A5056546842- Aerogels and thermal insulation
- Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
- Silk-based biomaterials and applications
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry
- MXene and MAX Phase Materials
- Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
- Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
- 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
- Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
- Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
- Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles
- Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
- Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
- Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
- Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Diatoms and Algae Research
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
- Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Synthesis of heterocyclic compounds
University of Cologne
2019-2024
Cologne Business School
2020
University of Salzburg
2017-2019
University of Coimbra
2013-2017
Sharif University of Technology
2009-2012
Herein, the potential of directional freeze‐casting techniques as a very generic, green, and straightforward approach for processing various functional porous materials is introduced. These include 3D monoliths, films, fibers, microspheres/beads, which are obtained by assembly network building blocks originated from cryoassembly aqueous‐based systems. The process simply relies on 1) freezing slurry through contact with cold surface, 2) maintaining at frozen state particular time controlling...
The first PMSQ–silk fibroin aerogel hybrids through a green synthesis approach have been developed and displayed competency for broad range of applications.
Thanks to the exceptional materials properties of silica aerogels, this fascinating highly porous material has found high-performance and real-life applications in various modern industries. However, a requirement for broadening these is based on further improvement aerogel properties, especially with regard mechanical strength postsynthesis processability minimum compromise other physical properties. Here, we report an entirely novel, simple, aqueous-based synthesis approach prepare...
Due to the synergic feature of individual components in hybrid (nano)biomaterials, their application regenerative medicine has drawn significant attention. Aiming address all current challenges aerogel as a potent scaffold bone tissue engineering application, we adopted novel synthesis approach synergistically improve pore size regime and mechanical strength aerogel. The three-dimensional this study been synthesized through versatile one-pot aqueous-based sol–gel hybridization/assembly...
The hierarchical nacre-like three-dimensional (3D) assembly of porous and lightweight materials is in high demand for applications such as sensors, flexible energy storage harvesting devices, electromagnetic interference shielding, biomedical applications. However, designing a biomimetic architecture highly challenging due to the lack experimental approaches achieve necessary control over materials' microstructure on multilength scale. Aerogels foam-based have recently been developed...
Since humanity is rapidly moving toward the era of Internet Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve a higher level comfort connection, biocompatible, elastic, self-healable soft electronic devices such as wearable sensors are needed overcome traditional silicon-based electronics rigidity. Inspired by catecholic amino acid (l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, DOPA) from mussel foot plaque marine organisms Mytilus galloprovincialis mussels, which contribute significantly robust...
Mechanically reinforced polymer–silica aerogels have been successfully prepared by using surface-initiated reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization.
Ambient pressure dried (APD) silica aerogel-like monoliths with different underlying structures have been developed through a simple wet chemical approach. The improvement of the mechanical properties was accomplished by cross-linking surface triacrylate cross-linker. A solvent exchange carried out soaking gels in low tension allowed to avoid nonsafe and costly supercritical drying process. In this context, two sets produced, their main properties, namely, bulk density, strength, thermal...
Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) functionalized with antimicrobial agents are promising infection-targeted therapeutic platforms when coupled external magnetic stimuli. These (NPs) may offer advantages in fighting intracellular pathogens as well biomaterial-associated infections. This requires the development of NPs high activity without interfering biology mammalian cells. Here, we report preparation biocompatible SPION@gold core-shell based on covalent immobilization...
Scaffold-mediated tissue engineering has become a golden solution for the regeneration of damaged bone tissues that lack self-regeneration capability. A successful scaffold in comprises multitude suitable biological, microarchitectural, and mechanical properties acting as different signaling cues cells to mediate new formation. Therefore, careful design bioactive macro- microstructures multiple length scales biophysical fulfilling repair demands are necessary yet challenging achieve. Herein,...
In this study, the novel biomimetic aerogel-based composite scaffolds through a synergistic combination of wet chemical synthesis and advanced engineering approaches have successfully designed. To aim, initially photo-crosslinkable methacrylated silk fibroin (SF-MA) biopolymer hollow mesoporous silica microcapsules (HMSC-MA) as main constituents aerogels were synthesized. Afterward, by incorporation drug-loaded HMSC-MA into self-assembled SF-MA, printable gel-based inks are developed. By...
Multifunctional all-in-one biomaterial combining the therapeutic and regeneration functionalities for successive tumor therapy tissue is in high demand interdisciplinary research. In this study, a three-dimensional (3D) aerogel-based composite scaffold with dual-network structure generated through self-assembly photo-cross-linking combined properties of photothermally triggered controlled anticancer drug release photothermal cancer cell ablation was successfully fabricated. The fabrication...