G. Rani

Activity-driven emergence of genealogical enclaves in growing bacterial colonies

The paper tracks bacterial cell lineage in growing colonies to reveal genealogical enclaves formed by activity-driven demixing.

Role of lipid packing defects in determining membraneinteractions of antimicrobial polymers

This study investigates how antimicrobial polymers interact with bacterial membranes by inducing lipid packing defects, showing that ternary polymers with polar groups create different defect patterns compared to binary polymers.

Towards designing globular antimicrobial peptide mimics: role of polar functional groups in biomimetic ternary antimicrobial polymers

This study uses molecular dynamics simulations to show that ternary antimicrobial polymers with polar groups penetrate bacterial membranes more effectively than binary polymers by adopting folded conformations and avoiding amphiphilic structures.

Modelling heterogeneities in the cross-linked bacterial sacculus

The paper models heterogeneities in bacterial cell wall cross-linkers to study their effect on mechanical properties under shear loading.

The importance of being cross-linked for the bacterial cell wall

The paper investigates how cross-linking in the bacterial cell wall contributes to its mechanical strength and resistance to cracking.

Modeling cell-substrate de-adhesion dynamics under fluid shear

The paper models cell-substrate de-adhesion dynamics under fluid shear, finding characteristic force and time scales for cell detachment.