About the Authors
- Stefan W. Wessel
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Affiliation University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Henny C. van der Mei
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* E-mail: h.c.van.der.mei@umcg.nl
Affiliation University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Groningen, The Netherlands
- David Morando
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Affiliation William Wrigley, Jr. Company, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Anje M. Slomp
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Affiliation University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Betsy van de Belt-Gritter
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Affiliation University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Amarnath Maitra
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Affiliation William Wrigley, Jr. Company, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Henk J. Busscher
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Affiliation University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Groningen, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
HJB is also director-owner of SASA BV. AM and DM are employees of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. Opinions and assertions contained herein are those of the authors and are not meant to be construed as the representing views of the organizations which the authors are affiliated with. This article relates to the following patent and patent application respectively: WO2014159901 (A2) - Methods of detecting and quantifying nucleic acids within malleable polymers - Amarnath Maitra, David Morando Patent application - Method of detecting and quantifying bacteria contained on or within chewing gum. Herewith the authors confirm that this does not alter their adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SWW HCM DM AM HJB. Performed the experiments: SWW AMS BBG. Analyzed the data: SWW HCM DM AMS BBG AM HJB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DM AM. Wrote the paper: SWW HCM DM AM HJB.