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cond-mat.soft2026
Propelling catalytic structures using active phase separation
Benjamin Sorkin, Ned S. Wingreen
Living systems routinely consume energy to achieve motility, often using intricate biomolecular machinery. In this work, we show that active droplets can sustain indefinite self-pr…
cond-mat.soft2025
Morphogenesis of bacterial colonies in liquid crystalline environments
Sebastian Gonzalez La Corte, Thomas G. J. Chandler, Saverio E. Spagnolie +2
Natural bacterial habitats are often complex fluids with viscoelastic and anisotropic responses to stress; for example, they can take the form of liquid crystals (LCs), with elonga…