Amir Sheikhi
Research Summary
Micro- and nanoengineered soft materials for medicine and the environment; microfluidic-enabled biomaterials for tissue engineering and regeneration; living materials; next-generation bioadhesives, tissue sealants, and hemostatic agents; hydrogels for minimally invasive medical technologies; self-healing and adaptable soft materials; smart coatings; hairy nanocelluloses as an emerging family of advanced materials
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Recent Publications
Cellular Snowballing: Cell Adhesion and Migration Drive the Self-Assembly of Cell-Microgel Biohybrid Spheroids
Ataie, Z., Kheirabadi, S., Li, C., Risbud, A., Sebastian, A., Albert, I., Zhang, S. & Sheikhi, A., May 28 2026, In: Advanced Science. 13, 30, e11302.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Orthogonally crosslinked gelatin methacryloyl microgels for in situ assembly of granular hydrogel scaffolds
Ataie, Z., Alharbi, N. R. M., Silva, A. R. A. E., Castro, A., Jaberi, A., Kedzierski, A., Risbud, A., Koshani, R. & Sheikhi, A., May 2026, In: Bioengineering and Translational Medicine. 11, 3, e70127.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Convergent roles of GDF-15 in mechanotransduction, vascular disorganization, and immune suppression in melanoma
Chen, Y. C., Bollu, V. S., Kheirabadi, S., LaPenna, K., Berg, A., He, P., Schell, T. D., Sheikhi, A., Tabdanov, E. D. & Robertson, G. P., Sep 1 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 123, 35, e2602594123.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
All-Cellulose Cryogels with Tunable Extracellular Matrix-Mimetic Architecture 2025 BioResources Early Career Investigator Award Winner
Franz, L. L., Akelaitis, K. P., Cooper, N. N., Kheirabadi, S., Pitcher, M. L., Lin, J., Salari, M. A., Baikarikar, A. K., Thirumalai, S., Koshani, R. & Sheikhi, A., 2026, In: BioResources. 21, 3, p. 6416-6435 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Selective Separation of the Rare Earth Elements Dysprosium and Neodymium via Tailoring Nanocellulose Chemical Structure
Koshani, R., Yeh, S. L., Sajeevan, K. A., Pitcher, M. L., Alexander, D., Chowdhury, R. & Sheikhi, A., Apr 20 2026, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 36, 32, e26281.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Deep learning-enabled tissue engineering scaffold classification using cell morphology
Razaviamri, F., Jégard, C., Rouhollahi, A., Dassanayake, M., Billaud, M., Sheikhi, A. & Nezami, F. R., Sep 2026, In: Acta Biomaterialia. 222, p. 243-257 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Granular aerogel scaffolds with engineered pore microarchitecture for rapid cell infiltration, tissue integration, and vascularization
Zavari, S., Kheirabadi, S., Park, J. H., Asgardoon, M. H., Kedzierski, A., Jaberi, A., Hjaltason, A. M., Xiang, Y., Ravnic, D. J. & Sheikhi, A., Jul 2026, In: Biomaterials. 330, 124021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Micropuncture and granular hydrogel scaffolds to surgically bioengineer a perfusable and stably patterned microvasculature
El-Mallah, J. C., Ataie, Z., Horchler, S. N., Landmesser, M. E., Asgardoon, M. H., Waldron, O., Jaberi, A., Kedzierski, A., Sun, M., Sheikhi, A. & Ravnic, D. J., Nov 2025, In: Angiogenesis. 28, 4, 47.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Gelatin methacryloyl granular hydrogel scaffolds for skin wound healing
Jaberi, A., Ghelich, P., Samandari, M., Kheirabadi, S., Ataie, Z., Kedzierski, A., Hassani Najafabadi, A., Tamayol, A. & Sheikhi, A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Biomaterials Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multiscale Structure–Property Relationships in Gelatin-Based Granular Hydrogel Scaffolds
Jaberi, A., Xiang, Y. & Sheikhi, A., 2025, In: ACS Macro Letters. 14, p. 1569-1578 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Engineering the Hierarchical Porosity of Granular Hydrogel Scaffolds Using Porous Microgels to Improve Cell Recruitment and Tissue Integration
Kedzierski, A., Kheirabadi, S., Jaberi, A., Ataie, Z., Mojazza, C. L., Williamson, M. L., Hjaltason, A. M., Risbud, A., Xiang, Y. & Sheikhi, A., Mar 18 2025, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 35, 12, 2417704.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A nano-enabled adjunctive therapy to prevent vancomycin resistance evolution: Toward nano-anti-antibiotics
Koshani, R., Yeh, S. L., vom Steeg, L. G., Pitcher, M. L., Kirigo, J., Leconey, S., He, Z., Park, M. J., Woods, R. J., Read, A. F. & Sheikhi, A., Jul 2025, In: Biomaterials. 318, 123141.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nanoengineered cellulose for sustainable selective separation of precious metals from electronic waste
Koshani, R., Yeh, S. L., Pitcher, M. L., Franz, L. L., Davis, M. R., Park, M. J., Al Qassabi, S. K. A., Alves, J. P. M., Shekarian, Y., Subasinghe, H. C. S., Pisupati, S. V., Rezaee, M. & Sheikhi, A., May 1 2025, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 511, 160991.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Plant Cell Wall-Like Soft Materials: Micro- and Nanoengineering, Properties, and Applications
Koshani, R., Pitcher, M. L., Yu, J., Mahajan, C. L., Kim, S. & Sheikhi, A., Dec 2025, In: Nano-Micro Letters. 17, 1, 103.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Polymeric Anti-Antibiotic Microparticles to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance Evolution
Koshani, R., Yeh, S. L., He, Z., Narasimhalu, N., vom Steeg, L. G., Sim, D. G., Woods, R. J., Read, A. F. & Sheikhi, A., May 26 2025, In: Small. 21, 21, 2407549.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
