A. Somayaji, M. S. Lawler, A. T. Gong, Z. M. Fuenning, V. A. Roach, A. B. S., D. J. Traina, J. R. Speich, R. K. Wang, M. G. Hackett, D. M. Hananel, R. M. Sweet, and M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Anisotropic Tissue Simulants with Embedded Fluid Capsules for Medical Simulation and Training." Sci. Adv. 11, eadw6446 (2025).
M. R. Griffin, S. E. Bertram, N. P. Robison, A. Panoskaltsis-Mortari, R. Janardan, and M. C. McAlpine. "3D Vector Field-Guided Toolpathing for 3D Bioprinting." Comms. Eng. 4, 154 (2025).
G. Han, N. S. Lavoie, N. Patil, O. G. Korenfeld, H. Kim, M. Esguerra, D. Joung, M. C. McAlpine, and A. M. Parr. "3D-Printed Scaffolds Promote Enhanced Spinal Organoid Formation for Use in Spinal Cord Injury." Adv. Healthcare Mater. 14, 70212 (2025).
G. Han, K. Khosla, K. T. Smith, D. W. H. Ng, J. Lee, X. Ouyang, J. C. Bischof, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Organisms Enabled by Aspiration-Assisted Adaptive Strategies." Adv. Sci. 11, 2404617 (2024).
R. Su, F. Wang, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Microfluidics: Advances in Strategies, Integration, and Applications." Lab Chip 23, 1279-1299 (2023).
W.-H. Lin, Z. Zhu, V. Ravikumar, V. Sharma, E. G. Tolkacheva, M. C. McAlpine, B. M. Ogle. "A Bionic Testbed for Cardiac Ablation Tools." Int. J. Mol. Sci. 23, 14444 (2022).
X. Ouyang, R. Su, D. W. H. Ng, G. Han, D. R. Pearson, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Skin-Interfaced UV-Visible Hybrid Photodetectors." Adv. Sci. 9, 2201275 (2022).
R. Su, S. H. Park, X. Ouyang, S. I. Ahn, M. C. McAlpine. "3D-Printed Flexible Organic Light-Emitting Diode Displays." Sci. Adv. 8, eabl8798 (2022).
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Y. S. Zhang, G. Haghiashtiani, T. HĂĽbscher, D. J. Kelly, J. M. Lee, M. Lutolf, M. C. McAlpine, W. Y. Yeong, M. Zenobi-Wong, J. Malda. "3D Extrusion Bioprinting." Nat. Rev. Methods Primers 1, 75 (2021).
Y. Bonnassieux, C. J. Brabec, Y. Cao, T. B. Carmichael, M. L. Chabinyc, K.-T. Cheng, G. Cho, A. Chung, C. L. Cobb, A. Distler, H.-J. Egelhaaf, G. Grau, X. Guo, G. Haghiashtiani, T.-C. Huang, M. M. Hussain, B. Iniguez, T.-M. Lee, L. Li, Y. Ma, D. Ma, M. C. McAlpine, T. N. Ng, R. Österbacka, S. N. Patel, J. Peng, H. Peng, J. Rivnay, L. Shao, D. Steingart, R. A. Street, V. Subramanian, L. Torsi, Y. Wu. “The 2021 Flexible and Printed Electronics Roadmap.” Flex. Print. Electron. 6, 023001 (2021).
L. Zhan, S.-Z. Guo, J. Kangas, Q. Shao, M. Shiao, K. Khosla, W. C. Low, M. C. McAlpine, J. Bischof. “Conduction Cooling and Plasmonic Heating Dramatically Increase Droplet Vitrification Volumes for Cell Cryopreservation.” Adv. Sci. 8, 2004605 (2021).
Z. Zhu, D. W. H. Ng, H. S. Park, M. C. McAlpine. “3D-Printed Multifunctional Materials Enabled by Artificial-Intelligence-Assisted Fabrication Technologies.” Nat. Rev. Mater. 6, 27-47 (2021).
R. Su, J. Wen, Q. Su, M. S. Wiederoder, S. J. Koester, J. R. Uzarski, M. C. McAlpine. “3D printed self-supporting elastomeric structures for multifunctional microfluidics.” Sci. Adv. 6, eabc9846 (2020).
G. Haghiashtiani, K. Qiu, J. D. Zhingre Sanchez, Z. J. Fuenning, P. Nair, S. E. Ahlberg, P. A. Iaizzo, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Patient-Specific Aortic Root Models with Internal Sensors for Minimally Invasive Applications." Sci. Adv. 6, eabb4641 (2020).
Z. Zhu, H. S. Park, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Deformable Sensors." Sci. Adv. 6, eaba5575 (2020).
M. E. Kupfer, W.-H. Lin, V. Ravikumar, K. Qiu, L. Wang, L. Gao, D. B. Bhuiyan, M. Lenz, J. Ai, R. R. Mahutga, D. Townsend, J. Zhang, M. C. McAlpine, E. G. Tolkacheva, B. M. Ogle. "In situ Expansion, Differentiation and Electromechanical Coupling of Human Cardiac Muscle in a 3D Bioprinted, Chambered Organoid." Circ. Res. 127, 207-224 (2020).
Circulation Research 2020 Best Manuscript Award
D. Joung, N. S. Lavoie, S.-Z. Guo, S. H. Park, A. M. Parr, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Neural Regeneration Devices." Adv. Funct. Mater. 30, 1906237 (2020).
F. Meng, C. M. Meyer, D. Joung, D. A. Vallera, M. C. McAlpine, A. Panoskaltsis-Mortari. "3D Bioprinted In Vitro Metastatic Models via Reconstruction of Tumor Microenvironments." Adv. Mater. 31, 1806899 (2019).
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G. Haghiashtiani, M. C. McAlpine. "MEMS: 3D Piezoelectric Microsystems Pop Up." Nat. Electron. 2, 15-16 (2019).
Z. Zhu, G. Haghiashtiani, M. C. McAlpine. "Bioelectronic Devices: Biophysical Sensing in Deep Tissue via MRI." Nat. Biomed. Eng. 3, 11-12 (2019).
R. Su, S. H. Park, Z. Li, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Electronic Materials and Devices," in Robotic Systems and Autonomous Platforms: Advances in Materials and Manufacturing. Eds: S. M. Walsh, M. S. Strano. 309-334 (Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019).
S. H. Park, R. Su, J. Jeong, S.-Z. Guo, K. Qiu, D. Joung, F. Meng, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Polymer Photodetectors." Adv. Mater. 30, 1803980 (2018).
D. Joung, V. Truong, C. C. Neitzke, S.-Z. Guo, P. J. Walsh, J. R. Monat, F. Meng, S. H. Park, J. R. Dutton, A. M. Parr, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Stem-Cell Derived Neural Progenitors Generate Spinal Cord Scaffolds." Adv. Funct. Mater. 28, 1801850 (2018).
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Z. Zhu, S.-Z. Guo, T. Hirdler, C. Eide, X. Fan, J. Tolar, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Functional and Biological Materials on Moving Freeform Surfaces." Adv. Mater. 30, 1707495 (2018).
K. Qiu, G. Haghiashtiani, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Organ Models for Surgical Applications." Annu. Rev. Anal. Chem. 11, 287-306 (2018).
G. Haghiashtiani, E. Habtour, S.-H. Park, F. Gardea, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Electrically-Driven Soft Actuators." Extreme Mech. Lett. 21, 1-8 (2018).
K. Qiu, Z. Zhao, G. Haghiashtiani, S.-Z. Guo, M. He, R. Su, Z. Zhu, D. B. Bhuiyan, P. Murugan, F. Meng, S. H. Park, C.-C. Chu, B. M. Ogle, D. A. Saltzman, B. R. Konety, R. M. Sweet, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Organ Models with Physical Properties of Tissue and Integrated Sensors." Adv. Mater. Technol. 3, 1700235 (2018).
L. Zhan, S.-Z. Guo, F. Song, Y. Gong, F. Xu, D. R. Boulware, M. C. McAlpine, W. C. W. Chan, J. C. Bischof. "The Role of Nanoparticle Design in Determining Analytical Performance of Lateral Flow Immunoassays." Nano Lett. 17, 7207-7212 (2017).
G. Haghiashtiani, M. C. McAlpine. "Bioelectronic Devices: Sensing Gastrointestinal Motility." Nat. Biomed. Eng. 1, 775-776 (2017).
S.-Z. Guo, K. Qiu, F. Meng, S. H. Park, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Stretchable Tactile Sensors." Adv. Mater. 29, 1701218 (2017).
Z. Kuang, S. S. Kim, Y. H. Ngo, M. C. McAlpine, B. L. Farmer, R. R. Naik. "Peptide Interactions with Zigzag Edges in Graphene." Biointerphases 11, 041003 (2016).
R. S. Han, G. Haghiashtiani, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printing a Susceptibility Assay for Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria." Chem 1, 346-348 (2016).
B. N. Johnson, M. C. McAlpine. "From Print to Patient: 3D Printing Personalized Nerve Regeneration." Biochem. 38, 28-31 (2016).
Y. L. Kong, M. K. Gupta, B. N. Johnson, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Bionic Nanodevices." Nano Today 11, 330-350 (2016).
H.-A. Chin, S. Mao, F. Meng, K. K. Ohemeng, P. K. Purohit, S. Wagner, M. C. McAlpine. "A Flexible Barium Strontium Titanate Photodetector Array." Extreme Mech. Lett. 8, 47-54 (2016).
B. N. Johnson, K. Z. Lancaster, I. B. Hogue, F. Meng, Y. L. Kong, L. W. Enquist, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Nervous System on a Chip." Lab Chip 16, 1393-1400 (2016).
Y. L. Kong, M. S. Mannoor, M. C. McAlpine. "Bionic Graphene Nanosensors," in Carbon Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications. Eds: M. Zhang, R. R. Naik, L. Dai. 269-297 (Springer, Switzerland, 2016).
B. N. Johnson, K. Z. Lancaster, G. Zhen, J. He, M. K. Gupta, Y. L. Kong, E. A. Engel, K. D. Krick, A. Ju, F. Meng, L. W. Enquist, X. Jia, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Anatomical Nerve Regeneration Pathways." Adv. Funct. Mater. 25, 6205-6217 (2015).
M. K. Gupta, F. Meng, B. N. Johnson, Y. L. Kong, L. Tian, Y.-W. Yeh, N. Masters, S. Singamaneni, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Programmable Release Capsules." Nano Lett. 15, 5321-5329 (2015).
S. Chen, K.-R. G. Reyes, M. K. Gupta, M. C. McAlpine, W. B. Powell. "Optimal Learning in Experimental Design Using the Knowledge Gradient Policy with Application to Characterizing Nanoemulsion Stability." SIAM/ASA J. Uncertainty Quantification 3, 320-345 (2015).
H.-A. Chin, S. Mao, C.-T. Huang, K. K. Ohemeng, S. Wagner, P. K. Purohit, M. C. McAlpine. "Pyro-Paraelectricity." Extreme Mech. Lett. 2, 20-27 (2015).
Y. L. Kong, I. A. Tamargo, H. Kim, B. N. Johnson, M. K. Gupta, T.-W. Koh, H.-A. Chin, D. A. Steingart, B. P. Rand, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes." Nano Lett. 14, 7017-7023 (2014).
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H.-A. Chin, T. Liang, S. Xu, G. R. Poirier, N. Yao, S. Wagner, M. C. McAlpine. "Wireless Biomechanical Power Harvesting via Flexible Magnetostrictive Ribbons." Energy Environ. Sci. 7, 2243-2249 (2014).
K. Cung, B. Han, T. D. Nguyen, S. Mao, Y.-W. Yeh, S. Xu, R. R. Naik, G. Poirier, N. Yao, P. K. Purohit, M. C. McAlpine. "Biotemplated Synthesis of PZT Nanowires." Nano Lett. 13, 6197-6202 (2013).
T. D. Nguyen, I. B. Hogue, K. Cung, P. K. Purohit, M. C. McAlpine. "Tension-Induced Neurite Growth in Microfluidic Channels." Lab Chip 13, 3735-3740 (2013).
M. S. Mannoor, Z. Jiang, T. James, Y. L. Kong, K. A. Malatesta, W. O. Soboyejo, N. Verma, D. H. Gracias, M. C. McAlpine. "3D Printed Bionic Ears." Nano Lett. 13, 2634-2639 (2013).
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S. Xu, Y.-W. Yeh, G. Poirier, M. C. McAlpine, R. A. Register, N. Yao. "Flexible Piezoelectric PMN-PT Nanowire-Based Nanocomposite and Device." Nano Lett. 13, 2393-2398 (2013).
T. D. Nguyen, S. Mao, Y.-W. Yeh, P. K. Purohit, M. C. McAlpine. "Nanoscale Flexoelectricity." Adv. Mater. 25, 946-974 (2013).
Y. Qi, T. D. Nguyen, P. K. Purohit, M. C. McAlpine. "Stretchable Piezoelectric Nanoribbons for Biocompatible Energy Harvesting," in Stretchable Electronics. Ed: T. Someya. 111-139 (Wiley, Weinheim, 2013).
T. D. Nguyen, N. Deshmukh, J. M. Nagarah, T. Kramer, P. K. Purohit, M. J. Berry, M. C. McAlpine. "Piezoelectric Nanoribbons for Monitoring Cellular Deformations." Nat. Nanotech. 7, 587-593 (2012).
M. S. Mannoor, H. Tao, J. D. Clayton, A. Sengupta, D. L. Kaplan, R. R. Naik, N. Verma, F. G. Omenetto, M. C. McAlpine. "Graphene-Based Wireless Bacteria Detection on Tooth Enamel." Nat. Commun. 3, 763 (2012).
Y. Cui, S. N. Kim, R. R. Naik, M. C. McAlpine. "Biomimetic Peptide Nanosensors." Acc. Chem. Res. 45, 696-704 (2012).
H. Tao, M. A. Brenckle, M. Yang, J. Zhang, M. Liu, S. M. Siebert, R. D. Averitt, M. S. Mannoor, M. C. McAlpine, J. A. Rogers, D. L. Kaplan, F. G. Omenetto. "Silk-Based Conformal, Adhesive, Edible Food Sensors." Adv. Mater. 24, 1067-1072 (2012).
K. Cung, R. L. Slater, Y. Cui, S. Manivannan, S. E. Jones, H. Ahmad, C. M. Nelson, R. R. Naik, M. C. McAlpine. "Rapid, Multiplexed Microfluidic Phage Display." Lab Chip 12, 562-565 (2012).
S. N. Kim, Z. Kuang, J. M. Slocik, S. E. Jones, Y. Cui, B. L. Farmer, M. C. McAlpine, R. R. Naik. "Preferential Binding of Peptides to Graphene Edges and Planes." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133, 14480-14483 (2011).
Y. Qi, J. Kim, T. D. Nguyen, B. Lisko, P. K. Purohit, M. C. McAlpine. "Enhanced Piezoelectricity and Stretchability in Energy Harvesting Devices Fabricated from Buckled PZT Ribbons." Nano Lett. 11, 1331-1336 (2011).
M. S. Mannoor, S. Zhang, A. J. Link, M. C. McAlpine. "Electrical Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria via Immobilized Antimicrobial Peptides." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107, 19207-19212 (2010).
Y. Cui, S. N. Kim, S. E. Jones, L. L. Wissler, R. R. Naik, M. C. McAlpine. "Chemical Functionalization of Graphene Enabled by Phage Displayed Peptides." Nano Lett. 10, 4559-4565 (2010).
T. D. Nguyen, J. M. Nagarah, Y. Qi., S. S. Nonnenmann, A. V. Morozov, S. Li, C. B. Arnold, M. C. McAlpine. "Wafer-Scale Nanopatterning and Translation into High Performance Piezoelectric Nanowires." Nano Lett. 10, 4595-4599 (2010).
Y. Qi, M. C. McAlpine. "Nanotechnology-Enabled Flexible and Biocompatible Energy Harvesting." Energy Environ. Sci. 3, 1275-1285 (2010).
Y. Qi, N. T. Jafferis, K. Lyons, Jr., C. M. Lee, H. Ahmad, M. C. McAlpine. "Piezoelectric Ribbons Printed onto Rubber for Flexible Energy Conversion." Nano Lett. 10, 524-528 (2010).
Y. Cui, A. Pattabiraman, B. Lisko, S. C. Collins, M. C. McAlpine. "Recognition of Patterned Molecular Ink with Phage Displayed Peptides." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132, 1204-1205 (2010).
M. Blanco, M. C. McAlpine, J. R. Heath. "First Principles Molecular Modeling of Sensing Material Selection for Hybrid Biomimetic Nano-Sensors," in Computational Methods for Sensor Material Selection. Eds: M. A. Ryan, A. V. Shevade, C. J. Taylor, M. L. Homer, M. Blanco. 135-148 (Springer, New York, 2009).
D. Wang, B. A. Sheriff, M. C. McAlpine, J. R. Heath. "Development of Ultra-High Density Silicon Nanowire Arrays for Electronics Applications." Nano Res. 1, 9-21 (2008).
M. C. McAlpine, H. D. Agnew, R. D. Rohde, M. Blanco, H. Ahmad, A. D. Stuparu, W. A. Goddard III, J. R. Heath. "Peptide-Nanowire Hybrid Materials for Selective Sensing of Small Molecules." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 9583-9589 (2008).
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Y. Dong, G. Yu, M. C. McAlpine, W. Lu, C. M. Lieber. "Si/a-Si Core/Shell Nanowires as Nonvolatile Crossbar Switches." Nano Lett. 8, 386-391 (2008).
M. C. McAlpine, H. Ahmad, D. Wang, J. R. Heath. "Highly ordered nanowire arrays on plastic substrates for ultrasensitive flexible chemical sensors." Nat. Mater. 6, 379-384 (2007).
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M. C. McAlpine, R. S. Friedman, C. M. Lieber. "High-Performance Nanowire Electronics and Photonics and Nanoscale Patterning on Flexible Plastic Substrates." Proc. IEEE 7, 1357-1363 (2005).
R. S. Friedman, M. C. McAlpine, D. S. Ricketts, D. Ham, C. M. Lieber. "High-Speed Integrated Nanowire Circuits." Nature 434, 1085 (2005).
S. Jin, D. Whang, M. C. McAlpine, R. S. Friedman, Y. Wu, C. M. Lieber. "Scalable Interconnection and Integration of Nanowire Devices without Registration." Nano Lett. 4, 915-919 (2004).
M. C. McAlpine, R. S. Friedman, S. Jin, K.-h. Lin, W. U. Wang, C. M. Lieber. "High-Performance Nanowire Electronics and Photonics on Glass and Plastic Substrates." Nano Lett. 3, 1531-1535 (2003).
M. C. McAlpine, R. S. Friedman, C. M. Lieber. "Nanoimprint Lithography for Hybrid Plastic Electronics." Nano Lett. 3, 443-445 (2003).
