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The spread of infectious disease and antimicrobial filters
Dr Lena Ciric
Healthy Infrastructure Research Group
UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering CHANGE THE WORLD
Breatheeasy–engineeringairqualitysolu2onsBirmingham,21stOctober2016
Healthy Infrastructure Research Group
1. Investigating the pathways of the spread of infectious disease in the built environment
2. Developing and testing engineering solutions for the reduction in the spread of infectious disease in the built environment
Some of our ongoing projects
1. Environmental assessment to help estimate risk of TB infection
2. Microbiology of classroom air
3. Antimicrobial filters for hospital air and water systems
Pankhurst et al., 2012. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 16(8):1023-1029.
Environmental assessment to help estimate risk of TB infection
Microbiology of classroom air
Microbiology of classroom air
Antimicrobial filters for hospital air and water systems
Metallic antimicrobial nanoparticles
Incorporation into polymer using pressurised
gyration method
Testing of antimicrobial
effect and optimisation
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Acknowledgements
UCL Civil Engineering Dr Melisa Canales Dr Zaheer Nasir Dr Louise Pankhurst Miss Chang Ge
UCL Mechanical Engineering Dr Upulitha Illangakoon Dr Sunthar Mahalingham Prof Mohan Edirisinghe Public Health England Dr Sudy Anaraki Ms Sam Perkins
www.cege.ucl.ac.uk/HIRG
