The chemist and material scientist John Dunlop has been Head of the working group at the Department of Biomaterials at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces since 2008.
Research fields
Mechanics of actuating systems: modelling mechanics of actuating plant systems; designing novel materials-actuation systems. Modelling of tissue growth: interaction between mechanics and cell action in trabecular bone; effect of geometry on tissue growth. Mechanics of cellular materials: stability of porous solids; effect of underlying architecture on deformation localisation.