2 papers
cond-mat.soft2020
Emergence of bimodal motility in active droplets
Babak Vajdi Hokmabad, Ranabir Dey, Maziyar Jalaal +5
To explore and react to their environment, living micro-swimmers have developed sophisticated strategies for locomotion - in particular, motility with multiple gaits. To understand…
cond-mat.soft2018
Topological Stabilization and Dynamics of Self-propelling Nematic Shells
Babak Vajdi Hokmabad, Kyle A. Baldwin, Carsten Krüger +2
Liquid shells (e.g. double emulsions, vesicles etc.) are susceptible to interfacial instability and rupturing when driven out of mechanical equilibrium. This poses a significant ch…