Faculty Profile
My research focus is on 3D Printing for medical devices, which includes scaffolds used for cell development and tissue growth guidance in tissue engineering applications, as well as appliances for e.g. dental treatments, such as clear aligners. My lab works on the development of microsphere-based scaffolds to treat defects that enclose multiple tissues, such injuries to the cartilage and underlying bone in moving joints. Assembled from different materials, such scaffolds can provide the right signals to achieve either cartilage or bone growth in the appropriate regions of the scaffold to regenerate the tissue. Another development is the design and testing of implants that are to be used in bone regeneration in the upper jaw before placing dental implants to give them a strong hold and avoid implant failure.
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