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Professor Kathryn A. Whitehead

Professor in Microbiology at Interfaces

Manchester Metropolitan University

United Kingdom

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Microbiology

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Biochemical Engineering

30%

Biofilm Formation

50%

Interfacial Science

30%

Biofilm Research

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Fungal Pathology

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Atomic Force Microscopy

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Recent Grants

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SURFace MODification to reduce microbial and organic fouling in the food industry (SURFMOD).

Open Date: 2020-12-01

Close Date: 2024-01-01

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Development of a workshop University of Cambridge (PI), Birmingham and Manchester)

Open Date: 2020-12-01

Close Date: 2021-12-01

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Testing cleaning formulations.

Open Date: 2019-03-01

Close Date: 2019-04-01

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Stabilization of colloidal food materials by surface engineering of bacteria

Open Date: 2019-01-01

Close Date: 2020-01-01

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Wound infection following Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery

Open Date: 2018-10-01

Close Date: 2021-09-01

Articles18

Correction: Osta-Ustarroz et al. Microbial Colonization, Biofilm Formation, and Malodour of Washing Machine Surfaces and Fabrics and the Evolution of Detergents in Response to Consumer Demands and Environmental Concerns. Antibiotics 2024, 13, 1227

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2025

Nano-Titania Photocatalysis and Metal Doping to Deter Fungal Growth on Outdoor and Indoor Paint Surfaces Using UV and Fluorescent Light

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2025

Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Remains Susceptible to Metal Ions and Graphene-Based Compounds

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2024

Non-chlorine detergent formulations as an alternative for unpasteurised milk removal from stainless steel surfaces

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2024

Microbial Colonization, Biofilm Formation, and Malodour of Washing Machine Surfaces and Fabrics and the Evolution of Detergents in Response to Consumer Demands and Environmental Concerns

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2024

Analysis of Cellular Damage Resulting from Exposure of Bacteria to Graphene Oxide and Hybrids Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

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2023

Probing surface properties of lactic acid bacteria - Comparative modification by anhydride and aldehyde grafting

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2023

Lactic acid bacteria as structural building blocks in non-fat whipping cream analogues

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2023

Effects of Cationic and Anionic Surfaces on the Perpendicular and Lateral Forces and Binding of Aspergillus niger Conidia

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2023

Ten-Year Analysis of Bacterial Colonisation and Outcomes of Major Burn Patients with a Focus on Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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2023

Antibiofilm Effect of Nitric Acid-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube-Based Surfaces against E. coli and S. aureus

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2023

Multifractal Analysis to Determine the Effect of Surface Topography on the Distribution, Density, Dispersion and Clustering of Differently Organised Coccal-Shaped Bacteria

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2022

Effects of Neutral, Anionic and Cationic Polymer Brushes Grafted from Poly(para-phenylene vinylene) and Poly(para-phenylene ethynylene) on the Polymer’s Photoluminescent Properties

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2022

Lateral force removal of fungal spores to demonstrate how surface properties affect fungal spore retention

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2022

How do Graphene Composite Surfaces Affect the Development and Structure of Marine Cyanobacterial Biofilms?

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2022

The Voltammetric Detection of Cadaverine Using a Diamine Oxidase and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Functionalised Electrochemical Biosensor

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2022

The Effect of Human Blood Plasma Conditioning Films on Platelet Transfusion Bag Surface Properties

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2022

Interfacial Surface Properties of Compression Moulded Hydrolysed Polyvinyl Acetate (PVAc) Using Different Release Materials

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2022

Collaborators14

Joanna Verran

Manchester Metropolitan University

UNITED KINGDOM

Lisa I Pilkington

University of Auckland

NEW ZEALAND

craig banks

Professor

Manchester Metropolitan University

UNITED KINGDOM

Christopher Liauw

Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow then Senior Lecturer

Manchester Metropolitan University

UNITED KINGDOM

Stephen Lynch

Manchester Metropolitan University

UNITED KINGDOM

Anthony Slate

University of Bath

UNITED KINGDOM

Luciana C. Gomes

University of Porto

PORTUGAL

Nicolas Bovet

Technical University of Denmark

DENMARK

Manuel Fernando Ribeiro Pereira

University of Porto

PORTUGAL

David Barker

Professor

University of Auckland

NEW ZEALAND

Olívia Salomé G. P. Soares

University of Porto

PORTUGAL

Andrew Kirby

Associate Clinical Professor

University of Leeds

UNITED KINGDOM

Filipe Mergulhão

Professor Associado

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia

PORTUGAL

Andrew McBain

The University of Manchester

UNITED KINGDOM

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