Materials for Additive Manufacturing

The subgroup pushes the boundaries of extrusion-based additive manufacturing to create reliable, multifunctional materials for demanding structural applications across the chemical, biomedical, energy, and transport industries.

KEY RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:

• Formulation and characterisation of advanced inks for bioprinting and robocasting
  
• Design and fabrication of customised metallic and ceramic scaffolds, lattices, and foams for biomedical and catalytic applications
  
• Additive manufacturing of titanium and customised titanium alloys for high-performance applications
  
• Biomimetic processing of calcium phosphate bone cements and non-sintered hydroxyapatite bone grafts
  
• Development and characterisation of biodegradable ceramic–metallic composites
  
• Investigation of cell–material interactions and material biodegradation
  
• Biofabrication of in vitro bone tissue models, both healthy and pathological
  

Head of Subgroup: Edgar Benjamin Montufar Jimenez, Ph.D.