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profile_subnav_projects - prof.dr.ir. JHB (Joris) Sprakel
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Bonds resisting stress by becoming stronger
Catch bonds are protein interactions that strengthen under force. They are important for the perception of mechanical stimuli in mammalian cells.... -
Mechanosensitive molecular probes for plant mechanobiology
Plants are under constant mechanical stress, both from within and from their environment. The role of this stress on plant development is not fully... -
Studying Phytophthora’s invasive mechanobiology
Phytophthora species are severe plant pathogens, invading and degrading their hosts plants aggressively. Phytophthora species are parasites of... -
The mechanobiology of pollen penetration
Pollen grains deliver their sperm nuclei to the egg cells of the plant. To do so, the pollen grain grows a tube must pierce flower tissues. In this... -
How plants feel the force
In this project, we will decipher the plant mechanostat by establishing the quantitative connections between mechanical stress and gene expression. We... -
Smart separations with ionic liquids
Room temperature ionic liquids are an interesting class of materials as these have a solubility gap with most of the liquids we commonly use, such or...