Active colloids on fluid interfaces

J Deng, M Molaei, NG Chisholm, T Yao, A Read… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
We review recent work on active colloids at interfaces, including self-propelled colloids that
move by generating a propulsive force, and driven colloids that move under external fields …

A review on collective behavior modeling and simulation: building a link between cognitive psychology and physical action

J Zhang, Q Qu, XB Chen - Applied Intelligence, 2023 - Springer
Collective behavior is a widespread and important phenomenon among human society,
biological populations, swarm robots and multi-agents. The mathematical model shows that …

Hamiltonian dynamics and structural states of two-dimensional active particles

Y Shoham, N Oppenheimer - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
We show that a two-dimensional system of flocking active particles interacting
hydrodynamically can be expressed using a Hamiltonian formalism. The Hamiltonian …

Escape motility of multicellular magnetotactic prokaryotes

X Yang, M Prakash… - Journal of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Microorganisms often actively respond to multiple external stimuli to navigate toward their
preferred niches. For example, unicellular magnetotactic bacteria integrate both oxygen …

Controlling Confined Collective Organization with Taxis

A Théry, A Chamolly, E Lauga - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Biased locomotion is a common feature of microorganisms, but little is known about its
impact on self-organization. Inspired by recent experiments showing a transition to large …

Active particle diffusion in convection roll arrays

PK Ghosh, F Marchesoni, Y Li, F Nori - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Undesired advection effects are unavoidable in most nano-technological applications
involving active matter. However, it is conceivable to govern the transport of active particles …

Gyrotactic cluster formation of bottom-heavy squirmers

F Rühle, AW Zantop, H Stark - The European Physical Journal E, 2022 - Springer
Squirmers that are bottom-heavy experience a torque that aligns them along the vertical so
that they swim upwards. In a suspension of many squirmers, they also interact …

Lattice Induced Short-Range Attraction between Like-Charged Colloidal Particles

P Liu, L Ning, Y Zong, F Ye, M Yang, K Chen - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
We perform experiments and computer simulations to study the effective interactions
between like-charged colloidal tracers moving in a two-dimensional fluctuating background …

The narrow escape problem of a chiral active particle (CAP): an optimal scheme

A Upadhyaya, VS Akella - Soft Matter, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a simulation study on the narrow escape kinetics of a chiral active particle (CAP)
confined to a circular domain with a narrow escape opening. The study's main objective is to …

Active Carpets in floating viscous films

FA Barros, HN Ulloa, G Aguayo… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Earth's aquatic environments are inherently stratified layered systems where interfaces
between layers serve as ecological niches for microbial swimmers, forming colonies known …