Research Assistant

Email: aaron.x.byrne@tudublin.ie 

Tel: +353 87 099 3048

PHD Project Title: Hydrophilic Coating Failure Analysis of Medical Device Coatings

• Started in CREST in March 2020 as an undergraduate student
• Carried out a final year thesis investigating modified sol-gel solutions for anti-scratch coatings
• Commenced postgraduate research in CREST in September 2020
• Collaborating with an Multi-National Corporation investigating actuating surfaces and the resulting surface topography
• Collaborating with a medical device manufacturer in exploring lubricious polyurethane coatings and evaluating the failure mechanisms exhibited by soft medical device coatings in use.

Bullet point skills, e.g.

• BSc in Chemical Sciences with Medicinal Chemistry
• Surface Coating Analysis
• Sol-gel processing
• Industrial collaborations – MNC's and various Medical Device Manufacturers

Research Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aaron-Byrne-3