Mahdi Saeed (PhD)

Mahdi Saeed Assistant Professor at Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Institute , Central Tehran Branch Editorial Board Member in Progress in Biomaterials (Springer Nature) Address: Punak Square, Hamila Blvd, Ork Street, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Building No. 2, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Institute. Postal Code: 1469669191 FaxTel: +982144600180 Gmail: [email protected] Affiliation: Soft Tissue Engineering Research Center, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Institute, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, h-index (Scopus)=3 h-index (Google scholar)=5 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8396-1362

CAREER PROFILE - Assistant Professor and Faculty Member of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM) Institute and Biomedical Engineering Departments - Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch - Founding Member of TERM Institute - Editorial Board Member, Progress in Biomaterials (PIB) - Springer

EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION: - Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran, BSc in Polymer, 2004- 2008. - Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, Tehran, Iran, MSc in Polymer Science and Technology, 2008-2011. - Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, Tehran, Iran, PhD in Polymer Science and Technology, 2011-2016.

COURSES TAUGHT: Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering: - Thermodynamics. - Statics and Strength of Materials. - Biomaterials Degradation in Biological Environments. - Polymeric Biomaterials.

Research Projects 1- Preparation of nanofibrous electrospun scaffolds based on PLGA/gelatin for bladder tissue engineering (IPPI, 2010). 2- Evaluation of embryonic stem cells differentiation on electrospun PLGAs (NIGEB 2012) 3- Evaluation of cellular behavior on PLGA and gelatin scaffolds (Islamic Azad University 2013). 4. Investigation of the P19 stem cells differentiation on nanofibrous electrospun scaffolds based on PLGA for nerve tissue engineering (Islamic Azad University 2014) 5- Designing and fabrication of 3-layerd electrospun wound dresses based on PCL, PVA, and Curcumin. (INSF 2015)

AREA OF INTEREST: - Polymeric Biomaterials Design and Preparation. - Biopolymers used as Scaffold for Tissue Engineering. - Tissue Engineering for Bone, Bladder and Skin Regeneration (in vivo and in vitro Assays). - Nano-fibrous and Nano-partcle structures. - Surface Characterization of Biomaterials Using Novel Techniques. - Drug Delivery Systems using Biodegradable Polymers. - Injectable and Biodegradable Systems, as in situ forming for releasing of drugs. - Evaluation of the Biocompatibility of Polymeric Biomaterials (in vivo and in vitro Assays).

JOURNALS REVIEWER: 1. Progress in Biomaterials, Published by Springer (Editorial Board Member) 2. Iranian Journal of Polymer Science &Technology (Persian), Published by the Iran Polymer Society 3. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Published by Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: I. JOURNAL PAPERS: 1. S.M.Saeed, H.Mirzadeh, M.Zandi, “The Effect of Morphology and Nanostructure and composition of Electrospun Nanofiberic Scaffolds on Cell Behavior”, Journal of artificial organ 2010.

2. S.M.Saeed, H.Mirzadeh, M.Zandi, “Effect of Solution Surface Tension on PLGA and Gelatin Electrospun Fibers Morphology”, Jips 2011.

3. Pania Tarrafa, Hamideh Babaloo, Mojtaba Safi, Mozhgan Abasi, Adele Divsalar ,Mahdi Saeed, Jalal Barzin, Mohammad Massumi, Mozhgan Zandi, “The Effect of Topography on Differentiation Fates of Matrigel-Coated Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Cultured on PLGA Nanofibrous Scaffolds”, Tissue Engineering 2011. 4. Shiva Irani, Marziyeh Hedayati, Seyed Mohammad Atyabi, Seyed Mahdi Saeed, Najmeh Salamian, Mojgan Zandi, “A comparative study of cell behavior on PLGA, gelatin and PLGA/gelatin scaffolds”, NANO BULLETIN 2013. 5. N SALAMIAN, SH IIRANI, SM ATYABI, M ZANDI, SM SAEED, “PREPARATION OF PLGA SUBSTRATE NANOSTRUCTURES THROUGH ELECTROSPINNING AND FREEZE DRYING FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING”, JOURNAL OF CELL & TISSUE 2013. 6. Najmeh Salamian, Shiva Irani, Mojgan Zandi, Seyed Mahdi Saeed, Seyed Mohammad Atyabi, “Cell attachment studies on electrospun nanofibrous PLGA and freeze-dried porous PLGA”, NANO BULLETIN 2013.

7. Marziyeh Hedayati, Shiva Irani, Mojgan Zandi, Seyed Mahdi Saeed, Seyed Mohammad Atyabi, “Preparation of Electrospun Nanofibrous PLGA / Gelatin for Tissue Engineering”, Medical Journal of Tabriz University 2013. 8. Shiva Irani, Mojgan Zandi, Najmeh Salamian, Seyed Mahdi Saeed, Morteza Daliri Joupari and Seyed Mohammad Atyabi, “The study of P19 stem cell behavior on aligned oriented electrospun poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nano-fibers for neural tissue engineering” , Polymers for Advanced Technologies 2014. 9. Sharifiaghdas F, Naji M, Sarhangnejad R, Rajabi-Zeleti S, Mirzadeh H, Zandi M, Saeed M, “Comparing supportive properties of poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA), PLGA/collagen and human amniotic membrane for human urothelial and smooth muscle cells engineering”, Urol J, 2014. 10. Mahdi Saeed, Hamid Mirzadeh, Mojgan Zandi, Shiva Irani and Jalal Barzin, “Rationalization of specific structure formation in electrospinning process: Study on nano- fibrous PCL- and PLGA-based scaffolds”, journal of biomedical materials research part A, 2015. 11. Mahdi Saeed, Hamid Mirzadeh, Mojgan Zandi and Jalal Barzin, “Designing and fabrication of curcumin loaded PCL/PVA multi-layer nanofibrous electrospun structures as active wound dressing”, Prog Biomater,2017.

II: CONFERENCE PAPERS : 1. S.M.Saeed, H.Mirzadeh, M.Zandi, “The Effect of Morphology and Nanostructure and composition of Electrospun Nanofiberic Scaffolds on Cell Behavior”, Europian Society of Artificial Organs, ESAO 2010.

2. S.M.Saeed, H.Mirzadeh, M.Zandi, “Fabrication and Characterization of Gelatin- and PLGA- based Nanofiberic Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications” darmstadt 2010.

3. Marzieh Hedayati, S. Irani, SM. Atyabi, M. Saeed, M. Zandi, H. Mirzadeh , “Soft Tissue Engineering with PLGA, Gelatin and PLGA/Gt Eano Scaffolds”, Kashan 2014.

4. Seyed Mahdi Saeed · Hamid Mirzadeh · Mojgan Zandi · Shiva Irani · Jalal Barzin,”Preparation and Evaluation of Electrospun (Polycaprolactone/Pegylated Curcumin) Hybride as Wound Dressing”,ICANM 2015.

5. A.Noori, S.Beigi, M.Saeed, “Novel antibacterial wound dressing based on in-situ thermally crosslinked electrospun gelatin nanofibers containing in-situ thermally formed Ag nanoparticles”, ISPST 2018.

III: PATENTS:

1. Electrospun Mats Based on PLGA / Gelatin for Tissue Engineering Applications, Iranian Patent, no. 77952, 2012 2. Fabrication of Three-Layered Nanofibrous Wound Dresses by Electrospinning Method, Iranian Patent, no. 88710, 2015