DrBehnam Akhavan
Honorary Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering
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- Honorary Senior LecturerFaculty of Engineering
Research projects & supervision summary
Dr Akhavan's current research focuses on plasma surface and interface engineering of bone implants, synthetic blood vessels, and artificial nerves. Dr Akhavan's other current projects include surface engineering of adsorbents for water purification and deposition of thin solid films for sustainability and energy storage applications.
- There are a number of projects available for Honours/Masters students, PhD candidates and visiting academics. Potential candidates are welcome to contact me for further information.
RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONAtmospheric Pressure Plasma Surface Engineering of Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications.
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONBio-functional porous materials as efficient platforms for stem cell expansion
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONComputational Modelling for Plasma Research Translation
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONDetermining the mechanisms and applications of covalent bonding between atmospheric pressure plasma jet activated surfaces and biomolecules
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONDevelopment of an advanced drug delivery system to prevent and treat breast cancer bone metastasis
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONDevelopment of physical models for plasma treatment of 3D porous materials and the case for widespread deployment of Finite Element Analysis to modernise plasma research.
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONEngineering Plasma-Polymerised Nanoparticles for Breast Cancer Therapy
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONHigh Yield Production and Biofunctionalization of Plasma Polymerized Nanoparticles for Applications in Biomedicine
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONHybrid Coatings for Surface Engineering of 3D Printed Stem Cell-Based Tissue Engineering Scaffolds
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONInvestigating the regulation of 3D hierarchical collagen nanofibril-mimetic scaffolds on MSC behaviour.
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONPlasma surface engineering of porous materials for biomedical applications
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONPlasma Synthesis of Organic Nanoparticles: Links Between Plasma Process Parameters and Nanoparticle Characteristics
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONPlasma-engineered coatings for surface modification of implantable medical devices
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONRobust Solid Hydrogel Structures for Biomedical Engineering
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONSolid-Hydrogel Hybrid Structural Materials for Biomedical Devices and Applications
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONStable Plasma-Engineered Films for Surface Modification of Blood-Contacting Medical Devices
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONTargeting LHRH Receptors and Cancer Stem Cells in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Using Plasma-Polymerised Nanoparticles and Novel Therapeutics
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONThe development of protein-functionalised plasma polymer biointerfaces for orthopaedic applications
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONThe development of solid-hydrogel hybrid structures as versatile nerve guide conduits