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Antonia Pontiki

I am Antonia Pontiki, a PhD student in the School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences at King’s College London, where I previously completed a BEng in Biomedical Engineering. While working on my final year undergraduate project, we developed a method for the creation of patient-specific rib prostheses for patients with advanced lung and breast cancer. During that project, I grew increasingly interested in the field of bone reconstruction through the use of 3D printing, which inspired me to take up the challenge of a PhD. I am currently in the last year of my PhD, where I am investigating the use of 3D printing and material science for the production of patient-specific prostheses and artificial organs, especially in relation to thoracic surgery. I strongly believe that only through the interdisciplinary approach and collaboration between scientists and clinicians can we progress in the cutting-edge research area of interventional engineering and medical devices.