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 properties against antibiotic-resistant bacteria (MRSA and Pseudomonas aeruginosa), the most common cause of biomaterial implant failure in modern medicine.

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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 dermal tissue regeneration. This article is part of the themed collection: Biomaterials Science Emerging Investigators 2021. This collection gathers the very best work from biomaterials scientists in the early stages of their independent careers.

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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, two useful techniques used in biomedical research and how oxygen-controlling cryogels makes these processes faster, cheaper and easier to perform.

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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 the Bencherif Lab to help researchers perform hypoxic and anaerobic cell culture.

More information can be found here.

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 neural tissue engineering, focusing on clinical translatability and manufacturing technologies (3D printing and bioreactors).

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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 engineering through the use of growth factors, nanoparticles, stem cells and scaffolds.

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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 naturally derived polymers withstand autoclave sterilization and maintain syringe injectability.

Congratulations to Adnan, Mahboobeh, Pierre, Zach, Tuerdimaimaiti, Thibault and Professor Bencherif!

More information can be found here. The article can be found here and the cover can be found here.

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, Latest advances in cryogel technology for biomedical applications, Autoclavable and injectable cryogels for biomedical applications and Effect of polymer concentration on autoclaved properties.

Congrats Mahboobeh!

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 image of a cryogel scaffold.

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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 and concentration on resistance to autoclaving. Additionally, at an optimal polymer concentration, it was determined that cryogels for three types of polymers withstood autoclaving and maintained their unique properties, including their injectability signature.

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