Biomaterials
Researchers create and use materials to investigate fundamental cellular biology, develop improved technologies for cellular expansion, delivery and tissue-regeneration and even to produce materials with anti-microbial properties. This encompasses a broad range of both biologically-derived and synthetic biomaterials that can be used to make 3D scaffolds, hydrogels and electrospun fibres, as well as methods to generate biologically-active coatings. The impact of our research is wide-ranging, spanning musculoskeletal to neural to cardiac applications. An area of growing interest is in 3D bioprinting, using cell-laden bioinks to create bespoke tissue constructs.