Research project: Portable direct light microscopy to assess microbial contamination of hospital surfaces and equipment and the effectiveness of routine decontamination techniques - Dormant - Dormant
This project involved the further development of a novel direct light microscopy technique (episcopic differential interference contrast microscopy, EDIC) for the assessment of surface cleanliness. This patented direct microscopy technique allows surfaces and equipment in the healthcare environment to be assessed directly for level of microbial contamination without the need for microbiological swabbing and culture of microorganisms in a laboratory.