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Research profile
Burcu is a tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at TU/e. She strives to develop, fabricate, and apply biomaterials to realize high-precision processing in high-throughput microfluidic settings. She specifically focuses on designing and developing digital microfluidic devices for studying cell-biomaterial interactions.
Academic background
Burcu Gumuscu worked as a senior researcher in Mesoscale Chemical Systems Research Group at the University of Twente, where she performed independent research on nano-fabricated arrays for biomolecule analysis. In 2017 and 2018, she was a postdoctoral fellow in the Bioengineering Department at the University of California, Berkeley, where she developed microfluidic biosensors for single-cell analysis. She received her Ph.D. degree in Bioengineering from the BIOS Lab-on-a-chip group at the University of Twente. Her Ph.D. thesis primarily aimed at the design and development of microfluidic devices for next-generation sequencing, organ‐on-chip, and water desalination on the microscale. She is the recipient of the Pieter Langerhuizen grant given in 2019 by The Royal Holland Society of Sciences (KHMW).
Education/Academic qualification
Biotechnology, Separations-encoded microparticles for single-cell analysis, University of California at Berkeley
2017 → 2018
Award Date: 1 Oct 2018
Nanotechnology, Doctor, Lab-on-a-Chip Devices with Patterned Hydrogels: Engineered Microarrays for Biomolecule Separation, Organ-on-Chip and Desalination, University of Twente
2012 → 2016
Award Date: 15 Sept 2016
Analytical chemistry, Master, BIOREMEDIATION OF 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE CONTAMINATION BY NOVEL STRAINS OF AEROBIC BACTERIA, Bilkent University
2010 → 2012
Award Date: 5 Jul 2012
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Light-Responsive Surface Topographies Modulate Macrophage Immune Responses Through Dynamic Mechanical Cues
Savchak, O. K., Verbroekken, R. M. C., Gumuscu, B. (Corresponding author) & Schenning, A. P. H. J. (Corresponding author), Mar 2026, In: Macromolecular Bioscience. 26, 3, 13 p., e00657.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Unlocking the potential of stimuli-responsive liquid crystal polymer bio-interfaces for adaptive cell modulation
Verbroekken, R. M. C., Gumuscu, B. (Corresponding author) & Schenning, A. P. H. J. (Corresponding author), 19 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Responsive Materials. XX, e70043.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Biomimetic Model for Electromagnetic Modulation of Cardiovascular Cellular Interactions On-Chip
Manjua, A. C. (Corresponding author), Garrudo, F. F. F., Agostinho, A., Gusmão, A., Sanjuan-Alberte, P., Ferreira, F. C. & Gumuscu, B. (Corresponding author), 18 Aug 2025, In: ACS Applied Bio Materials. 8, 8, p. 7080-7094 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Curved Magnetic Hydrogels for Understanding Cancer Initiation
Manjua, A. C. (Corresponding author), Verkerk, C. M. & Gumuscu, B. (Corresponding author), 10 Sept 2025, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 17, 36, p. 50364-50377 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Light-Responsive Liquid Crystal Surface Topographies for Dynamic Stimulation of Cells
Verbroekken, R. M. C., Savchak, O. K., Alofs, T. F. J., Schenning, A. P. H. J. (Corresponding author) & Gumuscu, B. (Corresponding author), 14 May 2025, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 17, 19, p. 27871–27881 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Prizes
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INTERACTIVE POLYMER MATERIALS (IPM)
Gumuscu Sefunc, B. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: NWO › Gravitation › Scientific
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25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2022 (Event)
Gumuscu Sefunc, B. (Editorial board member), Manjua, A. C. (Editorial board member), Cabral, J. M. S. (Editorial board member), Castelo Ferreira, F. (Editorial board member), Gardeniers, J. G. E. (Editorial board member) & Portugal, C. A. M. (Editorial board member)
23 Oct 2022 → 27 Oct 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
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Dutch Design Week 2022 (Event)
Gumuscu Sefunc, B. (Editorial board member), Savchak, O. (Editorial board member) & Li, L. (Editorial board member)
22 Oct 2022 → 30 Oct 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
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human Organ and Disease Model Technologies (hDMT) (External organisation)
Gumuscu Sefunc, B. (Contributor)
Nov 2021Activity: Membership types › Membership of network › Scientific
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NBTE (External organisation)
Gumuscu Sefunc, B. (Member)
Oct 2021 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of network › Scientific
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23rd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2019 (Event)
Gumuscu Sefunc, B. (Editorial board member), Traina, A. (Editorial board member) & Gardeniers, J. G. E. (Editorial board member)
4 Oct 2019 → 9 Oct 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
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Press/Media
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The Regents Of The University Of California (California)'s US Patent application for "Tissue Projection Electrophoretic Separation of Protein" is in published phase now
20/02/21
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The Regents of the University of California Applies for Patent on Tissue Projection Electrophoretic Separation of Protein
18/02/21
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WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA FOR "TISSUE PROJECTION ELECTROPHORETIC SEPARATION OF PROTEIN" (AMERICAN, DUTCH INVENTORS)
11/11/19
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WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA FOR "METHODS AND DEVICES USING INDIVIDUALLY ADDRESSABLE MICROGEL ELECTROPHORESIS LANE SYNTHESIS FOR BIOASSAYS" (AMERICAN INVENTORS)
6/11/19
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