Paterson, Thomas, Dr

Dr Thomas Paterson

School of Clinical Dentistry

Lecturer

t.paterson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 215 9376

19 Claremont Crescent

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Dr Thomas Paterson
School of Clinical Dentistry
19 Claremont Crescent
91ֱ��
S10 2TA

Profile

Dr Thomas Paterson joined the School of Clinical Dentistry in 2023 as a Lecturer, bringing experience in biomaterials science, bioelectronics, and interdisciplinary healthcare technologies. Alongside his lecturing role, he serves as a director for the Smart Devices and Sensors theme within the Insigneo Institute and sits on the Neuroscience Insitute ECR committee. Dr Paterson's research career has spanned several departments at the University of 91ֱ��, including Dentistry, Materials Engineering, and Automatic Control and Systems Engineering (ACSE). His academic journey has also included short-term visiting roles in China and India.

Dr Paterson's work in bioengineering focuses on developing practical healthcare solutions by integrating materials science and bioelectronics. His research contributes to dental and neural bioelectronics, developing implantable materials and wearable sensors. He is dedicated to interdisciplinary research, aiming to translate scientific research into real-world healthcare applications.

Research interests

Dr Paterson focuses his research on integrating materials science and bioelectronics within healthcare applications. He develops implantable and wearable devices, tailored to serve diagnostic and therapeutic functions, particularly in dentistry and neurobiology. These devices have applications that range from treating epilepsy to aiding wound healing, collecting multimodal biosignals, and monitoring dental health. Additionally, he is developing technologies that facilitate research into fundamental biological questions.

Key projects

Composite Material Printing: 3D printing of conductive composite materials for wearable devices and implantable sensors.

Bruxism Monitoring: Using machine learning and multimodal biosignal collection to monitor and treat bruxism (tooth grinding).

MND Diagnostic Glove: Developing and commercialising a wearable device for monitoring neurodegenerative diseases.

Bite Force Sensing: Producing ultrathin, flexible pressure sensors using conductive electrospun membranes.

Neural Implants: Collaborating on highly porous, non-degradable conductive hydrogel implants for neural stimulation and recording.

Thermal Cooling for Epilepsy: Part of the Integrabrain team working on a closed-loop implantable system for thermal cooling of focal epilepsy.

Bioelectronic Connectors: Creating gradient stiffness materials for hard-to-soft bioelectronic connections.

Publications

Journal articles

Paterson TE, Owen R, Sherborne C, Bahmaee H, Harding AL, Green NH, Reilly GC & Claeyssens F (2024) . J Mater Chem B.
Tian J, Paterson TE, Zhang J, Li Y, Ouyang H, Asencio IO, Hatton PV, Zhao Y & Li Z (2023) . International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(19).
Da Silva AC, Amadou‐Douah C, Koiliari S, Du J, Chauhan RKK, Paterson TE & Minev IR (2023) . Macromolecular Materials and Engineering.
Da Silva AC, Akbar TF, Paterson TE, Werner C, Tondera C & Minev IR (2022) . Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 43(23).
Clayton Da Silva A, Akbar TF, Paterson TE, Werner C, Tondera C & Minev IR (2022) . Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 43(23).
Paterson TE, Hagis N, Boufidis D, Wang Q, Moore SR, Da Silva AC, Mitchell RL, Alix JJP & Minev I (2022) . Flexible and Printed Electronics, 7(3).
Ramos-Rodriguez DH, Pashneh-Tala S, Bains AK, Moorehead RD, Kassos N, Kelly AL, Paterson TE, Orozco-Diaz CA, Gill AA & Ortega Asencio I (2022) . Bioengineering, 9(4).
Aldemir Dikici B, Malayeri A, Sherborne C, Dikici S, Paterson T, Dew L, Hatton P, Ortega Asencio I, MacNeil S, Langford C , Cameron NR et al (2022) . Biomacromolecules, 23(3), 720-730.
Paterson TE, Dhowre HS, Villanueva D, Holland JW, Reddy Kethiri A, Singh V, Claeyssens F, MacNeil S & Ortega Asencio I (2021) . ACS Applied Bio Materials, 4(7), 5638-5649.
Abdelmoneim D, Alhamdani GM, Paterson TE, Santocildes Romero ME, Monteiro BJC, Hatton PV & Ortega Asencio I (2020) . Processes, 8(11).
Paterson TE, Shi R, Tian J, Harrison CJ, De Sousa Mendes M, Hatton PV, Li Z & Ortega I (2020) . Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 11(3).
Paterson TE, Bari A, Bullock AJ, Turner R, Montalbano G, Fiorilli S, Vitale-Brovarone C, MacNeil S & Shepherd J (2020) . Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 8.
Turner RD, Wingham JR, Paterson TE, Shepherd J & Majewski C (2020) . Scientific Reports, 10.
Zheng K, Balasubramanian P, Paterson TE, Stein R, MacNeil S, Fiorilli S, Vitale-Brovarone C, Shepherd J & Boccaccini AR (2019) . Materials Science and Engineering: C, 103, ---.
Paterson TE, Gigliobianco G, Sherborne C, Green NH, Dugan JM, MacNeil S, Reilly GC & Claeyssens F (2018) . APL Bioengineering, 2(2).
Paterson TE, Beal SN, Santocildes-Romero ME, Sidambe AT, Hatton PV & Asencio IO (2017) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 231(6), 565-574.
Wang A-J, Paterson T, Owen R, Sherborne C, Dugan J, Li J-M & Claeyssens F (2016) . Materials Science and Engineering: C, 67, 51-58.
Malayeri A, Sherborne C, Paterson T, Mittar S, Asencio IO, Hatton PV & Claeyssens F (2016) . International Journal of Bioprinting, 2(2).
Owen R, Sherborne C, Paterson T, Green NH, Reilly GC & Claeyssens F (2015) . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials.
Ortega I, Sefat F, Deshpande P, Paterson T, Ramachandran C, Ryan AJ, MacNeil S & Claeyssens F (2014) . Journal of Visualised Experiments, 91.
Paterson T, Claeyssens F & Sherborne C (2014) PolyHIPE-based porous microparticles for tissue engineering. JOURNAL OF TISSUE ENGINEERING AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, 8, 422-423.
Da Silva AC, Paterson TE & Minev IR () . Soft Science, 3(1), 3-3.
Ortega Í, Sefat F, Deshpande P, Paterson T, Ramachandran C, Ryan AJ, MacNeil S & Claeyssens F () . Journal of Visualized Experiments(91).

Conference proceedings papers

Paterson TE, Dugan JM, Sherborne C, Green NH, Reilly GC & Claeyssens F (2015) Highly Porous Particles for Cell Recruitment and Delivery in Bone Tissue Engineering. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A, Vol. 21 (pp S287-S288)
Paterson T, Sherborne C, Chen CC, Reilly G & Claeyssens F (2014) . 91ֱ�� Engineering Symposium Conference Proceedings Vol. 1, Vol. 1. The Octagon Centre, University of 91ֱ��

Research group

PGR

Mingda Lu, “Electrospinning chemically and mechanically graded scaffolds for mimicking the tendon-to-bone interface”

Nick Hagis, “Development of Stretchable Devices for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Neuromuscular Diseases”

MennaAllah Mahmoud, “Biohybrid robots”

Undergraduate

Nadirah Ahmed, “Wearable Sensor Headband Development for Bruxism Monitoring”

Alumni

Aliza Bano, “Developing and Evaluating Conductive Electrospun Sensors for Jaw Movement Tracking”

Georgia Hearn, “Impact of External Cooling on Neuronal Cells: An Investigation Using a Prototype Cooling Platform”

Maciek Filicha, (GenerationResearch project), “Development of mechanically gradient conductive materials for bioelectronic interfaces”

Rizana Riyaz, “Exploring the Cellular Mechanisms of Wound Healing Under Variable Pressure Conditions”

Fatemeh Mazloumi Aboukheili, “Development and Characterization of Conductive Thermally Responsive Shape Memory Polymers for Orthodontic and Orthopaedic Applications”

Neenu Soman, “A new collagen-based scaffold for oral tissue engineering”

Teaching interests: Dr Paterson's teaching curriculum includes Dental Materials, with a particular focus on composite and glass ionomer cement materials, for both undergraduate and master's students. He also teaches Tissue Engineering, Introduction to Biomaterials, and Polymers as Biomaterials. He leads the BSc Research Placement Programme and is the programme lead for the BSc in Bio-Dental Science and Technology.