G. Gompper

Adhesion-driven vesicle translocation through membrane-covered pores

This study models vesicle translocation through membrane-covered pores, showing that adhesion energy and membrane deformation influence translocation efficiency and barrier height.

Type-IV pili tune an adhesion-migration trade-off during surface colonization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

This study shows that Pseudomonas aeruginosa balances adhesion and migration via type-IV pili, with passive adhesions and T4P dynamics affecting surface colonization efficiency.

Effect of malaria parasite shape on its alignment at erythrocyte membrane

This study shows that the malaria parasite's egg-like shape is more robust for alignment with RBC membranes compared to other shapes under varying adhesion and membrane rigidity conditions.

Importance of viscosity contrast for the motion of erythrocytes in microcapillaries

This study investigates how viscosity contrast between red blood cell cytosol and plasma affects their shape and dynamics in microcapillaries using simulations.

Tissue evolution: Mechanical interplay of adhesion, pressure, and heterogeneity

The paper studies tissue evolution through a particle-based model, showing that mechanical properties and their coupling drive the emergence of intra-tumor heterogeneity.

Stochastic bond dynamics facilitates alignment of malaria parasite at erythrocyte membrane upon invasion

This study uses hydrodynamic simulations to show that stochastic bond dynamics and RBC membrane deformability mediate malaria parasite alignment during invasion.

High-throughput microfluidic characterization of erythrocyte shape and mechanical variability

This paper systematically characterizes red blood cell shape and dynamics in microfluidic channels, showing a distribution of states due to mechanical variability.

Importance of erythrocyte deformability for the alignment of malaria parasite upon invasion

This study uses a deformable red blood cell model to show that membrane deformations are crucial for merozoite alignment during malaria invasion, with increased rigidity impairing alignment.

Substrate-rigidity dependent migration of an idealized twitching bacterium

The paper studies how substrate rigidity affects the migration of an idealized twitching bacterium, finding non-linear speed dependence and force-sensitivity of adhesions.

Chronology of motor-mediated microtubule streaming

The paper introduces a simulation model to study microtubule streaming dynamics by analyzing time-scales of motor-mediated interactions and their collective behavior.