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Actomyosin contraction induces droplet motility
Thomas Le Goff, Benno Liebchen, Davide Marenduzzo
While cell crawling on a solid surface is relatively well understood, and relies on substrate adhesion, some cells can also swim in the bulk, through mechanisms that are still larg…
Density Dependent Cohesion Leads to Controlled Phase Separation in Brownian Suspensions
Gavin Melaugh, Davide Marenduzzo, Alexander Morozov +1
Mechanical interactions between biological cells may be mediated by secreted products, making them dependent on the local particle density. Here, we explore the generic physics of…
Anchoring-driven spontaneous rotations in active gel droplets
Ana R. Fialho, Matthew L. Blow, Davide Marenduzzo
We study the dynamics of an active gel droplet with imposed orientational anchoring (normal or planar) at its surface. We find that if the activity is large enough droplets subject…
Flow of deformable droplets: discontinuous shear thinning and velocity oscillations
M. Foglino, A. N. Morozov, O. Henrich +1
We study the rheology of a suspension of soft deformable droplets subjected to a pressure-driven flow. Through computer simulations, we measure the apparent viscosity as a function…
Shaping Epigenetic Memory via Genomic Bookmarking
Davide Michieletto, Michael Chiang, Davide Coli +4
Reconciling the stability of epigenetic patterns with the rapid turnover of histone modifications and their adaptability to external stimuli is an outstanding challenge. Here, we p…
Ring Polymers: Threadings, Knot Electrophoresis and Topological Glasses
Davide Michieletto, Enzo Orlandini, Davide Marenduzzo +1
Elucidating the physics of a concentrated suspension of ring polymers, or of an ensemble of ring polymers in a complex environment, is an important outstanding question in polymer…