PREPRINTS

• L. Novaković, G. E. Yakubov, Y. Ma, A. Bacic, K. G. Blank, A. Sampathkumar, K. L. Johnson (2022) DEFECTIVE KERNEL1 (DEK1) regulates cellulose synthesis and affects primary cell wall mechanics. bioRxiv (doi, opens an external URL in a new window)
• A. Sarlet, V. Ruffine, K. G. Blank, C. M. Bidan (2022) Influence of metal cations on the viscoelastic properties of Escherichia coli biofilms. bioRxiv (doi, opens an external URL in a new window)
• L. Zorzetto, E. Scoppola, E. Raguin, K. G. Blank, P. Fratzl, C. M. Bidan (2022) Induced mineralization in Escherichia coli biofilms: the key role of bacterial alkaline phosphatase. bioRxiv (doi, opens an external URL in a new window)

DATA SETS

• A. Pohl, S. A. E. Young, T. C. Schmitz, D. Farhadi, R. Zarivach, D. Faivre, K. G. Blank (2022) Experimental data for the publication: Magnetite-binding proteins from the magnetotactic bacterium Desulfamplus magnetovallimortis BW-1. Zenodo (doi, opens an external URL in a new window)

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES

• L. Zorzetto, E. Scoppola, E. Raguin, K. G. Blank, P. Fratzl, C. M. Bidan (2023) Induced Mineralization of Hydroxyapatite in Escherichia coli Biofilms and the Potential Role of Bacterial Alkaline Phosphatase. Chemistry of Materials 35:2762 (doi, opens an external URL in a new window)
• L. Novakovic, G. E. Yakubov, Y. Ma, A. Bacic, K. G. Blank, A. Sampathkumar, K. L. Johnson (2023) DEFECTIVE KERNEL1 regulates cellulose synthesis and affects primary cell wall mechanics. Frontiers in Plant Science 14:1150202 (doi, opens an external URL in a new window)
• A.‐M. Tsirigoni, M. Goktas, Z. Atris, A. Valleriani, A. Vila Verde, K. G. Blank (2023) Chain Sliding versus β‐Sheet Formation upon Shearing Single α‐Helical Coiled Coils. Macromolecular Bioscience 23:2200563 (doi, opens an external URL in a new window)
• A. Sarlet, V. Ruffine, K. G. Blank, C. M. Bidan (2023) Influence of metal cations on the viscoelastic properties of Escherichia coli biofilms. ACS Omega 8:4667 (doi, opens an external URL in a new window)

DATA SETS

• A.‐M. Tsirigoni, M. Goktas, K. G. Blank (2023) Experimental data for the publication: Chain Sliding versus β‐Sheet Formation upon Shearing Single α‐Helical Coiled Coils. Zenodo (doi, opens an external URL in a new window)
• M. Goktas, K. G. Blank (2023) Experimental data for the publication: Molecular mechanics of coiled coils loaded in the shear geometry. Zenodo (doi, opens an external URL in a new window)

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES

• K. Liu, J. Vandaele, H. Yuan, K. G. Blank, R. Hammink, P. H. J. Kouwer, S. Rocha (2024) Structure and applications of PIC-based polymers and hydrogels. Cell Reports Physical Science 5:101834 (doi, opens an external URL in a new window)
• E. Khare, C. Gonzalez Obeso, Z. Martín-Moldes, A. Talib, D. L. Kaplan, N. Holten-Andersen, K. G. Blank, M. J. Buehler (2024) Heterogeneous and Cooperative Rupture of Histidine-Ni²⁺ Metal-Coordination Bonds on Rationally Designed Protein Templates. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 10:2945 (doi, opens an external URL in a new window)

NEWS & VIEWS

• R. J. Wilson, K. G. Blank (2024) DNA catch bonds demonstrate the art of getting stuck. Nature Chemistry 16:1929 (doi, opens an external URL in a new window)

EDITORIALS

•  J. Batteas, K. G. Blank, E. Colacino, F. Emmerling, T. Friščić, J. Mack, J. Moore, M. E. Rivas, W. Tysoe (2025) Moving mechanochemistry forward. RSC Mechanochemistry 2:10 (doi, opens an external URL in a new window)

PREPRINTS

•  M. Siri, A. Sarlet, R. Ziege, L. Zorzetto, C. Sotelo Guzman, S. Amini, R. Hengge, K. G. Blank, C. M. Bidan (2025) Mechanical comparison of Escherichia coli biofilms with altered matrix composition: a study combining shear-rheology and microindentation. bioRxiv (doi, opens an external URL in a new window)