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Biophysics, Soft Matter, Microfluidics, Biofilms, Optical Microscopy, Fluid Dynamics
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Employment (4)

ETH Zurich: Zurich, CH

2018-09-01 to present | Group Leader, SNSF PRIMA Grant (DBAUG)
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Eleonora Secchi

ETH Zürich: Zürich, CH

2016-06-01 to 2018-08-30 | ETH Postdoctoral Fellow (D-BAUG IfU)
Employment
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Eleonora Secchi

École Normale Supérieure: Paris, Ile de France, FR

2014-09-19 to 2016-05-31 | PostDoc (Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, Département de Physique)
Employment
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Eleonora Secchi

Politecnico di Milano: Milano, Lombardia, IT

2014-03-16 to 2014-09-16 | PostDoc (Chemistry, Material and Chemical Engineering Department "Giulio Natta" (CMIC))
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Eleonora Secchi

Education and qualifications (5)

Italian Ministry of University and Research: Rome, IT

2022-01-27 to 2031-01-27 (Italian Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics (code 02/B1))
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Eleonora Secchi

Italian Ministry of University and Research: Rome, IT

2022-01-25 to 2031-01-25 | Italian Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Applied Physics (code 02/D1)
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Eleonora Secchi

Politecnico di Milano: Milano, Lombardia, IT

2011-01-01 to 2014-02-27 | PhD (Chemistry, Material and Chemical Engineering Department "Giulio Natta" (CMIC))
Education
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Eleonora Secchi

Politecnico di Milano - Milano Leonardo: Milano, Lombardia, IT

2008-10-01 to 2010-12-20 | Master degree (Nuclear Engineering)
Education
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Eleonora Secchi

Politecnico di Milano Dipartimento di Fisica: Milano, Lombardia, IT

2005-09-19 to 2008-07-27 | Bachelor degree (Physical Engineering Department)
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Eleonora Secchi

Professional activities (3)

Swiss National COVID-19 Science Task Force: Zurich, CH

2020-06-01 to 2021-08-31 (Expert Groups Exchange platform)
Service
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Eleonora Secchi

European Space Agency: Paris, FR

2021-06-01 | Membership (ESA Topical Team: Biofilm from a from an interdisciplinary perspective )
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Eleonora Secchi

helpfulETH: Zurich, CH

2020-04-01 to 2020-07-01 | Management Team
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Eleonora Secchi

Funding (5)

MRSA/MSSA eradication with commensals GRS-094/20

2020-09 to 2023-08 | Grant
Gebert Rüf Stiftung (Zurich, CH)
Source: Self-asserted source
Eleonora Secchi

The role of ambient flow and physico-chemical microenvironment in determining the microstructure of the biofilm matrix

2018-09 to 2023-08 | Grant
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: 179834
Source: Self-asserted source
Eleonora Secchi

Hydraulic resistance of membrane biofilms: effect of extracellular polymeric substances

2018-09 to 2019-08 | Grant
ETH Zurich (Zurich, CH)
Source: Self-asserted source
Eleonora Secchi

Sequential capillary assembly of microorganisms as a powerful new single-cell technology

2017-11 to 2020-11 | Grant
ETH Zürich (Zurich, CH)
Source: Self-asserted source
Eleonora Secchi

Microbial transport and biofilm formation in topologically complex environments

2016-06 to 2018-05 | Grant
ETH Zurich (Zurich, CH)
Source: Self-asserted source
Eleonora Secchi

Works (49)

Role of cellular filamentation in bacterial aggregation and cluster-cluster assembly

Physical Review E
2025-02-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Samuel Charlton; Gavin Melaugh; Davide Marenduzzo; Cait MacPhee; Eleonora Secchi
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Stress-hardening behaviour of biofilm streamers

2024-10-04 | Preprint
Contributors: Giovanni Savorana; Tommaso Redaelli; Domenico Truzzolillo; Luca Cipelletti; Eleonora Secchi
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Single-cell approach dissectingagrquorum sensing dynamics inStaphylococcus aureus

2024-02-27 | Preprint
Contributors: Julian Bär; Samuel G. V. Charlton; Andrea Tarnutzer; Giovanni Stefano Ugolini; Eleonora Secchi; Annelies S. Zinkernagel
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Magnetic fluid film enables almost complete drag reduction across laminar and turbulent flow regimes

Communications Physics
2024-01-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Laura Maria Stancanelli; Eleonora Secchi; Markus Holzner
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Single-cell patterning and characterisation of antibiotic persistent bacteria using bio-sCAPA

Lab on a Chip
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Cameron Boggon; Srikanth Mairpady Shambat; Annelies S. Zinkernagel; Eleonora Secchi; Lucio Isa
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Migration of surface-associated microbial communities in spaceflight habitats

Biofilm
2023-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2590-2075
Contributors: Daniele Marra; Thodoris Karapantsios; Sergio Caserta; Eleonora Secchi; Malgorzata Holynska; Simon Labarthe; Bastien Polizzi; Sandra Ortega; Margaritis Kostoglou; Christophe Lasseur et al.
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Eleonora Secchi

Microstructural and Rheological Transitions in Bacterial Biofilms

Advanced Science
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Samuel G.V. Charlton; Amber N. Bible; Eleonora Secchi; Jennifer L. Morrell‐Falvey; Scott T. Retterer; Thomas P. Curtis; Jinju Chen; Saikat Jana
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The role of cellular filamentation in bacterial aggregation and cluster-cluster assembly

2023-09-05 | Preprint
Contributors: Samuel Charlton; Gavin Melaugh; Davide Marenduzzo; Cait MacPhee; Eleonora Secchi
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Rapid formation of bioaggregates and morphology transition to biofilm streamers induced by pore-throat flows

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2023-04-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Sang Hyun Lee; Eleonora Secchi; Peter K. Kang
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A microfluidic platform for characterizing the structure and rheology of biofilm streamers

Soft Matter
2022 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1744-683X
Part of ISSN: 1744-6848
Source: Self-asserted source
Eleonora Secchi
grade
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Dynamic arrest and aging of biomolecular condensates are modulated by low-complexity domains, RNA and biochemical activity

Nature Communications
2022-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2041-1723
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Eleonora Secchi
grade
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Experimental challenges in determining the rheological properties of bacterial biofilms

Interface Focus
2022-12-06 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2042-8901
Contributors: Steffen Geisel; Eleonora Secchi; Jan Vermant
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Eleonora Secchi
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The role of biofilm matrix composition in controlling colony expansion and morphology

Interface Focus
2022-12-06 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2042-8901
Contributors: Samuel G. V. Charlton; Dorothee Kurz; Steffen Geisel; Joaquin Jimenez-Martinez; Eleonora Secchi
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Eleonora Secchi
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A Microfluidic Platform to Study Bioclogging in Porous Media

Journal of Visualized Experiments
2022-10-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1940-087X
Contributors: Dorothee L. Kurz; Eleonora Secchi; Roman Stocker; Joaquin Jimenez-Martinez
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Eleonora Secchi

Competition between growth and shear stress drives intermittency in preferential flow paths in porous medium biofilms

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2022-07-26 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0027-8424
Part of ISSN: 1091-6490
Contributors: Dorothee Kurz; Eleonora Secchi; Francisco J. Carrillo; Ian Bourg; Roman Stocker; Joaquin Jimenez-Martinez
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Eleonora Secchi
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Transport of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Polymer Solutions

Frontiers in Physics
2022-06-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-424X
Source: Self-asserted source
Eleonora Secchi

The role of surface adhesion on the macroscopic wrinkling of biofilms

eLife
2022-06-20 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2050-084X
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Eleonora Secchi
grade
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The structural role of bacterial eDNA in the formation of biofilm streamers

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2022-03-22 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0027-8424
Part of ISSN: 1091-6490
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Eleonora Secchi
grade
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A microfluidic platform for characterizing the structure and rheology of biofilm streamers

2022-02-22 | Preprint
Contributors: Giovanni Savorana; Jonasz Słomka; Roman Stocker; Roberto Rusconi; Eleonora Secchi
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Environmental, Microbiological, and Immunological Features of Bacterial Biofilms Associated with Implanted Medical Devices

Clinical Microbiology Reviews
2022-01-19 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0893-8512
Part of ISSN: 1098-6618
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Eleonora Secchi
grade
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Sequential capillarity-assisted particle assembly in a microfluidic channel

Lab on a Chip
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Roberto Pioli; Miguel Angel Fernandez-Rodriguez; Fabio Grillo; Laura Alvarez; Roman Stocker; Lucio Isa; Eleonora Secchi
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Patterning of Microorganisms and Microparticles through Sequential Capillarity-assisted Assembly.

Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE
2021-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Pioli R; Stocker R; Isa L; Secchi E
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Eleonora Secchi via Europe PubMed Central

The structural role of bacterial eDNA in the formation of biofilm streamers

2021-07-26 | Preprint
Contributors: Eleonora Secchi; Giovanni Savorana; Alessandra Vitale; Leo Eberl; Roman Stocker; Roberto Rusconi
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Localization in Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids Through Disordered Porous Media

Frontiers in Physics
2021-02-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-424X
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Eleonora Secchi
grade
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An interdisciplinary and application-oriented approach to teach microfluidics

Biomicrofluidics
2021-01 | Journal article
Source: Self-asserted source
Eleonora Secchi

An interdisciplinary and application-oriented approach to teach microfluidics

Biomicrofluidics
2021-01 | Journal article
Contributors: M. Mehdi Salek; Vicente Fernandez; Glen D'souza; Josep Puigmartí-Luis; Roman Stocker; Eleonora Secchi
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Sequential capillarity-assisted particle assembly in a microfluidic channel

Lab on a Chip
2021-01 | Journal article
Source: Self-asserted source
Eleonora Secchi

Magnetic cilia carpets with programmable metachronal waves

Nature Communications
2020-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2041-1723
Source: Self-asserted source
Eleonora Secchi

Mapping the local viscosity of non-Newtonian fluids flowing through disordered porous structures

Scientific Reports
2020-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
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Eleonora Secchi
grade
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The effect of flow on swimming bacteria controls the initial colonization of curved surfaces

Nature Communications
2020-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2041-1723
Source: Self-asserted source
Eleonora Secchi
grade
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Encounter rates between bacteria and small sinking particles

New Journal of Physics
2020-04-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1367-2630
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Eleonora Secchi
grade
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Not Just Going with the Flow: The Effects of Fluid Flow on Bacteria and Plankton

Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology
2019-10-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1081-0706
Part of ISSN: 1530-8995
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Eleonora Secchi

Polysaccharide-based hydrogels with tunable composition as 3D cell culture systems

The International Journal of Artificial Organs
2018-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0391-3988
Part of ISSN: 1724-6040
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Eleonora Secchi

The Landau–Squire plume

Journal of Fluid Mechanics
2017-09-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0022-1120
Part of ISSN: 1469-7645
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Eleonora Secchi

Intermittent turbulence in flowing bacterial suspensions.

Journal of the Royal Society, Interface / the Royal Society
2016 | Journal article
WOSUID:

MEDLINE:27307513

Contributors: Secchi, Eleonora; Rusconi, Roberto; Buzzaccaro, Stefano; Salek, M Mehdi; Smriga, Steven; Piazza, Roberto; Stocker, Roman
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Eleonora Secchi via ResearcherID

Massive radius-dependent flow slippage in carbon nanotubes

Nature
2016 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000382539100043

Contributors: Secchi, Eleonora; Marbach, Sophie; Nigues, Antoine; Stein, Derek; Siria, Alessandro; Bocquet, Lyderic
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Eleonora Secchi via ResearcherID

Scaling Behavior for Ionic Transport and its Fluctuations in Individual Carbon Nanotubes

Physical Review Letters
2016 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000374295100006

Contributors: Secchi, Eleonora; Nigues, Antoine; Jubin, Laetitia; Siria, Alessandro; Bocquet, Lyderic
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Eleonora Secchi via ResearcherID

Spatially: resolved heterogeneous dynamics in a strong colloidal gel

Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter
2015 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000353778800022

Contributors: Buzzaccaro, Stefano; Alaimo, Matteo David; Secchi, Eleonora; Piazza, Roberto
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Eleonora Secchi via ResearcherID

Spatially: resolved heterogeneous dynamics in a strong colloidal gel (vol 27, 194120, 2015)

Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter
2015 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000357121900014

Contributors: Buzzaccaro, Stefano; Alaimo, Matteo David; Secchi, Eleonora; Piazza, Roberto
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Eleonora Secchi via ResearcherID

External and internal gelation of pectin solutions: microscopic dynamics versus macroscopic rheology

Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter
2014 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000343796400010

Contributors: Secchi, E.; Munarin, F.; Alaimo, M. D.; Bosisio, S.; Buzzaccaro, S.; Ciccarella, G.; Vergaro, V.; Petrini, P.; Piazza, R.
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Eleonora Secchi via ResearcherID

Time-evolution scenarios for short-range depletion gels subjected to the gravitational stress

Soft Matter
2014 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000339012500007

Contributors: Secchi, Eleonora; Buzzaccaro, Stefano; Piazza, Roberto
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Eleonora Secchi via ResearcherID

Biopolymer gels with “physical” cross-links: gelation kinetics, aging, heterogeneous dynamics, and macroscopic mechanical properties

Soft Matter
2013 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1744-683X
Part of ISSN: 1744-6848
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Eleonora Secchi

Formation and acceleration of uniformly filled ellipsoidal electron bunches obtained via space-charge-driven expansion from a cesium-telluride photocathode

Physical Review Special Topics-Accelerators and Beams
2013 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000313954000001

Contributors: Piot, P.; Sun, Y. -E; Maxwell, T. J.; Ruan, J.; Secchi, E.; Thangaraj, J. C. T.
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Eleonora Secchi via ResearcherID

Ghost Particle Velocimetry: Accurate 3D Flow Visualization Using Standard Lab Equipment

Physical Review Letters
2013 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000322229500009

Contributors: Buzzaccaro, Stefano; Secchi, Eleonora; Piazza, Roberto
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Eleonora Secchi via ResearcherID

On the general concept of buoyancy in sedimentation and ultracentrifugation

Physical Biology
2013 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000322701100007

Contributors: Piazza, Roberto; Buzzaccaro, Stefano; Secchi, Eleonora; Parola, Alberto
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Eleonora Secchi via ResearcherID

Sedimentation equilibrium and the generalized Archimedes' principle

Journal of Chemical Physics
2013 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000316544500044

Contributors: Parola, Alberto; Buzzaccaro, Stefano; Secchi, Eleonora; Piazza, Roberto
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Eleonora Secchi via ResearcherID

The unbearable heaviness of colloids: facts, surprises, and puzzles in sedimentation

Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter
2012 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000305786400011

Contributors: Piazza, Roberto; Buzzaccaro, Stefano; Secchi, Eleonora
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Eleonora Secchi via ResearcherID

What buoyancy really is. A generalized Archimedes' principle for sedimentation and ultracentrifugation

Soft Matter
2012 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000305481000004

Contributors: Piazza, Roberto; Buzzaccaro, Stefano; Secchi, Eleonora; Parola, Alberto
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Eleonora Secchi via ResearcherID

Equilibrium concentration profiles and sedimentation kinetics of colloidal gels under gravitational stress

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
2012-07-18 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0953-8984
Part of ISSN: 1361-648X
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Eleonora Secchi
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Peer review (19 reviews for 14 publications/grants)

Review activity for ACS applied materials & interfaces. (1)
Review activity for Biomicrofluidics. (2)
Review activity for Communications biology. (1)
Review activity for eLife (1)
Review activity for European biophysics journal. (1)
Review activity for Journal of biological physics. (1)
Review activity for Journal of chemical physics. (2)
Review activity for Microbiology. (1)
Review activity for Microorganisms. (2)
Review activity for Nature communications (1)
Review activity for npj biofilms and microbiomes. (3)
Review activity for npj clean water. (1)
Review activity for The ISME journal (1)
Review activity for Transport in porous media. (1)