Keywords：Biofabrication, 3D bioprinting, bioinks, tissue engineering, hydrogel biomaterials, regenerative medicine.
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. The research topics of the Ouyang Research Group include:
· Enabling Technologies of Biofabrication;
· Soft Biomaterials for Cell Niche Engineering;
· Applications of In Vitro Living Systems
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=06FvzqQAAAAJ&hl=en
Books
1. L. Ouyang, Study on Microextrusion-based 3D Bioprinting and Bioink Crosslinking Mechanisms (Springer, Singapore, 2019). ISBN 978-981-13-9455-3.
Selected Peer-reviewed Articles (+ equal contribution, *correspondence)
1. L. Ouyang*, Pushing the Rheological and Mechanical Boundaries of Extrusion-based 3D Bioprinting. Trends in Biotechnology, 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.01.001 (2022).
2. L. Ouyang*, J.P. Wojciechowski, J. Tang, Y. Guo, M.M. Stevens*, Tunable Microgel-Templated Porogel (MTP) Bioink for 3D Bioprinting Applications, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 10.1002/adhm.202200027 (2022).
3. Z. Fu, L. Ouyang*, R. Xu, Y. Yang, W. Sun*, Responsive Biomaterials for 3D Bioprinting: A Review. Materials Today, 10.1016/j.mattod.2022.01.001 (2022).
4. C. Li+, L. Ouyang+, J.P.K. Armstrong*, M.M. Stevens*, Advances in the Fabrication of Biomaterials for Gradient Tissue Engineering. Trends in Biotechnology, 39, 150-164 (2021).
5. L. Ouyang, J.P.K. Armstrong, Y. Lin, J.P. Wojciechowski, C. Lee-Reeves, D. Hachin, K. Zhou, J.A. Burdick, M.M. Stevens*, Expanding and Optimizing 3D Bioprinting Capabilities using Complementary Network Bioinks. Science Advances, 6, eabc5529 (2020).
6. L. Ouyang, J.P.K. Armstrong, M. Salmeron‐Sanchez, M.M. Stevens*, Assembling Living Building Blocks to Engineer Complex Tissues. Advanced Functional Materials 30, 1909009 (2020).
7. L. Ouyang, J.P.K. Armstrong, Q. Chen, Y. Lin, M.M. Stevens*, Void‐Free 3D Bioprinting for In Situ Endothelialization and Microfluidic Perfusion. Advanced Functional Materials 30, 1908349 (2020).
8. L. Ouyang, J.A. Burdick, W. Sun*, Facile Biofabrication of Heterogeneous Multilayer Tubular Hydrogels by Fast Diffusion-induced Gelation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10, 12424-12430 (2018).
9. L. Ouyang, C.B. Highley, W. Sun, J.A. Burdick*, A Generalizable Strategy for The 3D Bioprinting of Hydrogels From Nonviscous Photo‐Crosslinkable Inks. Advanced Materials 29, 1604983 (2017).
10. L. Ouyang+, C.B. Highley+, C.B. Rodell, W. Sun, J.A. Burdick*, 3D Printing of Shear-thinning Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels with Secondary Cross-linking. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 2, 1743-1751 (2016).
11. L. Ouyang, R. Yao*, Y. Zhao, W. Sun, Effect of Bioink Properties on Printability and Cell Viability for 3D Bioplotting of Embryonic Stem Cells. Biofabrication 8, 035020 (2016).
12. L. Ouyang+, R. Yao+, S. Mao, X. Chen, J. Na, W. Sun*, Three-dimensional bioprinting of embryonic stem cells directs highly uniform embryoid body formation. Biofabrication 7, 044101 (2015).
13. L. Ouyang+, R. Yao+, X. Chen+, J. Na*, W. Sun*, 3D printing of HEK 293FT cell-laden hydrogel into macroporous constructs with high cell viability and normal biological functions. Biofabrication 7, 015010 (2015).
Associate Editor, International Journal of Bioprinting, 2022-2024
Editorial Board Member, Biofabrication, 2023
ISBF New Investigator Award 2021, ISBF
Outstanding Reviewers Award 2019, IOP
Outstanding Reviewers Award 2018, IOP
3D printing solutions Poster Award, Biofabrication 2018
Travel Award, Biofabrication 2018
Top Cited Author Award 2018 (China), IOP
Best Poster Award, Biofabrication 2017
Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation, Tsinghua University, 2017.
Distinguished Doctorate, Tsinghua University, 2017.
Young Investigator Award in Mechanical Engineering, 2017.
GE Foundation TECH Award 2016, First Place Award.
National Scholarship, 2016.
Best Poster Award, 252nd ACS National Meeting and Exposition, 2016
First honor BEng, Tsinghua University, 2012.
