University of Plymouth PEARL https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk 01 University of Plymouth Research Outputs University of Plymouth Pedagogic Research and Development Database 2020-08-26 Microbial contamination and efficacy of disinfection procedures of companion robots in care homes Thill, Serge http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/16200 University of Plymouth All content in PEARL is protected by copyright law. Author manuscripts are made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the details provided on the item record or document. In the absence of an open licence (e.g. Creative Commons), permissions for further reuse of content should be sought from the publisher or author.