3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Emergent Isotropic-Nematic Transition in 3D Semiflexible Active Polymers
Twan Hooijschuur, Ehsan Irani, Antoine Deblais +1
Active semiflexible filament collectives, ranging from motor-driven cytoskeletal filaments to slender organisms such as cyanobacteria and worm aggregates, abound in nature. Yet how…
cond-mat.soft2025
Locomotion of Active Polymerlike Worms in Porous Media
Rosa Sinaasappel, Mohammad Fazelzadeh, Twan Hooijschuur +3
We investigate the locomotion of thin, living T. tubifex worms, which display active polymerlike behavior, within quasi-2D arrays of cylindrical pillars, examining varying spatial…
cond-mat.soft2024
Active string fluids and gels formed by dipolar active Brownian particles in 3D
Maria Kelidou, Mohammad Fazelzadeh, Baptiste Parage +1
Self-propelled particles possessing permanent magnetic dipole moments occur naturally in magnetotactic bacteria and in man-made systems like active colloids or micro-robots. Yet, t…