2 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Nonreciprocal buckling makes active filaments polyfunctional
Sami C. Al-Izzi, Yao Du, Jonas Veenstra +5
Active filaments are a workhorse for propulsion and actuation across biology, soft robotics and mechanical metamaterials. However, artificial active rods suffer from limited robust…
physics.bio-ph2025
Capillarity Reveals the Role of Capsid Geometry in HIV Nuclear Translocation
Alex W. Brown, Sami C. Al-Izzi, Jack L. Parker +4
The protective capsid encasing the genetic material of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been shown to traverse the nuclear pore complex (NPC) intact, despite exceeding the pa…