4 papers
Coexistence of patterned phases in chemically active multicomponent mixtures
Chengjie Luo, Yicheng Qiang, Guido L. A. Kusters +1
Chemically active mixtures exhibit complex patterns that emerge from the interplay of physical interactions and reactions among components. Individually, these two processes are we…
Size control guidelines for chemically active droplets
Guido Kusters, David Zwicker
Biological cells and synthetic analogues use liquid-liquid phase separation to dynamically compartmentalize their environment for various applications. In many cases, multiple drop…
Chemically Active Liquid Bridges Generate Repulsive Forces
Noah Ziethen, Frieder Johannsen, David Zwicker
Droplets help organize cells by compartmentalizing biomolecules and by mediating mechanical interactions. When bridging two structures, such droplets generate capillary forces, whi…
Phase separation in a mixture of proliferating and motile active matter
Lukas Hupe, Joanna M. Materska, David Zwicker +3
Proliferation and motility are ubiquitous drivers of activity in biological systems. Here, we study a dense binary mixture of motile and proliferating particles with exclusively re…