Staff Lead researcher Professor Martin Browne Professor of Applied Biomaterials Connect with Martin Email: doctor@soton.ac.uk Other researchers Professor Cheryl Metcalf Head of School Connect with Cheryl Email: c.d.metcalf@soton.ac.uk Dr Richard Cook Associate Professor Research interests Mechanical and tribological testing of hydrogels for orthopaedic and tissue engineering The tribology of tooth brushing. Efficacy testing of products for dental hypersensitivity management. Connect with Richard Email: r.b.cook@soton.ac.uk Dr Terence Harvey Senior Research Fellow Research interests Areas of research interest include: Coatings; Conditioning Monitoring; Connect with Terence Email: t.j.harvey@soton.ac.uk Professor Alex Dickinson Professor Connect with Alex Email: alex.dickinson@soton.ac.uk Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups Bioengineering Group We apply engineering principles to the fields of biology and healthcare. national Centre for Advanced Tribology at Southampton (nCATS) We specialise in tribology which is the science of friction, wear and lubrication of surfaces that come in to contact in motion. Research outputs The Reconstruction of Human Fingerprints From High-Resolution Computed Tomography Data Orestis L. Katsamenis, Charles Burson-Thomas, Philip J Basford, Brian Pickering, & Martin Browne , 2022 , Journal of Medical Internet Research , 24 (11) , e38650 DOI: 10.2196/38650 Type: article Quantifying joint congruence with an elastic foundation Charles Burson-Thomas, Alexander Dickinson, & Martin Browne , 2022 , Journal of Biomechanical Engineering , 144 (10) DOI: 10.1115/1.4054276 Type: article