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Zahra Faraji Rad is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern Queensland’s School of Engineering. She specializes in microneedle technology, biomedical engineering, and advanced materials science. Her research focuses on developing innovative microneedle-based systems for drug delivery, medical diagnostics, and crop health monitoring. She is affiliated with the Centre for Future Materials and the Centre for Crop Health.
Faraji Rad holds an MEng from the University of Birmingham (2010) and a PhD from the University of Birmingham and UNSW (2016). Her work bridges engineering and medicine, emphasizing biodegradable materials, microneedle fabrication methods, and their applications in healthcare and agriculture.
Her research interests include microneedle mechanics, skin permeation dynamics, biocompatible polymers, and low-cost manufacturing techniques. Recent studies explore dissolving microneedles for hyperhidrosis treatment, PVA/PVP material behavior, and vibration-assisted drug diffusion. She has pioneered methods like two-photon polymerization for high-precision microneedle arrays.
Supervision activities include doctoral research on microneedle patch design, transdermal drug delivery optimization, and biosensor development. Over 2730 views and 842 downloads of her outputs reflect significant academic impact.
Her labs and collaborations focus on advancing medical device innovation, with particular attention to sustainable materials and scalable production processes for global health challenges.
