June 8, 2024Nature CommunicationsOpen Access

Emergent dynamics due to chemo-hydrodynamic self-interactions in active polymers

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MKManoj KumarUniversity of Delhi AMAniruddh MuraliUniversity of Southern Denmark ASArvin Gopal SubramaniamIndian Institute of Technology Madras

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Experimental analysis reveals emergent rigidity and ballistic propulsion in freely jointed active polymers, highlighting routes to synthetic self-morphic active matter.

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Active polymers composed of self-propelled droplets develop emergent rigidity into an asymmetric C-shape and exhibit directed ballistic propulsion.
Simulations of a minimal model reveal that quasi two-dimensional confinement and auto-repulsive trail-mediated chemo-hydrodynamic interactions govern dynamics.
Modulating the interplay of chemical and hydrodynamic fields yields oscillatory dynamics, highlighting foundational steps toward synthetic active matter.

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Kumar et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e65879b6db6435875e7d76 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49155-7

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Experimental analysis reveals emergent rigidity and ballistic propulsion in freely jointed active polymers, highlighting routes to synthetic self-morphic active matter.

Emergent dynamics due to chemo-hydrodynamic self-interactions in active polymers

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Emergent dynamics due to chemo-hydrodynamic self-interactions in active polymers

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