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Niklas Felix König

X-Fab (Germany)ORCID 0000-0002-9293-3734Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:trajectory inference· 1 Research Focus:transcription & RNA processing· 1

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2025-2026 · peak 3/yr

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Mechanoscribed Xolography for Multiscale Mechanical Patterning of Cell-laden Hydrogels

Lena Elliger, Tom van Hattem, Mariana Azevedo Gonzalez‐Oliva, Tess van Alphen, Niklas Felix König, Paul G. Genever, Sandra Hofmann, Keita Ito, Lorenzo Albertazzi, Manuel Salmerón‐Sánchez, Miguel Dias Castilho

This paper introduces a 3D bioprinting technique called Mechanoscribed Xolography to create cell-laden hydrogels with controlled mechanical heterogeneity and monitors their evolution over time.

bioRxiv · Oct 20, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Xolographic printing of cell-dense engineered living matter via iodixanol-driven enhancement of type II photoinitiation

Annalise Anspach, Alexis Wolfel, Mariel Cano-Jorge, Floris Dalenoord, Niklas Felix König, Catarina A. Custódio, Stan Rolfes, João Filipe Mano, R. C. Passier, Jeroen Leijten

This paper demonstrates that iodixanol enhances type II photoinitiation reactivity, enabling high-cell-density Xolographic printing of functional engineered living matter.

bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Cell-Dense Bioink Design for Xolography: Coupling Refractive Index-Matching with Increased Photoreactivity

Aiste Balciunaite, Sebastian Inacker, Asia Badolato, Erik Brauer, Niklas Felix König, Luciola Vasconcelos Lima, Grace Rachel Humphreys, Claudiadele Polinari, Samuel Palato, Pablo Paniagua, Miriam Filippi, Stefan Hecht, Robert Kevin Katzschmann

This paper introduces a method to enhance Xolography for high-cell-density bioresins using iodixanol, achieving sub-100 µm resolution and mature muscle fiber formation.

bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Xolography for Biomedical Applications: Dual-color Light-sheet Printing of Hydrogels with Local Control over Shape and Stiffness

Lena Stoecker, Gerardo Cedillo‐Servín, Niklas Felix König, Freek V. de Graaf, Marcela García‐Jiménez, Sandra Hofmann, Keita Ito, Annelieke S. Wentzel, Miguel Dias Castilho

This paper introduces Xolography, a dual-color light-sheet printing technique, to create hydrogels with controlled shape and stiffness for biomedical applications.

Advanced Materials · Jan 27, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering