When a simple or complex liquid recedes from a smooth solid substrate it often leaves a
homogeneous or structured deposit behind. In the case of a receding non-volatile pure …

We highlight some recent developments that widen the scope and reach of mesoscopic thin-
film (or long-wave) hydrodynamic models employed to describe the dynamics of thin films …

We report on a new mode of self-propulsion exhibited by compact drops of active liquids on
a substrate which, remarkably, is tractionless, ie, which imparts no mechanical stress locally …

We propose a generic model for thin films and shallow drops of a polar active liquid that
have a free surface and are in contact with a solid substrate. The model couples evolution …

Numerous physical models have been proposed to explain how cell motility emerges from
internal activity, mostly focused on how crawling motion arises from internal processes. Here …

We report thermally induced nematic to isotropic (N–I) phase transition as well as dewetting
of 5CB Liquid Crystal (LC) thin films coated on flat and topographically patterned substrates …

Cell crawling crucially depends on the collective dynamics of the acto-myosin cytoskeleton.
However, it remains an open question to what extent cell polarization and persistent motion …

A theoretical investigation of weak-anchoring effects in a thin two-dimensional pinned static
ridge of nematic liquid crystal resting on a flat solid substrate in an atmosphere of passive …

Motivated by the need for greater understanding of systems that involve interfaces between
a nematic liquid crystal, a solid substrate and a passive gas that include nematic–substrate …

We present the results of large scale simulations of 4th order nonlinear partial differential
equations of diffusion type that are typically encountered when modeling dynamics of thin …