Journal Papers
1. Influence of hemodialysis membrane characteristics on inflammation in dialysis patients
- 2025: Kidney International Reports: Correlation between hemodialysis membrane water stability, and the release of von willebrand factor and membrane attack complex
- 2025: Kidney International Reports: Influence of hemodialysis membrane surface characteristics on fibrinogen adsorption and platelet factor release: a comparative study
- 2024: Kidney International Reports: Revealing the Influence of Dialysis Membrane Hydrophilicity and Hydrophobicity on Hemocompatibility
- 2024: Kidney International Reports: Protein Adsorption Dynamics in Clinical Hemodialysis Membranes: A Competitive Analysis
- 2024: Separation and Purification Technology: Superhydrophobic polyether sulfone (PES) dialysis membrane with enhanced hemocompatibility and reduced human serum protein interactions: Ex vivo, in situ synchrotron imaging, experimental, and computational studies
- 2023: Kidney International Reports: Impact Of Hydration Shell Of Hemodialysis Membranes On Activation Of Surrogate Biomarkers In The Uremic Serum Of Dialysis Patients
- 2023: Journal of Biomedical Engineering Advances: Influence of clinical hemodialysis membrane morphology and chemistry on protein adsorption and inflammatory biomarkers released: In-situ synchrotron imaging, clinical and computational studies
- 2021: Journal of Separation and Purification Technology: Assessment of hemodialysis clinical practices using polyaryl ether sulfone-polyvinylpyrrolidone (PAES: PVP) clinical membrane: Modeling of in vitro fibrinogen adsorption, in situ synchrotron-based imaging, and clinical inflammatory biomarkers investigations, (This article won Best Clinical Paper Award at the 2021 Life and Health Sciences Research Expo)
- 2021: Materials Today Communications: Recent developments, current challenges and future perspectives on cellulosic hemodialysis membranes for highly efficient clearance of uremic toxins
- 2021: Materials Today Communications: Assessment of polyethersulfone and polyacrylonitrile hemodialysis clinical membranes: In situ synchrotron-based imaging of human serum proteins adsorption, interaction analyses, molecular docking and clinical inflammatory biomarkers investigations
- 2020: Scientific Reports: Case studies of clinical hemodialysis membranes: influences of membrane morphology and biocompatibility on uremic blood-membrane interactions and inflammatory biomarkers
- 2020: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine: A case study of poly (aryl ether sulfone) hemodialysis membrane interactions with human blood: Molecular dynamics simulation and experimental analyses
2. Modeling membrane characteristics and clinical practices to predict inflammation in HD patients
- 2024: Kidney International Reports: Influence of Dialysis Clinical Operational Conditions on
Inflammatory Biomarkers Released in Patients - 2024: Kidney International Reports: Comparative Analysis of High Flux and Low Flux Dialysis Membranes: In-Situ Synchrotron Imaging and Experimental Ex-Vivo Studies
- 2023: Chemical Engineering Research and Design: Model Development and Validation for Human Serum Proteins- Membrane Interactions: Membrane Fouling Applications in Ultrafiltration of Patients Blood
- 2022: Kidney International Reports: Biocompatibility models development to predict inflammatory biomarkers released in kidney failure patients after hemodialysis session
- 2022: Journal of Composites Science: Impact of dialysis clinical operating conditions on human serum protein-mediated inflammatory biomarkers released in patients using polyarylethersulfone membranes
- 2021: Scientific Reports: Hemodialysis biocompatibility mathematical models to predict the inflammatory biomarkers released in dialysis patients based on hemodialysis membrane characteristics and clinical practices
- 2021: Colloid and Interface Science Communications: Protein adsorption phenomena in hemodialysis membranes: Mechanisms, influences of clinical practices, modeling, and challenges
- 2021: Journal of Separation and Purification Technology: Assessment of hemodialysis clinical practices using polyaryl ether sulfone-polyvinylpyrrolidone (PAES: PVP) clinical membrane: Modeling of in vitro fibrinogen adsorption, in situ synchrotron-based imaging, and clinical inflammatory biomarkers investigations
3. Synthesizing new and improved hemodialysis membranes
- 2024: Membranes: Computational Analysis of Amine Functionalization in Zwitterionized Polyether Sulfone Dialysis Membranes
- 2024: Biomimetic: Aminolysis-Based Zwitterionic Immobilization on Polyethersulfone Membranes for Enhanced Hemocompatibility: Experimental, Computational, and Ex Vivo Investigations
- 2024: Biomedical Engineering Advances: Immobilization of Novel Synthesized Phosphobetaine Zwitterions on Polyethersulphone (PES) Hemodialysis Membranes to Induce Hemocompatibility: Experimental, Molecular Docking, and Ex-Vivo Inflammatory Biomarker Investigations, Biomedical Engineering Advances
- 2024: Separation and Purification Technology: Superhydrophobic polyether sulfone (PES) dialysis membrane with enhanced hemocompatibility and reduced human serum protein interactions: Ex vivo, in situ synchrotron imaging, experimental, and computational studies
- 2023: Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) CA2023/051458: Uremic Metabolite-Zwitterionic Hemocompatible Dialysis Membranes
- 2023: Surfaces and Interfaces: Uremic Metabolite-Zwitterionic Hemocompatible Poly Ether Sulfone Dialysis Membranes: Computational and Hemocompatibility Assessment Based on Hydration Layer Stability and Ex-vivo Investigations
- 2023: Results in Surfaces and Interfaces: Enhancing the hemocompatibility of polyethersulfone (PES) hemodialysis membranes using synthesized pseudo zwittronic polymers with various orientations
- 2023: Membranes: Heparin-Immobilized Polyethersulfone for Hemocompatibility Enhancement of Dialysis Membrane: In Situ Synchrotron Imaging, Experimental, and Ex Vivo Studies
- 2023: Chemical Engineering Research and Design: Novel uremic metabolite-based zwitterionic polyethersulfone (PES) hemodialysis membrane for improved hemocompatibility- Towards the fourth generation of hemodialysis modifiers
- 2023: Kidney International Reports: Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) Enhances The Hemocompatibility Of Polyethersulfone (PES) Hemodialysis Membranes
- 2022: Chemical Engineering Research and Design: Induced hemocompatibility of polyethersulfone (PES) hemodialysis membrane using polyvinylpyrrolidone: Investigation on human serum fibrinogen adsorption and inflammatory biomarkers released
- 2022: Biomedical Engineering Advances: Influence of hydration shell of hemodialysis clinical membranes on surrogate biomarkers activation in uremic serum of dialysis patients
- 2022: Biomedical Engineering Advances: Novel insights in hemodialysis: Most recent theories on membrane hemocompatibility improvement
- 2022: Journal of Composites Science: Recent developments and current challenges of heparin-grafted hemodialysis membranes
- 2022: Biomedical Engineering Advances: Surface zwitterionization of hemodialysis membranes for hemocompatibility enhancement and protein-mediated anti-adhesion: A critical review
- 2022: Membranes: Impact of membrane modification and surface immobilization techniques on the hemocompatibility of hemodialysis membranes: A critical review
- 2021: Surfaces and Interfaces: In situ synchrotron imaging of human serum proteins interactions, molecular docking and inflammatory biomarkers of hemocompatible synthesized zwitterionic polymer coated-polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) dialysis membranes
- 2021: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials: Influence of UV‐irradiation intensity and exposure duration on the hemobiocompatibility enhancement of a novel synthesized phosphobetaine zwitterions polyethersulfone clinical hemodialysis membranes
- 2020: Materials Chemistry and Physics: A critical review of recent advances in hemodialysis membranes hemocompatibility and guidelines for future development
- 2020: Materials Science and Engineering C: Biocompatibility enhancement of hemodialysis membranes using a novel zwitterionic copolymer: Experimental, in situ synchrotron imaging, molecular docking, and clinical inflammatory biomarkers investigations
- 2020: Materials Today Chemistry: Latest advances in zwitterionic structures modified dialysis membranes
4. Using synchrotron imaging to determine how different membranes affect the absorption of blood proteins
- 2025: Kidney International Reports: Exploring pH-influenced protein-membrane interactions in hemodialysis using synchrotron micro-CT imaging
- 2025: Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces: Impact of pH-dependent dynamics of human serum proteins on dialysis membranes: Cryptographic structure assessment, synchrotron imaging of membrane-protein adsorption, and molecular docking studies
- 2024: Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces: Impact of pH-dependent dynamics of human serum proteins on dialysis membranes: Cryptographic structure assessment, synchrotron imaging of membrane-protein adsorption, and molecular docking studies
- 2024: Chemical Engineering Research and Design: Investigating dialysis membrane surface charge and hydrophobicity effects on fibrinogen adsorption using synchrotron radiation micro-computed tomography (SR-CT)
- 2024: Kidney International Reports: Comparative Analysis of High Flux and Low Flux Dialysis Membranes: In-Situ Synchrotron Imaging and Experimental Ex-Vivo Studies
- 2024: Kidney International Reports: Protein Adsorption Dynamics in Clinical Hemodialysis Membranes: A Competitive Analysis
- 2023: Biomedical Engineering Advances: In Situ Synchrotron Quantitative Analysis of Competitive Adsorption Tendency of Human Serum Protein to Different Clinical Hemodialysis Membranes and Assessment of Potential Impacts
- 2023: Scientific Reports: In-situ synchrotron quantitative analysis of competitive adsorption tendency of human serum proteins on polyether sulfone clinical hemodialysis membrane
- 2023: Membranes: Investigation on Human Serum Protein Depositions Inside Polyvinylidene Fluoride-Based Dialysis Membrane Layers Using Synchrotron Radiation Micro-Computed Tomography (SR-μCT)
- 2021: Journal of Separation and Purification Technology: Assessment of hemodialysis clinical practices using polyaryl ether sulfone-polyvinylpyrrolidone (PAES: PVP) clinical membrane: Modeling of in vitro fibrinogen adsorption, in situ synchrotron-based imaging, and clinical inflammatory biomarkers investigations
- 2021: Surfaces and Interfaces: In situ synchrotron imaging of human serum proteins interactions, molecular docking and inflammatory biomarkers of hemocompatible synthesized zwitterionic polymer coated-polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) dialysis membranes
- 2021: Materials Today Communications: Assessment of polyethersulfone and polyacrylonitrile hemodialysis clinical membranes: In situ synchrotron-based imaging of human serum proteins adsorption, interaction analyses, molecular docking and clinical inflammatory biomarkers investigations
- 2021: Biomedical Engineering Advances: Structure, function, and adsorption of highly abundant blood proteins and its critical influence on hemodialysis patients: A critical review
- 2020: Materials Science and Engineering C: Biocompatibility enhancement of hemodialysis membranes using a novel zwitterionic copolymer: Experimental, in situ synchrotron imaging, molecular docking, and clinical inflammatory biomarkers investigations
5. Using computer simulations to understand how different HD membranes interact with blood proteins
- 2025: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence: Neural network-based analysis of clinical and demographic variables for predicting platelet counts and prothrombin time in chronic kidney disease patients
- 2025: Scientific Reports: Machine learning models for predicting interaction affinity energy between human serum proteins and hemodialysis membrane materials
- 2024: Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces: Impact of pH-dependent dynamics of human serum proteins on dialysis membranes: Cryptographic structure assessment, synchrotron imaging of membrane-protein adsorption, and molecular docking studies
- 2024: Membranes: Computational Analysis of Amine Functionalization in Zwitterionized Polyether Sulfone Dialysis Membranes
- 2024: Functional Composite Materials: Simulation-based assessment of zwitterionic pendant group variations on the hemocompatibility of polyethersulfone membranes
- 2024: Biomedical Engineering Advances: Unveiling the Intricacies of Protein-Protein Interactions and Membrane Fouling: Exploring Hetero-Protein Complex Formation in Binary Mixtures
- 2023: Applied Sciences: Influence of Dipole Orientation of Zwitterionic Materials on Hemodialysis Membrane Interactions with Human Serum Proteins
- 2023: Journal of C Research: Assessment of Fibrinogen Thermal Conductivity and Interaction Energy with Polyarylethersulfone (PAES) Clinical Hemodialysis Membranes at Normal and Elevated Patient Body Temperatures
- 2023: Journal of Composites Science: Critical Influences of Plasma pH on Human Protein Properties for Modeling Considerations: Size, Charge, Conformation, Hydrophobicity, and Denaturation
- 2022: Journal of Computational Chemistry: Effects of mussel‐inspired co‐deposition of 2‐hydroxymethyl methacrylate and poly (2‐methoxyethyl acrylate) on the hydrophilicity and binding tendency of common hemodialysis membranes: Molecular dynamics simulations and molecular docking studies
- 2022: Structural Chemistry: Zwitterionization of common hemodialysis membranes: assessment of different immobilized structure impact on hydrophilicity and biocompatibility of poly aryl ether sulfone (PAES) and cellulose triacetate (CTA) hemodialysis membranes
- 2022: Materials Chemistry and Physics: Investigation on the morphology and the permeability of biomimetic cellulose triacetate (CTA) impregnated membranes (IM): In-situ synchrotron imaging, experimental and computational studies
- 2022: Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling: Influence of zwitterionic structure design on mixed matrix membrane stability, hydrophilicity, and fouling resistance: A computational study.
- 2022: Macromolecular Theory and Simulations: A comparative assessment of human serum proteins interactions with hemodialysis clinical membranes using molecular dynamics simulation
- 2021: Materials Today Communications: Assessment of polyethersulfone and polyacrylonitrile hemodialysis clinical membranes: In situ synchrotron-based imaging of human serum proteins adsorption, interaction analyses, molecular docking and clinical inflammatory biomarkers investigations
- 2021: Surfaces and Interfaces: In situ synchrotron imaging of human serum proteins interactions, molecular docking and inflammatory biomarkers of hemocompatible synthesized zwitterionic polymer coated-polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) dialysis membranes
- 2020: Scientific Reports: Case studies of clinical hemodialysis membranes: influences of membrane morphology and biocompatibility on uremic blood-membrane interactions and inflammatory biomarkers
- 2020: Materials Science and Engineering C: Biocompatibility enhancement of hemodialysis membranes using a novel zwitterionic copolymer: Experimental, in situ synchrotron imaging, molecular docking, and clinical inflammatory biomarkers investigations
- 2020: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine: A case study of poly (aryl ether sulfone) hemodialysis membrane interactions with human blood: Molecular dynamics simulation and experimental analyses,
- 2020: Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling: A comprehensive computational study and simulation of innovative zwitterionic materials for enhanced poly (vinylidene fluoride) membrane hydrophilicity
6. Uremic toxins detection and detoxification
- 2025: Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology: Investigation on the Detoxification of Indoxyl Sulfate (IS) and Indole-3-Acetic Acid (IAA) Protein-Bound Uremic Toxins (PBUTs) Using Trametes versicolor Biocompatible Laccase: In Situ Synchrotron Imaging, Experimental and Computational Studies
- 2023: Journal of Biotechnology: In-Situ Synchrotron Imaging, Experimental, and Computational Investigations on the Efficiency of Trametes versicolor Laccase on Detoxification of P-Cresyl Sulfate (PCS) Protein Bound Uremic Toxin (PBUT)
- 2023: Kidney International Reports: Rapid And Highly Sensitive Quantitative Detection Of Protein Bound Uremic Toxins In Normal And Uremic Serums
- 2022: Structural Chemistry: Molecular docking study of biocompatible enzyme interactions for removal of indoxyl sulfate (IS), indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), and p-cresyl sulfate (PCS) protein bound uremic toxins
- 2022: Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering: Applications and mechanisms of free and immobilized laccase in detoxification of phenolic compounds — A review
- 2021: NanoImpact: Protein-bound uremic toxins (PBUTs) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients: Production pathway, challenges and recent advances in renal PBUTs clearance
- 2020: RSC Advances: A surface-enhanced Raman scattering-based approach for rapid and highly sensitive quantitative analysis of 3-carboxy-4-methyl-5-propyl-2-furanpropionate and indole-3-acetic acid in saline, human serum and uremic serum of patients with chronic kidney disease
7. Quality of Life of Dialysis Patients: Influence of Membrane Hemocompatibility and Dialysis Practices on Psychosocial and Physical Symptoms
- 2025: Kidney International Reports: Correlation of Inflammatory Biomarkers with Psychological Symptoms in Dialysis Patients
- 2025: Kidney International Reports: Psychological Symptoms and Quality of Life in Dialysis Patients: A Survey-Based Study
- 2024: Journal of Composites Science: Quality of Life of Dialysis Patients: Exploring the Influence of Membrane Hemocompatibility and Dialysis Practices on Psychosocial and Physical Symptoms
- 2024: Kidney International Reports: Comparative Analysis of Zwitterionic Materials and Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone for Enhancing Dialysis Membrane Hemocompatibility and Psychological Symptoms in Patients
8. Patient-oriented research and establishing partnership with indigenous dialysis patients towards patient outcomes
- 2024: International Urology and Nephrology: A comprehensive exploration of chronic kidney disease and dialysis in Canada’s Indigenous population: from epidemiology to genetic influences
9. Glomerular basement membrane on a chip
- 2025: ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering: Exploring Glomerular Filtration Mechanisms and Molecular Pathways: Insights for Advancing Hemodialysis Membrane Design
- 2025: Biochip journal: Advances and Challenges in 3D Modelling of Organ-on-a-Chip Devices with a Focus on the Glomerular Basement Membrane (GBM) and Tubular Systems: A Critical Review
10. Dialysis Membrane-Induced Gene Expression and Epigenetic Modifications
- 2025: International Urology and Nephrology: Molecular frontiers in hemodialysis: unraveling the role of membranes in gene expression, epigenetics, and inflammatory pathways
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