3 papers
cond-mat.soft2022
Spatiotemporal patterning of extensile active stresses in microtubule-based active fluids
Linnea M. Lemma, Minu Varghese, Tyler D. Ross +3
Active stresses, which are collectively generated by the motion of energy-consuming rod-like constituents, generate chaotic autonomous flows. Controlling active stresses in space a…
cond-mat.soft2020
Confinement controlled bend instability of three-dimensional active fluids
Pooja Chandrakar, Minu Varghese, S. Ali Aghvami +3
Spontaneous growth of long-wavelength deformations is a defining feature of active fluids with orientational order. We investigate the effect of biaxial rectangular confinement on…
cond-mat.soft2019
Topological structure and dynamics of three dimensional active nematics
Guillaume Duclos, Raymond Adkins, Debarghya Banerjee +13
Point-like motile topological defects control the universal dynamics of diverse two-dimensional active nematics ranging from shaken granular rods to cellular monolayers. A comparab…