2 papers
cond-mat.soft2023
Light-activated microtubule-based 2D active nematic
Zahra Zarei, John Berezney, Alexander Hensley +4
We characterize two-dimensional (2D) microtubule-based active nematics driven by light-responsive kinesin motor clusters. We assess two constructs of optogenetic kinesin: opto-K401…
cond-mat.soft2018
Observation of strongly heterogeneous dynamics at the depinning transition in a colloidal glass
Nesrin Şenbil, Markus Gruber, Chi Zhang +2
We study experimentally the origin of heterogeneous dynamics in strongly driven glass-forming systems. Thereto, we apply a well-defined force with a laser line trap on individual c…