Katharina Esch

This paper develops a method to create thermoresponsive hydrogel microstructures that dynamically expand and contract in response to temperature changes, mimicking extracellular environment dynamics.

This paper introduces a lab-on-chip system that applies spatially and temporally controlled mechanical perturbations to biological polymer networks using thermoresponsive and light-responsive hydrogel microstructures.

This study shows how changing membrane properties can control self-organizing Min protein patterns, revealing their dependence on membrane affinity and lipid composition.