Research Expertise
Medical Devices and DiagnosticsThe following highlights our research expertise in this area:
Antibody-Based
Diagnostics for Clinical Chemistry and Bacteriology/Microbiology:
DNA Probes; immunoglobulin gene cloning; immunosensor development.
Biomedical Electronics:
Application of artificial intelligence in diagnostics; medical instrumentation
for bioengineering applications; systems for gait analysis; functional
electrical stimulation instrumentation; medical signal analysis; medical
image analysis software.
Biomedical Signal
Processing:
Algorithm development for medical healthcare applications; radiotherapy;
MRI; echocardiography; ultrasonic transducer design and development including
instrumentation
Cell and Tissue
Organ Engineering:
Differentiated immortalised cells for toxicity assessment and therapeutic
use- bone cells, liver cells, kidney cells; cellular toxicity assessment;
biomaterials; artificial organs; artificial organ design and construction;
artificial implant design and evaluation; biomaterials for blood-contacting
use; biomedical instrumentation; hybrid artificial organs and devices.
DNA Diagnostics:
Surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS)- detection of
specific defects in DNA, detection of cystic fibrosis, reliable detection
of multiple different DNA sequences in a single sample.
Fluorescence Photophysics:
In-vivo fluorescence lifetime sensing in clinical medicine; research in
glucose monitoring.
Forensic Science:
DNA analysis; forensic analysis of weapons and explosives; drug detection.
Genomics and
DNA Profiling:
Signal processing for genome analysis Immunodiagnostics: Antibody-based
diagnostics for clinical chemistry and bacteriology/microbiology; DNA
probes; immunoglobulin gene cloning; immunosensor development.
Inorganic chemistry:
NMR techniques; development of surface enhanced raman spectroscopy (SERRS)
for diagnostic applications; NMR of cell/drug interactions; molecular
diagnostics; biogenic amines; metal complexes for diagnostic NMR.
Lasers and Optoelectronics:
Laser biophotonics; optically based diagnostic treatment systems; medical
instrumentation; ophthalmic diagnostics; multi-photon imaging; laser scanning
microscopy.
Medical Diagnostic
Devices and Instrumentation:
Point of care diagnostic systems; iontophoretic techniques for non-invasive
monitoring and drug delivery; sensors for bioreactors and cell engineering;
cellular probe analysis techniques; ophthalmic drug monitoring systems.
Membrane Technology: Membrane bioreactors for artificial liver systems.
Monoclonal Antibodies:
Production and use in diagnostics; catalytic antibodies research.
Orthotics and
Prosthetics:
Novel component development; improved treatment methods and devices; clinical
auditing of care provision; design and application development; applications
of silicone rubber; biomechanics of transfemoral socket design CAD/CAM;
casting, cast rectification and alignment repeatability in prosthetics;
correction afforded by "sustentaculum tali" rectification; orthotic techniques
in cerebral palsy; develop computer software to allow automated data capture
of ultrasound image; digital methods to create and store lasts for footwear;
evaluation of prosthetic knee units; gait analysis; hydrostatic pressure
casting of prosthetic sockets; immersive virtual environments for training
powered wheelchair users; influence of prosthetic component choice on
rehabilitation of lower limb amputees; introduction and evaluation of
pre-preg orthoses; loading of knee-ankle-foot orthoses; lower limb orthotic
biomechanics; manufacture of prosthetic components using digital technologies;
mechanical support of sprained ankles; mechanical testing of prosthetic
sockets; MRI study of soft tissue displacement within two types of socket;
neuro-biomechanics pilot study; orthotic management of arthrogryposis
multiplex congenita and foot and ankle in stroke; orthotic service outcome
measurement; paediatric orthotics; prosthetics outcome measures; psychology
and amputation; shape of trans-tibial sockets; survey of packaging posing
the greatest opening problems; trials of prototype sensor socket for trans-tibial
amputees; ultrasound study of residual femoral movement in transfemoral
sockets.
Superconducting
Quantum Inference Devices (SQUIDS):
Human physiology studies using SQUID technology (foetal, spinal, neurological
and visual system analysis)
Ultrasonics:
Transducer and array design for biomedical applications; ultrasonic
drug delivery control systems.
Departments and Specialist Centres
The areas of research
described in the above section represent the activities of a number of University
departments and specialist centres including:
Pure and Applied
Chemistry
Bioscience
Statistics
and Modelling Science
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Institute of Photonics
Immunology
Physics
National Centre
for Orthotics and Prosthetics
Bioengineering Unit
Chemical and Process
Engineering
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering
Strathclyde Institute
for Biomedical Sciences
Strathclyde Institute for Drug Research
Cancer Research
Campaign Formulation Unit
Centre for Biophotonics
