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Ulrich F. Keyser is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and has a research profile that spans across Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Engineering. Their work primarily engages with molecular biology and biomedical engineering, supported by contributions in materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and computational mechanics.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics:

  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies

Keyser has published extensively in multiple venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nano Letters
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Nano
  • Biophysical Journal

Among their recent notable papers are:

  • Emerging Approaches to DNA Data Storage: Challenges and Prospects, 2022, ACS Nano
  • Nanopore-Based DNA Hard Drives for Rewritable and Secure Data Storage, 2020, Nano Letters
  • Dynamics of driven polymer transport through a nanopore, 2021, Nature Physics
  • Single-cell microfluidics facilitates the rapid quantification of antibiotic accumulation in Gram-negative bacteria, 2020, Lab on a Chip
  • Digital Sensing and Molecular Computation by an Enzyme-Free DNA Circuit, 2020, ACS Nano

The research collaborations of Ulrich F. Keyser include frequent co-authors such as Jinbo Zhu, Filip Bošković, Kaikai Chen, Sarah E. Sandler, and Marcus Fletcher. These collaborations indicate interdisciplinary and international work, often crossing boundaries between molecular biology, engineering, and nanotechnology.

The diverse mix of topics and venues reflects a focus on foundational and applied research in the manipulation and analysis of nanoscale biological materials and systems. Keyser's work covers experimental and theoretical approaches to biomolecular interactions and transport phenomena at the nanoscale, especially the use of nanopores and nanochannels for sensing and data storage, as well as the development of advanced bioanalytical methods, including microfluidics and DNA-based computation.

Best Publications

  • Salt dependence of ion transport and DNA translocation through solid-state nanopores.

    Ralph M M Smeets;Ulrich F Keyser;Diego Krapf;Meng-Yue Wu

  • Real-time deformability cytometry: on-the-fly cell mechanical phenotyping

    Oliver Otto;Philipp Rosendahl;Alexander Mietke;Stefan Golfier

  • Direct force measurements on DNA in a solid-state nanopore

    Ulrich F. Keyser;Bernard N. Koeleman;Stijn van Dorp;Diego Krapf

  • Bacterial Metabolite Indole Modulates Incretin Secretion from Intestinal Enteroendocrine L Cells

    Catalin Chimerel;Edward Emery;David K. Summers;Ulrich Keyser

  • DNA origami based assembly of gold nanoparticle dimers for surface-enhanced Raman scattering

    Vivek V. Thacker;Lars O. Herrmann;Daniel O. Sigle;Tao Zhang

  • Noise in solid-state nanopores

    R. M. M. Smeets;U. F. Keyser;N. H. Dekker;C. Dekker

  • Origin of the electrophoretic force on DNA in solid-state nanopores

    Stijn van Dorp;Ulrich F. Keyser;Ulrich F. Keyser;Nynke H. Dekker;Cees Dekker

  • DNA origami nanopores

    Nicholas A. W. Bell;Christian. R. Engst;Marc Ablay;Giorgio Divitini

  • Digitally encoded DNA nanostructures for multiplexed, single-molecule protein sensing with nanopores

    Nicholas A. W. Bell;Ulrich F. Keyser

  • Single protein molecule detection by glass nanopores.

    Wenhong Li;Nicholas A. W. Bell;Silvia Hernández-Ainsa;Vivek V. Thacker

  • Lipid‐Bilayer‐Spanning DNA Nanopores with a Bifunctional Porphyrin Anchor

    Jonathan R. Burns;Kerstin Göpfrich;James W. Wood;Vivek V. Thacker

  • Detecting DNA Folding with Nanocapillaries

    Lorenz J. Steinbock;Oliver Otto;Catalin Chimerel;Joanne Gornall

  • Controlling molecular transport through nanopores

    Ulrich F. Keyser

  • Specific protein detection using designed DNA carriers and nanopores.

    Nicholas A. W. Bell;Ulrich F. Keyser

  • Viscoelastic Properties of Differentiating Blood Cells Are Fate- and Function-Dependent

    Andrew E. Ekpenyong;Graeme Whyte;Kevin Chalut;Stefano Pagliara

  • Large-Conductance Transmembrane Porin Made from DNA Origami.

    Kerstin Göpfrich;Chen Yu Li;Maria Ricci;Satya Prathyusha Bhamidimarri

  • Optical tweezers for force measurements on DNA in nanopores

    U. F. Keyser;J. van der Does;C. Dekker;N. H. Dekker

  • Suppressed Quenching and Strong-Coupling of Purcell-Enhanced Single-Molecule Emission in Plasmonic Nanocavities

    Nuttawut Kongsuwan;Angela Demetriadou;Rohit Chikkaraddy;Felix Benz

  • Auxetic nuclei in embryonic stem cells exiting pluripotency.

    Stefano Pagliara;Kristian Franze;Crystal R. McClain;George W. Wylde

  • Indole prevents Escherichia coli cell division by modulating membrane potential.

    Catalin Chimerel;Christopher M. Field;Silvia Piñero-Fernandez;Ulrich F. Keyser

  • Nanobubbles in solid-state nanopores.

    R.M.M. Smeets;U.F. Keyser;M.Y. Wu;N.H. Dekker

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy J. Baumberg
Jeremy J. Baumberg University of Cambridge
Aleksei Aksimentiev
Aleksei Aksimentiev University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Cees Dekker
Cees Dekker Delft University of Technology
Werner Wegscheider
Werner Wegscheider Solid State Physics Laboratory
Friedrich Kremer
Friedrich Kremer Leipzig University
Tim Liedl
Tim Liedl Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Mathias Winterhalter
Mathias Winterhalter Jacobs University
Gerhard Abstreiter
Gerhard Abstreiter Technical University of Munich
Ortwin Hess
Ortwin Hess Trinity College Dublin
Karl Eberl
Karl Eberl Dr. Eberl MBE-Komponenten GmbH

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