Karim Ebrahimpour

Dr. Karim Ebrahimpour

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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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20 February 2020 in Scientific Reports
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AEAsghar Eskandarinia
Asghar Eskandarinia
AKAmirhosein Kefayat
Amirhosein Kefayat
MAMaria Agheb
Maria Agheb
MRMohammad Rafienia
Mohammad Rafienia
MBMoloud Amini Baghbadorani
Moloud Amini Baghbadorani
FGFatemeh Ghahremani
Fatemeh Ghahremani
One-layer wound dressings cannot meet all the clinical needs due to their individual characteristics and shortcomings. Therefore, bilayer wound dressings which are composed of two layers with different properties have gained lots of attention. In the present study, polycaprolactone/gelatin (PCL/Gel) scaffold was electrospun on a dense membrane composed of polyurethane and ethanolic extract of propolis (PU/EEP). The PU/EEP membrane was used as the top layer to protect the wound area from external contamination and dehydration, while the PCL/Gel scaffold was used as the sublayer to facilitate cells’ adhesion and proliferation. The bilayer wound dressing was investigated regarding its microstructure, mechanical properties, surface wettability, anti-bacterial activity, biodegradability, biocompatibility, and its efficacy in the animal wound model and histopathological analyzes. Scanning electron micrographs exhibited uniform morphology and bead-free structure of the PCL/Gel scaffold with average fibers’ diameter of 237.3 ± 65.1 nm. Significant anti-bacterial activity was observed against Staphylococcal aureus (5.4 ± 0.3 mm), Escherichia coli (1.9 ± 0.4 mm) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (1.0 ± 0.2 mm) according to inhibition zone test. The bilayer wound dressing exhibited high hydrophilicity (51.1 ± 4.9°), biodegradability, and biocompatibility. The bilayer wound dressing could significantly accelerate the wound closure and collagen deposition in the Wistar rats’ skin wound model. Taking together, the PU/EEP-PCL/Gel bilayer wound dressing can be a potential candidate for biomedical applications due to remarkable mechanical properties, biocompatibility, antibacterial features, and wound healing activities.

1 November 2018 in Chemosphere
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MAMohammad Mehdi Amin
Mohammad Mehdi Amin
KEKarim Ebrahimpour
Karim Ebrahimpour
SPSaeed Parastar
Saeed Parastar
BSBahareh Shoshtari-Yeganeh
Bahareh Shoshtari-Yeganeh
MHMajid Hashemi
Majid Hashemi
RKRoya Kelishadi
Roya Kelishadi

3 October 2018 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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MAMohammad Mehdi Amin
Mohammad Mehdi Amin
NRNasim Rafiei
Nasim Rafiei
PPParinaz Poursafa
Parinaz Poursafa
KEKarim Ebrahimpour
Karim Ebrahimpour
NMNafiseh Mozafarian
Nafiseh Mozafarian
RKRoya Kelishadi
Roya Kelishadi

1 September 2018 in Environment International
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PPParinaz Poursafa
Parinaz Poursafa
PDPayam Dadvand
Payam Dadvand
MAMohammad Mehdi Amin
Mohammad Mehdi Amin
YHYaghoub Hajizadeh
Yaghoub Hajizadeh
KEKarim Ebrahimpour
Karim Ebrahimpour
RKRoya Kelishadi
Roya Kelishadi

3 November 2022 in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
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STShadi Taheri
Shadi Taheri
BSBahareh Shoshtari-Yeganeh
Bahareh Shoshtari-Yeganeh
HPHamidreza Pourzamani
Hamidreza Pourzamani
KEKarim Ebrahimpour
Karim Ebrahimpour

1 December 2015 in Toxicon
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KEKarim Ebrahimpour
Karim Ebrahimpour
FSFarshad H. Shirazi
Farshad H. Shirazi
AMAbbas Zare Mirakabadi
Abbas Zare Mirakabadi
HVHossein Vatanpour
Hossein Vatanpour