2 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
E. coli bacterium near corrugated surfaces: near-surface swimming, escape, and hydrodynamic trapping
Pierre Martin, Gonçalo C. Antunes, Holger Stark
Bacteria often swim in complex environments where surfaces are ubiquitous and rarely flat. Surface topography and curvature can strongly affect bacterial motility, with important c…
cond-mat.soft2025
E. coli bacterium tumbling in bulk and close to surfaces: A simulation study
Pierre Martin, Tapan Chandra Adhyapak, Holger Stark
Motility is fundamental to the survival and proliferation of microorganisms. The E. coli bacterium propels itself using a bundle of rotating helical flagella. If one flagellum reve…