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Prof Elizabeth Tanner

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Professor of Biomedical Materials (Biomedical Engineering)
Adviser of Studies (Science and Engineering College Academic & Student Administration)

telephone: 0141 330 3733
email: Elizabeth.Tanner@glasgow.ac.uk

Research interests

Professor Liz Tanner joined the University of Glasgow in August 2007. Her first degree was in Engineering Science at the University of Oxford followed by a DPhil when she was based in the Nuffield Orthopaedic Engineering Centre, Oxford. She then joined the Department of Materials at Queen Mary University of London, progressing from research assistant through to in 1998 being appointed Professor of Biomedical Materials. She was also Associate Director of the IRC in Biomedical Materials from 1998 to 2001 and Dean of Engineering from 1999 to 2000. She has been a Visiting Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics, Lund University since 1998. In 2006 she was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Her research interests are the development and use of bioactive materials for bone augmentation and replacement. This work has mainly concentrated on the development of composites of polymers filled with bioactive ceramics based on the mineral phase of bone. One such material is HAPEX™, used in patients since 1988 and currently marketed by ApaTech Ltd (www.apatech.com). In parallel she has been involved in projects on the mechanical properties of bone and the effects of pathology.

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Number of items: 51.

2012

Ambrosio, L. and Tanner, E., (Eds.) (2012) Biomaterials for Spinal Applications. Woodhead Publishing :Ltd, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9781845699864

Gloria, A., De Santis, R., Ambrosio , L., and Tanner, K.E. (2012) Artificial intervertebral discs. In: Ambrosio , L. and Tanner, K E (eds.) Biomaterials for Spinal Applications. Woodhead Publishers Ltd, Cambridge, UK, pp. 295-312. ISBN 9781845699864

Raucci, M.C., Gloria, A., De Santis, R., Ambrosio, L., and Tanner, K.E. (2012) Introduction. In: Ambrosio, L. and Tanner, E. (eds.) Biomaterials for Spinal Applications. Woodhead Publishers Ltd, Cambridge, UK, pp. 1-38. ISBN 978184569-9864

Tanner, K.E. (2012) Effect of increased opacifier on mechanical properties of Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). In: Ambrosio, L. and Tanner, K.E. (eds.) Biomaterials for Spinal Applications. Woodhead Publishers Ltd, Cambridge, UK, pp. 385-403. ISBN 9781845699864

Savalani, M.M., Hao, L., Dickens, P.M. , Zhang, Y., Tanner, K.E. , and Harris , R.A. (2012) The effects and interactions of fabrication parameters on the properties of selective laser sintered hydroxyapatite polyamide composite biomaterials. Rapid Prototyping Journal, 18 (1). pp. 16-27. ISSN 1355-2546 (doi:10.1108/13552541211193467)

Noailly, J., Ambrosio, L. , Tanner, K.E. , Planell, J.A., and Lacroix, D. (2012) In silico evaluation of a new composite disc substitute with a L3–L5 lumbar spine finite element model. European Spine Journal . ISSN 0940-6719 (doi:10.1007/s00586-011-1716-7) (In Press)

2011

Wang, J-S., Flivik, G., Garellick, G., Kjellson, F., and Tanner, K. (2011) Modified femoral pressuriser generates a longer lasting high pressure during cement pressurisation. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 6 (54). ISSN 1749-799X

Gloria, A., De Santis, R., Ambrosio, L., Causa, F., and Tanner, K.E. (2011) A Multi-component Fiber-reinforced PHEMA-based Hydrogel/HAPEX™ Device for Customized Intervertebral Disc Prosthesis. Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 25 (8). pp. 795-810. ISSN 0885-3282 (doi:10.1177/0885328209360933)

Huesa, C., Yadav, M., Finnila, M.A.J., Goodyear, S.R., Robins, S.P., Tanner, K.R. , Aspden, R.M., Millán, J.L., and Farquharson, C. (2011) PHOSPHO1 is essential for mechanically competent mineralization and the avoidance of spontaneous fractures. Bone, 48 (5). pp. 1066-1074. ISSN 8756-3282 (doi:10.1016/j.bone.2011.01.010)

2010

Tanner, K.E. (2010) Bioactive composites for bone tissue engineering. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 224 (12). pp. 1359-1372. ISSN 0954-4119 (doi:10.1243/09544119JEIM823)

Tanner, K.E., and Dalby, M.J. (2010) Guest editorial: special issue on bone tissue engineering. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 224 (12). i-iv. ISSN 0954-4119

Pino, M., Chrzanowski, W. , Fabel, D. , Baklar, M., Stingelin , N., and Tanner, K (2010) Apatite deposition on NaOH-treated PEEK and UHMWPE films for artificial sclera materials of cornea implant. Advanced Biomaterials, 12 (7). B234-B244. ISSN 1438-1656 (doi:10.1002/adem.200980088)

Wang, D, Lucas, M. , and Tanner, K. (2010) Surrogate bone materials for assessing the effects of ultrasonic surgical devices. In: UK Society for Biomaterials Annual Conference, 1-2 Jul 2010, Glasgow, UK.

Tanner, K.E., Wang, J.-S., Kjellson, F., and Lidgren, L. (2010) Comparison of two methods of fatigue testing bone cement. Acta Biomaterialia, 6 (3). pp. 943-952. ISSN 1742-7061 (doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2009.09.009)

Tanner, K.E. (2010) Bioactive ceramic-reinforced composites for bone augmentation. Journal of the Royal Society: Interface, 7 (Suppl.). S541-S557. ISSN 1742-5689 (doi:10.1098/rsif.2010.0229.focus)

Tanner, K.E. (2010) Hard tissue applications of biocomposites. In: Ambrosio, L. (ed.) Biomedical Composites. Woodhead Publishers, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9781439801789

2009

Zhang, Y., Hao, L., Savalini, M.M., Harris, R.A., Di Silvio, L., and Tanner, K.E. (2009) In vitro biocompatibility of hydroxyapatite reinforced polymeric composites manufactured by selective laser sintering. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 91A (4). pp. 1018-1027. ISSN 1549-3296 (doi:10.1002/jbm.a.32298)

Talal, A., Waheed, N., Al-Masri, M., McKay, I.J., Tanner, K.E. , and Hughes, F.J. (2009) Absorption and release of protein from hydroxyapatite-polylactic acid (HA-PLA) membranes. Journal of Dentistry, 37 (11). pp. 820-826. ISSN 0300-5712 (doi:10.1016/j.jdent.2009.06.014)

Talal, A., Tanner, K.E. , Billington, R., and Pearson, G.J. (2009) Effect of ultrasound on the setting characteristics of glass ionomer cements studied by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 20 (1). pp. 405-411. ISSN 1573-4838 (doi:10.1007/s10856-008-3578-z)

Hao, L., Savalini, M.M., Harris, R.A., Zhang, Y., and Tanner, K.E. (2009) Rapid manufacturing of bioceramic/polymer composite implants by selective laser sintering. International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 36 (1). pp. 25-31. ISSN 0952-8091 (doi:10.1504/IJCAT.2009.026667)

Tanner, K.E. (2009) Composites based on degradable polymers. In: Wuisman , P.I.J.M. and Smit, T.M. (eds.) Degradable Polymers for Skeletal Implants. Nova Science, New York, USA. ISBN 9781606924266

Zhang, Y., Hao, L., Savalani, M. M., Harris, R. A., Di Silvio, L., and Tanner, K.E. (2009) In vitrobiocompatibility of hydroxyapatite-reinforced polymeric composites manufactured by selective laser sintering. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 91A (4). pp. 1018-1027. ISSN 1549-3296 (doi:10.1002/jbm.a.32298)

Zou, H., Syms, R.R.A., Mellon, S., and Tanner, K.E. (2009) MEMS dielectrophoresis device for osteoblast cell stimulation. Advanced Materials Research, 60-61 . pp. 63-67. (doi:10.4028/3-908454-09-3.63)

2008

Pino, M., Stingelin, N., and Tanner, K.E. (2008) Nucleation and growth of apatite on NaOH-treated PEEK, HDPE and UHMWPE for artificial cornea materials. Acta Biomaterialia, 4 (6). 1827 -1836. ISSN 1742-7061 (doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2008.05.004)

Zhang, Y., Hao, L., Savalani, M.M., Harris, R.A., and Tanner, K. (2008) Characterization and dynamic mechanical analysis of selective laser sintered hydroxyapatite filled polymeric composites. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 86A (3). pp. 606-616. ISSN 1549-3296 (doi:10.1002/jbm.a.31622)

Zhang, Y., and Tanner, K.E. (2008) Effect of filler surface morphology on the impact behaviour of hydroxyapatite reinforced high density polyethylene composites. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 19 (2). pp. 761-766. ISSN 1573-4838 (doi:10.1007/s10856-007-3119-1)

2007

Hao, L., Savalani, M.M., Zhang, Y., Tanner, K.E. , Heath, R.J., and Harris, R.A. (2007) Characterization of selective laser sintered hydroxyapatite based biocomposite structures for bone replacement. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 463 (2084). pp. 1857-1869. ISSN 1364-5021 (doi:10.1098/rspa.2007.1854)

Cortes, D.A., Hogg, P.J., Tanner, K.E. , and Ren, G. (2007) Mechanical properties of carbon-fibre reinforced silicate matrix composites. Materials and Design, 28 (5). pp. 1547-1554. ISSN 0261-3069 (doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2006.02.014)

Hao, L., Savalani, M.M., Zhang, Y. , Tanner, K.E. , Heath, R.J., and Harris, R.A. (2007) Characterisation of HA/Polymer Bio-composite Structure Fabricated by Selective Laser Sintering. In: Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping, September 24-29, 2007, Leira, Portugal .

Kjellson, F., Abdulghani, S., Tanner, K.E. , and McCarthy, I.D. (2007) Effect of iodixanol particle size on the mechanical properties of a PMMA based bone cement. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 18 (6). pp. 1043-1051. ISSN 1573-4838 (doi:10.1007/s10856-006-0116-8)

Savalani, M.M., Hao, L., Zhang, Y., Tanner, K.E. , and Harris, R.A. (2007) Fabrication of porous bioactive structures using the selective laser sintering technique. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 221-H (8). pp. 873-886. ISSN 0954-4119 (doi:10.1243/09544119JEIM232)

Tanner, K.E. (2007) Biomedical engineering and biomaterials education in the UK. In: International Symposium on Fusion Technology 2006-2007, January 17-19, 2007, Niigata, Japan.

Zhang, Y., Tanner, K.E. , Gurav, N., and Di Silvio, L. (2007) In vitro osteoblastic response to 30vol % hydroxyapatite polyethylene composite. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 81A (2). pp. 409-417. ISSN 1552-4965 (doi:10.1002/jbm.a.31078)