Geoff Stevens
  1. Current research activities

    2. Production of bio compatible material used in scaffolds for tissue engineering implantation including the production of new polymers, morphological control of the scaffolds and surface modification. These are currently used in animal trials.

  2. Keywords

    3. Bio compatible scaffolds, surface characterization and surface control.

  3. End-user applications

    • Production of fat implants
    • Muscle implants
    • Organoids within the body
  4. Key publications

    5. I. Cassell, O.C.S., Morrison, W.A., Messina, A., Penington, A.J., Thompson, E.W., Stevens, G.W., Perera, J.M., Kleinman, H.K., Hurley, J.V., Romeo, R., and Knight, K.R., “The Influence of Extracellular Matrix on the Generation of Vascularized, Engineered, Transplantable Tissue”, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 944, 429-442, 2001.
    II. Cronin, K.J., Messina, A., Knight, K.R., Cooper-White, J.J., Stevens, G.W., Penington, A.J. and Morrison, W.A., “New Murine Model of Spontaneous Autologous Tissue Engineering, Combining an Arteriovenous Pedicle with Matrix Materials”, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, p.260-269.
    III. Cao, Y., Croll, T.I., O’Connor, A.J., Stevens, G.W. and Cooper-White, J.J., “Production and Surface Modification of Polylactide-Based Polymeric Scaffolds for Soft Tissue Engineering” Hollander, A.P. and Hatton, P.V., “Biopolymer Methods in Tissue Engineering”, Humana Press, Ch. 8, p.87-111, 2004.
    IV. Croll, T.I., O'Connor, A.J., Stevens, G.W. and Cooper-White, J.J., “Controllable Surface Modification of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) by Hydrolysis or Aminolysis I: Physical, Chemical, and Theoretical Aspects”, Biomacromolecules, in Press (Web release date 9 Jan 2004)
    V. Ho, A.K., Bromberg, L.E., Huibers, P.D.T., O’Connor, A.J., Perera, J.M., Stevens, G.W., and Hatton, T.A., “Hydrophobic Domains in Thermogelling Solutions of Polyether-Modified Poly(Acrylic Acid)”, Langmuir, 18, 3005-3013, 2002.

  5. Outreach activities

    6. None as Yet.

  6. Key organisation membership

    7. None as Yet.

  7. Early career researcher?

    8. No.

  8. Young investigator?

    9. No.

  9. Skills and expertise

    • Surface characterization
    • Surface modification
    • Control of morphology in polymer systems

  10. Specialist equipment and infrastructure

    • Surface characterization facilities
    • Polymer analysis laboratory
    • Production of biocompatible materials facilities
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