PARTNER UNIVERSITY
University of Huddersfield
Research Areas & Focuses
- Biopolymer science
- EPS analysis and characterisation
- Probiotic evaluation (immunological)
- Biofilm cultivation and eradication
- Biofilm community analysis (metagenomics, metatranscriptomics)
- Environmental and extreme biofilms
- Interactions between biofilms and metals
- Wound healing (designing and evaluation of antimicrobial dressings)
- Clinical evaluation of biofilms in wounds
- Targeted drug delivery
- Biofilm imaging
- Antimicrobial health care materials
- Infection prevention
- Biocides, antiseptic and antibiotics (evaluation and delivery)
University of Huddersfield
For enquiries, please contact Alan Smith.
Facilities
- Rheology-Physical Analysis
- Polysaccharide analysis pipeline (extraction, NMR, monomer and linkage analysis )
- Biofilm/epithelial impacts (skin, GI tract, lung)
- 3D skin models
- Antibiofilm evaluation standard and bespoke methods (MBEC. CDC etc)
- Biofilm micro-probing (pH, eH, O2 etc)
- Biofilm cultivation including anaerobic systems
- Biofilm visualisation (SEM, CLSM)
- Advanced Imaging
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Suite
- Clinical Evaluation
- Textile facilities
Researchers
Andrew Collett, Biological and Geographical Sciences
Barbara Conway, Pharmacy
Parikshit Goswami, Chemical Sciences
Paul Humphreys, Biological and Geographical Sciences
Andy Laws, Chemical Sciences
Karen Ousey, Nursing and Midwifery
Emma Ransom-Jones, Biological and Geographical Sciences
Simon Rout, Biological and Geographical Sciences
Alan Smith, Pharmacy
Pitting corrosion generated by an SRB biofilm grown on 316 stainless steel
Depth profile of EPS components on an environmental biofilm (Pink – Cells & eDNA, Green – Protein, Yellow – Lipids, Red – Pyranosyl sugars, Blue – Polysaccharides)