Materials Engineering and Material-Tissue Interactions

Division C - Department of Engineering

The group is headed by Prof. Athina E. Markaki. Particular research interests within the group include fibre networks and open-cell scaffolds for tissue engineering, brain cancer cell migration, vascularisation of ECM-like hydrogel materials, and computational modelling of 3D vascular networks.

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Vacancy

We have a Research assistant/Research associate position available for in Vivo Testing of Biological Grafts for Haemodialysis Vascular Access (Fixed Term).

Research Assistant/ Research Associate PhD & MPhil Students
Xeno-Free Hydrogel

xeno-free hydrogel system for regenerative medicine

Ong, John, et al. "A clinically defined and xeno-free hydrogel system for regenerative medicine." Materials Futures (2026).

Biopolymers for Liver Tissue Engineering

Biopolymers for Liver Tissue Engineering

Ong, J., Zhao, J. J., Swift, C., & Markaki, A. E. (2025). Biopolymers for liver tissue engineering: a systematic review. Gels, 11(7), 525.

Physics-informed generative learning for retinal assessment

Physics-informed generative learning for retinal assessment

Brown, Emmeline E., et al. "Physics-informed deep generative learning for quantitative assessment of the retina." Nature Communications 15.1 (2024): 6859.

Densified collagen tubular grafts

Densified collagen tubular grafts

Justin, Alexander W., et al. "Densified collagen tubular grafts for human tissue replacement and disease modelling applications." Biomaterials Advances 145 (202