Research group
Bioengineering Science Research Group
Our research focuses on the application of engineering principles to the life sciences. We're exploring ways to solve problems across the medicine and healthcare space.
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Our research group brings together expertise across:
- biomedical engineering
- biofluid dynamics
- tissue regeneration
- device development
We investigate nutrient transport in biological systems—from blood vessels to plant roots—and apply biomechanics to understand and improve joint replacements and prosthetic design.
Our work also includes lab-on-a-chip technologies, biosensors for targeted therapeutics, and rapid diagnostic tools.
We are advancing tissue engineering and regenerative medicine through scaffold design, drug delivery, and high-resolution imaging with a focus on CT-based tissue histology.
Recent research directions include:
- cardiovascular modelling
- soft robotics
- integrated simulations to bridge biological function and engineered solutions
Maintaining skin health to improve pressure ulcer prevention in vulnerable patients
People, projects and publications
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J Smethurst 2015 - EPSRC: Rooting for Sustainable Performance
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M Bah - Robust Design of Cementless Hip Replacements
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M Browne - KTS/EPSRC IAA with LaVision
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M Browne - KTS/IAA EPSRC with Invibio Ltd
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M Browne - Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
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Niu - Collaborative Research: SitS NSF UKRI: Decoding Nitrogen Dynamics in Soil through Novel Integrated in-situ Wireless Soil Sensors with Field Modeling
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Opportunities for improving preparedness and resilience to urban explosive violence.
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People powered prosthetics: prosthetic innovation driven by user needs: HEIF 2018/19
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PIPER- EU FP7- A. Bhaskar
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Publications
Konstantina Alexaki, Maria Eleni Kyriazi, Joshua Greening, Lapatrada Taemaitree, Afaf H. El-Sagheer, Tom Brown, Xunli Zhang, Otto L. Muskens & Antonios G. Kanaras,
2022, RSC Advances, 12(29), 18445-18449
DOI: 10.1039/d2ra03599e
Type: article
Laura Diment, RaksmeyMutta Nguon, Sovansereyrathna Seng, Vannsnavy Sit, Ply Lors, Phearsa Thor, Samedy Srors, Sisary Kheng, Malcolm Granat, Margaret Donovan-Hall, Peter Worsley & Alexander Dickinson,
2022, Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 19(42)
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Joseph N. Ghoussoub, Przemyslaw Klups, William J. B. Dick-Cleland, Kathryn E. Rankin, Satoshi Utada, Paul A. J. Bagot, D. Graham McCartney, Yuanbo Tang & Roger C. Reed,
2022, Additive Manufacturing, 52
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Jenny Olsen, Shruti Turner, Alix Chadwell, Alexander Dickinson, Chantel, Marie Ostler, Lucy Armitage, Alison McGregor, Sigrid Dupan & Sarah Day,
2022, Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 3, 853414
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Laura Cannon, Jack Denny & Simon K. Clubley,
2022, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 175(1), 1-13
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Benjamin Mills, James Grant-Jacob, Benita, Scout MacKay, Rohan Lewis & Bram Sengers,
2022
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Stephen W. T. Price, Antonis Vamvakeros, Simon D. M. Jacques, Andrew M. Beale, Kathryn E. Rankin, Nathan Hollingsworth, David Coultas & Amy Challinor,
2022, SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 15(2)
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Chantel, Marie Ostler, Helen Scott, Imad Sedki, Sisary Kheng, Margaret Donovan-Hall, Alexander Dickinson & Cheryl Metcalf,
2022, Prosthetics and Orthotics International
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Daniel Bull, Joel Smethurst, Gerrit Meijer, Ian Sinclair, Fabrice Pierron, Tiina Roose, William Powrie & Glyn Bengough,
2022, Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 478(2257)
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Emily, Sarah Kelly, Peter Worsley, Catherine Bowen, Lindsey Cherry, Bethany Keenan, Christopher Edwards, Neil S O'Brien, Leonard King & Alexander Dickinson,
2021, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 9
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The needs of the user should be at the core of any new health technology.