Publications

Selected publications:

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

1. N.A. Alderete, J. Hwang, M. Asgari, R. Benavides, S. Halder, L. Sun, D. Carlson, E. Goudie, D. Farina, S. Kim, D.P. Pearce, C.M. Witzenburg, N.A. Patankar, G. Yang, J.E. Pandolfino, S. Sarikaya & H.D. Espinosa, Ex-Vivo Mechano-structural characterization of fresh diseased human esophagus, Acta Biomaterialia, (2025), DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2025.02.051. 

2. N.A. Alderete, S. Sandeep, S. Raetz, M. Asgari, M. Abi Ghanem & H.D. Espinosa, Does the mantis shrimp pack a phononic shield?, Science, (2025), DOI: 10.1126/science.adq7100. 

3. M. Asgari, E. Mirzarazi, H. Vali, R.D. Frisina & H.D. Espinosa, Ultrastructural viscoelastic behavior of collagen identified by AFM nano-dynamic mechanical analysis, preprint on BioRxiv, (2024), DOI: 10.1101/2024.10.19.619231.

4. N.A. Alderete, S. Sathyan, S. Raetz, J. Margueritat, M. Asgari, N. Boechler, M. Abi-Ghanem & H.D. Espinosa, Characterization of the phononic landscape of natural nacre from abalone shells, Small, 2407959 (2024), DOI: 10.1002/smll.202407959.

5. H. Joud, M. Asgari, V. Emerick, M. Sun, M.Y. Avila, C.E. Margo & E.M. Espana, A core of Keratocan-negative cells survives in old corneal scars, The American Journal of Pathology, (2024), DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2024.10.017.

6. L. Manrique, M.S. Moussa, M.T. Khan, K. Tahboub, R.O. Ritchie, M. Asgari & E.A. Zimmermann, Deformation of collagen-based tissues investigated using a systematic review and meta-analysis of synchrotron x-ray scattering studies, Cell Reports Physical Science, (2024), DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.10221.

7. O. Goltsis, C. Bilodeau, J.Wang, D. Luo, M. Asgari, L. Bozec, A. Pettersson, S. Leibel & M. Post, Influence of Mesenchymal and biophysical components on distal lung Organoid differentiation, Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 15(1), 273 (2024), DOI: 10.1186/s13287-024-03890-2.

8. M. Amabili, G. Franchini, M. Asgari, F. Giovaniello, M.H. Ghayesh & I.D. Breslavsky, Active and passive mechanical characterization of a human descending thoracic aorta with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 148, 106216 (2023), DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.106216.

9. F. Giovaniello, M. Asgari, I.D. Breslavsky, G. Franchini, G.A. Holzapfel, M. Tabrizian & M. Amabili, Development and mechanical characterization of decellularized scaffolds for an active aortic graft, Acta Biomaterialia, 160, 59–72 (2023), DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.02.013.

10. M. Vaez, M. Asgari, L. Hirvonen, G. Bakir, E. Khattignavong, M. Ezzo, S. Aguayo, C.M. Schuh, K. Gough & L. Bozec, Modulation of the biophysical and biochemical properties of collagen by glycation for tissue engineering applications, Acta Biomaterialia,155, 182–198 (2023), DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.11.033.

11. J. Abi-Rafeh∗, M. Asgari∗, I. Troka, L. Canaff, A. Moussa, D. Pasini & D. Goltzman, Genetic deletion of menin in mouse mesenchymal stem cells: an experimental and computational analysis, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Plus, 6(5), e10622 (2022), DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10622.

12. M. Asgari, N. Latifi, F. Giovaniello, H.D. Espinosa & M. Amabili, Revealing layer-specific ultrastructure and nano-mechanics of fibrillar collagen in human aorta via atomic force microscopy testing—implications on tissue mechanics at macroscopic scale, Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 2100159 (2022), DOI: 10.1002/anbr.202100159.

13. M. Amabili∗, M. Asgari∗, I.D. Breslavsky∗, G. Franchini∗, F. Giovaniello∗ & G.A. Holzapfel∗, Microstructural and mechanical characterization of the layers of human descending thoracic aortas, Acta Biomaterialia,134, 401–421 (2021), DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.07.036.

14. M. Asgari∗, N.A. Alderete∗, Z. Lin∗, R. Benavides & H.D. Espinosa, A matter of size? Material, structural and mechanical strategies for size adaptation in the elytra of Cetoniinae beetles, Acta Biomaterialia, 122, 236–248 (2021), DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.12.039.

15. M. Asgari∗, V. Brule∗, T.L. Western & D. Pasini, Nano-indentation reveals a potential role for gradients of cell wall stiffness in directional movement of the resurrection plant Selaginella lepidophylla, Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1–10 (2020), DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-57365-z.

16. A. El Elmi, D. Melancon, M. Asgari, L. Lu & D. Pasini, Experimental and numerical investigation of SLM induced defects in Ti-6Al-4V octet truss lattice material: the role of material microstructure and morphological variations, Journal of Materials Research—Focus Issue: Additive Manufacturing of Metals: Complex Microstructures and Architecture Design, 35(15), 1900–1912 (2020), DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2020.75.

17. M. Asgari, J. Abi-Rafeh, G.N. Hendy & D. Pasini, Material anisotropy and elasticity of cortical and trabecular bone in the adult mouse femur via AFM indentation, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 93, 81–92 (2019), DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.01.024.

18. V. Brule, A. Rafsanjani∗, M. Asgari∗, T.L. Western & D. Pasini, Three-dimensional functional gradients direct stem curling in the resurrection plant Selaginella lepidophylla, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 16(39), 1–11 (2019), DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2019.0454.

19. N. Latifi, M. Asgari, H. Vali et al., A tissue-mimetic nano-fibrillar hybrid injectable hydrogel for potential soft tissue engineering applications, Scientific Reports, 8(1), 1047 (2018), DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18523-3.

20. M. Asgari∗, N. Latifi∗, et al., In vitro fibrillogenesis of tropocollagen type III in collagen type I affects its relative fibrillar topology and mechanics, Scientific Reports, 7(1), 1392 (2017), DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01476-y.

21. M. Asgari, Micro-mechanical, continuum-mechanical, and AFM-based descriptions of elasticity in open cylindrical micellar filaments, Soft Matter, 13, 7112 (2015), DOI: 10.1039/C7SM00911A.

22. M. Asgari & A. Biria, Free energy of the edge of an open lipid bilayer based on the interactions of its constituent molecules, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 76, 135–143 (2015), DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec. 2015.06.001.