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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Solaiman Tarafder

Solaiman Tarafder

Title

Assistant Professor

Office Building

Crothers Engineering Hall

Office

214

Mailing Address

Crothers Engineering Hall 214
Mechanical Engineering-Box 2219
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Dr. Solaiman Tarafder is an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the South Dakota State University in Brookings. He received his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Washington State University. Dr. Tarafder’s research interests lie in the areas of bio-adhesives, stimuli-responsive smart biomaterials, immunomodulatory biomaterials, interplay between tissue pathology and tissue biomechanics, biofabrication, 3D printing/additive manufacturing of bioscaffolds and biomedical devices and drug delivery. His goal is to advance our understanding of how materials chemistry, composition, spatiotemporal delivery of bioactive cues/pharmacologically active small molecules along with advanced manufacturing and approaches can be leveraged to drive stem/progenitor cell functions for the regeneration of biomechanically functional cartilage, tendon and bone. Before joining South Dakota State University, Dr. Tarafder worked as a research scientist at the Columbia University, and as a principal scientist at the Shu-Tung and Alice Li Foundation.

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Education

  • B.S. in chemistry | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
  • M.S. in inorganic chemistry | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
  • Ph.D. in materials science and engineering | Washington State University

Committees and Professional Memberships

  • Orthopedic Research Society (ORS)
  • Society for Biomaterials (SFB)
  • The American Ceramic Society (ACerS)

Awards and Honors

  • 2019, Associate Research Scientist Mentor of the Year, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
  • 2012, Outstanding teaching assistant, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University
  • 2012, First place in the graduate student poster competition at Materials Science and Technology Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
  • 2012, Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS) Award - Sapphire category, Materials Science and Technology Conference, Pittsburg.
  • 2011, Outstanding Ph.D. researcher for the academic year 2010-2011, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University.
  • 2011, Delegate for President Council of Student Advisors (PCSA) of American Ceramic Society (ACerS).

Grants

  • Engineering Immunomodulatory System For Mandibular Condyle Cartilage Regeneration From Stem/Progenitor Cells. Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, 2019-2020, $10,000.

Patents

  • Co-inventor for Patent on “Oxo-M and 4-PPBP induction of tenogenic differentiation of perivascular tendon stem cells.” US Patents # US20200163936A1

Work Experience

  • August 2023-present, assistant professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, South Dakota State University
  • January 2023-June 2023, principal scientist, Shu-Tung and Alice Li Foundation, Oakland, NJ
  • November 2018-January 2023, associate research scientist, Regenerative Engineering Laboratory, Columbia University
  • November 2014- October 2018, postdoctoral research scientist, Columbia University
  • June 2013-October 2014, assistant research professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University

Areas of Research

  • Bio-adhesives, stimuli-responsive smart biomaterials, soft and hybrid adaptive biomaterials and drug delivery.
  • Immunomodulation and immunomodulatory biomaterials for orthoregeneration and joint preservation.
  • Crosstalk between tissue pathology and tissue biomechanics.
  • Precision manufacturing, personalized medical device/scaffolds, bioprinting/3D printing, biofunctional biomaterials for complex tissue and organ engineering.
  • Role of materials chemistry, structure and biomechanical properties on stem/progenitor cells differentiation fate for guided regeneration of bone, tendon and cartilage tissues.

Publications

  1. Tarafder S., Ghataure J., Langford D., Brooke R., Kim R., Eyen S.L., Bensadoun J., Felix J.T., Cook J.L., Lee C.H. (2023). Advanced bioactive glue tethering Lubricin/PRG4 to promote integrated healing of avascular meniscus tears. Bioact Mater 28: 61-73.
  2. Han J., Han S.C., Kim Y.K., Tarafder S., Jeong H.J., Jeong H.J., Chung J.Y., Lee C.H., Oh J.H. (2023). Bioactive Scaffold With Spatially Embedded Growth Factors Promotes Bone-to-Tendon Interface Healing of Chronic Rotator Cuff Tear in Rabbit Model. Am J Sports Med 51 (9):2431-2442.
  3. Sim K.H., Mir S.M., Jelke S., Tarafder S., Kim J., Lee C.H. (2022). Quantum dots-labeled polymeric scaffolds for in vivo tracking of degradation and tissue formation. Bioact Mater 16: 285-292.
  4. Shen H., Tarafder S., Park G., Xia Y., Lee C.H., Gelberman R., Thomopoulos S. (2022). The use of connective tissue growth factor mimics for flexor tendon repair. J Orthop Res 40:2754-2762.
  5. Park G.Y., Tarafder S., Eyen S.L., Park S., Kim R., Siddiqui Z., Kumar V., Lee C.H. (2022). Oxo-M and 4-PPBP delivery via multi-domain peptide hydrogel toward tendon regeneration. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 10:773004.
  6. Zou L., Hu L., Pan P., Tarafder S., Du M., Geng Y., Xu G., Chen L., Chen J., Lee C.H. (2022). Icariin-releasing 3D printed scaffold for bone regeneration. Compos B Eng 232:109625.
  7. Woo H.N., Cho Y.J., Tarafder S., Lee C.H. (2021). The recent advances in scaffolds for integrated periodontal regeneration. Bioact Mater 6:3328-3342 (Review Article).
  8. Tarafder S., Park G.Y, Felix J., Lee C.H. (2020). Bioadhesives for musculoskeletal tissue regeneration. Acta Biomater, 117:77-92 (Review Article).
  9. Kim Y.H., Park G.Y., Rabinovitch N., Tarafder S., Lee C.H. (2020). Effect of local anesthetics on viability and differentiation of various adult stem/progenitor cells. Stem Cells Res Ther 11 (1): 385.
  10. Tarafder S., Park G.Y., Lee C.H. (2020). Explant models for meniscus metabolism, injury, repair, and healing. Connective Tissue Res 61: 292-303 (Review Article).
  11. No Y.J., Tarafder S., Reischl B., Ramaswamy Y., Dunstan C., Friedrich O., Lee C.H., Hala Z. (2020). High-Strength Fiber-Reinforced Composite Hydrogel Scaffolds as Biosynthetic Tendon Graft Material. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 6:1887–1898.
  12. Tarafder S., Brito J.A., Minhas S., Effiong L., Thomopoulos S., Lee C.H. (2019). In situ tissue engineering of the tendon-to-bone interface by endogenous stem/progenitor cells. Biofabrication 12: 015008.
  13. Tarafder S., Ricupero C., Minhas S., Yu R.J., Alex A.D., Lee C.H. (2019). A Combination of Oxo-M and 4-PPBP as a potential regenerative therapeutics for tendon injury. Theranostics 9(14): 4241–4254.
  14. Tarafder S., Gulko J., Kim D., Sim K.H., Gutman S., Yang J., Cook J.L., Lee C.H. (2019). Effect of dose and release rate of CTGF and TGFβ3 on avascular meniscus healing. J Orthop Res 37:1555-1562.
  15. Ke D., Tarafder S., Vahabzadeh S., Bose S. (2019). Effects of MgO, ZnO, SrO and SiO2 in tricalcium phosphate scaffolds on in vitro genes expression and in vivo osteogenesis, angiogenesis. Mater Sci Eng C 96:10-19.
  16. Liu X., You L, Tarafder S., Zou L., Fang Z, Chen J, Lee C.H., Zhang Q. (2019). Curcumin-Releasing Chitosan/Aloe Membrane for Skin Regeneration. Chem Eng J 359:1111-1119.
  17. Tarafder S., Gulko, J., Sim K.H., Yang J., Cook J.L., Lee C.H. (2018). Engineered Healing of Avascular Meniscus Tears by Stem Cell Recruitment. Sci Rep 8:8150.
  18. Gutman S., Kim D., Tarafder S., Velez S., Jeong J., Lee C.H. (2018). Regionally variant collagen alignment correlates with viscoelastic properties of the disc of the human temporomandibular joint. Arch Oral Biol 86: 1-6.
  19. Bose S., Banerjee D., Shivaram A., Tarafder S., Bandyopadhyay A. (2018). Calcium phosphate coated 3D printed porous titanium with nanoscale surface modification for orthopedic and dental applications. Mater Des 151:102-112.
  20. Tarafder S., Lee C.H. (2017) Three-Dimensional Printing Integrated with Controlled Delivery for Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering. J 3D Print Med 1(3):181-189 (Review Article).
  21. Tarafder S., Chen E., Jun Y., Kao K., Sim K.H., Back J., Lee F.Y., Chang H.L. (2017). Tendon stem/progenitor cells regulate inflammation in tendon healing via JNK and STAT3 signaling. FASEB J 31:3991-3998.
  22. Hoover S., Tarafder S., Bandyopadhyay A., Bose S. (2017). Silver doped resorbable tricalcium phosphate scaffolds for bone graft applications. Mater Sci Eng C 79:763-769.
  23. Bose S., Tarafder S., Bandyopadhyay A. (2017). Effect of chemistry on osteogenesis and angiogenesis towards bone tissue engineering using 3D printed scaffolds. Ann Biomed Eng 45:261-272.
  24. Bandyopadhyay A., Shivaram A., Tarafder S., Sahasrabudhe H., Banerjee D., Bose S. (2017). In vivo response of laser processed porous titanium implants for load-bearing implants. Ann Biomed Eng 45:249-260.
  25. Cho H., Tarafder S., Fogge M., Kao K., Lee C.H. (2016). Periodontal ligament stem/progenitor cells with protein-releasing scaffolds for cementum formation and integration on dentin surface. Connect Tissue Res 57:488-495.
  26. Tarafder S., Koch A., Jun Y., Chou C., Awadallah M.R., Lee C.H. (2016). Micro-precise spatiotemporal delivery system embedded in 3D printing for complex tissue Regeneration. Biofabrication 8 (2):025003.
  27. Legemate K.*, Tarafder S.*, Jun Y., Lee C.H. (2016). Engineering human TMJ discs with protein-releasing 3D-printed scaffolds. J Dent Res 95:800–807 (*Equal Contribution).
  28. Lee C.H., Lee F.Y., Tarafder S., Kao K., Jun Y., Yang G., Mao J.J. (2015). Harnessing endogenous stem/progenitor cells for tendon regeneration. J Clin Invest 125:2690-2701.
  29. Tarafder S., Dernell W., Bandyopadhyay A., Bose S. (2015). SrO and MgO doped microwave sintered 3D printed tricalcium phosphate scaffolds: Mechanical properties and in vivo osteogenesis in a rabbit model. J Biomed Mater Res Part B 103:679-690.
  30. Tarafder S. and Bose S. (2014). PCL Coated 3D Printed TCP Scaffolds: Polycaprolactone coated 3D printed tricalcium phosphate scaffolds: In vitro alendronate release behavior and local delivery effect on in vivo osteogenesis. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 6:9955-9965.
  31. Tarafder S., Davies N.M., Bandyopadhyay A., Bose S. (2013). 3D Printed tricalcium phosphate scaffolds: effect of SrO and MgO doping on in vivo osteogenesis in rat distal femoral defect model. Biomater Sci 1:1250-1259.
  32. Tarafder S., Balla V.K., Davies N.M., Bandyopadhyay A., Bose S. (2013). Microwave sintered 3D printed tricalcium phosphate scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.  J Tissue Eng Regen Med 7:631-641.
  33. Tarafder S., Nansen K., Bose S. (2013). Lovastatin release from PCL coated β-TCP: effects of pH, concentration and drug - polymer interactions. Mater Sci Eng C 33:3121-3228.
  34. Bose S., Fielding G., Tarafder S., Bandyopadhyay A. (2013). Understanding of dopant-induced osteogenesis and angiogenesis in calcium phosphate ceramics. Trends Biotechnol 31: 594-605 (Review Article).
  35. Dasgupta S., Tarafder S., Bandyopadhyay A., Bose S. (2013). Effect of grain size on mechanical, surface and biological properties of microwave sintered hydroxyapatite. Mater Sci Eng C 33:2846-2854.
  36. Bose S., Tarafder S. (2012). Calcium phosphate ceramic systems in growth factor & drug delivery for bone tissue engineering: A review. Acta Biomater 8:1401-1421 (Review Article).
  37. Tarafder S., Bodhak S., Bandyopadhyay A., Bose S. (2011). Effect of electrical polarization and composition of biphasic calcium phosphates on early stage osteoblast interactions. J Biomed Mater Res Part B 97B:306-314.
  38. Bose S., Tarafder S., Banerjee S., Davies N.M., Bandyopadhyay A. (2011). Understanding in vivo response and mechanical property variation in MgO, SrO and SiO2 doped β-TCP. Bone 48:1282-1290.
  39. Bose S., Tarafder S., Edgington J., Bandyopadhyay A. (2011). Calcium phosphate ceramics in drug delivery. JOM 63:93-98 (Review Article).
  40. Tarafder S., Banerjee S., Bandyopadhyay A., Bose S. (2010). Electrically polarized biphasic calcium phosphates: adsorption and release of bovine serum albumin. Langmuir 26:16625-16629.
  41. Banerjee S., Tarafder S., Davies N.M., Bandyopadhyay A., Bose S. (2010). Understanding the influence of MgO and SrO binary doping on mechanical and biological properties of β-TCP ceramics. Acta Biomater 6: 4167-4174.
  42. Bose S., Dasgupta S., Tarafder S., Bandyopadhyay A. (2010). Microwave-processed nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite: simultaneous enhancement of mechanical and biological properties. Acta Biomater 6:3782-3790.

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