1. Lei Cao, Xiaokang Li, Xiaoshu Zhou, Yong Li, Kenneth S. Vecchio, Lina Yang, Wei Cui, Rui Yang, Yue Zhu, Zheng Guo, Xing Zhang, Lightweight Open-Cell Scaffolds from Sea Urchin Spines with Superior Material Properties for Bone Defect Repair, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9: 9862-9870.
2. Lei Cao, Ihsan Ullah, Na Li, Shiyu Niu, Rujie Sun, Dandan Xia, Rui Yang, Xing Zhang, Plasma spray of biofunctional (Mg, Sr)-substituted hydroxyapatite coatings for titanium alloy implants, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2019, 35: 719-726.
3. Qian Xu; Jiulong Liang; Haipeng Xue; Yun’en Liu; Lei Cao; Xiaowu Li; Jing Tian; Xing Zhang; Novel injectable and self-setting composite materials for bone defect repair, Science China Materials, 2020, 63: 876-887.
4. Lei Cao; Ihsan UIIah; Wei Cui; Qian Xu; Rui Yang; Kang-lai Tang; Xing Zhang; Stereolithography printing of bone scaffolds using biofunctional calcium phosphate nanoparticles, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2021, 88: 99-108.
5. Zhuoqing Zhang; Jinghan Li; Lei Cao; Yu Shi; Huajie Yang; Rui Yang; Fan Xie; Xing Zhang; Biomimetic porous silicon oxycarbide ceramics with improved specific strength and efficient thermal insulation, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2024, 168: 185-193.