Get To Know Miss Essyrose Mathew

 

 

 

I am a student representative on the APS Emerging technologies focus group. I am currently beginning my third year of studies in my PhD at Queen’s University Belfast with my main interest being in additive manufacturing. My interest in the field of 3D printing began during my undergraduate degree in Pharmaceutical Science, where I was able to undergo a year long research project in the area of Fused Deposition Modelling for fabrication of drug eluding catheters. This gave me a great insight into research culture and the area of 3D Printing. I then applied for a PhD position within Queens University due to my desire to continue in the area of research and additive manufacturing. Currently my research is focusing on the use of resin based 3D printing for transdermal drug delivery devices. I have been developing 3D printed microneedle arrays using Digital Light Processing, with expertise in other methods of 3D printing including Fused deposition modelling, Stereolithography and LCD based 3D printing. Recently I have also been exploring the area of 3D printing and microfluidics, which is another emerging technology with a lot of interest in recent years.

 

I decided to join the emerging technologies group as I was keen to understand the area of additive manufacturing at a deeper level and get to the hot topics in this research area.  New technologies are continuously growing and evolving; therefore it is exciting that this platform has been set up to highlight interesting areas of research. By joining the APS I have already been able to attend some webinars hosted by the Emerging technologies focus group, as well as attend the APS annual conference and also access talks from other focus groups within APS.

 

I am looking forward to this focus group acting as a platform to share new ideas and topics to bring greater attention to these relatively novel fields. It is also a great place to share our own work and gain the input of like-minded peers.

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