Andrew Hayles

Dr Andrew Hayles is a Research Associate within the Biomedical Nanoengineering Laboratory, as part of the College of Medicine and Public Health. He has expertise in microbiology and biotechnology, with a focus on the interactions between bacteria and antimicrobial biomaterials. Andrew's research aims to characterize these interactions and investigate how they can be manipulated to combat the threats of biofilm formation and drug resistance in bacteria. Notably, he has multiple years experience working in an industry-based project to modify titanium surfaces to develop antibacterial topography for knee and hip prostheses. This led to the successful translation of the technology to full-scale implants.