Staff Profile
Babis Tzivelekis
Research Associate in Bioprinting Tech.
Background
Currently postdoctoral researcher in the field of biofabrication, with specialisation in additive manufacturing and microfabrication for the medical sector. PhD research on materials, methods and systems for novel microfluidic diagnostic devices. Mechanical engineering background with previous experience in smart design and manufacturing.
Research
• 2021- today: Process Control and Novel Materials for the Reactive Jet Impingement (REJI) Process.
This research focuses on a new 3D printing technique called Reactive Jet Impingement (ReJI) which can be used for biofabrication. The ReJI technique has some advantages over existing techniques in terms of the number of cells it can deposit within a certain volume, and in terms of the range of the materials and shapes which it can print on.
Aim of this research is the application of the technology to the development of clinically relevant tissue models for liver cancer and cardiac tissue engineering.
• 2020-2021: Bioresorbable polymer composites manufacturing for bone fixation applications.
This research focuses on a new 3D printing technique called Reactive Jet Impingement (ReJI) which can be used for biofabrication. The ReJI technique has some advantages over existing techniques in terms of the number of cells it can deposit within a certain volume, and in terms of the range of the materials and shapes which it can print on.
Aim of this research is the application of the technology to the development of clinically relevant tissue models for liver cancer and cardiac tissue engineering.
• 2020-2021: Bioresorbable polymer composites manufacturing for bone fixation applications.
Publications
- Naseem R, Tzivelekis C, German MJ, Gentile P, Ferreira-Duarte A, Dalgarno K. Strategies for Enhancing Polyester-Based Materials for Bone Fixation Applications. Molecules 2021, 26(4), 992.
- Tzivelekis C, Selby MP, Batet A, Madadi H, Dalgarno K. Microfluidic chip fabrication and performance analysis of 3D printed material for use in microfluidic nucleic acid amplification application. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 2021, 31(3), 035005.
- Tzivelekis C, Sgardelis P, Waldron K, Whalley R, Huo D, Dalgarno K. Fabrication routes via projection stereolithography for 3D-printing of microfluidic geometries for nucleic acid amplification. PLoS ONE 2020, 15(10), e0240237.