Project overview
National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC), UK. Proof of Concept (POC) Round 1 (Research Grant). £56,000 (£45,000 from NBIC, £11,000 from Smith and Nephew).
Wounds that don’t heal are associated with bacteria in communities known as biofilms which are resistant to antibiotics. We have shown that low dose nitric oxide can help disperse lung biofilms win patients with cystic fibrosis. This project will test whether nitric oxide can also disperse biofilms from infected wounds.
Wounds that don’t heal are associated with bacteria in communities known as biofilms which are resistant to antibiotics. We have shown that low dose nitric oxide can help disperse lung biofilms win patients with cystic fibrosis. This project will test whether nitric oxide can also disperse biofilms from infected wounds.
Staff
Lead researcher
Other researchers
Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups
Microbiology
We work on topics like patient treatment regimens, catheter design and management, and surgical instrument decontamination.
Biofilms
Biofilms are a collective of one or more types of microorganisms that can grow on different surfaces. Their impact is central to some of the most urgent global challenges, including food and water security, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), infections disease and contamination and more.