Scientific illustration of a nanoparticle interacting with a biological target
Portrait of Yousef Fatahi

PhD Researcher

Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology at Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Visiting Researcher at Institut Català d’Investigació Química (ICIQ)

100+ Peer-reviewed publications
47 h-index · Google Scholar
7,000+ Citations · Google Scholar

Current research focuses on wearable microneedle biosensors for continuous drug monitoring in interstitial fluid, with a longer-term perspective of autonomous therapeutic platforms that can measure, decide and respond in real time.

Current directions

Four connected programs moving from materials design to personalized intervention.

Microneedle systems

Hydrogel-forming, swellable and 3D-printed microneedles for minimally invasive sensing and delivery.

Continuous biosensing

Wearable microneedle biosensors for real-time drug monitoring in dermal interstitial fluid.

Responsive delivery

Smart nanocarriers, local hydrogel depots and extracellular-vesicle delivery platforms.

Closed-loop therapeutics

Sense-and-act systems that connect continuous molecular measurement with precise intervention.

Leading journals in the publication record

  1. Trends in Biotechnology journal coverTrends in Biotechnology14.3
  2. Carbon journal coverCarbon12.7
  3. Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry journal coverJournal of Nanostructure in Chemistry19.2
  4. Journal of Controlled Release journal coverJournal of Controlled Release12.4
  5. Journal of Nanobiotechnology journal coverJournal of Nanobiotechnology15.0
  6. Acta Biomaterialia journal coverActa Biomaterialia10.4
  7. Biotechnology Advances journal coverBiotechnology Advances14.1
  8. Materials Today Bio journal coverMaterials Today Bio11.0
  9. Carbohydrate Polymers journal coverCarbohydrate Polymers13.2
  10. Journal of Hazardous Materials journal coverJournal of Hazardous Materials10.6
  11. Nano Today journal coverNano Today10.7
  12. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition journal coverCritical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition10.6

Publications

124 publications · 2015–2026

124 results
Cover or graphical abstract for PLGA-integrated micro/nanoparticles for cargo delivery and nanomedicine of lung cancer 005

PLGA-integrated micro/nanoparticles for cargo delivery and nanomedicine of lung cancer

Sareh Kakavandi, Iman Zare, Narges Esmaeilnejad, Mohammad Sarhadi, Ali Hheidari, Shirin Shojaei, Yousef Fatahi, Mojdeh Mirshafiei, Mingzhen Zhang, Fariborz Sharifianjazi, Kai Zheng, Ketevan Tavamaishvili, Maryam Iranpour, Chowon Kim, Saeed Zanganeh, Roshni Senthilkumar, Bryan Ronain Smith, Rassoul Dinarvand, Hamid Rashedi, Meng Yu, Heemin Kang, Pooyan Makvandi

International Journal of Pharmaceutics2026IF 6
Cover or graphical abstract for Polyethylene oxide-chitosan-doxorubicin/polycaprolactone-chitosan-curcumin pH-sensitive core/shell nanofibrous mats for the treatment of breast cancer: Fabrication, characterization and in vitro and in vivo evaluation 011

Polyethylene oxide-chitosan-doxorubicin/polycaprolactone-chitosan-curcumin pH-sensitive core/shell nanofibrous mats for the treatment of breast cancer: Fabrication, characterization and in vitro and in vivo evaluation

Amir Rakhshani, Samane Maghsoudian, Negin Mousavi Ejarestaghi, Mahzad Yousefi, Sepideh Yoosefi, Nima Asadzadeh, Yousef Fatahi, Behzad Darbasizadeh, Zeinab Nouri, Saeed Bahadorikhalili, Alireza Shaabani, Hassan Farhadnejad, Hamidreza Motasadizadeh

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules2025IF 8.7
Cover or graphical abstract for Smart multilayer chitosan-based nanofibers for burn wounds: pH-responsive dual release of diclofenac sodium and Hamamelis virginiana extract: From design to in vitro and in vivo evaluation 013

Smart multilayer chitosan-based nanofibers for burn wounds: pH-responsive dual release of diclofenac sodium and Hamamelis virginiana extract: From design to in vitro and in vivo evaluation

Negin Mousavi-Ejarestaghi, Alireza Shaabani, Shahriyar Milani, Maral Motedayen, Samane Maghsoudian, Yousef Fatahi, Malihe Sadat Razavi, Mahnaz Khanavi, Negar Mousavi-Ejarestaghi, Mohamadmehdi Ramezani, Nastaran Sayyari, Hamidreza Motasadizadeh, Hamid Akbari javar

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules2025IF 8.7