In active matter systems, individual constituents convert energy into non-conservative forces
or motion at the microscale, leading to morphological features and transport properties that …

The past decade has witnessed a rapid growth in understanding of the pivotal roles of
mechanical stresses and physical forces in cell biology. As a result, an integrated view of …

Animal morphogenesis arises from the complex interplay between multiple mechanical and
biochemical processes with mutual feedback. Developing an effective, coarse-grained …

Growing experimental evidence indicates that topological defects could serve as organizing
centers in the morphogenesis of tissues. Here, we provide a quantitative explanation for this …

Orientational order, encoded in anisotropic fields, plays an important role during the
development of an organism. A striking example of this is the freshwater polyp Hydra, where …

Physical interfaces widely exist in nature and engineering. Although the formation of passive
interfaces is well elucidated, the physical principles governing active interfaces remain …

Turbulent flows laden with large, deformable drops are ubiquitous in nature and in a wide
range of industrial processes. Prediction of the interactions between drops, which deform …

We numerically investigate the morphology and disclination line dynamics of active nematic
droplets in three dimensions. Although our model incorporates only the simplest possible …

We derive a general lower bound on distributions of entropy production in interacting active
matter systems. The bound is tight in the limit that interparticle correlations are small and …

In living organisms, diffusing chemicals react with soft tissue to actuate a range of
mechanical actions, such as periodic pulsations or net motion. Inspired by this biological …