Publications
Book Chapters
(1) Nanomaterials and Polymer Nanocomposites Book
Emerging cellulose-based nanomaterials and nanocomposites (Chapter 9) (Link)
A. Sheikhi. Elsevier. Amsterdam. Edited by N. Karak. 2018.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
§ denotes equal contribution; * denotes corresponding authorship
(47) Advanced Healthcare Materials
Engineering tough, injectable, naturally-derived, bioadhesive composite hydrogels (Link: Coming Soon)
M. Tavafoghi,§ A. Sheikhi,§,* R. Tutar, J. Jahangiry, A. Baidya, R. Haghniaz, A. Khademhosseini*. Accepted. 2020.
(46) Biotechnology Journal
Synthesis of injectable shear‐thinning biomaterials of various compositions of gelatin and synthetic silicate nanoplatelet (Link)
C. Xue, H. Xie, J. Eichenbaum, Y. Chen, Y. Wang, Floor W. van den Dolder, J. Lee, K.J. Lee, S. Zhang, W. Sun, A. Sheikhi, S. Ahadian, N. Ashammakhi, M.R. Dokmeci, H.‐J. Kim, A. Khademhosseini. Accepted. 2020.
(45) ACS Nano
3D-printed ultra-robust surface-doped porous silicone sensors for wearable biomonitoring (Link)
E. Davoodi, H. Montazerian, R. Haghniaz, A. Rashidid, S. Ahadian, A. Sheikhi, J. Chen, A. Khademhosseini, A.S. Milani, M. Hoorfar, E. Toyserkani. 14:1520-1532. 2020.
Highlighted by ScienceDaily, Nanowerk, Electronic Products.
(44) Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Sequential modular simulation of circulating fluidized bed reactors (Link)
H. Jafari, A. Sheikhi,* R. Sotudeh-Gharebagh*. 98:1003-1016. 2020.
(43) ACS Applied Polymer Materials
Microengineered emulsion-to-powder (MEtoP) technology for the high-fidelity preservation of molecular, colloidal, and bulk properties of colloidal systems (Link)
A. Sheikhi,* D. Di Lisa, J. de Rutte, O. Akouissi, D. Di Carlo,* A. Khademhosseini*. 1:1935-1941. 2019.
(42) MethodsX
Modular microporous hydrogels formed from microgel beads with orthogonal thermo-chemical responsivity: Microfluidic fabrication and characterization (Link)
A. Sheikhi,* J. de Rutte, R. Haghniaz, O. Akouissi, A. Sohrabi, D. Di Carlo,* and A. Khademhosseini*. 6:1747-1752. 2019.
(41) Applied Materials Today
Status and future scope of plant-based green hydrogels in biomedical engineering (Link)
R. Mohammadinejad, H. Maleki, E. Larrañeta, A.R. Fajardo, A.B. Nik, A. Shavandi, A. Sheikhi, …, Y.K.Mishra, V.K. Thakur. 16:213-246. 2019.
(40) Nature Scientific Reports
Anti-IL-6 eluting immunomodulatory biomaterials prolong skin allograft survival (Link)
M. Uehara, X. Li, A. Sheikhi, N. Zandi, B. Walker, B. Saleh, N. Banouni, L. Jiang, F. Ordikhani, L. Dai, M. Yonar, I. Vohra, V. Kasinath, D.P. Orgill, A. Khademhosseini, N. Annabi, R. Abdi. 9:6535. 2019.
(39) Biomaterials
Microfluidic-enabled bottom-up hydrogels from annealable naturally-derived protein microbeads (Link)
A. Sheikhi, J. de Rutte, R. Haghniaz, O. Akouissi, A. Sohrabi, D. Di Carlo, and A. Khademhosseini. 192:560-568. 2019.
(38) Advanced Healthcare Materials
Advancing frontiers in bone bioprinting (Link)
N. Ashammakhi, O. Kaarela, A. Hasan, B. Byambaa, A. Sheikhi, A.K. Gaharwar, A. Khademhosseini. 8:1801048. 2019. Featured on the cover.
(37) Journal of Controlled Release
Recent advances in nanoengineering cellulose for cargo delivery (Link)
A. Sheikhi, J. Hayashi, J. Eichenbaum, M. Gutin, N. Kuntjoro, D. Khorsandi, and A. Khademhosseini. 294:53-76. 2019.
(36) Science Advances
Sutureless sealing and repair of corneal injuries using naturally derived bioadhesive hydrogels (Link)
E.S. Sani, A. Kheirkhah, D. Rana, Z. Sun, W. Foulsham, A. Sheikhi, A. Khademhosseini, R. Dana, N. Annabi. 5:eaav1281. 2019.
Highlighted by ScienceDaily, Medical Xpress, EurekAlert! (American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS), Eye World, Optik Now, Physics World, Visionmonday, Innovation Toronto.
(35) Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Rational design of molecularly engineered biomimetic threshold scale inhibitors (Link)
A. Sheikhi,* N. Li, S. Mejlsøe, T.G.M. van de Ven,* and A. Kakkar*. 6:24058-24065. 2018.
(34) Advanced Materials
Minimally invasive and regenerative therapeutics (Link)
N. Ashammakhi, S. Ahadian, M.A. Darabi, M. El Tahchi, J. Lee, K. Suthiwanich, A. Sheikhi, M.R. Dokmeci, R. Oklu, A. Khademhosseini. 31:1804041. 2018. Featured on the cover.
Advanced Materials Hall of Fame.
(33) Bioengineering & Translational Medicine
Polysaccharide Composite Scaffolds for 3D Cell Culture and Tissue Engineering: towards Natural Therapeutics (Link)
S. Afewerki,§ A. Sheikhi,§ S. Kannan, S. Ahadian, and A. Khademhosseini. 4:96-115. 2018.
(32) Biomaterials Science
Effect of ionic strength on shear-thinning nanoclay-polymer composite hydrogels (Link)
A. Sheikhi,§ S. Afewerki,§ R. Oklu, A.K. Gaharwar, and A. Khademhosseini. 6:2073-2083. 2018. Featured on the cover.
(31) ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Overcoming inorganic scaling using engineered nanocelluloses: A QCM-D study (Link)
A. Sheikhi,* A.L.J. Olsson, N. Tufenkji, A. Kakkar, and T.G.M. van de Ven*. 10:34553-34560. 2018.
Highlighted by PHYS.ORG, ScienceDaily, EurekAlert! (American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS), eScience News, NANO Magazine, Technology Breaking News, myScience.org, Nanowerk, Technology-Nano, Technology.org, TMR Blog, McGill Newsroom, Genesis Nanotech, Science and Technology Research News, Techno‐Science.net, Industrial WaterWorld, Vaaju, Water Technology magazine, and R&D magazine.
(30) Materials Chemistry Frontiers
Biomimetic dendrimers for mineralization: Rare fibrous amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) and branch-and-bud ACC-vaterite polymorphs (Link)
A. Sheikhi,* S.L. Mejlsøe, N. Li, E. Bomal, T.G.M. van de Ven,* and A. Kakkar*. 2:2081-2090. 2018.
(29) Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Biomimetic scale-resistant polymer nanocomposites: Towards universal additive-free scale inhibition (Link)
A. Sheikhi,* A. Kakkar, and T.G.M. van de Ven*. 6:10189-10195. 2018.
(28) Materials Horizons
Nanoengineering colloidal and polymeric celluloses for threshold scale inhibition: towards universal biomass-based crystal modification (Link)
A. Sheikhi,* A. Kakkar, and T.G.M. van de Ven*. 5:248-255. 2018. Featured on the cover.
Highlighted by PHYS.ORG, ScienceDaily, EurekAlert! (American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS), eScience News, NANO Magazine, Technology Breaking News, myScience.org, Nanowerk, Technology-Nano, Technology.org, TMR Blog, McGill Newsroom, Genesis Nanotech, Science and Technology Research News, Techno‐Science.net, Industrial WaterWorld, Vaaju, Water Technology magazine, and R&D magazine.
(27) ACS Applied Nano Materials
Colloidal starch and cellulose nanocrystals unite to improve the mechanical properties of paper: From enhanced coatings to reinforced nanocomposites (Link)
A. Sheikhi* and T.G.M. van de Ven*. 1:1841-1852. 2018.
(26) Materials Horizons
Colloidal nanotoolbox for molecularly regulated polymerization: chemorheology over 6 decades of viscoelasticity (Link)
A. Sheikhi,* H. Yang, P.J. Carreau, and T.G.M. van de Ven*. 4:1165-1170. 2017.
(25) Chemical Communications
Squishy nanotraps: hybrid cellulose nanocrystal-zirconium metallogels for controlled trapping of biomacromolecules (Link)
A. Sheikhi* and T.G.M. van de Ven*. 53:8747-8750. 2017.
(24) Molecules
Design and synthesis of dendrimers with facile surface group functionalization, and an evaluation of their bactericidal efficacy (Link)
E. Ladd, A. Sheikhi, N. Li, T.G.M. van de Ven, and A. Kakkar. 22:868(1-18). 2017.
(23) Biomaterials
Structural analysis of photocrosslinkable methacryloyl-modified protein derivatives (Link)
K. Yue, X. Li, K. Schrobback, A. Sheikhi, N. Annabi, J. Leijten, W. Zhang, Y.S. Zhang, D.W. Hutmacher, T.J. Klein, A. Khademhosseini. 139:163-171. 2017.
(22) Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface
Colloidal aspects of Janus-like hairy cellulose nanocrystalloids (Link)
A. Sheikhi* and T.G.M. van de Ven*. 29:21-31. 2017. Invited Review Article to the Special Issue on Nanocelluloses.
(21) Langmuir
Reusable green aerogels from crosslinked hairy nanocrystalline cellulose and modified chitosan for dye removal (Link)
H. Yang, A. Sheikhi, and T.G.M. van de Ven. 32:11771-11779. 2016.
(20) ACS Macro Letters
Trapping it softly: ultrasoft zirconium metallogels for macromolecule entrapment and reconfiguration (Link)
A. Sheikhi* and T.G.M. van de Ven*. 5:904908. 2016.
(19) Soft Matter
Hydrogel-colloid interfacial interactions: a study of tailored adhesion using optical tweezers (Link)
A. Sheikhi and R.J. Hill. 12:6575-6587. 2016.
(18) Crystal Growth & Design
A leaf out of Nature’s book: hairy nanocelluloses for bioinspired mineralization (Link)
A. Sheikhi, A. Kakkar, and T.G.M. van de Ven. 16:46274634. 2016.
(17) Nanoscale
Hairy cellulose nanocrystalloids: A novel class of nanocellulose (Link)
T.G.M. van de Ven and A. Sheikhi. 8:15101-15114. 2016. Invited Feature Article. Featured on the cover.
(16) Journal of Science & Technology for Forest Products and Processes
Sustainable synthesis of vaterite using a forest nano-product (Link)
A. Sheikhi and T.G.M. van de Ven. 5:62-66. 2016.
(15) Journal of Visualized Experiments
Highly stable, functional hairy nanoparticles and biopolymers from wood fibers: Towards sustainable nanotechnology (Link)
A. Sheikhi, H. Yang, Md. N. Alam, T.G.M. van de Ven. 113:e54133. 2016.
(14) Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology
Macromolecule based platform for developing tailor made formulations for scale inhibition (Link)
A. Sheikhi,§ N. Li,§ T.G.M. van de Ven, and A. Kakkar. 2:71-84. 2016.
(13) ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Sequence based process modeling of fluidized bed biomass gasification (Link)
H. Asadi-Saghandi, A. Sheikhi,* R. Sotudeh-Gharebagh*. 3:2640-2651. 2015.
(12) ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Copper removal using electrosterically stabilized nanocrystalline celluloses (Link)
A. Sheikhi,§ S. Safari,§ H. Yang, T.G.M. van de Ven. 7:11301-11308. 2015.
(11) ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
On the flow direction effect in sequential modular simulations: a case study on fluidized bed biomass gasifiers (Link)
H.H. Shahrivar, A. Sheikhi,* R. Sotudeh-Gharebagh*. 40:2552-2567. 2015.
(10) Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Electroacoustic characterization of conventional and electrosterically stabilized nanocrystalline celluloses (Link)
S. Safari,§ A. Sheikhi,§ T.G.M. van de Ven. 432:151-157. 2014.
(9) International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
Experimental investigation on the hydrodynamics of a gas-liquid-solid fluidized bed using vibration signature and pressure fluctuation analyses (Link)
A. Sheikhi, R. Sotudeh-Gharebagh, N. Mostoufi, R. Zarghami. 42:190-199. 2013.
(8) International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
Frequency-based characterization of liquid-solid fluidized bed hydrodynamics using the analysis of vibration signature and pressure fluctuations (Link)
A. Sheikhi, R. Sotudeh-Gharebagh, N. Mostoufi, R. Zarghami. 235:787-796. 2013.
(7) Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science
Understanding bubble hydrodynamics in bubble columns (Link)
A. Sheikhi, R. Sotudeh-Gharebagh, N. Mostoufi, R. Zarghami, M. Alfi. 45:63-74. 2013.
(6) Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Hydrodynamic characterization of liquid-solid two-phase fluidized beds: vibration signature and pressure fluctuation analyses (Link)
A. Sheikhi, R. Sotudeh-Gharebagh, M. Alfi, N. Mostoufi, R. Zarghami. 90:1646-1653. 2012.
(5) Energy & Fuels
Sequential modeling of coal volatile combustion in fluidized bed reactors (Link)
A. Eslami,§ A.H. Sohi,§ A. Sheikhi,§ R. Sotudeh-Gharebagh. 26:5199-5209. 2012.
(4) Energy & Fuels
Sequential-based process modeling of natural gas combustion in a fluidized bed reactor (Link)
A.H. Sohi,§ A. Eslami,§ A. Sheikhi,§ R. Sotudeh-Gharebagh. 26:2058-2067. 2012.
(3) Biochemical Engineering Journal
Sequential modular simulation of ethanol production in a three-phase fluidized bed bioreactor (Link)
A. Sheikhi, R. Sotudeh-Gharebagh, A. Eslami, A.H. Sohi. 63:95-103. 2012.
(2) Chemical Engineering Science
Hydrodynamics and mass transfer performance of rotating sieve disc contactors used for reversed micellar extraction of protein (Link)
S. Soltanali, Y. Ziaie-Shirkolaee, G. Amoabediny, H. Rashedi, A. Sheikhi, P. Chamanrokh. 64:2301-2306. 2009.
(1) Iranian Journal of Biotechnology
Influence of fungal enzyme pre-treatment on totally chlorine-free (TCF) bleaching of dimethyl formamide bagasse pulp (Link)
A. Sheikhi, G. Amoabediny, H. Rashedi, Y. Ziaie-Shirkolaee, S. Soltanali, Z. Shams-Haghani. 6:144-150. 2008.