Relevant Patents, Popular Science Articles, and Publications
Patents
4. A composite collagen hydrogel material, an implantable ophthalmic device comprising such material and methods of producing the composite collagen hydrogel material
and the implantable ophthalmic device, Inventor: M. Rafat, 2016.
3. Interpenetrating Networks, and Related Methods and Compositions, Pending Patent, PCT/CA2006/001520, IPN: WO 2007/028258 A2, Inventors: Rafat, M. et al.
granted in India, patent # 283641.
2. Vision Enhancing Ophthalmic Devices and Related Methods and Compositions. Pending Patent, PCT/US2005/028723, Inventors: Rafat, M. et al.
1. Ophthalmic Devices and Related Methods and Compositions, Pending Patent, PCT/CA2005/001240, Inventors: Rafat, M. et al.
and the implantable ophthalmic device, Inventor: M. Rafat, 2016.
- Swedish Patent: granted, Patent no. SE 539 167C2
- European Patent, granted, EU Patent no. & date: 3393534, 2020/01/08
- US Patent granted, US Patent no. & date: 10568987, 2020/2/25
- International Application No.: WO 2017/108794
- PCT Application No.: PCT/EP2016/081928
- National Phase Application No. (Canada): Appl. No.: 3,009,098
- National Phase Application No. (China): 201680075249.6
- National Phase Application No. (India): Appl. No.: 201817026829
3. Interpenetrating Networks, and Related Methods and Compositions, Pending Patent, PCT/CA2006/001520, IPN: WO 2007/028258 A2, Inventors: Rafat, M. et al.
granted in India, patent # 283641.
2. Vision Enhancing Ophthalmic Devices and Related Methods and Compositions. Pending Patent, PCT/US2005/028723, Inventors: Rafat, M. et al.
1. Ophthalmic Devices and Related Methods and Compositions, Pending Patent, PCT/CA2005/001240, Inventors: Rafat, M. et al.
Trade Marks
1. CorVision® (Bioengineered Corneal MicroLens)
2. LinkCor® (Bioengineered Cornea)
3. LinkCell™ (Bioengineered Membranes for Stem Cell Growth)
2. LinkCor® (Bioengineered Cornea)
3. LinkCell™ (Bioengineered Membranes for Stem Cell Growth)
Popular Science Articles/Presentations (conferences, media, etc.)
- Successful clinical trial of LinkoCare's Bioengineered Corneas (LinkCor) in 10 legally blind patients published in The Times of India:
- Mehrdad Rafat wins the Innovation Challenge Award from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for
Construction and Commercialization of an Implantable Artificial Cornea: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Ica-Pdi/Profiles-Profils_eng.asp?ID=1002 - University of Ottawa Research Perspective Magazine, “Bioengineering breakthrough has corneal blindness in its sights”:http://web5.uottawa.ca/www3/fespfgps/research/article11.html
- Central European Biotechnology Portal, an Interview on Challenges in Tissue Engineering:
- Linköping University’s Innovation Office (InnovationskontorEtt), LIU spinoff “LinkoCare Offers New Hope”:
- The Canadian Chapter of the Controlled Release Society (cc-CRS), interview feature with Canadian authors of outstanding work in the field of Drug Delivery and Controlled Release: http://www.cc-crs.com/rafat.htm
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Peer-reviewed original articles in high impact journals
28. Maria Xeroudaki, Muthukumar Thangavelu, Anton Lennikov, Anjula Ratnayake, Jovana Bisevac, Goran Petrovski, Per Fagerholm, Mehrdad Rafat, Neil Lagali.
“A porous collagen-based hydrogel and implantation method for corneal stromal regeneration and sustained local drug delivery.” Nature Scientific Reports 10 (1), 1-18,
2020/9/1
27. Mehdi Khodaparast, Kianoush Shahraki, Mahmoud Jabbarvand, Kourosh Shahraki, Mehrdad Rafat, Zahra Moravvej. "Sutureless Femtosecond laser–assisted anterior
lamellar keratoplasty using a bioengineered cornea as a viable alternative to human donor transplantation for superficial corneal opacities.”
Cornea, 39 (9), 1184-1189, 2020/10/9
26. Daniele Spinozzi, Alina Miron, Marieke Bruinsma, Isabel Dapena, Itay Lavy, Perry Binder, Mehrdad Rafat, Silke Oellerich & Gerrit R.J. Melles, Evaluation of the
Suitability of Biocompatible Carriers as Artificial Transplants Using Cultured Porcine Corneal Endothelial Cells , Current Eye Research, Accepted, posted online:19 Oct 2018
25. Z Ali, A Islam, P Sherrell, M Le-Moine, G Lolas, K Syrigos, Lasse D Jensen, M Rafat Adjustable delivery of pro-angiogenic FGF-2 by collagen-alginate microspheres
Biology open, bio. 027060, 2018/1/1
24. Peter C. Sherrell, Artur Cieslar-Pobuda, Malin Silverå Ejneby, Laura Sammalisto, Amy Gelmi, Ebo de Muinck, Johan Brask, Marek J. Łos, and Mehrdad Rafat Rational
Design of a Conductive Collagen Heart Patch, Macromolecular Bioscience, First published: 21 March 2017, DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201600446,
23. Artur Cieślar-Pobuda, Mehrdad Rafat, Viktoria Knoflach, Magdalena Skoniecznad, Andrzej Hudecki, Andrzej Małecki, Elżbieta Urasińska, Saeid Ghavami, Marek J. Łos:
Human induced pluripotent stem cell differentiation and direct transdifferentiation into corneal epithelial-like cells. Oncotarget 06/2016; 7(27). DOI:10.18632/oncotarget.9791.
22. Peter C. Sherrell, Karin Elmén, Artur Cieslar- Pobuda, Emilia Wiechec, Mark Lemoine, Zahra Arzhangi, Malin Silverå-Ejneby, Johan Brask, Joseph N. Daka, and Mehrdad
Rafat: Cardiac and Stem Cell-Cocooned Hybrid Microspheres: A Multi Factorial Design Approach. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical 06/2016;
DOI:10.1016/j.snb.2016.06.002.
21. Amy Gelmi, Artur Cieslar-Pobuda, Ebo de Muinck, Marek Los, Mehrdad Rafat, Edwin W H Jager: Direct Mechanical Stimulation of Stem Cells: A Beating
Electromechanically Active Scaffold for Cardiac Tissue Engineering. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 04/2016; DOI:10.1002/adhm.201600307.
20. Christina Puckert, Amy Gelmi, Monika Kozac Ljunggren, Mehrdad Rafat, Edwin W.H. Jager: Optimisation of conductive polymer biomaterials for cardiac progenitor cells.
RSC Advances 01/2016; 6(67). DOI:10.1039/C6RA11682E.
19. Mehrdad Rafat, Maria Xeroudaki, Marina Koulikovska, Peter Sherrell, Fredrik Groth, Per Fagerholm, Neil Lagali, "Composite core-and-skirt collagen hydrogels with
Differential degradation for corneal therapeutic applications", Biomaterials, 83: 142-155, 2016.
18. Alexandra Mikhailova, Tanja Ilmarinen, Anjula Ratnayake, Goran Petrovski, Hannu Uusitalo, Heli Skottman, and Mehrdad Rafat, Human pluripotent stem cell-derived limbal
epithelial stem cells on bioengineered collagen matrices for ocular surface reconstruction. Experimental Eye Research, 146: 26-34, 2016.
17. R. Shakeri, S. Hosseinkhani, M.J. Los, J. Davoodi, M.V. Jain, A.C. Pobuda, M. Rafat, S.K. Ardestani, Role of the salt bridge between glutamate 546 and arginine 907 in
preservation of autoinhibited form of Apaf-1, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.08.027.
16. Mehrdad Rafat, Marina Koulikovska, , Goran Petrovski, Zoltán Veréb, Saeed Akhtar, Per Fagerholm MD, and Neil Lagali. Enhanced Regeneration of Corneal Tissue via a
Bioengineered Collagen Construct Tissue Engineering Part A, Volume 21, Numbers 5 and 6, 2015.
15. Amy Gelmi, Jiabin Zhang, Artur Cieslar-Pobuda, Monika K. Ljunngren, Marek Jan Los, Mehrdad Rafat, Edwin W.H. Jager, Electroactive 3D Materials for Cardiac Tissue
Engineering, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices, 2015 / Bar-Cohen, Y. (ed./s), Proc. of SPIE, vol.9430, pp.94301T-1-94301T-) 2015.
14. M. Mirazul Islam, Vytautas Cėpla, Chaoliang He, Joel Edin, Tomas Rakickas, Karin Kobuch, Živilė Ruželė, W. Bruce Jackson, Mehrdad Rafat, Chris P. Lohmann, Ramūnas
Valiokas, May Griffith, Functional Fabrication of Recombinant Human Collagen-Phosphorylcholine Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine Applications, Acta Biomaterialia,
Volume 12, 15 January 2015, Pages 70–80.
13. Wiem Chaabane, Artur Cieślar-Pobuda, Mohamed El-Gazzah, Mayur V. Jain, Joanna Rzeszowska-Wolny, Mehrdad Rafat, Joerg Stetefeld, Saeid Ghavami, and Marek J.
Łos, Human-Gyrovirus-Apoptin Triggers Mitochondrial Death Pathway – Nur77 is required For apoptosis triggering: Human-Gyrovirus-apoptin action. NEO-D-14-00280R1,
Neoplasia, this article has been selected as the cover article for the September 2014 Issue.
12. Amy Gelmi, Monika Kozak Ljunggren, Mehrdad Rafat, and Edwin W.H. Jager. Influence of Conductive Polymer Doping on the Viability of Cardiac Progenitor Cells,
Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2014, 2 (24), 3860-3867.
11. Cieślar-Pobuda A., Marcus Bäck, Karin Magnusson, Mayur V. Jain, Rafat M., Saeid Ghavami, Peter R. Nilsson, and Marek J. Los. Differential fluorescence signal obtained
by staining with various pentameric thiophene derivatives. Cytometry A. 2014 Feb 5. doi:10.1002/cyto.a.22437.
10. Rafat, M. (joint 1st author), Wasmer, S., Fong, W.G., Baker, A., and Tsilfidis, C., Chitosan Microparticles for Delivery of Proteins to the Retina, Acta Biomaterialia 9
(2013). 7855–7864.
9. Koh, L.B., MM Islam, Rafat, M, Liedberg B., and Griffith M. Highly elastic epoxy cross‐linked collagen hydrogels for corneal tissue engineering. Acta Ophthalmologica,V90,
s249 (2012/8/6).
8. Deb, K. D., Griffith M., De Muinck E., Rafat, M. (Joint 1st & corresponding author). Nanotechnology in stem cells research: advances and applications. Frontiers in
Biosciences, (2012 Jan 1); 17:1747-1760.
7. Rafat, M., Cleroux, C., Fong, W.G., Baker, A., Leonard, B., O’Connor, M., and Tsilfidis, C. (2010). PEG-PLA microparticles for encapsulation and delivery of Tat-EGFP to
retinal cells, Biomaterials 31: 3414–3421.
6. Rafat, M., Matsuura, T., Li, F., and Griffith, M. (2009). Surface modification of collagen-based artificial cornea for reduced endothelialization. J. Biomed. Mater. Res.-Part A
88: 755-768.
5. Rafat, M., Li, F., Fagerholm, P., Watsky, M.A., Lagali, N., Matsuura, T., and Griffith, M. (2008). PEG-Stabilized Carbodiimide Crosslinked Collagen-Chitosan Hydrogels for
Corneal Tissue Engineering. Biomaterials 29: 3960–3972.
4. McLaughlin, C., Fagerholm, P., Muzakare, L., Legali, N., Forrester, J.V., Kuffova, L., Rafat, M., Liu, Y., Shinozaki, N., Vascotto, S.G., Carlsson, D., Munger, R., and Griffith,
M. (2008). Regeneration of Corneal Cells and Nerves in an Implanted Collagen Corneal Substitute, Cornea, 27: 580–589.
3. Rafat, M., Griffith, M., Hakim, M., Muzakare, L., Li, F., Khulbe, K.C., and Matsuura, T. (2007). Surface Modification and Characterization of Artificial Cornea for Enhanced
Epithelialization. J. Appl. Polymer Sci. 106: 2056–2064.
2. Khulbe, K. C., Feng, C. Y., Matsuura, T., Mosqueada-Jimenaez, D. C., Rafat, M., Kingston, D., Narbaitz, R.M., and Khayet, M. (2007). Characterization of Surface
Modified Hollow Fiber Polyethersulfone Membranes Prepared at Different Air Gaps. J. Appl. Polymer Sci. 104: 710–721.
1. Rafat, M., De, D., Khulbe, K.C., Nguyen, T., and Matsuura, T. (2006). Surface Characterization of Hollow Fibre Membranes Used in Artificial Kidney. J. Appl. Polymer
Sci. 101: 4386-4400.
Book Chapters and Review Articles
7. Agata M. Wasik, Jerzy Grabarek, Aleksandar Pantovic, Artur Cieślar-Pobuda, Hamid R. Asgari, Caspar Bundgaard-Nielsen, Rafat, M. Ian M.C. Dixon, Saeid Ghavami, Marek
J. Łos, Reprogramming and Carcinogenesis—Parallels and Distinctions. In Kwang W. Jeon, editor: International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology, Vol. 308,
Burlington: Academic Press, 2014, pp. 167-203. ISBN: 978-0-12-800097-7.
6. Rafat, M., Book Review on Integrated Biomaterials for Biomedical Technology, Advanced Materials Letters 2013, 4(3), 250-250.
5. Merrett, K., Kozak Ljunggren, M., Mondal D, Griffith, M., and Rafat, M., Collagen Type I: A Promising Scaffold Material for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, A
chapter contribution to the edited collection (book) entitled: Type I Collagen: Biological Functions, Synthesis and Medicinal Applications, Accepted for publication by Nova
Science Publishers, Inc., July 2012.
4. Rafat, M., Hackett, J.M., Fagerholm, P., and Griffith, M., Artificial Cornea, Ocular Periphery and Disorders, Elsevier, 06-Apr-2011, ISBN 978-0-12-382042-6.
3. Rafat, M., Hackett, J.M., Fagerholm, P., and Griffith, M., Artificial Cornea, Ocular Surface, Encyclopaedia of the Eye, Elsevier, (2010) Vol.1 A-C, Page 128-134.
2. Hackett, J.M., Sethi, B., Cao, X., Rafat M., and Griffith, M., Biomaterials for Enhancing Corneas and Spinal Cord Regeneration, Stem Cells: Basics and Applications, Eds.
K.D. Deb, S.M. Totey, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, India, ISBN: 978-0-07-015271-1, 2009.
1. Matsuura, T., and Rafat, M., Polymeric Membranes, Encyclopaedia of Chemical Processing, Ed. K.B. Lee, Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, USA, 2005.
28. Maria Xeroudaki, Muthukumar Thangavelu, Anton Lennikov, Anjula Ratnayake, Jovana Bisevac, Goran Petrovski, Per Fagerholm, Mehrdad Rafat, Neil Lagali.
“A porous collagen-based hydrogel and implantation method for corneal stromal regeneration and sustained local drug delivery.” Nature Scientific Reports 10 (1), 1-18,
2020/9/1
27. Mehdi Khodaparast, Kianoush Shahraki, Mahmoud Jabbarvand, Kourosh Shahraki, Mehrdad Rafat, Zahra Moravvej. "Sutureless Femtosecond laser–assisted anterior
lamellar keratoplasty using a bioengineered cornea as a viable alternative to human donor transplantation for superficial corneal opacities.”
Cornea, 39 (9), 1184-1189, 2020/10/9
26. Daniele Spinozzi, Alina Miron, Marieke Bruinsma, Isabel Dapena, Itay Lavy, Perry Binder, Mehrdad Rafat, Silke Oellerich & Gerrit R.J. Melles, Evaluation of the
Suitability of Biocompatible Carriers as Artificial Transplants Using Cultured Porcine Corneal Endothelial Cells , Current Eye Research, Accepted, posted online:19 Oct 2018
25. Z Ali, A Islam, P Sherrell, M Le-Moine, G Lolas, K Syrigos, Lasse D Jensen, M Rafat Adjustable delivery of pro-angiogenic FGF-2 by collagen-alginate microspheres
Biology open, bio. 027060, 2018/1/1
24. Peter C. Sherrell, Artur Cieslar-Pobuda, Malin Silverå Ejneby, Laura Sammalisto, Amy Gelmi, Ebo de Muinck, Johan Brask, Marek J. Łos, and Mehrdad Rafat Rational
Design of a Conductive Collagen Heart Patch, Macromolecular Bioscience, First published: 21 March 2017, DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201600446,
23. Artur Cieślar-Pobuda, Mehrdad Rafat, Viktoria Knoflach, Magdalena Skoniecznad, Andrzej Hudecki, Andrzej Małecki, Elżbieta Urasińska, Saeid Ghavami, Marek J. Łos:
Human induced pluripotent stem cell differentiation and direct transdifferentiation into corneal epithelial-like cells. Oncotarget 06/2016; 7(27). DOI:10.18632/oncotarget.9791.
22. Peter C. Sherrell, Karin Elmén, Artur Cieslar- Pobuda, Emilia Wiechec, Mark Lemoine, Zahra Arzhangi, Malin Silverå-Ejneby, Johan Brask, Joseph N. Daka, and Mehrdad
Rafat: Cardiac and Stem Cell-Cocooned Hybrid Microspheres: A Multi Factorial Design Approach. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical 06/2016;
DOI:10.1016/j.snb.2016.06.002.
21. Amy Gelmi, Artur Cieslar-Pobuda, Ebo de Muinck, Marek Los, Mehrdad Rafat, Edwin W H Jager: Direct Mechanical Stimulation of Stem Cells: A Beating
Electromechanically Active Scaffold for Cardiac Tissue Engineering. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 04/2016; DOI:10.1002/adhm.201600307.
20. Christina Puckert, Amy Gelmi, Monika Kozac Ljunggren, Mehrdad Rafat, Edwin W.H. Jager: Optimisation of conductive polymer biomaterials for cardiac progenitor cells.
RSC Advances 01/2016; 6(67). DOI:10.1039/C6RA11682E.
19. Mehrdad Rafat, Maria Xeroudaki, Marina Koulikovska, Peter Sherrell, Fredrik Groth, Per Fagerholm, Neil Lagali, "Composite core-and-skirt collagen hydrogels with
Differential degradation for corneal therapeutic applications", Biomaterials, 83: 142-155, 2016.
18. Alexandra Mikhailova, Tanja Ilmarinen, Anjula Ratnayake, Goran Petrovski, Hannu Uusitalo, Heli Skottman, and Mehrdad Rafat, Human pluripotent stem cell-derived limbal
epithelial stem cells on bioengineered collagen matrices for ocular surface reconstruction. Experimental Eye Research, 146: 26-34, 2016.
17. R. Shakeri, S. Hosseinkhani, M.J. Los, J. Davoodi, M.V. Jain, A.C. Pobuda, M. Rafat, S.K. Ardestani, Role of the salt bridge between glutamate 546 and arginine 907 in
preservation of autoinhibited form of Apaf-1, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.08.027.
16. Mehrdad Rafat, Marina Koulikovska, , Goran Petrovski, Zoltán Veréb, Saeed Akhtar, Per Fagerholm MD, and Neil Lagali. Enhanced Regeneration of Corneal Tissue via a
Bioengineered Collagen Construct Tissue Engineering Part A, Volume 21, Numbers 5 and 6, 2015.
15. Amy Gelmi, Jiabin Zhang, Artur Cieslar-Pobuda, Monika K. Ljunngren, Marek Jan Los, Mehrdad Rafat, Edwin W.H. Jager, Electroactive 3D Materials for Cardiac Tissue
Engineering, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices, 2015 / Bar-Cohen, Y. (ed./s), Proc. of SPIE, vol.9430, pp.94301T-1-94301T-) 2015.
14. M. Mirazul Islam, Vytautas Cėpla, Chaoliang He, Joel Edin, Tomas Rakickas, Karin Kobuch, Živilė Ruželė, W. Bruce Jackson, Mehrdad Rafat, Chris P. Lohmann, Ramūnas
Valiokas, May Griffith, Functional Fabrication of Recombinant Human Collagen-Phosphorylcholine Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine Applications, Acta Biomaterialia,
Volume 12, 15 January 2015, Pages 70–80.
13. Wiem Chaabane, Artur Cieślar-Pobuda, Mohamed El-Gazzah, Mayur V. Jain, Joanna Rzeszowska-Wolny, Mehrdad Rafat, Joerg Stetefeld, Saeid Ghavami, and Marek J.
Łos, Human-Gyrovirus-Apoptin Triggers Mitochondrial Death Pathway – Nur77 is required For apoptosis triggering: Human-Gyrovirus-apoptin action. NEO-D-14-00280R1,
Neoplasia, this article has been selected as the cover article for the September 2014 Issue.
12. Amy Gelmi, Monika Kozak Ljunggren, Mehrdad Rafat, and Edwin W.H. Jager. Influence of Conductive Polymer Doping on the Viability of Cardiac Progenitor Cells,
Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2014, 2 (24), 3860-3867.
11. Cieślar-Pobuda A., Marcus Bäck, Karin Magnusson, Mayur V. Jain, Rafat M., Saeid Ghavami, Peter R. Nilsson, and Marek J. Los. Differential fluorescence signal obtained
by staining with various pentameric thiophene derivatives. Cytometry A. 2014 Feb 5. doi:10.1002/cyto.a.22437.
10. Rafat, M. (joint 1st author), Wasmer, S., Fong, W.G., Baker, A., and Tsilfidis, C., Chitosan Microparticles for Delivery of Proteins to the Retina, Acta Biomaterialia 9
(2013). 7855–7864.
9. Koh, L.B., MM Islam, Rafat, M, Liedberg B., and Griffith M. Highly elastic epoxy cross‐linked collagen hydrogels for corneal tissue engineering. Acta Ophthalmologica,V90,
s249 (2012/8/6).
8. Deb, K. D., Griffith M., De Muinck E., Rafat, M. (Joint 1st & corresponding author). Nanotechnology in stem cells research: advances and applications. Frontiers in
Biosciences, (2012 Jan 1); 17:1747-1760.
7. Rafat, M., Cleroux, C., Fong, W.G., Baker, A., Leonard, B., O’Connor, M., and Tsilfidis, C. (2010). PEG-PLA microparticles for encapsulation and delivery of Tat-EGFP to
retinal cells, Biomaterials 31: 3414–3421.
6. Rafat, M., Matsuura, T., Li, F., and Griffith, M. (2009). Surface modification of collagen-based artificial cornea for reduced endothelialization. J. Biomed. Mater. Res.-Part A
88: 755-768.
5. Rafat, M., Li, F., Fagerholm, P., Watsky, M.A., Lagali, N., Matsuura, T., and Griffith, M. (2008). PEG-Stabilized Carbodiimide Crosslinked Collagen-Chitosan Hydrogels for
Corneal Tissue Engineering. Biomaterials 29: 3960–3972.
4. McLaughlin, C., Fagerholm, P., Muzakare, L., Legali, N., Forrester, J.V., Kuffova, L., Rafat, M., Liu, Y., Shinozaki, N., Vascotto, S.G., Carlsson, D., Munger, R., and Griffith,
M. (2008). Regeneration of Corneal Cells and Nerves in an Implanted Collagen Corneal Substitute, Cornea, 27: 580–589.
3. Rafat, M., Griffith, M., Hakim, M., Muzakare, L., Li, F., Khulbe, K.C., and Matsuura, T. (2007). Surface Modification and Characterization of Artificial Cornea for Enhanced
Epithelialization. J. Appl. Polymer Sci. 106: 2056–2064.
2. Khulbe, K. C., Feng, C. Y., Matsuura, T., Mosqueada-Jimenaez, D. C., Rafat, M., Kingston, D., Narbaitz, R.M., and Khayet, M. (2007). Characterization of Surface
Modified Hollow Fiber Polyethersulfone Membranes Prepared at Different Air Gaps. J. Appl. Polymer Sci. 104: 710–721.
1. Rafat, M., De, D., Khulbe, K.C., Nguyen, T., and Matsuura, T. (2006). Surface Characterization of Hollow Fibre Membranes Used in Artificial Kidney. J. Appl. Polymer
Sci. 101: 4386-4400.
Book Chapters and Review Articles
7. Agata M. Wasik, Jerzy Grabarek, Aleksandar Pantovic, Artur Cieślar-Pobuda, Hamid R. Asgari, Caspar Bundgaard-Nielsen, Rafat, M. Ian M.C. Dixon, Saeid Ghavami, Marek
J. Łos, Reprogramming and Carcinogenesis—Parallels and Distinctions. In Kwang W. Jeon, editor: International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology, Vol. 308,
Burlington: Academic Press, 2014, pp. 167-203. ISBN: 978-0-12-800097-7.
6. Rafat, M., Book Review on Integrated Biomaterials for Biomedical Technology, Advanced Materials Letters 2013, 4(3), 250-250.
5. Merrett, K., Kozak Ljunggren, M., Mondal D, Griffith, M., and Rafat, M., Collagen Type I: A Promising Scaffold Material for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, A
chapter contribution to the edited collection (book) entitled: Type I Collagen: Biological Functions, Synthesis and Medicinal Applications, Accepted for publication by Nova
Science Publishers, Inc., July 2012.
4. Rafat, M., Hackett, J.M., Fagerholm, P., and Griffith, M., Artificial Cornea, Ocular Periphery and Disorders, Elsevier, 06-Apr-2011, ISBN 978-0-12-382042-6.
3. Rafat, M., Hackett, J.M., Fagerholm, P., and Griffith, M., Artificial Cornea, Ocular Surface, Encyclopaedia of the Eye, Elsevier, (2010) Vol.1 A-C, Page 128-134.
2. Hackett, J.M., Sethi, B., Cao, X., Rafat M., and Griffith, M., Biomaterials for Enhancing Corneas and Spinal Cord Regeneration, Stem Cells: Basics and Applications, Eds.
K.D. Deb, S.M. Totey, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, India, ISBN: 978-0-07-015271-1, 2009.
1. Matsuura, T., and Rafat, M., Polymeric Membranes, Encyclopaedia of Chemical Processing, Ed. K.B. Lee, Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, USA, 2005.