Active dynamics of linear chains and rings in porous media

L Theeyancheri, S Chaki, T Bhattacharjee… - The Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
To understand the dynamical and conformational properties of deformable active agents in
porous media, we computationally investigate the dynamics of linear chains and rings made …

Dynamics of self-propelled tracer particles inside a polymer network

P Kumar, R Chakrabarti - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Trapped tracer in a non-equilibrium bath: dynamics and energetics

K Goswami, R Metzler - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We study the dynamics of a tracer that is elastically coupled to active particles being kept at
two different temperatures, as a prototype of tracer dynamics in a non-equilibrium bath …

Structure and dynamics of an active polymer chain inside a nanochannel grafted with polymers

R Sahoo, R Chakrabarti - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We use computer simulations to investigate the complex dynamics of a polymer, made of
active Brownian particles, inside a channel grafted internally with passive polymer chains …

Dynamics of a spherical self-propelled tracer in a polymeric medium: interplay of self-propulsion, stickiness, and crowding

RS Yadav, C Das, R Chakrabarti - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

A review of active matter reviews

M Vrugt, R Wittkowski - arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.15751, 2024 - arxiv.org
In the past years, the amount of research on active matter has grown extremely rapidly, a fact
that is reflected in particular by the existence of more than 600 review articles on this topic …

Active Diffusion of Self-Propelled Particles in Semiflexible Polymer Networks

Y Kim, WK Kim, JH Jeon - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Mesh-like structures, such as mucus gels or cytoskeleton networks, are ubiquitous in
biological systems. These intricate structures are composed of cross-linked, semiflexible …

Pair Interactions of Self-Propelled SiO2–Pt Janus Colloids: Chemically Mediated Encounters

K Singh, H Raman, S Tripathi, H Sharma… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Driven by the necessity to achieve a thorough comprehension of the bottom-up fabrication
process of functional materials, this experimental study investigates the pairwise interactions …

Escape dynamics of a self-propelled nanorod from circular confinements with narrow openings

P Kumar, R Chakrabarti - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Diffusion of active Brownian particles under quenched disorder

XB Zhao, X Zhang, W Guo - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The motion of a single active particle in one dimension with quenched disorder under the
external force is investigated. Within the tailored parameter range, anomalous diffusion that …