Dr Sarah Upson
- Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology
- Christchurch House C210, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
Biography
I am a Lecturer of Pharmacology with the Faculty of Science and Technology.
My research focuses on the design, fabrication and testing of biomaterials such as hydrogels, biodegradable polymers and biosynthetic conjugates towards optimising biocompatibility, and tissue integration.
Previous postdoctoral research projects include –
Working within the FP7 RESTORATION project to design, develop and synthesise biodegradable polymers for mandible fixation devices, alongside producing a biocompatible adhesive system intended to circumvent the use of screws in mandible reduction surgery.
A project co-written by myself and Dr Ferriera-Duarte entitled ‘development of PHBV-collagen fibrous membranes via Forcespinning™’, funding for this project was obtained from Medical Devices Innovation UK, through a sandpit collaboration with UCL and Leeds Universities. I conducted interdisciplinary research that focused on the synthesis of collagen conjugated poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate) and poly(caprolactone)... Utilising Forcespinning™, to create an efficient and scalable process to manufacture nano and micro polymer fibrous membranes for use in tendon repair.
My current research includes the development of hybrid biomaterial systems consisting of degradable polymers and hydrogels for use in tissue engineering.
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- McColgan-Bannon, K.I.S., Upson, S., Gentile, P., Tausif, M., Russell, S., Dalgarno, K. and Ferreira, A.M., 2019. Biomimetic properties of force-spun PHBV membranes functionalised with collagen as substrates for biomedical application. Coatings, 9 (6).
