Rylie Green is an Australian

biomedical engineer Biomedicine (also referred to as Western medicine, mainstream medicine or conventional medicine)

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. She works on bioactive conducting polymers for applications in medical electronics.

Education

Green is Australian. She received her PhD in neural interfaces from the School of Biomedical Engineering,

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensiv ...

(UNSW) in 2008. She remained at UNSW for her postdoctoral studies, focussing on bioactive and cellular components for

tissue engineering Tissue engineering is a biomedical engineering discipline that uses a combination of cells, engineering, materials methods, and suitable biochemical and physicochemical factors to restore, maintain, improve, or replace different types of biolog ...

Research

Green's research focuses on developing new polymer materials for electronics, identifying biomaterials for regenerative medicine and bio-interfacial engineering for neuroprosthetics. She aims to extend the lifetimes of bioelectronic devices such as bionic eyes, robot limbs and brain–computer interface, so they are effective over a patient's life. In Green's research group they improve the mechanical properties of conductive polymers for implant applications, develop characterisation techniques and analyse neural tissue ''in vitro'' using techniques such as two photon intravital microscopy. Green joined

in 2016. In 2017 Green received a £1 million grant from

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to explore new polymers for implants, which encourage interaction with surrounding nerves and prevent rejection in the body. She will focus on

cochlear implant A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted neuroprosthesis that provides a person who has moderate-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss with sound perception. With the help of therapy, cochlear implants may allow for improved speech unde ...

s and new types of bionic eye implants. She is collaborating with Galvani Bioelectronics and

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Public engagement

She spoke about Improving Implants at the Australian High Commission at the 2017 Pint of Science, and the

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biology themed lates.

Recognition

Green was one of 16 applicants from 80 to be given a ''Fresh Science'' award in 2010, which recognises upcoming scientists throughout Australia. As a part of the award, she gave a presentation of her work on conductive bioplastics at

Melbourne Museum The Melbourne Museum is a natural and cultural history museum located in the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, Australia. Located adjacent to the Royal Exhibition Building, the museum was opened in 2000 as a project of the Government of Victoria, ...

. Green has also received the Rudolf Cimdins Scholarship from the European Society for Biomaterials, which covers the registration costs for attendance at the society's annual conference. In 2017, Green won a Suffrage Science Women in Science Award, which recognises scientific achievements and ability to inspire others.

References

External links

Article on bioelectrics featuring Dr Green
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Rylie Living people Australian women engineers Australian bioengineers Polymer scientists and engineers Academics of Imperial College London University of New South Wales alumni 21st-century women engineers Year of birth missing (living people)