2 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Flexibility Controls Active-Filament Transport in Crowded Landscapes
Qingyi Di, Mohammad Fazelzadeh, Sara Jabbari-Farouji
Active filaments, ranging from motor-driven biopolymers to elongated bacteria and worms, are paradigmatic examples of deformable active matter. How filament flexibility interacts w…
cond-mat.soft2025
Locomotion of Active Polymerlike Worms in Porous Media
Rosa Sinaasappel, Mohammad Fazelzadeh, Twan Hooijschuur +3
We investigate the locomotion of thin, living T. tubifex worms, which display active polymerlike behavior, within quasi-2D arrays of cylindrical pillars, examining varying spatial…