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Thomas Green BSc (Hons), MSc

Mr Thomas Green

(he/him)

BSc (Hons), MSc

Teams and roles for Thomas Green

Overview

Currently I am undertaking my PhD as a member of the Biomaterials Research Group at the School of Dentistry, Cardiff University.

My primary interests lie within the fields of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, with a particular focus on modulation of the host response in order to enhance repair and functional recovery of damaged or diseased tissue.

I aim to undertake multi-disciplinary research, working collaboratively with other members of academia as well as industry. Moreover, I have been fortunate enough to work closely with members of the High-Value Manufacturing Group within the School of Engineering, which had given me a broader understanding of the analytical techniques available for characterisation of biomaterial properties.

Publication

2024

Conferences

Research

The overall focus of my research is within the field of biomaterials and tissue engineering, with the primary objective of my PhD being to investigate how laser surface texturing (LST) of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) can be used to modulate the host reponse following biomaterial implantation.

In consideration of the clinical translation of the research, this project aims to contribute to an improvement in the post-operative healing rate and long term joint functionality following orthopaedic implantation. 

Within the scope of this project, the following matters will be investigated:

  • The influence of LST on the topology, chemistry (composition and crystalline structure), and functional properties (wettability, free energy, corrosivity) of BMGs.
  • The influnce of LST on the interactions between orthopaedic BMG models and blood serum proteins.
  • The influence of LST on the host response, with particular consideration of the modulation of macrophages.
  • The propensity of LST of BMGs to promote tissue regeneration following orthopaedic implantation.  

Finally I wish to thank all of my supervisors, both within the School of Dentistry - Dr Wayne Nishio, and the School of Engineering - Professor Emmanuel Brousseau, Dr Samuel Bigot, and Dr Debajyoti Bhaduri, for their ongoing support of my research.

Thesis

Antimicrobial and regenerative laser-textured bulk metallic glass biomaterials

Biography

  • October 2023 - Present: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), School of Dentistry, Cardiff University.
  • September 2021 - October 2022: Master of Science (MSc) in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, School of Dentistry, Cardiff University.
  • September 2016 - June 2019: Bachelor of Science with honours (BSc) in Natural Sciences, University of Exeter.

Supervisors

Wayne Nishio

Wayne Nishio

Senior Lecturer in Biomaterials

Contact Details

Email GreenTD@cardiff.ac.uk

Research themes

Specialisms

  • Regenerative medicine
  • Biomaterials
  • Tissue engineering