代表性研究成果：
[1]Yan H, Zhao LY, Shang WT, Liu ZQ, Xie WS, Cai Q, Xiong ZY, Zhang RR, Li BH, Sun XD*, Kang FY*, Controlled in situ Synthesis of High-Performing Magneto-Conjugated Polymer Core-Shell Nanoparticles Free of Extra Surfactant and Oxidant, Nano Research, 2017, 10(2): 704–717.
[2]Hao YAN, Yang CHEN, Xiao-Dan SUN*, Ling-Yun ZHAO*, Chao-Xing ZHANG, Lu BIAN, Yu-Hang YANG, Yun-Zhi LIU, Jie YUAN, Yi YAO, Qiong WU, Controlled synthesis of Fe3O4 single crystalline spheres in one solvothermal system and their application in MRI, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2017, 17: 1983-1991.
[3]Jie Yuan, Jialu Liu, Qi Song, Dan Wang, Wensheng Xie, Hao Yan, Junfeng Zhou, Yan Wei, Lingyun Zhao*, Xiaodan Sun*, One-pot in situ Synthesis of Drug-loaded PLGA/PPy Nanocomposites as Multifunctional Platform for Photoinduced Mild Hyperthermia and Enhanced Chemotherapy, ACS Applied Materials & Interfacial, 2016, 8: 24445？24454
[4]Junfeng ZHOU, Yiguo WANG, Liang CHENG, Zhao WU, Xiaodan SUN*, Jiang PENG*, Electrospun polylactic acid (PLA) / polypyrrole (PPy) nanofibrous scaffolds for nerve tissue engineering, Neural Regeneration Research, 2016, 11(10): 1644-1652.
[5]Junfeng Zhou, Liang Cheng, Xiaodan Sun*, Xiumei Wang*, Shouhong Jin, Junxiang Li, Qiong Wu, Neurogenic differentiation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells on aligned electrospun polypyrrole/polylactide composite nanofibers with electrical stimulation, Frontiers of Materials Science, 2016, 10(3): 260-269.
[6]Xiaodan Sun*, Zhongqun Liu, Hao Yan, Preparation of graphene quantum dots and their biological application. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2016, 31 (4): 337-344.
[7]Ning Ma, Yiqun Deng, Wenting Liu, Shiji Li, Jie Xu, Yanan Qu, Ke Gan, Xiaodan Sun*, Jinlong Yang *. A one-step synthesis of hollow periodic mesoporous organosilica spheres with radially oriented mesochannels, Chemical Communications, 2016, 52: 3544-3547
[8]Xiaodan Sun*, Hao Yan, Cheng Shan, Sisheng Ding, Cheng Li, Jian Dong, Xi Cheng, Weiping Qian, Biomimetic Double-Layered Scaffolds Composed of Jellyfish Collagen and Chitosan for Cartilage Tissue Engineering, Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, 2014, 4: 1080-1086
[9]Sun XD, Zhao WL, Zhang XD. Development of Biomaterials Science and Engineering. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS AND TISSUE ENGINEERING, 2014, 4(12): 1113-1114.
[10]Xiaodan Sun, Lily Jeng, Catherine Bolliet, Bjorn R Olsen, Myron Spector*, Non-viral endostatin plasmid transfection of mesenchymal stem cells via collagen scaffolds, Biomaterials, 2009, 30(6): 1222-1231
[11]Xiaodan Sun*, Yingli Zhou, Yongjuan Ren, Fuzhai Cui, Hengde Li, Effect of pH on the fibroin regulated mineralization of calcium phosphate, Current Applied Physics, 2007, 7(Supplement 1): e75-e79
[12]Jinglin Zhan, Xiaodan Sun*, Fuzhai Cui, Xiangdong Kong. Preparation of 3-D Porous Fibroin Scaffolds by Freeze Drying with Treatment of Methanol Solutions, Chinese Science Bulletin, 2007, 52(13): 1791-1795
[13]Xiaodan Sun, In-Seop Lee*, Gene Technology in Tissue Engineering, American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2006, 2 (2): 66-72
[14]Xiaodan Sun*, Xiangdong Kong, Yude Wang, Chunlai Ma, Fuzhai Cui, Hengde Li, Formation of Manganite Fibers under the Directing of Cationic Surfactant, Materials Science and Engineering C-Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems, 2006, 26: 653–656
[15]鄭若時，孫曉丹*, 模闆劑和氧化劑對聚吡咯納米顆粒的形貌與電導率的影響, 高分子材料科學與工程, 2012, 28(12): 72-75
[16]張涵，吳钊，黃華，孫曉丹*，安沂華*, 人臍帶間充質幹細胞于不同通電情況下在聚吡咯上生長情況的形态, 中國比較醫學雜志, 2012, 22(5)：14-17
[17]單程，孫曉丹*，戰景林，膠原-殼聚糖制備仿生多層結構軟骨支架, 醫用生物力學, 2010, 25(1): 26-31
[18]孫曉丹, 單程, 一種雙層仿生軟骨組織工程用支架制備方法, 2013.03.06,中國,201010140115.2
主持或參加的在研項目：
1.科技部政府間科技合作項目，2016YFE0125300，早期幹預骨關節炎大面積軟骨缺損的新型支架臨床轉化，2017.1-2018.12，797.6萬，負責人。
2.“清華大學挑戰性學習課程”建設項目，《材料科學基礎(1)》挑戰性學習課程建設，2017-2018，8萬，負責人。
3.國家重點研發計劃，2016YFB0700800，基于材料基因工程的組織誘導性骨和軟骨修複材料研制，2016/07 月-2021/06，2000萬，參與人。
4.國家自然科學基金，81671829， "磁性雞尾酒"功能型水凝膠用于三陰乳腺癌綜合治療的研究，2017.1.1-2020.12.31，56萬，參與人。
5.清華大學自主科研計劃，20161080091，材料誘導神經再生修複及其高清影像活體評價研究，2016.1-2018.12，125萬，參與人。
6.企事業單位委托項目，巴彥淖爾鑫瑞礦業技術開發有限公司，特大片石墨資源深加工及應用技術開發，2017.1.10-2020.12.31，600萬，參與人。