Thursday 1st November 2007
1 Carlton House Terrace, London
Organised by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
Co-sponsored by the Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM) and the Association of Institutions Concerned with Medical Engineering (AIME) and endorsed by The Biomaterials Network

Antibacterial and antimicrobial materials and systems are becoming increasingly important not only in the hospital and healthcare environments, but also for laboratory, home, marine and some industrial applications. Materials and systems are being developed to prevent the build up, spread and transfer of harmful bacteria and viruses, as well as actively disabling them. This one day conference will look to assess the challenges posed by these microbial systems and consider the various ways in which science is being applied to address the threats these systems present to modern society.

Programme

09.15 Registration and refreshments
09.45  Introduction and Overview
Chairman: Professor Andrew Lloyd, University of Brighton

Session 1
10.00 Keynote: Combating Healthcare Associated Infections in the NHS
Professor Brian Duerden, Department of Health
10.40 Keynote 2 Causes and Prevention of Biomaterial-Based Medical Device Infection
Professor Sean Gorman, Belfast University
11.20 Refreshments

Session 2
11.40  The Biomaterials Surface: an Interactive Phase for Microbial Film Adhesion and Growth
Pankaj Vadgama, Director, Biomaterials IRC
12.00 Biofilm or Biotransfer Potential? Selected Approaches to the Control of Viable Microorganisms on Surfaces
Professor Joanna Verran, Manchester Metropolitan University
12.20 Immobilized Bacteriophages to Prevent Microbial Colonisation
Professor Geoff Hanlon, University of Brighton
12.40 A Novel Antimicrobial Fabric Coating
Dr Mark Enright, Imperial College
13.00 Lunch

Session 3
13.50 Visible Invisibility
Anne Toomey, Royal College of Art
14.10 Antibacteriological Coating via the Polymer Extrusion Coating Process
Stephen Pye, Walki Ltd part of the Walki Group Oy of Finland
Functional  Sol Gel based Coatings to Protect against Microbial Induced Corrosion (MIC)/Biofiouling
Professor Robert Akid, Head of Structural Materials & Integrity Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University
14.50 Refreshments

Session 4
15.30 Efficacy Testing of Antimicrobial Treated Articles for Regulatory Approvals
Malcolm Greenhalgh and Brian McCarthy, Technitex
15.50 Modification of Diamond-like Carbon Coatings to Promote Antibacterial Properties
Ben Jones, ETCbrunel, Brunel University
16.10 Every Cloud has a Silver Lining
Simon Burnett-Boothroyd, Toray Textiles
16.30 BioCote® and the Application of Silver-Based Technology
Matthew Harte, BioCote® Managing Director / Lesley Taylor, BioCote® Technical Manager

Registration forms for the event are available at www.iom3.org/events/antibacterial

Public Lecture
Professor Andrew Lloyd from the University of Brighton will be presenting a lecture at 6.30pm on 31st October in conjunction with the London Materials Society at 1 Carlton House Terrace, London entitled:
‘Combating bacterial infection : Surface engineered antimicrobial materials’.
The lecture will be free to attend, but pre-registration is required. Email dawn.bonfield@iom3.org.

MADE event: Antibacterial Materials, 31st October 2007
On 31st October the Materials and Design Exchange (MADE), a node of the Materials Knowledge Transfer Network sponsored by the DTI, will be holding an overview of antibacterial materials and a small exhibition of currently available antibacterial products at 1 Carlton House Terrace, aimed at the Design Community. Any delegate of the conference on 1st November will be welcome to attend the event on 31st October free of charge. More details from www.iom3.org/made.