Dr. Shu Geng

Postdoctoral research fellow

UNSW Sydney

My research interests focus on the development of functional nanomaterials and polymeric biomaterials for biomedical applications, particularly catalytic nitric oxide (NO) delivery. NO is an important endogenous signalling molecule involved in physiological processes such as vasodilation, angiogenesis, wound healing, and immune regulation. My research aims to develop catalytic biomaterial platforms capable of generating NO from endogenous donors under physiologically relevant conditions to improve therapeutic efficacy and overcome the limitations associated with conventional NO delivery systems, such as burst release, finite drug payload, and poor long-term stability. I am also interested in the fabrication of functional coatings on medical devices, including polymer-grafted and nanomaterial-based surfaces for applications such as vascular stents and implantable biomedical devices.