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13 papers
Coarse-grained simulations of dsDNA polycatenanes and network formation in annular nanochannels with topoisomerase II
Carolina Palombo, Davide Breoni, Luca Tubiana
We numerically investigate the behavior of a system of initially unlinked nicked dsDNA rings confined into an annular square nanochannel in the presence of TopoII. Channel confinem…
Active embracement enables autonomous tweezing in active star polymers
Marco Musacchio, Davide Breoni, Iman Abdoli +3
The capacity for autonomous structural reconfiguration is a defining trait of living systems, yet it remains elusive in artificial active matter. Here, we report the discovery of a…
Controlling microalgae populations by phototactic memory
Gianni Jacucci, Davide Breoni, Pierre Illien +4
Understanding how microorganisms navigate in complex environments is a central question in active matter and biological physics. Phototaxis - the ability to use light as a navigati…
The effects of solvent quality and core wetting on the circularization of star polymers
Davide Breoni, Emanuele Locatelli, Luca Tubiana
We simulate the formation of cyclical arms in star polymers, focusing on the effects of solvent quality on their resulting linking complexity and gyration radius. We find that poly…
Effects of knotting on the collapse of active ring polymers
Davide Breoni, Emanuele Locatelli, Luca Tubiana
We use numerical simulations to study tangentially active flexible ring polymers with different knot topologies. Simple, unknotted active rings display a transition from an extende…
Conformation and topology of cyclical star polymers
Davide Breoni, Emanuele Locatelli, Luca Tubiana
We study the conformation and topological properties of cyclical star polymers with ring arms, each made of beads. We find that the conformational properties of unlinked cy…
Dynamical clustering and wetting phenomena in inertial active matter
Lorenzo Caprini, Davide Breoni, Anton Ldov +2
Dynamical clustering represents a characteristic feature of active matter consisting of self-propelled agents that convert energy from the environment into mechanical motion. At th…
Giant Activity-Induced Stress Plateau in Entangled Polymer Solutions
Davide Breoni, Christina Kurzthaler, Benno Liebchen +2
We study the viscoelastic properties of highly entangled, flexible, self-propelled polymers using Brownian dynamics simulations. Our results show that the active motion of the poly…
Patchy landscapes promote stability of small groups
Gianni Jacucci, Davide Breoni, Sandrine Heijnen +5
Group formation and coordination are fundamental characteristics of living systems, essential for performing tasks and ensuring survival. Interactions between individuals play a ke…
A one-dimensional three-state run-and-tumble model with a `cell cycle'
Davide Breoni, Fabian Jan Schwarzendahl, Ralf Blossey +1
We study a one-dimensional three-state run-and-tumble model motivated by the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus which displays a cell cycle between two non-proliferation mobile phase…
Brownian particles driven by spatially periodic noise
Davide Breoni, Ralf Blossey, Hartmut Löwen
We discuss the dynamics of a Brownian particle under the influence of a spatially periodic noise strength in one dimension using analytical theory and computer simulations. In the…
Active noise-driven particles under space-dependent friction in one dimension
Davide Breoni, Hartmut Löwen, Ralf Blossey
We study a Langevin equation describing the stochastic motion of a particle in one dimension with coordinate , which is simultaneously exposed to a space-dependent friction coef…
Active Brownian and inertial particles in disordered environments: short-time expansion of the mean-square displacement
Davide Breoni, Michael Schmiedeberg, Hartmut Löwen
We consider an active Brownian particle moving in a disordered two-dimensional energy or motility landscape. The averaged mean-square-displacement (MSD) of the particle is calculat…