Active nematics

Active matter systems are made up of self-driven components which extract energy from their surroundings to generate mechanical work. Here the authors review the subfield of active nematics and provide a comparison between theoretical findings and the corresponding experimental realisations.

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Autores principales: Amin Doostmohammadi, Jordi Ignés-Mullol, Julia M. Yeomans, Francesc Sagués
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:211dc0dddc0945ebbc2a76986ab81fd52021-12-02T17:32:19ZActive nematics10.1038/s41467-018-05666-82041-1723https://doaj.org/article/211dc0dddc0945ebbc2a76986ab81fd52018-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05666-8https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Active matter systems are made up of self-driven components which extract energy from their surroundings to generate mechanical work. Here the authors review the subfield of active nematics and provide a comparison between theoretical findings and the corresponding experimental realisations.Amin DoostmohammadiJordi Ignés-MullolJulia M. YeomansFrancesc SaguésNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2018)
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Francesc Sagués
Active nematics
description Active matter systems are made up of self-driven components which extract energy from their surroundings to generate mechanical work. Here the authors review the subfield of active nematics and provide a comparison between theoretical findings and the corresponding experimental realisations.
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author Amin Doostmohammadi
Jordi Ignés-Mullol
Julia M. Yeomans
Francesc Sagués
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title Active nematics
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