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cond-mat.soft2021★ 3 cited
Quadrupolar active stress induces exotic phases of defect motion in active nematics
Salik A. Sultan, Mehrana R. Nejad, Amin Doostmohammadi
A wide range of living and artificial active matter exists in close contact with substrates and under strong confinement, where in addition to dipolar active stresses, quadrupolar…
cond-mat.soft2021★ 26 cited
Active extensile stress promotes 3D director orientations and flows
Mehrana R. Nejad, Julia M. Yeomans
We use numerical simulations and linear stability analysis to study an active nematic layer where the director is allowed to point out of the plane. Our results highlight the diffe…