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Ilse Y.M. Smets

KU LeuvenORCID 0000-0001-8570-5568Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Jo De VriezeiD· 2 shared Kenneth SimoensiD· 2 shared Laurens ParretiD· 2 shared Benjamin HoremansiD· 1 shared

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BIO-SPEC: an open-source bench-top parallel bioreactor system.

Laurens Parret, Kenneth Simoens, Jo De Vrieze, Ilse Y.M. Smets

The paper introduces BIO-SPEC, an open-source bioreactor system for microbiology and bioprocessing, demonstrating its cost-effectiveness and versatility compared to commercial systems.

HardwareX · Jul 25, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Establishing a co-culture aggregate of N-cycle bacteria to elucidate flocculation in biological wastewater treatment

Laurens Parret, Kenneth Simoens, Benjamin Horemans, Jo De Vrieze, Ilse Y.M. Smets

The paper demonstrates the feasibility of using a simplified N-cycle bacterial consortium to study bioflocculation in wastewater treatment by forming and observing microcolonies and macroclusters under controlled conditions.

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · Jun 19, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology