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Bioengineering Group

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Our research focuses on the application of engineering principles and life sciences. We're exploring ways to solve problems across topics such as biology, medicine and healthcare.

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Bioengineering science research spans multiple disciplines, and we can be seen in the wide range of facilities within the Biolab facility. 

Our group covers a variety of inter-related activities and we focus on: 

  • nutrient transport and absorption in blood vessels and plants 
  • biomechanics of joint replacement patients and amputees 
  • lab on a chip and sensors for therapeutics 
  • rapid diagnosis and tissue engineering for tissue regeneration and repair 

 

Research highlights

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Maintaining skin health to improve pressure ulcer prevention in vulnerable patients

Health and wellbeing
Imaging to capture medical device fitting

People, projects and publications

People

Professor Martin Browne

Professor of Applied Biomaterials

Email: doctor@soton.ac.uk

Address: B5, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

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Dr Siul Ruiz

Lecturer

Professor Tiina Roose

Professor-Biological&Environmental Model

Professor Xunli Zhang PhD, DIC, FRSC, CChem, CEng

Head of Department-Chemical Engineerg

Research interests

  • Xunli’s key expertise lies in the area of microfluidics technology from design and fabrication of microfluidic devices, through the development of in-situ monitoring methods for bio/chemical processes, to microfluidic modelling, microsystems integration and automation. The application is largely associated with biomedical challenges like patient specific design of microfluidic devices for cancer treatment, rapid diagnosis, and tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The continuous flow reactors have been used for the synthesis of a range of nanoparticles, both organic and inorganic, for application in drug delivery and energy saving. The technologies developed in his research have also found great potential for industrial applications through a variety of industrial collaborations. 

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: xl.zhang@soton.ac.uk

Address: B7, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

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The needs of the user should be at the core of any new health technology.
Professor Martin Browne
Professor of Applied Biomaterials
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