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Geometric dependence of curvature-induced rigidity
Hanzhang Mao, Thomas G. J. Chandler, Mark Han +1
Bending the edge of a thin elastic material promotes rigidity far from its clamped boundary. However, this curvature-induced rigidity can be overwhelmed by gravity or other externa…
Arrested development and traveling waves of active suspensions in nematic liquid crystals
Jingyi Li, Laurel Ohm, Saverio E. Spagnolie
Active particles in anisotropic, viscoelastic fluids experience competing stresses which guide their trajectories. An aligned suspension of particles can trigger a hydrodynamic ben…
Active nematic response to a deformable body or boundary: elastic deformations and anchoring-induced flow
Thomas G. J. Chandler, Saverio E. Spagnolie
A body immersed in a nematic liquid crystal disturbs the fluid's preferred molecular configuration and increases its stored elastic energy. In an active nematic, the fluid componen…