We are pleased to announce an upcoming webinar presented by Dr. Ayo Ogundero from the University of Glasgow.
Pharmaceutical pollutants such as diclofenac can persist in wastewater and present challenges for conventional treatment processes. While bacterial biodegradation offers a potential approach, identifying an effective microbial community — including its species composition and population size — remains a key challenge.
In this webinar, Dr. Ayo Ogundero will present research using droplet microfluidics to investigate bacterial communities with different compositions and densities. Using On-chip platforms, including the On-chip Droplet Selector, bacterial communities were encapsulated in water-in-oil droplets and screened to identify combinations showing significant diclofenac breakdown. The study explores how droplet-based screening could help identify effective microbial combinations and contribute to environmental engineering applications.
Webinar Details
Title:
Microbial community dynamics and the biodegradation of diclofenac: investigating effective species composition and population size using droplet microfluidics
Speaker:
Dr. Ayo Ogundero
Infrastructure and Environment, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM GMT (11:00 CET)
Join us to learn how droplet microfluidics can be applied to investigate microbial communities for pharmaceutical pollutant biodegradation!