Recently, the study of long, slender living worms has gained attention due to their unique
ability to form highly entangled physical structures, exhibiting emergent behaviors. These …

Tangled active filaments are ubiquitous in nature, from chromosomal DNA and cilia carpets
to root networks and worm collectives. How activity and elasticity facilitate collective …

To understand the dynamical and conformational properties of deformable active agents in
porous media, we computationally investigate the dynamics of linear chains and rings made …

The efficiency of liquid chromatography separations could be strongly improved by changing
the current packed bed columns by a bundle of parallel capillary tubes. In practice, however …

Thermodynamic behavior of polymer chains out of equilibrium is a fundamental problem in
both polymer physics and biological physics. By using molecular dynamics simulation, we …

One key question about transport of active polymers within crowded environments is how
spatial order of obstacles influences their conformation and dynamics when compared to …

We investigate the escape dynamics of oligochaeta Lumbriculus variegatus by confining
them to a quasi-2D circular chamber with a narrow exit passage. The worms move by …

The injection of a polymer chain into a small circular cavity under tangential self-propelled
force is studied by using Langevin dynamics simulation. Results indicate that the injection …

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 investigate the locomotion of thin, living\textit {T.~ Tubifex} worms, which display active
polymerlike behavior, within quasi-2D arrays of pillars with different spatial arrangements …