Publications by authors named "Bart van Meerbergen"

For patients suffering from bloodstream infections (BSI) molecular diagnostics from whole blood holds promise to provide fast and adequate treatment. However, this approach is hampered by the need of large blood volumes. Three methods for pathogen DNA isolation from whole blood were compared, i.

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In this paper, we demonstrate the feasibility of selective extracellular electrical stimulation at the (sub)cellular level in dissociated cultured cells. Using a CMOS-compatible process, we have fabricated an electrode array with sub-micrometer nail probes. Due to their particular configuration, the nails are strongly engulfed by the cellular membrane.

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