Wissam Farhat
About me
Having been earned my Ph.D. degree in September 2018, I joined the Per-Olof Syren group as a postdoctoral associate in October 2018. My current work focuses on the development of new biomaterials within the School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Health at KTH.
Education
Ph.D. in Polymer and Materials Science 2015- August 31, 2018
A joint program between North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC, USA, and Lyon University, Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering (IMP), Saint-Etienne, France.
Master Degree in Cancer and Molecular Biology 2013-2015
Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon. During my Master studies, I executed eight months of internship at the American University of Beirut (AUB), Faculty of medicine.
Bachelor Degree in Biochemistry 2010- 2013
Lebanese University, Faculty of Science, Beirut, Lebanon.
Publications
- Farhat, W., Venditti, R., Becquart, F., Ayoub, A., Majesté, J-C., Taha, T., Mignard, N., 2019. Synthesis and Characterization of Thermoresponsive Xylan Networks by Diels–Alder Reaction. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 1 (4), 856-866. doi: 10.1021/acsapm.9b00095.
- Paillot, P., Farhat, W., Becquart, F., Vera, R., Jegat, C., Taha, M., 2019. Antimicrobial materials based on poly (ethylene‐co‐vinyl alcohol) and silver acetate produced by reactive extrusion. J Appl Polym Sci, 136, 47799. doi: 10.1002/aap.47799.
- Farhat, W., Hasan, A., Lucia, L., Becquart, F., Ayoub, A., Kobeissy, F., 2019. Hydrogels for Advanced Stem Cell Therapies: A Biomimetic Materials Approach for Enhancing Natural Tissue Function. IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering. 12, 333-351. doi:10.1109/RBME.2018.2824335.
- Farhat, W., Stamm, A., Robert-Monpate, M., Biundo., A., Syrén, P-O., 2019. Biocatalysis for terpene-based polymers. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, 74(3-4), pp. 91-100. doi:10.1515/znc-2018-0199.
- Farhat, W., Venditti, R., Ayoub, A., Prochazka, F., Fernández-de-Alba, C., Mignard, N., Taha, M. and Becquart, F., 2018. Towards thermoplastic hemicellulose: Chemistry and characteristics of poly-(ε-caprolactone) grafting onto hemicellulose backbones. Materials & Design. 153, 298-307. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2018.05.013.
- Farhat, W., Venditti, R., Mignard, N., Taha, M., Becquart, F., Ayoub, A., 2017. Polysaccharides and lignin-based hydrogels with potential pharmaceutical use as a drug delivery system produced by a reactive extrusion process. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 104, 564 575. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.06.037.
- Farhat, W., Venditti, R.A., Hubbe, M., Taha, M., Becquart, F., Ayoub, A., 2017. A Review of Water-Resistant Hemicellulose-Based Materials: Processing and Applications. ChemSusChem 10, 305–323. doi:10.1002/cssc.201601047.
- Farhat, W., Venditti, R., Quick, A., Taha, M., Mignard, N., Becquart, F., Ayoub, A., 2017. Hemicellulose extraction and characterization for applications in coatings and adhesives. Ind. Crops Prod. 107, 370–377. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.05.055.
- Al Hariri, M., Zibara, K., Farhat, W., Hashem, Y., Soudani, N., Al Ibrahim, F., Hamade, E., Zeidan, A., Husari, A., Kobeissy, F., 2016. Cigarette smoking-induced cardiac hypertrophy, vascular inflammation, and injury are attenuated by antioxidant supplementation in an animal model. Front. Pharmacol. 7. doi:10.3389/fphar.2016.00397.