Bencherif Lab publishes “Engineering a macroporous fibrin-based sequential interpenetrating polymer network for dermal tissue engineering” in Biomaterials Science
Congratulations to Olfat Gsib and team (Loek Eggermont, Christophe Egles and Prof. Sidi A. Bencherif) on their recent publication, reporting on the synthesis and characterization of a new type of naturally derived and macroporous interpenetrating polymer network for… Read More
Taking the Air out of the Competition
Our oxygen-controlling cryogel platform was recently published in an article titled, “Taking the Air out of the Competition” by Northeastern’s Center for Research Innovation (CRI). The article discusses the challenges associated with performing hypoxic and anaerobic cell culture,… Read More
Bencherif Lab Receives NSF I-Corps Teams Award
The Bencherif lab received a $50,000 award from the National Science Foundation to participate in the national NSF Innovation Corps Teams program. The purpose of this grant is to move forward the translation of a technology developed in… Read More
Bencherif Lab publishes “Electroconductive Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering: Current Status and Future Perspectives” in Bioelectricity
Congratulations to Zach, Michael and Prof. Bencherif for their latest publication, “Electroconductive Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering: Current Status and Future Perspectives” in Bioelectricity. The paper covers the latest advances in the application of electroconductive hydrogels towards cardiac and… Read More
Bencherif Lab publishes “Vascularization strategies for tissue engineering” in Biomaterials Science
In collaboration with the Khorram Group of Shiraz University in Iran, the Bencherif Lab recently published a review article titled, “Vascularization strategies for tissue engineering” in Biomaterials Science. This review covers strategies to improve vascularization for skin tissue… Read More
Our Research is Featured on the Cover of Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
One of our recent publications, “Effect of Polymer Concentration on Autoclaved Cryogel Properties”, was featured on the cover of the May issue of Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. The article demonstrates that cryogels consisting of optimal concentrations of several… Read More
Mahboobeh wins Northeastern COE Oustanding Graduate Research Award
Mahboobeh Rezaeeyazdi, who recently graduated with her PhD in chemical engineering, was granted the Northeastern College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Research Award for 2020! A prolific researcher, her recent publications include Injectable hyaluronic acid-co-gelatin cryogels for tissue-engineering applications,… Read More
Bencherif Lab’s research featured on the front cover of Trends in Biotechnology
Our group recently published a review paper in the April 2020 edition of Trends in Biotechnology, titled “Injectable Cryogels for Biomedical Applications”. Our paper was featured on the front page of the edition, showing a scanning electron micrograph… Read More
The Bencherif Lab publishes “The Effect of Polymer Concentration on Autoclaved Cryogel Properties” in Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
Congratulations to Adnan, Mahboobeh, Pierre, Zachary, Tuerdimaimaiti, Thibault and Prof. Bencherif on their recent publication, “The Effect of Polymer Concentration on Autoclaved Cryogel Properties” in Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. This paper explores the impact of cryogel polymer type… Read More
Posted: October 27, 2020 by bencheriflab
Bencherif Lab publishes “Needle-injectable microcomposite cryogel scaffolds with antimicrobial properties” in Scientific Reports
Congratulations to Kasturi Joshi Navare and team (Thibault Colombani, Mahboobeh Rezaeeyazdi, Nicole Bassous, Devyesh Rana, Thomas Webster, Adnan Memic and Prof. Sidi A. Bencherif) on their recent publication, reporting on the engineering of advanced injectable cryogels with antimicrobial… Read More