3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Passive polymers in active turbulence undergo a collapse-stretch transition
Zahra K. Valei, Davide Marenduzzo, Tyler N. Shendruk
Active processes in living systems generate nonequilibrium forces that deform embedded passive macromolecules. To understand how such dynamics influence polymer conformation, we st…
cond-mat.soft2025
Scaling laws for passive polymer dynamics in active turbulence
Zahra K. Valei, Tyler N. Shendruk
Biological systems commonly combine intrinsically out-of-equilibrium active components with passive polymeric inclusions to produce unique material properties. To explore these com…
cond-mat.soft2024
Dynamics of polymers in coarse-grained nematic solvents
Zahra Valei, Karolina Wamsler, Alex J. Parker +3
Polymers are a primary building block in many biomaterials, often interacting with anisotropic backgrounds. While previous studies have considered polymer dynamics within nematic s…