3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Bacteria collective motion is scale-free
Benjamin Perez-Estay, Vincent Martinez, Carine Douarche +7
Suspensions of swimming bacteria interact hydrodynamically over long ranges, organizing themselves into collective states that drive large-scale chaotic flows, often referred to as…
cond-mat.soft2024
Immobility of isolated swarmer cells due to local liquid depletion
Ajesh Jose, Benjamin Perez-Estay, Shira Omer Bendori +4
Bacterial swarming is a complex phenomenon in which thousands of self-propelled rod-shaped cells move coherently on surfaces, providing an excellent example of active matter. Howev…
cond-mat.soft2023
Accumulation and depletion of E. coli in surfaces mediated by curvature
Benjamín Pérez-Estay, María Luisa Cordero, Néstor Sepúlveda +1
Can topography be used to control bacteria accumulation? We address this question in the model system of smooth-swimming and run-and-tumble \textit{Escherichia coli} swimming near…