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  • Cheng Zhu , Jianbo Jin, Zhen Wang, Zhenpeng Xu, Maria C. Folgueras, Yuxin Jiang, X. Zheng and Peidong Yuang, Supramolecular assembly of blue and green halide perovskites with near-unity photoluminescence, Science, 2024, https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.adi4196

  • Pengcheng Liao, Jochen Mueller, Jordan Raney, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng and Amir A. Alavi,  Mechanical metamaterials and beyond, Nature Communications, 2023, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41679-8

  • Chan Soo Ha, Desheng Yao, Zhenpeng Xu, Chenang Liu, Han Liu, Daniel Elkins, Matthew Kile, Vikram Deshpande, Zhenyu Kong, Mathieu Bauchy & Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, Rapid inverse design of metamaterials based on prescribed mechanical behavior through machine learning, Nature Communications, 2023, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-40854-1

  • Haotian Lu, Huachen Cui, Gengxi Lu, Laiming Jiang, Ryan Hensleigh, Yushun Zeng, Adnan Rayes, Mohanchandra K. Panduranga, Megha Acharya, Zhen Wang, Andrei Irimia, Felix Wu, Gregory P. Carman, José M. Morales, Seth Putterman, Lane W. Martin, Qifa Zhou & Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng *., 3D Printing and Processing of Miniaturized Transducers with Near-pristine Piezoelectric Ceramics for Localized Cavitation, Nature Communications,  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-37335-w, 2023

  • Fan Yang, Shengcun Ma, Chia Miang Khor, Yiming Su, Zahra Barani, Zhenpeng Xu, Arthur Boyko, Arpita Iddya, Naama Segev-Mark, Xiaoyu Rayne Zheng, Fariborz Kargar, Alexander A Balandin, Guy Ramon, Igor De Rosa, Eric Hoek, David Jassby, One-step method for the fabrication of pure and metal-decorated densified CNT films for effective electromagnetic interference shielding, Carbon, 2023

  • M Oudich, E Huang, H Heo, Z Xu, H Cui, NJRK Gerard, XR Zheng, Y Jing, On the elastodynamic properties of octet truss-based architected metamaterials, Applied Physics Letters 122 (17)

  •  Design and additive manufacturing of optimized electrodes for energy storage applications , Carbon 205, 262-269, 2023

  • Junbo Wang, Zhenpeng Xu, Zhen Wang, Xiaoyu Zheng, Yahya Rahmat-Samii, Development of a Low-Cost Lightweight Advanced K-Band Horn Antenna With Charge-Programmed Deposition 3D Printing, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

  • Wang et al., Fully 3D-Printed Lightweight Combination of a Circularly Polarized Transmitarray and a Feed Horn, 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI)

  • R. Ritchie, X. Zheng, Growing Designability in Structural Materials, Nature Materials, 2022 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-022-01336-9

  • H. Cui, D. Yao, R. Hensleigh, H. Lu, A. Calderon, Z. Xu, S. Davaria, Z. Wang, P. Mercier, P. Tarazaga, X. Zheng “ Design and printing of proprioceptive three-dimensional architected robotic metamaterials”, Science, https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn0090, 2022

  • Padmeya P Indurkar, Angkur Shaikeea, Zhenpeng Xu, Huachen Cui, X. Zheng, Vikram Deshpande, The coupled strength and toughness of interconnected and interpenetrating multi-material gyroids, MRS Bulletin, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1557/s43577-021-00249-3

  • 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, 52, 102692

  • Angkur Shaikeea, Huachen Cui, Mark O'Masta, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, Vikram Desphande, the Toughness of Mechanical Metamaterials, Nature Materials, 2022 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-021-01182-1

  • Z. Xu, R. Hensleigh, N.J. Gerard, H. Cui, M. Oudich, W. Chen, Y. Jing, X. Zhenga, Vat photopolymerization of fly-like, complex micro-architectures with dissolvable supports, Additive Manufacturing, 47,  2021  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214860421004796

  • A. Hsieh#, C. Ha#, Z. Xu#, X. Zheng*, Stiff and strong, lightweight bi-material sandwich plate-lattices with enhanced energy absorption, Journal of Materials Research, 2021, In Press 10.1557/s43578-021-00322-2

  • Nikhil JRK Gerard, Mourad Oudich, Zhenpeng Xu, Desheng Yao, Huachen Cui, Christina J. Naify, Alec Ikei, Charles A. Rohde, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, and Yun Jing, Three-Dimensional Trampolinelike Behavior in an Ultralight Elastic Metamaterial, https://journals.aps.org/prapplied/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.16.024015

  • Dipankar Behera, Samira Chizari, Lucas A. Shaw, Michael Porter, Ryan Hensleigh, Zhenpeng Xu,  Nilabh K.Roya, Robert M.Panas, Sourab K. Saha, Xiaoyu (Rayne)Zheng, Jonathan B. Hopkins,  Michael A. Cullinan, "Current challenges and potential directions towards precision microscale additive manufacturing – Part II: Laser based curing, Volume 68, March 2021, Pages 301-318

  • Hannelore Hemminger, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, 3D Printing Autoclavable PPE on Low-Cost Consumer 3D Printers. https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.13476

  • Dipankar Behera, Samira Chizari, Lucas A.Shaw, Michael Porter, RyanHensleigh, ZhenpengXu, Ximeng Zheng, Liam G. Connolly, Nilabh K.Roya, Robert M.Panas, Sourab K. Saha, Xiaoyu (Rayne)Zheng, Jonathan B. Hopkins, Shih-Chi Chen, Michael A. Cullinan, "Current challenges and potential directions towards precision microscale additive manufacturing – Part IV: Future perspectives", Precision Engineering, Part IV: Future perspectives, Volume 68, March 2021, Pages 197-205

  • Chengwei Wang,# Weiwei Ping,#, Qiang Bai,#, Huachen Cui,#, Ryan Hensleigh2#, Ruiliu Wang, Alexandra H. Brozena1, Zhenpeng Xu, Jiaqi Dai1, Yong Pei, Chaolun Zheng4, Glenn Pastel1, Jinlong Gao1, Xizheng Wang, Howard Wang1, Ji-Cheng Zhao1, Bao Yang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng,* Jian Luo,*, Yifei Mo1,*, Bruce Dunn, Liangbing Hu,* A general method to synthesize and sinter bulk ceramics in seconds, Science, https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6490/521/tab-article-info

  • Ryan Hensleigh#, Huachen Cui#, Zhenpeng Xu, Jeffery Massman, Desheng Yao, John Berrigan, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng*, Charge-programmed three-dimensional printing for multi-material electronic devices, Nature Electronics,  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41928-020-0391-2

  • Zhenpeng Xu#, Chan Soo Ha#, Ruthvik Kadam#, John Lindahl, Seokpum Kim, H. Felix Wu, Vlastimil Kunc, and Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng*, Additive manufacturing of two-phase lightweight, stiff and high damping carbon fiber reinforced polymer microlattices, Additive Manufacturing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101106

  • 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 fluidic rotor", Communication Physics,  https://www.nature.com/articles/s42005-020-0294-6

  • Desheng Yao#, Huachen Cui#, Ryan Hensleigh#, Parker Smith#, Sam Alford#, Dominic Bernero#, Sydney Bush#, Kyle Mann#, Marvin Chin-Nieh#, Garrett Youmans#, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng*, Advanced Functional Materials, 22 July 2019, https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201903866

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  • Nikhil JRK Gerard, Huachen Cui#,   Chen Shen,   Yangbo Xie,   Steven Cummer, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng*, and Yun Jing*, "Fabrication and experimental demonstration of a hybrid resonant acoustic gradient index metasurface at 40 kHz", Applied Physics Letters, 114, 231902 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5095963

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  • Nikhil JRK Gerard, Huachen Cui#,   Chen Shen,   Yangbo Xie,   Steven Cummer, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng*, and Yun Jing*, Fabrication and measurement of a hybrid resonant gradient index metasurface at 40kHz, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 145, 1761 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5101449, Abstract 

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  • J. Bauer, L. R. Meza, T. A. Schaedler, R. Schwaiger, X. Zheng, and L. Valdevit, "Nanolattices: An Emerging Class of Mechanical Metamaterials" Advanced Materials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201701850

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  • X. Zheng*, H. Lee, T. H Weisgraber, M. Shusteff, J. R Deotte, E. Duoss, J.D Kuntz, M.M Biener, S. O Kucheyev, Q. Ge, J. Jackson, N. X Fang, C. M Spadaccini,  “Ultralight Ultrastiff Mechanical Metamaterials” Science, 344 (6190): 1373-1377, 2014  Link 

 (Highlighted on Science Front Cover; Highlighted on this week in Science; Reported by  Phys.org,    Science Daily,  MRS Bulletin, 3Ders. org, MIT Technology Review, R&D Magazine, San                      Jose Mercury News, Materials Today)

        Special feature: Science in the Classroom 

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  • X. Zheng, J Deotte, M. P. Alonso, G. Farquar, T. H. Weisgraber, S Gemberling, H. Lee, N. X. Fang and C. M. Spadaccini, "Design and Optimization of a LED Projection Micro-Stereolithography (PµSL) Manufacturing System", Review of Scientific Instrument, 2012, 83, 125001 (2012).

 

  • F. Zhang, S. Anderson, X. Zheng, Y.Qiu,  R.Liao, X. Zhang, "Moiré-based cellular force mapping using a double-sided micro pillar array", Applied Physics Letters, 105, 033702 (2014)    

                                                                     

  • P. Du, X. Zheng (co-first author), and X. Zhang, "Effect of loading rates and viscoelastic behavior on polymer micropillar based cellular force transducers", Applied Physics Letters, 99 (8)( 2011) 083701

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, "Microsystems for Cell Force Probing: A Review", Journal of Micromechanics and Micro engineering, 21(5) 054003 (2011).

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, Opto-mechanical platforms in studying cell mechanics, Micro and Nanoletters,  6 (5) (2011) 332-336

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, Whole field characterization of pre-distortion in soft lithography fabricated polymer substrates for biological applications, Applied Physics letters, 98 (17) (2011) 173701

 

  • X. Zheng, H. Surks, and X. Zhang, A versatile cell contractility mapping transducer utilizing moiré-based technique, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 9 (4) (2010) 764–773.

 

  • X. Zheng, H. Surks, and X. Zhang, Single cell contractility studies based on compact moiré system over periodic gratings, Applied Physics Letters, 96 (21) (2010) 213705.   Selected for Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research in Vol. 19, Issue 11, November 2010

 

  • Y. Wang, X. Zheng, N. Riddick, M. Bryden, W. Baur, X. Zhang, and H. Surks, ROCK isoform regulation of myosin phosphatase and contractility in vascular smooth muscle cells, Circulation Research, 104 (4) (2009) 531–540.

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, An optical moiré technique for cell traction force mapping, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 18 (12) (2008) 125006. 

         Selected as Highlights of 2008, Selected for inclusion in IOP Select

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, Optical moiré as a visualization tool for living vascular cell contraction mapping,  Applied Physics Letters, 93 (16) (2008) 164106.  Selected for Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research in Vol. 16, Issue 9,    November 2008

 

 

 Book Chapter 

 

  • X. Zhang, Y. Zhao, and X. Zheng, Micro/nanostructures for measuring cellular forces in cardiac myocytes, Nanomanufacturing, American Scientific Publishers, pp. 213–233, 2009.

 

 Refereed Conference Proceeding Publications  

  • X. Zheng, Deotte, J. ; Vericella, J. ; Shusteff, M. ; Weisgraber, T. ; Lee, H. ; Fang, N. ; Spadaccini, C.M. “Lightweight microlattice with nanoscale features fabricated from Projection Microstereolithography”, Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2014), San Francisco, CA, January 26-30, 2014, pp. 510-513

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, "Polymer Opto-Mechanical Transducer for Abnormal Cell Contraction Diagnostics," Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers '11), Beijing, China, June 5-9, 2011, pp. 2243-2246.

 

  • P. Du, X. Zheng, I-K Lin, H. Lu, and X. Zhang, "Effect of Loading Rates on Polymer Micropillar-Based Force Transducers," Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers '11), Beijing, China, June 5-9, 2011, pp. 1432-1435.

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, Whole field living cell mapping using diffraction moiré sensor, Proceeding of the 9th IEEE Sensors Conference (IEEE Sensors '10), Waikoloa, HI, USA, November 1-4, 2010, pp. 1564-1567.

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, A micro moiré chip for automated whole field cell analysis, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (microTAS '10), Groningen, Netherlands, October 3-7, 2010, pp. 1625–1627.

 

  • P. Du, X. Zheng, I-K Lin, H. Lu, and X. Zhang, Extended Timoshenko beam formula for cellular contraction force calculation, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS '10), Groningen, Netherlands, October 3-7, 2010, pp. 509–511.

 

  • X. Zheng, H.K. Surks, and X. Zhang, Sensing Single Cell Contractility Utilizing Moiré Fringes, Technical Digest of IEEE Solid-State Sensor and Actuator Workshop (Hilton Head '10), Hilton Head Island, SC, USA, June 6-10, 2010, pp. 274–277.

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, Quantifying contractility in migrational vascular smooth muscle cells regulated by contractile proteins using a novel microfluidic force mapping chip, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (microTAS '09), Jeju, Korea, November 1-5, 2009, pp. 475–477.

 

  • X. Zheng, E. Frohlich, S. Collignon, and Xin Zhang, A microfluidic chip for analysis of mechanical forces generated during cell migration, Biosurfaces and Biointerfaces, Material Research Society Symposium Proceeding (MRS 2010) 1236E (2010) SS05-25

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, Development of a versatile cell force transducer using moiré mechanism, Proceeding of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS '09), Minneapolis, MN, USA, September 2-6, 2009, pp. 1180–1183.

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, Mapping and decoupling distortions in polymeric periodic substrates for biological applications, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (ASME '08), Boston, MA, October 31 – November 6, 2008, IMECE2008-67840.

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, Contrast enhancement of cell traction force probing by capping the tips with gold particles, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (ASME '08), Boston, MA, October 31 - November 6, 2008, IMECE2008-67813.

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, Diffraction moiré: Decoupling distortions in periodic polymeric post arrays for biological applications, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (microTAS '08), San Diego, CA, USA, October 12-16, 2008, pp. 991–993.

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, A novel versatile biomechano-sensor for real time vascular cell contractility mapping, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (microTAS '08), San Diego, CA, USA, October 12-16, 2008, pp. 510–512.

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, A diffraction moiré based micro double layered chip for cellular mechanics study, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (microTAS '07), Paris, France, October 7-11, 2007, pp. 1649–1651.

 

  • X. Zheng and X. Zhang, A MEMS based optical moiré approach for in situ cardiac myocyte force probing, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers '07), Lyon, France, June 10-14, 2007, pp. 1119–1122.

 

  • Y. Zhao, X. Zheng, J. Regis, D. Mabius, and X. Zhang, Creating silicon nanostructures with controllable sidewall profiles by using fluorine-enhanced oxide passivation, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (microTAS '06), Tokyo, Japan, November 5-9, 2006, pp. 167–169.

 

Presentations and Talks

 

  • X. Zheng, "Scalable Micro-architected Materials with superior strength and ductility" 52nd Society of Engineering Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Oct 25-28,2015                         

  • X. Zheng, "Hierarchical Additive Manufacturing and Architected Metamaterials" Dept of Mechanical Engineering Seminar, Virginia Tech, VA, April 1, 2015                                                                         

  • X. Zheng, "Ultralight, Ultrastiff Mechancial Metamaterials" 3D Printing conference, 3D Printing: Next Revolution in Fabricating Materials into Real-Life Objects, Las Vegas, USA, FEB 17-19, 2015             

  • X. Zheng, "Parallel optical micro/nanofabrication using desktop digital projection micro-stereolithography", SPIE Photonics West, San Francsisco, CA, Feb 11, 2015                                          

  • X. Zheng, "Ultralight, Ultrastiff Mechanical Metamaterials" MED Seminar, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, Oct 27, 2015                                                                                        

  • X. Zheng, “Lightweight microlattice with nanoscale features fabricated from Projection Microstereolithography”, 27th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2014), San Francisco, CA, January 26-30,  2014                                                                        

  • X. Zheng,  “3D Ultra-Stiff Lightweight Cellular Strucures with Nanoscale Features”, 2013 Material Research Symposium Fall Meetings and Exhibit (MRS 2013), Dec 1-6, 2013, Boston, MA

 

  • X. Zheng, “Microstereolithography and Nanoscale Coatings” Workshop on Enabling Nanofabrication for Rapid Innovation (ENRI 2013) August 18 - 21, 2013, Napa, CA

 

  • X. Zheng, “Fast, Flexible, Additive Fabrication of Complex Three-dimensional Energy Efficient Structures Using Projection Microstereolithography” 2012 Material Research Symposium Spring Meetings and Exhibit (MRS Spring 2012), April 9-13, 2013, San Francisco, CA  (Best Poster Award)

 

  • X. Zheng, “Design and optimization of Projection Microstereolithography as a rapid, flexible additive manufacturing tool” Technologies for Future of Micro-Nano Manufacturing Workshop (MFG 2011), August 8-10, 2011, Napa, CA

 

  • X. Zheng "Polymer Opto-Mechanical Transducer for Abnormal Cell Contraction Diagnostics," 16th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers '11), Beijing, China, June 5-9, 2011, pp. 2243-2246.

 

  • X. Zheng  “Whole Field Cell Analysis Based on Diffraction through Microfabricated Polymer Grating Films” Material Research Society Symposium Dec 1-6, 2010, Boston, MA 

 

  • X. Zheng “Interface Enhancement and Analysis of Micro Biomechano Sensor using Gold Particles” Material Research Society Symposium Dec 1-5, 2008, Boston, MA 

 

  • X. Zheng, “Mapping Smooth Muscle Cell Contractile State  Regulated by Contractile Proteins using a Novel BioMEMS Moire Mapping Sensor”, AVS 55th International Symposium & Exhibition, (AVS 2008) BioMEMS Topical Conference, Boston, MA, Oct 19, 2008

 

  • X. Zheng “ Contrast enhancement of cell traction force probing by capping the tips with gold particles, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (ASME '08), Boston, MA, October 31 - November 6, 2008.

 

  • X. Zheng "Microscopic Motion and Deflection Quantifying Chip for Lab-on-Chip Application," Presented at the Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 26-30, 2007

 

  • X. Zheng, “Determination of residue deformation of polymeric nanostructures using microscopic moiré interferometry”, SPIE OpticsEast, 1-4 October 2006, Boston, MA, USA

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