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A sweeping twist defect as a topological flagellum that drives colloid motion
Qi Xing Zhang, Claire Dore, Mojtaba Rajabi +2
Nematic liquid crystals can dramatically reconfigure under dynamic forcing, providing exciting opportunities in active matter. Here, we study a hybrid disk colloid rotated by an ex…
Numerical and Experimental Study on the Addition of Surface Roughness to Micro-Propellers
Justin P Cooke, Matthew F Campbell, Edward B Steager +3
Micro aerial vehicles are making a large impact in applications such as search-and-rescue, package delivery, and recreation. Unfortunately, these diminutive drones are currently co…
Nematic colloidal micro-robots as physically intelligent systems
Tianyi Yao, Žiga Kos, Yimin Luo +4
Physically intelligent micro-robotic systems exploit information embedded in micro-robots, their colloidal cargo, and their milieu to interact, assemble and form functional structu…
Topological defect-propelled swimming of nematic colloids
Tianyi Yao, Žiga Kos, Yimin Luo +3
Non-equilibrium dynamics of topological defects can be used as a fundamental propulsion mechanism in microscopic active matter. Here, we demonstrate swimming of topological defect-…