Centre for Biosystems Science and Engineering (BSSE): Recent submissions
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Investigations into the changes in biomechanics of liver cells upon HCV infection
Biomechanics is an important regulator of cell function. Active (external forces) as well as passive (substrate stiffness) mechanical stimuli from the cell microenvironment can alter fundamental aspects of cell function ... -
Development of anti-infective therapy against intracellular pathogens using targeted particulate delivery systems
Pathogens from bacterial class: Salmonella, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Listeria can survive and replicate intracellularly. While some pathogens remain cytosolic others such as Salmonella and Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... -
Molecular determinants of self-assembly of the pore forming toxin Cytolysin A
Pore forming toxins (PFTs) belong to a class of bacterial exotoxins that disrupt the biological membrane barrier by formation of nanopores. These toxins are central to the virulence of pathogens such as S. pneumoniae, ... -
Insights into signalling and crosstalk in two-component signalling systems of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), has very recently reclaimed the position of the leading cause of deaths in humans from a single infection agent. This suggests a dire need to ... -
Functional regulation of cytoplasmic dynein in vivo
In the crowded confines of the eukaryotic cell, where large cargo (> 100 nm) are diffusionaly constrained, intracellular transport by motor proteins plays a crucial role in the exchange of material between various compartments ... -
Investigation of cell membrane dynamics: A potential marker for lipid response towards membrane-active proteins and peptides
The cell membrane is made up of lipids and proteins held together with intermolecular hydrophobic/hydrophilic interactions. These physical non-covalent interactions help in maintaining the integrity of the cell membrane, ... -
Porous Polymeric Membranes with Engineered Surfaces for Water Remediation
Access to safe drinking water is one of the greatest challenges that have afflicted people across the globe. Approximately 1.2 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water while 2.6 billion have no access to ... -
Engineering Graphene Oxide Surface Chemistry and Investigating Its Effect on The Physicochemical and Biological Properties
In the current study, systematic tuning of oxidation degree of GO has been explored and a two-step methodology for engineering GO surface chemistry was successfully developed. The investigation of the effects of oxidation ... -
Engineering Disease Models for Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Tissues
Biomedical research aims to gain deeper insights into the mechanisms of human pathophysiology to develop improved therapies and diagnostics. Despite significant advances made in the understanding and treatment of human ... -
Caenorhabditis elegans-Bacteria interactions: Neuronal Regulation of Innate Immune Responses
The survival of an organism depends on its ability to sense threats and execute appropriate defense mechanisms. C. elegans is a soil-dwelling nematode that feeds on bacteria in rotting vegetation. The nematode has few ... -
Compositionality of letter shape in word recognition
As you read this sentence, your brain just performed a miraculous task of converting collections of letter shapes into meaning. Reading is a cultural invention that is thought to exploit the intrinsic recognition abilities ... -
A Control Systems Approach to Understanding Saccadic Eye Movements
The oculomotor system is extensively studied using concepts of control theory like optimal control, feedback control, and predictive control. But these studies have largely been restricted to investigating the central ... -
Raman Microspectroscopic Studies on Differentiating Bacteria, Detecting Antimicrobial Resistance and Delineating Biomarkers of Sepsis
Over the last few decades, the development of several new techniques as well as sophisticated instruments have contributed to a better understanding of biological systems. Among these, Raman spectroscopy has emerged as an ... -
Tailored Xylitol-based Biodegradable Polymers for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery
Tissue regeneration is an intricate physiological phenomenon that involves the interplay of various factors to restore tissue formation and function. Diseased or damaged tissues have often been replaced with synthetic ... -
The Role of Basal Ganglia and Redundancy in Supervised Motor Learning
Human sensorimotor control can achieve highly reliable movements under circumstances of noise, redundancy, uncertainty, and sensory delays. Our ability to achieve reliable and accurate movements is in the fact we have a ...