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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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
Zwitterionic Molecularly Imprinted Hairy Cellulose Nanocrystals Enable Selective Vancomycin Removal
Koshani, R., Yeh, S. L., Kheirabadi, S., He, Z., Park, M. J., LeConey, S., Read, A. F. & Sheikhi, A., Apr 8 2025, In: Langmuir. 41, 13, p. 8554-8564 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Granular Hydrogel-Enabled Wearable Electrochemical Biosensing Platform for Continuous Non-Invasive Sweat Lactate Detection
Lorestani, F., Zhang, X., Ataie, Z., Kedzierski, A., Liu, Y., López, A., Dutta, A., Kacala, K., Niu, Z., Sheikhi, A. & Cheng, H., Aug 28 2025, In: Small. 21, 34, 2502655.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Correction to: A Readily Scalable, Clinically Demonstrated, Antibiofouling Zwitterionic Surface Treatment for Implantable Medical Devices (Advanced Materials, (2022), 34, 20, 10.1002/adma.202200254)
McVerry, B., Polasko, A., Rao, E., Haghniaz, R., Chen, D., He, N., Ramos, P., Hayashi, J., Curson, P., Wu, C. Y., Bandaru, P., Anderson, M., Bui, B., Sayegh, A., Mahendra, S., Carlo, D. D., Kreydin, E., Khademhosseini, A., Sheikhi, A. & Kaner, R. B., Oct 23 2025, In: Advanced Materials. 37, 42, e12981.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
A Common Mutation in the Homeostatic Iron Regulatory Gene Alters Astrocyte Migration and Redox Profile
Nolt, M., Neely, E., Kheirabadi, S., Jaberi, A., Sheikhi, A. & Connor, J., Aug 2025, In: FASEB BioAdvances. 7, 8, e70042.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Generalizing Gelatin Methacryloyl Granular Hydrogel Fabrication Using Stable Microgels with Predictable Stiffness
Xiang, Y., Ataie, Z., Castro, A., Woo, K. B. & Sheikhi, A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Healthcare Materials.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Accelerating Patterned Vascularization Using Granular Hydrogel Scaffolds and Surgical Micropuncture
Ataie, Z., Horchler, S., Jaberi, A., Koduru, S. V., El-Mallah, J. C., Sun, M., Kheirabadi, S., Kedzierski, A., Risbud, A., Silva, A. R. A. E., Ravnic, D. J. & Sheikhi, A., Feb 22 2024, In: Small. 20, 8, 2307928.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Engineering Microgel Packing to Tailor the Physical and Biological Properties of Gelatin Methacryloyl Granular Hydrogel Scaffolds
Jaberi, A., Kedzierski, A., Kheirabadi, S., Tagay, Y., Ataie, Z., Zavari, S., Naghashnejad, M., Waldron, O., Adhikari, D., Lester, G., Gallagher, C., Borhan, A., Ravnic, D., Tabdanov, E. & Sheikhi, A., Oct 7 2024, In: Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13, 25, 2402489.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review