Biomedical Engineering - Projects

Our portfolio of biomedical engineering projects covers a wide range of applications. Details of our current project areas are listed below:

Tissue Re-engineering and Biomaterials

  • Protein Engineering of Functional Surfaces
  • Engineering Biointerfaces
  • Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering
  • Dental Bioengineering

Orthopaedic, Musculoskeletal and Rehabilitation Engineering

  • Nanoengineered Bone Cell-Implant Biointerfaces
  • Toe and Finger Prostheses
  • Biotribology of Joint Implants
  • Modelling and Measurement of Musculoskeletal Dynamics
  • Robotics for Rehabilitation Engineering

Neurotechnology

  • Closed-Loop Neurostimulation Devices
  • Transcutaneous Signal Transmission
  • High Density Arrays for Retinal Prosthetics
  • Collicular Auditory Implant 
  • Novel Cortical Electrode Grids
  • Near/Far Hybrid Reconfigurable Neural Network Chip
  • Biologically-Inspired Collision Detectors

Sensors and Diagnostic Systems

  • Nanoscale Sensors and Probes
  • Therapeutic Nanoprobes
  • Functionalised Silicon Surfaces and Nanowires
  • Intelligent Biodiagnostic Technologies
  • Cardiovascular Signals: Measurement and Analysis
  • Novel and Emerging Clinical Technologies
  • Medical Imaging (PET / MR)

Assistive Technologies

  • Activity Measurement in Everyday Living
  • Situated Prompting – Ambient Kitchen
  • Technologies for Autonomous Living – Keeping in Touch Everyday (KITE)