Research Interests
1. Cartilage Tissue Engineering
* Mechanical Stimulation of Articular Cartilage Tissue Explants
* Mechanical Stimulation of Engineered Articular Cartilage Tissue
* Scaffolds for Cartilage Engineering
* Biomaterials for Cartilage Tissue Engineering
2. Rehabilitation Robotics and Assistive Device/Technology
*Assistive Device for Elderly and Disabled with Upper Limb Disability
Publications
1. Homeyra Pourmohammadali, Jonathan Kofman, Amir Khajepour, "Design of a Multiple-User Feeding Robot," 30th Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Conference: Improving Medical Device Usability (CMBEC30), Toronto, ON. Canada, June 2007
2. Homeyra Pourmohammadali, Amir Khajepour, Jonathan Kofman, "Multiple-User Feeding Robot for Elderly in Long-term Care Institutions, " Graduate Student Research Conference 2007, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON., Canada, April 2007
3. Homeyra Pourmohammadali, Naveen Chandrashekar, John Medley, " Engineering Articular Cartilage Tissue by Mechanical Stimulation," Graduate Student Research Conference 2010, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON., Canada, April 2010
4. Homeyra Pourmohammadali, John Medley, Naveen Chandrashekar, " Hydromechanical Stimulator for Modification of Articular Cartilage Explants and in vitro Grown Tissue," 28th CBS Conference, Kingston, ON., Canada, June 2010