Muhammad Shafiq
Dr.
muhammad.shafiq@utu.fi ORCID-tunniste: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5887-5032 |
Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Scaffolds, Cardiovascular regeneration and repair, Nerve regeneration, Polymer synthesis and modification, Nanomedicine, Drug/Growth factor delivery
I earned my PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Institute (BMI), Korea Institute of Science & Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea in the year 2018. I won an Overseas Research Fellowship from University of Science and Technology (UST), South Korea, and visited Nankai University, Tianjin, China as an exchange doctoral student for 6 months. I received my postdoctoral fellowship at Kyushu University, Japan as a fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and carried out cooperative research for 2 years. I was also chosen as a "Special Cooperative Researcher" at Gifu University, Japan and worked as a "Graduate Research Associate" at Kyoto University, Japan. I obtained further research training at Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion (KIIP), Kawasaki, Japan, where I worked for 2 years. I have contributed more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 5 invited book chapters as a first, co-first. or a co-corresponding author and have been cited for more than 3,000 times (as of Google Scholar, 10/2025). My research interests include but are not limited to biomaterials design and development, polymer synthesis and characterization, and tissue regeneration. I have won various awards such as "Academic Excellence Award" at KIST, Seoul, South Korea, Grand Prize from UST, Daejeon, South Korea, and TERMIS-AP Student Travel Award. Moreover, I regularly contribute as an ad-hoc reviewer for reputed international scientific journals in the field of Polymer Science & Technology", Biomaterials, Regenerative Medicine, and Tissue Engineering. I have additionally received teaching and research supervision experience at different levels nationally and internationally.
- Biomaterials
- Tissue Engineering
- Polymer synthesis
- Nanomedicine
- Drug/Growth factor delivery
I have been actively engaged in the teaching and thesis supervision at undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels. I have also designed the course curriculam of different types of programs, e.g., MS/PhD in Chemical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering. I have also delivered the theory and laboratory courses at all levels, and have been actively engaged in the delivery of following courses:
Undergraduate levels:
- Applied Chemistry
- Engineering Chemistry
- Biotechnology
- Physical and analytical chemistry
- Inorganic and organic chemistry
Graduate level
- Science and technology of advanced polymers
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Microbiology and immunology
- Spectroscopy
- Biomaterials for tissue engineering
- Advanced Nanomaterials for Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury: Bridging Precision Imaging to Targeted Therapy (2026)
- Smart Materials in Medicine
(A2 Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä) - Hierarchically structured fiber scaffold incorporating functionalized microspheres for sustained drug release and treatment of infected wounds (2026)
- Chemical Engineering Journal
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Vascular repair and regeneration (2026) Stem Cells and Tissue Regeneration : Bridging Research and Clinical Practice Shafiq, Muhammad; Huang, Lijie; Wan, Ye; Zhao, Yun; Cheng, Quhan; Yang, Yueyue; Guo, Ming; Wang, Kai
(A3 Vertaisarvioitu kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa) - A natural biological adhesive from slug mucus for wound repair (2025)
- Bioactive Materials
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - An injectable antibacterial wet-adhesive for meniscal cartilage regeneration via immune homeostasis mediated by SMSC-derived extracellular vesicles (2025)
- Composites Part B: Engineering
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Boron-doped silica/chitosan-based elastic three-dimensional sponge scaffold for bone regeneration (2025)
- Carbohydrate Polymers
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Brain‐Derived Extracellular Matrix (B‐ECM)‐Based Aligned Electrospun Fibers for Sciatic Nerve Regeneration (2025)
- Macromolecular Rapid Communications
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Cerium Nanozyme‐Powered Hydrogel Microspheres Alleviate Thromboangiitis Obliterans via Enhanced Stem Cell Therapy (2025)
- Small
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Composite scaffolds based on egg membrane and eggshell-derived inorganic particles promote soft and hard tissue repair (2025)
- Composites Part B: Engineering
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Corrigendum to “A quick and effective modification method to improve the patency and endothelialization of cryopreserved allogenic blood vessels” [Compos B Eng, 2024: 283, 111628] (2025)
- Composites Part B: Engineering
(O2 Muu julkaisu ) - Corrigendum to “Direct thrombin inhibitor-bivalirudin improved the hemocompatibility of electrospun polycaprolactone vascular grafts” [Compos Part B Eng 234 (2022) 109702] (2025)
- Composites Part B: Engineering
(O2 Muu julkaisu ) - Corrigendum to “Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Capturing Aligned Electrospun Polycaprolactone/Gelatin Nanofibers Promote Patellar Ligament Regeneration” [Acta Biomaterialia 140, 2022, 122-246] (2025)
- Acta Biomaterialia
(O2 Muu julkaisu ) - Flexible Short Silica Fibers and Tricalcium Phosphate Synergistically Promote Bone Fracture Healing in Composite Cryogel Scaffolds (2025)
- Advanced Healthcare Materials
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Functionally graded scaffold with M2 macrophage-derived LncRNA-Encoded peptide: Mechanistic and therapeutic evaluation for rotator cuff repair (2025)
- Bioactive Materials
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - High-Throughput Microfluidic Production of Ultrasmall Lecithin Nanoliposomes for High-Efficacy Transdermal Delivery and Skin-Aging Treatment (2025)
- Biomedicines
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Silver Nanoparticles and Houttuynin Sodium‐Based Fibrous Poly(L‐lactide‐co‐glycolide)/Gelatin‐Based Dressings for Infectious Wound Healing (2025)
- Small
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Strontium and Tannic Acid‐Modified Eggshell‐Derived Nanoparticles Promote Wound Healing in Poly(Lactic Acid)/Gelatin‐Based Nanofibrous Dressings (2025)
- Advanced Healthcare Materials
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Tetrandrine-loaded electrospun scaffold modulates inflammation and fibroblast activity to promote tendon regeneration (2025)
- Applied Materials Today
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - The immunoglobulin of yolk and cerium oxide-based fibrous poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide)/gelatin dressings enable skin regeneration in an infectious wound model (2025)
- Materials Today Bio
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Three-dimensional composite aerogel scaffolds based on electrospun poly(lactic acid)/gelatin and silica-strontium oxide short fibers promote bone defect healing (2025)
- Burns and trauma
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )



