Queen Mary, University of London - Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC) in Biomedical Materials

Focus on research of biomaterials and related areas.

The Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC) in Biomedical Materials was founded in 1991 by funding from the UK Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC).

Pankaj Vadgama, Prof., Director
James Elliott, Prof., Deputy Director
Dan Bader, Prof., Asst. Director
Steve Greenwald, Prof., Asst. Director

Mile End Road
London
E1 4NS
UK
Phone: +44-20-7882-5285
Fax: +44-20-8983-1799

Research topics at IRC are hard tissue replacement (bioceramics e.g. for skull bone reconstruction), orthopaedic cell and tissue engineering (mesenchymal stem cells seeded on RGD-functionalised polymers), biomaterials in dentistry and for drug delivery e.g. fluoride and monofluorophosphate releasing implants, forming and processing technology, for example the investigation of mechanical and surface properties of Polyurethane and construction of interfaces and sensors.