Behzad Shiroud Heidari
Research Profile
Behzad is a passionate Polymer Engineer with a vision to create functional polymers and biomaterials for different applications. His expertise spans knowledge in the formulation and design of bio/polymer composites to improve their properties for different usages, especially for biomedical applications.
Before starting his PhD studies in Australia, Behzad worked with medical-grade polymers both in industry and university for several years. He started his PhD journey in the University of Western Australia and Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research by being awarded the Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC) PhD Scholarship and Science Industry PhD Fellowship in 2018. Behzad’s PhD project, which involved an industrial partnership with Orthocell, focused on developing different biodegradable materials for tendon and ligament tissue engineering. His aim was to fabricate and functionalise the scaffolds based on the specific properties of the native tissues.
Supervisors
Adjunct A/Prof Barry Doyle, Prof Minghao Zheng and A/Prof Elena De-Juan-Pardo
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Keywords: Bio/Nanocomposites | 3D printing | Tendon Tissue Engineering | Biodegradation | Polymer processing