Journal & Conference Articles

 

2027

• Mingpei Cang, Haidong Wu, Hanzhang Zhi, Anchenyi Yang, Leihan Zhang, Jikai Liu, Hao Li, Ying Zhou, Shanghua Wu, Huachen Cui (corresponding author), “Achieving sub-pixel level feature size and continuous printing for projection stereolithography through spatiotemporal control of photopolymerization”, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2027 (online first)

2026

• Annan Chen, Ke Li, Yinjin Li, Che Fan, Zhiyao Zhang, Yuanchao Liu, Jin Su, Yunsong Shi, Huachen Cui, Kai Liu, Yusheng Shi, Zhen Zhang, Chunze Yan, Jia Lu, “Occlusion-activated autonomous piezoelectric implants for adaptive prevention of peri-implantitis”, Nature Communications, 2026

• Wenge Huang, Mohammad Shamsodini Lori, Anchenyi Yang, Kai Zhuang, Yuanhao Cheng, Mojun Chen, Chao Sun, Tingzhen Ming, Huachen Cui (corresponding author), Jiangtao Cheng, “Bubble-burst-induced Puddle Jumping and Jet Printing”, Nature Communications, 2026

• Hanzhang Zhi, Yingjun Zeng, Huachen Cui (corresponding author), “Digital incoherent synthesis of holographic light fields boosted volumetric printing speed and resolution”, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2026

• Daosen Song, Wei Zhou, Guangming Zhang, Yingjun Zeng, Peikai Duan, Shenhao Li, Jinrun Zhang, Qinghua Chen, Mengjie Wang, Yice Wang, Ke Wang, Jiawei Zhao, Qing Xu, Xiaoyu Zhu, Huachen Cui, Haidong Lan, “High-resolution, conductive graphene/SiOC array nozzles via continuous vat photopolymerization 3D printing for electrohydrodynamic applications”, Ceramics International, 2026

• Kaixin Chen, Usman Saleh Toro, Jinyu Lin, Chang Huang, Junfan Xiang, Lu Wang, Huachen Cui, Lei Zhu, Kaishun Wu, “BladderSense: A Wearable Ultrasound System for Continuous Bladder Monitoring in Real-World Use”, Proceedings of the 24th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications and Services (MobiSys), 2026

• Donglin Lu, Yuqin Shen, Zibin Zeng, Bocong Feng, Haidong Wu, Huachen Cui, Shanghua Wu, “Effect of inorganic salt coating on light scattering and photocuring behavior of ceramic suspensions”, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2026

• 唐聪, 伍海东, 葛帅, 范晗婧, 冯博聪, 陈中春, 崔华晨, 邓欣, 伍尚华, “高性能氧化锆陶瓷的光固化成型工艺与性能研究”, 陶瓷学报, 2026

2025

• Annan Chen, Huachen Cui (corresponding author), Chunze Yan, “Three-dimensional biocompatible piezoelectric metamaterials for programmable multimodal bioelectronics”, Matter, 2025

• David Hahn, Vatsa Gandhi, Huachen Cui, Angkur Shaikeea, Zhenpeng Xu, Zac Gwennap, Vikram Deshpande, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, “Eliminating structural defects in large area mechanical metamaterials via hot lithography in large-area projection micro-stereolithography”, Additive Manufacturing, 2025

• Lei Zhang, Mingpei Cang, Junhao Ding, Winston Wai Shing Ma, Xiangyang Zhu, Yang Lu, Xu Song, Huachen Cui (corresponding author), Michael Yu Wang, “Metallic perforated plate lattices with superior buckling strength”, Materials & Design, 2025

• Annan Chen, Jin Su, Muran Zhou, Mingpei Cang, Yinjin Li, Yunsong Shi, Zhen Zhang, Yangzhi Zhu, Bin Su, Yang Liu, Zuo-Guang Ye, Yusheng Shi, Jürgen Rödel, Huachen Cui, Hong Zhang, Kun Zhou, Jia Lu, Chunze Yan, “Biocompatible piezoelectric lattice materials with ultrasound-regulated multimodal responses”, Materials Science & Engineering R: Reports, 2025

• Leihan Zhang, Yijie Bian, Wanzhen Wei, Zhongyuan Liao, Mingpei Cang, Anchenyi Yang, Hanzhang Zhi, Wenrui Zhang, Mojun Chen, Huachen Cui (corresponding author), Yi Cai, “Dendrite‐Inspired and 3D Printed Multidirectional Sensing Piezoresistive Metamaterials”, Advanced Functional Materials, 2025

2024

• Angkur Jyoti Dipanka Shaikeea, David Hahn, Vatsa Gandhi, Huachen Cui, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, Vikram Sudhir Deshpande, “The anomalous crack growth behaviour of an elastic-brittle octet-truss architected solid”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2024

2023

• Haotian Lu, Huachen Cui (contributed equally), Gengxi Lu, Laiming Jiang, Ryan Hensleigh, Yushun Zeng, Adnan Rayes, Mohanchandra K. Panduranga, Megha Acharya, Zhen Wang, Andrei Irimia, Fei Wu, Gregory P. Carman, Jose M. Morales, Seth Putterman, Laura W. Martin, Qifa Zhou, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, “3D Printing and processing of miniaturized transducers with near-pristine piezoelectric ceramics for localized cavitation”, Nature Communications, 2023

• Mourad Oudich, Edward Huang, Hyeonu Heo, Zhenpeng Xu, Huachen Cui, Nikhil J. R. K. Gerard, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, Yun Jing, “On the elastodynamic properties of octet truss-based architected metamaterials”, Applied Physics Letters, 2023

2022

• Huachen Cui, Desheng Yao, Ryan Hensleigh, Haotian Lu, Ariel Calderon, Zhenpeng Xu, Sheyda Davaria, Zhen Wang, Patrick Mercier, Pablo Tarazaga, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, “Design and printing of proprioceptive three-dimensional architected robotic metamaterials”, Science, 2022 (Featured and reported by Los Angeles Times, Yahoo! News, Science Daily, EurekAlert!, etc)

• Padmeya P. Indurkar, Angkur Shaikeea, Zhenpeng Xu, Huachen Cui, Xiaoyu Zheng, Vikram Deshpande, “The coupled strength and toughness of interconnected and interpenetrating multi-material gyroids”, MRS Bulletin, 2022

• Hunter A. Rauch, Huachen Cui, Kendall P. Knight, R. Joey Griffiths, Jake K. Yoder, Xiaoyu Zheng, Hang Z. Yu, “Additive manufacturing of yttrium-stabilized tetragonal zirconia: Progressive wall collapse, martensitic transformation, and energy dissipation in micro-honeycombs”, Additive Manufacturing, 2022

• Angkur Jyoti Dipanka Shaikeea, Huachen Cui (contributed equally), Mark O’Masta, Xiaoyu Rayne Zheng, Vikram Sudhir Deshpande, “The toughness of mechanical metamaterials”, Nature Materials, 2022

2021

• Nikhil J. R. K. Gerard, Mourad Oudich, Zhenpeng Xu, Desheng Yao, Huachen Cui, Christina J. Naify, Alec Ikei, Charles A. Rohde, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, Yun Jing, “Three-Dimensional Trampolinelike Behavior in an Ultralight Elastic Metamaterial”, Physical Review Applied, 2021

• Zhenpeng Xu, Ryan Hensleigh, Nikhil J. R. K. Gerard, Huachen Cui, Mourad Oudich, Wentao Chen, Yun Jing, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, “Vat photopolymerization of fly-like, complex micro-architectures with dissolvable supports”, Additive Manufacturing, 2021

2020

• Chengwei Wang, Weiwei Ping, Qiang Bai, Huachen Cui, Ryan Hensleigh (contributed equally), Ruiliu Wang, Alexandra H. Brozena, Zhenpeng Xu, Jiaqi Dai, Yong Pei, Chaolun Zheng, Glenn Pastel, Jinlong Gao, Xue Wang, Hong Wang, Jianguo Zhao, Bao Yang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, Jian Luo, Yifei Mo, Bruce Dunn, Liangbing Hu, “A general method to synthesize and sinter bulk ceramics in seconds”, Science, 2020

• Ryan Hensleigh, Huachen Cui (contributed equally), Zhenpeng Xu, Jeffrey Massman, Desheng Yao, John Berrigan, Xiaoyu Zheng, “Charge-programmed three-dimensional printing for multi-material electronic devices”, Nature Electronics, 2020

• Weifeng Cheng, Jiansheng Liu, Zheng Zheng, Xukun He, Bowen Zheng, Hualiang Zhang, Huachen Cui, Xiaoyu Zheng, Tao Zheng, Bruce E. Gnade, Jiangtao Cheng, “Adaptive optical beam steering and tuning system based on electrowetting driven liquid prism”, Communications Physics, 2020

• Huachen Cui, “Additive manufacturing and characterization of structural and multi-functional metamaterials via a large-area high-resolution stereolithography system”, PhD Dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles, 2020

2019

• Desheng Yao, Huachen Cui, Ryan Hensleigh, Parker Smith, Sam Alford, Dominic Bernero, Sydney Bush, Kyle Mann, H. Felix Wu, Marvin Chin-Nieh, Garrett Youmans, Xiaoyu Zheng, “Achieving the Upper Bound of Piezoelectric Response in Tunable, Wearable 3D Printed Multiscale Piezoelectric Structures”, Advanced Functional Materials, 2019 (Featured on front cover)

• Huachen Cui, Ryan Hensleigh, Desheng Yao, Deepam Maurya, Prashant Kumar, Min Gyu Kang, Shashank Priya, Xiaoyu Zheng, “Three-dimensional printing of piezoelectric materials with designed anisotropy and directional response”, Nature Materials, 2019 (Featured on VT news, reported by Phys.org, Science Daily, Nanowerk, Materials Today, 3Dprint.com etc)

• Nikhil J. R. K. Gerard, Huachen Cui, Chen Shen, Yangbo Xie, Steven Cummer, Xiaoyu Zheng, Yun Jing, “Fabrication and experimental demonstration of a hybrid resonant acoustic gradient index metasurface at 40 kHz”, Applied Physics Letters, 2019

2018

• Huachen Cui, Ryan Hensleigh, Hongshun Chen, Xiaoyu Zheng, “Additive Manufacturing and size-dependent mechanical properties of three-dimensional microarchitected, high-temperature ceramic metamaterials”, Journal of Materials Research, 2018 (Selected as 2018 Journal of Materials Research Paper of the Year Award, Materials Research Society, reported by Eurek Alert!, SCIENMAG, etc)

• Ryan M. Hensleigh, Huachen Cui, James S. Oakdale, Jianchao C. Ye, Patrick G. Campbell, Eric B. Duoss, Christopher M. Spadaccini, Xiaoyu Zheng, Marcus A. Worsley, “Additive manufacturing of complex micro-architected graphene aerogels”, Materials Horizons, 2018 (Featured on front cover, VT news, reported on SCI NEWS, 3D PRINTING INDUSTRY, etc)

2016

• Xiaoyu Zheng, William Smith, Julie Jackson, Bryan Moran, Huachen Cui, Da Chen, Jianchao Ye, Nicholas Fang, Nicholas Rodriguez, Todd Weisgraber, Christopher M. Spadaccini, “Multiscale metallic metamaterials”, Nature Materials, 2016 (Featured on front cover, VT News, reported by Phys.org, Science Daily, Nanowerk, Materials Today, 3Dprint.com etc)