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Rouba Ghobeira
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2025
Enhancement of the bio-responsiveness of PCL nanofibers via the combination of a thiol plasma-polymerized coating and fibronectin immobilization
Pegah Zahedifar
Rino Morent
Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
Rouba Ghobeira
Nathalie De Geyter
A2
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE ADVANCES
2025
2024
Advanced hollow cathode discharge plasma treatment of unique bilayered fibrous nerve guidance conduits for enhanced/oriented neurite outgrowth
Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
Rouba Ghobeira
Mahtab Asadian
Mehrnoush Narimisa
Anton Nikiforov
Ives De Baere
Wim Van Paepegem
Nathalie De Geyter
Heidi Declercq
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOMACROMOLECULES
2024
Combinatorial effects of surface plasma-treating and aligning PCL/chitosan nanofibers on the behavior of stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes for cardiac tissue engineering
Laurens Léger
Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
Pegah Zahedifar
Jeffrey Aalders
Pascal Van Der Voort
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Jolanda van Hengel
Rouba Ghobeira
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2024
Comprehensive study of plasma polymerization parameters on thiol-coated LDPE films for effective fibronectin adsorption targeting biomedical applications
Pegah Zahedifar
Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
Rino Morent
Rouba Ghobeira
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
2024
Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) synthesized via a novel non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma-assisted electrolysis : physicochemical characterization and cytocompatibility evaluation
K. Navaneetha Pandiyaraj
M. Karuppusamy
P. Jayamurugan
Vandana Chaturvedi Misra
S. Ghorui
P. Saravanan
Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda
B.S. Unnikrishnan
P. Gopinath
M. Pichumani
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ADVANCED POWDER TECHNOLOGY
2024
2023
3D high-precision melt electro written polycaprolactone modified with yeast derived peptides for wound healing
Mahta Mirzaei
Gianina Dodi
Ioannis Gardikiotis
Sorin-Aurelian Pasca
Saeed Mirdamadi
Gilles Subra
Cecile Echalier
Chloe Puel
Rino Morent
Rouba Ghobeira
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES
2023
A preclinical platform for assessing long-term drug efficacy exploiting mechanically tunable scaffolds colonized by a three-dimensional tumor microenvironment
Elly De Vlieghere
Koen Van de Vijver
Eva Blondeel
Nathan Carpentier
Rouba Ghobeira
Jarne Pauwels
Sebastian Riemann
Manon Minsart
Charlotte Fieuws
Johanna Mestach
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOMATERIALS RESEARCH
2023
Combined effects of direct plasma exposure and pre-plasma functionalized metal-doped graphene oxide nanoparticles on wastewater dye degradation
K. Navaneetha Pandiyaraj
D. Vasu
A. Raji
Rouba Ghobeira
Parinaz Saadat Esbah Tabaei
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
M. C. Ramkumar
M. Pichumani
R. R. Deshmukh
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
2023
In-plasma activated PBS solution for the treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma
Parisa Shali
Rouba Ghobeira
Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
N. Caz
Rino Morent
E. Wolfs
Nathalie De Geyter
C1
Conference
2023
New plasma-assisted polymerization/activation route leading to a high density primary amine silanization of PCL/PLGA nanofibers for biomedical applications
Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
Rouba Ghobeira
Tim Egghe
Nathalie De Geyter
Heidi Declercq
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2023
Plasma-assisted deposition of thiol-rich coatings on nanofibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering applications
Pegah Zahedifar
Rouba Ghobeira
Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
C1
Conference
2023
Polylactic acid/polyaniline nanofibers subjected to pre- and post-electrospinning plasma treatments for refined scaffold-based nerve tissue engineering applications
Yongjian Guo
Rouba Ghobeira
Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
POLYMERS
2023
Unraveling exclusive in-plasma initiated oxidation processes occurring at polymeric surfaces upon O2 admixtures to medium pressure Ar and N2 DBD treatments
Rouba Ghobeira
Parinaz Saadat Esbah Tabaei
Anton Nikiforov
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
POLYMERS
2023
2022
Atmospheric pressure plasma jet treatment of PLA/PAni solutions : enhanced morphology, improved yield of electrospun nanofibers and concomitant doping behaviour
Yongjian Guo
Rouba Ghobeira
Zuxin Sun
Parisa Shali
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
POLYMER
2022
Chemical characterization of plasma-activated polymeric surfaces via XPS analyses : a review
Rouba Ghobeira
Parinaz Saadat Esbah Tabaei
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
2022
Combinatorial effects of non-thermal plasma oxidation processes and photocatalytic activity on the inactivation of bacteria and degradation of toxic compounds in wastewater
Aliu Olayinka Raji
Dudipeta Vasu
Navaneetha K. Pandiyaraj
Rouba Ghobeira
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Vandana Chaturvedi Misra
Srikumar Ghorui
Moorthi Pichumani
Rupali Deshmukh
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
RSC ADVANCES
2022
Comparative study of short-lived radical species generated in in-plasma and subjacent-plasma treated water
Parisa Shali
Rouba Ghobeira
Mathieu Willems
Rino Morent
Henk Vrielinck
Nathalie De Geyter
C3
Conference
2022
Comparative study of the aging behavior of plasma activated hexamethyldisiloxane-based plasma polymers and silicone elastomer thin films
Tim Egghe
Rouba Ghobeira
Rino Morent
Richard Hoogenboom
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
2022
Comparison of the physicochemical properties and aging behavior of two different APTES-derived plasma polymer-based coatings
Tim Egghe
Mehrnoush Narimisa
Rouba Ghobeira
Bernard Nisol
Yuliia Onyshchenko
Richard Hoogenboom
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
2022
Comparison of the surface properties and cytocompatibility between plasma activated and homogeneously polydopamine-coated PCL nanofibers as a result of a pre-plasma activation step
Tim Egghe
Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
Yongjian Guo
Rouba Ghobeira
Rino Morent
Richard Hoogenboom
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
2022
Deposition of thiol-rich coatings on nanofibrous scaffolds via atmospheric pressure DBD plasma for tissue engineering applications
Pegah Zahedifar
Rouba Ghobeira
Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
C3
Conference
2022
Dielectric barrier discharge-treated aligned electrospun chitosan/polycaprolactone nanofibers for cardiac tissue engineering
Laurens Léger
Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
Pegah Zahedifar
Nathalie De Geyter
Jeffrey Aalders
Rino Morent
Jolanda van Hengel
Rouba Ghobeira
C3
Conference
2022
Different techniques used for plasma modification of polyolefin surfaces
Mehrnoush Narimisa
Rouba Ghobeira
Yuliia Onyshchenko
Nathalie De Geyter
Tim Egghe
Rino Morent
Bookchapter
in
Plasma modification of polyolefins : synthesis, characterization and applications
2022
Multifaceted polymeric nerve guidance conduits with distinctive double-layered architecture and plasma-induced inner chemistry gradient for the repair of critical-sized defects
Rouba Ghobeira
Paul Wieringa
Stijn Van Vrekhem
Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
Mehrnoush Narimisa
Yuliia Onyshchenko
Nathalie De Geyter
Lorenzo Moroni
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES
2022
Plasma polymer-based deposition of coatings with high primary Amine content on PCL/PLGA nanofibers for tissue engineering applications
Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
Tim Egghe
Rouba Ghobeira
Nathalie De Geyter
Heidi Declercq
Rino Morent
C3
Conference
2022
Silanization of plasma-activated hexamethyldisiloxane-based plasma polymers for substrate-independent deposition of coatings with controlled surface chemistry
Tim Egghe
Rouba Ghobeira
Parinaz Saadat Esbah Tabaei
Rino Morent
Richard Hoogenboom
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
2022
2021
Combinatorial effects of coral addition and plasma treatment on the properties of chitosan/polyethylene oxide nanofibers intended for bone tissue engineering
Parinaz Saadat Esbah Tabaei
Mahtab Asadian
Rouba Ghobeira
Pieter Cools
Monica Thukkaram
Parviz Gohari Derakhshandeh
Sara Abednatanzi
Pascal Van Der Voort
Kim Verbeken
Chris Vercruysse
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
2021
Comparing medium pressure dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasmas and classic methods of surface cleaning/activation of pure Mg for biomedical applications
Lu Cheng
Rouba Ghobeira
Pieter Cools
Berengere Luthringer
Mahtab Asadian
Nathalie De Geyter
Zhen Liu
Keping Yan
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
2021
Dye wastewater degradation by the synergetic effect of an atmospheric pressure plasma treatment and the photocatalytic activity of plasma-functionalized Cu-TiO2 nanoparticles
K. Navaneetha Pandiyaraj
D. Vasu
Rouba Ghobeira
Parinaz Saadat Esbah Tabaei
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
M. Pichumani
P. V. A. Padmanabhanan
R. R. Deshmukh
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
2021
Evaluation of cross-linking and degradation processes occurring at polymer surfaces upon plasma activation via size-exclusion chromatography
Tim Egghe
Joachim Van Guyse
Rouba Ghobeira
Rino Morent
Richard Hoogenboom
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY
2021
Improved degradation of textile effluents via the synergetic effects of Cu-CeO2 catalysis and non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma treatment
K. Navaneetha Pandiyaraj
D. Vasu
M. C. Ramkumar
R. R. Deshmukh
Rouba Ghobeira
A1
Journal Article
in
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
2021
Investigating the nucleation of AlOx and HfOx ALD on polyimide : influence of plasma activation
Laura Astoreca Alvarez
David Schaubroeck
Parinaz Saadat Esbah Tabaei
Rouba Ghobeira
Maaike Op de Beeck
Rino Morent
Herbert De Smet
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
COATINGS
2021
Non-thermal plasma jet-assisted development of phosphorus-containing functional coatings on 3D-printed PCL scaffolds intended for bone tissue engineering
Krishnasamy Navaneetha Pandiyaraj
Rouba Ghobeira
Parinaz Saadat Esbah Tabaei
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Rajendra R. Deshmukh
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
2021
Physicochemical surface analysis and germination at different irrigation conditions of DBD plasma‐treated wheat seeds
Ricardo Molina
Alba Lalueza
Carmen López-Santos
Rouba Ghobeira
Pieter Cools
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
Agustín R. Gonzàlez-Elipe
A1
Journal Article
in
PLASMA PROCESSES AND POLYMERS
2021
Synthesis of antibacterial composite coating containing nanocapsules in an atmospheric pressure plasma
Lei Wang
Chiara Lo Porto
Fabio Palumbo
Martina Modic
Uroš Cvelbar
Rouba Ghobeira
Nathalie De Geyter
Mike De Vrieze
Špela Kos
Gregor Serša
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
2021
2020
Comparative study between in-plasma and post-plasma chemical processes occurring at the surface of UHMWPE subjected to medium pressure Ar and N2 plasma activation
Parinaz Saadat Esbah Tabaei
Rouba Ghobeira
Pieter Cools
Fatemeh Rezaei
Anton Nikiforov
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
POLYMER
2020
Comparative study of different nitrogen-containing plasma modifications applied on 3D porous PCL scaffolds and 2D PCL films
Lu Cheng
Rouba Ghobeira
Pieter Cools
Zhen Liu
Keping Yan
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2020
Synergetic effect of the catalytic action of plasma jet deposited TiOx coatings and atmospheric pressure plasma treatment on the degradation of RYRR
K. Navaneetha Pandiyaraj
D. Vasu
P. V. A. Padmanabhan
Rouba Ghobeira
Parinaz Saadat Esbah Tabaei
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
R. R. Deshmukh
M. Pichumani
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
2020
2019
Experience of follow-up, quality of life, and transition from pediatric to adult healthcare of patients with tuberous sclerosis complex
Claire Bar
Rouba Ghobeira
Rita Azzi
Dorothee Ville
Audrey Riquet
Renaud Touraine
Nicole Chemaly
Rima Nabbout
A1
Journal Article
in
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
2019
Plasma activation of electrospun scaffolds for neural tissue engineering
Rouba Ghobeira
Rino Morent
Heidi Declercq
Dissertation
2019
Synergetic effect of electrospun PCL fiber size, orientation and plasma-modified surface chemistry on stem cell behavior
Rouba Ghobeira
Chariot Philips
Len Liefooghe
Marieke Verdonck
Mahtab Asadian
Pieter Cools
Heidi Declercq
Winnok H De Vos
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2019
2018
Acrylic acid plasma coated 3D Scaffolds for Cartilage tissue engineering applications
Pieter Cools
Carlos Mota
Ivan Lorenzo-Moldero
Rouba Ghobeira
Nathalie De Geyter
Lorenzo Moroni
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2018
Acrylic acid plasma coatings for enhanced cell migration in PCL 3D additive manufactured scaffolds
Pieter Cools
Heidi Declercq
Rouba Ghobeira
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
2018
Heterocellular 3D scaffolds as biomimetic to recapitulate the tumor microenvironment of peritoneal metastases in vitro and in vivo
Emiel De Jaeghere
Elly De Vlieghere
Jasper Van Hoorick
Sandra Van Vlierberghe
Glenn Wagemans
Leen Pieters
Elodie Melsens
Marleen Praet
Jo Van Dorpe
Matthieu Boone
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOMATERIALS
2018
Plasma polymerization for tissue engineering purposes
Gaelle Aziz
Rouba Ghobeira
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
Bookchapter
in
Recent research in polymerization
2018
Wide-ranging diameter scale of random and highly aligned PCL fibers electrospun using controlled working parameters
Rouba Ghobeira
Mahtab Asadian
Chris Vercruysse
Heidi Declercq
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
POLYMER
2018
2017
Comparative study of the surface properties and cytocompatibility of plasma-treated poly-ε-caprolactone nanofibers subjected to different sterilization methods
Rouba Ghobeira
Charlot Philips
Valerie De Naeyer
Heidi Declercq
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Maria Cornelissen
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY
2017
Effects of different sterilization methods on the physico-chemical and bioresponsive properties of plasma-treated polycaprolactone films
Rouba Ghobeira
Charlot Philips
Heidi Declercq
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Maria Cornelissen
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS
2017
Heterocellular 3D scaffolds as biomimetic of peritoneal metastasis in vitro and in vivo
Emiel De Jaeghere
Elly De Vlieghere
Jasper Van Hoorick
Glenn Wagemans
Leen Pieters
Elodie Melsens
Sara Neyt
Rouba Ghobeira
Rino Morent
Jo Van Dorpe
et al.
C3
Conference
2017
Plasma surface functionalization of biodegradable electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering applications
Rouba Ghobeira
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Bookchapter
in
Biodegradable polymers : recent developments and new perspectives
2017
Random and aligned plasma-activated nanofibers of different diameters : impact on cell morphology and proliferation
Charlot Philips
Rouba Ghobeira
Heidi Declercq
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Maria Cornelissen
C3
Conference
2017
2016
Non-thermal plasma technology for the improvement of scaffolds for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: a review
Pieter Cools
Rouba Ghobeira
Stijn Van Vrekhem
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Bookchapter
in
Plasma science and technology : progress in physical states and chemical reactions
2016