AMFaces

Here's what Jose is working on currently: I am testing clear and pigmented silicone samples with skin cells to make sure that they do not cause harm to patients after wearing them. I use a fluorescent spectrometer to quantify cell growth and activity with a standardized assay.

Over the next couple weeks we're highlighting our impressive lab spaces and the work our team is doing in each.
First up - Jose who works in the @manchester.ac.uk
Henry Royce Institute.
Jose is working with is a fluorescent spectrometer pictured below.

Alice is combining cell culture techniques with materials science to create a 3D skin construct that can be aged in vitro by precisely adjusting its mechanical properties. This is done using the Biox6 system, an advanced bioprinter that supports high throughput 3D cell culture and biofabrication.

Over the upcoming weeks we're highlighting our impressive lab spaces and the work our team is doing in each. Next up - Alice, who works @manchester.ac.uk Henry Royce Institute.

One piece of equipment Alice is working with is the Biox6 system like the one pictured below.

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Alice is combining cell culture techniques with materials science to create a 3D skin construct that can be aged in vitro by precisely adjusting its mechanical properties. This is done using the Biox6 system, an advanced bioprinter that supports high‑throughput 3D cell culture and biofabrication.

We're up dark and early this morning on our way to our 1st Creativity workshop at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social where our researchers will share ideas, brainstorm solutions to gaps in additive manufacturing technology and tour the Centre for Additive Manufacturing.

We're back! Hope you had a wonderful holiday season and time to relax with friends and family. We're gearing up for a great 2026. Keep following along for exciting updates from the AMFaces team.

The AMFaces team are wrapping up for the holiday season and we'll be back in the new year with more exciting updates on our project.

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year.

- The AMFaces team

A fun fact about me: I have a deep love for nature, so I enjoy hiking and often sketch the landscapes I encounter during my walks.

My research is exploring different fabrication strategies for soft materials using Aerosol Jet Printing. This currently includes the creation of standardised test specimens, using differing process parameters, that are then used for evaluation of their physical properties.

This week we're highlighting the 2 PhD students who are working with the AMFaces project.

Midori Sánchez and Ben Schofield are part of our
@manmetuni.bsky.social AM team.

See the comments for more info about Midori's work.

Outside of work I like to spend my free time exercising and climbing.

..that will subsequently allow their use in the Aerosol Jet Printing process. My current focus is on analysing these generated droplets through high-speed imaging techniques which will then enable effective function of the whole system.

My research concerns the investigation of the high-definition computer-controlled printing of silicones, specifically for printing viscous silicones for use as an outer coating for facial prosthetics. This involves examining and understanding new methods of atomising these viscous silicones..

This week we're highlighting the 2 PhD students who are working with the AMFaces project.

Ben Schofield and Midori Sánchez are part of our @manmetuni.bsky.social AM team.

See the comments for more info about Ben's work.

Check out this seminar taking place Dec 17th.

His focus in AMFaces includes spectral analysis, colour formulation and validation, and modelling colour-accurate 3D facial scans.

Visit AMFaces.org for more info.

#research #3Dprinting #additivemanufacturing

Meet Dr Se Hun Chung, Researcher on the AMFaces Project.

Se Hun Chung is a postdoctoral researcher at King’s College London. His research interests are in implementing engineering advancements into medical science.

We're introducing our AMFaces team. Finally, let's meet the @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social team.

The team are using digital imaging to capture facial appearance data to develop synthetic materials with colour, texture, and translucency similar to that of natural facial tissue.

Multifaceted Interdisciplinary research seminars on the human face

Abstracts and further details are available at: multifacetedresearch.wordpress.com

The workshops are funded through the UMRI 2025 Interdisciplinary Research Pump-Priming project ‘Challenging the Impossible’ and supported by Creative Manchester.

Contact: kinjiro.amano@manchester.ac.uk

The series aims to reassess some of the issues surrounding the reconstruction of historical faces through interdisciplinary conversations across a wide range of research fields.

The project team includes David Foster, Kinjiro Amano and Julian Yates of the AMFaces team.

We're pleased to announce our workshop:
Faces through modern eyes: reconstruction and recognition.

Wed 17th Dec, 2pm-5pm.
Booth Street East Building, Theatre B

This is the second in the interdisciplinary research seminar series on the human faces and their reconstruction.

We're pleased to announce our workshop:
Faces through modern eyes: reconstruction and recognition.
Wed 17th Dec, 2pm-5pm.
Booth Street East Building, Theatre B

This is the second in the interdisciplinary research seminar series on the human faces and their reconstruction.

The series aims to reassess some of the issues surrounding the reconstruction of historical faces through interdisciplinary conversations across a wide range of research fields.

The project team includes David Foster, Kinjiro Amano and Julian Yates of the AMFaces team.

Multifaceted Interdisciplinary research seminars on the human face

Abstracts and further details are available at: multifacetedresearch.wordpress.com

The workshops are funded through the UMRI 2025 Interdisciplinary Research Pump-Priming project ‘Challenging the Impossible’ and supported by Creative Manchester.

Contact: kinjiro.amano@manchester.ac.uk

His research centres on rebuilding faces for NHS patients with prostheses based on novel technologies. In the project, he uses digital imaging to capture facial appearance data for developing synthetic materials with colour, texture, and translucency similar to that of natural facial tissue.

Meet Professor Trevor Coward, Co-Investigator on the AMFaces Project.

Trevor is Professor in Maxillofacial and Craniofacial Rehabilitation at Kings College London and Honorary NHS Consultant with Guys NHS FT.

#research #3Dprinting #additivemanufacturing #prosthesis

We're introducing our AMFaces team. Finally, let's meet the @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social team.

The team are using digital imaging to capture facial appearance data to develop synthetic materials with colour, texture, and translucency similar to that of natural facial tissue.

Visit amfaces.org

Kathryn's work on the project deals with the materials testing, analysis, and development of silicone formulations for additive manufacturing and materials validation of structural longevity.

Check out AMFaces.org for more info.

Kathryn is a postdoctoral researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her research interests are in the materials science, biological, and engineering aspects of biomaterials.

#research #additivemanufacturing #3Dprinting