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Faculty Search Research Seminar: Maryam Tilton
March 13, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
ME Faculty Candidate Seminar:
“What is all the buzz about Additive Manufacturing (AM)?
Is AM the “Swiss Army Knife” for new discoveries in medicine?”
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Mayo Clinic
Monday, March 13, 2023, 11:00 am
2540 ME Grand Conference Room
GG Brown Building
Abstract:
Every year, millions of people worldwide suffer from tissue failure due to aging, acute and/or chronic injuries. Tissue-inspired structural and functional materials are designed to deliver unprecedented properties comparable to those of native human tissue. The emergence of such 3D functional structures would not be feasible without the recent advances in additive manufacturing (AM), also referred to as 3D printing. Over the past decade, several AM techniques have evolved to facilitate the development of 3D functional biomaterials mimicking complex physical, mechanical, and biological environments of native human tissue. In this talk, a brief overview of the design-process-function of metal-AM orthopedic implants will be presented. Next, we take a deep dive into the emerging topic of AM soft materials for tissue engineering applications. We will discuss different factors from bio-ink composition to AM process and structural design that contribute to scalable 3D bio-printing of functional scaffolds. Finally, we will discuss some of the current challenges and opportunities that arise through the adoption of AM within the field of regenerative medicine.
Bio:
Dr. Maryam Tilton is a NIH-T32 postdoctoral fellow in the Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Tilton received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 2020. Her research interests lie at the interface of advanced manufacturing and regenerative medicine. Her current research focuses on visible light-induced 3D bioprinting of functional and structural scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. Her graduate research was centered around developing metal-AM load-bearing implants and meta-biomaterials with enhanced biomechanical performance when compared to commercially available orthopaedic implants. During her graduate studies, she received several awards including DAAD RISE Professional Award (2019, Germany), Rising Stars in ME (2019, Stanford), and Funds for Excellence in Graduate Recruitment Assistantships (FEGR) Award (2016-2017, Penn State).