no code implementations • 3 Nov 2020 • Farzan Vafa, Mark J. Bowick, Boris I. Shraiman, M. Cristina Marchetti
Recent experiments in various cell types have shown that two-dimensional tissues often display local nematic order, with evidence of extensile stresses manifest in the dynamics of topological defects.
Soft Condensed Matter Biological Physics
no code implementations • 31 Jul 2020 • Song Liu, Suraj Shankar, M. Cristina Marchetti, Yilin Wu
Active matter consists of units that generate mechanical work by consuming energy.
Soft Condensed Matter Biological Physics Fluid Dynamics
1 code implementation • 6 Jul 2020 • Farzan Vafa, Mark J. Bowick, M. Cristina Marchetti, Boris I. Shraiman
It has been proposed that the dynamics of active nematics can be understood in terms of the dynamics of interacting defects, propelled by active stress.
Soft Condensed Matter Biological Physics
no code implementations • 29 Jun 2020 • Amanda Parker, M. Cristina Marchetti, M. Lisa Manning, J. M. Schwarz
Cellularized tissue and polymer networks can both transition from floppy to rigid as a function of their control parameters, and, yet, the two systems often mechanically interact, which may affect their respective rigidities.
