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3D Printing in Biomedical Research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Chak Ming Leung
National University of Singapore
2
Waad H. Abuwatfa
American University of Sharjah
3
Abhishek P. Dhand
Bioengineering Center
4
Alba Cano-Vicent
Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr
5
Aleksandra Serafin
University of Limerick
6
Fernando P. Canale
University of Zurich
7
Kacey Ronaldson-Bouchard
Columbia University
8
Victoria G. Muir
Princeton University
9
Tra Vinikoor
University of Connecticut
10
Katrin P. Guillen
University of Utah

Papers

1
Scaffold-based 3D cell culture models in cancer research
Journal of Biomedical Science|2024
278 cit.
2
Publication in Science (2024) [147 citations, W4401211186]
Science|2024
147 cit.
3
Publication in Nature Reviews Bioengineering (2024) [81 citations, W4403452223]
Nature Reviews Bioengineering|2024
81 cit.
4
Publication in RSC Applied Polymers (2025) [15 citations, W4408330450]
RSC Applied Polymers|2025
15 cit.
5
Publication in Science Advances (2025) [14 citations, W4413054100]
Science Advances|2025
14 cit.
6
Sustainable biocomposites from pyrolyzed lignin and recycled nylon 6 with enhanced <scp>flame retardant</scp> behavior: Studies on manufacturing and quality performance evaluation
SPE Polymers|2024
12 cit.
7
Conductive biological materials for in vitro models: properties and sustainability implications
In vitro models|2025
6 cit.
8
Are emerging electroconductive biomaterials for spinal cord injury repair the future?
Neural Regeneration Research|2025
3 cit.
9
Death and chemotaxis: Dynamics of phage-bacteria interactions in crowded environments
Biophysical Journal|2024
0 cit.
10
Publication (2024) [W4409103292]
Unknown Journal|2024
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Álvaro Goyanes
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
2
Ovijit Chaudhuri
Stanford University
3
Minou Djannatian
Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology
4
Giuseppe Balistreri
University of Helsinki
5
Ravi Ojha
University of Helsinki
6
Suvi Kuivanen
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
7
Jonas Franz
Boston University
8
Meritxell Huch
Center for Systems Biology Dresden
9
Riccardo Levato
Utrecht University
10
Aleksander Skardal
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute

Papers

1
Volumetric Bioprinting of Organoids and Optically Tuned Hydrogels to Build Liver‐Like Metabolic Biofactories
Advanced Materials|2022
253 cit.
2
Light-based vat-polymerization bioprinting
Nature Reviews Methods Primers|2023
156 cit.
3
Volumetric Printing Across Melt Electrowritten Scaffolds Fabricates Multi‐Material Living Constructs with Tunable Architecture and Mechanics
Advanced Materials|2023
96 cit.
4
Shaping Synthetic Multicellular and Complex Multimaterial Tissues via Embedded Extrusion‐Volumetric Printing of Microgels
Advanced Materials|2023
88 cit.
5
Volumetric 3D printing for rapid production of medicines
Additive manufacturing|2022
86 cit.
6
Myelination generates aberrant ultrastructure that is resolved by microglia
The Journal of Cell Biology|2023
84 cit.
7
Accelerating 3D printing of pharmaceutical products using machine learning
International Journal of Pharmaceutics X|2022
77 cit.
8
RNF43/ZNRF3 loss predisposes to hepatocellular-carcinoma by impairing liver regeneration and altering the liver lipid metabolic ground-state
Nature Communications|2022
70 cit.
9
Cell volume expansion and local contractility drive collective invasion of the basement membrane in breast cancer
Nature Materials|2023
64 cit.
10
Spatial‐Selective Volumetric 4D Printing and Single‐Photon Grafting of Biomolecules within Centimeter‐Scale Hydrogels via Tomographic Manufacturing
Advanced Materials Technologies|2023
60 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
David Mooney
Harvard University
2
Ali Khademhosseini
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3
Donald E. Ingber
Inspire
4
Roger Y. Tsien
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
5
Dennis E. Discher
University of Pennsylvania
6
Róbert Langer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7
Jason A. Burdick
University of Colorado Boulder
8
Anthony Atala
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
9
Teruo Okano
Regenerative Medicine Institute
10
Christopher S. Chen
Inspire

Papers

1
A new generation of Ca2+ indicators with greatly improved fluorescence properties.
Journal of Biological Chemistry|1985
21.7k cit.
2
Matrix Elasticity Directs Stem Cell Lineage Specification
Cell|2006
13.7k cit.
3
Alginate: Properties and biomedical applications
Progress in Polymer Science|2011
7.8k cit.
4
3D bioprinting of tissues and organs
Nature Biotechnology|2014
6.8k cit.
5
Geometric Control of Cell Life and Death
Science|1997
4.7k cit.
6
Cell Shape, Cytoskeletal Tension, and RhoA Regulate Stem Cell Lineage Commitment
Developmental Cell|2004
4.2k cit.
7
Reconstituting Organ-Level Lung Functions on a Chip
Science|2010
4.1k cit.
8
Hydrogels in Biology and Medicine: From Molecular Principles to Bionanotechnology
Advanced Materials|2006
4k cit.
9
Fluorescent indicators for Ca2+based on green fluorescent proteins and calmodulin
Nature|1997
3.2k cit.
10
Microfluidic organs-on-chips
Nature Biotechnology|2014
3.2k cit.

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