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PUBLICATIONS

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence." 

- Albert Einstein -

Papers

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  1. Mordechai H. S., Tavakoli J. Sivan S. & Sharabi, M.CA (2025). Structural Interface Engineering Unlocks Native-Like Mechanics in Biomimetic Intervertebral Discs. Advanced Materials Interfaces. Accepted. 

  2. Khyal S., Segev D., Mordechai HS*., Shilo M, Sharabi M.  &  Sivan S. Biomimetic glycosaminoglycan analog hydrogels inhibit neurite outgrowth while supporting neuronal cell viability. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. Accepted.

  3. Sharabi M. (2025) Structural Motifs in Soft Fibrous Tissues: Revealing Structure-Mechanics Relationships in Deformation and Tear Resistance for Biomimetic Material Design. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 2500153, https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202500153.

  4. Vieira, L., Mordechai, H. S., Sharabi, M., Tipper, J. L., & Tavakoli, J. (2024). Stress relaxation behavior of the transition zone in the intervertebral disc. Acta Biomaterialia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2024.09.032.

  5. Aharonov, A., Sofer, S., Bruck, H., Sarig, U., & Sharabi, M. (2024). Unveiling the Mechanical Role of Radial Fibers in Meniscal Tissue: Toward Structural Biomimetics. Acta Biomaterialia.‏ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2024.08.024. 

  6. Musenich, L., Berardengo, M., Avalle, M., Haj-Ali, R., Sharabi, M., & Libonati, F. (2024). Anisotropic mechanical and sensing properties of carbon black-polylactic acid nanocomposites produced by fused filament fabrication. Smart Materials and Structures.‏ 

  7. Sharabi, M., Agron, R., Dolev, A., Haj-Ali, R., & Yassin, M. (2024). Predictive Refined Computational Modeling of ACL Tear Injury Patterns. Bioengineering, 11(5), 413. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11050413.

  8. Shteinberg G., Haj-Ali R., Libonati F., &  Sharabi M., (2024) Plant Biomimetic Principles of Multifunctional Soft Composite Development: A Synergistic Approach Enabling Shape Morphing and Mechanical Robustness, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 10 (6), 3707-3717 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01163.

  9. Sharon, S; Aharonov, A; Mordechai, H. S; Tavakoli, J & Sharabi, M. (2023) Collagen-based micro/nano fibrous constructs: Step-by-step reverse biomimetics of structure and mechanical function ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 5, 4, 2816–2829. 

  10. Mordechai, H. S., Aharonov, A., Sharon, S. E., Bonshtein, I., Simon, C., Sivan, S. S., & Sharabi, M. (2023). Toward a mechanically biocompatible intervertebral disc: Engineering of combined biomimetic annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus analogs. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A.‏

  11. Mirzaeipoueinak, M., Mordechai, H. S., Bangar, S. S., Sharabi, M., Tipper, J. L., & Tavakoli, J. (2023). Structure-function characterization of the transition zone in the intervertebral disc. Acta Biomaterialia.‏

  12. Aharonov, A., Mordechai, H. S., Sharon, S. E., & Sharabi, M. (2023). The mechanical behavior of silk-fibroin reinforced alginate hydrogel biocomposites-Toward functional tissue biomimetics. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 138, 105598.‏

  13. Cyril, D., Giugni, A., Bangar, S. S., Mirzaeipoueinak, M., Shrivastav, D., Sharabi, M.,Tipper, J.& Tavakoli, J. (2022). Elastic fibers in the intervertebral disc: From form to function and toward regeneration. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(16), 8931

  14. Frenkel, D.*, Ginsbury E.* & Sharabi, M. The Mechanics of Bioinspired Stiff-to-Compliant Multi-Material 3D-Printed Interfaces, (2022). Biomimetics. Special issue: Advances in Biomimetics, Invited. 7, (4), 170.

  15. Sharabi M.*, Karnibad M.*, Lavon K., Morany A., Hamdan A. & Haj-Ali R.. The effect of fibrocalcific pathological process on aortic valve stenosis in female patients:  a finite element study. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, (2022). 8(2), 025017. doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/ac5223.

  16. Sharabi M. Structural Mechanisms in Soft Fibrous Tissues: A Review. (2022) Front. Mater. 8:793647. doi: 10.3389/fmats.2021.793647

  17. Sharabi M.*, Wertheimer S.*, Shelah O., Lesman A., & Haj-Ali R.. Bio-Composites Reinforced with Unique Coral Collagen Fibers: Towards Biomimetic-Based Small Diameter Vascular Grafts. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, (2021) 104526

  18. Sharabi M., Wagner DH,. Structural biomimetics in soft synthetic composite materials: A proof-of-concept alginate-polyamide soft hierarchical composite. Express polymer letter, (2021), 15(8).

  19. Roy, P. K., Shoval, S., Sharabi, M., & Bormashenko, E.. Soft lithography with liquid marbles. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, (2020) 607, 125488.‏

  20. Sharabi M., Wertheimer S., Wade K. R, Galbusera R, Benayahu D., Wilke H-J. and Haj-Ali R. Towards intervertebral disc engineering: bio-mimetics of form and function of the annulus fibrosus lamellae (2019), Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 94, 298-307.

  21. Sopher R. S, Tokash H., Natan S., Sharabi M., Shelah O., Tchaicheeyan O, and Lesman A., Nonlinear elasticity of the extracellular matrix fibers facilitates efficient inter-cellular mechanical communication. Biophysical journal (2018), 115 (7), 1357-1370.

  22. Sharabi M., Levi-Sasson A., Wolfson R., Wade K. R, Galbusera R, Benayahu D., Wilke H-J. and Haj-Ali R. The mechanical role of the radial fibers network within the annulus fibrosus of the lumbar intervertebral disc: a finite elements study. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (2019), 141.2. 021006

  23. Sharabi M., Wade K. R., Galbusera F., Rasche V., Haj-Ali R. and Wilke H-J. Three- dimensional microstructural reconstruction of the intervertebral disc using ultra-high field MRI. The spine journal (2018). 18(11), 2119-2127.

  24. Benayahu D., Sharabi M., Pomeraniec L., Awad L. Haj-Ali R. and Benayahu Y., Unique collagen fibers for biomedical applications. Marine drugs Journal (2018), 16(4), 102. 

  25. Sharabi M., Varssano D., Eliasy R., Benayahu Y., Benayahu D., and Haj-Ali R., Mechanical flexure behavior of bio-inspired collagen-reinforced thin composites (2016), Composite Structures, 153, 392-400.

  26. Sharabi M., Benayahu D., Benayahu Y., Issacs J., and Haj-Ali R., Laminated Collagen-based bio-composites for tailor designed soft tissue mimetics. Composites Science and Technology (2015), 117, 268-276.

  27. Sharabi M., Mandelberg Y., Benayahu D., Benayahu Y., Azem A. and Haj-Ali R., A new class of bio-composite materials of unique collagen fibers. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials (2014), 36, 71-81.

Book Chapters

  1. Sharabi M. Wilke H-J. and Haj-Ali R., Chapter 5: Vertebral bone. In: Biomechanics of the Spine. pp. 71-87, Editors Hans-Joachim Wilke and Fabio Galbusera, Elsevier (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/C2016-0-04439-X.

  2. Sharabi M. Wade K. R. and Haj-Ali R., Chapter 7: The role of collagen fibers. In: Biomechanics of the Spine. pp. 105-123, Editors Hans-Joachim Wilke and Fabio Galbusera, Elsevier. (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/C2016-0-04439-X

Patents

  1. Sharabi M., Aharonov A., Mordechai HS., Sharon ES, Maroz D., Portnov Y., Anisotropic Soft Composite Materials Mimicking Native Valve Tissue for Aortic Valve Prostheses. Provisional Patent Application No. IL323323 Filled Sept. 11, 2025.

  2. Sharabi M., Aharonov A., Mordechai HS., Sharon ES, Biomimetic Soft Composite Orthopedic Implants Having Radial Fibers.  PCT/IL2025/050172 filed 19 February 2025, claiming priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/555,964 filed 21 February 2024.

  3. Haj-Ali R., Benayahu Y., Benayahu D., Sason-Levi A., Sharabi M. Composites comprising collagen extracted from sarcophyton sp. Coral US9821089B2, US Grant (2017)

  4. Haj-Ali R., Benayahu Y., Benayahu D., Sason-Levi A., Sharabi M. Composites comprising collagen extracted from sarcophyton sp. Coral EP2812039B1, EP Grant (2018)0.1016/C2016-0-04439-X

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