Research in the School

BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH

The Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Group is an interdisciplinary group comprised of a mixture of life scientists, chemists and pharmacists from Kingston University [from the School of Life Sciences and the School of Pharmacy and Chemistry and the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences (a Joint Faculty with St George’s, University of London)]. The group is divided into three main sub-areas which span the fields of Disease Mechanisms and Models, Chemical Biology and Translational Medicine.

Research encompasses a blend of chemistry, biosciences, pharmacy and medicine which facilitates a broad range of activities from investigating disease processes through to drug discovery development, delivery and detection. The recent formation of a Tripartite Alliance with St. George’s, University of London, and Royal Holloway, University of London, facilitates expanded collaboration opportunities in the Clinical and Biological Sciences.

MATERIALS RESEARCH

The Materials Research Group is engaged in designing and creating novel materials for use in aeronautics, medical applications, crime prevention and microelectronics. Recent work has centred on the production of novel electronic materials - especially conducting polymers and liquid crystals, and has led to five patents. It is also studying the manufacture of conducting polymer blends and techniques for moulding them into useful articles such as luminescent displays for mobile phones and flat-screen TVs, anti-static coatings and the prevention of interference for personal computers. Advanced computer modelling of granular materials is investigating the properties of industrial filtration systems, with applications in medicine, materials science and the chemical industry. The Group is currently developing new research in the exciting area of Bio-materials, such as new bone repair cements and a study of polymers for lens implants in the human eye.