Dr Naomi Paxton
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Mech., Medical & Process Engineering
Biography
Dr Naomi Paxton is a Senior Research Fellow in the field of biofabrication & 3D printing, and leader of the Bioinspired Additive Manufacturing (BioAM) group. With a background in physics, Naomi completed the dual international Biofabrication Masters degree and has completed her research training in world-leading international labs in Australia, Germany, the UK and USA. In 2020, Naomi completed her PhD in partnership with Melbourne-based medical device company, Anatomics, through the ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Additive Biomanufacturing.Dr Paxton's research involves combining advanced biomaterials to 3D print scaffolds that replicate natural biological systems and promote regeneration. For example, Naomi's research uses a range of biomaterials and composites to fabricate patient-specific surgical implants and focuses on the use of melt electrowriting (MEW), an advanced additive manufacturing technique which allows the deposition of micron-scale fibres in ordered 3D constructs. These fibres mimic the natural extra cellular matrix within bone tissues and help facilitate cell attachment, growth and proliferation. Naomi is the national winner for the ATSE Ezio Rizzardo Polymer Scholarship, CSIRO Alumni Scholarship in Physics and was awarded the QLD Women in Technology Life Science Young Achiever Award, runner-up for the QLD Women in STEM Prize and International Biofabrication Society Young Investigator Award.
Alongside her research, Naomi is an award-winning science communicator, STEM ambassador and strong advocate for diversity and Women in STEM. As a workshop facilitator and invited speaker, Naomi shares her passion for physics, astrophysics and biofabrication. In recognition of Naomi’s contribution to STEM engagement and advocacy for Women in STEM, Naomi was awarded the overall QUT Student Leader of the Year 2019.
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Mech., Medical & Process Engineering
Research field
Biomedical Engineering
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosphy (Queensland University of Technology)
Publications
- Paxton, N., Nightingale, R. & Woodruff, M. (2022). Capturing patient anatomy for designing and manufacturing personalized prostheses. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 73, 282–289. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/227566
- Brooks-Richards, T., Paxton, N., Allenby, M. & Woodruff, M. (2022). Dissolvable 3D printed PVA moulds for melt electrowriting tubular scaffolds with patient-specific geometry. Materials and Design, 215. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/228424
- Paxton, N., Dinoro, J., Ren, J., Ross, M., Daley, R., Zhou, R., Bazaka, K., Thompson, R., Yue, Z., Beirne, S., Harkin, D., Allenby, M., Wong, C., Wallace, G. & Woodruff, M. (2021). Additive manufacturing enables personalised porous high-density polyethylene surgical implant manufacturing with improved tissue and vascular ingrowth. Applied Materials Today, 22. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/207717
- Paxton, N., Ho, S., Tuten, B., Lipton-Duffin, J. & Woodruff, M. (2021). Degradation of melt electrowritten PCL scaffolds following melt processing and plasma surface treatment. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 42(23). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/214334
- Paxton, N., Lamont, R., Brooks-Richards, T. & Woodruff, M. (2021). Expanding material printability for electrowriting. Journal of 3D Printing in Medicine, 5(2), 61–64. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/212904
- Paxton, N., Daley, R., Forrestal, D., Allenby, M. & Woodruff, M. (2020). Auxetic tubular scaffolds via melt electrowriting. Materials and Design, 193. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/200913
- Paxton, N., Allenby, M., Lewis, P. & Woodruff, M. (2019). Biomedical applications of polyethylene. European Polymer Journal, 118, 412–428. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/129514
- Paxton, N., Ren, E., Ainsworth, M., Solanki, A., Jones, J., Allenby, M., Stevens, M. & Woodruff, M. (2019). Rheological characterization of biomaterials directs additive manufacturing of strontium-substituted bioactive glass/polycaprolactone microfibers. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 40(11), 1–6. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/127592
- Paxton, N., Smolan, W., Boeck, T., Melchels, F., Groll, J. & Jungst, T. (2017). Proposal to assess printability of bioinks for extrusion-based bioprinting and evaluation of rheological properties governing bioprintability. Biofabrication, 9(4), 1–18. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/119301
- Paxton, N., Powell, S. & Woodruff, M. (2016). Biofabrication: The future of regenerative medicine. Techniques in Orthopaedics, 31(3), 190–203. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/101842
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Naomi, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).