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Research Topics

My research interests include the design, fabrication, and application of complex biomaterial and cellular systems, with a central focus on the development of 3D bioprinting and advanced biofabrication technologies for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Enabling Technologies of Biofabrication (e.g., Bioprinting)

Novel approaches to the printing and assembling of living building blocks (e.g., cellular biomaterials). Keywords: Bottom-up (additive) manufacturing, 3D bioprinting, microfabrication, hierarchical structure.

Soft Biomaterials for Cell Niche Engineering (e.g., Hydrogels)

Novel biomaterials strategies to advance 3D cellular environment towards better cell-material interaction. Keywords: Bioinks, hydrogels, bioactive materials, microgels.

Applications of In Vitro Living Systems (e.g., Tissue Engineering)

Practical solutions to the engineering of functional in vitro living systems towards biological function. Keywords: tissue engineering, organ-on-a-chip, drug testing,

Selected Publications

D. Zhou#, B. Dou#,… L. Ouyang*, In situ particle-to-fibre transformation of hydrogels for 3D printing, Nature, 656, 879–887(2026).

C. Wang,… L. Ouyang*, Off-the-shelf Granular Microtissue Bioinks: Long-term Preserved Cellularized Porous Microgels with Enhanced Cell Activity for Shelf-ready Biofabrication, Advanced Materials, 37, e06616 (2025).

R. Xu,… Ouyang*, W. Sun, Enabling 3D printability and vascular morphogenesis with double network dynamic hydrogels. Materials Today, 84, 10-27 (2025).

L. Ouyang*, Pushing the Rheological and Mechanical Boundaries of Extrusion-based 3D Bioprinting. Trends in Biotechnology, 40, 891-902 (2022).

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