PhD Studentship in Fabrication of three-dimensional printed drug-eluting devices for women’s health applications

; University of Greenwich, United Kingdom

Updated: 3 months ago
Location: Greenwich, ENGLAND
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 29 Feb 2024

Advancements in 3-diemnsional printing (3DP) technologies and material science have contributed to the efforts to achieve local delivery of drugs to specific disease sites with minimal systemic effects such as with Implantable drug delivery devices. The technology offers the unique opportunity to create complex designs, but limited research has been done to 3D print drug loaded implants for women’s health applications. Therefore, the aim of this project will be to develop 3D printed drug-eluting implants for women’s health applications to achieve tailored drug release profiles. A systematic investigation of key process parameters impacting drug release will be performed.

Based at the School of Science at the University of Greenwich (Medway campus), the successful candidate will join a diverse community of researchers. The research training for the student will be divided into two main areas:

  • Technical training
  • Practical training on experimental design, 3D printing techniques including using CAD software packages and printing software packages. This is in addition to characterisation techniques such as mechanical analysis and in vitro testing.
  • Students will be guided, encouraged, and supported in applying to external technical training courses relevant to the project.
  • Research communication and impact

    • Training and mentoring focusing on communicating research output (such as peer-reviewed publications and conferences) and potential impact will be provided to complement additional training provided as part of the University of Greenwich doctoral training organised by the university’s Research & Enterprise Training Institute (RETI).

    Bursary available (subject to satisfactory performance):  line with UKRI rate.

    In addition, the successful candidate will receive a contribution to tuition fees equivalent to the university’s Home rate, currently £4,596 (FT) or pro-rata (PT), for the duration of their scholarship.  International applicants will need to pay the remainder tuition fee for the duration of their scholarship.

    This fee is subject to an annual increase.


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