BioE Design Lab · Research

Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering

This research applies computational mechanics, design optimisation and additive manufacturing to the mechanical assessment and design of dental structures and tissue scaffolds.

01 / Research overview

Mechanical analysis of biomedical structures

Biomedical structures need to balance geometry, material behaviour and manufacturing constraints. My collaborative work examines these relationships through modelling, design optimisation and experimental evidence.

Dental structures: investigating fracture and manufacturing challenges in thin ceramic restorations.
Tissue scaffolds: designing porous structures while accounting for material and geometric variability.
Mechanical assessment: connecting computational predictions with tests of fabricated structures.

02 / Projects

Research projects

Completed study · 2026

Contactless support for ultrathin dental veneers

A collaborative study explored a contactless support strategy for digital light processing of zirconia veneers. It investigated how avoiding direct support contact could reduce damage during support removal, with fabricated parts assessed for accuracy and flexural strength.

Related publication

Contactless support for ultrathin zirconia dental veneers ↗Bhat et al. · Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials · 2026DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2026.107573 ↗

Completed study · 2023

Scaffold design under manufacturing uncertainty

Research on 3D-printed ceramic tissue scaffolds considered variations in geometry and material properties within a multiobjective optimisation framework. The study addresses the gap between an idealised scaffold design and the variability of fabrication.

Related publication

Nondeterministic multiobjective optimization of 3D printed ceramic tissue scaffolds ↗Entezari et al. · Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials · 2023DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105580 ↗

03 / Collaboration

Research collaboration

For research collaboration on dental structures, tissue scaffolds or the mechanical behaviour of biomedical materials, please get in touch with a brief outline of your interests.

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