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2022

Competition between growth and shear stress drives intermittency in preferential flow paths in porous medium biofilms, D. L. Kurz, E. Secchi*, F. J. Carrillo, I.C Bourg, R. Stocker and J. Jimenez-Martinez*, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (30), e2122202119

Transport of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Polymer Solutions, G. Savorana, S. Geisel, T. Cen, Y. Ling, R. Stocker, R. Rusconi, and E. Secchi*, Frontiers in Physics, 10, 910882

The role of surface adhesion on the macroscopic wrinkling of biofilms, S. Geisel, E. Secchi*, and J. Vermant*, eLife, DOI: 10.7554/eLife.76027

A microfluidic platform for characterizing the structure and rheology of biofilm streamers, G. Savorana, J. Slomka, R. Stocker, R. Rusconi and E. Secchi*, Soft Matter, 18, 3878-3890

Dynamic arrest and aging of biomolecular condensates are regulated by low-complexity domains, RNA and biochemical activity, M. Linsenmeier, M. Hondele, Fulvio Grigolato, E. Secchi, K. Weis, P. Arosio, Nature Communications, 13, 3030

The structural role of bacterial eDNA in the formation of biofilm streamers, E. Secchi*, G. Savorana, A. Vitale, L. Eberl, R. Stocker, and R. Rusconi, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (12) e2113723119

Environmental, Microbiological, and Immunological Features of Bacterial Biofilms Associated with Implanted Medical Devices, M. Caldara*, C. Belgiovine*, E. Secchi*, R. Rusconi*, Clinical microbiology reviews, 35 (2) e00221-20

2021

Patterning of Microorganisms and Microparticles through Sequential Capillarity-assisted Assembly, R. Pioli,  R. Stocker, L. Isa, and E. Secchi*, Journal of Visualized Experiments, doi: 10.3791/63131

Dynamic arrest and aging of biomolecular condensates are regulated by low-complexity domains, RNA and biochemical activity, M. Linsenmeier, M. Hondele, F. Grigolato, E. Secchi, K. Weis, P. Arosio, bioRxiv

Localization in flow of non-Newtonian fluids through disordered porous media, H. J. Seybold, U. Eberhard, E. Secchi, R. L. C. Cisne, J. Jiménez-Martínez, R. F. S. Andrade, A. D. Araújo, M. Holzner & J.S. Andrade, Frontiers in Physics

An interdisciplinary and application-oriented approach to teach microfluidics, M. Mehdi Salek,  V. Fernandez,  G. D’souza,  J. Puigmartí-Luis, R.Stocker &  E.Secchi*, Biomicrofluidics, 15, 014104

Sequential capillarity-assisted particle assembly in a microfluidic channel, R. Pioli, M.A. Fernandez-Rodriguez, F. Grillo, L. Alvarez, R. Stocker, L. Isa* & E. Secchi*, Lab on Chip, 21, 888

2020

Mapping the local viscosity of non-Newtonian fluids flowing through disordered porous structures, U. Eberhard, H. J. Seybold, E. Secchi, J. Jiménez-Martínez, P. A. Rühs, A. Ofner, J. S. Andrade Jr. & M. Holzner, Scientific reports, 10, 11733  

The effect of flow on swimming bacteria controls the initial colonization of curved surfaces, E. Secchi, A. Vitale, G. L. Miño, V. Kantsler, L. Eberl, R. Rusconi & R. Stocker, Nature Communications, 2851

Magnetic cilia carpets with programmable metachronal waves, H. Gu, Q. Boehler, H. Cui, E. Secchi, G. Savorana, C. De Marco, S. Gervasoni, Q. Peyron, T. J Huang, S. Pane, A. M Hirt, D.Ahmed & B. J. Nelson, Nature Communications, 2637

Encounter rates between bacteria and small sinking particles, J. Słomka, U. Alcolombri, E. Secchi, R. Stocker, V. Fernandez, New Journal of Physics

2019

The effect of flow on swimming bacteria controls the initial colonization of curved surfaces, E. Secchi, A. Vitale, G.L. Miño, V. Kantsler, L. Eberl, R. Rusconi, R. Stocker, bioRxiv, 866491

Not Just Going with the Flow: The Effects of Fluid Flow on Bacteria and Plankton, J.D. Wheeler, E. Secchi, R. Rusconi, R. Stocker, Annual review of cell and developmental biology, 35, 213-237

2018

An interdisciplinary and application-oriented approach to teach microfluidics for microbial ecology, E Secchi, V Fernandez, M Salek, ETH Learning and Teaching Journal 1

Polysaccharide-based hydrogels with tunable composition as 3D cell culture systems, R Gentilini, F Munarin, N Bloise, E Secchi, L Visai, MC Tanzi, P Petrini, The International journal of artificial organs, 41 (4), 213-222

2017

The Landau–Squire plume, E Secchi, S Marbach, A Niguès, A Siria, L Bocquet, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 826, R3

2016

Massive radius-dependent flow slippage in carbon nanotubes, E Secchi, S Marbach, A Niguès, D Stein, A Siria, L Bocquet, Nature, 537 (7619), 210

Intermittent turbulence in flowing bacterial suspensions, E Secchi, R Rusconi, S Buzzaccaro, MM Salek, S Smriga, R Piazza, R Stocker, Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 13 (119), 20160175

Scaling behavior for ionic transport and its fluctuations in individual carbon nanotubes, E Secchi, A Niguès, L Jubin, A Siria, L Bocquet, Physical review letters, 116 (15), 154501

2015

Spatially: resolved heterogeneous dynamics in a strong colloidal gel, S Buzzaccaro, MD Alaimo, E Secchi, R Piazza, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 27 (19), 194120

2014

External and internal gelation of pectin solutions: microscopic dynamics versus macroscopic rheology, E Secchi, F Munarin, MD Alaimo, S Bosisio, S Buzzaccaro, G Ciccarella, V Vergaro, P Petrini, R Piazza, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 26 (46), 464106

Time-evolution scenarios for short-range depletion gels subjected to the gravitational stress, E Secchi, S Buzzaccaro, R Piazza, Soft Matter, 10 (29), 5296-5310

2013

On the general concept of buoyancy in sedimentation and ultracentrifugation, R Piazza, S Buzzaccaro, E Secchi, A Parola, Physical biology, 10 (4), 045005

Ghost particle velocimetry: accurate 3D flow visualization using standard lab equipment, S Buzzaccaro, E Secchi, R Piazza, Physical review letters, 111 (4), 048101

Sedimentation equilibrium and the generalized Archimedes’ principle, A Parola, S Buzzaccaro, E Secchi, R Piazza, The Journal of chemical physics, 138 (11), 114907

Formation and acceleration of uniformly filled ellipsoidal electron bunches obtained via space-charge-driven expansion from a cesium-telluride photocathode, P Piot, YE Sun, TJ Maxwell, J Ruan, E Secchi, JCT Thangaraj, Physical Review Special Topics-Accelerators and Beams, 16 (1), 010102

Biopolymer gels with “physical” cross-links: gelation kinetics, aging, heterogeneous dynamics, and macroscopic mechanical properties, E Secchi, T Roversi, S Buzzaccaro, L Piazza, R Piazza, Soft Matter, 9 (15), 3931-3944

2012

The unbearable heaviness of colloids: facts, surprises, and puzzles in sedimentation, R Piazza, S Buzzaccaro, E Secchi, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 24 (28), 284109

Equilibrium concentration profiles and sedimentation kinetics of colloidal gels under gravitational stress, S Buzzaccaro, E Secchi, G Brambilla, R Piazza, L Cipelletti, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 24 (28), 284103

What buoyancy really is. A generalized Archimedes’ principle for sedimentation and ultracentrifugation, R Piazza, S Buzzaccaro, E Secchi, A Parola, Soft Matter, 8 (27), 7112-7115

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