Publications

• A.Biquet-Bisquert, B.Carrio, N.Meyer, T.F.D. Fernandes, M.Abkarian, F.Seduk, A.Magalon, A.L.Nord, F.Pedaci. Spatio-temporal dynamics of the proton motive force on single bacterial cells (Apr. 2023). [Biorxiv]

• G.Volpe, ..., T.F.D.Ferdandes, F.Pedaci, ... Roadmap for Optical Tweezers. J.Phys.Photonics. DOI: 10.1088/2515-7647/acb57 (Jan 2023). [Arxiv] 

• A.L.Nord, A.Biquet-Bisquert, M.Abkarian, T.Pigaglio, F.Seduk, A.Magalon, F.Pedaci. Dynamic stiffening of the flagellar hook. Nat. Comm. 13, 2925 (2022). [Arxiv]

• A. Courbet*, J. Hansen*, Y. Hsia, N. Bethel, Y.-J. Park, C. Xu, A. Moyer, S. Boyken, J. Ueda, U. Nattermann, D. Nagarajan, D.-A. Silva, W. Scheffler, J. Quispe, A. L. Nord, N. King, P. Bradley, D. Veesler, J. Kollman, D. Baker. Computational design of mechanically coupled axle-rotor protein assemblies. Science 376 (6591) 383-390 (Apr 2022).

• A. Mills, N. Aissaoui, D. Maurel, J. Elezgaray, F. Morvan, J. J. Vasseur, E. Margeat, R. B. Quast, J. Lai Kee-Him, N. Saint, C. Benistant, A. L. Nord, F. Pedaci, G. Bellot. A Modular Spring-Loaded Actuator for Mechanical Activation of Membrane Proteins. Nat. Comm. 13, 3182 (2022).

• R.Perez-Carrasco, M.J.Franco-Oñate, J.C.Walter, J.Dorignac, F.Geniet, J.Palmeri, A.Parmeggiani, N.O.Walliser, A.L.Nord. Relaxation time asymmetry in stator dynamics of the bacterial flagellar motor. Sci. Adv. 8 (12) (2022). [Biorxiv]

• S.Johnson, E.J.Furlong, J.C. Deme, A.L.Nord, J.Caesar, F.F.V.Chevance, R.M.Berry, K.T.Hughes, S.M.Lea. Molecular structure of the intact bacterial flagellar basal body. Nat. Microbiol. 6, 712 (2021).

• A.Biquet-Bisquert, G.Labesse, F.Pedaci, A.L.Nord. The dynamic ion motive force powering the bacterial flagellar motor. Front. Microbiol. 12:659464. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.659464 (Apr 2021).

• M.G.Donato, F.Patti, R.Saija, M.AntoniaIatì, P.G.Gucciardi, F.Pedaci, G.Strangi, O.M.Maragò. Improved backscattering detection in photonic force microscopy near dielectric surfaces with cylindrical vector beams. JQSRT 258, 107381 (Oct 2020).

• R.Desgarceaux*, Z.Santybayeva*, E.Battistella, A.L.Nord, C.Braun-Breton, M.Abkarian, O.M.Maragò, B.Charlot*, F.Pedaci*. High resolution photonic force microscopy based on sharp nano-fabricated tips. Nano Letters 20, 6, 4249–4255 (May 2020) [arXiv][PDF][SI]

• Y.Ahmadi, A.L.Nord, A.J.Wilson, C.Hütter, F.Schroeder, M.Beeby, I.Barišić. The Brownian and Flow‐Driven Rotational Dynamics of a Multicomponent DNA Origami‐Based Rotor. Small. Volume16, 22, 2001855 (June 2020).

• A.L.Nord, F.Pedaci. Mechanisms and dynamics of the Bacterial Flagellar Motor. Chapter in Physical Microbiology. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1267. Springer (2020). doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46886-6_5 [PDF]

• J.A.Nirody, A.L.Nord, R.M. Berry. Load-dependent adaptation near zero load in the bacterial flagellar motor. J. R. Soc. Interface. 31, 16:20190300 (Oct 2019).

• A.L.Nord, A.F.Pols, M.Depken*, F.Pedaci*. Kinetic analysis methods applied to single motor protein trajectories. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.  20, 18775-18781 (June 2018). [Biorxiv] [PDF] [SI] [correction]

• R.Desgarceaux, F. Pedaci, B. Charlot. Talbot displacement lithography with soft elastomeric conformal phase masks. IEEE Symposium on Design, Test, Integration & Packaging of MEMS and MOEMS (DTIP) pp. 1-5 (May 2018). [PDF]

• M. van Oene, S.Ha, T.Jager, M.Lee, F.Pedaci, J.Lipfert, N.Dekker. Quantifying the Precision of Single-Molecule Torque and Twist Measurements Using Allan Variance. Bioph. J. 114 (8) 1970-1979 (Feb. 2018). [PDF]

• A.L.Nord, E.Gachon, R.Perez-Carrasco, J.A.Nirody, A.Barducci, R.M.Berry, F.Pedaci. Catch-bond drives stator mechanosensitivity in the Bacterial Flagellar Motor. PNAS 114 (49) 12952-12957 (Nov. 2017).  [PDF+SI]

• A.L.Nord, Y. Sowa, B.C.Steel, C.Lo, R.M.Berry. Speed of the bacterial flagellar motor near zero load depends on the number of stator units. PNAS 114 (44) 11603-11608 (Oct. 2017).

• M.Heo*, A.L.Nord*, D.Chamousset, E. van Rijn, HJE Beaumont, F.Pedaci. Impact of fluorescent protein fusions on the bacterial flagellar motor. Sci. Rep. 7, 12583 (Oct. 2017). [PDF][SI]

• M.M. van Oene, L.E.Dickinson, B.Cross, F.Pedaci, J.Lipfert, N.H.Dekker. Applying torque to the Escherichia coli flagellar motor using magnetic tweezers. Sci. Rep. 7, 43285 (Mar. 2017). [PDF] [SI]

• A.L.Nord, F.Pedaci, R.M.Berry. Transient pauses of the bacterial flagellar motor at low load. New J. Phys. 18 115002 (Nov 2016). [PDF][SI]

• Z.Santybayeva, F.Pedaci. Optical Torque Wrench Design and Calibration.  In Optical Tweezers, Vol.1486 of the series Meth. Mol. Biol. 157-181 (Nov 2016). [PDF]

• Z.Santybayeva, A.Meghit , R.Desgarceaux, R.Teissier, F.Pichot, C.de Marin, B.Charlot, F.Pedaci. Fabrication of quartz micro-cylinders by laser interference lithography for angular optical tweezers. J. Micro/Nanolith. MM 15(3), 034507 (Sep. 2016) [PDF]

• M.van Oene, L.E.Dickinson, F.Pedaci, M.Köber, D.Dulin, J.Lipfert, N.H.Dekker. Biological Magnetometry: Torque on Superparamagnetic Beads in Magnetic Fields. Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 218301 (May 2015) [PDF][SI]

• J.Lipfert, M.M. van Oene, M.Lee, F.Pedaci, N.H. Dekker. Torque Spectroscopy for the Study of Rotary Motion in Biological Systems. Chem. Rev., 115 (3), 1449–1474 (2015) [PDF]

• D.Dulin, X.Hachair, S.Barland, F.Pedaci. Efficient illumination for microsecond tracking microscopy. PLoS ONE 9(9): e107335. (Sep 2014). [PDF]

Some previous publications

• A.L.Nord, et al. "Speed of the bacterial flagellar motor near zero load depends on the number of stator units." PNAS 114.44 (2017).

• B.Thomas, M.Nakanishi-Matsui, B.C.Steel, T.Pilizota, A.L.Nord, H.Hosokawa, M.Futai, R.M.Berry. "High-resolution single-molecule characterization of the enzymatic states in Escherichia coli F1-ATPase." Phil. Tran. Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 368, no. 1611 20120023 (2013).

• Youle, M., Rohwer, F., Stacy, A., Whiteley, M., Steel, B.C., Delalez, N.J., Nord, A.L., Berry, R.M., Armitage, J.P., Kamoun, S. and Hogenhout, S. The microbial olympics. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 10(8), 583-588 (2012).

• F.Pedaci*, Z.Huang*, M.van Oene, and N.H.Dekker. Calibration of the optical torque wrench. Opt. Express, 20, 3787-3802 (2012). [PDF]

• F.Pedaci*, Z. Huang*, M.v. Oene, S.Barland and N.H.Dekker. Excitable particles in an optical torque wrench. Nat. Phys. 7, 259-264 (2011). [PDF]

• Z.Huang*, F.Pedaci*, M.v. Oene, M.J. Wiggin and N.H. Dekker.  Electron Beam Fabrication of Birefringent Microcylinder. ACS Nano 5, 1418-1427 (2011). [PDF]

• J. Lipfert*, M.Wiggin*, J.W.J. Kerssemakers, F.Pedaci and N.H. Dekker. Freely orbiting magnetic tweezers to directly monitor changes in the twist of nucleic acids. Nat. Comm. 2, 439 (2011). 

• Y Wang, E Granados, F Pedaci, D Alessi, B Luther, M Berrill, JJ Rocca. Phase-coherent, injection-seeded, table-top soft-X-ray lasers at 18.9 nm and 13.9 nm. Nat. Phot. 2 (2), 94-98 (2008).

• F.Pedaci, S.Barland, E.Caboche, P.Genevet, M.Giudici, J.R.Tredicce. All-optical delay line using semiconductor cavity solitons. Appl. Phys. Lett. 92 (1), 011101 (2008).