Hannah Thomas

Assessment of the Biofilm Disruption Activity of Absorbent Sustained-action Dressing with Povidone Iodine

Abstract Body: Objective: Over 65% of bacterial infections treated in the developed world are known to include biofilms, which are less susceptible to host defences or conventional therap...

Stefania Fabbri ;

Hannah Thomas ;

Jean Pine ;

Chris Agboh , PhD;

Samantha J. Westgate , PhD;

Gillian Durkin ;

David Farrar , BSc;

Chris Marsden , PhD;

11/23/2020

The laboratory performance of gelling fiber wound dressings tested by means of clinically-relevant robotic wound simulators

The effectiveness of wound dressing performance in exudate management is commonly investigated in simple, non-realistic laboratory setups, and typically, where dressings are submersed in ...

Hannah Thomas ;

Amit Gefen , PhD, BSc, MSc;

George Gray , BSc;

05/26/2022

Delivery of Oxygen to a Liquid Medium by a Novel Oxygen Delivery Device

Aim: To determine the levels of oxygen produced by a novel oxygen delivery device* and to assess the device’s ability to deliver oxygen into a liquid medium. To determine the effect of th...

Hannah Thomas ;

Louise Suleman , PhD;

Samantha J. Westgate , PhD;

12/09/2019

An in Vitro Assessment of the Antimicrobial Performance of Silver-Containing Gelling Fiber Wound Dressings Using Multi-Species CDC Reactor and Colony Drip-Flow Bioburden Models

Aim: To assess the efficacy of five silver-containing gelling fiber wound dressings in vitro against pre-formed 72-hour multi-species surface-attached cultures of wound pathogens, Staphyl...

Hannah Thomas ;

Louise Suleman , PhD;

Samantha J. Westgate , PhD;

Liam Purcell ;

07/15/2019

Treatment of World Health Organisation “Priority Pathogens” Relevant to Wound Care by an Activated Carbon Cloth Dressing

Background: In 2017 the World Health Organization (WHO) published a list of “priority pathogens” highlighting 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. T...

Shannon Martin ;

Hannah Thomas ;

Robert Brown ;

Samantha J. Westgate , PhD;

Laura Sellars , PhD;

06/10/2019