Pioneering technologies are changing the face of healthcare. Be part of a team promoting the quality of life for people around the world by harnessing the power of 3D printing and advanced biomaterials.
VIP ChallENG research goals
You will design, develop, manufacture and evaluate new medical implants with excellent robustness and multifunctionality using cutting-edge metal/polymer 3D printing.
This project has the potential to benefit millions of patients worldwide. It will fill a critical knowledge gap in the medical implant field by developing new topology-optimised designs and 3D printing processes to promote bone in-growth.
The research includes:
- Designing new bioactive and multifunctional (e.g., antibacterial) biomaterials to 3D print medical implants
- Designing and developing lattice structures using finite element analysis based on bio-mechanical topology optimisation
- Understanding the 3D printing process and post-processing treatments using an advanced in-situ monitoring system
- Optimising the 3D printing process using machine learning/date predictive modelling to achieve robust printed metal/polymer parts
- Modifying the surfaces of 3D printed lattice structures to enhance (osseointegration) bone ingrowth/ ongrowth.
- Characterising the microstructure, bio (in vitro or in vivo) and mechanical properties of your 3D printed parts, then benchmarking them against similar products already available on the market
- Writing a real-world project management plan/business model for the 3D printing medical devices industry
ChallENG Area
Vertically Integrated Projects
Research Areas
- Additive manufacturing (3D printing)
- Medical devices (Orthopaedics/Spine)
- Biomechanics Biomaterials
- Join this team for
- Desired skills
- Industrial training
Credit
✔ 6 UoC per course
HOW IT WORKS
Professional Development
• Teamwork
• Leadership
• Design
• Communication
• Integrity
• Innovation and excellence
• Diversity
• Respect
• Resilience
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Medicine
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Management
- Marketing
- Commence
Conditions apply to receive Non-Traditional Industrial training for Vertically Integrated Projects. You will need to apply via the Industrial Training Student Portal for this Project before you commence so the days can count towards your Industrial Training (IT) program requirement (maximum 30 days). Being a member of a VIP team does not guarantee that you will receive a Non-Traditional IT placement and should not be the only motivating factor for joining a team.
Applications for ENG WIL IT are accepted during a student’s first term of enrolment in the VIP course. Students must complete a ChallENG Employer Evaluation form. Days will only be counted once the student has completed the VIP Course. Students must provide evidence of completion.
**Note – if students drop out of the course, no days will be counted.
Team Academic Leads
Dr. Xiaopeng Li
Senior Lecturer and Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow
Prof. Bill Walsh
Director - Surgical & Orthopaedic Research Laboratories