L. M. Rooney

The paper develops a 3D culture platform for soil bacteria that is tunable, transparent, and compatible with imaging, demonstrating its use with Bacillus subtilis and Streptomyces coelicolor.

This paper introduces an image processing pipeline to sharpen topographical maps in multi-wavelength interference microscopy, improving clarity and precision of cellular structures.

This study shows that nutrient availability and substrate stiffness influence intra-colony channel morphology in E. coli biofilms, with glucose-limited biofilms having wider central channels.

The paper studies E. coli biofilms using Mesolens to identify functional channels that transport particles and aid nutrient absorption, suggesting new strategies for drug delivery.

This paper uses confocal interference reflection microscopy to observe 3D aperiodic oscillatory gliding motility in Myxococcus xanthus, revealing previously unseen height changes during movement.