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We have developed a novel pNIPAM-DMAc-Laponite® hydrogel loaded with hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HAPna), which can be maintained as a liquid ex vivo and be injected into the affected bone tissue site where body temperature triggers in situ gelation

Read accounts from previous and current MERI partners about the impact that our knowledge, expertise and research has had on their businesses

This project is focussed on developing new and improved impact protection materials and is part of a wider collaboration with the Centre for Sports Engineering Research and also Manchester Metropolitan University. A process to produce large area or volume isotropic, anisotropic and gradient one-piece auxetic foams is being developed, foams produced and characterised for their mechanical and impact response properties. Significant reductions in peak acceleration are being found for the auxetic foams relative to their conventional counterparts.

A research opportunity for postgraduate students providing training and experience in a wide range of topics related to the development of solar cells. They will also carry out this research in their home universities and start to replicate 'solar villages' in their own countries after completion of their PhD programme

Paula Castilho and Cesar Fernandes from the Chemistry Department at the University of Madeira identified and collected a useful, high surface area clay from Serra de Dentro which had a high structural iron content

Our academics and consultants help client determine opportunities for cost effective productivity and efficiency increases, assist in the reduction of waste from the manufacturing process and increase efficiency of production processes by automation

Visual controls are a key lean manufacturing principle. Visual displays and controls help keep things running as efficiently as they were designed to run and sharing information through visual tools helps keep production running smoothly and safely

Hallam Energy has expertise in heat transfer and thermal design, and has successfully applied their knowledge to help companies improve their products and processes and achieve a competitive advantage

We specialise in solving technical, environmental and economic issues associated with power generation from renewable and non-renewable energy sources

This project is a collaboration between the Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre (BMRC) and MERI, initially funded by SCH, with further funding via a SHU VC PhD scholarship matched by an external biomedical devices company. The overarching aim of the project is to develop a range of ‘auxetic’ porous scaffolds for eventual tissue engineering applications, which mimic the mechanical properties of soft tissues, promote migration, adhesion and differentiation of cells, and enable delivery of bioactive components.