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  1. Repression via DNA looping by the Gram-positive global transcriptional regulator ScoC from Geobacillus

    Article • Communications Biology, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Liraz Chai

  2. Bi-directional relationship between the biofilm of Porphyromonas gingivalis and the amyloid-beta peptide

    Article • May 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Liraz Chai

  3. Resolving spatiotemporal dynamics in bacterial multicellular populations: approaches and challenges

    Article • Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, March 2025, ASM Journals

    Liraz Chai

  4. How bacteria actively use passive physics to make biofilms

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Liraz Chai

  5. In vitro models for studying implant-associated biofilms - A review from the perspective of bioengineering 3D microenvironments

    Article • Biomaterials, September 2024, Elsevier

    Liraz Chai

  6. Where bacteria and eukaryotes meet

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 2024, ASM Journals

    Liraz Chai

  7. Residual cells and nutrient availability guide wound healing in bacterial biofilms

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Liraz Chai

  8. A Bacterial Biofilm Polysaccharide Affects the Morphology and Structure of Calcium Oxalate Crystals

    Article • Crystal Growth & Design, October 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Liraz Chai

  9. Titanium complexes affectBacillus subtilisbiofilm formation

    Article • RSC Medicinal Chemistry, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Liraz Chai

  10. Donor-strand exchange drives assembly of the TasA scaffold in Bacillus subtilis biofilms

    Article • Nature Communications, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Liraz Chai

  11. Inhibitory Effect of Epigallocatechin Gallate-Silver Nanoparticles and Their Lysozyme Bioconjugates on Biofilm Formation and Cytotoxicity

    Article • ACS Applied Bio Materials, August 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Liraz Chai

  12. Demonstrating Principle Aspects of Peptide‐ and Protein‐ Based Hydrogels Using Metallogels Examples

    Article • Israel Journal of Chemistry, July 2022, Wiley

    Liraz Chai

  13. Molecular architecture of the TasA biofilm scaffold in Bacillus subtilis

    Article • March 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Liraz Chai

  14. Inhibitory effect of EGCG-AgNPs and their lysozyme bioconjugates on biofilm formation and cytotoxicity

    Article • February 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Liraz Chai

  15. Multiscale X-ray study of Bacillus subtilis biofilms reveals interlinked structural hierarchy and elemental heterogeneity

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, January 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Liraz Chai

  16. Direct measurement of the viscoelectric effect in water

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, December 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Jacob Klein, Liraz Chai

  17. Multiscale X-ray study of Bacillus subtilis biofilms reveals interlinked structural hierarchy and elemental heterogeneity

    Article • July 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Liraz Chai

  18. Fibrilar Polymorphism of the Bacterial Extracellular Matrix Protein TasA

    Article • Microorganisms, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Liraz Chai

  19. Bacillus subtilis biofilms characterized as hydrogels. Insights on water uptake and water binding in biofilms

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Liraz Chai

  20. Colloidal-like aggregation of a functional amyloid protein

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Liraz Chai

  21. Nanomechanical properties of steric zipper globular structures

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 2019, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Liraz Chai

  22. Calcium Carbonate Formation in the Presence of Biopolymeric Additives

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, May 2019, MyJove Corporation

    Liraz Chai

  23. Cover Feature: The Bacterial Extracellular Matrix Protein TapA Is a Two‐Domain Partially Disordered Protein (ChemBioChem 3/2019)

    Article • ChemBioChem, January 2019, Wiley

    Liraz Chai

  24. The Bacterial Extracellular Matrix Protein TapA Is a Two‐Domain Partially Disordered Protein

    Article • ChemBioChem, December 2018, Wiley

    Liraz Chai

  25. Biopolymers from a Bacterial Extracellular Matrix Affect the Morphology and Structure of Calcium Carbonate Crystals

    Article • Crystal Growth & Design, July 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Liraz Chai

  26. Bacterial Model Membranes Reshape Fibrillation of a Functional Amyloid Protein

    Article • Biochemistry, March 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Liraz Chai

  27. Rigidity of polymer micelles affects interactions with tumor cells

    Article • Journal of Controlled Release, July 2017, Elsevier

    Liraz Chai

  28. Dynamic metabolic exchange governs a marine algal-bacterial interaction

    Article • eLife, November 2016, eLife

    Liraz Chai

  29. Retraction Notice to: A Self-Produced Trigger for Biofilm Disassembly that Targets Exopolysaccharide

    Article • Cell, May 2015, Elsevier

    Liraz Chai

  30. Isolation, Characterization, and Aggregation of a Structured Bacterial Matrix Precursor

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, June 2013, Elsevier

    Liraz Chai

  31. Osmotic pressure can regulate matrix gene expression in Bacillus subtilis

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, September 2012, Wiley

    Liraz Chai

  32. Extracellular signal regulation of cell differentiation in biofilms

    Article • MRS Bulletin, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Liraz Chai

  33. Interactions between Molecularly Smooth Gold and Mica Surfaces across Aqueous Solutions

    Article • Langmuir, July 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Liraz Chai

  34. Dynamic properties of confined hydration layers

    Article • Faraday Discussions, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Liraz Chai

  35. Shear Behavior of Adsorbed Poly(ethylene Oxide) Layers in Aqueous Media

    Article • Macromolecules, February 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Liraz Chai

  36. Breakdown of hydration repulsion between charged surfaces in aqueous Cs+ solutions

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Liraz Chai

  37. Selective Adsorption of Poly(ethylene oxide) onto a Charged Surface Mediated by Alkali Metal Ions

    Article • Langmuir, December 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Liraz Chai

  38. Large Area, Molecularly Smooth (0.2 nm rms) Gold Films for Surface Forces and Other Studies

    Article • Langmuir, June 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Liraz Chai

  39. Forces between Mica Surfaces, Prepared in Different Ways, Across Aqueous and Nonaqueous Liquids Confined to Molecularly Thin Films

    Article • Langmuir, June 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Liraz Chai

  40. Role of Ion Ligands in the Attachment of Poly(ethylene oxide) to a Charged Surface

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, January 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Liraz Chai

  41. Fluidity of water and of hydrated ions confined between solid surfaces to molecularly thin films

    Article • Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, October 2004, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Liraz Chai

  42. Electric signal transfer through nm-thick molecular bilayers

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering C, January 2002, Elsevier

    Liraz Chai