NIHR Developing Skills and Enhancement Award

Professor Matthew Hardman M.Hardman@hull.ac.uk
Chair in Wound Healing / HYMS Director of Research

Mr Josh Totty J.Totty@hull.ac.uk
NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Plastic Surgery

DRESSINg: DACC in the REduction of Surgical Site INfection Feb 1, 2017 - Jan 31, 2018
A surgical site infection is an infection occurring in the body where surgery has recently taken place. The rates of infection vary according to the type of surgery but may occur in as many as 1 in every 3 or 4 operations. All of these infections cau... Read More about DRESSINg: DACC in the REduction of Surgical Site INfection.

The role of bacteria in the skin: Cold atmospheric plasma for the treatment of pathological skin healing Apr 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2020
Chronic wounds remain a major area of unmet clinical need, with infection a principle contributing factor to wound chronicity. This project builds upon strong preliminary data suggesting that healing outcome can be directly linked to both wound micro... Read More about The role of bacteria in the skin: Cold atmospheric plasma for the treatment of pathological skin healing.

MICA: The role of arginase in chronic delayed wound healing Aug 1, 2016 - Oct 17, 2017

Development and application of a new technology for the targeted management of biofilms in human chronic wounds Nov 1, 2018 - Oct 31, 2019

Development of an immune-responsive 3D skin model May 1, 2019 - Jul 31, 2019
The immune system is an essential regulator of normal physiologic and wound repair processes within the skin, and it contributes to the progression of many different skin diseases. The nature of the interactions between circulating immune cells and r... Read More about Development of an immune-responsive 3D skin model.