Publications

Selected Publications 

(A single asterisk (∗) represents equal contributions. Underline denotes corresponding author)

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• B. Mirani, J. D. Dauz, K. Yazaki, N. Latifi, J. P. Santerre, M. P. Bendeck, C. A. Simmons, and M. Friedberg, Right ventricle stiffening and function are associated with main pulmonary artery remodeling in a rate model of pulmonary hypertension, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 45, Issue 6 (2025), 945-964. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/ATVBAHA.124.321354

• B. Mirani, N. Latifi, M. Lecce, X. Zhang, and C. A. Simmons, Biomaterials and biofabrication strategies for tissue-engineered heart valves. Matter, 7, no. 9 (2024), 2896-2940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.05.036

• V. Guruji, Y. Q. Zhou, M. Tang, Z. Mirzaei, Y. Ding, M. Elabatarny, N. Latifi, and C. A. Simmons, Identification of congenital aortic valve malformations in juvenile natriuretic peptide receptor 2 deficient (Npr2+/-) mice using high-frequency ultrasound. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 327.1 (2024), pp.H56-H66. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00769.2023 

• M. Mohan, N. Latifi, R. Flick, C. A. Simmons, and E. W. K. Young, Interrogating matrix stiffness and metabolomics in pancreatic ductal carcinoma using an openable microfluidic tumor-on-a-chip, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16.16 (2024), pp.20169-20185. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c00556 

• B. Mirani, S. O. Mathew, N. Latifi, M. R. Labrosse, B. G. Amsden, C. A. Simmons, Programmable melt-electrowriting to engineer soft connective tissues with prescribed, biomimetic, biaxial mechanical properties. Adv. Funct. Mater., 34.1 (2024), 2302786. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202302786 

• B. Mirani, S. O. Mathew, N. Latifi, M. R. Labrosse, B. G. Amsden, and C. A. Simmons, Programmable melt-electrowriting to engineer soft connective tissues with prescribed, biomimetic, biaxial mechanical properties. Adv. Funct. Mater., 34.1 (2024), p.2470002. 

• E. M. Strohm, N. I. Callaghan, Y. Ding, N. Latifi, N. Rafatian, S. Funakoshi, I. Fernandes, C. Reitz, M. Di Paola, A. Gramolini, M. Radisic, G. Keller, M. C. Kolios, and C. A. Simmons, Non-invasive quantification of contractile dynamics in cardiac cells, spheroids, and organs-on-a-chip using high-frequency ultrasound. ACS Nano, 18.1 (2024), 314-327. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c06325 

• A. Mazine, A. Mikryukov, I. Fernandes, C. Liu, S. Jahangiri, M. Martin, E. K. Gahwiler, J. Gomez, N. Latifi, M. A. Laflamme, C. A. Simmons, S. P. Hoerstrup, M. Y. Emmert, B. D. Gelb, M. Gu, and G. M. Keller, Generation of the cardiac valve lineage from human pluripotent stem cells. Circulation, 148, no. Suppl-1 (2023): A15510-A15510. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/generation-cardiac-valve-lineage-human/docview/2889557375/se-2?accountid=14745 

• B. Mirani, J. Dauz, K. Yazaki, N. Latifi, M. P. Bendeck, C. A. Simmons, and M. Friedberg, Adverse structural and mechanical remodeling of main pulmonary artery in experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension is associated with impaired right ventricle-pulmonary artery coupling and function. Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.20.581269  

• W. Dhahri, T. S. Valdman, D. Wilkinson, E. Ceylan, N. Andharia, B. Qiang, H. Masoudpour, F. Wulkan, E. Quesnel, W. Jiang, S. Funakoshi, J. Gomez, N. Latifi, C. A. Simmons, G. Keller, and M. A. Laflamme, In vitro matured human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes form grafts with enhanced structure and function in injured hearts, Circulation, 145.18 (2022): 1412. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.053563 

• M. Asgari, N. Latifi, F. Giovaniello, and M. Amabili, Revealing layer-specific ultrastructure and nano-mechanics of fibrillar collagen in human aorta via AFM testing: implications on tissue mechanics at macroscopic scale, Advanced Nano Biomed Research, 2.5 (2022): 2100159. https://doi.org/10.1002/anbr.202100159 

• N. Latifi, M. Lecce, and C. A. Simmons, Porcine umbilical cord perivascular cells for preclinical testing of tissue-engineered heart valves, Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods, 27.1 (2021): 35. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tec.2020.0314 

• S. Bouhabel, S. Park, K. Kolosova, N. Latifi, K. Kost, N. Y. K. Li-Jessen, and L. Mongeau, Functional analysis of injectable substance treatment on surgically injured rabbit vocal folds, Journal of Voice 37.6 (2021), 829-839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.06.001 

• H. Ravanbakhsh, G. Bao, N. Latifi, and L. Mongeau, Carbon nanotube composite hydrogels for vocal fold tissue engineering: Biocompatibility, rheology and porosity, Materials Science and Engineering: C (2019): 109861. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.109861  

• N. Latifi, M. Asgari, H. Vali, and L. Mongeau, A tissue-mimetic nano-fibrillar hybrid injectable hydrogel for potential soft tissue engineering applications, Scientific Reports, 8.1 (2018): 1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18523-3  

• M. Asgari*, N. Latifi*, H. K. Heris*, H. Vali, and L. Mongeau, In vitro fibrillogenesis of tropocollagen type III in collagen type I affects its relative fibrillar topology and mechanics, Scientific Reports, 7.1 (2017): 1392. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01476-y   

• N. Latifi, H. K. Heris, S. L. Thomson, R. Taher, S. Kazemirad, S. Sheibani, N.Y. K. Li-Jessen, H. Vali, and L. Mongeau, A flow perfusion bioreactor system for vocal fold tissue engineering applications, Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods, 22, no. 9 (2016), 823-838. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tec.2016.0053 

• H. K. Heris*, N. Latifi*, H. Vali, N. Y. K. Li, and L. Mongeau, Investigation of chitosan-glycol/glyoxal as an injectable biomaterial for vocal fold tissue engineering, Procedia Engineering, 110 (2015), 143-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.07.022 

• N. Latifi, A. K. Miri, and L. Mongeau, Determination of the elastic properties of rabbit vocal fold tissue using uniaxial tensile testing and a tailored finite element model, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 39 (2014): 366-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.07.031 

• N. Latifi, H. K. Heris, S. Kazemirad, and L. Mongeau, Development of a self-oscillating mechanical model to investigate the biological response of human vocal fold fibroblasts to phono-mimetic stimulation, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Volume 3: Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering, Montreal, QC, November 14th- 20th, 2014. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2014-38970