Researcher
Alex Verplaetse
- Disciplines:Biomaterials engineering, Biological system engineering, Biomechanical engineering, Other (bio)medical engineering, Environmental engineering and biotechnology, Industrial biotechnology, Other biotechnology, bio-engineering and biosystem engineering, Other chemical sciences, Microbiology, Systems biology, Laboratory medicine, Nutrition and dietetics, Agricultural animal production, Food sciences and (bio)technology
Affiliations
- Food and Microbial Technology (CLMT) (Division)
Member
From1 Aug 2020 → Today - Bioengineering Technology, Ghent and Aalst Technology Campuses (Technology cluster)
Member
From1 Oct 2013 → 31 Jul 2020
Projects
1 - 6 of 6
- Unravelling 3D-printed biofilm reactors using a genetically engineered Lactobacillus spp. with enhanced biofilm forming propertiesFrom18 Aug 2023 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Unraveling the removal of microorganisms with a strong biofilm forming capacity from laundry environment with a curative and preventive approach.From30 Sep 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Study of the workings mechanisms of new innovative natural antimicrobial components against various pathogens and spoilage microorganismsFrom30 Sep 2022 → 31 Jul 2023Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- ‘Bisceps’ Biofilm susceptibility sensors for in situ biofilm monitoring.From1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2022Funding: FWO Strategic Basic Research (SBO)
- PROCURE: Defining the future of probiotics for upper respiratory tract diseasesFrom1 Jan 2016 → 31 Dec 2019Funding: FWO Strategic Basic Research (SBO)
- Development of a high temperature SSF reactor for the production of bio-ethanol from lignocellulose.From1 Oct 2008 → 15 Sep 2013Funding: IOF - Industrial Research Fund
Publications
1 - 10 of 12
- Stability of Filled PDMS Pervaporation Membranes in Bio-Ethanol Recovery from a Real Fermentation Broth(2023)
Authors: Cédric Van Goethem, Alex Verplaetse, Ivo Vankelecom
- Lactobacilli Have a Niche in the Human Nose(2020)
Authors: Stijn Wittouck, Katleen Martens, Alex Verplaetse, Peter Hellings
- Occurrence and characterization of biofilms in drinking water systems of broiler houses(2019)
Authors: Sharon Maes, Thijs Vackier, Hans Steenackers, Alex Verplaetse
- Identification and Spoilage Potential of the Remaining Dominant Microbiota on Food Contact Surfaces after Cleaning and Disinfection in Different Food Industries(2019)
Authors: Thijs Vackier, Hans Steenackers, Alex Verplaetse
Pages: 262 - 275 - Evaluation of Two Surface Sampling Methods for Microbiological and Chemical Analyses To Assess the Presence of Biofilms in Food Companies(2017)
Authors: Sharon Maes, Hans Steenackers, Alex Verplaetse, Thijs Vackier
Pages: 2022 - 2028 - Fed-batch production of green coconut hydrolysates for high-gravity second-generation bioethanol fermentation with cellulosic yeast(2017)
Authors: Miet Van de Velde, Maria Remedios Foulquié Moreno, Dorien Kerstens, Bert Sels, Alex Verplaetse, Johan Thevelein
Pages: 234 - 242 - Green coconut mesocarp pretreated by an alkaline process as raw material for bioethanol production(2016)
Authors: Maria Remedios Foulquié Moreno, Alex Verplaetse, Miet Van de Velde, Johan Thevelein
Pages: 744 - 753 - Large-scale robot-assisted genome shuffling yields industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeasts with increased ethanol tolerance(2015)
Authors: Tim Snoek, Martina Nicolino, Stefanie Van den Bremt, Stijn Mertens, Veerle Saels, Alex Verplaetse, Jan Steensels, Kevin Verstrepen
- Large-scale robot-assisted genome shuffling yields industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeasts with increased ethanol tolerance(2015)
Authors: Tim Snoek, Stijn Mertens, Alex Verplaetse, Jan Steensels, Kevin Verstrepen
- Phenotypic evaluation of natural and industrial Saccharomyces yeasts for different traits desirable in industrial bioethanol production(2014)
Authors: Vaskar Mukherjee, Jan Steensels, Bart Lievens, Ilse Van de Voorde, Alex Verplaetse, Guido Aerts, Kris Willems, Johan Thevelein, Kevin Verstrepen, Stefan Ruyters
Pages: 9483 - 9498