Sarah Harriet Cartmell is a British

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scientist and Professor of

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at the

University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

. She specializes on the potential use of electrical regimes to influence cellular activity for orthopaedic

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applications.

Early life and education

Cartmell studied Materials Science with

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at the

University of Liverpool , mottoeng = These days of peace foster learning , established = 1881 – University College Liverpool1884 – affiliated to the federal Victoria Universityhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2004/4 University of Manchester Act 200 ...

and graduated in 1996. Continuing her studies at Liverpool, she earned a PhD in Clinical Engineering in 2000.

Research and career

Cartmell's research interests are in

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, CT imaging, bioreactor design and

orthopaedics Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...

. After completing her doctorate, she furthered her studies at

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. After two years in Atlanta, Cartmell came back to the UK and joined

Keele University Keele University, officially known as the University of Keele, is a public research university in Keele, approximately from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as the University College of North Staffordshire, Keele ...

as a

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, gaining her

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in 2004 and senior lectureship in 2008 in orthopaedic tissue engineering. Cartmell joined the Department of Materials, Faculty of Science and Engineering at The University of Manchester in 2010 as a

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s, and was promoted to full

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in 2014. She continues to investigate the use of bioreactors, X-ray imaging, and the response of orthopaedic cells to a variety of stimuli such as mechanical forces, electrical stimulus, statins and a variety of different novel materials to support their growth into the correct tissue type/shape. Cartmell serves as head of the department of materials at the school of natural sciences at the University of Manchester, and the UK Biomedical Materials champion for the

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of a £235 million UK government investment for advanced materials. She is co-director of the

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in Advanced Biomedical Materials, combining the strength and track record in biomaterials innovation, translation and industrial engagement at the

and the

University of Sheffield , mottoeng = To discover the causes of things , established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions: – Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield , type = Pu ...

References

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