National Capability Database | Research & Development
Phosphate-based glass and fibre production
UoN has extensive experience of manufacturing resorbable glass and glass-fibres within the Centre for Innovative Structural Fibre Manufacture (CISFM). There are facilities for glass production, melt—drawn ... More info
Biocomposite Manufacture
UoN has extensive experience of manufacturing resorbable biocomposites reinforced with glass and glass-fibres within Composites Research Group. There are facilities for high pressure composite production via ... More info
Manufacture of Bulk and Porous microspheres
Very recent developments at Nottingham have resulted in creation of a Platform Technology for manufacture of microspheres from glass, glass-ceramic and ceramics.
... More infoDecellularisation process for human tissue
iMBE has extensive capability and know-how in a unique decellularisation process for human tissues. Supported by an intellectual property portfolio on immunocompatible biomimetic natural scaffolds, and ... More info
Development of analysis methods for decellularisation
Leeds has a unique capability in research towards clinical and commercial translation of biological scaffolds in musculoskeletal and cardiovascular applications. The expertise is in the development ... More info
Biocompatibility/immunology of prosthetic wear particles and biomaterials
Leeds has a unique capability in developing testing methods to understand the biological consequences of exposure to biomaterials for tissue replacement in the musculoskeletal system. Examples ... More info
Solid Phase orientation of biomedical or inert polymers
The Polymer IRC at Bradford has unique worldwide experimental and modelling facilities for ‘process structuring’, in this first case for deformation processing of polymers in ... More info
Micromoulding of high precision miniature products with specific surface features
A second case of our ‘Process Structuring’ is micromoulding – high speed, high precision moulding of 3-d components typically with large surface area to volume ... More info
Computer modelling over the length scales of biomedical polymers and composites
Finite element modelling including modelling of nanoscale, through to meso scale using representative volume elements and simulation technologies to achieve macroscopic scale prediction for material ... More info
Property gradient biomedical materials and products
We have expertise in biomedical materials, and have programmes involving property gradient materials including hydrogels for joint repair, and use the processing techniques above to ... More info