Biomaterials
Research in the department creates and uses 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.
Areas
- Biomaterials Development and Design
- Medical Applications
- Therapeutic Design
- Bio Compatibility
- Cell Biology and Function
Biomaterials Development and Design
Expertise
- Metallic biomaterials
- 3D scaffold materials
- Hydrogels
- Bio 3D printing
- Bio interfaces / biofunctional coatings
- Bioactive materials
- Antibacterial polymers
- Antibiotics
- Nanomedicine
Experts
- Prof. Nick Birbilis
- Prof. Neil Cameron
- Prof. Laurence Meagher
- Prof. George Simon
- Prof. Kiyonori Suzuki
- A/Prof. John Forsythe
- Dr. Jess Frith
- Dr. Andrew Rodda
- Dr. Hsin-Hui Shen
Medical Applications
Expertise
- Nanomedicine
- Biomedical device development
- Medical engineering
- DNA diagnostic technologies
- Drug delivery
Experts
- Prof. Neil Cameron
- Prof. Laurence Meagher
- Prof. Kiyonori Suzuki
- A/Prof. John Forsythe
- Dr. Andrew Rodda
- Dr. Hsin-Hui Shen
Therapeutic Design
Expertise
- Spinal chord injuries
- Neuro-degenerative diseases
- Cellular therapies
Experts
Bio Compatibility
Expertise
- Surface biofunctionalisation
- Nanoparticle toxicology
- Stem cell compatible materials
Experts
Cell Biology and Function
Expertise
- Stem cells
- Synthetic biology
- Tissue engineering
- Genomics
- MicroRNAs
- Mechanotransduction
Experts