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
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., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Functional Materials.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
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., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Small.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
Antiscaling Pickering Emulsions Enabled by Amphiphilic Hairy Cellulose Nanocrystals
Koshani, R., Yeh, S. L., Pitcher, M. L. & Sheikhi, A., Aug 14 2024, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 16, 32, p. 42802-42815 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nano-enabled dynamically responsive living acellular hydrogels
Koshani, R., Kheirabadi, S. & Sheikhi, A., Oct 25 2024, In: Materials Horizons. 12, 1, p. 103-118 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Upcycling plastic waste into fully recyclable composites through cold sintering
Lai, P. H., Hall, S. L., Lan, Y. C., Ai, J. R., Jaberi, A., Sheikhi, A., Shi, R., Vogt, B. D. & Gomez, E. D., Mar 5 2024, In: Materials Horizons. 11, 11, p. 2718-2728 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Chemical structure–property relationships in nanocelluloses
Pitcher, M. L., Koshani, R. & Sheikhi, A., Jan 1 2024, In: Journal of Polymer Science. 62, 1, p. 9-31 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Relaxation dynamics of water in the vicinity of cellulose nanocrystals
Chae, I., Paniagua-Guerra, L. E., Pitcher, M. L., Koshani, R., Yuan, M., Lin, Y. T., Lee, J., Perini, S. E., Sheikhi, A., Ramos-Alvarado, B., Lanagan, M. T. & Kim, S. H., Sep 2023, In: Cellulose. 30, 13, p. 8051-8061 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Injectable, Antibacterial, and Hemostatic Tissue Sealant Hydrogels
Haghniaz, R., Montazerian, H., Rabbani, A., Baidya, A., Usui, B., Zhu, Y., Tavafoghi, M., Wahid, F., Kim, H. J., Sheikhi, A. & Khademhosseini, A., Dec 15 2023, In: Advanced Healthcare Materials. 12, 31, 2301551.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tissue adhesive hemostatic microneedle arrays for rapid hemorrhage treatment
Haghniaz, R., Kim, H. J., Montazerian, H., Baidya, A., Tavafoghi, M., Chen, Y., Zhu, Y., Karamikamkar, S., Sheikhi, A. & Khademhosseini, A., May 2023, In: Bioactive Materials. 23, p. 314-327 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nanoengineering the Redispersibility of Cellulose Nanocrystals
Huntington, B., Pitcher, M. L. & Sheikhi, A., Jan 9 2023, In: Biomacromolecules. 24, 1, p. 43-56 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Iron inhibits glioblastoma cell migration and polarization
Shenoy, G., Kheirabadi, S., Ataie, Z., Sahu, A. P., Palsa, K., Wade, Q., Khunsriraksakul, C., Khristov, V., Slagle-Webb, B., Lathia, J. D., Wang, H. G., Sheikhi, A. & Connor, J. R., Dec 2023, In: FASEB Journal. 37, 12, e23307.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review