Iman Roohani

Dr Roohani is an Associate Professor at the School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Sydney (USyd). His research focuses on the intersection of biology and materials science to explore fundamental biological questions and develop innovative biomaterials for a range of biomedical applications, including translational medicine. His work investigates how cells interact with surfaces and biological entities, particularly their responses to topographical and biochemical signals on various substrates. Dr Roohani's research is also directed towards translational programmes aimed at pioneering novel tissue engineering and 3D bioprinting strategies to regenerate damaged and diseased musculoskeletal tissues, and developing novel bioceramics. He has led advancements in bioceramics, polymeric biomaterials, and 3D printing technologies. Dr Roohani is the recipient of two prestigious fellowships: the National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship and the Sydney Musculoskeletal Health Fellowship. He has authored more than 90 publications, with an h-index of 42. He has pioneered nanoscale printing of bone mimickes constructs and  is also the inventor of a single-stage biofabrication technique, COBICS, which creates a 3D heterogeneous bone-analogous microenvironment, and Sr-HT-Gahnite, a bioceramic composition licensed by Allegra Orthopaedics. His work has secured over $2 million in funding and has led to translational outcomes, inventions, and numerous accolades, including being a finalist for the Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology in 2023 and the Young Investigator Award of the Year in 2021 (TERMIS). 

Available projects:

• Nanoscale 3D printing of ceramics and hydrogels
• Bone tissue on chips
• Biofabrication of bioinspired filamented tissues
• Biofabrication and bioprinting of functional tissues
• 3D printing of scaffolds with topological optimisation (lattice, curvature and microstructure)
• Next-generation bioceramics, bioactive glasses, and glass-ceramics
• Anti-senescent biomaterials
• Cell-modulating 3D nanointerfaces
• Damage-tolerant, lightweight materials
• Microgels and granular hydrogels
• Tough or injectable hydrogels for biomedical applications
• Artificial connective tissues and biofunctional membranes
• Antibacterial materials
• Multifunctional bone cements