3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Quorum sensing of light-activated colloids in nematic liquid crystals
Antonio Tavera-Vázquez, David Martin, Haijie Ren +5
Motile living organisms routinely probe their surroundings to adapt in ever-evolving environments. Although synthetic microswimmers offer surrogates for self-propelled living entit…
cond-mat.soft2024
Light-Activated Motion, Geometry- and Confinement-Induced Optical Effects of 2D Platelets in a Nematic Liquid Crystal
Antonio Tavera-Vázquez, Danai Montalvan-Sorrosa, Gustavo Perez-Lemus +4
Motile liquid crystal (LC) colloids show peculiar behavior due to the high sensitivity to external stimuli driven by the LC elastic and surface effects. However, few studies focus…
cond-mat.soft2024
Light-responsive active particles in a thermotropic liquid crystal
Antonio Tavera-Vázquez, Andrés Córdoba, Sam Rubin +2
The development of synthetic microswimmers has advanced our understanding of the fundamental self-propelled mechanisms of living systems. However, there are scarce studies at the m…