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Polymer microspheres for microbial detection

Thesis
Atthakor, W. Polymer microspheres for microbial detection. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3049
Microspheres have become an important material in the biomedical and environmental sciences, particularly for use in the detection of pathogenic microorganisms and toxins as w...

Megasonic sonication for cost-effective and automatable elution of Cryptosporidium from filters and membranes

Journal Article
Kerrouche, A., Desmulliez, M. P., & Bridle, H. (2015)
Megasonic sonication for cost-effective and automatable elution of Cryptosporidium from filters and membranes. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 118, 123-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2015.09.001
Sample processing is a highly challenging stage in the monitoring of waterborne pathogens. This step is time-consuming, requires highly trained technicians and often results i...

Whole cell immobilised biosensors for toxicity assessment of a wastewater treatment plant treating phenolics-containing waste.

Journal Article
Philp, J. C., Balmand, S., Hajto, E., Bailey, M. J., Wiles, S., Whiteley, A. S., …Dunbar, S. (2003)
Whole cell immobilised biosensors for toxicity assessment of a wastewater treatment plant treating phenolics-containing waste. Analytica Chimica Acta. 487, 61-74. doi:10.1016/S0003-2670(03)00358-1. ISSN 0003-2670
Wastewater treatment plants dealing with industrial wastes are often susceptible to overload of toxic influent that can partially or completely destroy treatment for extended ...