prof. dr. H.C. (Henny) van der Mei
Full professor

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h.c.van.der.mei umcg.nl
Research
- 2020
- Zu, G., Steinmueller, M., Keskin, D., van der Mei, H. C., Mergel, O., & van Rijn, P. (2020). Antimicrobial Nanogels with Nanoinjection Capabilities for Delivery of the Hydrophobic Antibacterial Agent Triclosan. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2(12), 5779-5789. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c01031
- Yuan, L., de Haan, P., Peterson, B. W., de Jong, E. D., Verpoorte, E., van der Mei, H. C., & Busscher, H. J. (2020). Visualization of Bacterial Colonization and Cellular Layers in a Gut-on-a-Chip System Using Optical Coherence Tomography. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 26(6), 1211-1219. https://doi.org/10.1017/S143192762002454X
- Yuan, L., van der Mei, H. C., Busscher, H. J., & Peterson, B. W. (2020). Two-Stage Interpretation of Changes in TEER of Intestinal Epithelial Layers Protected by Adhering Bifidobacteria During E. coli Challenges. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 1-14. [599555]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.599555
- Gao, R., van der Mei, H. C., Ren, Y., Chen, H., Chen, G., Busscher, H. J., & Peterson, B. W. (2020). Thermo-resistance of ESKAPE-panel pathogens, eradication and growth prevention of an infectious biofilm by photothermal, polydopamine-nanoparticles in vitro. Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology biology and medicine, 32, [102324]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2020.102324
- Li, Y., Liu, Y., Ren, Y., Su, L., Li, A., An, Y., Rotello, V., Zhang, Z., Wang, Y., Liu, Y., Liu, S., Liu, J., Laman, J. D., Shi, L., van der Mei, H. C., & Busscher, H. J. (2020). Coating of a Novel Antimicrobial Nanoparticle with a Macrophage Membrane for the Selective Entry into Infected Macrophages and Killing of Intracellular Staphylococci. Advanced Functional Materials, (48), [2004942]. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202004942
- Wu, Y., van der Mei, H. C., Busscher, H. J., & Ren, Y. (2020). Enhanced bacterial killing by vancomycin in staphylococcal biofilms disrupted by novel, DMMA-modified carbon dots depends on EPS production. COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES, 193, [111114]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111114
- Tian, S., Su, L., Liu, Y., Cao, J., Yang, G., Ren, Y., Huang, F., Liu, J., An, Y., van der Mei, H. C., Busscher, H. J., & Shi, L. (2020). Self-targeting, zwitterionic micellar dispersants enhance antibiotic killing of infectious biofilms: An intravital imaging study in mice. Science Advances, 6(33), [eabb1112]. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb1112
- Ren, X., Gao, R., van der Mei, H. C., Ren, Y., Peterson, B. W., & Busscher, H. J. (2020). Eradicating Infecting Bacteria while Maintaining Tissue Integration on Photothermal Nanoparticle-Coated Titanium Surfaces. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(31), 34610-34619. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c08592
- Yu, T., Jiang, G., Gao, R., Chen, G., Ren, Y., Liu, J., van der Mei, H. C., & Busscher, H. J. (2020). Circumventing antimicrobial-resistance and preventing its development in novel, bacterial infection-control strategies. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 17(8), 1151-1164. https://doi.org/10.1080/17425247.2020.1779697
- Su, L., Li, Y., Liu, Y., Ma, R., Liu, Y., Huang, F., An, Y., Ren, Y., van der Mei, H. C., Busscher, H. J., & Shi, L. (2020). Antifungal-Inbuilt Metal-Organic-Frameworks Eradicate Candida albicans Biofilms. Advanced Functional Materials, 30(28), [2000537]. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202000537
- Ricciardelli, A., Casillo, A., Corsaro, M. M., Tutino, M. L., Parrilli, E., & van der Mei, H. C. (2020). Pentadecanal and pentadecanoic acid coatings reduce biofilm formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis on PDMS. Pathogens and Disease, 78(3), [ftaa012]. https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftaa012
- Busscher, H. J., Woudstra, W., van Kooten, T. G., Jutte, P., Shi, L., Liu, J., Hinrichs, W. L. J., Frijlink, H. W., Shi, R., Liu, J., Parvizi, J., Kates, S., Rotello, V. M., Schaer, T. P., Williams, D., Grainger, D. W., & van der Mei, H. C. (2020). Accepting higher morbidity in exchange for sacrificing fewer animals in studies developing novel infection-control strategies. Biomaterials, 232, [119737]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119737
- Luan, Y., van der Mei, H. C., Dijk, M., Geertsema-Doornbusch, G., Atema-Smit, J., Ren, Y., Chen, H., & Busscher, H. J. (2020). Polarization of Macrophages, Cellular Adhesion, and Spreading on Bacterially Contaminated Gold Nanoparticle-Coatings in Vitro. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 6(2), 933-945. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01518
- Sahal, G., Woerdenbag, H. J., Hinrichs, W. L. J., Visser, A., Tepper, P. G., Quax, W. J., van der Mei, H. C., & Bilkay, I. S. (2020). Antifungal and biofilm inhibitory effect of Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass) essential oil on biofilm forming by Candida tropicalis isolates; an in vitro study. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 246, [112188]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2019.112188
- Quan, K., Zhang, Z., Ren, Y., Busscher, H. J., van der Mei, H. C., & Peterson, B. W. (2020). Homogeneous Distribution of Magnetic, Antimicrobial-Carrying Nanoparticles through an Infectious Biofilm Enhances Biofilm-Killing Efficacy. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 6(1), 205-212. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01425
- 2019
- Ren, Y., Fagette, P. H., Hall, C. L., Broers, H., Grainger, D. W., Van Der Mei, H. C., & Busscher, H. J. (2019). Clinical translation of the assets of biomedical engineering - a retrospective analysis with looks to the future. Expert review of medical devices, 16(11), 913-922. https://doi.org/10.1080/17434440.2019.1685869
- Valentin, J. D. P., Qin, X-H., Fessele, C., Straub, H., van der Mei, H. C., Buhmann, M. T., Maniura-Weber, K., & Ren, Q. (2019). Substrate viscosity plays an important role in bacterial adhesion under fluid flow. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 552, 247-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2019.05.043
- Hou, J., Wang, C., Rozenbaum, R. T., Gusnaniar, N., de Jong, E. D., Woudstra, W., Geertsema-Doornbusch, G. I., Atema-Smit, J., Sjollema, J., Ren, Y., Busscher, H. J., & van der Mei, H. C. (2019). Bacterial Density and Biofilm Structure Determined by Optical Coherence Tomography. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 9794. [9794]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46196-7
- Rozenbaum, R. T., Andrén, O. C. J., Van der Mei, H. C., Woudstra, W., Busscher, H. J., Malkoch, M., & Sharma, P. K. (2019). Penetration and Accumulation of Dendrons with Different Peripheral Composition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms. Nano Letters, 19(7), 4327-4333. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b00838
- Kusuma Yulianto, H. D., Rinastiti, M., Cune, M. S., de Haan-Visser, W., Atema-Smit, J., Busscher, H. J., & van der Mei, H. C. (2019). Biofilm composition and composite degradation during intra-oral wear. DENTAL MATERIALS, 35(5), 740-750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2019.02.024
- Zhao, P., Mecozzi, F., Wessel, S., Fieten, B., Driesse, M., Woudstra, W., Busscher, H. J., Van Der Mei, H. C., & Loontjens, T. J. A. (2019). Preparation and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Hyperbranched Emulsifiers for Waterborne Coatings. Langmuir, 35(17), 5779-5786. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03584
- Rozenbaum, R. T., van der Mei, H. C., Woudstra, W., de Jong, E. D., Busscher, H. J., & Sharma, P. K. (2019). Role of Viscoelasticity in Bacterial Killing by Antimicrobials in Differently Grown P. aeruginosa Biofilms. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 63(4), [ARTN e01972-18]. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01972-18
- Busscher, H. J., Alt, V., van der Mei, H. C., Fagette, P. H., Zinunerli, W., Moriarty, T. F., Parvizi, J., Schmidmaier, G., Raschke, M. J., Gehrke, T., Bayston, R., Baddour, L. M., Winterton, L. C., Darouiche, R. O., & Grainger, D. W. (2019). A Trans-Atlantic Perspective on Stagnation in Clinical Translation of Antimicrobial Strategies for the Control of Biomaterial-Implant-Associated Infection. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 5(2), 402-406. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b01071
- Rozenbaum, R. T., Su, L., Umerska, A., Eveillard, M., Hakansson, J., Mahlapuu, M., Huang, F., Liu, J., Zhang, Z., Shi, L., van der Mei, H. C., Busscher, H. J., & Sharma, P. K. (2019). Antimicrobial synergy of monolaurin lipid nanocapsules with adsorbed antimicrobial peptides against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in vitro is absent in vivo. Journal of Controlled Release, 293, 73-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.11.018
- Li, Y., Yang, G., Ren, Y., Shi, L., Ma, R., van der Mei, H. C., & Busscher, H. J. (2019). Applications and Perspectives of Cascade Reactions in Bacterial Infection Control. Frontiers in Chemistry, 7, [861]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00861
- 2018
- Luan, Y., Liu, S., Pihl, M., van der Mei, H. C., Liu, J., Hizal, F., Choi, C-H., Chen, H., Ren, Y., & Busscher, H. J. (2018). Bacterial interactions with nanostructured surfaces. Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 38, 170-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2018.10.007
- Liu, Y., Ren, Y., Li, Y., Su, L., Zhang, Y., Huang, F., Liu, J., Liu, J., van Kooten, T. G., An, Y., Shi, L., van der Mei, H. C., & Busscher, H. J. (2018). Nanocarriers with conjugated antimicrobials to eradicate pathogenic biofilms evaluated in murine in vivo and human ex vivo infection models. Acta Biomaterialia, 79, 331-343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.08.038
- Petridis, X., van der Sluis, L. W. M., Dijkstra, R. J. B., Brinker, M. G. L., van der Mei, H. C., & Harmsen, M. C. (2018). Secreted products of oral bacteria and biofilms impede mineralization of apical papilla stem cells in TLR-, species-, and culture-dependent fashion. Scientific Reports, 8(1), [12529]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30658-5
- Gusnaniar, Hizal, F., Choi, C-H., Sjollema, J., Nuryastuti, T., Rustema-Abbing, M., Rozenbaum, R. T., van der Mei, H. C., Busscher, H. J., & Wessel, S. W. (2018). Transmission of Monospecies and Dual-Species Biofilms from Smooth to Nanopillared Surfaces. Applied and environmental microbiology, 84(15), [UNSP e01035-18]. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01035-18
- Carniello, V., Peterson, B. W., Sjollema, J., Busscher, H. J., & van der Mei, H. C. (2018). Surface enhanced fluorescence and nanoscopic cell wall deformation in adhering Staphylococcus aureus upon exposure to cell wall active and non-active antibiotics. Nanoscale, 10(23), 11123-11133. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8nr01669k
- van der Westen, R., Sjollema, J., Molenaar, R., Sharma, P. K., van der Mei, H. C., & Busscher, H. J. (2018). Floating and Tether-Coupled Adhesion of Bacteria to Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Surfaces. Langmuir, 34(17), 4937-4944. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b04331
- Sjollema, J., Zaat, S. A. J., Fontaine, V., Ramstedt, M., Luginbuehl, R., Thevissen, K., Li, J., van der Mei, H. C., & Busscher, H. J. (2018). In vitro methods for the evaluation of antimicrobial surface designs. Acta Biomaterialia, 70, 12-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.02.001
- Fieten, B., Wessels, J., Brookhuis, R. A. H., Loontjens, J. A., Zhao, P., Busscher, H. J., van der Mei, H. C., Wessel, S. W., Mecozzi, F., & Driesse, M. (2018). Antimicrobial surfactants and water borne coatings comprising the same. (Patent No. WO2018048302). https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=WO&NR=2018048302A1&KC=A1&FT=D&ND=3&date=20180315&DB=&locale=en_EP
- Carniello, V., Harapanahalli, A. K., Busscher, H. J., & van der Mei, H. C. (2018). Adhesion force sensing and activation of a membrane-bound sensor to activate nisin efflux pumps in Staphylococcus aureus under mechanical and chemical stresses. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 512, 14-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2017.10.024
- Hou, J., Veeregowda, D. H., van de Belt-Gritter, B., Busscher, H. J., & van der Mei, H. C. (2018). Extracellular Polymeric Matrix Production and Relaxation under Fluid Shear and Mechanical Pressure in Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms. Applied and environmental microbiology, 84(1), [ e01516-17]. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01516-17
- 2017
- Buijssen, K. J. D. A., Oosterhof, J. J. H., Basil, L., Waters, M., Duits, M. A., Busscher, H. J., van der Mei, H. C., & van der Laan, B. F. A. M. (2017). Influence of surface roughness on silicone rubber voice prostheses on in vitro biofilm formation and clinical lifetime in laryngectomised patients. Clinical Otolaryngology, 42(6), 1235-1240. https://doi.org/10.1111/coa.12856
- Gusnaniar, N., van der Mei, H. C., Qu, W., Nuryastuti, T., Hooymans, J. M. M., Sjollema, J., & Busscher, H. J. (2017). Physico-chemistry of bacterial transmission versus adhesion. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 250, 15-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2017.11.002
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