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Active matter systems, which convert internal chemical energy or energy from the
environment into directed motion, are ubiquitous in nature and exhibit a range of emerging …

We study the viscoelastic properties of highly entangled, flexible, self-propelled polymers
using Brownian dynamics simulations. Our results show that the active motion of the polymer …

Many organisms exhibit collecting and gathering behaviors as a foraging and survival
method. Benthic macroinvertebrates are classified as collector–gatherers due to their …

We derive an effective Rouse model for tangentially active polymers, characterised by a
constant active force tangent to their backbone. In particular, we show that, once extended to …

We present an in-depth multi-scale analysis of the conformations and dynamics of polar
active polymers, comparing very dilute and very dense conditions. We unveil characteristic …

Currently, soft robots alone cannot obtain the same operating speed as rigid robots, while
rigid robots are not safe enough for human‐robot interaction. To address this problem, this …

We present an analytical and computational study characterizing the structural and
dynamical properties of an active filament confined in cylindrical channels. We first outline …

We study an intriguing new type of self-assembled active colloidal polymer system in 3D. It is
obtained from a suspension of Janus particles in an electric field that induces parallel …

Spontaneous formation of knots in long polymers at equilibrium is inevitable but becomes
rare in sufficiently short chains. Here, we show that knotting and knot complexity increase by …