Adhesive Biomaterials

Adhesive Bio-materials for Tissue Repair

• Dr Antonio Lauto (School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Group Head)

Nanotechnology Undergraduate Students

Lauto Group:

Keywords: Bio-materials, Tissue Engineering, Laser Surgery, Biomedical Nano-Photonics 
Collaborators (internal): Prof. William Price (SBHS), Dr Michelle Moffitt (SBHS), Prof. John Morley (SoM), Prof. Vaughan Macefield (SoM), Prof. Jens Coorssen (SoM).
Collaborators (external): Dr Ron Clarke (University of Sydney), Prof. Gordon Wallace (University of Wollongong), Prof. Marcus Stoodley (Macquarie University), Dr Richard Mildren (Macquarie University), Prof. Leonardo Longo (University of Sienna), Dr U. Gunawardana (Eng).

Research: My research is focused on the development, characterisation and potential applications of novel laser-activated bio-adhesives for nerve and tissue repair. This multidisciplinary research spans the fields of tissue engineering and bio-materials to medical applications of laser technology and nanophotonics.
These are my current projects:

1. Adhesive Bio-materials for Nerve and Tissue Repair
2. Effect of Laser and Non-ionizing Radiation on Cells
3. Fabrication of Conducting Polymer Nerve Grafts

Doctor Antonio Lauto

BSc (1991), MSc (1995), PhD (2005)
A Lauto Publications  (PDF, 23kb)
A Lauto Curriculum Vitae (PDF, 37kb)

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Nanotechnology Undergraduate Project Students

Bernadette Ahling
"Enzymatic Degradation of Chitosan Adhesives"

Evan Tse
"Chemical Adhesion of Chitosan Films"

Tarn Montagu
"Low Power Laser Activation of Chitosan Adhesives"

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