Dr Dominic Eggbeer

POSITION:
Research Officer

EMAIL ADDRESS:
Deggbeer-pdr@cardiffmet.ac.uk 

BIOGRAPHY: 
Dr Dominic Eggbeer received his BSc in Product Design & Manufacture from UWIC in 2000.  This led to a career as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership associate, which provided him with two years industrial experience, setting up an in-house product design capability and gaining project management experience.   

In 2003, Dominic was inspired to join PDR’s Medical Applications Group, which developed his research interest in computer aided technologies for patient-specific applications.  He completed his PhD, “The Application of Computer Aided Technologies in Soft Tissue, Maxillofacial Prosthetics” in 2008 and is continuing his research career in related areas.  

His research interests have developed in the application of rapid product design and development technologies in surgery, prosthetics, dental technology and medical device design.

Dominic’s roles at PDR also include the management and development of commercial medical modelling services and PDR’s patient-specific design centre.  This provides a unique link between clinical and surgical specialists, industry and medical product users.  

KEYWORDS :
Medical applications, surgery, prosthetics, rapid prototyping,

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Eggbeer D, Evans P.  Computer-aided methods in bespoke breast prosthesis design and fabrication.  Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H, Journal of Engineering in Medicine.  2011, 225(1): 94-99

Bibb R, Eggbeer D*, Evans P, Seelaus R, Grosvenor A.  A critical comparison of rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing in extra-oral prosthesis body production.  Advanced Digital Technologies in Head and Neck Reconstruction. 5th-8th May, 2011.  Freiburg, Germany.  *presented

Daniel S*, Eggbeer D, Evans P. Design hierarchy for auricular prosthesis Retention mechanisms. Advanced Digital Technologies in Head and Neck Reconstruction. 5th-8th May, 2011.  Freiburg, Germany.  *presented

Eggbeer D, Bibb R*.  Evaluating state of the art in cranioplasty plate design and fabrication. Advanced Digital Technologies in Head and Neck Reconstruction. 5th-8th May, 2011.  Freiburg, Germany.  *presented

Bibb R, Eggbeer D, Evans P.  Rapid prototyping technologies in soft tissue facial prosthetics: current state of the art, Rapid Prototyping Journal, 2010; 16(2): 130-137

Bibb R, Eggbeer D, Rapid Manufacture of Custom Fitting Surgical Guides, Rapid Prototyping Journal, 2009, Vol. 15(5) 346-354

Williams RJ, Eggbeer D, Bibb R, CAD/CAM Rapid Manufacturing Techniques in the Fabrication of Removable Partial Denture Frameworks, Quintessence Journal of Dental Technology 2008; 5(2): 2-10

Eggbeer D, Bibb R, Evans P.  Digital Technologies in Extra-oral, Soft Tissue Facial Prosthetics: Current State of the Art.  J Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetists and Technologists, Winter 2007, Vol. 10: 9-18.

Eggbeer D, Bibb R, Evans P.  Assessment of digital technologies in the design of a magnetic retained auricular prosthesis.  J Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetists and Technologists, Winter 2006, Vol. 9: 1-4

Eggbeer D, Evans P, Bibb R.  A pilot study in the application of texture relief for digitally designed facial prostheses.  Proc Inst Mech Eng – J Eng. Med.  2006 Aug;220(6):705-14