic model. Service Oriented Computing and Applications 2021, 15, 43-54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11761-020-00302-0

38.   Lin, M.; Shapiro, S.Z.; Doulgeris, J.; Engeberg, E.D.; Tsai, C.-T.; Vrionis, F.D. Cage-screw and anterior plating combination reduces the risk of micromotion and subsidence in multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion—a finite element study. The Spine Journal 2021, 21, 874-882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2021.01.015

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39.   Abd, M.A.; Paul, R.; Aravelli, A.; Bai, O.; Lagos, L.; Lin, M.; Engeberg, E.D. Hierarchical tactile sensation integration from prosthetic fingertips enables multi-texture surface recognition. Sensors 2021, 21, 4324. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21134324

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40.   Lin, M.; Vatani, M.; Choi, J.-W.; Dilibal, S.; Engeberg, E.D. Compliant underwater manipulator with integrated tactile sensor for nonlinear force feedback control of an SMA actuation system. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 2020, 315, 112221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2020.112221

41.   Zhai, S.; Zhang, C.; Zhou, N.; Huang, L.; Lin, M.; Zhou, L. The twin formations on different growth planes of silicon crystal growth from melt by a molecular dynamics study. Physica B: Condensed Matter 2019, 572, 184-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2019.07.031)

42.   Wang, X.; Lin, M.; Kang, Y. Engineering Porous β-Tricalcium Phosphate (β-TCP) Scaffolds with Multiple Channels to Promote Cell Migration, Proliferation, and Angiogenesis. ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019, 11, 9223-9232. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b22041

43.   Ou, D.; Zhou, X.; Lin, M; Tsai, C. Singular solutions of truss size optimization for considering fundamental frequency constraints. Archive of Applied Mechanics 2019, 89, 649-658. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-018-1483-6

44.   Lin, M.; Wu, X.; Liao, X.; Shi, M.; Ou, D.; Tsai, C.T. 3D Viscoplastic Finite element modeling of dislocation generation in a large size Si ingot of the directional solidification stage. Materials 2019, 12, 2783. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12172783

45.   Lin, M.; Firoozi, N.; Tsai, C.-T.; Wallace, M.B.; Kang, Y. 3D-printed flexible polymer stents for potential applications in inoperable esophageal malignancies. Acta biomaterialia 2019, 83, 119-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.10.035

46.   Khan, M.; Zeng, Y.; Lan, Z.; Lin, M. Ab-initio study of indium, nitrogen codoping effect on the structure and properties of TiO2. Materials Research Express 2019, 6, 085517. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ab1e0c

47.   Chang, Z.; Xiao, Z.; Lin, M.; Zhou, L. A molecular dynamics study of <111> growth of silicon from melt under stress. Physica B: Condensed Matter 2019, 563, 79-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2019.03.017

48.   Yu, T.; Lin, M.; Wu, B.; Wang, J.; Tsai, C. Balanced design for the feasible super rocket fuels: A first-principle study on gauche CHN7 and CHN3. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling 2018, 84, 10-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmgm.2018.05.004

49.   Wei, Z.; Yang, Y.; Huang, J.; Wu, B.; Sa, B.; Huang, Y.; Wang, S.; Lin, M.; Tsai, C.; Bai, K. Prediction of site occupancy of C15 Laves phase at finite temperature based on quasi-harmonic approximation model. Intermetallics 2018, 96, 33-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2018.02.007

50.   Ramin Gul, S.; Khan, M.; Zeng, Y.; Lin, M.; Wu, B.; Tsai, C.-T. Electronic band structure variations in the ceria doped zirconia: a first principles study. Materials 2018, 11, 1238. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11071238

51.   Luo, Y.; Lin, M.; Zhou, N.; Huang, H.; Tsai, C.T.; Zhou, L. Molecular dynamics simulation study of the microstructure of a-Si: H thin film grown by oblique-angle deposition. Physica B: Condensed Matter 2018, 545, 80-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2018.05.042

52.  Liao, X.; Wang, W.; Lin, M.; Li, M.; Wu, H.; Zheng, Y. Hierarchically distributed microstructure design of haptic sensors for personalized fingertip mechanosensational manipulation. Materials Horizons 2018, 5, 920-931. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8MH00680F

53.   Chang, Z.; Zhou, N.; Zhang, C.; Gong, H.; Lin, M.; Zhou, L. A molecular dynamics study of atomic configurations of dislocations accompanying twins in crystal growth of Si from melt. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 2018, 26, 085003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-651X/aae330

54.   Zhou, N.; Lin, M.; Wan, M.; Zhou, L. Lowering dislocation density of directionally grown multicrystalline silicon ingots for solar cells by simplifying their post-solidification processes—a simulation approach. Journal of Thermal Stresses 2015, 38, 146-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/01495739.2014.985553

55.   Zhou, N.; Lin, M.; Zhou, L.; Hu, Q.; Fang, H.; Wang, S. A modified cooling process in directional solidification of multicrystalline silicon. Journal of Crystal Growth 2013, 381, 22-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2013.06.036

56.   Fang, H.; Zhang, Q.; Pan, Y.; Wang, S.; Zhou, N.; Zhou, L.; Lin, M. Characteristics of thermal stress evolution during the cooling stage of multicrystalline silicon. Journal of Thermal Stresses 2013, 36, 947-961. https://doi.org/10.1080/01495739.2013.788902

57.   Fang, H.; Wang, S.; Zhou, L.; Zhou, N.; Lin, M. Influence of furnace design on the thermal stress during directional solidification of multicrystalline silicon. Journal of Crystal Growth 2012, 346, 5-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2012.02.032

58.   Ye, G.; Wu, B.; Zhang, C.; Chen, T.; Lin, M.; Xie, Y.J.; Xiao, Y.; Zhang, W.; Zhang, L.; Zheng, Z. Study of solidification microstructures of multi-principal high-entropy alloy FeCoNiCrMn by using experiments and simulation. Advanced Materials Research, 2012, 399, 1746-1749. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.399-401.1746

59.   Zhang, C.; Lin, M.; Wu, B.; Ye, G.; Zhang, L.; Chen, T.; Zhang, W.; Zheng, Z.; Li, Q.; Shao, Y. Explore the possibility of forming fcc high entropy alloys in equal-atomic systems CoFeMnNiM and CoFeMnNiSmM. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (Science) 2011, 16, 173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12204-011-1113-8

Book Chapter

1. Maohua Lin, Qingde Chen, Yunqing Kang and Chi-Tay Tsai, “2D Transient Viscoplastic Model for Dislocation Generation of SiC by PVT Method,” Challenges in Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, 2017, 2, 135-139.

2. Maohua Lin, Qingde Chen and Chi-Tay Tsai, “Time-Dependent Viscoplastic Model for Dislocation Generation During the Cooling Process in the Silicon Ingot,” Challenges in Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, 2016, 2, 27-33.

Selected Conference

1. Maohua Lin, Yunqing Kang and Chi-Tay Tsai, “2D Transient Viscoplastic Model for Dislocation Generation of SiC by PVT Method,” ASME’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nov. 9-15, 2018, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

2. Maohua Lin, Qingde Chen, Yunqing Kang and Chi-Tay Tsai, “2D Transient Viscoplastic Model for Dislocation Generation of SiC by PVT Method,” SEM 2016 Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, June 6-9, 2016, Orlando, Florida, USA.

3. Maohua Lin, Yunqing Kang and Chi-Tay Tsai, “Transient Viscoplastic Model for Dislocation Generation of SiC by PVT Method,” SEM 2015 Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, June 8-10, 2015, Costa Mesa, California, USA.

4. Maohua Lin, Naigen Zhou and Lang Zhou, “Optimized cooling process in directional solidification,” The 12th National Photovoltaic conference, September 7-9, 2012, Beijing, China.

5. Maohua Lin and Bo Wu, “Design of high entropy alloy with FCC structure consisted of multi-principal magnetic atoms Co, Fe, Ni, Sm and Nd by combining thermodynamics model with first-principles calculations,” The 4th International Conference on Thermal Processing Modeling and Computer Simulation, May 31-June 2, 2010, Shanghai, China.