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Email

brooke.farrugia@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Education
Graduate Certificate
University of Melbourne
PhD
University of New South Wales
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of New South Wales
Masters (Coursework)
University of New South Wales
ORCID

0000-0003-1303-4165

A/Prof Brooke Farrugia

Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering

60 Scholarly works
9 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Clinically Unmet Needs of Conventional Diabetic Foot Ulcer Dressings
    DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c00971
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Glycosaminoglycan-Mediated Interactions in Articular, Auricular, Meniscal, and Nasal Cartilage
    DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2023.0346
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Wall Shear Stress Predicts Venous Tissue Growth in Endovascular Neural Interfaces
    DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2025.3645257
  • 2024

    Journal article

    One-Step Synthesis of Antimicrobial Polypeptide-Selenium Nanoparticles Exhibiting Broad-Spectrum Efficacy against Bacteria and Fungi with Superior Resistance Prevention
    DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c17157
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Replicating the Cartilage Micromechanical Environment
  • 2022

    Research grants (international)

    Antimicrobial Peptide - Selenium Nanoparticle Dressings to Enhance Burn Wound Healing and Prevent Antimicrobial Resistant Infections
  • 2022

    Research Contracts

    Development of 3D Organ Models
Brooke Farrugia

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2018
Bob Fraser New Investigator Award Matrix Biology Society of Australia and New Zealand

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    Controlled oxygen delivery to power tissue regeneration
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48719-x
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Pristine gelatin incorporation as a strategy to enhance the biofunctionality of poly(vinyl alcohol)-based hydrogels for tissue engineering applications
    DOI: 10.1039/d3bm01172k
  • 2023

    Journal article

    The Glycosaminoglycan Side Chains and Modular Core Proteins of Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycans and the Varied Ways They Provide Tissue Protection by Regulating Physiological Processes and Cellular Behaviour
    DOI: 10.3390/ijms241814101
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Arthritis and Duchenne muscular dystrophy: the role of chondroitin sulfate and its associated proteoglycans in disease pathology and as a diagnostic marker
    DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00103.2022
  • 2022

    Journal article

    A review of simulation training and new 3D computer-generated synthetic organs for robotic surgery education
    DOI: 10.1007/s11701-021-01302-8
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Perlecan, A Multi-Functional, Cell-Instructive, Matrix-Stabilizing Proteoglycan With Roles in Tissue Development Has Relevance to Connective Tissue Repair and Regeneration
    DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.856261

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Biacore 1K System
  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Cancer Microenvironment and Next Generation Research Collaboration

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