Assistant Professor
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Mohamadmahdi Samandari

757-683-4612

ENGR & COMP SCI BLDG
NORFOLK, 23529

Dr. Mehdi Samandari is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Institute for Engineering in Medicine (EnMed) at the Batten College of Engineering and Technology. His research lies at the intersection of biomechanics, biomaterials, biofabrication, microfluidics, and drug delivery, with applications in tissue regeneration and cancer management. He has led multidisciplinary projects across international institutions, securing over $4 million in funding as PI or Co-I from agencies such as the NIH, DoD, and USDA. Dr. Samandari has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications, filed multiple U.S. and international patents, and actively translates his innovations into clinical applications through translational research and entrepreneurial activities. He is the Co-Founder and CTO of InPrint Bio, LLC. His contributions have been recognized with awards from the Wound Healing Foundation, National Elite Foundation, University of Connecticut, and University of Tehran. In addition, he serves the scientific community as an editorial board member, grant reviewer, and organizer of international conferences and workshops.

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran/Harvard Medical School/Imperial College London, (2017)

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, (2012)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Tabriz, (2010)

Research Interests

biomechanics, biomaterials, biofabrication, microfluidics, and drug delivery, with applications in tissue regeneration and cancer management

Articles

Jaberi, A., Ghelich, P., Samandari, M., Kheirabadi, S., Ataie, Z., Kedzierski, A., Hassani Najafabadi, A., Tamayol, A. and Sheikhi, A. (2025). Gelatin methacryloyl granular hydrogel scaffolds for skin wound healing. Biomaterials Science.Saeedinejad, F., Alipanah, F., Toro, S., Pereira, N., Ghanbariamin, D., Jozic, I., Schmidt, T. A.., Arab-Tehrany, E., Zhang, Y. Shrike., Tamayol, A. and Samandari, M. (2025). In Situ-Formed Tissue-Adhesive Macroporous Scaffolds Enhance Cell Infiltration and Tissue Regeneration. Acta Biomaterialia 200 , pp. 358-377.Barnum, L., Samandari, M., Suhail, Y., Toro, S., Novin, A., Ghelich, P., Quint, J., Saeedinejad, F., Komma, M., Kshitiz and Tamayol, A. (2025). Biodegradable Oxygen‐Generating Microneedle Patches for Regenerative Medicine Applications. Advanced NanoBiomed Research 5 (1).Ghelich, P., Samandari, M., Hassani Najafabadi, A., Tanguay, A., Quint, J., Menon, N., Ghanbariamin, D., Saeedinejad, F., Alipanah, F., Chidambaram, R., Krawetz, R., Nuutila, K., Toro, S., Barnum, L., Jay, G. D.., Schmidt, T. A.. and Tamayol, A. (2024). Dissolvable Immunomodulatory Microneedles for Treatment of Skin Wounds. Advanced Healthcare Materials 13 (16).Khodadadi, R., Eghbal, M., Ofoghi, H., Balaei, A., Tamayol, A., Abrinia, K., Sanati-Nezhad, A. and Samandari, M. (2024). An integrated centrifugal microfluidic strategy for point-of-care complete blood counting. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 245 , pp. 115789.Ghanbariamin, D., Samandari, M., Ghelich, P., Shahbazmohamadi, S., Schmidt, T. A.., Chen, Y. and Tamayol, A. (2023). Cleanroom‐Free Fabrication of Microneedles for Multimodal Drug Delivery. Small 19 (29).Samandari, M., Saeedinejad, F., Quint, J., Chuah, S. Xin., Farzad, R. and Tamayol, A. (2023). Repurposing biomedical muscle tissue engineering for cellular agriculture: challenges and opportunities. Trends in Biotechnology 41 (7) , pp. 887-906.Endo, Y., Samandari, M., Karvar, M., Mostafavi, A., Quint, J., Rinoldi, C., Yazdi, I. K.., Swieszkowski, W., Mauney, J., Agarwal, S., Tamayol, A. and Sinha, I. (2023). Aerobic exercise and scaffolds with hierarchical porosity synergistically promote functional recovery post volumetric muscle loss. Biomaterials 296 , pp. 122058.Seyfoori, A., Seyyed Ebrahimi, S. Ali., Samandari, M., Samiei, E., Stefanek, E., Garnis, C. and Akbari, M. (2023). Microfluidic‐Assisted CTC Isolation and In Situ Monitoring Using Smart Magnetic Microgels. Small 19 (16).Deka Dey, A., Yousefiasl, S., Kumar, A., Dabbagh Moghaddam, F., Rahimmanesh, I., Samandari, M., Jamwal, S., Maleki, A., Mohammadi, A., Rabiee, N., ClĂĄudia Paiva‐Santos, A., Tamayol, A., Sharifi, E. and Makvandi, P. (2023). miRNA‐encapsulated abiotic materials and biovectors for cutaneous and oral wound healing: Biogenesis, mechanisms, and delivery nanocarriers. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine 8 (1).BolĂ­var‐Monsalve, E. Johana., Ceballos‐GonzĂĄlez, C. Fernando., ChĂĄvez‐Madero, C., de la Cruz‐Rivas, B. Guadalupe., VelĂĄsquez MarĂ­n, S., Mora‐GodĂ­nez, S., Reyes‐CortĂ©s, L. MarĂ­a., Khademhosseini, A., Weiss, P. S.., Samandari, M., Tamayol, A., Alvarez, M. MoisĂ©s. and Trujillo‐de Santiago, G. (2022). One‐Step Bioprinting of Multi‐Channel Hydrogel Filaments Using Chaotic Advection: Fabrication of Pre‐Vascularized Muscle‐Like Tissues. Advanced Healthcare Materials 11 (24).Lu, S., Samandari, M., Li, C., Li, H., Song, D., Zhang, Y., Tamayol, A. and Wang, X. (2022). Multimodal sensing and therapeutic systems for wound healing and management: A review. Sensors and Actuators Reports 4 , pp. 100075.Samandari, M., Mostafavi, A., Quint, J., Memić, A. and Tamayol, A. (2022). In situ bioprinting: intraoperative implementation of regenerative medicine. Trends in Biotechnology 40 (10) , pp. 1229-1247.Ghelich, P., Kazemzadeh-Narbat, M., Hassani Najafabadi, A., Samandari, M., Memić, A. and Tamayol, A. (2022). (Bio)manufactured Solutions for Treatment of Bone Defects with an Emphasis on US‐FDA Regulatory Science Perspective. Advanced NanoBiomed Research 2 (4).Samandari, M., Quint, J., RodrĂ­guez‐delaRosa, A., Sinha, I., PourquiĂ©, O. and Tamayol, A. (2022). Bioinks and Bioprinting Strategies for Skeletal Muscle Tissue Engineering. Advanced Materials 34 (12).Nuutila, K., Samandari, M., Endo, Y., Zhang, Y., Quint, J., Schmidt, T. A.., Tamayol, A. and Sinha, I. (2022). In vivo printing of growth factor-eluting adhesive scaffolds improves wound healing. Bioactive Materials 8 , pp. 296-308.Barnum, L., Quint, J., Derakhshandeh, H., Samandari, M., Aghabaglou, F., Farzin, A., Abbasi, L., Bencherif, S., Memic, A., Mostafalu, P. and Tamayol, A. (2021). 3D‐Printed Hydrogel‐Filled Microneedle Arrays. Advanced Healthcare Materials 10 (13).FrĂ­as-SĂĄnchez, A. I., Quevedo-Moreno, D. A., Samandari, M., Tavares-Negrete, J. A., SĂĄnchez-RodrĂ­guez, V. Hugo., GonzĂĄlez-Gamboa, I., Ponz, F., Alvarez, M. M. and Trujillo-de Santiago, G. (2021). Biofabrication of muscle fibers enhanced with plant viral nanoparticles using surface chaotic flows. Biofabrication 13 (3) , pp. 035015.Samandari, M., Alipanah, F., Majidzadeh-A, K., Alvarez, M. M.., Trujillo-de Santiago, G. and Tamayol, A. (2021). Controlling cellular organization in bioprinting through designed 3D microcompartmentalization. Applied Physics Reviews 8 (2).Barnum, L., Samandari, M., Schmidt, T. A.. and Tamayol, A. (2020). Microneedle arrays for the treatment of chronic wounds. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery 17 (12) , pp. 1767-1780.ChĂĄvez-Madero, C., de LeĂłn-Derby, M. DĂ­az., Samandari, M., Ceballos-GonzĂĄlez, C. Fernando., BolĂ­var-Monsalve, E. Johana., Mendoza-Buenrostro, C., Holmberg, S., Garza-Flores, N. Alicia., Almajhadi, M. Ali., GonzĂĄlez-Gamboa, I., Yee-de LeĂłn, J. Felipe., MartĂ­nez-Chapa, S. O.., RodrĂ­guez, C. A.., Wickramasinghe, H. Kumar., Madou, M., Dean, D., Khademhosseini, A., Zhang, Y. Shrike., Alvarez, M. MoisĂ©s. and Trujillo-de Santiago, G. (2020). Using chaotic advection for facile high-throughput fabrication of ordered multilayer micro- and nanostructures: continuous chaotic printing. Biofabrication 12 (3) , pp. 035023.Samandari, M., Alipanah, F., Haghjooy Javanmard, S. and Sanati-Nezhad, A. (2019). One-step wettability patterning of PDMS microchannels for generation of monodisperse alginate microbeads by in Situ external gelation in double emulsion microdroplets. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 291 , pp. 418-425.Trujillo-de Santiago, G., Alvarez, M. MoisĂ©s., Samandari, M., Prakash, G., Chandrabhatla, G., Rellstab-SĂĄnchez, P. InĂ©s., Byambaa, B., Pour Shahid Saeed Abadi, P., Mandla, S., Avery, R. K.., Vallejo-Arroyo, A., Nasajpour, A., Annabi, N., Zhang, Y. Shrike. and Khademhosseini, A. (2018). Chaotic printing: using chaos to fabricate densely packed micro- and nanostructures at high resolution and speed. Materials Horizons 5 (5) , pp. 813-822.Kiaee, G., Mostafalu, P., Samandari, M. and Sonkusale, S. (2018). A pH‐Mediated Electronic Wound Dressing for Controlled Drug Delivery. Advanced Healthcare Materials 7 (18).Naseer, S. M., Manbachi, A., Samandari, M., Walch, P., Gao, Y., Zhang, Y. Shrike., Davoudi, F., Wang, W., Abrinia, K., Cooper, J. M., Khademhosseini, A. and Shin, S. Ryon. (2017). Surface acoustic waves induced micropatterning of cells in gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels. Biofabrication 9 (1) , pp. 015020.

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