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ATRP Consortium
(1996–2000)

Sidi A. Bencherif

Carnegie Mellon University
4400 5th avenue, MI 536
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Tel no: (412) 268-5988
sabenche@andrew.cmu.edu

EDUCATION
	Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA – USA PhD student in Chemistry Advisors: Newell R. Washburn and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski	January 2005-Present

	Polytech’ Montpellier. Montpellier II University, Montpellier – France MSc (Honors) in Materials and Technologies Engineering	September 2000-September 2002
	Montpellier II University, Montpellier – France MSc (Honors) in Physics & Chemistry	September 1999-June 2000

	Montpellier II University, Montpellier – France BS (Honors) in Physics & Chemistry	September 1998-June 1999
	University of Avignon – France Associate's Degree (Honors) in Chemistry	September 1996-June 1998

RESEARCH INTERESTS

	•	Natural-Based Biomaterials (Polysaccharides)
		Polymer Synthesis by Controlled Radical Polymerization (ATRP, RAFT) and Free Radical Photopolymerization
		Peptide Synthesis and Functionalization
	•	Biomimetic Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering
	•	Naturally-Derived and Synthetic Resorbable Polymers
	•	Antibodies-Polymer Conjugates for Scarless Wound-Healing

	•	Nanostructured Hybrid Hydrogels for Controlled Dual Delivery of Biomolecules (DNA, Growth Factors, Peptides, etc)
	•	Cell-Adhesive, Star-Shaped Polymers for Targeted Drug Delivery and Coating of Medical Devices

EXPERIENCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

April 2002—January 2005

	Guest Researcher in the Polymer Division

	LAFARGE Gypsum	May 2001—September 2005
	Internship in the Department of Quality and Development

AWARDS

2002		Magna Cum Laude Award – Top 10% of the class, Polytech’ Montpellier, France
2000		Cum Laude Academic Award – Top 10% of the class, University of Montpellier, France
1999		Cum Laude Academic Award – Top 10% of the class, University of Montpellier, France
1998		Magna Cum Laude Academic Award – Top of the class, University of Avignon – France
1997		Cum Laude Academic Award – Top of the class, University of Avignon – France

AFFILIATIONS

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American Chemical Society (ACS)

PRESENTATIONS

	•	Society for Biomaterials 2007 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, US. April 18-21, 2007
	•	The 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA. September 10-14, 2006
	•	Society for Biomaterials 2006 Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. April 26-29, 2006
	•	The 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC. Aug 28-Sept 1, 2005
	•	The 168th Technical Meeting, Division Rubber ACS, Pittsburgh, PA, US. Nov 1-3, 2005

PUBLICATIONS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS

	•	S.A. Bencherif, J.A. Sheehan, J.O. Hollinger, L.M. Walker, K. Matyjaszewski, N.R. Washburn. Influence of cross-linker chemistry on release kinetics of PEG-co-PGA hydrogels, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part A 2008, in press.
	•	S.A Bencherif, A. Srinivasan, F. Horkay, J.O. Hollinger, K. Matyjaszewski, N.R. Washburn. Influence of the degree of methacrylation on hyaluronic acid hydrogels properties, Biomaterials 2008, 29, 1739-1749.
	•	D.J. Siegwart, S. Bencherif, A. Srinivasan, J.O. Hollinger, K. Matyjaszewski. Synthesis, Characterization, and in vitro Cell Culture Viability of Degradable Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-5,6-benzo-2-ethylene-1,3-dioxepane)-based Polymers and Cross-linked Gels, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part A 2007, in press.
	•	N.V. Tsarevsky, S.A. Bencherif, K. Matyjaszewski. Graft Copolymers by a Combination of ATRP and Two Different Consecutive Click Reactions, Macromolecules 2007, 40, 4439 – 4445.
	•	S.A. Bencherif, J.A. Sheehan, A. Srinivasan, L.M. Walker, N.R. Washburn. Synthesis of highly methacrylated hyaluronic acid hydrogels for bone tissue engineering. ACS Polymer Chemistry 2006, 47, 188-189.
	•	S.A. Bencherif, J.A. Sheehan, L.M. Walker, J.O. Hollinger, N.R. Washburn. Influence of cross-linker on hydrogel properties for DNA delivery applications. ACS Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering 2006, 95, 4439-4445.
	•	J.M. Antonucci, S. Bencherif, K.S Wilson, E.A. Wilder, D. Liu. Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of methacrylate derivatives of oligo-ether carbonate diols. ACS Polymer Chemistry 2005, 46, 1076-1077.
	•	H.C.M. Byrd, S.A. Bencherif, B.J. Bauer, et al. Examination of the covalent cationization method using narrow polydisperse polystyrene, Macromolecules 2005, 38, 1564-1572.
	•	S. Lin-Gibson, S. Bencherif, J.M. Antonucci, R.L. Jones, F. Horkay. Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Dimethacrylate Hydrogels, Macromolecular Symposia 2005, 227, 243-254.
	•	N.P. Patel, M.A. Hunt, S. Lin-Gibson, S. Bencherif, R.J. Spontak. Tunable CO2 transport through mixed polyether membranes. Journal of Membrane Science 2005, 251, 51-57.
	•	S. Lin-Gibson, S. Bencherif, J.A. Cooper, S.J. Wetzel, J.M. Antonucci, B.M. Vogel, F. Horkay, N.R. Washburn. Synthesis and Characterization of PEG Dimethacrylates and their Hydrogels, Biomacromolecules, 2004, 5, 1280-1287.
	•	S. Lin-Gibson, S. Bencherif, J.A. Cooper, N.R. Washburn, J.M. Antonucci. Synthesis and Characterization of PEG and PEG Urethane Dimethacrylate Hydrogels. ACS Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering 2004, 90, 251-252
	•	S. Lin-Gibson, S. Bencherif, K.L. Beers, H.C.M. Byrd. MALDI-TOF MS Characterization of Covalentaly-Cationized Polystyrene. Macromolecules 2003, 36, 4669-4671.

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