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    • Development of a new bone scaffold for the treatment of large bone defects 

      Zhou, Keran; Cao, Tom Zhi; Brennan Fournet, Margaret; Devine, Declan (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)
      Large bone defects are typically caused by incidents such as fractures, diseases, trauma or surgeries. Worldwide more that 3/5 million bone grafts (either autografts or allografts) are performed each year.

    • Orthopaedic 3D printing in orthopaedic medicine. 

      Brennan Fournet, Margaret; Azman, Farah Alwani Binti; Günbay, Suzan; Chen, Yuanyuan; Devine, Declan M. (Springer, 2019-09-17)
      Orthopaedic surgeries are commonly extremely challenging, and innovations are required to overcome a series of recognised difficulties and improve patient outcomes. Complications, in particular, the high occurrence of ...

    • Preclinical assessment of biomimetic and bioactive bone regeneration scaffold in femoral condyle defect of Sprague Dawley rats. 

      Azaman, Farah Alwani; Brennan Fournet, Margaret (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020)
      A fabricated biomimetic bone scaffold, incorporating osteogenic factors, presents a promising alternative to traditional autologous and allogeneic bone fracture treatments. Here, the principles of biology and engineering ...

    • Turning agricultural waste into wealth: production of sustainable cellulose for hydroponic farming 

      Araujo, Jeovan; Brennan Fournet, Margaret; Chen, Yuanyuan (Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)
      Globally, it is estimated that approximately 998 million of agricultural wasteis produced yearly. This enormous amount of waste has become a matter of great public concern. However, agricultural waste is a natural resource ...

    • We have a solution for plastic pollution! 

      Azeem, Mohammad; Adly, Olivia; Devine, Declan; Brennan Fournet, Margaret (Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022-01)
      Most plastics degradation methods are currently inefficient and are limited by processing difficulties, quality loss and diminished value. This research focuses on the development of novel ultra-green chemical recycling ...