Division of Bioengineering
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- Academic Members
- Postdoc Research Assistants
- Professional Services
- Current PhD Projects
- Past PhD Projects
Academic Members
![]() Prof Teresa Alonso-Rasgado |
![]() Prof Kaspar Althoefer |
![]() Dr Helena Azevedo |
![]() Prof James Busfield |
![]() Dr Tina Chowdhury |
![]() Prof Joost de Bruijn |
![]() Prof Julien Gautrot |
![]() Dr Nuria Gavara |
![]() Dr Himadri Gupta |
![]() Dr Hossein Heidari |
![]() Dr Karin Hing |
![]() Dr Thomas Iskratsch |
![]() Prof Martin Knight |
![]() Prof Rob Krams |
![]() Prof Steffi Krause |
![]() Prof David Lee |
![]() Prof Andrew Lewis |
![]() Prof Alvaro Mata |
![]() Dr Jens-Dominik Mueller |
![]() Dr Maria Romero-Gonzalez |
![]() Dr Caroline Roney |
![]() Prof Hazel Screen |
![]() Dr Hasan Shaheed |
![]() Prof Julia Shelton |
![]() Dr Lei Su |
![]() Prof Gleb SukhorukovProfessor of Biomedical Materials |
![]() Prof Elizabeth Tanner |
![]() Prof Pankaj Vadgama |
![]() Prof Wen Wang |
![]() Dr Yousef Zawahreh |
Postdoc Research Associates
![]() Dr Georgios BorasPostdoctoral Research Assistant |
![]() Dr Minerva Bosch ForteaPostdoctoral Research Associate |
![]() Dr Stephen Burrows |
![]() Dr Stefania Di Ciò |
![]() Dr Jordi Gonzalez MolinaPostdoctoral Research Assistant |
![]() Dr Jon Gorecki |
![]() Dr Hannah Heywood |
![]() Dr Timothy Hopkins |
![]() Dr Sheetal Inamdar |
![]() Dr Weiqi Li |
![]() Dr Emilie Marhuenda |
![]() Miss Megan McFie |
![]() Dr Sara Naderizadeh |
![]() Dr Joanne Nolan |
![]() Dr Ehsan NourafkanPostdoctoral Research Assistant |
![]() Dr Russell Quadros |
![]() Dr Sanjukta SarkarPostdoctoral Research Assistant |
![]() Dr David Shepherd |
![]() Dr Pamela SwiatlowskaPostdoctoral Research Assistant |
![]() Dr Clare Thompson |
![]() Dr Danae Zamboulis |
![]() Dr Bo ZhouPostdoctoral Research Assistant |
Professional Services
![]() Dr Russell Bailey |
![]() Dr Erica Di Federico |
![]() Nick DugganLead Aerospace Technician |
![]() Dr Benjamin Gridley |
![]() Dr Shoghik Hakobyan |
![]() Mr Dennis Ife Mechanical Workshop Manager |
![]() Mr Shafir IqbalLaboratory Technician |
![]() Ms Jun Ma |
![]() Mr Andrew McDonaldMechanical Workshop Technician |
![]() Mr Danny Neighbour |
![]() Mr Stefano Pinku AhluwaliaAssistant Laboratory Technician |
![]() Mr James SearlesMechanical Workshop Technician |
![]() Dr Dongsheng Wu |
Current PhD Projects
Thesis Title | Supervisor |
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Optimization and control of renewable energy systems for stand-alone applications such as water desalination | Hasan Shaheed |
Study of Liquid-liquid interfaces | Julien Gautrot |
Nanoscale damage markers for early osteoarthritis detection in the bone-cartilage unit | Himadri Gupta |
Self-assembled peptide droplet interfaces for simple screening of stem cell microenvironments and micromanipulation of colonies | Helena Azevedo |
Collagen Based Bioactive Electrospun Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering | Elizabeth Tanner |
Biophysical biomarkers to characterize cancer-associated fibroblasts in drug screening strategies. | Martin Knight |
Engineering retinal vascularization on a chip to model pathological events in eye diseases and study the effect of modulator drugs | Helena Azevedo |
Using Machine Learning to understand the impact of pollution | Tina Chowdhury |
Polymer brush vectors for 3D RNA delivery | Julien Gautrot |
Study of the mechanical properties of liquid-liquid interfaces | Julien Gautrot |
Healing and repair mechanisms in fetal membrane defects after trauma, strain and fetoscopic surgery | Tina Chowdhury |
Development of a Polycystic Kidney Disease organ-chip model to study therapeutic regulation of primary cilia mechanobiology | Martin Knight |
Design of an organ-on-a-chip model of soft-hard tissue interfaces | Julien Gautrot |
Soft sensor skins for soft robots | Kaspar Althoefer |
High throughput analysis of mechanosensitive microRNA | Rob Krams |
Taper Junctions in modular total hip arthroplasty | Julia Shelton |
Novel Silicone Elastomers for extrusion based 3D printing for organ-on-a-chip applications | Julien Gautrot |
Lifetime predictions of Elastomers | James Busfield |
Robotic Active Capsule Endoscope (RACE): advanced design, fabrication and control | Hasan Shaheed |
Development of an Organ-chip Model to examine Muscle Degeneration | Hazel Screen |
Modulating tendon micromechanics for injury prevention or management | Hazel Screen |
Long-term Tracking and Targeted Therapy of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Labeled Nanoparticles | Helena Azevedo |
Novel Models of Tendinopathy on a Chip | Hazel Screen |
Ultralow loading Pt-based electrocatalysts for HER | Yi Sui |
Modelling and characterisation of cells in flows | Yi Sui |
Fabric-based eversion type soft actuators for robotic grasping applications | Kaspar Althoefer |
Microdroplet-based microfluidics for direct reprogramming of human pluripotent stem cells | Julien Gautrot |
Optical sensing for in-vivo imaging | Lei Su |
Modeling and control of a mater-slave (MS) robotic system for medical applications | Hasan Shaheed |
Prediction of Leakage in Elastomeric Seals for High Pressure Applications | James Busfield |
Development of an arterial organ-chip to study the role of primary cilia in atherosclerosis | Martin Knight |
CSC/Visiting student | Julien Gautrot |
Development of Prosthetic Hand | Hasan Shaheed |
In-situ optical and electrochemical imaging system for 3D in vitro models and in-vivo applications | Steffi Krause |
Design of a microfluidics integrated microvascularised human skin-on-a-chip tissue model | Julien Gautrot |
Organ-on-a-chip model of cartilage disease | Martin Knight |
Using control and machine learning techniques to optimise the motion performance of a soft eversion robots for underwater applications | Kaspar Althoefer |
Biophysics of Self-Assembled Protein Nanosheets for Stem Cell-Based Biotechnologies | Julien Gautrot |
Self Healing Elastomers | James Busfield |
Tyre Degradation Performance - SRI | James Busfield |
Elaboration of biodegradable printed microcapsules and microchambers: versatile microencapsulation approach for drug delivery applications | Gleb Sukhorukov |
Bioresorbable Bioactive Composites | Karin Hing |
Fracture behaviour in high performance tyres | James Busfield |
The combination of fluorescent AuNCs and microcapsules | Gleb Sukhorukov |
Flexible ultrasound sensor | Lei Su |
Shape optimisation of winglets and wing appendages using CAD-based shape optimisation | Jens-Dominik Mueller |
Numerical simulation of cell dynamics in inertial flows | Yi Sui |
Design of synthetic nanostructured hydrogel to regulate microvascularisation | Julien Gautrot |
High throughput confocal screen of 1727 compounds to identify novel regulators of primary cilia structure | Martin Knight |
Biofabrication of self-assembling fluidic devices for modelling ovarian cancer under fluid flow | Helena Azevedo |
Self-Assembling peptide amphiphiles as a platform for the manipulation of protein conformation | Helena Azevedo |
The effect of substrate stiffness on primary cilia and regulation of the tumour microenvironment. | Martin Knight |
Design of nanosheets and microdroplet technologies | Julien Gautrot |
Developing Bone Secondary Microenvironments for Personalised Medicine | Elizabeth Tanner |
Prosthetic Hand Control with ML/AI MMG Signal Processing | Hasan Shaheed |
Numerical simulation of electrohydrodynamics | Yi Sui |
Design of next generation RNA delivery vectors | Julien Gautrot |
IL-10 signalling in human vascular development (human vascular cell differentiation from induced-pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)) | Wen Wang |
Factors Impacting Tissue Compliance in the Human Left Atrium and its Effect on Radiofrequency Ablation Success | Hazel Screen |
Filler Reinforcement of Elastomers | James Busfield |
Optimisation of a Novel Polymeric Heart Valve | James Busfield |
Control of the Circadian Clock in Chondrocytes | David Lee |
The interfascicular matrix niche ? novel approaches to identify the aetiology of tendinopathy | Hazel Screen |
Optimisation of Tyre Wear Performance | James Busfield |
Particle based reconfigurable robot for deployment in inaccessible spaces | Kaspar Althoefer |
Bonding of soft tissues to hydroxyapatite | Julien Gautrot |
3D enhanced bioreactor for enhanced bone grafting | Karin Hing |
Nanostructured Reinforcing Fillers to Enhance Physical and Mechanical Properties | James Busfield |
Microfluidics for sorting circulating tumor cells | Yi Sui |
Graphene based transparent electrodes for tuneable optical devices | James Busfield |
Investigating Human Achilles Tendon Biomechanics Using Novel Ultrasound Imaging | Hazel Screen |
Hydrogel Waveguides for Clinical Applications | Lei Su |
A Soft Hand Exoskeleton for Haptic Feedback | Kaspar Althoefer |
Perovskite light emitting devices | Lei Su |
Polymer brushes as a delivery tool to DNA vaccine | Julien Gautrot |
Role of CD34+ Stem Cells in Isografted Vessel Remodelling | Wen Wang |
Deep learning assisted optical sensing | Lei Su |
Single optical fibre imaging | Lei Su |
Frictional Properties of Elastomer Seals. | James Busfield |
Intelligent Miniature Aerial Vehicles for Disaster Sensing and Monitoring in Extreme Environment | Hasan Shaheed |
Engineered self-assembling peptide-hyaluronan hydrogels for in vitro biomedical applications | Helena Azevedo |
Developing Synchrotron X-ray Scattering Techniques to probe Keloid Fibrotic Structure | Himadri Gupta |
3D photoelectrochemical imaging | Steffi Krause |
Numerical simulation of cells in flows | Wen Wang |
Investigation of silicon (on sapphire) with monolayers in LAPS and photoelectrochemical sensors | Steffi Krause |
Perovskite photonic devices | Lei Su |
Past PhD Projects
Thesis Title | Supervisor | Year |
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Wear and corrosion testing of modular hip prostheses | Julia Shelton | 2017 |
Electrospinning high toughness biomimetic polystyrene nanocomposites | Asa Barber, Himadri Gupta | 2017 |
Fabrication of non(low) permeable microcapsules and further study | Gleb Sukhorukov, Himadri Gupta | 2017 |
Micro-patterning of peptide-based biomaterials | Julien Gautrot, Hazel Screen | 2017 |
Design modelling and control of a miniature robotic system for surgical applications | M Hasan Shaheed, Ranjan Vepa | 2017 |
Motion of deformable capsules in complex flows | Yi Sui | 2017 |
Model Predictive Controller design for an Efficient Hybrid Energy Wind/Solar/FC/BS Power System. | M Hasan Shaheed, Hua Sheng Wang | 2017 |
The Effects of Loading Frequency on Tenocyte Matabolism | Hazel Screen | 2017 |
SmartNanoHeat - Self-regulating heating compounds | Emiliano Bilotti, James Busfield | 2017 |
Electric Breakdown of Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Materials | Federico Carpi, James Busfield | 2017 |
Fatigue life prediction in aircraft tyres | James Busfield | 2017 |
Predicting tyre compound wear. | James Busfield, Emiliano Bilotti | 2017 |
Development of materials and applications for electroactive composites | James Busfield, Federico Carpi | 2017 |
Robust and Stable discrete adjoint solver development for shape optimisation of incompressible flows with industrial applications | Jens-Dominik Mueller, Eldad Avital | 2017 |
High Performance Flow Control & Shape Optimisation Solver | Jens-Dominik Mueller, Sergey Karabasov | 2017 |
Composite inorganic particles/polyelectrolyte microcapsules: fabrication and application | Gleb Sukhorukov | 2017 |
Roles of primary cilia in hMSC in differentiation | Martin Knight | 2016 |
The effects of the rate of hypo-osmotic challenge and IFT88 mutation on the biomechanics of chondrocytes. | Martin Knight, Wen Wang | 2016 |
Micro-structure reorganisation of the aortic heart valve under a biaxial loading condition | Hazel Screen, Wen Wang | 2016 |
Biomimetic Layered Nanocomposites with Tunable Dynamical Mechanical Properties: Synthesis, Imaging and Characterisation | Himadri Gupta, Nicola Pugno | 2016 |
A novel fibre composite system to investigate tenocyte metabolism under physiological and pathological loading conditions. | Hazel Screen | 2016 |
Modelling, optimisation and control of osmotic energy extraction from natural salinity gradients using pressure retarded osmosis | M Hasan Shaheed, Theodosios Alexander | 2016 |
Development of a 3D Perfusion System to Monitor Response of Osteoblast-like Cells Incubated on Synthetic Bone Graft Substitute Granules with Varied Hierarchical Porosities under Dynamic Conditions | Karin Hing | 2016 |
Developing Cationic Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery | Julien Gautrot, John Stark | 2016 |
Interaction between the circulating blood and vascular endothelial cells in health & disease. Cell Mechanics for endothelial glycocalyx | Wen Wang, Asa Barber | 2016 |
The role of HDAC7-related peptide in stem cell differentiation towards endothelial cell | Wen Wang | 2016 |
The synergistic role of mechanical stimuli and VEGF treatment in stem cell differentiation to endothelial cells | Wen Wang | 2016 |
The Strain Dependent Dielectric Behaviour of Carbon Black Filled Natural Rubber | James Busfield, Emiliano Bilotti | 2016 |
Bone Quality Changes at the Nanoscale in Metabolic Bone Diseases assessed by Synchrotron X-ray Imaging | Himadri Gupta | 2016 |
Investigating the effects of cholesterol on phospholipid bilayer with molecular dynamics simulations. | Wen Wang, Yiling Lu | 2016 |
To Fabricate and Study the Properties of the Intelligent Microencapsulated Liquid Particles Containing Biologically Active Compounds | Gleb Sukhorukov | 2016 |
Naturally Inspired Multi-layer Composite Films on Planar and Modulated Surfaces | Gleb Sukhorukov, Ton Peijs | 2016 |
The Role of DKK3 in Vascular Smooth Muscle Differentiation | Wen Wang | 2015 |
A Study of the Fluid Dynamic Coupling Between LP Steam Turbine and its Exhaust Hood | Andrew Wheeler, Jens-Dominik Mueller | 2015 |
Functional impact of microRNA-34a on stem cell differentiation towards smooth muscle cell | Wen Wang | 2015 |
Complex mechanical conditioning of cell-seeded constructs can influence chondrocyte activity | Julia Shelton, Dan Bader | 2015 |
Numerical shape optimisation of flow around turbomachinery blades | Jens-Dominik Mueller, Andrew Wheeler | 2015 |
Combined Impedance and Fluorescence Imaging of Polymeric Microcapsules using Photocurrent Measurements at silicon/SAM/electrolyte Field Effect Structures | Steffi Krause | 2015 |
Microfluidics for a novel bioreactor | Wen Wang, Pankaj Vadgama | 2015 |
Modelling and Interactional Control of a Multi-fingered Robotic Hand for Grasping and Manipulation | M Hasan Shaheed, Henri Huijberts | 2015 |
Microcapsule for targetted drug delivery to diseased tissues | Wen Wang, Gleb Sukhorukov | 2015 |
Electrical stimulation on cell-cell interactions in vitro | Wen Wang | 2015 |
Efficient Methods for Robust Shape Optimisation for Crashworthiness | Fabian Duddeck, Jens-Dominik Mueller | 2015 |
Monitoring of Bone Quality and Penetration in Osteoinductive Scaffolds with Varied Strut Porosity | Karin Hing | 2015 |
Investigation of Protein Mediated Control of Oteoinductivity in Porous Bone Graft Substitutes using Fluorescent Probes | Karin Hing, Alice Sullivan | 2015 |
The development of a novel nanostructured silica filler for high friction and low rolling resistance rubber applications. | James Busfield | 2015 |
Mechanical properties of stem cells using micropipette aspiration | Martin Knight, David Lee | 2015 |
Enhancing Osteogenesis in Porous Bone Graft Substitutes Through Control of Microporosity | Karin Hing | 2015 |
Novel polymeric matrix and its interaction withbiological cells | Wen Wang, Ton Peijs | 2014 |
Accelerated wear protocols for understanding clinical wear in modern hip prostheses | Julia Shelton, Martin Knight | 2014 |
Microcapsule internalization be cells in vitro caused by physical and biochemical stimuli | Gleb Sukhorukov, Wen Wang | 2014 |
The behaviour of hollow sphere filled rubber materials under strain | James Busfield | 2014 |
Failure of Rubber Components under Fatigue | James Busfield | 2014 |
Analysis of Alterations in Matrix Quality at Nanoscale in Metabolic Bone Diseases using Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction | Himadri Gupta | 2013 |
Investigation into the use of carbon nanotubes networks as gate electrodes in field-effect gas sensors with increased functionality | Steffi Krause | 2013 |
Tearing of rubber | James Busfield | 2013 |
Diffusive Mass Transport Studies Using Biosensors | Pankaj Vadgama | 2013 |
A study of bioreactor surfaces for cell interactions and sensing | Pankaj Vadgama | 2013 |
UV-Triggered Encapsulation and Release by Multilayer Microcapsules | Gleb Sukhorukov | 2013 |
The Nanostructure of Impant-Induced Fibrosis (MPhil) | Himadri Gupta | 2013 |
Sensitivity computation and shape optimisation in aerodynamics using the adjoint methodology and Automatic Differentiation | Jens Mueller | 2013 |
A Biomechanical Characterisation of Eccentric and Concentric Loading of the Triceps Surae Complex | Hazel Screen | 2013 |
Nuclear Related Responses to Osmotic Challenge in Chondrocytes | David Lee, Martin Knight | 2013 |
Interaction between primary cilia length and hedgehog signalling in response to mechanical and thermal stress | Martin Knight | 2013 |
Spatial distribution, temporal development and mechanical properties of the endothelial glycocalyx in vitro | Wen Wang | 2012 |
The Impact and Deformation of Press-Fit Metal Acetablular Components | Julia Shelton, James Busfield | 2012 |
Multilayer Microcapsules for Delivery, Control and Triggered Release of Bioactive Compounds | Gleb Sukhorukov | 2012 |
Novel Fluorescent probes for Analysis of Protein interactions under truly physiological conditions with real Medical devices | Karin Hing | 2012 |
Natural Rubber/Organoclay Nanocomposites | James Busfield | 2012 |
Viscoelastic Response of Cells and the Role of Actin Cytoskeletal Remodelling | Martin Knight | 2012 |
Study of protein membranes formed by interfacial crosslinking using microfluidic flow | Pankaj Vadgama, Steve Dunn | 2012 |
Influence of coatings on ion release from large diameter metal-on-metal hip bearings | Julia Shelton | 2012 |
Laser scanning system for microscopic and macroscopic investigations of chemical semiconductor sensors | Steffi Krause | 2012 |
Structure-Function Relationships in the Aortic Valve | Hazel Screen | 2012 |
Modelling studies on biological tissue property and mechanical responses under external stimuli | Wen Wang | 2012 |
Processing of Polymer-based Systems for Improved Performance and Controlled Release | Gleb Sukhorukov, Ton Peijs | 2011 |
Development of a non-invasive method to detect pericellular spatial oxygen gradients using FLIM | Martin Knight | 2011 |
Can Interface Conditions be Modified by Support Surfaces to Minimise the Risk of Pressure Ulcer Development? | Wen Wang, Dan Bader | 2011 |
microRNAs play a role in human embryonic stem cell differentiation into endothelial cells | Wen Wang | 2011 |
Osteoinduction by biomaterials; towards unravelling the underlying process | Joost de Bruijn | 2011 |
The influence of test parameters and surface modifications on the wear of total hip replacements | Julia Shelton | 2011 |
Computational modelling of flows in porous scaffold materials using a lattice Boltzmann method | Wen Wang | 2011 |
Investigation and Modelling of Rubber Friction | James Busfield | 2010 |
Studiesod polymeric membranes modified for application to amperometric H202 and p)2 sensing with needle-type electrodes | Pankaj Vadgama | 2010 |
Characterisaction of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Metabolism during Proliferation and Differentiation | David Lee, Joost deBruijn | 2010 |
Injectable Cell-Based Tissue Engineered Bone Formulations | Joost de Bruijn | 2010 |
The Influence of Microstructure on the Mechanical Behaviours of Tendons | Hazel Screen, Julia Shelton | 2010 |
Viscoelastic Properties of Elastomer under Complex Loading | James Busfield | 2010 |
Stem Cell Expansion and Bioreactor Development | Joost deBruijn | 2010 |
Comparative studies of Silkworm and Spider Silk as potential scaffold | Pankaj Vadgama | 2009 |
The potential of pulsed low-intensity ultrasound to stimulate chondrocytes in a 3D model system | Martin Knight | 2009 |
Investigation into the Sensitivity and Resolution of Scanning Photo-Induced Impedance Microscopy | Steffi Krause | 2009 |
Optically addressable, integrative composite polymer microcapsules | Gleb Sukhorukov | 2009 |
Model Identification and Robust Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of a Twin Rotor MIMO System | Hasan Shaheed | 2009 |
Carbon Black Filler Reinforcement of Elastomers | James Busfield | 2009 |
Nanoindentation of Polymer and Protein Films (MPhil) | Andy Bushby, Pankaj Vadgama | 2009 |
Novel biosensors and Their application in Mass Transport | Wen Wang, Pankaj Vadgama | 2009 |
The influence of direct current electrical stimulation on chondrocytes in a 3D model system | Dan Bader, David Lee | 2008 |
Temporal regulation of tenocyte metabolism in strained fascicles | David Lee, Julia Shelton | 2008 |
In vitro wear of metal-on-metal hip replacements: a multifactorial problem. | Julia Shelton | 2008 |
Mechanisms of the improvced Biological Response with Silicate Substitution in Hydroxy Apatite. | Karin Hing | 2008 |