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
- Tissue-Inducing Biomaterials for Cardiac Tissue Regeneration and Repair (2025)
- Tissue Engineering Part A
(A2 Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä) - Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and endogenous calcium-capturing gelatin methacrylate hydrogels promote bone tissue regeneration (2025)
- Biomaterials
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - A quick and effective modification method to improve the patency and endothelialization of cryopreserved allogenic blood vessels (2024)
- Composites Part B: Engineering
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Composite Aerogel Scaffolds Containing Flexible Silica Nanofiber and Tricalcium Phosphate Enable Skin Regeneration (2024)
- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Composite superplastic aerogel scaffolds containing dopamine and bioactive glass-based fibers for skin and bone tissue regeneration (2024)
- Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Droplet Microfluidics Powered Hydrogel Microparticles for Stem Cell‐Mediated Biomedical Applications (2024)
- Small
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Flexible Copper-Doped Silica Fibers Promote Infected Conjunctival Tissue Repair Through Antibacterial and Anti-inflammatory Effects (2024)
- Advanced Fiber Materials
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Lecithin-complexed oregano essential oil-encapsulated fibrous barriers prevent postoperative adhesions by regulating Nrf2/NF-κB signaling pathways (2024)
- Applied Materials Today
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Mesoporous Silicon with Strontium-Powered Poly(Lactic-Co-Glycolic acid)/Gelatin-Based Dressings Facilitate Skin Tissue Repair (2024)
- International Journal of Nanomedicine
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Methacrylated gelatin and platelet-rich plasma based hydrogels promote regeneration of critical-sized bone defects (2024)
- Regenerative Biomaterials
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Microfluidic Production of Inorganic Nanoparticles (2024) Microfluidics in Pharmaceutical Sciences Song Ze, Shafiq Muhammad, Tian Ruizhi, Uchida Satoshi, Chen Hangrong, Ma Ming
(A3 Vertaisarvioitu kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa) - Poly(L-lactide-co-ɛ-caprolactone)/gelatin-based small-diameter vascular grafts: Salutatory effect of the BVLD and EGCG-Cu to promote hemocompatibility and nitric oxide production for in situ blood vessel regeneration (2024)
- Chemical Engineering Journal
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Proposal for a non-adhesive single-cell culture technology for primary hepatocytes (2024)
- Cytotechnology
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Direct thrombin inhibitor-bivalirudin improved the hemocompatibility of electrospun polycaprolactone vascular grafts (2022)
- Composites Part B: Engineering
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Capturing Aligned Electrospun Polycaprolactone/Gelatin Nanofibers Promote Patellar Ligament Regeneration (2022)
- Acta Biomaterialia
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )



