Plasma-activated antimicrobial hydrogel therapy (PAHT) for combatting infections in diabetic foot ulcers
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Glasgow
Department Name: College of Medical, Veterinary, Life Sci
Abstract
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Publications
Brown JL
(2022)
Assessing the inflammatory response to in vitro polymicrobial wound biofilms in a skin epidermis model.
in NPJ biofilms and microbiomes
Gülmez D
(2022)
Investigating Dual-Species Candida auris and Staphylococcal Biofilm Antiseptic Challenge.
in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)
Short B
(2023)
There Is More to Wounds than Bacteria: Fungal Biofilms in Chronic Wounds
in Current Clinical Microbiology Reports
| Description | Plasma-activated antimicrobial hydrogel therapy (PAHT) for combatting infections in diabetic foot ulcers |
| Amount | £369,080 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/V005839/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2021 |
| End | 01/2024 |
| Title | Polymicrobial biofilm development |
| Description | This tool is a complex wound biofilm that can be used to assess inflammation and the effects of antimicrobials. |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Facilitated the methods to secure EPSRC grant |
| URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8991182/ |
| Description | Commercialising biofilms models |
| Organisation | BluTest Laboratories Limited |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Worked with BluTest to develop and test wound biofilm models |
| Collaborator Contribution | Supported PhD student and employed once completed PhD |
| Impact | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tracy-Young-7 |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | School visit to Gartocharn Primary School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 90 school children learned about the importance of biofilms. We made biofilms bacteria on Petri dishes with PlayDoh and investigated bacteria from the mouth with a micrscope. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/ramage_gordon?lang=en-GB |