Associate Professor 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 >$4.5M research grant funding ($3.5M as PI).
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
Executive Board Member, Te Titoki Mataora (MedTech Translator Research Accelerator Programme)
Affiliate Investigator, Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Diversity
Professional affiliations
Council member – New Zealand Association of Scientists
Vice President – Australasian Society for Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering (ASBTE)
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 – First Place (Chemical Processes and Devices) – IEEE Technologies of the Future – Competition and Exhibition
2012 – Dean's Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Research, Runner up (Major Research Area – Health) – University of New South Wales
2009 – Australian Postgraduate Award
2009 – University of New South Wales – Engineering Research Award
Student supervision
PhD Candidate Gretel Major Supervisors Professor Tim Woodfield, Associate Professor Khoon Lim Topic Engineering next generation fat grafts for improved clinical outcomes
PhD Candidate Axel Norberg Supervisors Professor Tim Woodfield, Professor Gary Hooper, Associate Professor 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, Associate Professor 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, Associate Professor 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 Associate Professor 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 Jessika Wise Supervisors Dr Elisabeth Phillips, Associate Professor Tim Woodfield, Associate Professor Khoon Lim and Dr Margaret Currie Topic 3D breast tumour models for drug discover
Masters Candidate Dr Jack Parker Supervisors Associate Professor 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
Dr Kenzie Baer Supervisors Professor Tim Woodfield, Associate Professor Khoon Lim and Professor Gary Hooper Topic Quantitative Spectral (MARS) CT Imaging of Cartilage and Bone Health Graduated 2021
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
Samuel Tomkins (2021, Growth factor delivery for avascular necrosis, sponsored by Health Research Council of New Zealand)
Chris Smith (2021, Biofabrication of hernia patch, sponsored by Canterbury Medical Research Foundation)
Max Higham (2021, Isolation and characterisation of adipose-derived stem cells, sponsored by University of Otago)
Nipa Patel (2021, Development of adhesive hydrogels, sponsored by Fisher and Paykel Healthcare)
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)
Major, G., Simcock, J., Kumar, A., Kleffmann, T., Woodfield, T. B. F., & Lim, K. S. (2023). Comprehensive matrisome profiling of human adipose tissue for soft tissue reconstruction. Advanced Biology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/adbi.202300448
Journal - Research Article
Longoni, A., Major, G. S., Jiang, S., Farrugia, B. L., Kieser, D. C., Woodfield, T. B. F., … Lim, K. S. (2023). Pristine gelatin incorporation as a strategy to enhance the biofunctionality of poly(vinyl alcohol)-based hydrogels for tissue engineering applications. Biomaterials Science. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1039/d3bm01172k
Journal - Research Article
Vahala, D., Amos, S. E., Sacchi, M., Soliman, B. G., Hepburn, M. S., Mowla, A., … Lim, K. S., & Choi, Y. S. (2023). 3D volumetric mechanosensation of MCF7 breast cancer spheroids in a linear stiffness gradient GelAGE. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2301506. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202301506
Journal - Research Article
Abdelmoneim, D., Porter, G., Duncan, W., Lim, K., Easingwood, R., Woodfield, T., & Coates, D. (2023, July). Three-dimensional evaluation of the cytotoxicity and antibacterial properties of alpha lipoic acid-capped silver nanoparticle constructs for oral applications. Verbal presentation at the Faculty of Dentistry Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Major, G., Longoni, A., Simcock, J., Magon, N. J., Harte, J., Bathish, B., Kemp, R., Woodfield, T., & Lim, K. S. (2023). Clinical applicability of visible light-mediated cross-linking for structural soft tissue reconstruction. Advanced Science, 10, 2300538. doi: 10.1002/advs.202300538
Journal - Research Article
Abdelmoneim, D., Porter, G., Duncan, W., Lim, K., Easingwood, R., Woodfield, T., & Coates, D. (2023). Three-dimensional evaluation of the cytotoxicity and antibacterial properties of alpha lipoic acid-capped silver nanoparticle constructs for oral applications. Nanomaterials, 13, 705. doi: 10.3390/nano13040705
Journal - Research Article
Bolam, S. M., Zhu, M. F., Lim, K. S., Konar, S., Oliver, M. H., Buckels, E., … Woodfield, T., … Musson, D. S. (2023). Combined growth factor hydrogel enhances rotator cuff enthesis healing in rat but not sheep model. Tissue Engineering Part A. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2022.0215
Journal - Research Article
Dai, Y., Qiao, K., Li, D., Isingizwe, P., Liu, H., Liu, Y., Lim, K., Woodfield, T., … Cui, X. (2023). Plant-derived biomaterials and their potential in cardiac tissue repair. Advanced Healthcare Materials. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202202827
Journal - Research Article
Joukhdar, H., Och, Z., Tran, H., Heu, C., Vasquez, G. M., Sultana, N., … Lim, K. S., … Rnjak-Kovacina, J. (2023). Imparting multi-scalar architectural control into silk materials using a simple multi-functional ice-templating fabrication platform. Advanced Materials Technologies, 2201642. doi: 10.1002/admt.202201642
Journal - Research Article
Mekhileri, N. V., Major, G., Lim, K., Mutreja, I., Chitcholtan, K., Phillips, E., Hooper, G., & Woodfield, T. (2023). Biofabrication of modular spheroids as tumour-scale microenvironments for drug screening. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 12, 2201581. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202201581
Journal - Research Article
Soliman, B. G., Longoni, A., Wang, M., Li, W., Bernal, P. N., Cianciosi, A., Lindberg, G. C. J., … Woodfield, T. B. F., … Lim, K. S. (2023). Programming delayed dissolution into sacrificial bioinks for dynamic temporal control of architecture within 3D-bioprinted constructs. Advanced Functional Materials, 2210521. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202210521
Journal - Research Article
Tran, H. A., Hoang, T. T., Maraldo, A., Do, T. N., Kaplan, D. L., Lim, K. S., & Rnjak-Kovacina, J. (2023). Emerging silk fibroin materials and their applications: New functionality arising from innovations in silk crosslinking. Materials Today. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.mattod.2023.03.027
Journal - Research Article
Daly, A. C., & Lim, K. S. (2023). High resolution lithography 3D bioprinting. Trends in Biotechnology, 41(3), 262-263. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.11.007
Journal - Research Other
Levato, R., & Lim, K. S. (2023). Harnessing light in biofabrication. Biofabrication, 15, 020401. doi: 10.1088/1758-5090/acb50f
Journal - Research Other
Lim, K. S., Zreiqat, H., & Gawlitta, D. (2023). Biofabrication for orthopedic, maxillofacial, and dental applications. Acta Biomaterialia, 156, 1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.12.064
Journal - Research Other
Zou, Z., Li, H., Yu, K., Ma, K., Wang, Q., Tang, J., … Lim, K., Hooper, G., Woodfield, T., Cui, X., … Tian, K. (2023). The potential role of synovial cells in the progression and treatment of osteoarthritis. Exploration. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/EXP.20220132
Journal - Research Other
Alcala-Orozco, C. R., Mutreja, I., Cui, X., Hooper, G. J., Lim, K. S., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2022). Hybrid biofabrication of 3D osteoconductive constructs comprising Mg-based nanocomposites and cell-laden bioinks for bone repair. Bone, 154, 116198. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.116198
Journal - Research Article
Cui, X., Alcala-Orozco, C. R., Baer, K., Li, J., Murphy, C. A., Durham, M., Lindberg, G., Hooper, G. J., Lim, K. S., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2022). 3D bioassembly of cell-instructive chondrogenic and osteogenic hydrogel microspheres containing allogeneic stem cells for hybrid biofabrication of osteochondral constructs. Biofabrication, 14(3), 034101. doi: 10.1088/1758-5090/ac61a3
Journal - Research Article
Kang, B., Park, Y., Hwang, D. G., Kim, D., Yong, U., Lim, K. S., & Jang, J. (2022). Facile bioprinting process for fabricating size-controllable functional microtissues using light-activated decellularized extracellular matrix-based bioinks. Advanced Materials Technologies, 7(1), 2100947. doi: 10.1002/admt.202100947
Journal - Research Article
Karimi, F., Lau, K., Kim, H. N., Och, Z., Lim, K. S., Whitelock, J., … Rnjak-Kovacina, J. (2022). Surface biofunctionalization of silk biomaterials using dityrosine cross-linking. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14, 31551-31566. doi: 10.1021/acsami.2c03345
Journal - Research Article
Li, J., Cui, X., Lindberg, G. C. J., Alcala-Orozco, C. R., Hooper, G. J., Lim, K. S., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2022). Hybrid fabrication of photo-clickable vascular hydrogels with additive manufactured titanium implants for enhanced osseointegration and vascularized bone formation. Biofabrication, 14(3), 034103. doi: 10.1088/1758-5090/ac6051
Journal - Research Article
Lu, Y., Cui, X., Zhang, L., Wang, X., Xu, Y., Qin, Z., … Lim, K. S., Charles, C. J., … Tang, J. (2022). The functional role of lipoproteins in atherosclerosis: Novel directions for diagnosis and targeting therapy. Aging & Disease, 13(2), 491-520. doi: 10.14336/AD.2021.0929
Journal - Research Article
Major, G. S., Simcock, J. W., Woodfield, T. B. F., & Lim, K. S. (2022). Overcoming functional challenges in autologous and engineered fat grafting trends. Trends in Biotechnology, 40(1), 77-92. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.04.006
Journal - Research Article
Man, K., Alcala, C., Mekhileri, N. V., Lim, K. S., Jiang, L.-H., Woodfield, T. B. F., & Yang, X. B. (2022). GelMA hydrogel reinforced with 3D printed PEGT/PBT scaffolds for supporting epigenetically-activated human bone marrow stromal cells for bone repair. Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 13, 41. doi: 10.3390/jfb13020041
Journal - Research Article
Qiao, K., Xu, L., Tang, J., Wang, Q., Lim, K. S., Hooper, G., Woodfield, T. B. F., … Cui, X. (2022). The advances in nanomedicine for bone and cartilage repair. Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 20, 141. doi: 10.1186/s12951-022-01342-8
Journal - Research Article
Soliman, B. G., Major, G. S., Atienza-Roca, P., Murphy, C. A., Longoni, A., Alcala-Orozco, C. R., … Woodfield, T. B. F., & Lim, K. S. (2022). Development and characterization of gelatin-norbornene bioink to understand the interplay between physical architecture and micro-capillary formation in biofabricated vascularized constructs. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 11(2), 2101873. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202101873
Journal - Research Article
Tang, J., Cui, X., Zhang, Z., Xu, Y., Guo, J., Soliman, B. G., … Lim, K. S., Woodfield, T. B. F., & Zhang, J. (2022). Injection-free delivery of MSC-derived extracellular vesicles for myocardial infarction therapeutics. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 11(5), 2100312. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202100312
Journal - Research Article
Veenendaal, L., Longoni, A., Hooper, G. J., Lim, K. S., Woodfield, T. B. F., & Lindberg, G. C. J. (2022). 3D-bioassembly of VH-spheroids for cartilage regeneration: In vitro evaluation of chondrogenesis, fusion and lateral integration. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 9(31), 2200882. doi: 10.1002/admi.202200882
Journal - Research Article
Zhu, M., Tay, M. L., Lim, K. S., Bolam, S. M., Tuari, D., Callon, K., … Woodfield, T. B. F., … Musson, D. S. (2022). Novel growth factor combination for improving rotator cuff repair: A rat in vivo study. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 50(4), 1044-1053. doi: 10.1177/03635465211072557
Journal - Research Article
Murphy, C. A., Lim, K. S., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2022). Next evolution in organ-scale biofabrication: Bioresin design for rapid high-resolution vat polymerization. Advanced Materials, 34, 2107759. doi: 10.1002/adma.202107759
Journal - Research Other
Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Choi, Y. S., & Lim, K. S. (2022). Biofabrication Applications. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 11(24), 2202934. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202202934
Journal - Research Other
Abdelmoneim, D., Duncan, W., Li, K. C., Porter, G., Lim, K., & Coates, D. (2022). In vitro and in vivo investigation of antibacterial bone regenerative scaffolds. New Zealand Dental Journal, 118(4), (pp. 168). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Abinzano, F., Lim, K., Núñez Bernal, P., Atienza Roca, P., Albillos Sanchez, A., Otto, I., … Woodfield, T., … Levato, R. (2022). Dual-functionalized visible-light responsive gelatin bioink as cartilage binding glue and matrix for 3D chondral regeneration. Tissue Engineering Part A, 28(Suppl. 1), 790. doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2022.29025.abstracts
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Bolam, S., Konar, S., Zhu, M., Workman, J., Lim, K., Woodfield, T., … Musson, D. (2022). Enhancement of rotator cuff healing with a combined growth factor (IGF-1, TGF-β1 and PTH) hydrogel in a rat chronic rotator cuff tear model. Proceedings of the International Combined Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting (ICORS). 51. Retrieved from https://www.2022icors.org
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Braxton, T., Lim, K., Alcala-Orozco, C., Joukhdar, H., Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Woodfield, T., … Yang, X. (2022). Investigation of the potential for osteochondrial tissue regeneration via a novel biphasic 3D printed silk reinforced scaffold. Tissue Engineering Part A, 28(Suppl. 3), (pp. 685). doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2022.29036.abstracts
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Braxton, T., Lim, K., Alcala-Orozco, C., Joukhdar, H., Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Woodfield, T., … Yang, X. (2022). A novel silk reinforced biphasic 3D printed PEGT/PBT scaffold for osteochondral tissue engineering. Tissue Engineering Part A, 28(Suppl. 1), 806. doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2022.29025.abstracts
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gawlitta, D., Longoni, A., Pennings, I., Lindberg, G., Woodfield, T., Lim, K., & Rosenberg, A. (2022). Vitreous humor as instructive biomaterial to support mesenchymal stem cell hypertrophy and endochondral ossification. Tissue Engineering Part A, 28(Suppl. 1), 1432. doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2022.29025.abstracts
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Joukhdar, H., Och, Z., Tran, H., Hebenton, S., Lim, K., Lord, M., & Rnjak-Kovacina, J. (2022). Development of a simple multi-functional unidirectional freezing platform to engineer aligned scaffolds for tissue engineering. Tissue Engineering Part A, 28(Suppl. 3), (pp. 714). doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2022.29036.abstracts
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Lindberg, G., Bakırcı, E., Hooper, G., Lim, K., Dalton, P., & Woodfield, T. (2022). Converging melt electrowriting with high-throughput 3D-bioassembly technologies. Tissue Engineering Part A, 28(Suppl. 1), 702. doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2022.29025.abstracts
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Lindberg, G., Veenendaal, L., Cui, X., Alcala, C., Durham, M., Hooper, G., Lim, K., & Woodfield, T. (2022). A 3D-bioassembly platform for probing spheroid tissue fusion and integration. Tissue Engineering Part A, 28(Suppl. 1), 703. doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2022.29025.abstracts
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Longoni, A., Major, G., Atienza-Roca, P., Wise, L., Hooper, G., Kieser, D., Woodfield, T., … Lim, K. (2022). Gelatin incorporation in VEGF-loaded PVA-Tyramine hydrogels to enhance cellular interaction and vascular infiltration. Tissue Engineering Part A, 28(Suppl. 3), (pp. 642). doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2022.29036.abstracts
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Major, G., Longoni, A., Simcock, J., Lim, K., & Woodfield, T. (2022). Developing next generation adipose tissue grafts for soft tissue reconstruction. Tissue Engineering Part A, 28(Suppl. 3), (pp. 187). doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2022.29036.abstracts
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Tran, H., Karimi, F., Joukhdar, H., Cui, X., & Lim, K. (2022). Biofabrication approaches enabled by covalent crosslinking of silk. Tissue Engineering Part A, 28(Suppl. 3), (pp. 206). doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2022.29036.abstracts
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Veenendaal, L., Lim, K., Hooper, G., Woodfield, T., & Lindberg, G. (2022). Probing lateral integration of engineered cartilage spheroids in healthy and diseased microenvironments: A 3D in-vitro tissue fusion model. Tissue Engineering Part A, 28(Suppl. 3), (pp. 269). doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2022.29036.abstracts
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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, 132, 188-216. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.03.008
Journal - Research Article
Aldrich, E. D., Cui, X., Murphy, C. A., Lim, K. S., Hooper, G. J., McIlwraith, C. W., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2021). Allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cells for cartilage regeneration: A review of in vitro evaluation, clinical experience, and translational opportunities. Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 10(11), 1500-1515. doi: 10.1002/sctm.20-0552
Journal - Research Article
Kim, H., Kang, B., Cui, X., Lee, S.-H., Lee, K., Cho, D.-W., … Woodfield, T. B. F., Lim, K. S., & Jang, J. (2021). Light-activated decellularized extracellular matrix-based bioinks for volumetric tissue analogs at the centimeter scale. Advanced Functional Materials, 31(32), 211252. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202011252
Journal - Research Article
Levato, R., Lim, K. S., Li, W., Usua, A. U., Peña, L. B., Wang, M., … Woodfield, T. B. F., & Malda, J. (2021). High-resolution lithographic biofabrication of hydrogels with complex microchannels from low-temperature-soluble gelatin bioresins. Materials Today Bio, 12, 100162. doi: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2021.100162
Journal - Research Article
Li, W., Wang, M., Mille, L. S., Robledo Lara, J. A., Huerta, V., Uribe Velázquez, T., … Murphy, C. A., … Woodfield, T. B. F., Lim, K. S., & Zhang, Y. S. (2021). A smartphone-enabled portable digital light processing 3D printer. Advanced Materials, 33(35), 2102153. doi: 10.1002/adma.202102153
Journal - Research Article
Lindberg, G. C. J., Cui, X., Durham, M., Veenendaal, L., Schon, B. S., Hooper, G. J., Lim, K. S., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2021). Probing multicellular tissue fusion of cocultured spheroids: A 3D-bioassembly model. Advanced Science, 8(22), 2103320. doi: 10.1002/advs.202103320
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
Longoni, A., Li, J., Lindberg, G. C. J., Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Wise, L. M., Hooper, G. J., Woodfield, T. B. F., Kieser, D. C., & Lim, K. S. (2021). Strategies for inclusion of growth factors into 3D printed bone grafts. Essays in Biochemistry, 65(3), 569-585. doi: 10.1042/ebc20200130
Journal - Research Article
Man, K., Mekhileri, N., Lim, K. S., Jiang, L.-H., Woodfield, T. B. F., & Yang, X. B. (2021). MI192 induced epigenetic reprogramming enhances the therapeutic efficacy of human bone marrows stromal cells for bone regeneration. Bone, 153, 116138. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.116138
Journal - Research Article
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, 51(Suppl. 1), S75-S85. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2020.1867202
Journal - Research Article
Yang, K.-H., Lindberg, G., Soliman, B., Lim, K., Woodfield, T., & Narayan, R. J. (2021). Effect of photoinitiator on precursory stability and curing depth of thiol-ene clickable gelatin. Polymers, 13(11), 1877. doi: 10.3390/polym13111877
Journal - Research Article
Gentile, C., Lim, K. S., & Vozzi, G. (2021). Editorial: 3D bioprinting of vascularized tissues for in vitro and in vivo applications. Frontiers in Bioengineering & Biotechnology, 9, 754124. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.754124
Journal - Research Other
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
Chapter in Book - Research
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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, 8, 7093-7105. doi: 10.1039/d0bm01010c
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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). Engineering of a complex bone tissue model with endothelialised channels and capillary-like networks. European Cells & Materials, 35, 335-349. doi: 10.22203/eCM.v035a23
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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Lim, K. S., & Woodfield, T. B. F. (2015). Silk hydrogels for tissue engineering. Scripta-Ingenia, December(5), 3-7.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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