Henk J. Busscher

Research.com Recognitions

• 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Netherlands Leader Award
• 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Best Publications

• Physico-chemistry of initial microbial adhesive interactions – its mechanisms and methods for study

  Rolf Bos;Henny C. van der Mei;Henk J. Busscher

  1383
  Citations

• Biomaterial-Associated Infection: Locating the Finish Line in the Race for the Surface

  Henk J. Busscher;Henny C. van der Mei;Guruprakash Subbiahdoss;Paul C. Jutte

  790
  Citations

• Nanotechnology-based antimicrobials and delivery systems for biofilm-infection control.

  Yong Liu;Yong Liu;Linqi Shi;Linzhu Su;Henny C van der Mei

  684
  Citations

• Antimicrobial effects of positively charged surfaces on adhering Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

  Bart Gottenbos;Dirk W. Grijpma;Henny C. van der Mei;Jan Feijen

  658
  Citations

• Biofilm Formation on Dental Restorative and Implant Materials

  H. J. Busscher;M. Rinastiti;W. Siswomihardjo;H. C. van der Mei

  617
  Citations

• In vitro and in vivo antimicrobial activity of covalently coupled quaternary ammonium silane coatings on silicone rubber.

  Bart Gottenbos;Henny C van der Mei;Flip Klatter;Paul Nieuwenhuis

  616
  Citations

• Electric double layer interactions in bacterial adhesion to surfaces

  Albert T. Poortinga;Rolf Bos;Willem Norde;Willem Norde;Henk J. Busscher

  588
  Citations

• Electrochemical and surface characterization of a nickel-titanium alloy.

  D.J. Wever;A.G. Veldhuizen;J. de Vries;H.J. Busscher

  560
  Citations

• Bacterial adhesion to surface hydrophilic and hydrophobic contact lenses

  G.M Bruinsma;H.C van der Mei;H.J Busscher

  511
  Citations

• The influence of substratum surface free energy on growth and spreading of human fibroblasts in the presence and absence of serum proteins

  Jm Schakenraad;Henk Busscher;Charles Wildevuur;J Arends

  511
  Citations

• Role of Extracellular DNA in Initial Bacterial Adhesion and Surface Aggregation

  Theerthankar Das;Prashant K. Sharma;Henk J. Busscher;Henny C. van der Mei

  397
  Citations

• Backgrounds of antibiotic-loaded bone cement and prosthesis-related infection

  J.G.E. Hendriks;J.R. van Horn;H.C. van der Mei;H.J. Busscher

  376
  Citations

• Viscoelasticity of biofilms and their recalcitrance to mechanical and chemical challenges

  Brandon W. Peterson;Yan He;Yijin Ren;Aidan Zerdoum

  367
  Citations

• Microbial biofilm growth vs. tissue integration: "the race for the surface" experimentally studied.

  Guruprakash Subbiahdoss;Roel Kuijer;Dirk W. Grijpma;Dirk W. Grijpma;Henny C. van der Mei

  364
  Citations

• Surface-Adaptive, Antimicrobially Loaded, Micellar Nanocarriers with Enhanced Penetration and Killing Efficiency in Staphylococcal Biofilms

  Yong Liu;Henk J Busscher;Bingran Zhao;Yuanfeng Li

  358
  Citations

• Microbial adhesion to poly(ethylene oxide) brushes: Influence of polymer chain length and temperature

  A Roosjen;HC van der Mei;HJ Busscher;W Norde

  356
  Citations

• Microbial Adhesion in Flow Displacement Systems

  Henk J. Busscher;Henny C. van der Mei

  355
  Citations

• Plasma-treated polystyrene surfaces: model surfaces for studying cell-biomaterial interactions.

  Theo G van Kooten;Hetty T Spijker;Henk J Busscher

  352
  Citations

• A Shape‐Adaptive, Antibacterial‐Coating of Immobilized Quaternary‐Ammonium Compounds Tethered on Hyperbranched Polyurea and its Mechanism of Action

  Lia Asri;Mihaela Crismaru;Steven Roest;Yun Chen

  351
  Citations

• Forces involved in bacterial adhesion to hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces

  Niels P. Boks;Willem Norde;Willem Norde;Henny C. van der Mei;Henk J. Busscher

  345
  Citations