Active systems are made of agents, each of which takes energy from the environment and
converts it to directed motion. Therefore, by construction, these systems function out of …

The transport of tracer particles through mesh-like environments such as biological
hydrogels and polymer matrices is ubiquitous in nature. These tracers can be passive, such …

We employ computer simulations to study the dynamics of a self-propelled spherical tracer
particle in a viscoelastic medium, made of a long polymer chain. Here, the interplay between …

Brownian diffusion of spherical nanoparticles is usually exploited to ascertain the
rheological properties of complex media. However, the behavior of the tracer particles is …

We perform computer simulations to explore the escape dynamics of a self-propelled
(active) nanorod from circular confinements with narrow opening (s). Our results clearly …

Non-equilibrium features in active gels are commonly assessed by the van Hove distribution
(VHD) of tracer bead displacement. For instance, pulsed stress is shown to cause side …

Artificial soft matter systems have appeared as important tools to harness mechanical motion
for microscale manipulation. Typically, this motion is driven either by the external fields or by …

A novel mechanism of reaction-induced active molecular motion, not involving any kind of
self-propulsion, is proposed and analyzed. Because of the momentum exchange with the …

Molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the dynamic behavior of ring
polymer in a bath containing a high concentration of chiral Brownian particles. The chiral …