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20142026
most citedSwimming Euglena respond to confinement with a behavioural change enabling effective crawling

66 citations · 401 across the 18 of their papers we have counts for

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19 papers

cs.CV2026

Beyond Static Cues: Unified Dynamic Detection of MLLM Backdoors via Dual-Flow Trajectory Analysis

Yinzhen Huang, Jiahe Xie, Yitong Sun +2

Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) are increasingly deployed in safety-critical domains, yet their susceptibility to backdoor attacks remains a formidable challenge. While ex…

cond-mat.soft2026

A three-dimensional morphoelastic model for self-oscillations in polyelectrolyte hydrogel filaments

Ariel Surya Boiardi, Roberto Marchello, Pietro Maria Santucci +2

We introduce a three-dimensional model for polyelectrolyte hydrogel filaments operating in a fluid environment under an electric field. The formulation builds on a morphoelastic fr…

cond-mat.soft2024★ 4 cited

Minimal actuation and control of a soft hydrogel swimmer from flutter instability

Ariel Surya Boiardi, Giovanni Noselli

Micro-organisms propel themselves in viscous environments by the periodic, nonreciprocal beating of slender appendages known as flagella. Active materials have been widely exploite…

math.AP2024

Elastic bodies with kinematic constraints on many small regions

Andrea Braides, Giovanni Noselli, Simone Vincini

We study the equilibrium of hyperelastic solids subjected to kinematic constraints on many small regions, which we call perforations. Such constraints on the displacement are g…

physics.class-ph2024★ 19 cited

Flutter instability in solids and structures, with a view on biomechanics and metamaterials

Davide Bigoni, Francesco Dal Corso, Oleg N. Kirillov +3

The phenomenon of oscillatory instability called \lq flutter' was observed in aeroelasticity and rotor dynamics about a century ago. Driven by a series of applications involving no…

cond-mat.soft2021★ 9 cited

Rods coiling about a rigid constraint: Helices and perversions

Davide Riccobelli, Giovanni Noselli, Antonio DeSimone

Mechanical instabilities can be exploited to design innovative structures, able to change their shape in the presence of external stimuli. In this work, we derive a mathematical mo…

cond-mat.soft2020★ 66 cited

Swimming Euglena respond to confinement with a behavioural change enabling effective crawling

Giovanni Noselli, Alfred Beran, Marino Arroyo +1

Some euglenids, a family of aquatic unicellular organisms, can develop highly concerted, large-amplitude peristaltic body deformations. This remarkable behaviour has been known for…

cond-mat.soft2020★ 20 cited

Smart helical structures inspired by the pellicle of euglenids

Giovanni Noselli, Marino Arroyo, Antonio DeSimone

This paper deals with a concept for a reconfigurable structure bio-inspired by the cell wall architecture of euglenids, a family of unicellular protists, and based on the relative…

cond-mat.soft2020★ 5 cited

Mechanics of axisymmetric sheets of interlocking and slidable rods

D. Riccobelli, G. Noselli, M. Arroyo +1

In this work, we study the mechanics of metamaterial sheets inspired by the pellicle of Euglenids. They are composed of interlocking elastic rods which can freely slide along their…

cond-mat.soft2018★ 26 cited

Spontaneous morphing of equibiaxially pre-stretched elastic bilayers: the role of sample geometry

Noè Caruso, Aleksandar Cvetković, Alessandro Lucantonio +2

An elastic bilayer, consisting of an equibiaxially pre-stretched sheet bonded to a stress-free one, spontaneously morphs into curved shapes in the absence of external loads or cons…

physics.class-ph2018★ 54 cited

Flutter and divergence instability in the Pfluger column: experimental evidence of the Ziegler destabilization paradox

Davide Bigoni, Oleg N. Kirillov, Diego Misseroni +2

Flutter instability in elastic structures subject to follower load, the most important cases being the famous Beck's and Pfluger's columns (two elastic rods in a cantilever configu…

physics.class-ph2017★ 18 cited

Detecting singular weak-dissipation limit for flutter onset in reversible systems

Davide Bigoni, Oleg N. Kirillov, Diego Misseroni +2

A `flutter machine' is introduced for the investigation of a singular interface between the classical and reversible Hopf bifurcations that is theoretically predicted to be generic…

cond-mat.soft2017

Concurrent factors determine toughening in the hydraulic fracture of poroelastic composites

Alessandro Lucantonio, Giovanni Noselli

Brittle materials fail catastrophically. In consequence of their limited flaw-tolerance, failure occurs by localized fracture and is typically a dynamic process. Recently, experime…

nlin.CD2017★ 12 cited

The inversion of motion of bristle bots: analytical and experimental analysis

Giancarlo Cicconofri, Felix Becker, Giovanni Noselli +2

Bristle bots are vibration-driven robots actuated by the motion of an internal oscillating mass. Vibrations are translated into directed locomotion due to the alternating friction…

cond-mat.soft2016★ 57 cited

Poroelastic toughening in polymer gels: A theoretical and numerical study

Giovanni Noselli, Alessandro Lucantonio, Robert M. McMeeking +1

We explore the Mode I fracture toughness of a polymer gel containing a semi-infinite, growing crack. First, an expression is derived for the energy release rate within the lineariz…

cond-mat.soft2016★ 46 cited

Liquid Crystal Elastomer Strips as Soft Crawlers

Antonio DeSimone, Paolo Gidoni, Giovanni Noselli

In this paper, we speculate on a possible application of Liquid Crystal Elastomers to the field of soft robotics. In particular, we study a concept for limbless locomotion that is…

physics.class-ph2015★ 15 cited

The deformation of an elastic rod with a clamp sliding along a smooth and curved profile

D. Misseroni, G. Noselli, D. Zaccaria +1

The design of compliant mechanisms is crucial in several technologies and relies on the availability of solutions for nonlinear structural problems. One of these solutions is given…

cond-mat.soft2014★ 21 cited

A robotic crawler exploiting directional frictional interactions: experiments, numerics, and derivation of a reduced model

Giovanni Noselli, Antonio DeSimone

We present experimental and numerical results for a model crawler which is able to extract net positional changes from reciprocal shape changes, i.e. 'breathing-like' deformations,…

math-ph2014★ 29 cited

Crawling on directional surfaces

Paolo Gidoni, Giovanni Noselli, Antonio DeSimone

In this paper we study crawling locomotion based on directional frictional interactions, namely, frictional forces that are sensitive to the sign of the sliding velocity. Surface i…