Horst Complex

dr. J.C.H. Leijten (Jeroen)

Associate Professor
TNW-BET-DBE
Horst Complex ZH145
jeroen.leijten@utwente.nl
+31534894576
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As a biomedical microtechnologist, I am passionate about integrating promising upcoming micromaterials and (micro)technologies into the fields of medical biology, cell-based therapies and clinical diagnostics. After my PhD in Tissue Engineering at University of Twente, I performed postdocs at KU Leuven and Harvard-MIT, where I became subgroup leader, after which I accepted a Tenure track position at University of Twente. I have a Visible research track, strong expertise and experimental background in: I) tissue engineering, II) microfluidic technology, III) organs-on-a-chip, IV) (stem) cell biology; and V) biomimetic biomaterials. This has led to numerous papers in high-ranked journals including Cell Stem Cell, Nature Communications, Small, Advanced Functional Materials, and PNAS. I have had the honour to have been awarded with Veni, Vidi, and ERC Starting grants as well as multiple early career and presentation awards. Ā 

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Expertise

  • Material Science

    • Hydrogel
    • Biomaterial
    • Stem Cell
    • Bioprinting
    • Three Dimensional Printing
    • Microparticle

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

    • Chondrocyte

  • Engineering

    • Tissue Regeneration

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Publications

2026

Zein-Ceria Hybrid Microparticles Enable Long-Term ROS-Scavenging Oxygenation for Osteogenic Microtissues Engineering (2026)Advanced materials, 38(44). Article e73849. Byun, H., Han, S. G., Willemen, N., Park, E., Govindaraj, K., Jeong, S. H., Jeon, O., Alsberg, E., Leijten, J., Shin, H. & Shin, S. R.https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.73849A Quantitative Printability Framework for Programmable Assembly of Preā€Vascular Patterns via Laserā€Induced Forward Transfer (2026)Advanced healthcare materials, 15(8). Article e03665. Bosmans, C., Ginés Rodriguez, N., Hernández, U. J. G., Rivas, D. F., Karperien, M., Malda, J., Teixeira, L. M., Levato, R. & Leijten, J.https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202503665Tailorable Biofunctionalization of Poly(acrylamide) Hydrogels via Firefly Luciferin-Bioinspired Click Ligation Accelerates Cell Attachment, Spreading, and Proliferation (2026)ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 18(3), 4805-4817. Wolfel, A., Jin, M., Araújo-Gomes, N., Becker, M., Leijten, J., Moreira Teixeira, L. & Paez, J. I.https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c20298Engineering osteoclast resorption units via sacrificial microgels in a bone-on-chip platform (2026)Lab on a chip, 26(2), 331-344. Conceição, F., Araújo-Gomes, N., Husch, J. F. A., Becker, M., van den Beucken, J. J. J. P., Leijten, J. & Moreira Teixeira, L.https://doi.org/10.1039/d5lc00682a

2025

Self-Feeding of Engineered Tissues via Controlled Glucose Release Facilitates Survival and Vascularization of Living Implants (2025)Advanced functional materials. Article e28636 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Gurian, M., Allijn, I. E., Veenendaal, L., Bassous, N., Shin, S. R. & Leijten, J.https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202528636Arresting Microphase Separation Encodes Material Mechanics by Sculpting Microarchitectures and Local Polymer Enrichment (2025)Advanced materials. Article e12578 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Johnbosco, C., Dalenoord, F., Hiemstra, J., Na, Y., Wolfel, A., Bosmans, C., Gering, C., Willemen, N., Shin, S. R. & Leijten, J.https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202512578Bioxolography Using Diphenyliodonium Chloride and N-Vinylpyrrolidone Enables Rapid High-Resolution Volumetric 3D Printing of Spatially Encoded Living Matter (2025)Advanced materials, 37(37). Article 2501052. Wolfel, A., Johnbosco, C., Anspach, A., Meteling, M., Olijve, J., König, N. F. & Leijten, J.https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202501052Mechanically Tunable Biofabricated Channels Enable Mimicking Arterial Pulsatility and Dynamic Tissue Actuation (2025)Small Science, 5(9). Article 2500176. Bosmans, C., Becker, M., Moreira Teixeira, L. S. & Leijten, J.https://doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202500176A Transparent, Antimicrobial, Bio-Ionic Liquid Functionalized Hydrogel for Corneal Injury Repair (2025)ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17(33), 46596-46609. Kanjilal, B., Krishnadoss, V., Banerjee, A., Basu, P., Tonmoy, T. I., Leijten, J., Soll, S. M., Masoumi, A., Park, B. H. & Noshadi, I.https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c08239Effect of fluid flow-induced shear stress on the behavior of synovial fibroblasts in a bioinspired synovium-on-chip model (2025)Journal of Cartilage & Joint Preservation, 5(2). Article 100233. Piluso, S., Li, Y., Texeira, L. M., Padmanaban, P., Rouwkema, J., Leijten, J., van Weeren, R., Karperien, M. & Malda, J.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjp.2025.100233

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De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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