Project description
How can we monitor and control the spread of infectious diseases? Wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) is an approach that can be used to track the presence of pathogens within a community. This allows us to take appropriate public health measures to monitor and prevent disease outbreaks. It has been used globally throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and can be applied to other viruses impacting human health. This method involves sampling of wastewater for detection and analysis of the virus of interest. However, traditional wastewater sampling is often expensive and complex. This project aims to optimise polymer materials to detect viruses for WBE using a simple, sensitive and cost-effective alternative. This project will explore both virus and polymer surface properties and interactions to allow for successful and targeted detection.
Co-supervisors
Howard Followfield
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