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My research involves the direct bridging of the physical with the life sciences, where advanced processing methodologies to protocols are extensively explored for directly engineering living cells (from immortalised and primary to stem cells) for fabricating biologically viable constructs. In addition, my group develops novel micro- and nano-patterning methodologies for handling structural and functional materials.
Research groups:
https://sites.google.com/site/biophysicsgroupucl/
Research publications:
https://sites.google.com/site/biophysicsgroupucl/
Personal web address:
http://www.mecheng.ucl.ac.uk/staff/?staff_id=sj
Professional Affiliations and Appointments:
Materials Today
Organogenesis
Biomatter
BioProcessing Journal: Trends and Developments in BioProcess Technology
Media Experience:
Radio Print TV
Example news stories:
Materials Research Bulletin: April 2005, page 267 and April 2006, page 291.
Physics World: February 2006, page 4.
Die Welt (German Newspaper): http://www.welt.de/data/2006/02/04/840667.html
Chemistry World: March 2006, page 6; December 2006, page 25; and April 2007, pages 42-45.
Materials World: March 2006, page 6 and January 2007, page 8
NewScientist: 26th January 2006 issue, page 26 and http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn12780-cellsquirting-needles-could-weave-new-organs.html
Scientific American: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=EDF60197-E7F2-99DF-330847370DD163EF&sc=I100322 and in http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=62833D27-E7F2-99DF-36DEFE9A23005C7F&sc=I100322
Telegraph (News paper): http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2006/11/21/ecfab21.xml
Featured in Chemical Engineering and News: December 2006, pages 78-80.
Materials Today: Jan-Feb 2007, page 15.
Smart fabrics news: Volume 1, Issue 3, page 4
Featured in Journal of Chemical Education: May 2007, pages 747-748.
Physics Today: September 2007, page 28
British Council (Science) website: Cubed: http://www.britishcouncil.org/science-cubed-story-6.htm
Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061120101729.htm
Featured in The Telegraph India – http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080204/jsp/knowhow/story_8858115.jsp
Featured in Discovery Channel (featured televised program entitled “MY SHOCKING STOREY”: http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/web/my-shocking-story/episode-guide/electric-human/) this program was also later televised on the BBC and on Channel 5.
Chemistry World Feature Article entitled “Medicinal Chemistry/Molecular Healing, March 2009 pg. 53
Chemical Biology, Royal Society of Chemistry, vol. 4, iss. 3, pg. B19.
NewScientist: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16670-stem-cell-fabrics-promise-universal-tissue.html
Scientific American, web article: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-to-grow-new-organs; print article entitled "Progress in Tissue Engineering" May 2009, 64-71.
Featured interview on the Discovery Channel [Hosted by William A. Shatner] (also aired on BBC and Channel 5)
Featured in the Guardian article entitled “How to mend a broken heart” by Robin McKie published on 30 October 2011
Science (Special feature article entitled “Melding talents with a career in bioprocessing”: http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/get-file.xqy?uri=/aaas/files/uploaded-files/pdf/f6f73964-dae1-4fa4-adce-f0199849890f/science.opms.r1100105.pdf
BBC – Health: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18931309
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18899486
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