Sheffield Hallam University Researchers from BMRC and MERI are developing a potential new cure for back pain

A multi-million pound revolutionary research project which aims to regenerate damaged spinal discs and cure back pain, has begun at Sheffield Hallam University.

Dr. Simon Partridge is a Research Associate within Polymers, Nanocomposites and Modelling Research Centre. He is part of a strong research group working primarily in the field of Polymers and Nanocomposites within Materials and Engineering Research Institute.

The PCAS group have developed a number of materials for use in the biomedical arena

The ability of a polymer to gel when subjected to stimuli is of considerable importance in the production of smart polymers

Shape Memory Polymers (SMP), as their title suggest, have the intriguing ability to change from a temporary intermediate shape back to their fixed, permanent shape