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REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

We are exploring the use of our peptide hydrogel platforms within regenerative medicine including their use for stem cell delivery in dental and spinal care in collaboration with researchers at the School of Dentistry and School of Mechanical Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast.

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DRUG DELIVERY

Self-assembled peptides are composed of amino acid building blocks which assemble, via intermolecular interactions into nanomaterial structures, in response to physiological stimuli including: pH, temperature, ionic strength, and the presence of specific enzymes. By modifying the amino acid sequence we can control whether these peptides assemble into hydrogels composed of nanofibers or peptide nanotube structures. […]

BIOMATERIALS AND MEDICAL DEVICES

Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are estimated to cost the NHS £1 billion per annum, of these medical device infections account for half of all cases. Intravascular catheters are commonly inserted in hospital and outpatient settings to administer drugs, provide nutritional support and monitor patients. They include peripheral and central venous catheters, arterial catheters and haemodialysis […]

WOUND HEALING

Chronic wounds are amongst the most debilitating and burdensome healthcare disorders impacting society with a UK incidence of 575,600 patients annually costing the NHS up to £3.1billion per year. The scale of this problem will escalate due to an increase in factors that contribute to chronic wounds, for example increased life expectancy (a more elderly […]

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  • garry.laverty@qub.ac.uk
  • School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland. BT97BL
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