Category: AMM Research Highlights

Tissue engineering strategies to model homeostatic variations of extracellular matrix   Challenge we’re trying to solve Aging and diseased states, such as cancer and inflammation, are responsible for the stiffening of tissues. The increase of tissue...

Polynerve – an advanced nerve guide conduit for peripheral nerve repair   Challenge we’re trying to solve Traumatic peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is common and mainly affects the upper limbs of young economically active adults, of both genders. PNI...

Peptide hydrogels: from seed funding to commercialisation   Challenge we’re trying to solve One of the key engineering challenges in the life science and biomedical sectors is the design and manufacture of bespoke, fully defined non-animal derived...

The Manchester smart neuro-therapies platform   Challenge we’re trying to solve Chronic musculoskeletal pain is pain lasting for more than 3 months and includes arthritis, low back pain, and fibromyalgia, and affects more than one-third of the UK...

2D inks for imaging cell therapies Challenge we're trying to solve Cell therapy demonstrates great potential for the treatment of many diseases. A major challenge to develop cell therapies has been the inability to effectively monitor the location...