PARTNER UNIVERSITY
Swansea University
Research Areas & Focuses
- Host immune cell interactions with biofilms
- Bacterial adhesion and colonisation of Medical devices
- Novel and natural antimicrobials to treat biofilms
- Nanofibres for the control of biofilms
- Nano-measurement of molecular interactions within biofilms
- Novel disinfection processes as anti-fouling strategies
- Biofilm accumulation strategies
- 3D models of multi-celluar biofilms
- In vitro and ex vivo modeling of biofilms
- Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Escherichia and Campylobacter biofilms
- Biofouling of membrane separation processes
- Biofilm control within process industries
- Food production industry relevant biofilms
Department Link
SWANSEA UNIVERSITY
For enquiries, please contact Tom Wilkinson.
Facilities
- Atomic force microscopy
- Scanning electron microscopy
- Laser scanning confocol microscopy
- Membrane separation plant (Desalination/ RO/Nano/Ultra/Micro Filtration)
- Hydrodynamic shear biofilm assays (PPFC, RFC and CDC bioreactor)
- Bioprocessing plant (Fermenters upto 100L and downstreamprocessing)
- Electrospinning from bench to manufacturing scale
Researchers
Llinos Harris, Medical School
Tom Humphrey, Medical School
Rowena Jenkins, College of Engineering
Jesus Javier Ojeda Ledo, College of Engineering
Chedly Tizaoui, College of Engineering
Geertje Van Keulen, Medical School
Tom Wilkinson, Medical School
Lisa Williams, Medical School
Chris Wright, College of Engineering
Nanospider technology allows the production of the highest quality nanofibres.
Electron microscopy of S. epidermidis depositing biofilm on medical device related surfaces.