The overall goal of the research within our centre is to develop biologically related materials and devices which will ultimately improve human health. Our research work is divided into two main categories:

(i) Biodiagnostic & Drug Discovery devices, and
(ii) Artificial tissue matrices for implants into the human body.

Both of these areas require the preparation of novel materials and devices, usually microscopic/colloidal in nature, which have been fashioned to contain designed nanostructure (i.e, structure on the nanometer size scale).