Over the last three decades, photonic crystals (PhCs) have attracted intense interests thanks
to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can …

Complex materials are composed of basic units which invariably interact with anharmonic
potentials. It is well known that the dynamics of systems with anharmonic interaction are …

When cooled or pressurized, polymer melts exhibit a tremendous reduction in molecular
mobility. If the process is performed at a constant rate, the structural relaxation time of the …

Cells can enter into a dormant state when faced with unfavorable conditions. However, how
cells enter into and recover from this state is still poorly understood. Here, we study …

The physical nature of the bacterial cytoplasm is poorly understood even though it
determines cytoplasmic dynamics and hence cellular physiology and behavior. Through …

Diverse processes—eg bioremediation, biofertilization, and microbial drug delivery—rely on
bacterial migration in disordered, three-dimensional (3D) porous media. However, how pore …

As one increases the concentration of a colloidal suspension, the system exhibits a dramatic
increase in viscosity. Beyond a certain concentration, the system is said to be a colloidal …

Active stresses are generated and transmitted throughout diverse F-actin architectures
within the cell cytoskeleton, and drive essential behaviors of the cell, from cell division to …

Many of the biological functions of a cell are dictated by the intricate motion of proteins within
its membrane over a spatial range of nanometres to tens of micrometres and time intervals of …

We have studied the diffusion of tracer proteins in highly concentrated random-coil polymer
and globular protein solutions imitating the crowded conditions encountered in cellular …