Biomechanical Engineering Group
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University College London
OUR RESEARCH
Nerve Tissue Engineering
Collaborators: Dr James Phillips (Eastman Dental Institute, UCL)
Multiscale Vasculature Modelling (including fluid and mass transport)
Collaborators: Profs Davide Ambrosi (Mathematics Department, Politecnico di Milano), Jon Chapman (OCIAM) and Tim Secomb (Department of Physiology, University of Arizona)
Modelling Fluid and Mass Transport & Cell Fate in Collagen Gel Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications
Collaborators: Dr Umber Cheema and Prof. Robert Brown (Tissue Repair and Engineering Centre, University College London)
Design and Optimization of Hollow Fibre Bioreactor Systems for Tissue Engineering Applications
Collaborators: Drs Marianne Ellis (Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Bath), Jim Oliver (OCIAM, University of Oxford) and Sarah Waters (OCIAM, University of Oxford)
Development of In Vitro Models for Toxicity Testing
Collaborators: Drs Dominic WIlliams (Centre for Drug Safety Science, University of Liverpool), Dr Marianne Ellis (Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Bath), Dr Steven Webb (Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Liverpool), Dr John Ward (Mathematical Sciences, University of Loughborough)
Investigation the Relationship between Microenvironment and Vascular Structure
Collaborator: Dr Simon Walker-Samuel (Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, University College London)
Modelling Targeted Delivery of Biomimetic Polymer Vesicle Gene Therapy to Cancer
Collaborators: Drs Steven Webb (Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Liverpool, University of Strathclyde) and Craig Murdoch (School of Dentistry, University of Sheffield)