Research Interests
I am primarily interested in novel fabrication methods to produce biomaterials for surgical procedures and wound care. My work is primarily been based around adapting colloidal processing techniques such as electrophoretic deposition to create novel materials such as seamless tubes for artery repair, collagen membranes with embedded living cells, and growth of biomimetic bone, aiming to both investigate fundamental theories underpinning the effects as well as produce materials potentially useful for surgical interventions.
This work is highly multidisciplinary, incorporating aspects of colloidal science, electrochemistry, biology, and physics, and has involved collaboration with departments across the University including the Department of Veterinary Science, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, and the Department of Chemistry.