Ruby Sullan
Associate Professor
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416-287-7359
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Keywords
Molecular forces in Bacterial Biofilms鈥昦t the single-molecule and single-cell levels, Bacterial Rigidity Sensing,Structure and Nanomechanics of Bacterial Biofilms, Targeted Delivery of Anti-biofilm Agents
Research Interests
Research in our group lies at the interface of mechano-microbiology and materials-biosystems interactions. We use a multifaceted and integrative approach to quantify, and elucidate the molecular mechanism behind the mechanical forces that stabilize the initial stages of bacterial biofilm formation on different materials. As initial attachment is the crucial pre-requisite for a mature biofilm, initial efforts in the will focus primarily on the early stages of biofilm development鈥晅hat is initial adhesion and microcolony formation.