Surface charge on biomaterials is emerging as a crucial determinant of regulating cells
responses impacting cells signaling in tissue treatment. The dynamic cell-material …

The development of efficient mucosal vaccines is strongly dependent on the use of
appropriate vectors. Various biological systems or synthetic nanoparticles have been …

In recent decades, intensive crop management has involved excessive use of pesticides or
fertilizers, compromising environmental integrity and public health. Accordingly, there has …

Massive application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has been the main strategy used to
cope with the rising crop demands in the last decades. The indiscriminate use of chemicals …

The rhizospheric microbial community affects the population establishment of invasive
plants in introduced areas, among which Bacillus has numerous functions in promoting plant …

Micro-Raman spectroscopy combined with optical tweezers is a powerful method to analyze
how the biochemical composition and molecular structures of individual biological objects …

Display systems that present biologically active molecules on the surface of microorganisms
have become increasingly used to address environmental and biomedical issues (1–3) …

Microrheology provides a technique to probe the local viscoelastic properties and dynamics
of soft materials at the microscopic level by observing the motion of tracer particles …

Abstract Development of mucosal vaccines strongly relies on an efficient delivery system
and, over the years, a variety of approaches based on phages, bacteria or synthetic …

Background Microorganisms play an important role in the food industry. Knowledge of the
surface structural and physical properties of food microorganism cells is crucial to gain a …