Evolutionary adaptations of biofilms infecting cystic fibrosis lungs promote mechanical toughness by adjusting polysaccharide production K Kovach, M Davis-Fields, Y Irie, K Jain, S Doorwar, K Vuong, N Dhamani, ... npj Biofilms and Microbiomes 3 (1), 1, 2017 | 118 | 2017 |
Biofilms and mechanics: a review of experimental techniques and findings VD Gordon, M Davis-Fields, K Kovach, CA Rodesney Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 50 (22), 223002, 2017 | 93 | 2017 |
Specific Disruption of Established Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms Using Polymer-Attacking Enzymes KN Kovach, D Fleming, MJ Wells, KP Rumbaugh, VD Gordon Langmuir 36 (6), 1585-1595, 2020 | 40 | 2020 |
From molecules to multispecies ecosystems: the roles of structure in bacterial biofilms V Gordon, L Bakhtiari, K Kovach Physical biology 16 (4), 041001, 2019 | 22 | 2019 |
Assaying how phagocytic success depends on the elasticity of a large target structure M Davis-Fields, LA Bakhtiari, Z Lan, KN Kovach, L Wang, ... Biophysical Journal 117 (8), 1496-1507, 2019 | 12 | 2019 |
Suspended multiwalled, acid-functionalized carbon nanotubes promote aggregation of the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa K Kovach, IV Sabaraya, P Patel, MJ Kirisits, NB Saleh, VD Gordon PLoS One 15 (7), e0236599, 2020 | 9 | 2020 |
Measuring the mechanics of biofilms at multiple lengthscales K Kovach, M Davis-Fields, C Rodesney, V Gordon cell 16, 17, 2015 | 7 | 2015 |
Specific Disruption of Established P. aeruginosa Biofilms Using Polymer-Attacking Enzymes KN Kovach, D Fleming, KP Rumbaugh, VD Gordon bioRxiv, 598979, 2019 | 3 | 2019 |
Assaying how the success of phagocytosis depends on the mechanics of a large viscoelastic target M Davis-Fields, L Bakhtiari, K Kovach, VD Gordon bioRxiv, 545004, 2019 | | 2019 |
Physical characterization of bacterial biofilm polymer networks to determine the role of mechanics in infection and treatment KN Kovach | | 2018 |
Targeting the Mechanical Properties of Biofilms for New Approaches to Treating Infections K Kovach, M Davis-Fields, L Bakhtiari, V Gordon APS March Meeting Abstracts 2018, A49. 006, 2018 | | 2018 |
Investigating the Effects of Biofilm Viscoelasticity on Immune Cell Phagocytosis L Bakhtiari, M Davis-Fields, K Kovach, V Gordon APS March Meeting Abstracts 2018, A49. 004, 2018 | | 2018 |
Free-floating Carbon Nanotubes Can Promote" Nucleation" of Pathogenic Bacterial Aggregates V Gordon, K Kovach, I Venu, P Patel, N Saleh, MJ Kirisits APS March Meeting Abstracts 2018, A49. 007, 2018 | | 2018 |
Distinct Mechanical Roles for Bacteria-Produced Biopolymers in Biofilm Initiation and Strength V Gordon, C Rodesney, BJ Cooley, K Kovach, M Davis-Fields Biophysical Journal 110 (3), 469a-470a, 2016 | | 2016 |
Evolution to increase the matrix composition of clinical biofilm infections makes them stiffer, consistent with a mechanical fitness benefit M Davis-Fields, K Kovach, V Gordon Bulletin of the American Physical Society 60, 2015 | | 2015 |
Matrix polymer species have distinct effects on the mechanics of bacterial biofilms K Kovach, M Davis-Fields, V Gordon APS March Meeting Abstracts 2015, Y49. 009, 2015 | | 2015 |
Preprint highlights, selected by the biological community KN Kovach, D Fleming, KP Rumbaugh, VD Gordon | | |
Distinct mechanical roles for bacterial biopolymers in sensing and strength C Rodesney, BJ Cooley, K Kovach, M Davis-Fields, VD Gordon | | |
Sensing & Measurement Measuring the mechanics of biofilms at multiple lengthscales K Kovach, M Davis-Fields, C Rodesney, V Gordon | | |