Dr. Nathan Quinlan | Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, NUI Galway, Ireland

Dr.Dimitrios Zeugolis

phone:    353 91 493166
fax:        353 91 563991
e-mail:    dimitrios.zeugolis

Research Interests

Biomaterials; Tissue Engineering; Bioengineering; Nanotechnology; Soft Tissue Repair / Regeneration (tendon, skin, cornea, nerve); Macromolecular Crowding; Extracellular Matrix Biology; Scaffold Stabilisation & Functionalisation; Directional Growth of Cells for Neotissue Formation; Sustained Release of Therapeutic Molecules; Drug Delivery / Release

Selected Publications

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Zeugolis, D.I., Paul, R.G. and Attenburrow, G. Reformed Collagen Fibres. In Medical Textiles and Biomaterials for Healthcare (2004), Editors: Anand, S.C., Miraftab, M., Rajendran, S., Kennedy, J.F. and King, M. W., Woodhead Publishing Limited, England, ISBN 1 85573 683 7

Zeugolis, D.I. (invited author), Chan, J. and Pandit, A. Tendons - Engineering Functional Tissues, in The Tissue Engineering Book: State of the Art, Visions, and Limitations, Editor Pallua, N., Springer Publisher (Under Preparation)

Zeugolis, D.I., Li, B., Lareu, R.R., Chan, C.K. and Raghunath, M. 'Collagen Solubility Testing, a Quality Assurance Step for Reproducible Electro-spun Nano-fibre Fabrication. A Technical Note.' Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition. 2008: 19(10): 1307-1317. Pubmed

Zeugolis, D.I., Khew, S.T., Yew, E.S., Ekaputra, A.K., Tong, Y.W., Yung, L.Y., Hutmacher, D.W., Sheppard, C. and Raghunath, M. 'Electro-spinning of Pure Collagen Nano-fibres - Just an Expensive Way to make Gelatin?' Biomaterials. 2008: 29(15): 2293-2305. Pubmed

Zeugolis, D.I., Panengad, P.P., Yew, E.S., Sheppard, C., Phan, T.T. and Raghunath, M. 'An In Situ and In Vitro Investigation for the Transglutaminase Potential in Tissue Engineering.' Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A. 2009: (In Press) Pubmed

Zeugolis, D.I., Paul, R.G. and Attenburrow, G. 'Cross-linking of Extruded Collagen Fibres – A Biomimetic Three-dimensional Scaffold for Tissue Engineering Applications.' Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A. 2009: 89(4): 895-908. Pubmed