At Purdue:

Qazi lab personnel are highlighted

29. D Stornello*, J Kim*, Z Chen, K Heaton, TH Qazi. Controlling microparticle aspect ratio via photolithography for injectable granular hydrogel formation and cell delivery. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 11, 2, 1242–1252, 2025 [LINK]

28. T Marjan, N Lafuente-Gómez, A Rampal, DJ Mooney, SR Peyton, TH Qazi. Designing cell-instructive biomaterials with native-like biochemical complexity. Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, 27, 2025

27. MR Kollert, M Kraemer, NM Brisson, V Chemenz, S Tsitsilonis, TH Qazi, P Fratzl, V Vogel, JR Reichenbach, GN Duda. Water-binding features drive extracellular matrix mechanics and enable MRI detection of swelling-associated biophysical alterations. Nature Biomedical Engineering, Accepted, 2025

26. GI Tanner*, L Schiltz*, N Narra, ML Figueiredo, TH Qazi. Granular hydrogels improve myogenic invasion and repair after volumetric muscle loss, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2303576, 2024 [LINK]

[Advanced Healthcare Materials: Rising Stars]

25. L Schiltz, E Grivetti, GI Tanner, TH Qazi. Recent advances in implantable biomaterials for the treatment of volumetric muscle loss, Cells Tissues Organs, 1-17, 2024 [LINK]

[Young Investigator Award]

Prior to Purdue:

24. G Kotsaris, TH Qazi, CH Bucher, S Poehle-Kronawitter, V Ugorets, W Jarassier, S Boerno, B Timmermann, C Giesecke-Thiel, P Vallecillo-Garcia, AN Economides, F Le Grand, P Knaus, S Geissler, S Stricker. Odd skipped-related 1 controls the pro-regenerative response of Fibro-Adipogenic Progenitors. NPJ Regenerative Medicine, 8, 19, 2023 [LINK]

23. AP Dhand, MD Davidson, JH Galarraga, TH Qazi, RC Locke, RL Mauck, JA Burdick. Simultaneous one-pot interpenetrating network formation to expand 3D processing capabilities. Advanced Materials, 2202261, 2022 [LINK]

22. TH Qazi, M Blatchley, MD Davidson, FM Yavitt, ME Cooke, KS Anseth, JA Burdick. Programming hydrogels to probe spatiotemporal cell biology. Cell Stem Cell, 29(5), 678-691, 2022 [LINK]

21. TH Qazi, VG Muir, JA Burdick. Methods to characterize granular hydrogel rheological properties, porosity, and cell invasion. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 8(4), 1427-1442, 2022 [LINK]

[ACS Editor’s choice]

20. VG Muir, TH Qazi, S Weintraub, BOT Maldonado, PE Arratia, JA Burdick. Sticking together: Injectable granular hydrogels with increased functionality via dynamic covalent inter-particle crosslinking, Small, 2201115, 2022 [LINK]

19. TH Qazi, J Wu, VG Muir, S Weintraub, S Gullbrand, D Lee, D Issadore, JA Burdick. Anisotropic rod-shaped particles influence injectable granular hydrogel properties and cell invasion. Advanced Materials, 2109194, 2022 [LINK]

[journal cover image LINK]

[see older pre-print version on bioRxiv LINK]

[coverage in Advanced Science News’ Science in Pictures LINK]

[coverage in MRC-London Institute of Medical Sciences BPoD (Biomedical Picture of the Day) LINK]

18. TH Qazi and GN Duda. Special Issue: Immunomodulatory Biomaterials, Acta Biomaterialia, 133, 1-3, 2021 [LINK]

17. VG Muir, TH Qazi, J Shan, J Groll, JA Burdick. Influence of microgel fabrication technique on granular hydrogel properties, ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 7, 4269, 2021 [LINK]

16. TH Qazi, JA Burdick. Granular Hydrogels for Endogenous Tissue Repair, Biomaterials and Biosystems, 1, 100008, 2021 [LINK]

15. L Tytgat*, M Kollert*, L Van Damme, H Thienpont, H Ottevaere, GN Duda, S Geissler, P Dubruel, S Van Vlierberghe#, TH Qazi#. Evaluation of 3D-printed gelatin-based scaffolds with varying pore size for MSC-based adipose tissue engineering, Macromolecular Bioscience, 1900364, 2020 [LINK]

14. TH Qazi, DJ Mooney, GN Duda, S Geissler. Niche-mimicking interactions in peptide-functionalized 3D hydrogels amplify mesenchymal stromal cell paracrine effects, Biomaterials, 230, 119639, 2020 [LINK]

13. TH Qazi*, L Tytgat*, P Dubruel, GN Duda, S Van Vlierberghe#, S Geissler#. Extrusion printed scaffolds with varying pore size as modulators of MSC angiogenic paracrine effects, ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 5 (10), 5348-5358, 2019 [LINK]

12. G Xiang, E Lippens, S Hafeez, GN Duda, S Geissler, TH Qazi#. Oxidized alginate beads for tunable release of osteogenically potent mesenchymal stromal cells, Materials Science and Engineering C, 104, 109911, 2019 [LINK]

11. TH Qazi, GN Duda, MJ Ort, C Perka, S Geissler#, T Winkler#. Cell therapy to improve regeneration of skeletal muscle injuries, Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 10, 501-516, 2019 [LINK]

10. A Andrzejewska, R Catar, J Schoon, TH Qazi, FA Sass, D Jacobi, A Blankenstein, S Reinke, D Krueger, M Streitz, S Schlickeiser, S Richter, N Souidi, C Beez, J Kamhieh-Milz, U Krueger, T Zemojtel, K Juerchott, D Strunk, P Reinke, GN Duda, G Moll, S Geissler. Multi-parameter analysis of biobanked human bone marrow stromal cells shows little influence for donor age and mild comorbidities on phenotypic and functional properties, Frontiers in Immunology, 10, 2474, 2019 [LINK]

9. L Tytgat], M Markovic, TH Qazi, M Vagenende, F Bray, JC Martins, C Rolando, H Thienpont, H Ottevaere, A Ovsianikov, P Dubruel, S Van Vlierberghe. Photo-crosslinkable recombinant collagen mimics for tissue engineering applications, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 7, 3100-3108, 2019 [LINK]

8. TH Qazi, JC Berkmann, J Schoon, S Geissler, GN Duda, AR Boccaccini#, E Lippens#. Dosage and composition of bioactive glasses differentially regulate angiogenic and osteogenic response of human MSCs, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 106 (11), 2827-2837, 2018 [LINK]

7. J Berg, T Hiller, MS Kissner, TH Qazi, GN Duda, AC Hocke, S Hippenstiel, L Elomaa, M Weinhart, C Fahrenson, J Kurreck. Optimization of cell-laden bioinks for 3D bioprinting and efficient infection with influenza A virus, Scientific Reports, 8, 13877, 2018 [LINK]

6. TH Qazi, DJ Mooney, GN Duda, S Geissler. Biomaterials that promote cell-cell interactions enhance the paracrine function of MSCs, Biomaterials, 140, 103-114, 2017 [LINK]

5. TH Qazi, S Hafeez, J Schmidt, GN Duda, AR Boccaccini, E Lippens. Comparison of the effects of 45S5 and 1393 bioactive glass microparticles on hMSC behavior, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 105A, 2772–2782, 2017 [LINK]

4. M Pumberger*, TH Qazi*, MC Ehrentraut, M Textor, J Kueper, G Stoltenburg-Didinger, T Winkler, P von Roth, S Reinke, C Borselli, C Perka, DJ Mooney, GN Duda#, S Geissler#. Synthetic niche to modulate regenerative potential of MSCs and enhance skeletal muscle regeneration, Biomaterials, 99, 95-108, 2016 [LINK]

[Editor’s Choice: Science Translational Medicine. “Stem cells flex their muscle regenerative potential”] [LINK]

3. TH Qazi, DJ Mooney, M Pumberger, S Geissler, GN Duda. Biomaterials based strategies for skeletal muscle tissue engineering: Existing technologies and future trends, Biomaterials, 53, 502-521, 2015 [LINK]

2. TH Qazi, R Rai, AR Boccaccini. Tissue engineering of electrically responsive tissues using polyaniline based polymers: A review, Biomaterials, 35, 9068-9086, 2014 [LINK]

1. TH Qazi, R Rai, D Dippold, JE Roether, DW Schubert, E Rosellini, N Barbani, AR Boccaccini. Development and characterization of novel electrically conductive PANI–PGS composites for cardiac tissue engineering applications, Acta Biomaterialia, 10, 2434-2445, 2014 [LINK]