2026
Y. H. Cheng, P. C. Chen, H. Y. Chen, C. T. Cheng, Y. T. Hou, and T. J. Cheng*, Capacitive sensor-based artificial stratum corneum for skin irritating assessment of botanical insect repellent products and a de-irritation formulation, Food and Chemical Toxicology, 212 (2026): 116024.
2025
Y. H. Lin, H. F. Jheng, and Y. T. Hou*, Development of a decellularized liver matrix–based nanomedicine for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, Biomaterials Science, 13 (2025): 6350–6367.
Y. C. Tai, W. R. Yin, K. Y. Cheng, X. Y. Chou, Y. H. Lin, S. h. Hsu*, and Y. T. Hou*, Self-healable hydrogel for regression of liver fibrosis, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, (2025): 1–16.
W. T. Huang, T. J. Cheng, L. H. Huang, and Y. T. Hou*, Efficacy of a hydrogen–oxygen generator in treating cigarette smoke–induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rats, Current Research in Toxicology, 8 (2025): 100214.
2024
C. T. Cheng, Y. L. Wu, Y. T. Hou, and T. J. Cheng*, Cellulose acetate-coated capacitive sensor for determining carbon-cycle enzymes activity and as a microbial indicator for soil health, Science of the Total Environment, 948 (2024): 174841.
T. Y. Wu, Y. C. Hsieh, W. R. Yin, K. Y. Cheng, and Y. T. Hou*, Fabrication of a decellularized liver matrix–based hepatic patch for the repair of CCl4-induced liver injury, Biotechnology Journal, 19 (2024): 2300570. (Wiley’s Research Headlines)
X. Y. Chou, K. Y. Cheng, W. R. Yin, T. J. Cheng, R. L. C. Chen, S. h. Hsu*, and Y. T. Hou*, Self-healing hydrogel containing decellularized liver matrix and endothelial cell-covered hepatocyte spheroids for rescue of injured hepatocytes, Macromolecular Bioscience, 24(5) (2024): 2300411.
Y. H. Lin, Y. C. Lin, and Y. T. Hou*, Prospective application of tannic acid in Acetaminophen (APAP)-induced acute liver failure, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(1) (2024): 317.
2023
Y. C. Chiu, K. W. Huang, Y. H. Lin, W. R. Yin, and Y. T. Hou*, Development of a decellularized liver matrix-based nanocarrier for liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy, Journal of Materials Science, 58 (2023): 15162–15180.
Y. T Hou, C. C. Wu, W. T. Wang, W. T. Yang, Y. H. Liao, and C. Y. Chen, Monitoring cultured rat hepatocytes using RNA-Seq in vitro, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(8) (2023): 7534.
P. Y. Chen, Y. H. Liao, W. T. Huang, Y. C. Lin and Y. T. Hou*, Effects of tannic acid on liver function in a small hepatocyte–based detachable microfluidic platform, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 190 (2023): 108757.
2022
Y. C. Hsieh, W. R. Yin, Y. Y. Xu, and Y. T. Hou*, HGF/heparin-immobilized decellularized liver matrices as novel hepatic patches for hepatocyte regeneration in an acute liver injury model, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 180 (2022): 108354.
B. C. Hsieh, Y. H. Ni, G. M. Zhang, Y. C. Chiu, and Y. T. Hou*, Development of erythrosine-based photodynamic therapy with a targeted drug delivery system to induce HepG2 cell apoptosis in vitro, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 177 (2022): 108267.
2021
P. Y. Chen, M. J. Hsieh, Y. H. Liao, Y. C. Lin, and Y. T. Hou*, Liver-on-a-chip platform to study anticancer effect of statin and its metabolites, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 165 (2021): 107831.
2020
Y. T. Hou*, and C. C. Hsu, Development of a 3D porous chitosan/gelatin liver scaffold for a bioartificial liver device, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 129(6) (2020): 741–748.
Y. T. Hou*, S. H. Hsu, and K. M. Lee, Decellularized liver matrix as substrates for rescue of acute hepatocytes toxicity, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 108(4) (2020): 1592–1602.
Y. T. Hou*, Kevin C.-W. Wu, and C. Y. Lee, Development of glycyrrhizin-conjugated, chitosan-coated, lysine-embedded mesoporous silica nanoparticles for hepatocyte-targeted liver tissue regeneration, Materialia, 9 (2020): 100568.
2019
H. W. Han, Y. T. Hou, and S. H. Hsu, Angiogenic potential of co-spheroids of neural stem cells and endothelial cells in injectable gelatin-based hydrogel, Materials Science and Engineering: C, 99 (2019): 140–149.
H. J. Chen, Richie L.C. Chen, B. C. Hsieh, H. Y. Hsiao, Y. Kung, Y. T. Hou, and T. J. Cheng, Label-free and reagentless capacitive aptasensor for thrombin, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 131 (2019): 53–59.
2018
H. C. Wang, Y. T. Hou, and B. C. Hsieh, Direct photometric assay for copper chlorophyll adulterants in edible oil by the aid of an ultraviolet-photobleaching pretreatment, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66 (2018): 8859–8863.
2017
L. Y. Wang, Y. C. Chen, H. Y. Lin, Y. T. Hou, L. C. Yang, A. Y. Sun, J. Y. Liu, C. W. Chang, and D. H. Wan, Near-IR-Absorbing Gold Nanoframes with Enhanced Physiological Stability and Improved Biocompatibility for In Vivo Biomedical Applications, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9 (2017): 3873–3884.
2015
C. W. Weng, B. C. Hsieh, Y. T. Hou, and T. J. Cheng, Determination of hematocrit by voltage-induced hemolysis on a disposable electrochemical sensing strip, Analyst, 140 (2015): 6619–6624.
S. J. Wang, Y. T. Hou, and L. C. Chen, Selective decoy-doxorubicin complex for targeted co-delivery, STAT3 probing and synergistic anti-cancer effect, Chemical Communication, 51 (2015): 13309–13312.
2013
Y. Yamaguchi, D. Deng, Y. Sato, Y. T. Hou, R. Watanabe, K. Sasaki, M. Kawabe, E. Hirano, and T. Morinaga, Silicate fiber-based 3D cell culture system for anticancer drug screening, Anticancer research, 33 (2013): 5301–5310.
2012
Y. T. Hou, H. Ijima, N. Shirakigawa, T. Takei, and K. Kawakami, Development of growth factor-immobilizable material for hepatocyte transplantation, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 69 (2012) 172–181.
2011
Y. T. Hou, H. Ijima, T. Takei, and K. Kawakami, Growth factor/heparin-immobilized collagen gel system enhances viability of transplanted hepatocytes and induces angiogenesis, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 112 (2011) 265–272.
2010
Y. T. Hou, H. Ijima, S. Matsumoto, T. Kubo, T. Takei, S. Sakai, and K. Kawakami, Effect of a hepatocyte growth factor/heparin-immobilized collagen system on albumin synthesis and spheroid formation by hepatocytes, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 110 (2010): 208–216.
H. Ijima, Y. T. Hou, and T. Takei, Development of hepatocyte-embedded hydrogel-filled macroporous scaffold cultures using transglutaminase, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 52 (2010): 276–281.
2009
H. Ijima, T. Kubo, and Y. T. Hou, Primary rat hepatocytes form spheroids on hepatocyte growth factor/heparin-immobilized collagen film and maintain high albumin production, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 46 (2009): 227–233.
H. Ijima, Y. Kakeya, T. Yokonuma, Y. T. Hou, and T. Takei, Composition of culture medium is more important than co-culture with hepatic non-parenchymal cells in albumin production activity of primary rat hepatocytes, and the effect was enhanced by hepatocytes spheroid culture in collagen gel, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 45 (2009): 226–231.