Publications of Kerstin G. Blank

Khare , E.; Gonzalez Obeso, C.; Martín-Moldes, Z.; Talib, A.; Kaplan, D. L.; Holten-Andersen, N.; Blank, K. G.; Buehler, M. J.: Heterogeneous and cooperative rupture of histidine–Ni²⁺ metal-coordination bonds on rationally designed protein templates. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 10 (5), pp. 2945 - 2955 (2024)

Liu, K.; Vandaele, J.; Yuan, H.; Blank, K. G.; Hammink, R.; Kouwer, P. H.J.; Rocha, S.: Structure and applications of PIC-based polymers and hydrogels. Cell Reports Physical Science 5 (2), 101834 (2024)

Novaković, L.; Yakubov, G.E.; Ma, Y.; Bacic, A.; Blank, K. G.; Sampathkumar, A.; Johnson, K.L.: DEFECTIVE KERNEL1 regulates cellulose synthesis and affects primary cell wall mechanics. Frontiers in Plant Science 14, 1150202 (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)

Tsirigoni, A.-M.; Göktas, M.; Atris, Z.; Valleriani, A.; Vila Verde, A.; Blank, K. G.: Chain sliding versus β-sheet formation upon shearing single α-helical coiled coils. Macromolecular Bioscience 23 (5), 202200563 (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)

López García, P.; de Araujo, A. D.; Bergues Pupo, A. E.; Tunn, I.; Fairlie, D. P.; Blank, K. G.: Fortified coiled coils: enhancing mechanical stability with lactam or metal staples. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60 (1), pp. 232 - 236 (2021)

Pohl, A.; Young, S.; Schmitz, T. C.; Farhadi, D.; Zarivach, R.; Faivre, D.; Blank, K. G.: Magnetite-binding proteins from the magnetotactic bacterium Desulfamplus magnetovallimortis BW-1. Nanoscale 13 (48), pp. 20396 - 20400 (2021)

Ruiz Rodriguez, J. L.; Loche, P.; Thornfeldt Hansen, L.; Netz, R. R.; Fratzl, P.; Schneck, E.; Blank, K. G.; Bertinetti, L.: Sequence-specific response of collagen-mimetic peptides to osmotic pressure. MRS Bulletin 46 (10), pp. 889 - 901 (2021)

Shaik, T. A.; Lagarto, J. L.; Baria, E.; Göktas, M.; Onoja, P. I.; Blank, K. G.; Pavone, F. S.; Popp, J.; Krafft, C.; Cicchi, R.: Monitoring changes in biochemical and biomechanical properties of collagenous tissues using label-free and nondestructive optical imaging techniques. Analytical Chemistry 93 (8), pp. 3813 - 3821 (2021)

Zhang, W.; Bertinetti, L.; Blank, K. G.; Dimova, R.; Gao, C.; Schneck, E.; Fratzl, P.: Spatiotemporal measurement of osmotic pressures by FRET imaging. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60 (12), pp. 6488 - 6495 (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)

Grad, E. M.; Tunn, I.; Voerman , D.; Sanz de León, A.; Hammink, R.; Blank, K. G.: Influence of network topology on the viscoelastic properties of dynamically crosslinked hydrogels. Frontiers in Chemistry 8, 536 (2020)

Hiepen, C.; Jatzlau, J.; Hildebrandt, S.; Kampfrath, B.; Göktas, M.; Murgai, A.; Camacho, C.; Luis, J.; Haag, R.; Ruppert, C. et al.; Sengle, G.; Cavalcanti-Adam, E. A.; Blank, K. G.; Knaus, P.: BMPR2 acts as a gatekeeper to protect endothelial cells from increased TGFβ responses and altered cell mechanics. PLoS Biology 17 (12), e3000557 (2019)

Kumru, B.; Molinari, V.; Dünnebacke, R.; Blank, K. G.; Schmidt, B. V. K. J.: Extremely Compressible Hydrogel via Incorporation of Modified Graphitic Carbon Nitride. Macromolecular Rapid Communications 40 (4), 1800712 (2019)

López García, P.; Göktas, M.; Bergues Pupo, A. E.; Koksch, B.; Varón Silva, D.; Blank, K. G.: Structural determinants of coiled coil mechanics. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21 (18), pp. 9145 - 9149 (2019)

Pohl, A.; Berger, F.; Sullan, R. M.; Valverde-Tercedor, C.; Freindl, K.; Spiridis, N.; Lefevre, C.; Menguy, N.; Klumpp, S.; Blank, K. G. et al.; Faivre, D.: Decoding biomineralization: interaction of a Mad10 derived-peptide with magnetite thin films. Nano Letters 19 (11), pp. 8207 - 8215 (2019)

Tunn, I.; Harrington, M. J.; Blank, K. G.: Bioinspired histidine–Zn²⁺ coordination for tuning the mechanical properties of self-healing coiled coil cross-linked hydrogels. Biomimetics 4 (1), 25 (2019)

Bergues Pupo, A. E.; Blank, K. G.; Lipowsky, R.; Vila Verde, A.: Trimeric coiled coils expand the range of strength, toughness and dynamics of coiled coil motifs under shear. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 20 (46), pp. 29105 - 29115 (2018)

Bergues Pupo, A. E.; Göktas, M.; Tunn, I.; López García, P.; Vila Verde, A.; Blank, K.; Valleriani, A.: Goodness of fit testing in dynamic single-molecule force spectroscopy. The Journal of Chemical Physics 149, 244120 (2018)