2 papers
physics.bio-ph2026
Biomedical active matter: Emergence and breakdown of collective functionalities
Arnold Mathijssen, Hamed Almohammadi, Lauren Altman +13
Living systems are made of active materials with microscopic components that work together to perform macroscopic biological tasks. The breakdown of these collective functionalitie…
physics.bio-ph2026
Surfing on metachronal waves: ciliary transport by inertial coasting
Rafał Błaszkiewicz, Margot Young, Albane Théry +4
Motile cilia drive biological fluid transport through whip-like beating motions that synchronize into metachronal waves. The lengths of these cilia span three orders of magnitude,…