Ali Ahmadi
Professeur
Department
Département de génie mécanique
Degrees
B.Sc., M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (U Tehran), Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering (UBC)
Office
A-1950
Email
Research units
Research axes
- Health Technologies
- Innovative materials and advanced manufacturing
Areas of expertise
- Electrohydrodynamic
- Biofabrication
- Bioprinting and 3D printing
- Microfluidic and microfabrication
- Drug delivery systems
- In-situ cultivation technique
- Tissue engineering
Course
Supervision
- En codirection avec :
Development of a Mist-Based Technologies for Droplet-Based and Coaxial Bioprinting of Ionically Crosslinking Hydrogels, par Badr,Sara
Hiver 2023 - En codirection avec : Lerouge, Sophie
Development of Multi-Functional Supermacroporous Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting, par Zohourfazeli,Mohammadamin
Hiver 2024 - En codirection avec :
The Use of Mechanical Foaming for Development of Bioinks and Bioprinting Techniques, par Madadian,Elias
Été 2023 - En codirection avec : Maurice, Corinne
Microfabrication of Technologies to Examine the Correlation between the Microbiome and Cancer, par Wheatley,Sydney
Été 2024 - En codirection avec : Lerouge, Sophie
Bioimpression et caractérisation de tissus cartilagineux par méthode FRESH, par Gigodot,Aude
Hiver 2024 - En codirection avec : Maurice, Corinne
Combinaison de mousse d'albumine et d'alginate de sodium pour l'impression 3D de structures poreuses pour l'administration de médicaments, par Hamoud-Michel,Hanna
Été 2024 - En codirection avec :
Development of a Foam-Based Support Bath for the Embedded Bioprinting of Viscoelastic Bioinks, par Rodger,Melanie
Hiver 2024
- En codirection avec :
Fabrication d'un dispositif pour la culture in situ de micro-organismes du microbiote intestinal humain, par Phan,Claire
Hiver 2024 - En codirection avec :
Création de modèles anatomiques 3D pour la formation de professionnels de santé, par Plancoulaine,Léonie
Hiver 2024
- En codirection avec : Lerouge, Sophie
Conception d'un modèle 3D d'interface os-cartillage par bioprinting, par Kappel,Laurie
Été 2024
Publications
- F. Bayansal, M. T. Yuksel, S. MacDougall, A. Ahmadi. 2024 « Fabrication and characterization of chemiresistive CuO sensors sensitized by Ca-doping for detection of sweat electrolyte concentration ». Ceramics International vol. 50 , nº 7 part A. p. 10131-10136
- Elias Madadian, Hossein Ravanbakhsh, Francesco Touani Kameni, Maedeh Rahimnejad, Sophie Lerouge, Ali Ahmadi. 2024 « In-foam bioprinting: An embedded bioprinting technique with self-removable support bath ». Small Science
- Sara Badr, Elias Madadian, Debra S. MacDonald, R. Andrew Tasker, Ali Ahmadi. 2023 « A mist-based crosslinking technique for coaxial bioprinting of hollow hydrogel fibers ». Bioprinting vol. 35
- Monica Angela Cella, Thomas Coulson, Samantha MacEachern, Sara Badr, Ali Ahmadi, Mahdis Sadat Tabatabaei, Alain Labbe, Mansel William Griffiths. 2023 « Probiotic disruption of quorum sensing reduces virulence and increases cefoxitin sensitivity in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ». Scientific Reports vol. 13 , nº 1
- Mohsen Gorji, Dara Zarbaf, Saeedeh Mazinani, Abolfazl Sajadi Noushabadi, Monica A. Cella, Ali Sadeghianmaryan, Ali Ahmadi. 2023 « Multi-responsive on-demand drug delivery PMMA-co-PDEAEMA platform based on CO2, electric potential, and pH switchable nanofibrous membranes ». Journal of Biomaterials Science-Polymer Edition vol. 32 , nº 3. p. 351-371
- Ryan Legault, Ali Ahmadi. 2023 « Investigation of carboxymethyl chitosan in the development of biodegradable soft bait fishing lures ». Frontiers in Marine Science vol. 10
- Ryan Legault, Emad Naseri, Elias Madadian, Ali Ahmadi. 2023 « Development of a biodegradable soft bait fishing lure ». Fisheries Research vol. 264
- E. Madadian, S. Badr, D. S. MacDonald, R. A. Tasker, A. Ahmadi. 2023 « Development of foam-based support material for coaxial bioprinting of ionically crosslinking bioinks ». Bioprinting vol. 32
- Elias Madadian, Emad Naseri, Ryan Legault, Ali Ahmadi. 2023 « Development of 3D-Printable Albumin-Alginate Foam for Wound Dressing Applications ». 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing
- S. Badr, B. MacCallum, E. Madadian, G. Kerr, E. Naseri, D. MacDonald, A. Bodaghkhani, R. A. Tasker, A. Ahmadi. 2022 « Development of a mist-based printhead for droplet-based bioprinting of ionically crosslinking hydrogel bioinks ». Bioprinting vol. 27
- Shanghuan Feng, Kang Kang, Shakirudeen Salaudeen, Ali Ahmadi, Quan Sophia He, Yulin Hu. 2022 « Recent advances in algae-derived biofuels and bioactive compounds ». Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research vol. 61 , nº 3. p. 1232-1249
- Samantha Macdougall, Fatih Bayansal, Ali Ahmadi. 2022 « Emerging methods of monitoring volatile organic compounds for detection of plant pests and disease ». Biosensors vol. 12 , nº 4
- Emad Naseri, Ali Ahmadi. 2022 « A review on wound dressings: Antimicrobial agents, biomaterials, fabrication techniques, and stimuli-responsive drug release ». European Polymer Journal vol. 173
- Emad Naseri, Anthony Van Beek, Ali Ahmadi. 2022 « Application of electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) in drug release control and release-on-demand ». Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects vol. 654
- Emily Pope, Christopher Cartmell, Bradley Haltli, Ali Ahmadi, Russell G. Kerr. 2022 « Microencapsulation and in situ incubation methodology for the cultivation of marine bacteria ». Frontiers in Microbiology vol. 13
- Emily Pope, Bradley Haltli, Russell G. Kerr, Ali Ahmadi. 2022 « Effects of matrix composition and temperature on viability and metabolic activity of microencapsulated marine bacteria ». Microorganisms vol. 10 , nº 5
- Ali Sadeghianmaryan, Saman Naghieh, Ali Salimi, Kourosh Kabiri, Monica A. Cella, Ali Ahmadi. 2022 « Fabrication of cellulosic nonwoven-based wound dressings coated with CTAB-loaded double network PAMPS/PNaA hydrogels ». Journal of Natural Fibers vol. 19 , nº 16. p. 12718-12735
- Sydney K. Wheatley, Christopher Cartmell, Elias Madadian, Sara Badr, Bradley A. Haltli, Russell G. Kerr, Ali Ahmadi. 2022 « Microfabrication of a micron-scale microbial-domestication pod for in situ cultivation of marine bacteria ». RSC Advances vol. 12 , nº 43. p. 28123-28127
- Tartela Alkayyali, Emily Pope, Sydney K. Wheatley, Christopher Cartmell, Bradley Haltli, Russell G. Kerr, Ali Ahmadi. 2021 « Development of a microbe domestication pod (MD Pod) for in situ cultivation of micro-encapsulated marine bacteria ». Biotechnology and Bioengineering vol. 118 , nº 3. p. 1166-1176
- Haley M. Butler, Emad Naseri, Debra S. MacDonald, R. Andrew Tasker, Ali Ahmadi. 2021 « Investigation of rheology, printability, and biocompatibility of N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan and agarose bioinks for 3D bioprinting of neuron cells ». Materialia vol. 18
- Walid I. Mazyan, Ellen O’connor, Elia Martin, Anja Vogt, Edward Charter, Ali Ahmadi. 2021 « Effects of temperature and extraction time on avocado flesh (Persea americana) total phenolic yields using subcritical water extraction ». Processes vol. 9 , nº 1
- Emad Naseri, Christopher Cartmell, Matthew Saab, Russell G. Kerr, Ali Ahmadi. 2021 « Development of N,O-Carboxymethyl Chitosan-starch biomaterial inks for 3D printed wound dressing applications ». Macromolecular Bioscience vol. 21 , nº 12
- Mozhgan Nikdel, Hossein Rajabinejad, Hashem Yaghoubi, Elmira Mikaeiliagah, Monica A. Cella, Ali Sadeghianmaryan, Ali Ahmadi. 2021 « Fabrication of cellulosic nonwoven material coated with polyvinyl alcohol and zinc oxide/mesoporous silica nanoparticles for wound dressing purposes with cephalexin delivery ». ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology vol. 10 , nº 5
- Tartela Alkayyali, Ali Ahmadi. 2020 « Fabrication of microfluidic chips using controlled dissolution of 3D printed scaffolds ». Journal of Applied Polymer Science vol. 137 , nº 46
- Haley M. Butler, Emad Naseri, Debra S. MacDonald, R. Andrew Tasker, Ali Ahmadi. 2020 « Optimization of starch- and chitosan-based bio-inks for 3D bioprinting of scaffolds for neural cell growth ». Materialia vol. 12
- Tiffany Cameron, Emad Naseri, Ben MacCallum, Ali Ahmadi. 2020 « Development of a disposable single-nozzle printhead for 3D bioprinting of continuous multi-material constructs ». Micromachines vol. 11 , nº 5
- B. MacCallum, E. Naseri, H. Butler, W. MacNevin, R. A. Tasker, A. Ahmadi. 2020 « Development of a 3D bioprinting system using a Co-Flow of calcium chloride mist ». Bioprinting vol. 20
- W. I. Mazyan, A. Ahmadi, H. Ahmed, M. Hoorfar. 2020 « Increasing the COP of a refrigeration cycle in natural gas liquefaction process using refrigerant blends of Propane-NH3, Propane-SO2 and Propane-CO2 ». Heliyon vol. 6 , nº 8
- Emad Naseri, Haley Butler, Wyatt MacNevin, Marya Ahmed, Ali Ahmadi. 2020 « Low-temperature solvent-based 3D printing of PLGA: A parametric printability study ». Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy vol. 46 , nº 2. p. 173-178
- Emad Naseri, Christopher Cartmell, Matthew Saab, Russell G. Kerr, Ali Ahmadi. 2020 « Development of 3D printed drug-eluting scaffolds for preventing piercing infection ». Pharmaceutics vol. 12 , nº 9
- T. Alkayyali, T. Cameron, B. Haltli, R. G. Kerr, A. Ahmadi. 2019 « Microfluidic and cross-linking methods for encapsulation of living cells and bacteria - A review ». Analytica Chimica Acta vol. 1053. p. 1-21
- Cael Warner, Cameron M. McDermid, Ali Ahmadi, Loïc Markley. 2019 « Impact of electrode design and voltage waveform on low-potential magnetohydrodynamic fluid actuation ». Microfluidics and Nanofluidics vol. 23 , nº 7
- W. I. Mazyan, A. Ahmadi, J. Brinkerhoff, H. Ahmed, M. Hoorfar. 2018 « Enhancement of cyclone solid particle separation performance based on geometrical modification: Numerical analysis ». Separation and Purification Technology vol. 191. p. 276-285
- W. I. Mazyan, A. Ahmadi, H. Ahmed, M. Hoorfar. 2017 « Enhancement of solid particle separation efficiency in gas cyclones using electro-hydrodynamic method ». Separation and Purification Technology vol. 182. p. 29-35
- W. I. Mazyan, A. Ahmadi, H. Ahmed, M. Hoorfar. 2017 « Increasing efficiency of natural gas cyclones through addition of tangential chambers ». Journal of Aerosol Science vol. 110. p. 36-42
- Mohammad Paknahad, Ali Ahmadi, Jacques Rousseau, Hojatollah Rezaei Nejad, Mina Hoorfar. 2017 « On-chip electronic nose for wine tasting: A digital microfluidic approach ». IEEE Sensors Journal vol. 17 , nº 14. p. 4322-4329
- Mohammad Paknahad, Jannat Singh Bachhal, Ali Ahmadi, Mina Hoorfar. 2017 « Characterization of channel coating and dimensions of microfluidic-based gas detectors ». Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical vol. 241. p. 55-64
- A. Ahmadi, C. M. McDermid, L. Markley. 2016 « Magnetohydrodynamic actuation of droplets for millimetric planar fluidic systems ». Applied Physics Letters vol. 108 , nº 1
- Eric Cheng, Haoran Yu, Ali Ahmadi, Karen C. Cheung. 2016 « Investigation of the hydrodynamic response of cells in drop on demand piezoelectric inkjet nozzles ». Biofabrication vol. 8 , nº 1
- W. I. Mazyan, A. Ahmadi, R. D. Jesus, H. Ahmed, M. Hoorfar. 2016 « Use of ferrous powder for increasing the efficiency of solid particle filtration in natural gas cyclones ». Separation Science and Technology vol. 51 , nº 12. p. 2098-2104
- W. Mazyan, A. Ahmadi, H. Ahmed, M. Hoorfar. 2016 « Market and technology assessment of natural gas processing: A review ». Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering vol. 30. p. 487-514
- B. Parker, R. Samanipour, A. Ahmadi, K. Kim. 2016 « Rapid fabrication of circular channel microfluidic flow-focusing devices for hydrogel droplet generation ». Micro and Nano Letters vol. 11 , nº 1. p. 41-45
- Roya Samanipour, Zongjie Wang, Ali Ahmadi, Keekyoung Kim. 2016 « Experimental and computational study of microfluidic flow-focusing generation of gelatin methacrylate hydrogel droplets ». Journal of Applied Polymer Science vol. 133 , nº 29
- E. Cheng, A. Ahmadi, K. C. Cheung. 2015 « Measurement of the oscillatory flow field inside tapered cylindrical inkjet nozzles using micro-particle image velocimetry ». Microfluidics and Nanofluidics vol. 19 , nº 3. p. 635-646
- George Luka, Ali Ahmadi, Homayoun Najjaran, Evangelyn Alocilja, Maria Derosa, Kirsten Wolthers, Ahmed Malki, Hassan Aziz, Asmaa Althani, Mina Hoorfar. 2015 « Microfluidics integrated biosensors: A leading technology towards lab-on-A-chip and sensing applications ». Sensors vol. 15 , nº 12. p. 30011-30031
- Hojatollah Rezaei Nejad, Ehsan Samiei, Ali Ahmadi, Mina Hoorfar. 2015 « Gravity-driven hydrodynamic particle separation in digital microfluidic systems ». RSC Advances vol. 5 , nº 45. p. 35966-35975
- Mohamed Yafia, Ali Ahmadi, Mina Hoorfar, Homayoun Najjaran. 2015 « Ultra-portable smartphone controlled integrated digital microfluidic system in a 3D-printed modular assembly ». Micromachines vol. 6 , nº 9. p. 1289-1305
- Michael H. Winer, Ali Ahmadi, Karen C. Cheung. 2014 « Application of a three-dimensional (3D) particle tracking method to microfluidic particle focusing ». Lab on a Chip vol. 14 , nº 8. p. 1443-1451
- Ali Ahmadi, Matthew D. Buat, Mina Hoorfar. 2013 « Microdroplet evaporation in closed digital microfluidic biochips ». Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering vol. 23 , nº 4
- Ali Ahmadi, Kurt D. Devlin, Mina Hoorfar. 2012 « Numerical study of the microdroplet actuation switching frequency in digital microfluidic biochips ». Microfluidics and Nanofluidics vol. 12 , nº 1-4. p. 295-305
- Daljeet Chahal, Ali Ahmadi, Karen C. Cheung. 2012 « Improving piezoelectric cell printing accuracy and reliability through neutral buoyancy of suspensions ». Biotechnology and Bioengineering vol. 109 , nº 11. p. 2932-2940
- Ali Ahmadi, Jonathan F. Holzman, Homayoun Najjaran, Mina Hoorfar. 2011 « Electrohydrodynamic modeling of microdroplet transient dynamics in electrocapillary-based digital microfluidic devices ». Microfluidics and Nanofluidics vol. 10 , nº 5. p. 1019-1032
- Ali Ahmadi, Kurt D. Devlin, Homayoun Najjaran, Jonathan F. Holzman, Mina Hoorfar. 2010 « In situ characterization of microdroplet interfacial properties in digital microfluidic systems ». Lab on a Chip vol. 10 , nº 11. p. 1429-1435
- A. Ahmadi, H. Najjaran, J. F. Holzman, M. Hoorfar. 2009 « Two-dimensional flow dynamics in digital microfluidic systems ». Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering vol. 19 , nº 6
- Jacqueline Nichols, Ali Ahmadi, Mina Hoorfar, Homayoun Najjaran, Jonathan F. Holzman. 2009 « In situ digital microfluidic conductance sampling ». Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical vol. 152 , nº 1. p. 13-20
- B. Enright, E. Cheng, H. Yu, K. C. Cheung, A. Ahmadi. 2020 « Inkjet system design optimization for reliable cell printing ».
- Ben MacCallum, Sara Badr, Emad Naseri, Armin Bodaghkhani, Ali Ahmadi. 2020 « Development of a mist-based hydrogel crosslinking printhead for droplet-based bioprinting ».
- Emily Pope, Tartela Alkayyali, Sydney K. Wheatley, Christopher Cartmell, Jultwahnique McDonald, Bradley Haltli, Russell G. Kerr, Ali Ahmadi. 2020 « Optimization of marine bacteria microencapsualtion for the discovery of novel marine natural products ».
- Sydney K. Wheatley, Christopher Cartmell, Bradley A. Haltli, Russell G. Kerr, Ali Ahmadi. 2020 « Development of a micro-microbial domestication pod for in-situ marine bacterial cultivation ».
- Tartela Alkayyali, Emily Pope, Bradley Haltli, Russell G. Kerr, Ali Ahmadi. 2019 « Cultivation of 'uncultivable' marine sediment bacteria using a microbial domestication pod (MD Pod) ».
- Ben MacCallum, Emad Naseri, Wyatt MacNevin, Ali Ahmadi. 2019 « 3D bioprinting of alginate hydrogel scaffolds using fine calcium chloride mist droplets ».
- Tartela Alkayyali, Bradley Haltli, Russell G. Kerr, Ali Ahmadi. 2018 « A microbial domestication pod for the discovery of natural products ».
- B. Gallant, A. Gamble, C. Harding, J. Mayhew, A. Parker, A. Simmons, A. Ahmadi. 2017 « Ultra-portable, selective and diffusion-based breathalyzer ».
- Eric Cheng, Haoran Yu, Ali Ahmadi, Karen C. Cheung. 2016 « Rheological manipulation for improved reliability in inkjet printing of living cells ».
- Y. Li, A. Ahmadi, H. Yu, K. C. Cheung. 2016 « Beyond poisson: Passive focusing toward one-cell-per-drop printing ».
- Yan Li, Eric Cheng, Haoran Yu, Ali Ahmadi, Karen C. Cheung. 2016 « Investigations of bio-ink rheological properties for drop on demand piezoelectric cell printing ».
- Mohammad Paknahad, Ali Ahmadi, Breanne Enright, Karen C. Cheung, Mina Hoorfar. 2016 « Density-based single particle isolation using micro-wells on digital microfluidics ».
- Mohammad Paknahad, Ali Ahmadi, Mina Hoorfar. 2016 « Diffusion-based microfluidic breath analyzer for detection of cannabis use ».
- Mohammad Paknahad, Jannat Singh Bachhal, Ali Ahmadi, Mina Hoorfar. 2016 « Highly selective multi-target 3D-printed microfluidic-based breath analyzer ».
- K. He, A. Ahmadi, K. Walus, B. Stoeber. 2015 « On demand EWOD dropl let formation at a microfluidic T-junction ».
- W. I. Mazyan, A. Ahmadi, H. Ahmed, M. Hoorfar. 2015 « Investigation of methods of enhancing the performance of propane pre-cooling refrigeration cycles in natural gas liquefaction processes ».
- M. Yafia, A. Ahmadi, K. Yesilcimen, M. Hoorfar, H. Najjaran. 2015 « Low cost smartphone controlled digital microfluidic chip in a 3D-printed modular assembly with replacable glass and screen printed paper chips ».
- Eric Cheng, Ali Ahmadi, Karen C. Cheung. 2014 « Investigation of the hydrodynamics of suspended cells for reliable inkjet cell printing ».
- H. Rezaei Nejad, E. Samiei, A. Ahmadi, M. Hoorfar. 2014 « Hydrodynamic density-based particle focusing in digital microfluidic systems ».
- M. H. Winer, A. Ahmadi, K. C. Cheung. 2014 « Effects of density difference between particles and fluid on inertial focusing positions in transient micro-flows ».
- Michael H. Winer, Ali Ahmadi, Karen C. Cheung. 2014 « Apparent size correlation: A simple method to determine vertical positions of particles using conventional microscopy ».
- Michael H. Winer, Ali Ahmadi, Karen C. Cheung. 2014 « Transient inertial flows: A new degree of freedom for particle focusing in microfluidic channels ».
- S. T. Beyer, A. Bsoul, A. Ahmadi, K. Walus. 2013 « 3D alginate constructs for tissue engineering printed using a coaxial flow focusing microfluidic device ».
- Anas Bsoul, Simon Beyer, Ali Ahmadi, Boris Stoeber, Edniond Cretu, Konrad Walus. 2013 « Molded biocompatible and disposable PDMS/SU-8 inkjet dispenser ».
- Ali Ahmadi, Mina Hoorfar. 2011 « Numerical investigation of the combined effects of biomolecular adsorption and microdroplet evaporation on the performance of the electrocapillary-based digital microfluidic systems ».
- A. Ahmadi, K. D. Devlin, H. Najjaran, J. F. Holzman, M. Hoorfar. 2010 « Biomolecular adsorption phenomena in electrowetting-based digital microfluidic devices ».
- Ali Ahmadi, Jonathan F. Holzman, Homayoun Najjaran, Mina Hoorfar. 2010 « Numerical multiphysics modeling of microdroplet motion dynamics in digital microfluidic systems ».
- K. D. Devlin, A. Ahmadi, H. Najjaran, J. F. Holzman, M. Hoorfar. 2010 « Dynamic sampling in digital microfluidic devices ».
- A. Ahmadi, H. Najjaran, J. F. Holzman, M. Hoorfar. 2009 « Determination of droplet shape in digital microfluidic systems using two-dimensional flow analysis ».
- A. Ahmadi, J. Nichols, M. Hoorfar, H. Najjaran, J. F. Holzman. 2009 « Digital implementations for integrated microfluidic sensing ».
- A. Ahmadi, H. Najjaran, J. F. Holzman, M. Hoorfar. 2008 « Numerical modeling of microdrop motion in a digital microfluidic multiplexer ».
- Jackie Nichols, Ali Ahmadi, Mina Hoorfar, Homayoun Najjaran, Jonathan F. Holzman. 2008 « Micro-drop actuation using multiplexer structures ».