Multi-Disciplinary Research
Our research focuses on using smart external physical cues to control adult stem cell fate. Combining temporal single cell analysis with custom fabricated high through-put cell culture systems, our multidisciplinary group spans the fields of materials, biology, and engineering.
- Single cell analysis – Advanced Atomic Force Microscopy to measure biophysical and biochemical changes in individual living cells.
Smart stimulus platforms – Custom fabricated cell culture platforms are developed in RMIT’s Micro Nano Research Facility and Advanced Manufacturing Precinct..
Personalised tissue engineering – Using external physical stimuli we can control stem cell fate to target different phenotypes, thus paving the way for personalised tissue engineering for individual patients.
Single Cell Analysis
An Innovative Toolkit
Read more about our research using Atomic Force Microscopy.Smart Stimulus Platforms
Advanced Fabrication
Read more about our facilities for 3D printing and microfabrication.Personalised Tissue Engineering
Tailoring Solutions for the Individual
Read more about how personalised tissue engineering can benefit patients on a case-by-case basis.News
Chayla Reeves Receives Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Prize
On Thursday 9th May 2024, Chayla attended the RMIT School of Science Student Prize Awards night along with several other students from the STEM College. [...]
Emily Cornfoot Receives UROP Internship with Dr Amy Gelmi
Starting her third year at Monash University, undertaking a Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering (Honours), Emily applied and was granted an internship through the [...]
Recent Publications
Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials: Scaffolds for Stem Cell Control
Nanoscale Molecular Quantification of Stem Cell–Hydrogel Interactions
Diamond in the Rough: Toward Improved Materials for the Bone− Implant Interface
Semiconducting electrodes for neural interfacing: a review
Published 3 February 2023
Diamond electrodes for controlling stem cells
Published 11 December 2023
Short-Duration High Frequency MegaHertz-Order Nanomechanostimulation Drives Early and Persistent Osteogenic Differentiation in Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Published 13 January 2022
Microporosity engineered printable silk/graphene hydrogels and their cytocompatibility evaluations
Published 1 June 2022
Biophysical Regulations of Epigenetic State and Notch Signaling in Neural Development Using Microgroove Substrates
Published 13 July 2022
Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials: Scaffolds for Stem Cell Control
Published 6 January 2021
Diamond in the Rough: Toward Improved Materials for the Bone− Implant Interface
Published 25 June 2021
3D Printable Soy/Silk Hybrid Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering Applications
Published 30 August 2021
Nanoscale Molecular Quantification of Stem Cell–Hydrogel Interactions
Published 20 November 2020
Bacterial-nanostructure interactions: The role of cell elasticity and adhesion forces
Published 15 June 2019
