Publications

Bauer, L. J.; Zorzetto, L.; Scoppola, E.; Wagener, Y.; Mantouvalou, I.; Bidan, C. M.: Zinc and hydroxyapatite co-localize during in vitro E. coli biofilms mineralization. Scientific Reports 16, 2059 (2026)

Fastabend, K. L.; Bidan, C. M.; Dunlop, J. W. C.; Kollmannsberger, P.: Cortical tension links curvature to tissue growth in the cellular Potts model. Physical Review E 113 (2), 024403 (2026)

Rackov, N.; Janßen, N.; Akkache, A.; Drotleff, B.; Beyer, B.; Scoppola, E.; Vrana, N. E.; Hengge, R.; Bidan, C. M.; Hathroubi, S.: Bacterial cellulose: enhancing productivity and material properties through repeated harvest. Biofilm 9, 100276 (2025)

Seewald, A.; Zhong, J.; Siri, M.; Fratzl, P.; Raguin, E.: Three-dimensional imaging of vasculature and forming quail femur using cryo-correlative light and electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM). Faraday Discussions 261, pp. 430 - 445 (2025)

Siri, M.; Sarlet, A.; Ziege, R.; Zorzetto, L.; Sotelo Guzman, C.; Amini, S.; Hengge, R.; Blank, K. G.; Bidan, C. M.: Mechanical comparison of Escherichia coli biofilms with altered matrix composition: a study combining shear-rheology and microindentation. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 11 (7), pp. 4523 - 4536 (2025)

Bock, N.; Delbianco, M.; Eder, M.; Weinkamer, R.; Amini, S.; Bidan, C. M.; Cipitria, A.; Collin, S. P.; Haupt, L.; McGovern, J. et al.; Medeiros Savi, F.; Toh, Y.-C.; Hutmacher, D. W.; Fratzl, P.: A materials science approach to extracellular matrices. Progress in Materials Science 149, 101391 (2024)

Mangiarotti, A.; Aleksanyan, M.; Siri, M.; Sun, T.-W.; Lipowsky, R.; Dimova, R.: Photoswitchable endocytosis of biomolecular condensates in giant vesicles. Advanced Science 11 (23), 2309864 (2024)

Schamberger, B.; Ehrig, S.; Dechat, T.; Spitzer, S.; Bidan, C. M.; Fratzl, P.; Dunlop, J. W. C.; Roschger, A.: Twisted-plywood-like tissue formation in vitro. Does curvature do the twist? PNAS Nexus 3 (4), pgae121 (2024)

Siri, M.; Mangiarotti, A.; Vázquez-Dávila, M.; Bidan, C. M.: Curli amyloid fibers in Escherichia Coli biofilms: the influence of water availability on their structure and functional properties. Macromolecular Bioscience 24 (2), 2300234 (2024)

Siri, M.; Vázquez-Dávila, M.; Sotelo Guzman, C.; Bidan, C. M.: Nutrient availability influences E. coli biofilm properties and the structure of purified curli amyloid fibers. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes 10, 143 (2024)

Zorzetto, L.; Hammer, S.; Paris, S.; Bidan, C. M.: In vitro model of bacterial biofilm mineralization in complex humid environments: a proof of concept study. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 12, 1496117 (2024)

Mangiarotti, A.; Siri, M.; Tam, N.; Zhao, Z.; Malacrida, L.; Dimova, R.: Biomolecular condensates modulate membrane lipid packing and hydration. Nature Communications 14, 6081 (2023)

Sarlet, A.; Ruffine, V.; Blank, K. G.; Bidan, C. M.: Influence of metal cations on the viscoelastic properties of Escherichia coli biofilms. ACS Omega 8 (5), pp. 4667 - 4676 (2023)

Schamberger, B.; Roschger, A.; Ziege, R.; Anselme, K.; Amar, M. B.; Bykowski, M.; Castro, A. P. G.; Cipitria, A.; Coles, R.; Dimova, R. et al.; Eder, M.; Ehrig, S.; Escudero, L. M.; Evans, M. E.; Fernandes, P. R.; Fratzl, P.; Geris, L.; Gierlinger, N.; Hannezo, E.; Iglič, A.; Kirkensgaard, J. J. K.; Kollmannsberger, P.; Kowalewska, Ł.; Kurniawan, N. A.; Papantoniou, I.; Pieuchot, L.; Pires, T. H. V.; Renner, L.; Sageman-Furnas, A.; Schröder-Turk, G. E.; Sengupta, A.; Sharma, V. R.; Tagua, A.; Tomba, C.; Trepat, X.; Waters, S. L.; Yeo, E.; Bidan, C. M.; Dunlop, J. W. C.: Curvature in biological systems: its quantification, emergence and implications across the scales. Advanced Materials 35 (13), 2206110 (2023)

Zorzetto, L.; Scoppola, E.; Raguin, E.; Blank, K. G.; Fratzl, P.; Bidan, C. M.: Induced mineralization of hydroxyapatite in Escherichia coli biofilms and the potential role of bacterial alkaline phosphatase. Chemistry of Materials 35 (7), pp. 2762 - 2772 (2023)

Noni, L. D.; Zorzetto, L.; Briatico-Vangosa, F.; Rink, M.; Ruffoni, D.; Andena, L.: Modelling the interphase of 3D printed photo-cured polymers. Composites Part B: Engineering 234, 109737 (2022)

Surapaneni, V. A.; Schindler, M.; Ziege, R.; de Faria, L. C.; Wölfer, J.; Bidan, C. M.; Mollen, F. H.; Amini, S.; Hanna, S.; Dean, M. N.: Groovy and gnarly: surface wrinkles as a multifunctional motif for terrestrial and marine environments. Integrative and Comparative Biology 62 (3), pp. 749 - 761 (2022)

Ryzhkov, N. V.; Nikitina, A. A.; Fratzl, P.; Bidan, C. M.; Skorb, E. V.: Polyelectrolyte substrate coating for controlling biofilm growth at solid–air interface. Advanced Materials Interfaces 8 (10), 2001807 (2021)

Ziege, R.; Tsirigoni, A.-M.; Large, B.; Serra, D.; Blank, K. G.; Hengge, R.; Fratzl, P.; Bidan, C. M.: Adaptation of E. coli biofilm growth, morphology and mechanical properties to substrate water content. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 7 (11), pp. 5315 - 5325 (2021)

Oriano, M.; Zorzetto, L.; Guagliano, G.; Bertoglio, F.; van Uden, S.; Visai, L.; Petrini, P.: The open challenge of in vitro modeling complex and multi-microbial communities in three-dimensional niches. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 8, 539319 (2020)