Persistent fluid flows defined by active matter boundaries

Controlling active matter represents an exciting avenue for studying collective pattern formation. In this article the authors present optical control of persistent flows of active filaments-motor protein mixtures and show how boundaries determine the architecture of active flows

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Main Authors: Zijie Qu, Dominik Schildknecht, Shahriar Shadkhoo, Enrique Amaya, Jialong Jiang, Heun Jin Lee, David Larios, Fan Yang, Rob Phillips, Matt Thomson
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7416c6ac343c4fbeb9892e2e24f60fa3
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Summary:Controlling active matter represents an exciting avenue for studying collective pattern formation. In this article the authors present optical control of persistent flows of active filaments-motor protein mixtures and show how boundaries determine the architecture of active flows