Computational tools for cellular scale biophysics

DB Stein, MJ Shelley - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Mathematical models are indispensable for disentangling the interactions through which
biological components work together to generate the forces and flows that position, mix, and …

Exact and approximate solutions for elastic interactions in a nematic liquid crystal

TGJ Chandler, SE Spagnolie - arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.17708, 2023 - arxiv.org
Anisotropic fluids appear in a diverse array of systems, from liquid-crystal displays to
bacterial swarms, and are characterized by orientational order. Large colloidal particles …

Stochastic reorientations and the hydrodynamics of microswimmers near deformable interfaces

S Nambiar, JS Wettlaufer - Physical Review Fluids, 2024 - APS
We study the hydrodynamic interaction between a microswimmer and a deformable
interface when the swimmer can stochastically reorient itself. We consider a force-and …