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Geometry and relaxation dynamics of nematic loops
F. Aprile, A. J. H. Houston, G. Gonnella +3
Disclination lines in three-dimensional nematic liquid crystals generically form closed loops whose topology is classified by homotopy theory. While this classification successfull…
Shape, confinement and inertia effects on the dynamics of a driven spheroid in a viscous fluid
Aditya Bhowmik, Kevin Stratford, Oliver Henrich +1
The dynamics of anisotropic particles in viscous flows underpin a wide range of processes in soft matter, microfluidics, and targeted drug delivery. Here, we investigate the motion…
Interactions between droplets in immiscible liquid suspensions and the influence of surfactants
A. J. Archer, D. N. Sibley, B. D. Goddard
We develop a general method for determining the effective interaction potential between two or more droplets suspended within a fluid phase. Our approach is based on classical dens…
Arrested phase separation and chiral symmetry breaking in active dumbbells under shear
Lucio Mauro Carenza, Giuseppe Negro, Pasquale Digregorio +2
Through molecular dynamics simulations, we investigate the phase separation and aggregation dynamics of active dumbbell particles in two-dimensions subjected to shear. We find that…
Classical density functional theory for nanoparticle-laden droplets
Melih Gül, Andrew J Archer, Benjamin D Goddard +1
Droplets of a pure fluid, such as water, in an open container surrounded by gas, are thermodynamically unstable and evaporate quickly. In a recent paper [Archer et al. J. Chem. Phy…
Insertion space in repulsive active matter
Luke K. Davis, Karel Proesmans
For equilibrium hard spheres, the statistical geometry of the insertion space, the room to accommodate another sphere, relates exactly to the equation of state. We begin to extend…
Non-equilibrium evaporation of Lennard-Jones fluids: Enskog-Vlasov theory and Hertz-Knudsen model
Shaokang Li, Livio Gibelli, Yonghao Zhang
Enskog-Vlasov equation is currently the most sophisticated kinetic model for describing non-equilibrium evaporative flows. While it enables more efficient simulations than the mole…
Force and geometric signatures of the creep-to-failure transition in a granular pile
Qing Hao, Luca Montoya, Elena Lee +2
Granular creep is the slow, sub-yield movement of constituents in a granular packing due to the disordered nature of its grain-scale interactions. Despite the ubiquity of creep in…
Transverse Self-Propulsion Enhances the Aggregation of Active Dumbbells
Pasquale Digregorio, Daniela Moretti, Claudio Basilio Caporusso +5
We investigate a two-dimensional system of active Brownian dumbbells using molecular dynamics simulations. In this model, each dumbbell is driven by an active force oriented perpen…
Impact of particle-size polydispersity on the quality of thin-film colloidal crystals
Mariam Arif, Andrew B. Schofield, Fraser H. J. Laidlaw +2
Size polydispersity in colloidal particles can disrupt order in their self-assembly, ultimately leading to a complete suppression of crystallization. In contrast to various computa…
Rheology of bidisperse suspensions at the colloidal-to-granular transition
Xuan Li, John R. Royer, Christopher Ness
We use particle-based simulation to study the rheology of dense suspensions comprising mixtures of small colloids and larger grains, which exhibit shear thinning at low shear rates…
Yeast condensin acts as a transient intermolecular crosslinker in entangled DNA
Filippo Conforto, Antonio Valdes, Willem Vanderlinden +1
Structural-Maintenance-of-Chromosome (SMC) complexes such as condensins organise the folding of chromosomes. However, their role in modulating the entanglement of DNA and chromatin…
Transforming Siliconization into Slippery Liquid-like Coatings
Hernán Barrio-Zhang, Glen McHale, Gary G. Wells +4
Siliconization is widely used as a coating technique to engineer surface properties, such as in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries to lubricate motion, ensure complet…
Pseudo-giant number fluctuations and nematic order in microswimmer suspensions
Ismail El Korde, Dóra Bárdfalvy, Jason M. Lewis +3
Giant number fluctuations (GNFs), whereby the standard deviation in the local number of particles grows faster than , are a hallm…
Intelligent Soft Matter: Towards Embodied Intelligence
Vladimir A. Baulin, Achille Giacometti, Dmitry Fedosov +24
Intelligent soft matter stands at the intersection of materials science, physics, and cognitive science, promising to change how we design and interact with materials. This transfo…
Self-diffusion in isotropic and liquid crystalline phases of fd virus colloidal rods: a combined single particle tracking and differential dynamic microscopy study
Eric Grelet, Vincent A. Martinez, Jochen Arlt
In this article, we investigate the dynamics of self-organised suspensions formed by rod-like fd virus colloids. Two methods have been employed for analysing fluorescence microscop…
Coexisting multiphase and interfacial behaviour of ouzo
David N. Sibley, Benjamin D. Goddard, Fouzia F. Ouali +2
Multi-component liquid mixtures can be both complex and fascinating, with some systems being amenable to simple experimentation at home, giving valuable insight into fundamental as…
Entropy production of active Brownian particles going from liquid to hexatic and solid phases
Massimiliano Semeraro, Giuseppe Negro, Antonio Suma +2
Due to its inherent intertwinement with irreversibility, entropy production is a prime observable to monitor in systems of active particles. In this numerical study, entropy produc…
Active nematics in corrugated channels
Jaideep P. Vaidya, Tyler N. Shendruk, Sumesh P. Thampi
Active nematic fluids exhibit complex dynamics in both bulk and in simple confining geometries. However, complex confining geometries could have substantial impact on active sponta…
Architecting mechanisms of damage in topological metamaterials
Leo de Waal, Matthaios Chouzouris, Marcelo A. Dias
Architecting mechanisms of damage in metamaterials by leveraging lattice topology and geometry poses a vital yet complex challenge, essential for engineering desirable mechanical r…
Non-monotonic constitutive curves and shear banding in dry and wet granular flows
Christopher Ness, Suzanne M. Fielding
We use particle simulations to map comprehensively the shear rheology of dry and wet granular matter comprising particles of finite stiffness, in both fixed pressure and fixed volu…
Decoupling elasticity and electrical conductivity of carbon black gels filled with insulating non-Brownian grains
Thomas Larsen, John R. Royer, Fraser H. J. Laidlaw +4
A unique bistable transition has been identified in granular/colloidal gel-composites, resulting from shear-induced phase separation of the gel phase into dense blobs. In energy ap…
Experimental and Theoretical Bulk Phase Diagram and Interfacial Tension of Ouzo
Andrew J. Archer, Benjamin D. Goddard, David N. Sibley +4
Ouzo is a well-known drink in Mediterranean countries, with ingredients water, alcohol and trans-anethole oil. The oil is insoluble in water, but completely soluble in alcohol, so…
Wetting on Silicone Surfaces
Lukas Hauer, Abhinav Naga, Rodrique G. M. Badr +3
Silicone is frequently used as a model system to investigate and tune wetting on soft materials. Silicone is biocompatible and shows excellent thermal, chemical, and UV stability.…