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Blake N. Johnson is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of additive manufacturing, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and biomedical device engineering. His work centers on developing novel 3D printing techniques to create multifunctional devices for sensing, actuation, and tissue interfacing. Johnson’s most influential contribution is his 2016 paper on “3D printed bionic nanodevices,” which has garnered 145 citations and established a foundation for integrating nanoscale functionality into printed structures. He further advanced the field with a 2021 study on thermally drawn stretchable fiber sensors (57 citations), enabling multimodal sensing under extreme deformation for wearable and implantable applications. Johnson also pioneered the additive manufacturing of 3D microfluidic MEMS for acoustofluidics (39 citations), overcoming traditional 2D fabrication limitations. His more recent work includes a hybrid 3D printing and robotic embedding approach for nerve cuffs with integrated locking mechanisms, and an automated method for characterizing tissue material properties using robotically-directed impedimetric sensing. With a growing citation impact exceeding 250 total citations, Johnson’s research continues to push boundaries in bionic devices, flexible sensors, and biomedical microsystems, offering transformative tools for healthcare and human-machine interfaces.