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Esmaiel Jabbari

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Curriculum Vitae
I. Education
  • Ph. D. Chemical Engineering, Purdue University (1993)
  • M. S. Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1989)
  • M. S. Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1986)
  • B. S. Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1982)
II. Honors & Awards
  • Outstanding Professor Award, Biomedical Engineering, Tehran Polytechnic Institute (1997)
  • Membership in New York Academy of Sciences (1993)
  • Adhesion Society Research Award (1992)
  • Outstanding College Students of America (1989)
III. Memberships
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • Society for Biomaterials
  • Materials Research Society
  • American Physical Society
  • American Chemical Society
  • International Microencapsulation Society
  • Society of Adhesion
  • Tau Beta Pi
  • Phi Lambda Epsilon
  • Sigma Xi
  • Omega Rho
IV. Publications

1.

“Mapping the Concentration Profile at a Poly(vinyl chloride) and Poly(ethyl methacrylate) Interface”, E. Jabbari and N. A. Peppas, Polymer Bulletin, 27, 305-309 (1991).

2.

“Transport Phenomena in Polymers: Polymer/Polymer Interdiffusion”, E. Jabbari and N. A. Peppas, Polymer News, 17, 43-47 (1992).

3.

“Near-Field FTIR and ATR-FTIR Spectroscopies for the Investigation of Diffusional Mechanisms”, N. A. Peppas, J. J. Sahlin and E. Jabbari, Polym. Preprints, 34-2, 783-784 (1993).

4.

“Evidence of Mucoadhesion by Chain Interpenetration at a Poly(acrylic acid)/Mucin Interface Using ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy”, E. Jabbari, N. Wisniewski and N. A. Peppas, J. Control. Release, 26, 99-108 (1993).

5.

“Temperature Effects on Interdiffusion at Glassy/Rubbery Interfaces”, E. Jabbari and N. A. Peppas, J. Adhesion, 43, 101-119 (1993).

6.

“The Use of ATR-FTIR to Study Interdiffusion in Polystyrene and Poly(vinyl methyl ether),” E. Jabbari and N. A. Peppas, Macromolecules, 26, 2175-2186 (1993).

7.

“Molecular Weight and Polydispersity Effects on Interdiffusion at the Interface Between Polystyrene and Poly(vinyl methyl ether)”, E. Jabbari and N. A. Peppas, J. Mater. Sci., 29, 3969-3978 (1994).

8.

“Polymer-Polymer Interdiffusion and Adhesion”, E. Jabbari and N. A. Peppas, J. Macromol. Sci.- Rev. Macromol. Chem. Phys., C34-2, 205-241 (1994).

9.

“Matrix Effects on Interdiffusion at the Polystyrene and Poly(vinyl methyl ether) Interface”, E. Jabbari and N. A. Peppas, Macromolecules, 28, 6229-6237 (1995).

10.

“Quantitative Measurement of Interdiffusion at Polymer-Polymer Interfaces with TEM/EDS and EELS”, E. Jabbari and N. A. Peppas, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 57, 775-779 (1995).

11.

“Comparison of Interdiffusion at the PS/PVME and PS/PiBVE Interfaces”, E. Jabbari and N. A. Peppas, Poly. Int., 38, 65-69 (1995).

12.

“A Model for Interdiffusion at Interfaces of Polymers with Dissimilar Physical Properties”, E. Jabbari and N. A. Peppas, Polymer, 36-3, 575-586 (1995).

13.

“Measurement of Adhesion and Interfacial Thickness of Polymer-Polymer Interfaces with Electron Microscopy”, E. Jabbari and N. A. Peppas, Ir. J. Polym. Sci. Tech., 4-2, 110-117 (1995).

14.

“Investigation of Release Mechanism of Urea from a Natural Rubber Matrix”, H. Tabatabaie and E. Jabbari, Ir. Polym. J., 1, 69-74 (1997).

15.

“Monte Carlo Simulation of Branching in Emulsion Polymerization of Dienes: I. Effect of the Initiator Concentration”, K. Arjomand-Hesabi and E. Jabbari, Ir. Polym. J., 1, 123-131 (1997).

16.

“Investigation of the Release Mechanism of Nitroglycerin from a Transdermal Microreservoir System”, F. Lahootifard and E. Jabbari, Ir. Polym. J., 2, 758-763 (1997).

17.

“Synthesis of Acrylic Acid Hydrogel by Gamma Irradiation Crosslinking of Polyacrylic acid in Aqueous Solution”, E. Jabbari and S. Nozari, Ir. Polym. J., 8, 263-270 (1999).

18.

“Morphology of and Release Behavior from Porous Polyurethane Microspheres”, E. Jabbari and M. Khakpour, Biomaterials, 21, 2073-2079 (2000).

19.

“Preparation of Aqueous Suspension of Porous Polyurethane Microspheres by Suspension Polycondensation”, E. Jabbari and M. Khakpour, Scientia Iranica, 7-2 102-110 (2000).

20.

“Swelling Behavior of Acrylic Acid Hydrogels Prepared by Gamma Radiation Crosslinking of Polyacrylic Acid in Aqueous Solution”, E. Jabbari and S. Nozari, Eur. Polym. J., 36, 2685-2692 (2000).

21.

“Characterization of Microcapsules Prepared by Interfacial Polycondensation of Methylene bis(phenyl isocyanate) with Hexamethylene Diamine”, E. Jabbari, Ir. Polym. J., 10-1, 33-43 (2001).

22.

“Monte Carlo Simulation of Tri-Functional Branching and Tetra-Functional Crosslinking in Emulsion Polymerization of Butadiene”, E. Jabbari, Polymer, 42, 4873-4884 (2001).

23.

“Synthesis and Characterization of Nano Hydroxyapatite Grafted with Biodegradable and Crosslinkable Fumaric/Adipic Acid Macromer”, E. Jabbari, J. A. Gruetzmacher, L. Lu, B. L. Currier and M. J. Yaszemski, Polym. Preprints, 44-2, 184-185 (2003).

24.

“Development of a Novel Self-Crosslinkable Poly(caprolactone fumarate) as a Biodegradable and Injectable Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering”, E. Jabbari, J. A. Gruetzmacher, L. Lu, B. L. Currier and M.J. Yaszemski, Trans. IEEE Med. Biol., 1219-1222, (2003).

25.

“Development of Biodegradable Poly(propylene fumarate)/Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Blend Microspheres. I: Preparation and Characterization”, D. H. R. Kempen, L. Lu, X. Zhu, C. W. Kim, E. Jabbari, W. J. A. Dhert, B. L. Currier and M. J. Yaszemski, J. Biomed. Mater. Res. A, 70, 283 (2003).

26.

“Modeling of Styrene/Butadiene Co-polymerization in Emulsion Polymerization with Monte Carlo Simulation”, S. M. Ghafelebashi Zarand, S. Pourmahdian, E. Jabbari, F. Afshar Taromi and B. Dabir, Chem. Eng. Technol., 26-9, 969-974 (2003).

27.

“Swelling Behavior and Cell Viability of Dehydrothermally Crosslinked Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogel Grafted with N-Vinyl Pyrrolidone or Acrylic Acid Using g-Radiation”, E. Jabbari and S. Karbasi, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 91-5, 2862-2868 (2004).

28.

“Animal Models of Spinal Cord Injury for Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Treatment Strategies”, R. Talac, J. A. Friedman, M. J. Moore, L. Lu, E. Jabbari, A.J. Windebank. B. L. Currier and M.J. Yaszemski, Biomaterials, 25(9), 1505-1510 (2004).

29.

“In-Vitro Osteogenic Differentiation of Marrow Stromal Cells Encapsulated in Biodegradable Hydrogels”, J. S. Temenoff, H. Park, E. Jabbari, T. L. Sheffield, R. G. LeBaron, C. G. Ambrose and A. G. Mikos, J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 70A, 235-244 (2004).

30.

“Thermally Cross-Linked Oligo(poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate) Hydrogels Support Osteogenic Differentiation of Encapsulated Marrow Stromal Cells in Vitro”, J. S. Temenoff, H. Park, E. Jabbari, D. E. Conway, T. L. Sheffield, C. G. Ambrose and A. G. Mikos, Biomacromolecules, 5, 5-10 (2004).

31.

“Development of Biodegradable Poly(propylene fumarate)/ Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Blend Microspheres. II: Controlled Drug Release and Microsphere Degradation”, D.H.R. Kempen, L. Lu, X. Zhu, C. W. Kim, E. Jabbari, W. J. A. Dhert, B. L. Currier and M. J. Yaszemski, J. Biomed. Mater. Res. A, 70, 293 (2004).

32.

“Quantitative Analysis of Scaffold Interconnectivity of Biodegradable Scaffolds with Micro-Computed Tomography”, M. J. Moore, E. Jabbari, E. L. Ritman, L. Lu, B. L. Currier and M. J. Yaszemski, J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 71A, 258-267 (2004).

33.

“Encapsulation and Release Characteristics of a Model Plasmid DNA from Synthetic and Biodegradable Poly(ethylene glycol fumarate)/Acrylamide Hydrogel Microspheres”, E. Jabbari, J. Microencapsulation, 21-5, 525-538 (2004).

34.

"Biodegradable polymer scaffolds for spinal cord regeneration: I, Optimizing characteristics for blocompatibility", G.C. de Ruiter, A.M. Knight, M.J. Moore, E. Liang, S. Gorgyi, L.C. Lu, E. Jabbari, S.F. Wang, B.L. Currier, W.R. Marsh, M.J. Yaszemski, R.J. Spinner, and A.J. Windebank, Neurology, 64-6, A357 (2005).

35.

“Synthesis, Material Properties and Biocompatibility of a Novel Self-Crosslinkable Poly(caprolactone fumarate) as an Injectable Tissue Engineering Scaffold”, E. Jabbari, S. Wang, L. Lu, J.A. Gruetzmacher, S. Ameenuddin, T.E. Hefferan, B.L. Currier, A.J. Windebank, and M.J. Yaszemski, Biomacromolecules, 6, 2503-2511(2005).

36.

“Poly(caprolactone) Based Degradable and Injectable Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration”, E. Jabbari, Q.K. Kang, and Y.H. An, MUSC Orthopaedic J., 8, 47-49 (2005).

37.

"rhBMP-2 enhances bone formation in a biodegradable scaffold", T.E. Hefferan, E. Jabbari, A. Florschutz, R.M. Mardones, L. Lu, B.L. Currier, and M.J. Yaszemski, J. Bone Mineral Res., 20-9: S108 (2005).

38.

"Effects of Dynamic Fluid Pressure on Chondrocytes Cultured in Biodegradable Poly(glycolic acid) Fibrous Scaffolds", L. Lu, X. Zhu, L.G. Pederson, E. Jabbari, B. Currier, S. O’driscoll, and M.J. Yaszemski. Tissue Eng. 11, 1852-1859 (2005).

39.

"Biomimetic Hydrogel/Apatite Nanocomposite Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration", E. Jabbari, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 897E, J07-03.1-03.6 (2006).

40.

"Modeling and Experimental Investigation of Rheological Properties of Injectable Poly(lactide ethylene oxide fumarate)/Hydroxyapatite NanoComposites", A. Sarvestani and E. Jabbari. Biomacromoelcules, 7, 1573-1580 (2006).

41.

"Solid-phase synthesis of reactive peptide crosslinker by selective deprotection", X. He and E. Jabbari, Protein & Peptide Lett., 13, 715-718 (2006).

42.

"Effect of surface polarity on wettability and friction coefficient of silicone rubber/ poly(acrylic acid) hydrogel composite", S. Kheirandish and E. Jabbari, Colloid Polym. Sci., 284, 1513-1518 (2006).

43.

"Monte Carlo simulation of degradation of porous poly(lactide) scaffolds I. Effect of porosity on pH", Y. Mohammadi and E. Jabbari, Macromol. Theory Simul., in Press (2006).

44.

"Fabrication and Characterization of Poly(Propylene Fumarate) Scaffolds with Controlled Pore Structures Using 3-Dimensional Printing and Injection Molding", K.W. Lee, S. Wang, L. Lu, E. Jabbari, B.L. Currier, and M.J. Yaszemski, Tissue Eng., ahead of print, PMID: 17007572 (2006).

45.

"Synthesis of novel multi-functional matrix metalloproteinases degradable peptide crosslinkers", E. Jabbari and X. He, Polym. Prepr., 47-2, 192-193 (2006).

46.

"Synthesis and material properties of functionalized lactide oligomers as in situ crosslinkable scaffolds for tissue regeneration", E. Jabbari and X. He, Polym. Prepr., 47-2, 353-354 (2006).

47.

"Synthesis and Characterization of Bioresorbable in situ Crosslinkable Ultra Low Molecular Weight Poly(lactide) Macromer", E. Jabbari and X. He, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Med., in Press (2007).

48.

"Viscoelastic characterization and modeling of gelation kinetics of injectable in situ crosslinkable poly(lactide-ethylene oxide-fumarate) hydrogels," A.S. Sarvestani, X. He, and E. Jabbari, Biomacromolecules, 8-2, 406-415 (2007).

49.

"The Effect of osteonectin-derived peptide on the viscoelasticity of hydrogel/apatite nanocomposite scaffolds," A.S. Sarvestani, X. He, and E. Jabbari, Biopolymers, 85-4, 370-378 (2007).

50.

"Material Properties and Cytocompatibility of Injectable MMP Degradable Poly(lactide ethylene oxide fumarate) Hydrogel as a Carrier for Marrow Stromal Cells," X. He and E. Jabbari, Biomacromolecules, online (PMID:17295540) (2007).

51.

"A model for the viscoelastic behavior of nanofilled hydrogel composites under oscillatory shear loading", A.S. Sarvestani and E. Jabbari, Polymer Composites, in Press (2007).

V. Patents

1.

“Microspheres for Controlled Drug Delivery”, M. J. Yaszemski, B. L. Currier, L. Lu, X. Zhu and E. Jabbari, Mayo Clinic Invention Disclosure, Application No. 60/375453, Filed April 2002.

2.

“Biodegradable Hydrogel Microparticles as Porogens for Fabrication of Porous Degradable Scaffolds”, E. Jabbari, M. J. Yaszemski, L. Lu, B.L. Currier, Mayo Clinic Invention Disclosure, Filed June 2003.

3.

“Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite Powder Grafted with Fumarate Based Degradable and Crosslinklable Macromers for Use as a Filler in Biodegradable Composites”, E. Jabbari, M. J. Yaszemski, L. Lu and B.L. Currier, Mayo Clinic Invention Disclosure, Filed May 2003.

4.

“Synthesis of Poly(caprolactone-fumarate) Polymer as a Novel Biocompatible, Bioresorbable, Injectable, and in-situ Hardening Scaffold for Tissue Engineering Applications”, E. Jabbari, M. J. Yaszemski, L. Lu and B. L. Currier, Mayo Clinic Invention Disclosure, filed March 2003 (MMV-03-044).

5.

“Space Optimal Unit Cell Based Tissue Engineering Scaffolds”, S. Rajagopalan, R. A. Robb, M. J. Yaszemski and E. Jabbari, Mayo Clinic Invention Disclosure, Filed April 2004.

6.

A Method for Repeated, Rapid Fabrication of Enhanced, Porous, Tissue Engineered Scaffolds”, S. Rajagopalan, R. A. Robb, M. J. Yaszemski and E. Jabbari, Mayo Clinic Invention Disclosure, Filed April 2004.

VI. Books

1.

“Novel Delivery Systems for Biologically Active Agents”, Proceedings of the First National Conference on Controlled Delivery of Bioactive Agents, E. Jabbari, Ed., Tehran Polytechnic University Press, 245 pp. (2000).

2.

“Modeling and Simulation of Polymerization Reactions”, E. Jabbari, Tehran Polytechnic University Press, 492 pp. (2001).

3.

"Nano-Particles and Their Applications in Controlled Delivery of Biologically Active Agents”, E. Jabbari and S. Sharifi, Tehran Polytechnic University Press, 110 pp. (2002).

VII. Book Chapters

1.

“Animal Models for Evaluation of Tissue Engineered Orthopedic Implants”, L. Lu, E. Jabbari, M. J. Moore, and M. J. Yaszemski, in Handbook of Biomedical Engineering, Editors J.P. Fisher and A.G. Mikos Eds., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, in Press (2004).

2.

“Synthesis and Characterization of Injectable and Biodegradable Composites for Orthopedic Applications”, E. Jabbari, L. Lu and M. J. Yaszemski, in Handbook of Biodegradable Polymeric Materials and Their Applications Vol. 2, Editors S. K. Mallapragada and B. Narasimhan, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch, CA (2004).

3.

“Injectable Polymers and Hydrogels for Orthopedic and Dental Applications”, E. Jabbari, L. Lu, B. L. Currier, A. G. Mikos and M. J. Yaszemski, in Tissue Engineering in Musculoskeletal Clinical Practice, Editors L. J. Sandell and A. J. Grodzinsky, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL, Ch. 32 (2004).

4.

"Animal Models for Evaluation of Tissue Engineered Orthopedic Implants", L. Lu, E. Jabbari, M.J. Moore, and M.J. Yaszemski, in CRC's Biomedical Engineering Handbook (3 ed.), Editor J.D. Bronzino, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, p.45-1 (2006).

VIII. Lectures

1.

Talk - “Use of ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy for the Investigation of Chain Interpenetration in Bioadhesion”, Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Miami, FL, November (1992).

2.

Talk - “Measurement of the Concentration Profile at a Poly(vinyl chloride) and Poly(methyl methacrylate) Interface with Analytical Electron Microscopy”, Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Miami, FL, November (1992).

3.

Talk - “Interdiffusion in Compatible Polymer Pairs”, American Physical Society Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, March (1992).

4.

Talk - “Interfacial Adhesion of Poly(vinyl chloride) and Poly(ethyl methacrylate),” Adhesion Society Annual Conference, Hilton Head, SC, February (1992).

5.

Talk - “Measurement of Chain Interpenetration at a Mucoadhesive Interface Using Attenuated Total Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy”, 1st National Congress of Chemical Engineering, Tehran, November (1994).

6.

Talk - “Swelling Behavior of Acrylic Acid Hydrogels Crosslinked with Gamma Radiation for Sustained Enteric Drug Delivery”, 8th National Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Tehran, December (1996).

7.

Talk - “Application of Poly(acrylic acid) Bioadhesive in Targeted Delivery of Biologically Active Compounds”, 8th Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Tehran, December (1996).

8.

Talk - “Effect of Mechanism of Macromolecular Motion on the Rate of Healing at the Interface of Dissimilar Polymer Layers”, 2ed International Seminar on Polymer Science and Technology, Tehran, November (1997).

9.

Talk - “Investigation of the Release Mechanism of Nitroglycerin from a Transdermal Microreservoir System”, 5th National Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tehran, November (1997).

10.

Talk - “Microencapsulation and Controlled Delivery of Diazinon Using Interfacial Polymerization,” 2ed National Congress of Chemical Engineering, Tehran, November (1997).

11.

Talk - “Characterization of Microcapsules Prepared by Interfacial Polycondensation of Polymethylene phenyl isocyanate and Hexamethylene diamine”, 2ed National Congress of Chemical Engineering, Tehran, November (1997).

Talk - “Sustained Ocular Delivery of Pilocarpine Hydrochloride Using Water Insoluble Poly Vinyl Alcohol Gels”, 6th National Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan, August (1998).

12.

Talk - “The Effect of Crosslinking on Mucoadhesive Force Between Acrylic Acid Hydrogel and Small Intestine for Targeted Gastro-Intestinal Drug Delivery”, 6th National Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan, August (1998).

13.

Talk - “Sustained Ocular Delivery of Pilocarpine Hydrochloride Using Water Insoluble Poly Vinyl Alcohol Gels”, 6th National Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan, August (1998).

14.

Talk - “Effect of Strain Rate on Mucoadhesion of Synthetic Hydrogels to the Surface of Small Intestine”, 26th International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, Boston, MA, June (1999).

15.

Talk - “Effect of Swelling on Mucoadhesion of Anionic Acrylic Acid Hydrogel to the Surface of Small Intestine”, 26th International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, Boston, MA, June (1999).

16.

Talk - “Effect of Chain Extending Agent on Morphology of Porous Polyurethane Microspheres”, 26th International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, Boston, MA, June (1999).

17.

Talk - “Controlled Delivery of Nitroglycerin Based on a Transdermal Delivery System,” 4th National Chemical Engineering Congress, Tehran, November (1999).

18.

Talk - “Preparation of Aqueous Suspension of Polyurethane Microparticles by Suspension Condensation Polymerization”, 4th National Chemical Engineering Congress, Tehran, November (1999).

19.

Talk - “Effect of Annealing on the Release of Pilocarpine from Polyvinyl alcohol Gels”, 4th National Chemical Engineering Congress, Tehran, November (1999).

20.

Talk - “Adsorption Kinetics of Lysozyme on Soft Hydrophilic Contact Lenses”, 5th National Seminar on Polymer Science and Technology, Tehran, September (2000).

21.

Talk - “Effect of PAA to Silicone Ratio on Wettability and Swelling Behavior of Polyacrylic Acid and Silicone Rubber Particulate Composite”, 5th National Seminar on Polymer Science and Technology, Tehran, September (2000).

22.

Talk - “Finite Element Analysis of the Effect of Geometry on Mechanical Design of Low Modulus Plastic Orthopedic Plates”, 12th Conference of the European Society of Biomechanics, Dublin, Ireland, June (2000).

23.

Talk - “Finite Element Modeling of Bone Fixed with Composite Plate”, Proceedings of the Second Asian-Australian Conference on Composite Materials, Sidney, Australia, August (2000).

24.

Talk - “Effect of Electric Field on Swelling of Anionic Acrylic Acid Hydrogels”, 27th International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, Paris, France, July (2000).

25.

Talk - “Release Behavior of Nitroglycerin from a Micro-Reservoir Transdermal Delivery Device”, 27th International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, Paris, France, July (2000).

26.

Talk - “Encapsulation and Controlled Release of Antifouling Agent Tributyl Tin Chloride by Complex Coacervation”, 27th International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, Paris, France, July (2000).

27.

Talk - “Characterization of Microcapsules Synthesized by Interfacial Polycondensation of Polymethylene Phenyl Isocyanate and Hexamethylene Diamine”, 1st National Conference on Novel Delivery Systems for Biologically Active Agents, Tehran, April (2000).

28.

Talk - “Measurement of Mucoadhesion of Chemically Crosslinked acrylic acid and Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate and Physically Crosslinked Polyvinyl alcohol Hydrogels to the Surface of Small Intestine”, 1st National Conference on Novel Delivery Systems for Biologically Active Agents, Tehran, April (2000).

29.

Talk - “Design of a Sustained Transdermal Drug Delivery System for Nitroglycerin”, 1st National Conference on Novel Delivery Systems for Biologically Active Agents, Tehran, April (2000).

30.

Talk - “Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of the Swelling Behavior of Acrylic Acid Hydrogel in an External Electric Field”, 1st National Conference on Novel Delivery Systems for Biologically Active Agents, Tehran, April (2000)

31.

Talk - “Release Behavior of the Antifouling Agent Tributyl Tin Chloride from Microcapsules Prepared by the Method of Complex Coacervation”, 1st National Conference on Novel Delivery Systems for Biologically Active Agents, Tehran, April (2000).

32.

Talk - “The Effect of Crosslinking Agent Concentration on Swelling Behavior of Anionic Acrylic Acid Hydrogel in an External Electric Field”, 9th National Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Tehran, February (2000).

33.

Talk - “Sustained Delivery of Nitroglycerin for Treatment of Angina Pectoris via the Transdermal Route”, 9th National Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Tehran, February (2000).

34.

Talk - “Increased Fluid Solid Friction Coefficient of Silicone Rubber Poly(acrylic acid) Composite Due to Change of Polarity Upon Addition of Hydrogel”, 5th Asian Symposium on Biomedical Materials, Hong Kong, December, (2001)

35.

Talk - “Effect of Grafting N-Ninyl Pyrollidone or Acrylic Acid on Cytotoxicity and Water Content of Crosslinked Poly(vinyl alcohol) as Artificial Cartilage”, 5th Asian Symposium on Biomedical Materials, Hong Kong, December (2001).

36.

Talk - “Increase in Surface Polarity of a Buffer-Rinsed Biocomposite with Time”, 10th National Biomedical Engineering Conference”, Tehran, October (2001).

37.

Talk - “Release Behavior of a Model Active Agent from Polyurethane Microspheres Based on Methylene Bisphenylisocyanate or Hexamethylene Diisocyanate and Castor Oil”, 10th National Biomedical Engineering Conference, Tehran, October (2001).

38.

Talk - “Effect of Aluminum Oxide/Silicon Oxide Ratio on Properties of Glass Ionomer Cements for Dental Applications”, 10th National Biomedical Engineering Conference, Tehran, October (2001).

39.

Talk - “Swelling and Cytotoxicity of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Based Hydrogel Composites”, 10th National Biomedical Engineering Conference, Tehran, October (2001).

40.

Talk - “Variation of Equilibrium Water Content of Silicone Rubber/ Poly(acrylic acid) Particular Composite with Hydrogel Content”, 28th International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, San Diego, CA, June (2001).

41.

Talk - “Effect of pH and Extent of Crosslinking on Swelling Pressure of Anionic Acrylic Acid Hydrogel”, 28th International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, San Diego, CA, June (2001).

42.

Talk - “Microstructure and Release Behavior of Polyurea Microcapsules Prepared by the Method of Interfacial Polycondensation”, 28th International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, San Diego, CA, June (2001).

43.

Talk - “Effect of Mesh Size of the Network on Mucoadhesion of Poly(acrylic acid) Hydrogel to the Intestinal Mucous in Simulated Physiological Conditions”, 28th International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, San Diego, CA, June (2001).

44.

Talk - “Development of a Biodegradable Redox Initiated Oligo(poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate) Based Hydrogel as an Injectable in situ Crosslinkable Cell Carrier”, Annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Indianapolis, IN, November (2002).

45.

Talk - “Controlled Release of Plasmid DNA from Biodegradable Oligo(poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate) Hydrogel Microspheres”, Annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Indianapolis, IN, November (2002).

46.

Talk - “Effect of Crosslinking Agent on the Swelling Behavior of Anionic Acrylic Acid Hydrogels in an Externally Applied Electric Field”, 29Th International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, Seoul, South Korea, June (2002).

47.

Talk - “Morphology and Release Behavior of Polyurethane Microspheres Prepared by Solvent Extraction/ Interfacial Polycondensation”, 29Th International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, Seoul, South Korea, June (2002).

48.

Talk - “Swelling Behavior and Cytotoxicity of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogel Grafted with N-Vinyl Pyrrolidone or Acrylic acid”, Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, Tampa, FL, March (2002).

49.

Talk - “Anatomically-Inspired Scaffolds to Promote Axon Regeneration in the Spinal Cord”, 6th Annual International Conference of the Tissue Engineering Society, Toronto, Canada, December (2003).

50.

Talk - “Development of a Injectable and in situ Crosslinkable Scaffold Based on Hydrogels as the Porogen for Guided Bone Regeneration”, 6th Annual International Conference of the Tissue Engineering Society, Toronto, Canada, December (2003).

51.

Talk - “A Novel Biocompatible and Self-Crosslinkable Poly(caprolactone fumarate) Copolymer with Controlled Degradation as a Scaffold for Guided Bone Regeneration”, Annual meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, San Francisco, CA, November (2003).

52.

Talk - “Release Kinetics of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenic Protein-2 (rhBMP-2) from Biodegradable Poly (DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid) Microspheres”, Annual meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, San Francisco, CA, November (2003).

53.

Seminar - “Development of a Novel Degradable, Injectable, and Self-Crosslinkable Composite Biomaterial for Orthopedic Applications”, National Science Foundation Sponsored Materials Chemistry Workshop, Tempe, Arizona, October (2003).

54.

Talk - “Bone Formation from Marrow Stromal Cells Encapsulated in Oligo(PEG fumarate) Hydrogels”, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Meeting, Nashville, TN, October (2003).

55.

Talk - “Monte Carlo Simulation of Particle Formation and Molecular Weight Distribution in Styrene/Butadiene Emulsion Copolymerization”, 4th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, Granada, Spain, Sep. 21-25 (2003).

56.

Talk - “Synthesis and Characterization of Nano Hydroxyapatite Grafted with Biodegradable and Crosslinkable Fumaric/ Adipic Acid Macromer”, 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY, September (2003).

57.

Talk - “Schwann Cell Seeded Biodegradable Polymer Implants Promote Axonal Regeneration in Spinal Cord Injury, Peripheral Nerve Society Biennial Meeting”, Banff, Canada, July (2003).

58.

Talk - “Development of a Novel Self-Crosslinkable Poly(caprolactone fumarate) as a Biodegradable and Injectable Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering”, 25th IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference, Cancun, Mexico, September (2003).

59.

Talk - “Encapsulation of a Model Double Stranded Plasmid DNA from Synthetic and Biodegradable Poly (ethylene glycol fumarate) Hydrogel Microspheres”, 14th International Symposium on Microencapsulation, Singapore, September (2003).

60.

Talk - “Encapsulation and Mineralization of Marrow Stromal Cells in Synthetic Biodegradable and in Situ Crosslinkable Hydrogels”, 14th International Symposium on Microencapsulation, Singapore, September (2003).

61.

Talk - “Preparation and Characterization of pH-Responsive Poly (Methacrylic Acid-g-Ethylene Glycol) Nanogels”, 6th Seminar or Polymer Science and Technology, Tehran, May (2003).

62.

Talk - “Synthesis of Poly (Acrylic Acid) Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Carriers”, 6th Seminar or Polymer Science and Technology, Tehran, May (2003).

63.

Talk - “Hydrophobicity Effects of Crosslinking Agent on Swelling Behavior of Poly (Acrylic Acid) Hydrogels in Electric Fields”, 6th Seminar or Polymer Science and Technology, Tehran, May (2003).

64.

Talk - “The Assessment of Interconnectivity of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds Using Hydraulic Permeability”, Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, Reno, Nevada, March (2003).

65.

Talk - “Swelling of Fumarate Based Hydrogels Affects Osteogenic Differentiation of Embedded Marrow Stromal Cells”, 7th World Biomaterials Congress, Sidney, Australia, 17-21, May (2004).

66.

Talk - “Release Characteristics of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenic Protein-2 from PLGA microspheres embedded in a Poly (Propylene Fumarate) Porous Scaffold”, 7th World Biomaterials Congress, Sidney, Australia, 17-21, May (2004).

67.

Talk - “Fabrication of Shape Specific Biodegradable Porous Polymeric Scaffolds With Controlled Interconnectivity by Solid Free-Form Microprinting”, 7th World Biomaterials Congress, Sidney, Australia, 17-21, May (2004).

68.

Talk - “Evaluation of The Cytocompatibility of a Novel Poly (Caprolactone Fumarate) Injectable Scaffold with Human Fetal Osteoblast Cells”, 7th World Biomaterials Congress, Sidney, Australia, 17-21, May (2004).

69.

Talk - “Investigating Scaffold Interconnectivity with Micro-CT and Image Analysis”, 7th World Biomaterials Congress, Sidney, Australia, 17-21, May (2004).

70.

Talk - “Effect of Macromer Grafted Nano-Hydroxyapatite on Compressive Mechanical Properties of Poly (Propylene Fumarate) Scaffolds”, 7th World Biomaterials Congress, Sidney, Australia, 17-21, May (2004).

71.

Talk - “Cell-Seeded, Bio-degradable Polymer Implants in the Quantitative Assessment of Regeneration after Spinal Cord Injury in Rats”, 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, San Francisco, CA, April 30 (2004).

72.

Seminar - “Injectable Biomimetic Composites for Regeneration of Skeletal Tissues”, Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, May 28 (2004).

IX. Refereed Proceedings Preprints

1.

“Interfacial Adhesion of Poly(vinyl chloride) and Poly(ethyl methacrylate)”, E. Jabbari and N. A. Peppas, Proc. Adhes. Soc., 15, 113-114 (1992).

2.

“Effect of Strain Rate on Mucoadhesion of Synthetic Hydrogels to the Surface of Small Intestine”, E. Jabbari and M. Khalili, Proceed. Int’l Symp. Control. Rel. Bioact. Mater., 313-314 (1999).

3.

“Effect of Swelling on Mucoadhesion of Anionic Acrylic Acid Hydrogel to the Surface of Small Intestine”, E. Jabbari and M. Etemadi, Proceed. Int’l Symp. Control. Rel. Bioact. Mater., 311-312 (1999).

4.

“Effect of Chain Extending Agent on Morphology of Porous Polyurethane Microspheres”, E. Jabbari and M. Khakpour, Proceed. Int’l Symp. Control. Rel. Bioact. Mater., 212-213 (1999).

5.

”Finite Element Modeling of Bone Fixed with Composite Plate”. H. R. Daghyani, F. Farmanzad, and E. Jabbari, Proceed. Asian-Australasian Conf. Composite Mater., 961-964 (2000).

6.

“Effect of Electric Field on Swelling of Anionic Acrylic Acid Hydrogels”, E. Jabbari and J. Tavakoli, Proceed. Int’l Symp. Control. Rel. Bioact. Mater., 682-683 (2000).

7.

“Release Behavior of Nitroglycerin from a Micro-Reservoir Transdermal Delivery Device”, E. Jabbari and J. Tavakoli, Proceed. Int’l Symp. Control. Rel. Bioact. Mater., 958-959 (2000).

8.

“Encapsulation and Controlled Release of Antifouling Agent Tributyl Tin Chloride by Complex Coacervation”, E. Jabbari and A. Jan-Nesari, Proceed. Int’l Symp. Control. Rel. Bioact. Mater., 1170-1171 (2000).

9.

“Finite Element Analysis of the Effect of Geometry on Mechanical Design of Low Modulus Plastic Orthopedic Plates”, E. Jabbari, F. Farmanzad and H. -R. Daghyani, Proceed. Conf. Eur. Soc. Biomech., 374 (2000).

10.

“Increased Fluid Solid Friction Coefficient of Silicone Rubber Poly(acrylic acid) Composite Due to Change of Polarity Upon Addition of Hydrogel”, E. Jabbari and S. Kheirandish, Proceed. Asian Symp. Biomed. Mater., #C6 (2001).

11.

“Effect of Grafting N-Vinyl Pyrollidone or Acrylic Acid on Cytotoxicity and Water Content of Crosslinked Poly(vinyl alcohol) as Artificial Cartilage”, E. Jabbari, S. Karbasi and A. Alavi, Proceed. Asian Symp. Biomed. Mater., #H19 (2001).

12.

“Variation of Equilibrium Water Content of Silicone Rubber Poly(acrylic acid) Particulate Composite with Hydrogel Content”, S. Kheirandish, E. Jabbari and H. Mirzadeh, Proceed. Int’l Symp. Control. Rel. Bioact. Mater., #5130 (2001).

13.

“Effect of pH and Extent of Crosslinking on Swelling Pressure of Anionic Acrylic Acid Hydrogel”, E. Jabbari and A. Tolu-Kouroshi, Proceed. Int’l Symp. Control. Rel. Bioact. Mater., #5132 (2001).

14.

“Microstructure and Release Behavior of Polyurea Microcapsules Prepared by the Method of Interfacial Polycondensation”, E. Jabbari, Proceed. Int’l Symp. Control. Rel. Bioact. Mater., #616 (2001).

15.

“Effect of Mesh Size of the Network on Mucoadhesion of Polyacrylic Acid Hydrogel to the Intestinal Mucosa in Simulated Physiological Conditions”, E. Jabbari and A. Arabi, Proceed. Int’l Symp. Control. Rel. Bioact. Mater., #5131 (2001).

16.

“Swelling Behavior and Cytotoxicity of Poly Vinyl Alcohol) Hydrogel Grafted with N-Vinyl Pyrrolidinone or Acrylic Acid”, E. Jabbari, Trans. Soc. Biomaterials, 576 (2002).

17.

“Encapsulation of a Model Double Stranded Plasmid DNA from synthetic and Biodegradable Poly (ethylene glycol fumarate) Hydrogel Microspheres”, E. Jabbari, Proceed. Int. Symp. Microencapsulation, 56-57 (2003).

18.

“Encapsulation and Mineralization of Marrow Stromal Cells in Synthetic Biodegradable and in Situ Crosslinkable Hydrogels”, E. Jabbari, Proceed. Int. Symp. Microencapsulation, 54-55 (2003).

19.

“The Assessment of Interconnectivity of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds Using Hydraulic Permeability”, H. A. Argadine, E. Jabbari, R. Talac, B. L. Currier, Lichun Lu and M. J. Yaszemski, Trans. Soc. Biomaterials, 636-637 (2003).

20.

“Swelling of Fumarate Based Hydrogels Affects Osteogenic Differentiation of Embedded Marrow Stromal Cells”, J.S. Temenoff, H. Park, E. Jabbari, T. L. Sheffield, R. G. LeBaron, C. G. Ambrose and A. G. Mikos, Trans. Soc. Biomaterials, 899 (2004).

21.

“Release Characteristics of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenic Protein-2 from PLGA microspheres embedded in a Poly (Propylene Fumarate) Porous Scaffold”, E. Jabbari, A. V. Florschutz, L. G. Petersen, N. Liu, L. Lu, B. L. Currier and M. J. Yaszemski, Trans. Soc. Biomaterials, 512 (2004).

22.

“Fabrication of Shape Specific Biodegradable Porous Polymeric Scaffolds With Controlled Interconnectivity by Solid Free-Form Microprinting”, E. Jabbari, K. -W. Lee, A. C. Ellison, M. J. Moore, J. A. Tesk and M. J. Yaszemski, Trans. Soc. Biomaterials, 1348 (2004).

23.

“Evaluation of The Cytocompatibility of a Novel Poly (Caprolactone Fumarate) Injectable Scaffold with Human Fetal Osteoblast Cells”, E. Jabbari, M. L. Ceridon, T. E. Hefferan, L. G. Pedersen, L. Lu, B. L. Currier and M. J. Yaszemski, Trans. Soc. Biomaterials, 1061 (2004).

24.

“Investigating Scaffold Interconnectivity with Micro-CT and Image Analysis”, M.J. Moore, E. Jabbari, E. L. Ritman, L. Lu, B. L. Currier and M. J. Yaszemski, Trans. Soc. Biomaterials, 1646 (2004).

25.

“Effect of Macromer Grafted Nano-Hydroxyapatite on Compressive Mechanical Properties of Poly (Propylene Fumarate) Scaffolds”, E. Jabbari, J. A. Gruetzmacher, L. Lu, B. L. Currier and M. J. Yaszemski, Trans. Soc. Biomaterials, 986 (2004).

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