12 papers
Intermediate physical interactions induce spatiotemporal dynamics in Turing patterns
Cathelijne ter Burg, David Zwicker
Turing patterns are a central paradigm for describing spatial patterns in nature. The corresponding theory of reaction-diffusion dynamics combines ideal diffusion with nonlinear re…
Roadmap for Condensates in Cell Biology
Dilimulati Aierken, Sebastian Aland, Stefano Bo +38
Biomolecular condensates govern essential cellular processes yet elude description by traditional equilibrium models. This roadmap, distilled from structured discussions at a works…
Molecular simulations of phase separation in elastic polymer networks
Takahiro Yokoyama, Yicheng Qiang, David Zwicker +1
Phase separation within polymer networks plays a central role in shaping the structure and mechanics of both synthetic materials and living cells, including the formation of biomol…
Phase separation with non-local interactions
Filipe C. Thewes, Yicheng Qiang, Oliver W. Paulin +1
Phase separation in complex systems is a ubiquitous phenomenon. While simple theories predict coarsening until only macroscopically large phases remain, concrete models often exhib…
Advection selects pattern in multistable emulsions of active droplets
Stefan Köstler, Yicheng Qiang, Guido Kusters +1
Controlling the size of droplets, for example in biological cells, is challenging because large droplets typically outcompete smaller droplets due to surface tension. This coarseni…
Physical interactions enable energy-efficient Turing patterns
Cathelijne ter Burg, David Zwicker
Patterns are ubiquitous in nature, but how they form is often unclear. Turing developed a seminal theory to explain patterns based on reactions that counteract the equalizing tende…