Find a PhD Supervisor

Professor Fraser Buchanan, Director of Research

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Professor Fraser Buchanan, Director of Research

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Implants made from bioresorbable polymers are gaining significant interest in orthopaedic, sports-injury and cardiovascular markets. The advantage of such materials over permanent metallic implants is that they provide temporary support during healing, then gradually degrade, transferring mechanical loads to regenerating tissue. They are also utilised in drug and bioactive release systems owing to the ability to tailor their bioresorption rate via appropriate polymer selection and post-processing procedures.

Furthermore, they have potential for application in patient-specific tissue scaffolds produced by layer-by-layer manufacturing techniques such as fused deposition modelling.

Contact info

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in bioresorbable biomaterials including:

Accelerated test methods for predicting long-term performance of biomaterials
Bioresorbable polymers used in orthopaedic and cardiovascular applications, for example PLLA, PGA and various co-polymers
Influence of sterilisation technologies on performance of biomaterials
Electron beam modification of polymers
Calcium phosphate biomaterial
Tissue scaffolds via layer-by-layer manufacture

Make a PhD enquiry

Research students

Four current PhD students and fifteen PhD students successful completed.

Alumni: Where are they now

For example medical device industry: Stryker (www.stryker.com) and Eakin (www.eakin.eu/) and University lectureships.

Discover More

Postgraduate research

Apply now

Your postgraduate experience

Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering

Find a PhD Supervisor

Professor Fraser Buchanan, Director of Research

Professor Fraser Buchanan, Director of Research

Contact info

Research Interests

Research students

Alumni: Where are they now

Discover More

Contact Us

Quick Links