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Dr Khoon Lim

Dr Khoon Lim image 2020Senior Research Fellow | Team Leader
Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellow (HRC)

BE Chem Eng (Hons1, UNSW), ME Biomed Eng (UNSW), PhD Biomed Eng (UNSW)

Email khoon.lim@otago.ac.nz

Tel +64 3 378 6011

Background and research interests

Dr Khoon Lim is a biomedical engineer with specialization in polymer chemistry. His research focus is on adopting a class of polymers known as hydrogels as tissue engineering matrices for a variety of applications.

His research technology platform involves photo-polymerizable hydrogel bioinks for 3D bioprinting of functional tissues and also delivery of bioactive molecules to promote tissue regeneration. He has been awarded a total of >$4M research grant funding ($3M as PI), including the prestigious Emerging Researcher First Grant ($150K), Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship ($500K), HRC Project Grant ($750K), from the Health Research Council of New Zealand, a MARSDEN Fast Start Grant ($300K) from the Royal Society of New Zealand, and also a major Project Grant ($100K) from the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation.

His research has also generated one full utility patent now filed in Canada, China, New Zealand, Australia, America, Europe, South Korea, where he’s the lead inventor. He is also involved in a number of collaborative projects involving national and international collaborators (Germany, Netherlands, Australia, China and Scotland).

His research projects include:

  • Developing new bioinks for 3D Bioprinting of functional tissues
  • Hydrogels for smart delivery of growth factors to promote bone
  • Engineering 3D cancer models for high-throughput drug screening
  • Delivery of brain derived growth factor for improved post-stroke recovery
  • Engineering silk as tissue engineering matrices.

Roles

  • Associate Investigator, Centre of Research Excellence in Medical Technologies
  • Affiliate Investigator, Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Diversity

Professional affiliations

  • Council member – New Zealand Association of Scientists
  • Chair – Early and Mid-Career Researcher Management Committee (University of Otago, Division of Health Sciences)
  • Executive committee member – Australasian Society for Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering (ASBTE)
  • Editorial Board member: Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express (IOP Science)
  • Associate Editor: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Web and Membership sub-committee member – International Society for Biofabrication

Awards and distinctions

  • 2020 – Early Career Award for Distinction in Research – University of Otago
  • 2018 – International Society of Biofabrication – Young Investigator Award
  • 2017 – IOP Publishing – Outstanding Reviewer Award (Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express) *only 12 recipients worldwide
  • 2017 – Best Early Career Researcher Oral Presentation – 25th Australasian Society of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Conference
  • 2015 – Nominated for best PhD thesis award (UNSW Malcolm Chaikin Prize)
  • 2013 – IEEE Technologies of the Future – Competition and Exhibition, First Place (Chemical Processes and Devices)
  • 2012 – University of New South Wales – Dean’s Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Research, Runner up (Major Research Area – Health)
  • 2009 – Australian Postgraduate Award
  • 2009 – University of New South Wales – Engineering Research Award

Student supervision

PhD Candidate Gretel Major
Supervisors Professor Tim Woodfield, Dr Khoon Lim
Topic Engineering next generation fat grafts for improved clinical outcomes

PhD Candidate Selina Fernandez
Supervisors Professor Tim Woodfield, Dr Khoon Lim
Topic Harnessing macromolecular chemistry to engineer blood vessels

PhD Candidate Axel Norberg
Supervisors Professor Tim Woodfield, Professor Gary Hooper, Dr Khoon Lim, Dr Gabriella Lindberg
Topic Oxygen control in 3D-bioprinted cartilage constructs

PhD Candidate Christina Gee
Supervisors Proessor Warwick Duncan, Associate Professor Dawn Coates, Professor Neil Waddell, Dr Khoon Lim
Topic Bovine-derived lactoferrin in a degradable PVA-tyramine hydrogel for oral bone regeneration in a tooth socket model

PhD Candidate Ellison Aldrich
Supervisors Professor Tim Woodfield, Dr Khoon Lim, Professor Wayne McIlwraith
Topic Development and in vivo Evaluation of Advanced 3D Bioassembled Allogeneic Stem Cell Constructs for Cartilage Repair

PhD Candidate Bram Soliman
Supervisors Dr Khoon Lim, Dr Gabriella Lindberg and Professor Tim Woodfield
Topic Spatial and Temporal Control over Tissue-specific Hydrogel Platforms for Osteochondral Tissue Engineering and Biofabrication

PhD Candidate Kenzie Baer
Supervisors Professor Tim Woodfield, Dr Khoon Lim and Professor Gary Hooper
Topic Quantitative Spectral (MARS) CT Imaging of Cartilage and Bone Health

PhD Candidate Jessika Wise
Supervisors Dr Elisabeth Phillips, Associate Professor Tim Woodfield, Dr Khoon Lim and Dr Margaret Currie
Topic 3D breast tumour models for drug discover

Masters Candidate Dr Jack Parker
Supervisors Dr Khoon Lim, Professor Tim Woodfield, Professor Gary Hooper
Topic Using hypochlorous acid in orthopaedic applications

Completed students

PhD candidates

Dr Gabriella Brown
Supervisors Professor Tim Woodfield, Professor Gary Hooper and Dr Khoon Lim
Topic Strategies for advanced and rapid cartilage tissue maturation using micro-environmental control.
Graduated 2017

Dr Naveen Mekhileri
Supervisors Professor Tim Woodfield, Professor Gary Hooper, Dr Kenny Chitcholtan and Dr Khoon Lim
Topic Integration and automation of a microtissue based system and its application in biofabrication
Graduated 2017

Dr Jun Li
Supervisors Professor Tim Woodfield, Dr Khoon Lim and Professor Gary Hooper
Topic Optimising the cell-implant interface of 3D printed titanium scaffolds
Graduated 2020

Dr Pau Atienza Roca
Supervisors Professor Tim Woodfield, Dr Yogambha Ramaswamy, Dr Lyn Wise
Topic Growth Factor Delivery System for Bone Regeneration
Graduated 2020

Dr Cesar Alcala Orozco
Supervisors Professor Tim Woodfield, Dr Isha Mutreja, Dr Khoon Lim and Professor Gary Hooper
Topic 3D printing of functional nano-composite scaffolds for bone regeneration
Graduated 2020

Dr Barbara Klotz (University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Supervisors Associate Professor Debby Gawlitta, Professor Jos Malda, Professor Antoine Rosenberg and Dr Khoon Lim
Topic Engineering gelatin-based biomatrices for pre-vascularisation of bone analogues
Graduated 2020

Masters' interns

  • Emilcar Contreras Perez (2020, Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
  • Michele Vis (2019, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
  • Laura Veenendaal (2019, University of Twente, The Netherlands)
  • Inew Wesseinbacher (2018, University of Applied Sciences FH Campus Wien, Austria)
  • Jonas Anten (2017, Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
  • Bram Soliman (2016, Utrecht University, The Netherlands)

Summer students

  • Anthony Yee-Goh (2020, Exploring cytotoxicity of neutral hypochlorous acid, sponsored by Canterbury Orthopaedic Services)
  • Charlotte Cahill (2020, Hydrogels as skin adhesives, sponsored by Fisher and Paykel Healthcare)
  • Annabelle Greenwood (2017, Engineering physiologically relevant breast cancer tumor models, sponsored by Breast Cancer Foundation NZ)
  • Jack Parker (2016, Tranexamic acid – finding the balance between functionality and chondrotoxicity in a clinical setting, sponsored by Canterbury Orthopaedic Services)

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Publications

Alcala-Orozco, C. R., Cui, X., Hooper, G. J., Lim, K. S., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2021). Converging functionality: Strategies for 3D hybrid-construct biofabrication and the role of composite biomaterials for skeletal regeneration. Acta Biomaterialia. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.03.008

Lindberg, G. C. J., Lim, K. S., Soliman, B. G., Nguyen, A., Hooper, G. J., Narayan, R. J., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2021). Biological function following radical photo-polymerization of biomedical polymers and surrounding tissues: Design considerations and cellular risk factors. Applied Physics Reviews, 8(1), 011301. doi: 10.1063/5.0015093

Stamp, L. K., Cameron, V. A., Woodfield, T. B. F., Walker, L., Currie, M., Templeton, E., Pilbrow, A. P., Tabakakis, K., Phillips, E., & Lim, K. S. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on health research in New Zealand: A case study of a research-intensive campus. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2020.1867202

Kieser, D., Soltani, S., Wyatt, M., Lim, K., & Kieser, S. (2020). Spontaneous spinal epidural haematomas. In B. Gürer (Ed.), Vascular malformations of the central nervous system. (pp. 103-111). London, UK: IntechOpen. doi: 10.1021/ic0482537

Li, J., Cui, X., Hooper, G. J., Lim, K. S., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2020). Rational design, bio-functionalization and biological performance of hybrid additive manufactured titanium implants for orthopaedic applications: A review. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 105, 103671. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103671

Chapter in Book - Research

Kieser, D., Soltani, S., Wyatt, M., Lim, K., & Kieser, S. (2020). Spontaneous spinal epidural haematomas. In B. Gürer (Ed.), Vascular malformations of the central nervous system. (pp. 103-111). London, UK: IntechOpen. doi: 10.1021/ic0482537

Atienza Roca, P., Cui, X., Hooper, G. J., Woodfield, T. B. F., Lim, K. S., & Khang, G. (2018). Growth factor delivery systems for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. In H. J. Chun, C. H. Park & I. K. Kwon (Eds.), Advances in experimental medicine and biology: (Vol. 1078) Cutting-edge enabling technologies for regenerative medicine. (pp. 245-269). Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-0950-2_13

Lim, K. S., Martens, P., & Poole-Warren, L. (2018). Biosynthetic hydrogels for cell encapsulation. In J. Li, Y. Osada & J. Cooper-White (Eds.), Functional hydrogels as biomaterials. (pp. 1-29). Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-57511-6_1

Woodfield, T., Lim, K., Morouço, P., Levato, R., Malda, J., & Melchels, F. (2017). Biofabrication in tissue engineering. In P. Ducheyne, D. W. Grainger, K. E. Healy, D. W. Hutmacher & C. J. Kirkpatrick (Eds.), Comprehensive biomaterials II: (Vol. 5) Tissue Engineering and regenerative medicine: Fundamentals. (2nd ed.) (pp. 236-266). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803581-8.10221-8

Ramaswamy, Y., Lim, K. S., Zreiqat, H., & Lu, Z. (2016). Stem cells for bone regeneration: Role of trophic factors. In A. Zorzi (Ed.), Advanced techniques in bone regeneration. (pp. 357-374). Rijeka, Croatia: Intech. doi: 10.5772/63357

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Journal - Research Article

Alcala-Orozco, C. R., Cui, X., Hooper, G. J., Lim, K. S., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2021). Converging functionality: Strategies for 3D hybrid-construct biofabrication and the role of composite biomaterials for skeletal regeneration. Acta Biomaterialia. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.03.008

Stamp, L. K., Cameron, V. A., Woodfield, T. B. F., Walker, L., Currie, M., Templeton, E., Pilbrow, A. P., Tabakakis, K., Phillips, E., & Lim, K. S. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on health research in New Zealand: A case study of a research-intensive campus. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2020.1867202

Lindberg, G. C. J., Lim, K. S., Soliman, B. G., Nguyen, A., Hooper, G. J., Narayan, R. J., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2021). Biological function following radical photo-polymerization of biomedical polymers and surrounding tissues: Design considerations and cellular risk factors. Applied Physics Reviews, 8(1), 011301. doi: 10.1063/5.0015093

Li, J., Cui, X., Hooper, G. J., Lim, K. S., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2020). Rational design, bio-functionalization and biological performance of hybrid additive manufactured titanium implants for orthopaedic applications: A review. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 105, 103671. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103671

Cui, X., Soliman, B. G., Alcala-Orozco, C. R., Li, J., Vis, M. A. M., Santos, M., … Woodfield, T. B. F., … Lim, K. S. (2020). Rapid photocrosslinking of silk hydrogels with high cell density and enhanced shape fidelity. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 9, 1901667. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201901667

Cui, X., Li, J., Hartanto, Y., Durham, M., Tang, J., Zhang, H., Hooper, G., Lim, K., & Woodfield, T. (2020). Advances in extrusion 3D bioprinting: A focus on multicomponent hydrogel-based bioinks. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 9, 1901648. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201901648

Zhang, J., Cui, X., Guo, J., Cao, C., Zhang, Z., Wang, B., … Lim, K., Woodfield, T., … Zhang, J. (2020). Small but significant: Insights and new perspectives of exosomes in cardiovascular disease. Journal of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, 24, 8291-9303. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.15492

Li, J., Mutreja, I., Hooper, G. J., Clinch, K., Lim, K., Evans, G., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2020). Combined infection control and enhanced osteogenic differentiation capacity on additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V are mediated via titania nanotube delivery of novel biofilm inhibitors. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 7, 1901963. doi: 10.1002/admi.201901963

Lim, K. S., Abinzano, F., Nuñez Bernal, P., Albillos Sanchez, A., Atienza-Roca, P., Otto, I. A., … Woodfield, T. B. F., … Levato, R. (2020). One-step photoactivation of a dual-functionalized bioink as cell carrier and cartilage-binding glue for chondral regeneration. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 9, 1901792. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201901792

Lim, K. S., Galarraga, J. H., Cui, X., Lindberg, G. C. J., Burdick, J. A., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2020). Fundamentals and applications of photo-cross-linking in bioprinting. Chemical Reviews, 120, 10662-10694. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00812

Alcala-Orozco, C. R., Mutreja, I., Cui, X., Kumar, D., Hooper, G. J., Lim, K. S., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2020). Design and characterisation of multi-functional strontium-gelatin nanocomposite bioinks with improved print fidelity and osteogenic capacity. Bioprinting, 18, e00073. doi: 10.1016/j.bprint.2019.e00073

Atienza-Roca, P., Kieser, D., Cui, X., Bathish, B., Ramaswamy, Y., Hooper, G. J., Clarkson, A. N., … Wise, L. M., Woodfield, T. B. F., & Lim, K. S. (2020). Visible light mediated PVA-tyramine hydrogels for covalent incorporation and tailorable release of functional growth factors. Biomaterials Science, 8(18), 5005-5019. doi: 10.1039/D0BM00603C

Soliman, B. G., Lindberg, G. C. J., Jungst, T., Hooper, G. J., Groll, J., Woodfield, T. B. F., & Lim, K. S. (2020). Stepwise control of crosslinking in a one-pot system for bioprinting of low-density bioinks. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 9, 1901544. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201901544

Baptista, M., Jouhkdar, H., Alcala-Orozco, C. R., Lau, K., Jiang, S., Cui, X., … Woodfield, T. B. F., Lim, K. S., & Rnjak-Kovacina, J. (2020). Silk fibroin photo-lyogels containing microchannels as a biomaterial platform for in situ tissue engineering. Biomaterials Science. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1039/d0bm01010c

Lim, K. S., Klotz, B. J., Lindberg, G. C. J., Melchels, F. P. W., Hooper, G. J., Malda, J., … Woodfield, T. B. F. (2019). Visible light cross-linking of gelatin hydrogels offers an enhanced cell microenvironment with improved light penetration depth. Macromolecular Bioscience, 19(6), 1900098. doi: 10.1002/mabi.201900098

Mutreja, I., Warring, S. L., Lim, K. S., Swadi, T., Clinch, K., Mason, J. M., … Chambers, S. T., … Gerth, M. L., … Woodfield, T. B. F. (2019). Biofilm inhibition via delivery of novel methylthioadenosine nucleosidase inhibitors from PVA-tyramine hydrogels while supporting mesenchymal stromal cell viability. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 5(2), 748-758. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b01141

Vanamala, R., Hammer, N., Soltani, S., Lim, K., Wyatt, M. C., & Kieser, D. C. (2019). Anatomical variations of the saphenous nerve in the adductor canal. Journal of Anesthesiology & Clinical Science, 8, 2. doi: 10.7243/2049-9752-8-2

Soltani, S., Nogaro, M. C., Rougelot, C., Newell, N., Lim, K., & Kieser, D. C. (2019). Spontaneous spinal epidural haematomas in children. European Spine Journal, 28, 2229-2236. doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-05975-6

Lim, K. S., Baptista, M., Moon, S., Woodfield, T. B. F., & Rnjak-Kovacina, J. (2019). Microchannels in development, survival, and vascularisation of tissue analogues for regenerative medicine. Trends in Biotechnology, 37(11), 1189-1201. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.04.004

Nugent, M., May, J. H., Parker, J. D., Kieser, D. C., Douglas, M., Pereira, R., Lim, K. S., & Hooper, G. J. (2019). Does tranexamic acid reduce knee swelling and improve early function following arthroscopic meniscectomy? A double-blind randomized controlled trial. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 7(8), 2325967119866122. doi: 10.1177/2325967119866122

Parrish, J., Lim, K., Zhang, B., Radisic, M., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2019). New frontiers for biofabrication and bioreactor design in microphysiological system development. Trends in Biotechnology, 37(12), 1327-1343. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.04.009

Cidonio, G., Alcala-Orozco, C. R., Lim, K. S., Glinka, M., Mutreja, I., Kim, Y.-H., … Woodfield, T. B. F., & Oreffo, R. O. C. (2019). Osteogenic and angiogenic tissue formation in high fidelity nanocomposite Laponite-gelatin bioinks. Biofabrication, 11, 035027. doi: 10.1088/1758-5090/ab19fd

Klotz, B. J., Oosterhoff, L. A., Utomo, L., Lim, K. S., Vallmajo-Martin, Q., Clevers, H., Woodfield, T. B. F., … Gawlitta, D. (2019). A versatile biosynthetic hydrogel platform for engineering of tissue analogues. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 8, 1900979. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201900979

Lindberg, G. C. J., Longoni, A., Lim, K. S., Rosenberg, A. J., Hooper, G. J., Gawlitta, D., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2019). Intact vitreous humor as a potential extracellular matrix hydrogel for cartilage tissue engineering applications. Acta Biomaterialia, 85, 117-130. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.12.022

Mekhileri, N. V., Lim, K. S., Brown, G. C. J., Mutreja, I., Schon, B. S., Hooper, G. J., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2018). Automated 3D bioassembly of micro-tissues for biofabrication of hybrid tissue engineered constructs. Biofabrication, 10(2). doi: 10.1088/1758-5090/aa9ef1

Klotz, B. J., Lim, K. S., Chang, Y. X., Soliman, B. G., Pennings, I., Melchels, F. P. W., Woodfield, T. B. F., … Gawlitta, D. (2018). Engineers of a complex bone tissue model with endothelialised channels and capillary-like networks. European Cells & Materials, 35, 335-349. doi: 10.22203/eCM.v035a23

Parrish, J., Lim, K. S., Baer, K., Hooper, G. J., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2018). A 96-well microplate bioreactor platform supporting individual dual perfusion and high-throughput assessment of simple or biofabricated 3D tissue models. Lab on a Chip, (18), 2757-2775. doi: 10.1039/c8lc00485d

Lim, K. S., Levato, R., Costa, P. F., Castilho, M. D., Alcala-Orozco, C. R., van Dorenmalen, K. M. A., … Hooper, G. J., … Woodfield, T. B. F. (2018). Bio-resin for high resolution lithography-based biofabrication of complex cell laden constructs. Biofabrication, 10, 034101. doi: 10.1088/1758-5090/aac00c

Parker, J. D., Lim, K. S., Kieser, D. C., Woodfield, T. B. F., & Hooper, G. J. (2018). Is tranexamic acid toxic to articular cartilage when administered topically? What is the safe dose? Bone & Joint Journal, 100-B(3), 404-412. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.100B3.BJJ-2017-1135.R1

Bertlein, S., Brown, G., Lim, K. S., Jungst, T., Boeck, T., Blunk, T., … Hooper, G. J., Woodfield, T. B. F., & Groll, J. (2017). Thiol-ene clickable gelatin: A platform bioink for multiple 3D biofabrication technologies. Advanced Materials, 29(44), 1703404. doi: 10.1002/adma.201703404

Brown, G. C. J., Lim, K. S., Farrugia, B. L., Hooper, G. J., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2017). Covalent incorporation of heparin improves chondrogenesis in photocurable gelatin-methacryloyl hydrogels. Macromolecular Bioscience, 17(12), 1700158. doi: 10.1002/mabi.201700158

Roberts, J. J., Naudiyal, P., Lim, K. S., Poole-Warren, L. A., & Martens, P. J. (2016). A comparative study of enzyme initiators for crosslinking phenol-functionalized hydrogels for cell encapsulation. Biomaterials Research, 20, 30. doi: 10.1186/s40824-016-0077-z

Lim, K. S., Schon, B. S., Mekhileri, N. V., Brown, G. C. J., Chia, C. M., Prabakar, S., Hooper, G. J., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2016). New visible-light photoinitiating system for improved print fidelity in gelatin-based bioinks. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2, 1752-1762. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00149

Lim, K. S., Roberts, J. J., Alves, M.-H., Poole-Warren, L. A., & Martens, P. J. (2015). Understanding and tailoring the degradation of PVA-tyramine hydrogels. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 132(26), 42142. doi: 10.1002/app.42142

Lim, K. S., Ramaswamy, Y., Roberts, J. J., Alves, M.-H., Poole-Warren, L. A., & Martens, P. J. (2015). Promoting cell survival and proliferation in degradable poly(vinyl alcohol)-tyramine hydrogels. Macromolecular Bioscience, 15(10), 1423-1432. doi: 10.1002/mabi.201500121

Cheong, G. L. M., Lim, K. S., Jakubowicz, A., Martens, P. J., Poole-Warren, L. A., & Green, R. A. (2014). Conductive hydrogels with tailored bioactivity for implantable electrode coatings. Acta Biomaterialia, 10(3), 1216-1226. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.12.032

Peterson, M. B., Le-Masurier, S. P., Lim, K., Hook, J. M., Martens, P., & Granville, A. M. (2014). Incorporation of 5-hydroxyindazole into the self-polymerization of dopamine for novel polymer synthesis. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 35(3), 291-297. doi: 10.1002/marc.201300746

Lim, K. S., Alves, M. H., Poole-Warren, L. A., & Martens, P. J. (2013). Covalent incorporation of non-chemically modified gelatin into degradable PVA-tyramine hydrogels. Biomaterials, 34(29), 7097-7105. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.06.005

Lim, K. S., Kundu, J., Reeves, A., Poole-Warren, L. A., Kundu, S. C., & Martens, P. J. (2012). The influence of silkworm species on cellular interactions with novel PVA/silk sericin hydrogels. Macromolecular Bioscience, 12(3), 322-332. doi: 10.1002/mabi.201100292

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Journal - Research Other

Lim, K. S., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2015). Silk hydrogels for tissue engineering. Scripta-Ingenia, December(5), 3-7.

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Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Aregueta-Robles, U. A., Lim, K. S., Martens, P. J., Lovell, N. H., Poole-Warren, L. A., & Green, R. (2015). Producing 3D neuronal networks in hydrogels for living bionic device interfaces. Proceedings of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) 37th Annual International Conference. (pp. 2600-2603). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/embc.2015.7318924

Lim, K. S., Ramaswamy, Y., Alves, M.-H., Green, R. A., Poole-Warren, L. A., & Martens, P. J. (2015). Optimization of crosslinking parameters for biosynthetic poly(vinyl-alcohol)-tyramine hydrogels. In D. A. Jaffray (Ed.), World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering (IFMBE Proceedings, Vol. 51). (pp. 284-287). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-19387-8_69

Green, R. A., Lim, K. S., Henderson, W. C., Hassarati, R. T., Martens, P. J., Lovell, N. H., & Poole-Warren, L. A. (2013). Living electrodes: Tissue engineering in the neural interface. Proceedings of the 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS). (pp. 6957-6960). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611158

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Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Abinzano, F., Lim, K., Núñez Bernal, P., Atienza Roca, P., Albillos Sánchez, A., Otto, I. A., Woodfield, T., … Levato, R. (2019). One-step dual photocrosslinkable tyramine-enhanced bioglue for in situ tissue repair. Proceedings of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) 30th Annual Conference and the German Society for Biomaterials (DGBM) 26th Annual Conference. PS2-07-355. Retrieved from https://www.esb2019.org/

Tang, F., Baptista, M., Lin, X., Jiang, S., Alcala-Orozco, C., Whitelock, J., Lim, K., … Rnjak-Kovacina, J. (2019). Biometric materials toward enhanced bioengineered tissue vascularisation. Proceedings of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) 30th Annual Conference and the German Society for Biomaterials (DGBM) 26th Annual Conference. X-OS37-04. Retrieved from https://www.esb2019.org/

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