Synchrotron X-ray based characterisation of structure and function of biological tissues and biomaterials. Imaging and tomography on Diamond Light Source Diamond Manchester Branchline (I13-2) using propagation based phase contrast imaging of several different types of materials, including lymph nodes (A) with Prof James Moore Jr, time resolved imaging of materials processes: in situ sintering of bioactive glasses (B); deformation of fibrous materials; sol to gel transitions of stimuli responsive materials (E). Phase contrast high resolution imaging of cells on 3D printed and electrospun scaffolds (C). In collaboration with Prof Peter Lee multiscale correlative imaging of additive manufactured bone Ti-implants (G) with nanoSIMS, histology and microCT. We have also performed experiments on other beamlines to conduct scattering, diffraction and spectroscopy of biomaterials, including: long duration experiment of mineralisation and demineralisation of dentine; texture evolution during 3D printing; structure formation on gelation; reactions of biomaterials in physiologically relevant media.
