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Nasim Annabi, PhD

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering/Bioengineering at UCLA
Verified email at ucla.edu
Cited by 24653

Synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications of gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels

…, MM Alvarez, A Tamayol, N Annabi… - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels have been widely used for various biomedical
applications due to their suitable biological properties and tunable physical characteristics. …

Photocrosslinkable gelatin hydrogel for epidermal tissue engineering

…, L Yildirimer, ZY Lin, W Cui, N Annabi… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Natural hydrogels are promising scaffolds to engineer epidermis. Currently, natural hydrogels
used to support epidermal regeneration are mainly collagen‐ or gelatin‐based, which …

Advances and limitations of drug delivery systems formulated as eye drops

C Jumelle, S Gholizadeh, N Annabi, R Dana - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Topical instillation of eye drops remains the most common and easiest route of ocular drug
administration, representing the treatment of choice for many ocular diseases. Nevertheless, …

Sutureless repair of corneal injuries using naturally derived bioadhesive hydrogels

…, A Sheikhi, A Khademhosseini, R Dana, N Annabi - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Corneal injuries are common causes of visual impairment worldwide. Accordingly, there is
an unmet need for transparent biomaterials that have high adhesion, cohesion, and …

Rational design of immunomodulatory hydrogels for chronic wound healing

M Kharaziha, A Baidya, N Annabi - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With all the advances in tissue engineering for construction of fully functional skin tissue,
complete regeneration of chronic wounds is still challenging. Since immune reaction to the …

Synthesis and characterization of hybrid hyaluronic acid-gelatin hydrogels

G Camci-Unal, D Cuttica, N Annabi… - …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Biomimetic hybrid hydrogels have generated broad interest in tissue engineering and
regenerative medicine. Hyaluronic acid (HA) and gelatin (hydrolyzed collagen) are naturally …

Engineering a highly elastic human protein–based sealant for surgical applications

N Annabi, YN Zhang, A Assmann, ES Sani… - Science translational …, 2017 - science.org
Surgical sealants have been used for sealing or reconnecting ruptured tissues but often
have low adhesion, inappropriate mechanical strength, cytotoxicity concerns, and poor …

Controlling the porosity and microarchitecture of hydrogels for tissue engineering

N Annabi, JW Nichol, X Zhong, C Ji… - … Engineering Part B …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Tissue engineering holds great promise for regeneration and repair of diseased tissues,
making the development of tissue engineering scaffolds a topic of great interest in biomedical …

Electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering of vascular grafts

A Hasan, A Memic, N Annabi, M Hossain, A Paul… - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
There is a growing demand for off-the-shelf tissue engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) for the
replacement or bypass of damaged arteries in various cardiovascular diseases. Scaffolds …

Carbon-based nanomaterials: multifunctional materials for biomedical engineering

C Cha, SR Shin, N Annabi, MR Dokmeci… - ACS …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Functional carbon-based nanomaterials (CBNs) have become important due to their unique
combinations of chemical and physical properties (ie, thermal and electrical conductivity, …