Publications.

Recent Publications.

D. Georgiev, R. Xie, D. Reumann, X. Zhao, A. Fernandez-Galiana, M. Barahona, M. M. Stevens. “Label-free biochemical imaging and timepoint analysis of neural organoids via deep learning-enhanced Raman microspectroscopy.” Science Advances. 2026. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aec5080.

R. Sun, J. Kim, Y. Leng, Y. Zuo, J. Kim, R. Xie, T. Yang, L. Ma, X. Song, J. Ma, J. Joo, Y.-K.Cho, M. M. Stevens. “Multi-stage microrobots with pH-responsive release of platelet-membrane-coated nanoparticles.” Science Advances. 2026. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aee6534.

C. J. Sadler, M. Miller, K. Darmawan, J. P. Sandler, H.-C. Ng, A. Shamsabadi, A. Creamer, C. Robinson, I. Yarovsky, M. M. Stevens. “Bio-nano interface optimisation for rational lateral flow assay development.” ACS Nano. 2026. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6c04136

X. Wei, J. B. Buse, H. Chen, T. A. Desai, M. M. Stevens, G. Traverso, R. Langer, Z. Gu. “Towards intelligent and miniaturized drug delivery devices.” Nature. 2026. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10221-3.

Selected Publications.

O. Rifaie-Graham, J. Yeow, A. Najer, R. Wang, R. Sun, K. Zhou, T. N. Dell, C. Adrianus, C. Thanapongpibul, M. Chami, S. Mann, J. Read de Alaniz, M. M. Stevens. “Photoswitchable gating of non-equilibrium enzymatic feedback in chemically communicating polymersome nanoreactors.” Nature Chemistry. 2023. 15: 110–118.

M. Broto, M. M. Kaminski, C. Adrianus, N. Kim, R. Greensmith, S. Dissanayake-Perera, A. J. Schubert, X. Tan, H. Kim, A. S. Dighe, J. J. Collins, M. M. Stevens. “Nanozyme-catalysed CRISPR assay for preamplification-free detection of non-coding RNAs.” Nature Nanotechnology. 2022. 17: 1120–1126.

C.N. Loynachan, A.P. Soleimany, J.S. Dudani, Y. Lin, A. Najer, A. Bekdemir, Q. Chen, S.N. Bhatia and M.M. Stevens
”Renal clearable catalytic gold nanoclusters for in vivo disease monitoring.”
Nature Nanotechnology. 2019. 14 (9): 883-890.

C.S. Wood, M.R. Thomas, J. Budd, T.P. Mashamba-Thompson, K. Herbst, D. Pillay, R.W. Peeling, A.M. Johnson, R.A. McKendry, M.M. Stevens
”Taking connected mobile-health diagnostics of infectious diseases to the field.”
Nature. 2019. 566 (7745): 467-474.

J. Penders, I.J. Pence, C.C. Horgan, M.S. Bergholt, C.S. Wood, A. Najer, U. Kauscher, A. Nagelkerke, M.M. Stevens
”Single particle automated raman trapping analysis.”
Nature Communications. 2018. 9 (1): 1-11.

A. Creamer, C.S. Wood, P.D. Howes, A. Casey, S. Cong, A.V. Marsh, R. Godin, J. Panidi, T.D. Anthopoulos, C.H. Burgess, T. Wu, Z. Fei, I. Hamilton, M.A. McLachlan, M.M. Stevens, M. Heeney
”Post-polymerisation functionalisation of conjugated polymer backbones and its application in multi-functional emissive nanoparticles.”
Nature Communications. 2018. 9 (1): 1-11.

N. Reznikov, M. Bilton, L. Lari, M. M. Stevens and R. Kröger3
”Fractal-like hierarchical organization of bone begins at the nanoscale”
Science. 2018. 360 (6388): eaao2189.

T.C. von Erlach, S. Bertazzo, M.A. Wozniak, C.-M. Horejs, S.A. Maynard, S. Attwood, B.K. Robinson, H. Autefage, C. Kallepitis, A. Del Rio Hernandez, C.S. Chen, S. Goldoni, and M.M. Stevens
“Cell geometry dependent changes in plasma membrane order direct stem cell signalling and fate.”
Nature Materials. 2018. 17 (3): 237.

P. Brangel, A. Sobarzo, C. Parolo, B.S. Miller, P.D. Howes, S. Gelkop, J.J. Lutwama, J.M. Dye, R.A. McKendry, L. Lobel, M.M. Stevens
”A Serological Point-of-Care Test for the Detection of IgG Antibodies against Ebola Virus in Human Survivors.”
ACS Nano. 2018. 12 (1): 63-73.

C. N. Loynachan, M. R. Thomas, E. R. Gray, D. A. Richards, J. Kim, B. S. Miller, J. C. Brookes, S. Agarwal, V. Chudasama, R. A. McKendry and M. M. Stevens
”Platinum Nanocatalyst Amplification: Redefining the Gold Standard for Lateral Flow Immunoassays with Ultrabroad Dynamic Range”
ACS Nano. 2018. 12(1): 279–288.

C. Horejs, J.-P. St-Pierre, J.R.M. Ojala, J.A.M. Steele, P.B. da Silva, A. Rynne-Vidal, S.A. Maynard, C.S. Hansel, C. Rodríguez-Fernández, M.M. Mazo, A.Y.F. You, A.J. Wang, T. von Erlach, K. Tryggvason, M. López-Cabrera and M.M. Stevens
"Preventing tissue fibrosis by local biomaterials interfacing of specific cryptic extracellular matrix information."
Nature Communications. 2017. 8: 15509.

C. Kallepitis, M.S. Bergholt, M.M. Mazo, V. Leonardo, S.C. Skaalure, S.A. Maynard M.M. Stevens
”Quantitative volumetric Raman imaging of three dimensional cell cultures.”
Nature Communications. 2017. 8: 14843.

N. Reznikov, J. A. M. Steele, P. Fratzl and M. M. Stevens
”A materials science vision of extracellular matrix mineralization”
Nature Reviews Materials. 2016. 1: 16041.

H. Autefage, E. Gentleman, E. Littmann, M. A. B. Hedegaard, T. Von Erlach, M. O’Donnell, F. R. Burden, D. A. Winkler and M. M. Stevens
”Sparse feature selection methods identify unexpected global cellular response to strontium-containing materials”
PNAS. 2015. 112(14): 4280-4285.

C. Chiappini, E. De Rosa, J. O. Martinez, X. Liu, J. Steele, M. M. Stevens and E. Tasciotti
“Biodegradable silicon nanoneedles delivering nucleic acids intracellularly induce localized in vivo neovascularization.”
Nature Materials. 2015. 14 (5): 532-539.

P. D. Howes, R. Chandrawati and M. M. Stevens
”Colloidal nanoparticles as advanced biological sensors”
Science. 2014. 346(6205): 1247390.

C.-M. Horejs, A. Serio, A. Purvis, A. J. Gormley, S. Bertazzo, A. Poliniewicz, A. J. Wang, P. DiMaggio, E. Hohenester and M. M. Stevens
”Biologically-active laminin-111 fragment that modulates the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in embryonic stem cells”
PNAS. 2014. 111(16): 5908-5913.

S. Bertazzo, E. Gentleman, A. H. Chester, A. H. Chester, M. H. Yacoub and M. M. Stevens
“Nano-analytical electron microscopy reveals fundamental insights into human cardiovascular tissue calcification”
Nature Materials. 2013. 12: 576–583.

R. de la Rica and M. M. Stevens
”Plasmonic ELISA for the ultrasensitive detection of disease biomarkers with the naked eye”
Nature Nanotechnology. 2012. 7: 821–824.

P. Howitt, A. Darzi, G.-Z. Yang, H. Ashrafian, R. Atun, J. Barlow, A. Blakemore, A. M. J. Bull, J. Car, L. Conteh, G. S. Cooke, N. Ford, S. A. J. Gregson, K. Kerr, D. King, M. Kulendran, R. A. Malkin, A. Majeed, S. Matlin, R. Merrifield, H. A. Penfold, S. D. Reid, P. C. Smith, M. M Stevens, M. R. Templeton, C. Vincent and E. Wilson
”Technologies for Global Health”
The Lancet, 2012. 380(9840): 507-535.

L. Rodríguez-Lorenzo, R. de la Rica, R. A. Álvarez-Puebla, L. M. Liz-Marzán and M. M. Stevens
”Plasmonic nanosensors with inverse sensitivity by means of enzyme-guided crystal growth”
Nature Materials. 2012. 11: 604–607.

M. D. Mager, V. LaPointe and M. M. Stevens
”Exploring and exploiting chemistry at the cell surface”
Nature Chemistry. 2011. 3: 582–589.

E. Gentleman, R. J. Swain, N. D. Evans, S. Boonrungsiman, G. Jell, M. D. Ball, T. A. V. Shean, M. L. Oyen, A. Porter and M. M. Stevens
”Comparative materials differences revealed in engineered bone as a function of cell-specific differentiation”
Nature Materials. 2009. 8: 763–770.

E. S. Place, N. D. Evans and M. M. Stevens
”Complexity in biomaterials for tissue engineering”
Nature Materials. 2009. 8: 457–470.

M. M. Stevens and J. H. George
”Exploring and engineering the cell surface interface”
Science. 2005. 310 (5751): 1135-1138.

M. M. Stevens, R. P. Marini, D. Schaefer, J. Aronson, R. Langer and V. P. Shastri
”In vivo engineering of organs: The bone bioreactor”
PNAS. 2005. 102(32): 11450-11455.