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Bioinspired Hybrid Manufacturing Laboratory

The Tan-BHM Lab focuses on novel manufacturing processes for multifunctional composite materials with biomimetic multiscale structures.

Research

The Tan-BHM lab provides a state-of-the-art environment for exploration and innovation in manufacturing engineering and aims to incubate solutions for biomedical and environmental challenges. Technologies include extrusion bioprinting, electrospinning, stereolithography, direct-write photolithography, and crystal self-assembly. Our researchers aim to develop and characterize novel processes for sustainable antimicrobial instruments, biomimetic scaffolds for regenerating human tissues, nanofiber filtration membranes, lab-on-a-chip, self-healing and self reinforced hydrogels, among others.

Latest Publications

Teaming Engineering Students with Medical Students-Interdisciplinary Learning for Biomedical Innovation

Dr. Tan is collaborating with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) and TTU Innovation Hub at Research Park (TTUIH) across Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to implement a one-year cross-institutional research-centered course where undergraduate students work with medical students on commonly encountered clinical problems. 

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