The spread of bacteria through contaminated surfaces is a major issue in healthcare, food
industry, and other economic sectors. The widespread use of antibiotics is not a sustainable …

The attachment of single-celled organisms, namely bacteria and fungi, to abiotic surfaces is
of great interest to both the scientific and medical communities. This is because the …

Activity and autonomous motion are fundamental in living and engineering systems. This
has stimulated the new field of'active matter'in recent years, which focuses on the physical …

Bacterial biofilms are communities of bacteria that exist as aggregates that can adhere to
surfaces or be free-standing. This complex, social mode of cellular organization is …

Colloidal contaminants and pathogens are widely distributed in soil, whose tiny sizes and
distinct surface properties render unique environmental behaviours. Because of aging …

Much of the science underpinning the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic lies in the
soft matter domain. Coronaviruses are composite particles with a core of nucleic acids …

Despite mounting evidence that the same gradients, which active colloids use for swimming,
induce important cross-interactions (phoretic interactions), they are still ignored in most …

Bacteria often thrive in surface-attached communities, where they can form biofilms affording
them multiple advantages. In this sessile form, fluid flow is a key component of their …

Probing the binding between a microbe and surface is critical for understanding biofilm
formation processes, developing biosensors, and designing biomaterials, but it remains a …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been identified as one of the greatest threats to human
health (Boucher et al., 2009, Bush et al., 2011, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …