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Inverse Measurements in Active Nematics
Aleix Boquet-Pujadas, Jérôme Hardouïn, Junhao Wen +2
We present a framework to take new measurements in nematic systems that contain active elements such as molecular motors. Spatio-temporal fields of stress, traction, velocity, pres…
Probing active nematics with in-situ microfabricated elastic inclusions
Ignasi Vélez-Cerón, Pau Guillamat, Francesc Sagués +1
In this work, we report a direct measurement of the forces exerted by a tubulin/kinesin active nematic gel as well as its complete rheological characterization, including the quant…
Dynamics of active defects on the anisotropic surface of an ellipsoidal droplet
Martina Clairand, Ali Mozaffari, Jérôme Hardoüin +6
Cells are fundamental building blocks of living organisms displaying an array of shapes, morphologies, and textures that encode specific functions and physical behaviors. Elucidati…
First order alignment transition in an interfaced active nematic
Olga Bantysh, Jyothishraj Nambisan, Berta Martínez-Prat +3
We investigate experimentally the dynamic phase transition of a two-dimensional active nematic layer interfaced with a passive liquid crystal. Under a temperature ramp that leads t…
Taming active turbulence with patterned soft interfaces
Pau Guillamat, Jordi Ignés-Mullol, Francesc Sagués
Active matter embraces systems that self-organize at different length and time scales, often exhibiting turbulent flows. Here, we use a quasi-two-dimensional nematically ordered la…