The biomedical and biological materials and manufacturing (BBMM) pillar primarily conducts research in the following areas: cardiovascular engineering and biotechnology, design and manufacturing of the next generation of prosthetic heart valves and other medical devices, hemodynamics and computational fluid dynamics, surgical simulation and bio-robotics/Bio MEMs/NEMs.
An ear sample printed by the gelatin-based hydrogel using a stereolithography 3D bioprinting system (courtesy of Dr. Keekyoung Kim).
Mechanics of Atherosclerosis (courtesy of Dr. Hadi Mohammadi).
Leads
Dr. Adriano Manso
Associate Professor
Faculty of Dentistry
Vancouver Campus
amanso@dentistry.ubc.ca
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Dr. Sepideh Pakpour
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering
Okanagan Campus
sepideh.pakpour@ubc.ca
Webpage
Cluster News
March 25, 2020
Floating human plasma helps researchers detect diseases like opioid addiction.
May 8, 2019
A new study from researchers at UBC Okanagan takes a big step towards making a device that can encapsulate cells much faster, cheaper and more effective.
April 1, 2019
Researchers at UBC have created the first-ever nanocomposite biomaterial heart-valve developed to reduce or eliminate complications related to heart transplants.