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Non-linear stress relaxation of transient-crosslinked biopolymer networks
Sihan Chen, Chase P. Broedersz, Tomer Markovich +1
A long standing puzzle in the rheology of living cells is the origin of the experimentally observed long time stress relaxation. The mechanics of the cell is largely dictated by th…
Motor-free Contractility in Active Gels
Sihan Chen, Tomer Markovich, F. C. MacKintosh
Animal cells form contractile structures to promote various functions, from cell motility to cell division. Force generation in these structures is often due to molecular motors su…
Chiral active matter: microscopic `torque dipoles' have more than one hydrodynamic description
Tomer Markovich, Elsen Tjhung, Michael E. Cates
Many biological systems, such as bacterial suspensions and actomyosin networks, form polar liquid crystals. These systems are `active' or far-from-equilibrium, due to local forcing…
Shear-induced first-order transition in polar liquid crystals
Tomer Markovich, Elsen Tjhung, Michael E. Cates
The hydrodynamic theory of polar liquid crystals is widely used to describe biological active fluids as well as passive molecular materials. Depending on the `shear-alignment param…
Charge Regulating Macro-ions in Salt Solutions: Screening Properties and Electrostatic Interactions
Yael Avni, David Andelman, Tomer Markovich +1
We revisit the charge-regulation mechanism of macro-ions and apply it to mobile macro-ions in a bathing salt solution. In particular, we examine the effects of correlation between…
Surface Pressure of Charged Colloids at the Air/Water Interface
Aviv Karnieli, Tomer Markovich, David Andelman
Charged colloidal monolayers at the interface between water and air (or oil) are used in a large number of chemical, physical and biological applications. Although a considerable e…