PARTNER UNIVERSITY
University of Sheffield
Research Areas & Focuses
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health
- Biofilm development in chronic wounds
- Biofilm in oral disease
- Disruption and treatment of corneal biofilm
- 3D models of biofilm infected bone and tissue
- Biofilm formation on implants – understanding mechanism
- Pili-based motility and chemotaxis within biofilms
- Understanding biofilms from wastewater FOG blockages
Faculty of Engineering
- Understanding biofilms from wastewater FOG blockages
- Biophysical techniques for thin films (SEM, eillipsomtery, X-ray and neutron scattering
- Exploring the interactions between biofilms, urban water infrastructure and drinking water quality
The University of Sheffield
For enquiries, please contact Peter Monk.
Facilities
- Sheffield Collabatorium for Antimicrobial Resistance and Biofilms (SCARAB)
- Full-scale drinking water distribution system test facility equipped for biofilm sampling
- Flow cytometer for total and intact cell counts
- Scanning Probe Microscopy
- Imaging
- Florey Instiute
- FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy
- Microfluidics
Researchers
Joby Boxall, Faculty of Engineering
Isabel Douterlo Soler, Faculty of Engineering
Alan Dunbar, Faculty of Engineering
William Durham, Faculty of Science
Katherine Fish, Faculty of Engineering
Simon Foster, Faculty of Science
Mark Geoghegan, Faculty of Science
Jamie Hobbs, Faculty of Science
Henriette Jensen, Faculty of Engineering
Esther Karunakaran, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health and Faculty of Engineering
Sheila MacNeil, Faculty of Engineering
Peter Monk, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health
Craig Murdoch, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health
Ihtesham Rehman, Faculty of Engineering
Joey Shepherd, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health
Graham Stafford, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health
Simon Tait, Faculty of Engineering
Annette Taylor, Faculty of Engineering
Claire Turner, Faculty of Science