Christine Müller-Renno is currently working in the Department of Physics (Ziegler lab) at the RPTU Kaiserslautern, with a focus on biophysics and surface science. Her research centres on investigating the interaction of biology (ranging from single molecules to viruses, bacteria and human cells) with interfaces by Atomic Force Microscopy and other surface science methods combined with biochemical assays. The Fluid FM is also a part of her AFM workshop.
What truly excites her about AFM is its ability to access a lot of information by using force distance curves — from probing the mechanical stability of individual biomolecules to studying cell adhesion and bacterial attachment on surfaces to name only a few. All the force distance based imaging modes are fascinating.
Recent AFM-related papers:
Biography: Christine is a biophysicist working at the interface of biology and surface science. Her research focuses on the mechanical and interfacial properties of biomolecules, with particular expertise in Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). She is especially interested in molecular mechanics, protein and polysaccharide interactions, cell and bacterial adhesion. In addition she is playing nanolego with viruses on functional and elastic surfaces. Her work aims to uncover how nanoscale structure and surface properties influence biological interaction. By combining quantitative force measurements with surface-sensitive methods, she seeks to develop insights that bridge physics and biology and contribute to applications in biomaterials and biointerfaces.
Website: https://physik.rptu.de/ags/ziegler