Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation impose a heavy burden on the medical system.
Bacterial adhesion on implant materials would induce inflammation and result in implant …

Surface curvature both emerges from, and influences the behavior of, living objects at length
scales ranging from cell membranes to single cells to tissues and organs. The relevance of …

Microfluidic technologies have been extensively investigated in recent years for develo**
organ-on-a-chip-devices as robust in vitro models aiming to recapitulate organ 3D …

Bacteria in porous media, such as soils, aquifers, and filters, often form surface-attached
communities known as biofilms. Biofilms are affected by fluid flow through the porous …

Investigating environmental processes, especially those occurring in soils, calls for
innovative and multidisciplinary technologies that can provide insights at the microscale …

Urinary catheters and other medical devices associated with the urinary tract such as stents
are major contributors to nosocomial urinary tract infections (UTIs) as they provide an access …

Across diverse habitats, bacteria are mainly found as biofilms, surface-attached communities
embedded in a self-secreted matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), which …

There is growing evidence that individual bacteria sense and respond to changes in
mechanical loading. However, the subtle responses of multispecies biofilms to dynamic fluid …

The plant hormone cytokinin (CK) is an important developmental regulator, promoting
morphogenesis and delaying differentiation and senescence. From developmental …

Bioaggregates are condensed porous materials comprising microbes, organic and inorganic
matters, and water. They are commonly found in natural and engineered porous media and …