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  • Sky News Reports on our Mineralisation Platform for Enamel Regeneration.

    • 5 June 2018

    Sky News has reported on the recent advancements of our group’s research in guided biomineralisation for the regeneration of enamel (led by Dr Sherif Elsharkawy). The findings were initially reported in Nature Communications. Read the publication here. Click here to see the original article by Sky News.

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  • The European Research Council Highlights our work on Hierarchical Mineralisation.

    • 4 June 2018

    Our research in guided biomineralisation for the regeneration of enamel (led by Dr Sherif Elsharkawy) has been highlighted on the website of the European Research Council. The findings have been reported in Nature Communications. Read the publication here. Click here to see the original page by the European Research Council and learn more about the technology.

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  • The Telegraph Reports on our Mineralisation Platform for Enamel Regeneration.

    • 3 June 2018

    Newspaper The Telegraph has reported on our group’s research in guided biomineralisation for the regeneration of enamel (led by Dr Sherif Elsharkawy). The findings were originally reported in Nature Communications. Read the publication here. Click here to see the original article by The Telegraph.

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  • The Times Reports on our Mineralisation Platform for Enamel Regeneration.

    • 2 June 2018

    An news article has been published in newspaper The Times featuring our group’s research in guided biomineralisation for the regeneration of enamel (led by Dr Sherif Elsharkawy) The findings have also been reported in Nature Communications. Read the publication here. Click here to see the original article by The Times and learn more about the story.

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  • Alvaro Mata to give keynote address in the FIRM 2017 symposium

    • 21 February 2017

    Alvaro Mata has been invited to give a keynote lecture in the 2017 Future Innovators of Regenerative Medicine (FIRM) Symposium. The talk will focus on enabling biomaterials and biofabrication technologies for regenerative medicine. The 2017 FIRM Symposium will take place in Girona, Spain. September 2017.

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  • Arturo Jose Mendoza Meinhardt wins the best UK Polymer Graduate Award in 2016

    Arturo Jose Mendoza Meinhardt awarded 2016 RH Craven Award by IOM3
    • 4 December 2016

    Arturo Jose Mendoza Meinhardt, who graduated last year with a 1st class BEng degree in Materials Science and Engineering, and is now a PhD in the Mata group, has been awarded the RH Craven Award of the Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining (IOM3), given to the best UK materials graduate in with excellence in polymers of the year 2016.

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  • Patent Granted: Aligned Nanofiber Bundle Assemblies

    • 9 November 2016

      (Image credit: Nature Materials 2008) A US Patent has been assigned to Northwestern University, listing Alvaro Mata as an inventor. The team of inventors in the patent also include Samuel I. Stupp, Shuming Zhang, and Megan A. Greenfield. In particular, the invention relates to aligned nanofiber bundle assemblies formed of peptide amphiphiles. These aligned nanofiber

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