Justin Cooper-White
  1. Current research activities

    2. I supervise five PhD projects covering the development of novel manufacturing methods for 3D scaffolds (2), protein-based gels for cell culture (1), smart surfaces for cell growth in 3D scaffolds (1), and synthesis of new functional biopolymers(1). I supervise two post docs working on projects dealing with plasma modification of biomaterial surfaces and functional biopolymer synthesis.

  2. Keywords

    3. advanced biomaterials, functional surfaces, cell-surface interactions.

  3. End-user applications

    • Breast replacement
    • Craniofacial repair
    • Tissue repair

  4. Key publications

    5. I. Cao, Y., Croll, T. I., Cooper-White, J. J., O’ Connor, Andrea J., Stevens, Geoffrey W., 2002, ‘Production and surface modification of polylactide-based polymeric scaffolds for soft tissue engineering’, in Press, Hollander, A. P. and Hatton, P. V. (eds), Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 238: Biopolymer Methods in Tissue Engineering, Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey 2003.(Book Chapter)
    II. Zainuddin, Cooper-White J.J., Hill D.J.T., ‘Viscoelasticity of radiation-formed PVA/PVP hydrogel’. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, 13(9), 1007-1020 2002
    III. Hofer S.O.P., Knight K.M., Cooper-White J.J., O’Connor A.J., Perera J.M., Stevens G.W., Penington A.J., Knight K.R., Morrison W.A. and Messina A., “Increasing the volume of vascularised tissue formation in engineered constructs. An experimental study in rats”, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 111(3), 1186-92, 2003
    IV. Croll, T., O’Connor A.J., Stevens G.W., Cooper-White, J.J., ‘Controllable surface modification of poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) by hydrolysis or aminolysis I: physical, chemical and theoretical aspects’, in Press Biomacromolecules, 2003
    V. Cronin, K.J., Messina, A., Knight, K.R., Pennington, A.J., , Stevens, G.W., Cooper-White J.J., Morrison, W.A., ‘New murine model of spontaneous autologous tissue engineering, combining an arteriovenous pedicle with matrix materials’, in Press, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2004

  5. Outreach activities

    6. None as Yet.

  6. Key organisation membership

    7. Australian tissue engineering interest groups

  7. Early career researcher?

    8. Yes.

  8. Young investigator?

    9. Yes.

  9. Skills and expertise

    • biomaterials
    • interfacial phenomena
    • polymer physics
    • tissue engineering

  10. Specialist equipment and infrastructure

    • scaffold manufacturing suite
    • plasma reactor
    • live cell imaging

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