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Dr. Max Babenko is a Research Fellow at the University of Bradford's School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies. He specializes in microneedle technology development for drug delivery systems and polymer engineering applications.
Dr. Babenko earned his BEng in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University of Bradford in 2011, followed by a PhD from the same institution in 2015. His doctoral research investigated heat transfer at the cavity-polymer interface in microinjection moulding. Since 2018, he has been an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE).
His research focuses on the design, fabrication, and testing of microneedle-based drug delivery systems. Dr. Babenko has extensive expertise in microinjection moulding techniques, Moldflow simulations, and surface characterization methods including SEM, WLI, and laser scanning confocal microscopy. His work spans both ultrasound micro-injection moulding and 3D printing technologies for precise fabrication of microstructures.
Currently, Dr. Babenko is leading a groundbreaking project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop microneedle technology for pain-free contraception delivery in low-income countries. This initiative aims to create self-administered microneedle patches providing contraceptive protection for up to six months.
His laboratory management responsibilities include overseeing MNT facilities operations, ensuring health and safety compliance for Polymer MNT laboratories, and administering the Clustermarket equipment management system used across 70 independent facilities in the Polymer IRC labs.
