Dr Feihu Zhao

ZCCE Lecturer (IMPACT)

Biomedical Engineering

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About

Dr Feihu Zhao is a Lecturer of Biomedical Engineering in Zinekiewicz Centre for Computational Engineering (ZCCE), Engineering, Swansea University.

Before joining Swansea University, Feihu was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands (supervisors: Dr. Sandra Hofmann, Dr. Bert van Rietbergen and Prof. dr. Keita Ito). During his postdoctoral period, Feihu also held an Academic Visitor position in INSIGNEO Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield from 04/2017 to 07/2017 (host: Prof. Damien Lacroix). Feihu received his PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering from National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland in 2016 (supervisor: Prof. Laoise M. McNamara), and a MSc(Tech) degree in Machine Automation from Tampere University of Technology, Finland in 2012 (supervisors: Prof. Pasi Kallio and Dr. Sami Pajunen).

Feihu’s research is mainly focused on using in silico approach for elucidating and optimising the micro-mechanical environment of cells for bone & cartilage tissue engineering. His research also involves using a combination of computational and experimental techniques (e.g. atomic force microscopy, microfluidics) for investigating cellular biomechanics & mechanobiology. Furthermore, his work has significant impact on cell/tissue engineering products R&D (e.g. biomaterial scaffolds, bioreactors and microfluidic devices).

Areas Of Expertise

In silico tissue engineering
Cellular biomechanics & mechanobiology
CAE for biomedical device R&D (e.g. tissue engineering scaffolds, bioreactors, microfluidic chips, etc.)

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

EGA163 Design and Laboratory Classes 1 / EG236 Design for Medical Engineering

This module teaches students CAD skills in British Standard.

EG262 Stress Analysis

This module provides students with (i) a knowledge and understanding of structural mechanics, theories of failure and fracture; (ii) understanding of stress concentration features and their effect on design and an ability to identify sources and types of stress and stress concentrations in structures under various loading regimes.

EGA308 Implant and Prosthetic Technology

This module looks at medical devices implanted within the human body and prosthetics.

EG160 Fluid Mechanics

The module provides an introduction to the methods that can be employed by engineers for the analysis of basic problems involving stationary and flowing fluids.

Publications

Research Highlights

Kreutzer, J., Viehrig, M., Pölönen, R., Zhao, F., Ojala, M., Aalto-Setälä, K., & Kallio, P. (2019). Pneumatic unidirectional cell stretching device for mechanobiological studies of cardiomyocytes. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-019-01211-8, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51678
Zhao, F., Melke, J., Ito, K., Rietbergen, B., & Hofmann, S. (2019). A multiscale computational fluid dynamics approach to simulate the micro-fluidic environment within a tissue engineering scaffold with highly irregular pore geometry. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 18
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-019-01188-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51679
Qu, Y., Zhao, F., Wang, X., Liu, J., Li, J., Song, Z., & Wang, Z. (2019). Cardiomyocyte contractile force changes in response to AGRWE detected by AFM. Micro & Nano Letters, 14(5), 511-514.
https://doi.org/10.1049/mnl.2018.5458, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51680
Zhao, F., Rietbergen, B., Ito, K., & Hofmann, S. (2018). Flow rates in perfusion bioreactors to maximise mineralisation in bone tissue engineering in vitro. Journal of Biomechanics, 79, 232-237.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.08.004, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51681
Melke, J., Zhao, F., Rietbergen, B., Ito, K., & Hofmann, S. (2018). Localisation of mineralised tissue in a complex spinner flask environment correlates with predicted wall shear stress level localisation. European Cells and Materials, 36, 57-68.
https://doi.org/10.22203/eCM.v036a05, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51682
http://www.ecmjournal.org/papers/vol036/vol036a05.php
Qu, Y., Wang, Z., Zhao, F., Liu, J., Zhang, W., Li, J., Song, Z., & Xu, H. (2018). AFM-detected apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells induced by American ginseng root water extract. Micron, 104, 1-7.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2017.10.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51683
Zhao, F., Garrigle, M., Vaughan, T., & McNamara, L. (2018). In silico study of bone tissue regeneration in an idealised porous hydrogel scaffold using a mechano-regulation algorithm. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 17(1), 5-18.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-017-0941-3, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51684
Zhao, F., Vaughan, T., Mc Garrigle, M., & McNamara, L. (2017). A coupled diffusion-fluid pressure model to predict cell density distribution for cells encapsulated in a porous hydrogel scaffold under mechanical loading. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 89, 181-189.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2017.08.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51685
Qian, W., Qi, L., Xu, L., He, Y., Zhao, F., & Sun, Y. (2017). Finite element analysis of a new type of post dilatation ballon catheter in PCI. In 5th international conference on Computational and Mathematical Biomedical Engineering, CMBE 20175th International Conference on Computational & Mathematical Biomedical Engineering (CMBE2017).
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51686
Virjula, S., Zhao, F., Leivo, J., Vanhatupa, S., Kreutzer, J., Vaughan, T., Honkala, A., Viehrig, M., Mullen, C., Kallio, P., McNamara, L., & Miettinen, S. (2017). The effect of equiaxial stretching on the osteogenic differentiation and mechanical properties of human adipose stem cells. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 72, 38-48.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.04.016, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51687
Zhao, F. (2016). In silico bone tissue engineering-a multiscale and multiphysics approach
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51688
Zhao, F., Vaughan, T., & McNamara, L. (2015). Quantification of fluid shear stress in bone tissue engineering scaffolds with spherical and cubical pore architectures. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 15(3), 561-577.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-015-0710-0, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51689
Zhao, F., Kreutzer, J., Pajunen, S., & Kallio, P. (2014). Mechanical Analysis of a Pneumatically Actuated Concentric Double-Shell Structure for Cell Stretching. Micromachines, 5(4), 868-885.
https://doi.org/10.3390/mi5040868, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51690
Zhao, F., Kreutzer, J., & Kallio, P. (2014). Computational modeling and structural improvement of a pneumatically actuated concentric double-shell structure for cell stretching.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMA.2014.6885818, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51691
Zhao, F., Vaughan, T., & Mcnamara, L. (2015). Multiscale fluid–structure interaction modelling to determine the mechanical stimulation of bone cells in a tissue engineered scaffold. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 14(2), 231-243.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-014-0599-z, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51692
Hu, K., Zhao, F., & Wang, Q. (2013). Mechanical characterization of living and dead undifferentiated human adipose-derived stem cells by using atomic force microscopy. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 227(12), 1319-1323.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0954411913503064, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51693
Zhao, F. (2012). Modelling of Three Dimensional Elastomer Structures for Cell Stimulation Using Finite Element Method
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51694
Zhao, F., Lacroix, D., Ito, K., Rietbergen, B., & Hofmann, S. (2020). Changes in scaffold porosity during bone tissue engineering in perfusion bioreactors considerably affect cellular mechanical stimulation for mineralization. Bone Reports, 12, 100265
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bonr.2020.100265, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53924
Driessen, R., Zhao, F., Hofmann, S., Bouten, C., Sahlgren, C., & Stassen, O. (2020). Computational Characterization of the Dish-In-A-Dish, A High Yield Culture Platform for Endothelial Shear Stress Studies on the Orbital Shaker. Micromachines, 11(6), 552
https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11060552, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54857
Zhao, F., Rietbergen, B., Ito, K., & Hofmann, S. (2020). Fluid flow‐induced cell stimulation in bone tissue engineering changes due to interstitial tissue formation in vitro. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, 36(6)
https://doi.org/10.1002/cnm.3342, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55894

All Research

Journal Articles

Xu, X., Qiu, W., Wan, D., Wu, J., Zhao, F., & Xiong, Y. (2024). Numerical modelling of the viscoelastic polymer melt flow in material extrusion additive manufacturing. Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 19(1)
https://doi.org/10.1080/17452759.2023.2300666, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68088
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17452759.2023.2300666
Zauchner, D., Müller, M., Horrer, M., Bissig, L., Zhao, F., Fisch, P., Lee, S., Zenobi-Wong, M., Müller, R., & Qin, X. (2024). Synthetic biodegradable microporous hydrogels for in vitro 3D culture of functional human bone cell networks. Nature Communications, 15(1)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49280-3, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68087
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49280-3
Bedding, M., Khatri, N., Nithiarasu, P., Sandnes, B., Egan, P., & Zhao, F. (2024). Data-driven calculation of porous geometry-dependent permeability and fluid-induced wall shear stress within tissue engineering scaffolds. Journal of Engineering Design, 0, 1-15.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09544828.2024.2321224, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65980
Jovic, T., Zhao, F., Jia, H., Doak, S., & Whitaker, I. (2024). Orbital shaking conditions augment human nasoseptal cartilage formation in 3D culture. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 12
https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2024.1360089, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68089
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2024.1360089
Vis, M., Zhao, F., Bodelier, E., Bood, C., Bulsink, J., Doeselaar, M., Amirabadi, H., Ito, K., & Hofmann, S. (2023). Osteogenesis and osteoclastogenesis on a chip: Engineering a self-assembling 3D coculture. Bone, 173, 116812
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2023.116812, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63546
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2023.116812
Wildt, B., Zhao, F., Lauwers, I., Rietbergen, B., Ito, K., & Hofmann, S. (2023). Characterization of three‐dimensional bone‐like tissue growth and organization under influence of directional fluid flow. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 120(7), 2013-2026.
https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.28418, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.28418
Ahmed, H., Bedding-Tyrrell, M., Deganello, D., Xia, Z., Xiong, Y., & Zhao, F. (2023). Efficient calculation of fluid-induced wall shear stress within tissue engineering scaffolds by an empirical model. Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices, 18, 100223
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medntd.2023.100223, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62890
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.medntd.2023.100223
Xu, X., Ren, H., Chen, S., Luo, X., Zhao, F., & Xiong, Y. (2023). Review on melt flow simulations for thermoplastics and their fiber reinforced composites in fused deposition modeling. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 92, 272-286.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2023.02.039, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62999
Zhao, F., Xiong, Y., Ito, K., Rietbergen, B., & Hofmann, S. (2021). Porous Geometry Guided Micro-mechanical Environment Within Scaffolds for Cell Mechanobiology Study in Bone Tissue Engineering. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 9, 736489
https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2021.736489, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58151
Rubert, M., Vetsch, J., Lehtoviita, I., Sommer, M., Zhao, F., Studart, A., Müller, R., & Hofmann, S. (2021). Scaffold Pore Geometry Guides Gene Regulation and Bone-like Tissue Formation in Dynamic Cultures. Tissue Engineering Part A, 27(17-18), 1192-1204.
https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2020.0121, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58125
Qi, L., Zhu, W., Qian, W., Xu, L., He, Y., & Zhao, F. (2021). The Performance of a Spherical-tip Catheter for Stent Post-dilation: Finite Element Analysis and Experiments. Frontiers in Physiology, 12
https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.734565, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57927
Akiva, A., Melke, J., Ansari, S., Liv, N., Meijden, R., Erp, M., Zhao, F., Stout, M., Nijhuis, W., Heus, C., Ortera, C., Fermie, J., Klumperman, J., Ito, K., Sommerdijk, N., & Hofmann, S. (2021). An Organoid for Woven Bone. Advanced Functional Materials, 31(17), 2010524
https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202010524, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202010524
Zhao, F., Rietbergen, B., Ito, K., & Hofmann, S. (2020). Fluid flow‐induced cell stimulation in bone tissue engineering changes due to interstitial tissue formation in vitro. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, 36(6)
https://doi.org/10.1002/cnm.3342, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55894
Zhao, F., Lacroix, D., Ito, K., Rietbergen, B., & Hofmann, S. (2020). Changes in scaffold porosity during bone tissue engineering in perfusion bioreactors considerably affect cellular mechanical stimulation for mineralization. Bone Reports, 12, 100265
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bonr.2020.100265, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53924
Melke, J., Zhao, F., Ito, K., & Hofmann, S. (2020). Orbital seeding of mesenchymal stromal cells increases osteogenic differentiation and bone‐like tissue formation. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 38(6), 1228-1237.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.24583, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55895
Driessen, R., Zhao, F., Hofmann, S., Bouten, C., Sahlgren, C., & Stassen, O. (2020). Computational Characterization of the Dish-In-A-Dish, A High Yield Culture Platform for Endothelial Shear Stress Studies on the Orbital Shaker. Micromachines, 11(6), 552
https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11060552, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54857
Kreutzer, J., Viehrig, M., Pölönen, R., Zhao, F., Ojala, M., Aalto-Setälä, K., & Kallio, P. (2019). Pneumatic unidirectional cell stretching device for mechanobiological studies of cardiomyocytes. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-019-01211-8, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51678
Qu, Y., Zhao, F., Wang, X., Liu, J., Li, J., Song, Z., & Wang, Z. (2019). Cardiomyocyte contractile force changes in response to AGRWE detected by AFM. Micro & Nano Letters, 14(5), 511-514.
https://doi.org/10.1049/mnl.2018.5458, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51680
Zhao, F., Melke, J., Ito, K., Rietbergen, B., & Hofmann, S. (2019). A multiscale computational fluid dynamics approach to simulate the micro-fluidic environment within a tissue engineering scaffold with highly irregular pore geometry. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 18
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-019-01188-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51679
Zhao, F., Rietbergen, B., Ito, K., & Hofmann, S. (2018). Flow rates in perfusion bioreactors to maximise mineralisation in bone tissue engineering in vitro. Journal of Biomechanics, 79, 232-237.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.08.004, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51681
Melke, J., Zhao, F., Rietbergen, B., Ito, K., & Hofmann, S. (2018). Localisation of mineralised tissue in a complex spinner flask environment correlates with predicted wall shear stress level localisation. European Cells and Materials, 36, 57-68.
https://doi.org/10.22203/eCM.v036a05, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51682
http://www.ecmjournal.org/papers/vol036/vol036a05.php
Zhao, F., Garrigle, M., Vaughan, T., & McNamara, L. (2018). In silico study of bone tissue regeneration in an idealised porous hydrogel scaffold using a mechano-regulation algorithm. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 17(1), 5-18.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-017-0941-3, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51684
Qu, Y., Wang, Z., Zhao, F., Liu, J., Zhang, W., Li, J., Song, Z., & Xu, H. (2018). AFM-detected apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells induced by American ginseng root water extract. Micron, 104, 1-7.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2017.10.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51683
Zhao, F., Vaughan, T., Mc Garrigle, M., & McNamara, L. (2017). A coupled diffusion-fluid pressure model to predict cell density distribution for cells encapsulated in a porous hydrogel scaffold under mechanical loading. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 89, 181-189.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2017.08.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51685
Virjula, S., Zhao, F., Leivo, J., Vanhatupa, S., Kreutzer, J., Vaughan, T., Honkala, A., Viehrig, M., Mullen, C., Kallio, P., McNamara, L., & Miettinen, S. (2017). The effect of equiaxial stretching on the osteogenic differentiation and mechanical properties of human adipose stem cells. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 72, 38-48.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.04.016, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51687
Zhao, F., Vaughan, T., & McNamara, L. (2015). Quantification of fluid shear stress in bone tissue engineering scaffolds with spherical and cubical pore architectures. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 15(3), 561-577.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-015-0710-0, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51689
Zhao, F., Vaughan, T., & Mcnamara, L. (2015). Multiscale fluid–structure interaction modelling to determine the mechanical stimulation of bone cells in a tissue engineered scaffold. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 14(2), 231-243.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-014-0599-z, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51692
Zhao, F., Kreutzer, J., Pajunen, S., & Kallio, P. (2014). Mechanical Analysis of a Pneumatically Actuated Concentric Double-Shell Structure for Cell Stretching. Micromachines, 5(4), 868-885.
https://doi.org/10.3390/mi5040868, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51690
Hu, K., Zhao, F., & Wang, Q. (2013). Mechanical characterization of living and dead undifferentiated human adipose-derived stem cells by using atomic force microscopy. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 227(12), 1319-1323.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0954411913503064, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51693

Conference Contributions

Qian, W., Qi, L., Xu, L., He, Y., Zhao, F., & Sun, Y. (2017). Finite element analysis of a new type of post dilatation ballon catheter in PCI. In 5th international conference on Computational and Mathematical Biomedical Engineering, CMBE 20175th International Conference on Computational & Mathematical Biomedical Engineering (CMBE2017).
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51686
Zhao, F., Kreutzer, J., & Kallio, P. (2014). Computational modeling and structural improvement of a pneumatically actuated concentric double-shell structure for cell stretching.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMA.2014.6885818, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51691

Other Research Outputs

Zhao, F. (2016). In silico bone tissue engineering-a multiscale and multiphysics approach
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51688
Zhao, F. (2012). Modelling of Three Dimensional Elastomer Structures for Cell Stimulation Using Finite Element Method
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51694

Supervision

Image analysis and improved graphic design of a 3D-printed bone graft substitute (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Davide Deganello
Electroelastic Vibration of Microtubules as Nanobiosensors for Early Diagnosis of Cancer (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Chengyuan Wang
An in silico framework for tissue engineering scaffold design and characterisation (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Bjornar Sandnes
THE FORMULATION OF RECOMBINANT COLLAGEN MATERIALS AS COATINGS IN MEDICAL DEVICES (current)

EngD

Other supervisor: Dr Hari Arora
A Computational Approach to Bio-Ink Composition and Optimisation. (current)

MSc

Other supervisor: Dr Christopher Wright

Taught Modules

EG-236 Design for Medical Engineering

This module has two main components: Component 1 (Engineering drawing and CAD): The first is the development of their engineering drawing skills using a CAD software package to the required British Standard. Component 2 (Design project): The second component involves the students working together in groups to address a 'real-world' medical device design brief. Students will be introduced to the medical design development process, which they will follow in order to develop their product concepts. There will be an emphasis on the importance of identifying end user needs (i.e. functional requirements), and how these inform the design process. The importance of having a robust product design specification is emphasised, along with an introduction to innovative design tools and approaches. The selected concept design will be developed virtually in CAD. Each group participant will be responsible for a component or element of the device, which will then be part of the overall product assembly which will be outlined in the group element of the report.
EG-M328 Implant and prosthetic Technology

This module looks at medical devices implanted within the human body and prosthetics, from two perspectives; i) how to engineer devices/implants to best deliver the required biological function and ii) the impact of implants on the human body.
EGA163 Design and Laboratory Classes 1

This module is split into two parts. Firstly, Competence in engineering drawing using CAD. Secondly essential laboratory skills, including mechanical testing, microscopy (light, electron, X-ray), virtual reality to explore microstructures, and laboratory report writing and lab book keeping.
EGA308 Implant and prosthetic Technology

This module looks at medical devices implanted within the human body and prosthetics, from two perspectives; i) how to engineer devices/implants to best deliver the required biological function and ii) the impact of implants on the human body.
EGIM02 Advanced Computational Methods for Engineers

Introduction to advanced computational (numerical) methods including ordinary and partial differential equations at masters level. The course provides an understanding of fundamental methods that form the basis of common solution techniques used in many simulators and commercial packages with wide application in science and engineering.
EGM403 Implant Engineering 2

This module is an advanced look at the design, fabrication and optimisation of medical implants and prosthetics. Case studies will be used to bring together engineering concepts and apply them to key devices that are used to treat disease and assist patients.

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Research Highlights

All Research

Journal Articles

Conference Contributions

Other Research Outputs

Supervision

Image analysis and improved graphic design of a 3D-printed bone graft substitute (current)

Electroelastic Vibration of Microtubules as Nanobiosensors for Early Diagnosis of Cancer (current)

An in silico framework for tissue engineering scaffold design and characterisation (current)

THE FORMULATION OF RECOMBINANT COLLAGEN MATERIALS AS COATINGS IN MEDICAL DEVICES (current)

A Computational Approach to Bio-Ink Composition and Optimisation. (current)

Taught Modules

EG-236 Design for Medical Engineering

EG-M328 Implant and prosthetic Technology

EGA163 Design and Laboratory Classes 1

EGA308 Implant and prosthetic Technology

EGIM02 Advanced Computational Methods for Engineers

EGM403 Implant Engineering 2