This review summarizes theoretical progress in the field of active matter, placing it in the
context of recent experiments. This approach offers a unified framework for the mechanical …

We review the general hydrodynamic theory of active soft materials that is motivated in
particular by biological matter. We present basic concepts of irreversible thermodynamics of …

The study of systems with sustained energy uptake and dissipation at the scale of the
constituent particles is an area of central interest in nonequilibrium statistical physics …

This review gives a brief overview of experimental approaches used to assess the bending
rigidity of membranes. Emphasis is placed on techniques based on the use of giant …

Active particles contain internal degrees of freedom with the ability to take in and dissipate
energy and, in the process, execute systematic movement. Examples include all living …

One of the major challenges in modern biology is to understand how the molecular
components of a living cell operate in a highly noisy environment. What are the specific …

We develop a general theory for active viscoelastic materials made of polar filaments. This
theory is motivated by the dynamics of the cytoskeleton. The continuous consumption of a …

This review presents some of our recent results on active polar gels. Active polar gels are
viscoelastic materials formed by polar filaments which are maintained in a non-equilibrium …

The name active matter refers to any collection of entities that individually use free energy to
generate their own motion and forces. Through interactions, active particles spontaneously …

We show theoretically how adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP)-induced dynamic
dissociations of spectrin filaments (from each other and from the membrane) in the …