Name: Biopolymers in your body
Start: 2017-05-15T
End: 2017-05-15T
Location: Australian High Commission

Our bodies immune systems are designed to reject invaders, but how do we make sure it doesn’t reject medical implants? Join us at the Australian High Commission for a night with scientists with an Aussie connection from Imperial College London. By purchasing tickets to this event you agree that you are happy for your contact name and email address to be shared with the Australian High Commission for security purposes. They may also wish to contact you with more exciting science events at the Australian High Commission from time to time.

Improving Implants

Dr Rylie Green (Senior Lecturer in Bioengineering)

What are the best coatings for medical implants?

Implants have come a long way since the wooden leg, but we’re constantly improving our medical technology. The paradigm is shifting to not settling with our bodies not rejecting the implant, but striving to encourage growth and repair?

Join Aussie Dr Rylie Green on a journey inside the body to discover cutting edge bioactive polymer technology.

Looking at biopolymers

Professor Anne Dell (Head of Life Sciences Department)

Professor Anne Dell is an Aussie biochemist and the head of the Department of Life Sciences at Imperial College London. Professor Dell's research group looks at extremely sensitive techniques for analysing biopolymers.

Your Hostess

Katie Silver (Science Journalist)

Katie Silver is an Australian health and science journalist, working with BBC World in London.

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