Publications

Light photo treatment at 405 nm can effectively kill leishmania parasites

Adekoya Ikeoluwa, Maclean Michelle, Mackie Logan, Carter Katharine C

Microorganisms Vol 14 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms14051135

Assessment of the antimicrobial efficacy and biocompatibility of far-UVC irradiation with whole blood

Sinclair Lucy G, Griffin David T, Gourlay Terry, MacLean Michelle

Proceedings of SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol 13829 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3090976

Efficacy of low irradiance violet-blue light for the inactivation of attached and biofilm-associated bacteria on clinically-relevant materials

Sinclair Lucy G, Anderson John G, MacGregor Scott J, MacLean Michelle

Proceedings of SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol 13829 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3090096

Investigating broad-spectrum antimicrobial efficacy of antibiotic-loaded PLGA coatings

Eccles Sarah, Sherwood Emma, Maclean Michelle, McCormick Christopher

BioMedEng25 (2025)

Comparative biocompatibility of far-UVC and UVC irradiation with red blood cells

Sinclair Lucy, Laverty Marlene, Griffin David T, Maclean Michelle

21st European Society of Photobiology Congress (2025)

Shedding light on biofilms : antimicrobial efficacy of low irradiance violet-blue light exposure

Sinclair Lucy, MacGregor Scott, Maclean Michelle

21st European Society of Photobiology Congress (2025)

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Teaching

I teach a variety of modules in the Biomedical Engineering Department, including the below:

• BE428 Research Methods in BME (module coordinator)
• BE210 Cell Biology 2 (module coordinator)
• BE305 Cell Biology 3 (module coordinator)
• BE406 BME Research Project (module coordinator)

I also supervise students for their undergraduate and postgraduate research projects.

Research Interests

I’m a Reader in the Departments of Electronic & Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. 

My research is concerned with microbial infection control, and the development of novel disinfection and sterilisation technologies for public health applications, with particular focus on healthcare-associated infections (HAI) – the most frequent adverse event in health-care delivery worldwide, with hundreds of millions of patients affected annually.  

My major research focus has been on the fundamental antimicrobial effects of violet-blue light and it's development as a cutting-edge decontamination technology for a range of infection control applications.

I have a highly interdisciplinary background, with a BSc in Immunology and Microbiology (2002), and a PhD focused on the interdisciplinary development of UV and visible-light for sterilisation and infection control applications (2006), which I conducted at The Robertson Trust Laboratory for Electronic Sterilisation Technologies (ROLEST), at Strathclyde.  After completion of my PhD I continued my research at ROLEST where I worked as a Research Fellow.  In 2014, I was appointed as a Lecturer through a Strathclyde Chancellors Fellowship, and I was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2017.  I have more than 70 publications, including journals, conference proceedings and presentations at scientific and medical conferences, and also have a growing IP portfolio.

Professional Activities

PhD External Examiner

External Examiner

11/1/2017

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Projects

Titanium Dioxide-Doped Elastomeric Materials for the Photodecontamination of In Situ Medical Devices

Sandison, Mairi (Principal Investigator) MacLean, Michelle (Co-investigator)

08-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2026

Antimicrobial Lighting for Disease Control within Aquaculture Hatcheries

MacLean, Michelle (Principal Investigator)

01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026

Investigating microbial contamination present in prosthetic liners during normal use

Murray, Laura (Principal Investigator) Egan, Gemma (Co-investigator) MacLean, Michelle (Co-investigator)

21-Jan-2024 - 15-Jan-2026

EPSRC IAA: Harnessing the Power of Violet-Blue Light for Pathogen Reduction of Blood Transfusion Products

Griffin, David (Researcher) MacLean, Michelle (Principal Investigator)

01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025

EPSRC IAA: Harnessing the Power of Violet-Blue Light for Pathogen Reduction of Blood Transfusion Products

MacLean, Michelle (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2026

KE Income - £77,190 (21/22): Hubbell Lighting, USA [HINS-light Environmental Decontamination System]

MacGregor, Scott (Co-investigator) MacLean, Michelle (Co-investigator) Anderson, John (Co-investigator) Woolsey, Gerry (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2022

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