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Publications

, Sherwood Emma, ,

BioMedEng25 (2025)

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21st European Society of Photobiology Congress (2025)

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21st European Society of Photobiology Congress (2025)

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47th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (2025)

Fraser Justine, , Muangsaen Hathairat, Kadam Aishwarya, ,

47th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (2025)

Yakovleva Oksana, Pilant Teresa, Kaldhone Pravin, Jackson Joseph, Rotstein David, Stewart Caitlin, , , , Gregori Luisa, Atreya Chintamani

Scientific Reports Vol 15 (2025)

Teaching

I teach on a variety of modules in the Biomedical Engineering Department:

BE919 Research Methodology

BE428 Research Methods in Biomedical Engineering

BE207 Human Cell Biology 2

BE915 Medical Science for Engineering (Haematology and Immunology lectures)

BE101 Biomedical Engineering (sterilisation of devices lecture)

BE901 Regenerative Medicine & Tissue Engineering (sterilisation and decontamination lecture)

I also supervise a range of interdisciplinary students (EEE, BME, SIPBS) for their undergraduate and postgraduate research projects.

Research Interests

I am based in The Robertson Trust Laboratory for Electronic Sterilisation Technologies (ROLEST), in the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, and my research is focused on the development of novel disinfection and infection control intervention technologies for public health applications, including prevention of healthcare and food/waterborne infections.

The majority of my research to date has focused on investigations into the fundamental antimicrobial effects of 405 nm high-intensity narrow-spectrum (HINS) light.  Research has focused on determining antimicrobial sensitivity, wavelength sensitivity and the mechanism of inactivation.  Much work has been focused on establishing the effects of this antimicrobial light against key pathogens including MRSA and Clostridium difficile, and I am involved in the investigation and development of this light technology for a range of disinfection applications. 

One such example of this is the development of the HINS-light Environmental Decontamination System (EDS), a novel visible light system for continuous disinfection of occupied environments such as hospital isolation rooms.  This research project was awarded the Times Higher Education Award for ‘Research Project of the Year’ in 2011.   

I am also involved in the development of a number of other electro-technologies for development towards disinfection and sterilisation applications, including ultraviolet light, pulsed electric fields, oxidative corona and plasma technologies, and ozone.

Professional Activities

External Examiner

11/1/2017

Projects

Maclean, Michelle (Principal Investigator)

01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026

Murray, Laura (Principal Investigator) Egan, Gemma (Co-investigator) Maclean, Michelle (Co-investigator)

21-Jan-2024 - 15-Jan-2026

Griffin, David (Researcher) Maclean, Michelle (Principal Investigator)

01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025

Maclean, Michelle (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2026

Maclean, Michelle (Co-investigator) MacGregor, Scott (Co-investigator) Anderson, John (Co-investigator) Woolsey, Gerry (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2022

MacGregor, Scott (Co-investigator) Maclean, Michelle (Co-investigator) Anderson, John (Co-investigator) Woolsey, Gerry (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2022