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ArticleNature photonics2026

Isotropic shrinkage of patterned vacancies enables three-dimensional nanoprecise metastructures for visible light applications.

Quansan Yang, Gaojie Yang, Takahiro Nambara, Hiroyuki Kusaka, Yuichiro Kunai, Alex C Matlock, Corban Swain, Brett Pryor, Yannick Salamin, Daniel Oran and 6 more

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Article in Nature photonics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Quansan Yang *McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA USA.
Gaojie Yang *McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA USA.
Takahiro NambaraMcGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA USA.ORCID 0009-0006-4569-2508
Hiroyuki KusakaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA USA.
Yuichiro KunaiMcGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA USA.ORCID 0009-0006-5675-4196
Alex C MatlockDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4337-2715
Corban SwainMcGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3404-8339
Brett PryorMcGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA USA.
Yannick SalaminDepartment of Physics, MIT, Cambridge, MA USA.
Daniel OranMIT Media Lab, MIT, Cambridge, MA USA.
Hasindu KariyawasamCenter for Advanced Imaging, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA.
Ramith HettiarachchiCenter for Advanced Imaging, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7070-8213
Dushan WadduwageCenter for Advanced Imaging, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA.
Marin SoljačićDepartment of Physics, MIT, Cambridge, MA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7184-5831
Peter T C SoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4698-6488
Edward S BoydenMcGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0419-3351

Funding

Wide-Field Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) multiphoton (MP) tissue imagingP41EB015871 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI SO, PETER T. · 2012 to 2021
$11.3M
Subcellular Mechanotransduction in Vascular Smooth Muscle CellsP01HL064858 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI SO, PETER T. · 2001 to 2005
$7.6M
Expansion MicroscopyR01EB024261 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI BOYDEN, EDWARD S. · 2017 to 2025
$4.6M
Single-cell measurement of cyclic stress on sickle blood cells by imaging-microfluidicsR01HL158102 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI DAO, MING, HIGGINS, JOHN MATTHEW · 2021 to 2024
$2.4M
High Throughput End-to-End Design of Quantitative Phase Microscopy based on Customizable Nano-OpticsR01GM160726 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI SO, PETER T. · 2025 to 2025
$2.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL064858NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL158102NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB015871NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB024261NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM160726
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Three-dimensional metastructures with nanoscale feature sizes exhibit unique properties compared with structures with larger feature sizes, but are difficult to fabricate. Here we introduce implosion carving (ImpCarv), a method for photopatterning vacancies of complex geometry throughout materials, followed by isotropic shrinkage (>10-fold). ImpCarv works by photoactivating sensitizers to generate reactive oxygen species that cleave a swollen hydrogel at defined points, followed by controlled shrinkage via dehydration. ImpCarv creates three-dimensional metastructures where the refractive index of each point throughout a material can be specified with nanoscale precision via material presence or absence. By leveraging refractive index programmability for precise phase control, we demonstrate an all-optical machine learning device with nanoscale neuron sizes operating at visible wavelengths. ImpCarv may thus support diverse applications in nanophotonics and nanotechnology.

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Materials for opticsNanoscience and technologyOptical materials and structures

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PMID42257226
PMCPMC13241318

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