DrIan Woods
StAR Lecturer
Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine
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- StAR LecturerAnatomy and Regenerative Medicine
RESEARCH OVERVIEW
Additive manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing, electrospinning and meltelectrowriting - specifically nano and micro-scale interactions between the cell and material surface.
Biomimetic design and the incorporation of natural polymers into tissue engineering scaffolds.
Regenerative medicine in the areas of bone, vascular and central nervous tissue.
The development of conductive biomaterials for electrostimulation of cells.
Biomimetic design and the incorporation of natural polymers into tissue engineering scaffolds.
Regenerative medicine in the areas of bone, vascular and central nervous tissue.
The development of conductive biomaterials for electrostimulation of cells.
GRANTS
- FUNDED PROJECTStudent Selected Projects (SSP) 2027RCSI1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027
- FUNDED PROJECTDevelopment of miRNA-activated microporous annealed particle (miR-MAP) hydrogels for traumatic brain injury repairResearch Ireland1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028
- FUNDED PROJECTDevelopment of miRNA-activated microporous annealed particle (miR-MAP) hydrogels for traumatic brain injury repairRCSI1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028
- FUNDED PROJECTFlexi-Stim: Flexible Electrodes with Anatomical Shape Memory for Therapeutic Electrical StimulationAnatomical Society25 May 2026 - 17 Jul 2026
- FUNDED PROJECTBioelectronic Gene-Activated Granular Hydrogels for Traumatic Brain Injury RepairEnterprise Ireland27 Mar 2026 - 26 Mar 2028
- FUNDED PROJECTResearch Support FundsRCSI1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2030
- FUNDED PROJECTMX-REGEN: MXene-functionalized 3D-printed electroconductive scaffolds for spatially-controlled enhancement of pro-regenerative electrical stimulation for neurotrauma repair.Royal Society / Royal Society (UK)1 Oct 2025 - 30 Sep 2033
- FUNDED PROJECTMX-REGEN: Electroconductive MXene-functionalized micro-mesh hydrogels as a minimally-invasive approach to regeneration of traumatic brain injuries.Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Sep 2025 - 31 Jan 2026
- FUNDED PROJECTCollaborative Initiative 2023/24RCSI1 Sep 2023 - 28 Feb 2025
- FUNDED PROJECTTesting the efficacy of a bioengineered drug eluting synthetic dural patch for spinal cord injury repair applicationsAnatomical Society1 Aug 2023 - 9 Oct 2023
- GRANTCharlemont Grant Co-fundRCSI21 Jul 2023 - 24 Nov 2023
- FUNDED PROJECTManufacture of Electroconductive Shape- memory Microfiber Implants for CNS repairEnterprise Ireland23 May 2023 - 22 May 2025
- GRANTMESHMETIC: Microgels containing Electroconductive Structures through Hydrodynamic Manufacture for Electroconductive Therapies and Injectable treatments for CNS repair.Enterprise Ireland23 May 2023
- GRANTTesting the efficacy of a bioengineered drug eluting synthetic dural patch for spinal cord injury repair applicationsAnatomical Society12 May 2023People funded by this grant:
- Dervan A
- GRANTElecTrophINK: An electroconductive biomimetic hydrogel system for spinal cord repair applicationsRoyal Irish Academy1 Mar 2023 - 24 Nov 2023
- GRANTGOIPD/2021/262Irish Research Council1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2023People funded by this grant: