4 papers
Chiral edge currents in confined fibrosarcoma cells
V. Yashunsky, D. J. G. Pearce, C. Blanch-Mercader +3
During metastatic dissemination, streams of cells collectively migrate through a network of narrow channels within the extracellular matrix, before entering into the blood stream.…
Confinement-induced self-organization in growing bacterial colonies
Zhihong You, Daniel J. G. Pearce, Luca Giomi
We investigate the emergence of global alignment in colonies of dividing rod-shaped cells under confinement. Using molecular dynamics simulations and continuous modeling, we demons…
Mono-to-multilayer transition in growing bacterial colonies
Zhihong You, Daniel J. G. Pearce, Anupam Sengupta +1
The transition from monolayers to multilayered structures in bacterial colonies is a fundamental step in biofilm development. Observed across different morphotypes and species, thi…
Activity driven orientational order in active nematic liquid crystals on an anisotropic substrate
D. J. G. Pearce
We investigate the effect of an anisotropic substrate on the turbulent dynamics of a simulated two dimensional active nematic. This is introduced as an anisotropic friction and an…