Aixiang Ding

4D Biomimetic Morphing Hydrogel Scaffold via Biaxial Gradient Programming

This paper develops a biaxial gradient-programmed 4D hydrogel system that enables precise, non-uniform shape morphing and supports cell-laden biofabrication for biomimetic tissue engineering.

Self-Actuating 4D Cell-Strand Bioprinting

This paper introduces a self-actuating 4D cell-strand bioprinting platform that generates complex tissue architectures through autonomous cell contractile force-driven morphing.

Reprogrammable 4D Tissue Engineering Hydrogel Scaffold via Reversible Ion Printing

This paper develops a reprogrammable hydrogel scaffold using ion-transfer printing to enable shape transformations in bioconstructs, demonstrating 3D-to-3D shape conversions in engineered cartilage-like tissues.

Cell Contractile Forces Drive Spatiotemporal Morphing in 4D Bioprinted Living Constructs

This paper develops a 4D bioprinting method using cell-contractile forces to drive shape changes in cell-laden constructs, demonstrating simultaneous morphing and chondrogenic differentiation.

In situ cell condensation-based cartilage tissue engineering via immediately implantable high-density stem cell core and rapidly degradable shell microgels

This paper develops core/shell microgels for in situ cartilage tissue engineering, enabling immediate implantation and spontaneous fusion of cell condensates without prior in vitro culture.

A 4D Bio-Kirigami Strategy for Engineering Complex Tissue Curvatures

This paper introduces a bio-Kirigami strategy to create dynamic, transformable tissue-like structures using hydrogels with controlled deformation modes.

Three-dimensional tissue platform co-laid with native collagen fibers and cells for phenotypic screening of stem cell interactions

This study develops a 3D tissue platform with collagen and stem cells to screen cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, showing enhanced vascularization and identifying pathways affecting vasculogenesis and ASD models.

Cell Contractile Force-Mediated Morphodynamical Tissue Engineering via 4D Printed Degradable Hydrogel Scaffolds

This study introduces a 4D printed hydrogel scaffold that uses cell contractile forces to drive tissue morphogenesis, enabling programmed shape transformations and scaffold-free tissue constructs.