by Institution Author "Zarepour, Atefeh"
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Antimicrobial activity of blow spun PLA/gelatin nanofibers containing green synthesized silver nanoparticles against wound ınfection-causing bacteria
Sardareh, Elham Alinezhad; Shahzeidi, Moloud; Ardestani, Mohammad Taha Salmanifard; Mousavi-Khattat, Mohammad; Zarepour, Atefeh; Zarrabi, Ali (MDPI, 2022)One of the main challenges in wound healing is the wound infection due to various causes, of which moisture is the most important reason. Owing to this fact, wound dressings that can collect wound moisture in addition to ... -
Association of clinical features with spike glycoprotein mutations in Iranian COVID-19 patients
Ahangarzadeh, Shahrzad; Yousefi, Alireza; Ranjbar, Mohammad Mehdi; Dabiri, Arezou; Zarepour, Atefeh; Sadeghi, Mahmoud; Heidari, Elham; Mazrui, Fariba; Hosseinzadeh, Majid; Ataei, Behrooz; Zarrabi, Ali; Shariati, Laleh; Javanmard, Shaghayegh Haghjooy (MDPI, 2022)Background: Mutations in spike glycoprotein, a critical protein of SARS-CoV-2, could directly impact pathogenicity and virulence. The D614G mutation, a non-synonymous mutation at position 614 of the spike glycoprotein, is ... -
Combination therapy using nanomaterials and stem cells to treat spinal cord injuries
Zarepour, Arezou; Bal Öztürk, Ayça; Koyuncu Irmak, Duygu; Yaşayan, Gökçen; Gökmen, Aylin; Karaöz, Erdal; Zarepour, Atefeh; Zarrabi, Ali; Mostafavi, Ebrahim (Elsevier Science, 2022)As a part of the central nervous system, the spinal cord (SC) provides most of the communications between the brain and other parts of the body. Any damage to SC interrupts this communication, leading to serious ... -
Fabrication of a dual-drug-loaded smart niosome-g-chitosan polymeric platform for lung cancer treatment
Zarepour, Atefeh; Eğil, Abdurrahim Can; Cokol Çakmak, Melike; Esmaeili Rad, Monireh; Çetin, Yüksel; Aydınlık, Şeyma; Zarrabi, Ali (MDPI, 2023)Changes in weather conditions and lifestyle lead to an annual increase in the amount of lung cancer, and therefore it is one of the three most common types of cancer, making it important to find an appropriate treatment ... -
Immunology meets bioengineering: Improving the effectiveness of glioblastoma immunotherapy
Fekrirad, Zahra; Behrooz, Amir Barzegar; Ghaem, Shokoofeh; Khosrojerdi, Arezou; Zarepour, Atefeh; Zarrabi, Ali; Arefian, Ehsan; Ghavami, Saeid (MDPI, 2022)Glioblastoma (GBM) therapy has seen little change over the past two decades. Surgical excision followed by radiation and chemotherapy is the current gold standard treatment. Immunotherapy techniques have recently transformed ... -
Penicillin and oxacillin loaded on pegylated-graphene oxide to enhance the activity of the antibiotics against methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
Zarepour, Atefeh; Zarrabi, Ali; Tabar, Mohadeseh Mohammadi; Khaleghi, Moj; Bidram, Elham (MDPI, 2022)Infectious diseases are known as the second biggest cause of death worldwide, due to the development of antibiotic resistance. To overcome this problem, nanotechnology offers some promising approaches, such as drug delivery ... -
Self-healing MXene-and graphene-based composites : properties and applications
Zarepour, Atefeh; Ahmadi, Sepideh; Rabiee, Navid; Zarrabi, Ali; Iravani, Siavash (Springer, 2023)Today, self-healing graphene- and MXene-based composites have attracted researchers due to the increase in durability as well as the cost reduction in long-time applications. Different studies have focused on designing ... -
Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and curcumin equally promote neuronal branching morphogenesis in the absence of nerve growth factor in PC12 cells
Zarei, Mahshid; Esmaeili, Abolghasem; Zarrabi, Ali; Zarepour, Atefeh (MDPI, 2022)Regeneration of the damaged neurons in neurological disorders and returning their activities are two of the main purposes of neuromedicine. Combination use of specific nanoformulations with a therapeutic compound could be ... -
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDC)-Based Nanozymes for Biosensing and Therapeutic Applications
Presutti, D.; Agarwal, T.b; Zarepour, A.; Celikkin, N.; Hooshmand, S.; Zarrabi, Ali (MDPI, 2022)Nanozymes, a type of nanomaterial with enzyme-like properties, are a promising alternative to natural enzymes. In particular, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs, with the general formula MX2, where M represents a ...
