Fereshteh Oustadi

Innovative and results-driven research scientist with over five years of experience in experimental design, polymer science, biomaterials engineering, and drug delivery systems. Proven track record of developing and optimizing implantable biomedical materials with antifouling, hemocompatible, and antibacterial properties. With high-impact, peer-reviewed journal papers and a strong US patent portfolio, I possess expertise in biomaterial processing and characterization, in vitro testing, and scientific report publishing. Demonstrates critical thinking, scientific creativity, and collaborative leadership in fast-paced research environments.

• Maryam, Badv, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, maryam.Badv@ucalgary.ca, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Zahra, Abbasi, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, zahra.abbasi@ucalgary.ca, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Rana, Imani, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, r.imani@aut.ac.ir, Amirkabir University, Tehran, Iran

• Foothills Medical Center-Libin Institute, Plasma Pooling Procedure, 2024-09, Contributed to coordinating blood collection and plasma separation
• MCCAIG INSTITUTE for BONE AND JOINT HEALTH, Executive Committee Member, Calgary, Canada, 2023-12, Wood Forum to Build Better Bones
• New Technologies Research Center, University of AmirKabir, Technical Electrospinning Workshop, Tehran, Iran, 2018-09
• Amirkabir University of Technology, Executive Committee Member, Tehran, Iran, 2016-11, 1st International Iranian Conference on Biomedical Engineering

Patents

• Fluorine-free Lubricant-Infused PVA Films; Provisional file filed on October 28, 2024, as U.S. provisional, no. 63/712,534.
• Nanofiber/Hydrogel bone scaffold containing silicon nanoparticles with the capability of Rosuvastatin Calcium delivery; Sep 2020, Iran National Patent No: 100963.

ISI Journal

• Stephens, E. D., Oustadi, F., Marcelo, H., Vierra, J. L., & Badv, M. “Gradually frozen aligned bacterial nanocellulose membranes loaded with gallic acid exhibit enhanced mechanical and dual antithrombotic-antimicrobial properties”. Biomaterials Science. (2025).
• Fereshteh Oustadi, Emma D. Stephens, Maryam Badv, “One-pot Fabrication of Highly Flexible Fluorine-free Lubricant-Infused PVA Membranes with Superior Antifouling Properties”, ACS Advanced Materials & Interfaces. (2024)
• Sarah Vestrum, Emma Stephens, Fereshteh Oustadi, Maryam Badv, Zahra Abbasi, “A Disposable Planar Microwave Sensor for Assessing Antibacterial Properties of Lubricant-Infused Surfaces”. IMBioC. (2024)
• Erin L Roberts, Sorosh Abdollahi, Fereshteh Oustadi, Emma D Stephens, Maryam Badv. “Bacterial-Nanocellulose-Based Biointerfaces and Biomimetic Constructs for Blood-Contacting Medical Applications”, ACS Materials Au. (2023)
• Fereshteh. Oustadi, Rana. Imani, M. Nazarpak, AliMohamad Sharifi, “Nanofiber/Hydrogel Composite Scaffold Incorporated by Silicon Nanoparticles for Sustained Delivery of Osteogenic Factor: In-vitro Study”, International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials. (2022)
• Kavoos Razmjooee, Fereshteh. Oustadi, Ehsan Nasiroleslam, Ali-Reza Gol Aghayi, “Carboxymethyl chitosan–alginate hydrogel containing GSNO with the ability to nitric oxide release for diabetic wound healing”, Journal of Biomedical Materials. (2022)
• Fereshteh. Oustadi, M. Haghib Nazarpak, Mona. Mansouri, Farinaz. Ketabat, “Preparation, characterization and drug release study of Ibuprofen loaded Polyvinyl alcohol/Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVA/PVP) bilayer antibacterial membrane, “International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials. (2020)
• Fereshteh. Oustadi, Rana. Imani, Masoumeh. Haghib Nazarpak, Ali Mohamad Sharifi,” Genipin-cross-linked gelatin hydrogel incorporated with PLLA-nanocylinders as a bone scaffold: synthesis, characterization, and mechanical properties evaluation”, Polymer for Advanced Technology. (2020)

Conference Presentations

• Fereshteh Oustadi, Marine Dye, Aman Singh, Maryam Badv, “Super-Repellent Flexible Lubricant Infused PVA Membranes with Superior Antifouling Properties, Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Calgary, Canada (2023) – Oral Presentation.
• Fereshteh Oustadi, Marine Dye, Aman Singh, Maryam Badv, “A Novel Approach for Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of PVA Membrane, a Widely Employed Biomaterial”, Alberta Biomedical Engineering Conference, Banff, Canada (2023) – Poster Presentation.
• Fereshteh Oustadi, Rana. Imani, M. Haghib Nazarpak, Ali Mohamad Sharifi, “Enhancement of Mechanical Properties of Gelatin hydrogel by PLA Nanofibers and Genipin cross-linking”, Iranian Congress on Progress in Tissue Engineering, Tehran, Iran. (2018) – Poster Presentation.
• Emma D. Stephens, Fereshteh Oustadi, Hunter Marcelo, and Maryam Badv, “Antimicrobial and Antithrombotic Properties of Gallic Acid-Loaded Bacterial Nanocellulose Membranes”, Annual Alberta Biomedical Engineering Conference, Banff, Alberta, Canada. (2024) - Oral Presentation

• Project Supervisor: Student name: Marine Dye (Undergrad/Summer Student at BadvLab)/ Winter 2023 | Project: Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Polyvinyl Alcohol through Crosslinking by Silane
• Project Supervisor: Student name: Aman Singh (Undergrad/Summer Student at BadvLab)/ Winter 2023 | Project: Lubricant-infused PVA membranes with superior Antifouling Properties

· Human Cell Culture Technique and MTT Assay | Gen Iran | Issued Feb 2023

· WHMIS 2015 | University of Calgary | Issued Jan 2023

· Medical Device Regulation for QMSISO 13485 | Udemy| Issued Mar 2025 Credential ID 0004