DeSimone Lab

Evidence for platforms that move from chemistry to use.

Selected papers and preprints across high-resolution 3D printing, microneedle systems, RNA delivery, carbon architectures, and translational medicine.

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Bioconjugate Chemistry

Preformulated, Shelf-Stable, Dendritic Cell-Targeting Nanogel mRNA Vaccine Delivery Platform

2026

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ACS Nano

Engineered 3D-Lattice Microneedle Array Patches for Enhanced Nanovaccine Delivery to Dendritic Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy

2026

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Advanced Materials Technologies

Tunable Applicator for Microneedle-Based Medical Devices

2026

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Bioconjugate Chemistry

Preformulated, Shelf-Stable, Dendritic Cell-Targeting Nanogel mRNA Vaccine Delivery Platform

2026

Laturski, A. E., Durán, V., Schaar, B. T., Dulay, M. T., Einav, S., DeSimone, J. M.

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ACS Nano

Engineered 3D-Lattice Microneedle Array Patches for Enhanced Nanovaccine Delivery to Dendritic Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy

2026

Kim, Y. E., Kwak, J. W., Mo, X. W., Nguyen, T. L., Kamat, N. U., Phan, N. M., Shin, H., Soh, H. T., DeSimone, J. M., Kim, J.

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Advanced Materials Technologies

Tunable Applicator for Microneedle-Based Medical Devices

2026

Ilyn, D., Hwang, J., Coates, I. A., Dobson, J., Hung, A. H., Kamat, N. U., Tumbleston, J. R., Dulay, M. T., Jacobson, G. B., DeSimone, J. M.

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Advanced Materials

A 3D-Printed Scaffolded Hydrogel Microneedle Array Biosensor for Real-Time, Continuous Monitoring

2026

Kwak, J. W., Trinh, T., White, A. D., Chen, Y., Eckman, N., Jain, I., Xu, Y., Nguyen, N., Gopalan, D., Kim, Y. E., Kamat, N. U., Tumbleston, J. R., Park, C. H., Yoshikawa, A., Ji, J., Dulay, M. T., Eisenstein, M., Appel, E. A., Kim, J., DeSimone, J. M., Soh, H. T.

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Advanced Materials Technologies

Engineering Ultra-Soft Porous Hydrogel Scaffolds via High-Resolution 3D Printing to Enhance Cell-Based Therapy for Glioblastoma

2026

Garcia-Avila, J., Zhang, Yu., Carlberg, L. E., Stockwell, C., Hwang, J., Dulay, M. T., Hingtgen, S. D., Perry, J. L., DeSimone, J. M.

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Carbon

Engineered 3D micro-architected carbon structures via conformal deposition of multifunctional transition metal catalysts

2025

Kuo, H. L., Onffroy, P. R., Chiovoloni, S. P., Williams, L., DeSimone, J. M., Lu, J.

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Science Advances

A microneedle device for rapid dermal interstitial fluid sampling

2025

Hung, A. H., Kamat, N. U., Bermudez, A., Boczek, S. M., Garcia-Marques, F. J., Tan, Y. L., Hwang, J., Sinawang, P. D., Ilyin, D., Jacobson, G. B., Demirci, U., Poplack, S. P., Bittere, S. J., DeSimone, J. M.

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Chemistry of Materials

Fabrication of 3D-Printed Carbon Microarchitected Structures with High Yield from Polyacrylonitrile Composites via Gel Infusion and Pyrolysis

2025

Onffroy, P. R., Lagat, M., Schröder, D., Dobson, J. A., Chiovoloni, S., Bortner, M. J., Lu, J. Q., Saccone, M. A., DeSimone, J. M.

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Advanced Functional Materials

Free-form microfluidic microneedle array patches

2025

Coates, I. A., Driskill, M. M., Rajesh, N. U., Lipkowitz, G., Ilyn, D., Xu, Y., Dulay, M. T., Jacobson, G. B., Tumbleston, J. R., Perry, J. L., Tian, S., DeSimone, J. M.

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Journal of Controlled Release

Lyophilized SARS-CoV-2 self-amplifying RNA vaccines for microneedle array patch delivery

2025

Driskill, M. M., Coates, I. A., Hurst, P. J., Rajesh, N. U., Dulay, M. T., Waymouth, R. M., Akahata, W., Matsuda, K., Smith, J. F., Jacobson, G. B., Perry, J. L., Tian, S., DeSimone, J. M.

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Bioconjugate Chemistry

Transfection via RNA-Based Nanoparticles: Comparing Encapsulation vs Adsorption Approaches of RNA Incorporation

2025

Laturski, A. E., Dulay, M. T., Perry, J. L., DeSimone, J. M.

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JACS Au

Opportunities at the Intersection of 3D Printed Polymers and Pyrolysis for the Microfabrication of Carbon-Based Energy Materials

2024

Onffroy, P. R., Chiovoloni, S., Kuo, H. L., Saccone, M. A., Lu, J. Q., DeSimone, J. M.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

High-resolution stereolithography: Negative spaces enabled by control of fluid mechanics

2024

Coates, I. A., Pan, W., Saccone, M. A., Lipkowitz, G., Ilyn, D., Driskill, M. M., Dulay, M. T., Frank, C. W., Shaqfeh, E. S. G., DeSimone, J. M.

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Advanced Materials

3D-Printed Latticed Microneedle Array Patches for Tunable and Versatile Intradermal Delivery

2024

Rajesh, N., Hwang, J., Xu, Y., Saccone, M. A., Hung, A. H., Hernandez, R. A. S., Coates, I. A., Driskill, M., Dulay, M., Jacobson, G. B., Tian, S., Perry, J. L., DeSimone, J. M.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Growing Three-Dimensional Objects with Light

2024

Lipkowitz, G., Saccone, M. A., Panzer, M. A., Coates, I. A., Hsiao, K., Ilyn, D., Kronenfeld, J. M., Tumbleston, J. R., Shaqfeh, E. S. G., DeSimone, J. M.

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Nature

Roll-to-Roll, High-Resolution 3D Printing of Shape-Specific Particles

2024

Kronenfeld, J. M., Rother, L., Saccone, M. A., Dulay, M. T., DeSimone, J. M.

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Green Chemistry

Review of High-Performance Sustainable Polymers in Additive Manufacturing

2023

Chyr, G., DeSimone, J. M.

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JACS Au

3D-printed microarray patches for transdermal applications

2022

Rajesh, N. U., Coates, I., Driskill, M. M., Dulay, M. T., Hsiao, K., Ilyin, D., Jacobson, G. B., Kwak, J. W., Lawrence, M., Perry, J., Shea, C. O., Tian, S., DeSimone, J. M.

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Science Advances

Single-digit-micron-resolution continuous liquid interface production (CLIP) 3D printer

2022

Hsiao, K., Lee, B., Samuelsen, T., Lipkowitz, G., Ilyin, D., Shih, A., Dulay, M. T., DeSimone, J. M.

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Science Advances

Injection continuous liquid interface production of 3D objects

2022

Lipkowitz, G., Samuelsen, T., Hsiao, K., Lee, B., Dulay, M. T., Coates, I., Lin, H., Pan, W., Toth, G., Tate, L., Shaqfeh, E. S. G., DeSimone, J. M.

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Additive Manufacturing

Characterization of a 30-micron pixel size CLIP-based 3D printer and its enhancement through dynamic printing optimization

2022

Lee, B., Hsiao, K., Lipkowitz, G., Samuelsen, T., Tate, L., DeSimone, J. M.

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Journal of Controlled Release

3D printed drug-loaded implantable devices for intraoperative treatment of cancer

2022

Hagan IV, C. T., Bloomquist, C., Warner, S., Knape, N. M., Kim, I., Foley, H., Wagner, K. T., Mecham, S., DeSimone, J.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Transdermal vaccination via 3D printed microneedle induces potent humoral and cellular immunity

2021

Caudill, C., Iliadis, K., Perry, J., Mecham, S., Tian, S., DeSimone, J. M.

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