Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
| atamayol@uchc.edu | |
| Phone | (860) 679-8443 |
| Mailing Address | 263 Farmington University of Connecticut Health Center Farmington, CT 06030 |
| Campus | Farmington |
| Link | Lab Website |
| Google Scholar Link | |
Brief Bio
Micro- and nanoscale technologies are increasingly used in multidisciplinary research areas such as tissue engineering and biomedical sciences. These technologies have merged with advanced materials to enable engineering constructs, which mimic the biochemical, topographical, and physical features of the native tissues. In addition, microfabrication technologies have enabled scientists to mimic the complexity of the native tissues through controlling cell-cell and cell-microenvironment interactions. Dr. Tamayol’s research is focused on the utilization of fiber-based techniques such as weaving, knitting, braiding, and 3D printing for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. His lab has developed novel strategies that facilitate 3D direct write printing of structures from various hydrogels and bioinks. In addition, LIMB and Dr. Tamayol has been actively fabricating and characterizing bioelectronics and sensors as well as smart drug delivery systems for treatment of chronic wounds.
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine,
Biomanufacturing, Micro/Nanotechnologies,
Wearable and automated systems,
Wound care, 3D printing.
| Synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications of gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels
K Yue, G Trujillo-de Santiago, MM Alvarez, A Tamayol, N Annabi, ...
Biomaterials 73, 254-271
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| 25th anniversary article: Rational design and applications of hydrogels in regenerative medicine
N Annabi, A Tamayol, JA Uquillas, M Akbari, LE Bertassoni, C Cha, ...
Advanced materials 26 (1), 85-124
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| Drug delivery systems and materials for wound healing applications
S Saghazadeh, C Rinoldi, M Schot, SS Kashaf, F Sharifi, E Jalilian, ...
Advanced drug delivery reviews 127, 138-166
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| Graphene-based materials for tissue engineering
SR Shin, YC Li, HL Jang, P Khoshakhlagh, M Akbari, A Nasajpour, ...
Advanced drug delivery reviews 105, 255-274
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| A liver-on-a-chip platform with bioprinted hepatic spheroids
NS Bhise, V Manoharan, S Massa, A Tamayol, M Ghaderi, M Miscuglio, ...
Biofabrication 8 (1), 014101
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| Fiber-based tissue engineering: Progress, challenges, and opportunities
A Tamayol, M Akbari, N Annabi, A Paul, A Khademhosseini, D Juncker
Biotechnology advances 31 (5), 669-687
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| Magnetic nanoparticles in cancer therapy and diagnosis
A Farzin, SA Etesami, J Quint, A Memic, A Tamayol
Advanced healthcare materials 9 (9), 1901058
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| Smart bandage for monitoring and treatment of chronic wounds
P Mostafalu, A Tamayol, R Rahimi, M Ochoa, A Khalilpour, G Kiaee, ...
Small 14 (33), 1703509
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| Bioprinted osteogenic and vasculogenic patterns for engineering 3D bone tissue
B Byambaa, N Annabi, K Yue, G Trujillo‐de Santiago, MM Alvarez, W Jia, ...
Advanced healthcare materials 6 (16), 1700015
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| Alzheimer’s disease: treatment strategies and their limitations
E Passeri, K Elkhoury, M Morsink, K Broersen, M Linder, A Tamayol, ...
International journal of molecular sciences 23 (22), 13954
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| Gold nanocomposite bioink for printing 3D cardiac constructs
K Zhu, SR Shin, T van Kempen, YC Li, V Ponraj, A Nasajpour, S Mandla, ...
Advanced functional materials 27 (12), 1605352
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| Smart bandages: the future of wound care
H Derakhshandeh, SS Kashaf, F Aghabaglou, IO Ghanavati, A Tamayol
Trends in biotechnology 36 (12), 1259-1274
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| Microfluidics for advanced drug delivery systems
R Riahi, A Tamayol, SAM Shaegh, AM Ghaemmaghami, MR Dokmeci, ...
Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering 7, 101-112
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| In vitro and in vivo analysis of visible light crosslinkable gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels
I Noshadi, S Hong, KE Sullivan, ES Sani, R Portillo-Lara, A Tamayol, ...
Biomaterials science 5 (10), 2093-2105
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| Additive manufacturing of magnesium alloys
R Karunakaran, S Ortgies, A Tamayol, F Bobaru, MP Sealy
Bioactive materials 5 (1), 44-54
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| Highly elastic and conductive human-based protein hybrid hydrogels
N Annabi, SR Shin, A Tamayol, MM Miscuglio, MM Afshar, A Assmann, ...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 28 (1), 40
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| 3D bioprinting in skeletal muscle tissue engineering
S Ostrovidov, S Salehi, M Costantini, K Suthiwanich, M Ebrahimi, ...
Small 15 (24), 1805530
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| Glucose‐sensitive hydrogel optical fibers functionalized with phenylboronic acid
AK Yetisen, N Jiang, A Fallahi, Y Montelongo, GU Ruiz‐Esparza, ...
Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 29 (15), 1606380
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| A highly adhesive and naturally derived sealant
A Assmann, A Vegh, M Ghasemi-Rad, S Bagherifard, G Cheng, ES Sani, ...
Biomaterials 140, 115-127
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| Elastic sealants for surgical applications
N Annabi, K Yue, A Tamayol, A Khademhosseini
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics 95, 27-39
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- Congrats to Prof. Ali Tamayol and LIMB for being selected as of the five recipients of the SPARK Technology Commercialization Fund for "Engineering a Handheld One-step Foaming and Printing Device for the Treatment of Soft Tissue Injuries". (06/17/2022).
- Congrats to Pejman Ghelich for being selected as the recipient of the UConn Graduate Student Senate Community Service Award! (05/11/2022).
- Congrats to Mohamadmahdi Samandari and Jacob Quint for the recently published review paper titled "In situ bioprinting: intraoperative implementation of regenerative medicine" in Trends in Biotechnology journal (04/25/2022).
- Happy to see our review paper titled "(Bio)manufactured Solutions for Treatment of Bone Defects with an Emphasis on US-FDA Regulatory Science Perspective" being highlighted on the cover of Advanced NanoBiomed Research journal (04/17/2022).
- Congrats to Delaram Ghnabari for being admitted as PhD student in Biomedical Engineering program at UConn. Welcome! (04/13/2022).
- Congrats to Jacob Quint and Inprint Bio to win Get Seeded Competition Award! Well done sir! (03/29/2022).
- "OUP : Fund Overview and Investment Strategy and UConn Fast Pitches" at UConn Ventures, hosted InPrint Bio. Exciting opportunity for Inprint Bio! Things are getting real (03/11/2022).
- Congrats to Mohamadmahdi Samandari for the recently published review paper titled "Multimodal sensing and therapeutic systems for wound healing and management: A review" in Sensors and Actuators Reports journal (01/15/2022).
- Congrats to Pejman Ghelich, and Mohamadmahdi Samandari for the recently published review paper titled "(Bio)manufactured Solutions for Treatment of Bone Defects with an Emphasis on US-FDA Regulatory Science Perspective" in Advanced NanoBiomed Research journal (01/17/2022).
- Congrats to Jacob Quint, Mohamadmahdi Samandari, Laleh Abbasi, Evelyn Mollocana, Chiara Rinoldi, and Azadeh Mostafavi for the recently published paper titled "Nanoengineered myogenic scaffold for skeletal muscle tissue engineering" in Nanoscale journal (12/30/2021).
- Find out about the press release of Whipped Cream inspired tissue engineering. Congrats to Azadeh Mostafavi and Mohamadmahdi Samandari for the great work. (12/17/2021). (https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/10.0009023).
- You can follow up LIMB on our recently established twitter account at @limb_lab (12/14/2021).
- Congrats to Mohamadmahdi Samandari and Jacob Quint for the recently published review paper titled "Bioinks and bioprinting strategies for skeletal muscle tissue engineering" in Advanced Materials journal (12/14/2021).
- It is an honor for LIMB to have InPrint Bio as one of the finalists in WOLFF Venture Competition this year! Shout out to Jacob Quint, Mohamadmahdi Samandari, and Prof. Ali Tamayol for this promising technology (10/21/2021).
- Congrats to Mohamadmahdi Samandari for the recently published paper titled "A simple, low cost and reusable microfluidic gradient strategy and its application in modeling cancer invasion" in Scientific Reports journal (10/15/2021).
- Congrats to Mohamadmahdi Samandari for the recently published paper titled "Controlled Self-assembly of Microgels in Microdroplets for Biofabrication of Multicompartmental Microgels" in Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical journal (10/10/2021).
- Prof. Tamayol reached to 10k citations on google scholar (09/27/2021).
- Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation announced the five Wolff Finalist and "In Print Bio" is one of them! Congratulations to Jacob Quint, Mohamadmahdi Samandari, and Prof. Tamayol. The Wolff Prize winner will be announced on October 25th. Stay tuned! (08/09/2021)
- LIMB wants to thank Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center for highlighting "In Print Bio" summer fellowship. Jacob Quint, Mohamadmahdi Samandari, and Prof. Tamayol initiated "In Print Bio" as a LIMB entrepreneurial effort for in situ tissue regeneration (07/29/2021).
- Congrats to Lindsay Barnum for being a PhD candidate this summer (07/17/2021).
- Congrats to Mohamadmahdi Samandari and Jacob Quint for the recently published paper titled "In vivo printing of growth factor-eluting adhesive scaffolds improves wound healing" in Bioactive Materials journal (07/05/2021).
- There is a unique opportunity for a PhD student to get dual degree from Universite' de Lorraine (France) and University of Connecticut (USA). If interested send your CV to atamayol@uchc.edu and elmira.arab-tehrany@univ-lorraine.fr.
- Congrats to Lindsay Barnum, Jacob Quint, and Fariba Aghabaglou for the recently published paper titled "3D-Printed Hydrogel-Filled Microneedle Arrays" in Advanced Healthcare Materials journal (05/29/2021).
- Congrats to Azadeh Mostafavi for her PhD defence. We (the LIMB) are so proud of her and wish her all the best and luck for the next steps (05/04/2021).
- Congrats to Mohammadmahdi Samandari for the recently published paper titled "Controlling Cellular Organization in Bionprinting Through Designed 3D Microcompartmentalization" in journal of Applied Physics Reviews (05/07/2021).
- Do not miss to check the recently published review paper titled "Biofabrication of natural hydrogels for cardiac, neural, and bone tissue engineering" in Bioactive Materials journal (04/15/2021).
- Congrats to Jacob P. Quint and Azadeh Mostafavi for the recently published paper titled "In Vivo Printing of Nanoenabled Scaffolds for the Treatment of Skeletal Muscle Injuries". A collaboration with Sinha Lab at Harvard Medical School (03/01/2021).
- Congratulation to Fariba Aghabaglou for successfully defending her PhD dissetation.
- Congratulations to Carina Russell for successfully defending her MSc thesis.
- Congratulations to Hossein Derakhshandeh for successfully defending his MSc thesis.
- Welcome to Lindsay Barnum, who will be a PhD student at LIMB.
- Congratulations to our lab and our three teams that took first (SmartFlex Drug Delivery Bandage), second (Biometric Medication Dispenser), and third place (Pen Bone Printer) at the inaugural Engineering Pitch Competition! While our speakers did a great job presenting our lab's ideas, it was a team effort all around: Picture Gallery and News Brief.
- Our paper (Azadeh Mostafavi's first with the group) "3D-Printed Sugar-Based Stents Facilitating Vascular Anastomosis" was just published in Advanced Healthcare Materials.