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This research aims to explore the topological properties of microtubules and their implications in soft-matter physics.

March 18, 2026Open Access

Topological Edge States in Helical Soft-Matter Lattices: Microtubules as a Natural Platform

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The research demonstrates topological edge states in microtubules, suggesting new insights for soft-matter systems.

This research aims to explore the topological properties of microtubules and their implications in soft-matter physics.
Analyzed microtubule structures as Jackiw-Rebbi domain walls in an SSH model
Investigated excitonic couplings related to α–β tubulin geometry
Examined effects of dipole contributions on binding states
Predicted a topological gap of ~20 meV in microtubules
Achieved substantial decoherence suppression with Γ_eff/Γ₀ ~ 10⁻³
Identified a dipole-active absorption feature near 160 cm⁻¹ that disappears upon depolymerization

Lucas Pinheiro (2026) studied this question.

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March 18, 2026Open Access

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The research demonstrates topological edge states in microtubules, suggesting new insights for soft-matter systems.

This research aims to explore the topological properties of microtubules and their implications in soft-matter physics.
Analyzed microtubule structures as Jackiw-Rebbi domain walls in an SSH model
Investigated excitonic couplings related to α–β tubulin geometry
Examined effects of dipole contributions on binding states
Predicted a topological gap of ~20 meV in microtubules
Achieved substantial decoherence suppression with Γ_eff/Γ₀ ~ 10⁻³
Identified a dipole-active absorption feature near 160 cm⁻¹ that disappears upon depolymerization

Lucas Pinheiro (2026) studied this question.

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