DOI: 10.1039/d3sm00627a ISSN:

Active nematics with deformable particles

Ioannis Hadjifrangiskou, Liam J. Ruske, Julia M. Yeomans
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • General Chemistry

We extend theories of active nematics to incorporate cell shape changes. Sufficiently active systems display regions of active, elongated cells coexisting with regions of passive, circular cells.

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