3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
The importance of being discrete -- An agent-based model for active nematics and more
Mathieu Dedenon, Carles Blanch-Mercader, Karsten Kruse +1
We propose an agent-based model of active flexible rods. Inspired by cytoskeletal flows, we introduce activity by an internal flow that contributes to the dissipative forces. The a…
physics.bio-ph2025
Free Growth under Tension
Chenyun Yao, Jens Elgeti
Ever since the ground breaking work of Trepat et al. in 2009, we know that cell colonies growing on a substrate can be under tensile mechanical stress. The origin of tension has so…
cond-mat.soft2024
Viscotaxis of Beating Flagella at Surfaces
Shubham Anand, Jens Elgeti, Gerhard Gompper
Many biological microorganisms and artificial microswimmers react to external cues of environmental gradients by changing their swimming directions. We study here the behavior of e…