Research

UCL Mechanical Engineering is home to diverse, world-leading enigneering research in the Biomechanical, Energy and the Environment, Marine and Materials, Structures & Manufacturing fields. Find out more about our research and how it is changing the world.

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Biomechanical Engineering

Energy and the Environment

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Marine

Materials, Structures and Manufacturing

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Research Highlights

Imaging intact human organs with local resolution of cellular structures using hierarchical phase-contrast tomography" C. L. Walsh, P. Tafforeau, W. L. Wagner, D. J. Jafree, A. Bellier, C. Werlein, M. P. Kühnel, E. Boller, S. Walker-Samuel, J. L. Robertus, D. A. Long, J. Jacob, S. Marussi, E. Brown, N. Holroyd, D. D. Jonigk, M. Ackermann and P. D. Lee. Nature Methods, November 2021.
"Metal-based nanoparticles for combating antibiotic resistance" Esra Altun, Mehmet Onur Aydogdu1, Etelka Chung, Guogang Ren, Shervanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam, and Mohan Edirisinghe. Applied Physics Review, October 2021
“Astigmatic traction force microscopy (aTFM)” Di Li, Huw Colin-York, Liliana Barbieri, Yousef Javanmardi, Yuting Guo, Kseniya Korobchevskaya, Emad Moeendarbary, Dong Li & Marco Fritzsche. Nature Communications volume 12, April 2021
“A Solid‐State Battery Cathode with a Polymer Composite Electrolyte and Low Tortuosity Microstructure by Directional Freezing and Polymerization” C. Huang, Leung, C.L.A., Leung, P., Grant, P. S. Advanced Energy Materials October 2020
“Current methodologies and approaches for the formation of core–sheath polymer fibers for biomedical applications” Sunthar Mahalingam, Rupy K. Matharu, Shervanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam, and Mohan Edirisinghe. Applied Physics Reviews. Volume 7, issue 4, October 2020
“Personal protective equipment (PPE) for vitreoretinal surgery during COVID-19” Aman Chandra, Richard Haynes, Ian Eames, Melanie Hingorani & Louisa Wickham et al Nature “Eye”, Volume 34 Issue 5, May 2020

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