Colloquium: Inclusions, boundaries, and disorder in scalar active matter
Active systems are driven out of equilibrium by exchanging energy and momentum with their
environment. This endows them with anomalous mechanical properties that are reviewed in …
environment. This endows them with anomalous mechanical properties that are reviewed in …
From Fluctuations and Disorder to Scaling and Control: The Emergence of Resistance in Microbial Communities
J Moran, KB Wood - Annual Review of Condensed Matter …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Antibiotics are a cornerstone of modern medicine, and antibiotic resistance is a growing
threat to public health. The evolution of resistance is a multiscale process shaped by many …
threat to public health. The evolution of resistance is a multiscale process shaped by many …
A three-node Turing gene circuit forms periodic spatial patterns in bacteria
J Tica, MO Huidobro, T Zhu, GKA Wachter, RH Pazuki… - Cell Systems, 2024 - cell.com
Turing patterns are self-organizing systems that can form spots, stripes, or labyrinths.
Proposed examples in tissue organization include zebrafish pigmentation, digit spacing, and …
Proposed examples in tissue organization include zebrafish pigmentation, digit spacing, and …
Nonreciprocal Pattern Formation of Conserved Fields
F Brauns, MC Marchetti - Physical Review X, 2024 - APS
In recent years, nonreciprocally coupled systems have received growing attention. Previous
work has shown that the interplay of nonreciprocal coupling and Goldstone modes can drive …
work has shown that the interplay of nonreciprocal coupling and Goldstone modes can drive …
Diffusiophoresis: a novel transport mechanism-fundamentals, applications, and future opportunities
Diffusiophoresis involves the movement of colloidal-scale entities in response to
concentration gradients of a solute. It is broadly categorized into two types: passive and …
concentration gradients of a solute. It is broadly categorized into two types: passive and …
AMEP: The active matter evaluation package for Python
L Hecht, KR Dormann, KL Spanheimer… - Computer Physics …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract The Active Matter Evaluation Package (AMEP) is a Python library for analyzing
simulation data of particle-based and continuum simulations. It provides a powerful and …
simulation data of particle-based and continuum simulations. It provides a powerful and …
Self‐Organized Patterns in Non‐Reciprocal Active Droplet Systems
Y Liu, R Kailasham, PG Moerman… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐equilibrium patterns are widespread in nature and often arise from the self‐
organization of constituents through nonreciprocal chemotactic interactions. In this study, we …
organization of constituents through nonreciprocal chemotactic interactions. In this study, we …
[HTML][HTML] Arbitrage equilibria in active matter systems
V Venkatasubramanian, A Sivaram… - Computers & Chemical …, 2025 - Elsevier
The motility-induced phase separation (MIPS) phenomenon in active matter has been of
great interest for the past decade or so. A central conceptual puzzle is that this behavior …
great interest for the past decade or so. A central conceptual puzzle is that this behavior …
Densitaxis: Active particle motion in density gradients
VA Shaik, GJ Elfring - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024 - pnas.org
Organisms often swim through density-stratified fluids. Here, we investigate the dynamics of
active particles swimming in fluid density gradients and report theoretical evidence of taxis …
active particles swimming in fluid density gradients and report theoretical evidence of taxis …
Interplay between environmental yielding and dynamic forcing modulates bacterial growth
AM Hancock, SS Datta - Biophysical Journal, 2024 - cell.com
Many bacterial habitats—ranging from gels and tissues in the body to cell-secreted
exopolysaccharides in biofilms—are rheologically complex, undergo dynamic external …
exopolysaccharides in biofilms—are rheologically complex, undergo dynamic external …