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Mina Hoorfar
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Research
Latest papers
Microfluidic platforms for precision delivery of therapeutic cells in regenerative and personalized medicine.
Advanced drug delivery reviews · 2026
Engineered multicomponent bioink enables neuronal maturation and activity in brain-like tissue models.
Trends in biotechnology · 2026
Corrigendum: Toward a neurospheroid niche model: optimizing embedded 3D bioprinting for fabrication of neurospheroid brain-like co-culture constructs (2021Biofabrication13 015014).
Biofabrication · 2025
Latest funding
- $60,000
Integrating Advanced Biosensors with VoxCell 3D Lung Cancer Models for Realistic Biomarker Discoveryand Validation for Early Lung Cancer Detection
NSERC · 2026 · Principal investigator
- $135,513
Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis System Urgently Required for Research in Targeted Drug-Delivery, Exosomes, Nanoplastics, and Artificial Cell Studies
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $53,000
Smart Gas Detection: Integrating Pre-Concentration Techniques and Artificial Intelligence for Multi-Component Gas Sensing for High Sensitivity and Selectivity in Diverse Environmental Conditions
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
60 publications.
Microfluidic platforms for precision delivery of therapeutic cells in regenerative and personalized medicine.
Mirlohi MS, Akar S, Yazdani K, Alizadeh Sardroud H, Fardindoost S, Taemeh MA, Achuthan M, Singh S, Tibbits G, Hadjati J, Collins C, Hoorfar M, Karimi MH, Akbari M
Engineered multicomponent bioink enables neuronal maturation and activity in brain-like tissue models.
Kalantarnia F, Orr A, Fardindoost S, Hoorfar M, Willerth SM
Corrigendum: Toward a neurospheroid niche model: optimizing embedded 3D bioprinting for fabrication of neurospheroid brain-like co-culture constructs (2021Biofabrication13 015014).
Li YE, Jodat YA, Samanipour R, Zorzi G, Zhu K, Hirano M, Chang K, Arnaout A, Hassan S, Matharu N, Khademhosseini A, Hoorfar M, Shin SR
Recent advances in 3D bioprinted neural models: A systematic review on the applications to drug discovery.
Orr A, Kalantarnia F, Nazir S, Bolandi B, Alderson D, O'Grady K, Hoorfar M, Julian LM, Willerth SM
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) detection for the identification of bacterial infections in clinical wound samples.
Azimzadeh M, Khashayar P, Mousazadeh M, Daneshpour M, Rostami M, Goodlett DR, Manji K, Fardindoost S, Akbari M, Hoorfar M
Modeling the neuroimmune system in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
Balestri W, Sharma R, da Silva VA, Bobotis BC, Curle AJ, Kothakota V, Kalantarnia F, Hangad MV, Hoorfar M, Jones JL, Tremblay MÈ, El-Jawhari JJ, Willerth SM, Reinwald Y
Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) combined with Raman spectroscopy for selective detection of Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Yeganegi A, Fardindoost S, Tasnim N, Hoorfar M
High throughput microfluidics-based synthesis of PEGylated liposomes for precise size control and efficient drug encapsulation.
Akar S, Fardindoost S, Hoorfar M
Selective on-site detection and quantification of polystyrene microplastics in water using fluorescence-tagged peptides and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
Motalebizadeh A, Fardindoost S, Hoorfar M
Microplastic in situ detection based on a portable triboelectric microfluidic sensor.
Motalebizadeh A, Fardindoost S, Jungwirth J, Tasnim N, Hoorfar M
Integrating Advanced Biosensors with VoxCell 3D Lung Cancer Models for Realistic Biomarker Discoveryand Validation for Early Lung Cancer Detection
Principal investigators: Hoorfar, Mina
Keywords: Medical and health sciences; Biomedical engineering
Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis System Urgently Required for Research in Targeted Drug-Delivery, Exosomes, Nanoplastics, and Artificial Cell Studies
Principal investigators: Hoorfar, Mina
Keywords: Biomolecules; Drug-encapsulation; Environmental health; Exosomes; Medical diagnosis; Microfluidics; Microplastics; Nanoparticles; Nanoplastics; Nanotechnology
Smart Gas Detection: Integrating Pre-Concentration Techniques and Artificial Intelligence for Multi-Component Gas Sensing for High Sensitivity and Selectivity in Diverse Environmental Conditions
Principal investigators: Hoorfar, Mina
Keywords: multi-component gas detection; nanomaterials; pre-concentration; molecularly imprinted polymers; sensor arrays; selectivity; sensitivity; humidity resistance; artificial intelligence; fault detection
L2M NSERC - Powdered Iron Supplement for Redispersion and Quick Consumption
Principal investigators: Hoorfar, Mina M
CREATE-MICROSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES & APPLICATION (MTA)
Principal investigators: Lee, Regina RSK
Keywords: advances manufacturing; enviromental sensors; medical devices; micro-devices; microfabrication; microsystem; printed electronics; sensors; space systems
NSERC CREATE Training Program in 3D Printing Technology and Materials (3DPTM)
Principal investigators: Li, Hongbin H
Keywords: 3d printing; additive manufacturing; biomaterials; biomedical engineering; computer aided design; inks; metals; polymers; tissue engineering
Detection system for screening of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) in recycling facilities
Principal investigators: Najjaran, Homayoun
Green biofouling prevention for safe drinking water in RO systems
Principal investigators: Buckley, Heather HL
H2LAB: A laboratory for investigating hydrogen blending in natural gas from injection to combustion
Principal investigators: Hoorfar, Mina M
ELECTRA platform: Electrochemical-based Aptasensor for early detection of COVID-19_x000d_ _x000d_
Principal investigators: Hoorfar, Mina
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Mina Hoorfar and Homayoun Najjaran: 14 shared papers
- Colin Collins and Mads Daugaard: 3 shared papers
- Mohsen Akbari and Mina Hoorfar: 3 shared papers
- Colin Collins and Mohsen Akbari: 2 shared papers
- Mina Hoorfar and Ehsan Toyserkani: 2 shared papers
- Homayoun Najjaran and Rehan Sadiq: 2 shared papers
- Colin Collins and Glen Tibbits: 1 shared paper
- Colin Collins and Mina Hoorfar: 1 shared paper
- Cathie Garnis and Mohsen Akbari: 1 shared paper
- Cathie Garnis and Mads Daugaard: 1 shared paper
- Cathie Garnis and Mina Hoorfar: 1 shared paper
- Mohsen Akbari and Glen Tibbits: 1 shared paper
- Mads Daugaard and Mina Hoorfar: 1 shared paper
- Maria Derosa and Mina Hoorfar: 1 shared paper
- Maria Derosa and Homayoun Najjaran: 1 shared paper
- Glen Tibbits and Mina Hoorfar: 1 shared paper
- Keekyoung Kim and Mina Hoorfar: 1 shared paper
- Keekyoung Kim and Homayoun Najjaran: 1 shared paper
- Keekyoung Kim and Maryam Badv: 1 shared paper
- Mina Hoorfar and Sepideh Pakpour: 1 shared paper
- Mina Hoorfar and Hamid Jahed: 1 shared paper
- Mina Hoorfar and Rehan Sadiq: 1 shared paper
- Mina Hoorfar and Thomas Johnson: 1 shared paper
- Mina Hoorfar and Maryam Badv: 1 shared paper
- Ehsan Toyserkani and Hamid Jahed: 1 shared paper
- Homayoun Najjaran and Thomas Johnson: 1 shared paper
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
- Urologic Sciences
- School of Engineering
- Okanagan - Engineering, School of
- Biomedical Engineering
- Faculty of Applied Science - School of Engineering
- Other
Co-authors at University of British Columbia, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Homayoun Najjaran
Mechanical Engineering
14 shared papers, latest 2022
Mohsen Akbari
Mechanical Engineering
3 shared papers, latest 2026
Ehsan Toyserkani
Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
2 shared papers, latest 2021
Maryam Badv
Biomedical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Rehan Sadiq
School of Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Thomas Johnson
School of Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Sepideh Pakpour
Faculty of Applied Science - School of Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Hamid Jahed
Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Cathie Garnis
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Colin Collins
Urologic Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Maria Derosa
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Glen Tibbits
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Keekyoung Kim
Okanagan - Engineering, School of
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Mads Daugaard
Urologic Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2019
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