Phase transitions of associative biomacromolecules
Multivalent proteins and nucleic acids, collectively referred to as multivalent associative
biomacromolecules, provide the driving forces for the formation and compositional …
biomacromolecules, provide the driving forces for the formation and compositional …
Social interactions for autonomous driving: A review and perspectives
No human drives a car in a vacuum; she/he must negotiate with other road users to achieve
their goals in social traffic scenes. A rational human driver can interact with other road users …
their goals in social traffic scenes. A rational human driver can interact with other road users …
Topological active matter
In active matter systems, individual constituents convert energy into non-conservative forces
or motion at the microscale, leading to morphological features and transport properties that …
or motion at the microscale, leading to morphological features and transport properties that …
Microrobot collectives with reconfigurable morphologies, behaviors, and functions
Mobile microrobots, which can navigate, sense, and interact with their environment, could
potentially revolutionize biomedicine and environmental remediation. Many self-organizing …
potentially revolutionize biomedicine and environmental remediation. Many self-organizing …
Modeling active colloids: From active brownian particles to hydrodynamic and chemical fields
Active colloids are self-propelled particles moving in viscous fluids by consuming fuel from
their surroundings. Here, we review the numerical and theoretical modeling of active …
their surroundings. Here, we review the numerical and theoretical modeling of active …
Medical micro/nanorobots in complex media
Medical micro/nanorobots have received tremendous attention over the past decades owing
to their potential to be navigated into hard-to-reach tissues for a number of biomedical …
to their potential to be navigated into hard-to-reach tissues for a number of biomedical …
Active nematics
A Doostmohammadi, J Ignés-Mullol… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Active matter extracts energy from its surroundings at the single particle level and transforms
it into mechanical work. Examples include cytoskeleton biopolymers and bacterial …
it into mechanical work. Examples include cytoskeleton biopolymers and bacterial …
Computational models for active matter
Active matter, which ranges from molecular motors to groups of animals, exists at different
length scales and timescales, and various computational models have been proposed to …
length scales and timescales, and various computational models have been proposed to …
The entropy-controlled strategy in self-assembling systems
X Zhang, X Dai, L Gao, D Xu, H Wan, Y Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembly of various building blocks has been considered as a powerful approach to
generate novel materials with tailorable structures and optimal properties. Understanding …
generate novel materials with tailorable structures and optimal properties. Understanding …
Cascades and transitions in turbulent flows
A Alexakis, L Biferale - Physics Reports, 2018 - Elsevier
Turbulent flows are characterized by the non-linear cascades of energy and other inviscid
invariants across a huge range of scales, from where they are injected to where they are …
invariants across a huge range of scales, from where they are injected to where they are …