Dr. Tayebeh Behzad tbehzad@iut.ac.ir Office Department of Chemical Engineering Phone (+98) 311 3915629 Fax (+98) 311 3912677 Positions Department of Chemical Engineering Research Interests Application of 3D printing for polymer composites Application of bio-nanocomposites in Tissue Engineering Preparation and characterization of bio nanocomposites Development of polymer composites by electrospinning Chitosan based composites Simulating mechanical behavior of composites for building construction and automotive applications. Developing new environmentally friendly composites such as bio-fiber thermoset/thermoplastic composites. Synthesizing bio-based polymers from natural resources. Extracting and isolating nano-fibers from natural resource. Manufacturing bio-nanocomposites. Developing bio-nanocomposite foams. Microbial fuel cells Starch based nanocellulose composites and foams Biobased composites Dr. Tayebeh Behzad type: Journal Title Conference / Journal Date Synthesis, Fabrication, Characterization and Biological Evaluation of 3D-Printed PCL-Lignin Copolymer Scaffold for Tissue Engineering JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 2026-05 Incorporating Thiolated Gelatin via Thiol-Ene Reaction Into Polyurethane for Hybrid Nanocomposite of GO/Alkened-PU: Antioxidant and Antibacterial Evaluation JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 2025-11 Fabrication and characterization of 3D printed agarose/poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate/hydroxyapatite nanocomposite hydrogel for cartilage tissue engineering INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES 2025-08 Innovative unsaturated polyurethane for cardiac regeneration: Enhancing cytocompatibility and gene expression through gelatin modification INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES 2025-06 Synthesis of Chain Extender via Baylis-Hillman Reaction for Postmodification of Polyurethane Hard Segment Domains ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2025-04 Green Synthesis of Silver Nanocarriers Using Aloe Vera Extract: Exploring Their Bioactive Potential for Wound Healing Applications Journal of Nanotechnology 2025-01 Renewable starch/polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposite foams reinforced by cellulose nanofibers isolated from carrot residues using a chemo-mechanical process 2024-02 Osteogenic potential of PHB-lignin/cellulose nanofiber electrospun scaffold as a novel bone regeneration construct 2023-10 type: Conference Title Date Chitosan-Coated Alumina Nanoparticles for Fabrication of a Functional Composite Membrane for CO2 Separation 2024-09 Effect of Drying Method on Characteristics of Hydrogel Based on Starch-g-poly (acrylic acid) Reinforced by Cellulose Nanofibers as an Adsorbent 2023-12