Division of Materials Engineering
Research Funding
The following are current funded research projects taking place within the research division:
| Advanced Polymer Dielectrics
Principal Investigator: Emiliano BILOTTI Funding source: Innovate UK |
| Polymeric oil additives
Principal Investigator: Remzi BECER Funding source: Infineum UK Ltd |
| Combined LAPS and SICM for multimodal live cell imaging Principal Investigator: Steffi KRAUSE Funding source: EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council |
 Development of mechanically enhanced osteoinductive synthetic bone graft substitutesPrincipal Investigator: Karin HING Funding source: Apatech Ltd The aim of this project is to develop and test a series of bone graft substitutes with novel pore structures using a perfusion based bioreactor system with flow to waste and closed loop capabilities, that is also able to subject real bone graft substitute granules to direct mechanical perturbation. This system has been validated using human mesenchymal stem cells seeded on BGS with varied strut porosity and will be further optimised to enable screening of new structures. |
| All-printed thermoelectric generators
Principal Investigator: Oliver FENWICK Funding source: Royal Society |
| Eduardo Yanes - Studentship
Principal Investigator: James BUSFIELD Funding source: Schlumberger Limited |
| HYPERTHERM - Hybrid organic-inorganic Perovskite Thermoelectrics Principal Investigator: Oliver FENWICK Funding source: EU Commission - Horizon 2020 |
| ATHLETE Energy Entrepreneurs Fund Principal Investigator: Mike REECE Funding source: BEIS Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy |
 University Research FellowshipPrincipal Investigator: Oliver FENWICK Funding source: The Royal Society Organic Thermoelectrics in Multiple Structural and Transport Regimes. |
| THESIS Principal Investigator: Lei SU Funding source: EU Commission - Horizon 2020 |
| NanoKiri
Principal Investigator: Emiliano BILOTTI Funding source: LATRAVE Ltd. |
| Rb based ferroelectrics Principal Investigator: Haixue YAN Funding source: CSA - China Central South University |
| Performance Enhancement of thermoelectric MgAgSb based composite from ferroelectric order
Principal Investigator: Haixue YAN Funding source: Royal Society |
| Bridgestone Rubber Research Principal Investigator: James BUSFIELD Funding source: Bridgestone Corporation |
| EPSRC - MASSIVE - flash-sps of functional ceramics
Principal Investigator: Mike REECE Funding source: EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council |
| ZINCLAPS2 Principal Investigator: Steffi KRAUSE Co-investigator(s): Anirban DAS Funding source: Commission of the European Community In this project, we propose to develop a novel LAPS setup with high spatiotemporal resolution combined with two-photon fluorescence microscopy that allows imaging of physiological processes with submicron resolution and in real time. |
| Rb-based Dielectric Materials
Principal Investigator: Haixue YAN Funding source: Central South University |
 X-Ray microtomography of bone repair within bone graft substitutes
Principal Investigator: Karin HING Co-investigator(s): Graham Davis Funding source: Apatech Ltd X-ray micro computed tomography (XMT) is a powerful tool for obtaining high resolution images of bone growing within synthetic bone graft substitute scaffolds with the aim of investigating and quantifying the effect the different grafts have on the bone that forms within the graft. However, before the bone structure and volume can be quantified, the images produced need to accurately segmented into their different regions. The aim of this project was to develop an automated operator independent method of segmenting XMT images to enable quantification of bone regeneration and graft remodelling in 3D. |
 DEFCOMPrincipal Investigator: Mike REECE Funding source: E.P.S.R.C. Some of the most pressing global issues today are related to energy consumption, dissipation and waste. There is a great promise to address these issues by developing high-performance, cost-effective and eco-friendly materials for thermoelectric applications. |
 MASSIVE MaterialsPrincipal Investigator: Mike REECE Funding source: E.P.S.R.C. The MASSIVE project will develop scale-up manufacturing capability and know-how for the synthesis, processing and manufacture of un-commercialised thermoelectric, piezoelectric and related materials and devices, which contain volatile and air-sensitive elements and compounds, with engineered nano- and non-equilibrium phases and structures. |
| International Exchanges Scheme: China Principal Investigator: Lei SU Funding source: The Royal Society |
 Investigation of chemotaxis in modulating smart behaviour in synthetic bone graft substitutesPrincipal Investigator: Karin HING Co-investigator(s): Simon Rawlinson Funding source: Baxter Healthcare Corporation Silicate substituted apatite bone grafts have an enhanced capacity to stimulate bone regeneration. Moreover, altering the level of strut porosity has the capacity to confer osteoinductive behaviour to these graft materials. The aim of this project is to investigate whether these phenomena are related to more efficient cell recruitment and tasking, through (i) exchange of Ca, PO4 and SiO4 ions, and/or (ii) optimal sequestering and enrichment of native signalling molecules. |
| Richard Windslow Project
Principal Investigator: James BUSFIELD Funding source: Schlumberger Limited |
| Towards in-vivo electrochemical imaging with flexible, light-addressable electrodes
Principal Investigator: Oliver FENWICK Funding source: Royal Society |
| Materials development for carbon dioxide gas sensors Principal Investigator: Steffi KRAUSE Funding source: McGowan Sensor Labs Limited |
| International Exchanges Scheme: Italy Principal Investigator: Oliver FENWICK Funding source: The Royal Society |
| Thin polymer films and surface functionalisation chemistry. Principal Investigator: Pankaj VADGAMA Funding source: Camstech Ltd, Campus Technology Hub, |
| Sequence Controlled Polymers as Oil Additives Principal Investigator: Remzi BECER Funding source: Infineum UK Ltd |
| Horizon2020- Innovative Training Network (ITN)
Euro-Sequences Principal Investigator: Remzi BECER Funding source: Commission of the European Community http://www.euro-sequences.com |