META

A biomaterial is any natural or man-made material employed in, or used as, a medical device. It performs, augments or replaces a natural function within a living organism. We investigate synthetic surgical biomaterial implants and devices, their biocompatibility and tissue reactions to them. Surgical implants are often used to repair tissue following trauma or disease, to test mechanical properties of affected tissue, or to prevent and fix fractures. In addition biomaterials can be used to fill defects for tissue generation and regeneration, and various tissue separation operations (controlled tissue regeneration). Our aim is to develop insight into the mechanisms involved in implant-tissue relationships and related tissue biocompatibility, with the idea of developing better biomaterial implants.

Project: UROCATH - a tactile medical device for measuring the mechanical properties of prostate tissues in situ

Project: Micro structure-property relationship of biological tissues