3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Dynamic bidirectional coupling of membrane morphology and rod organization in flexible vesicles
Stijn van der Ham, André F. V. Matias, Marjolein Dijkstra +1
The ordering of rod-like particles in soft, deformable containers emerges from the interplay of anisotropic interactions, geometric confinement, and boundary compliance. This compe…
cond-mat.soft2026
Programmable Persistent Random Walks in Active Brownian Particles Govern Emergent Dynamics
Tarun Sunkesula Raghavendra, Yogesh Shelke, Stijn van der Ham +2
Self-propelled particles serve as minimal models for emulating the dynamic self-organization of microorganisms, yet most synthetic systems remain limited to a single mode of motion…
cond-mat.soft2025
From shallow to full wrapping: geometry and deformability dictate lipid vesicle internalization
Stijn van der Ham, Alexander Brown, Halim Kusumaatmaja +1
The deformability of vesicles critically influences their engulfment by lipid membranes, a process central to endocytosis, viral entry, drug delivery, and intercellular transport.…