Highlights of Soft Matter (DSOFT) Talks @ APS 2022 March Meeting
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TABLE 1: Highlights of Soft Matter (DSOFT) Talks @ APS 2022 March Meeting
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1 | DSOFT Short Course: Physics of Cellular Materials–From Synthetic Foams to Biological Cellular Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details |
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2 | Predicting Size and Density Segregation in Granular Flows Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The model can predict mixing and segregation in both steady and transient flows for a variety of flow geometries and for a range of particle systems including multiple individual particle sizes, polydisperse particle size distributions, mixtures of particles varying in both size and density, and non-spherical particles. |
Richard Lueptow; |
3 | A Three-dimensional Continuum Model for Coupled Size Segregation and Flow in Dense, Bidisperse Granular Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we discuss a continuum model for the dynamics of segregation in bidisperse, dense granular flows that accounts for both driving mechanisms. |
David Henann ; Harkirat Singh ; Shihong Li ; Daren Liu; |
4 | Modeling Size Segregation Driven By Pressure Gradients in Three-dimensional, Dense, Bidisperse Granular Mixtures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Based on DEM simulation data, we propose a three-dimensional constitutive equation for the relative flux of large and small particles due to pressure gradients, which accounts for the orientation of the pressure gradient vector relative to the stretching tensor (i.e., the strain-rate tensor). |
Harkirat Singh ; David Henann; |
5 | Drag on A Sphere in Granular Shear Flows Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Extensive research has focused on the drag force on intruders in static or vibrofluidized granular beds, but the fundamental characteristics and scaling laws for particle drag in flowing granular materials remain largely unknown. |
Lu Jing ; Julio Ottino ; Richard Lueptow ; Paul Umbanhowar; |
6 | Rheology of Inertial Viscohesive Granular Flows: Insights from Numerical Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, based on extensive discrete element simulations, we show that the shear strength is proportional to the total confining stress (sum of external and cohesive stresses) and a unique function of the inertial, Stokes and cohesion numbers. |
Franck Radjai; |
7 | Fluctuations and Power-law Scaling in Granular Flow Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We perform particle-based stress-controlled discrete element modeling simulations of frictionless particles. |
Andrew Santos ; Ishan Srivastava ; Leo Silbert ; Jeremy Lechman ; Gary Grest; |
8 | Transient Rheology and The Direct Velocity Effect in Simulated Sheared Granular Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we use short-range molecular dynamics simulations to examine the transient rheology of confined sheared granular materials in response to perturbations in sliding velocity within the quasi-static shearing regime (inertial number 10 -8 to 10 -1). |
Behrooz Ferdowsi ; Allan Rubin ; Benjamin Alessio; |
9 | Flow, Arrest, and Dynamics Near The Jamming Transition in Sheared Granular Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: With a decreasing pressure-normalized shear stress or stress ratio, the strain rate in granular materials decreases and approaches zero as the system nears a critical stress … |
Joel Clemmer ; Ishan Srivastava ; Gary Grest ; Jeremy Lechman; |
10 | Pinned Bubble Dynamics in Locally Fluidized Granular Media Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: By bringing the probe to a clear sidewall, we observe rich phenomenology and a diversity of states including pinned granular bubbles and breaching cavities. |
Andras Karsai ; Daniel Goldman; |
11 | Transient Analysis of Granular Materials Flowing Over An Inclined Plane Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we numerically solve the unsteady state momentum balance equations along with a viscoplastic rheological constitutive model given by the μ – I rheology and predict the transient flow profiles of the velocity, solids fraction, inertial number, shear stress, pressure, and shear rate. |
Satyabrata Patro ; Anubhav Majumdar ; Sumit Kumar ; Anurag Tripathi; |
12 | Dynamics of Glassy Polymers Under Nanoscale Confinement Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will focus on how the effects of the two interfaces combine to produce changes to the whole-film dynamics as revealed by recent experiments conducted by our group on the glass transition temperature and effective viscosity of thin films of random copolymers [1,2] and polymers chemically mildly modified by ultra-violet ozone treatment [3-5]. |
Ophelia Tsui; |
13 | Structure and Dynamics of Star-polymer/Polymer Composites Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Accordingly, we study how the properties of polymer melts are altered by the addition of a small fraction of star polymer, thereby creating a star polymer/polymer composites. |
Cesar Castro ; Francis Starr; |
14 | Irreversible Adsorption in Polymer Nanocomposites Perturbs Local Tg and Dynamics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we demonstrate a novel approach combining stepwise assembly of polymer nanocomposites—that is, sequential preparation of adsorbed and unadsorbed regions—with direct characterization techniques such as transmission electron microscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy. |
Katelyn Randazzo ; Rodney Priestley ; Biao Zuo; |
15 | Effect of SiO2 on Polymer Dynamics in PEO / Nanocomposites: A Combined Experimental and Computational Approach Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: The dynamics of polymers in PEO / SiO 2 nanocomposites is investigated experimentally utilizing dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DS) over a broad range of frequencies and for … |
Spiros Anastasiadis ; Kiriaki Chrissopoulou ; Eleni Papananou ; Albert Power ; Anastassia Rissanou ; Vagelis Harmandaris ; Massimiliano Labardi; |
16 | Conflicting Role of Plasticization in Nanorheology of Out-of-equilibrium Thin Polystyrene Films Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have explored dewetting hole growth dynamics in high molecular weight polystyrene (PS) thin films plasticized by dioctyl phthalate (DOP). |
Mithun Chowdhury ; Mithun Madhusudanan ; Jotypriya Sarkar; |
17 | Activation Free Energy Gradient Controls Interfacial Mobility Gradient in Thin Polymer Films Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We examine the mobility gradient in the interfacial region of substrate-supported polymer films using molecular dynamics simulations and interpret these gradients within the string model of glass-formation. |
Jack Douglas ; Francis Starr ; Wengang Zhang; |
18 | Annealing Matters: Shear Wave Propagation Through A Dissimilar Polymer-Polymer Interface at MHz Frequencies Measured By QCM Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Collecting these ideas, we hypothesize that the mechanism underlying strong dynamic coupling across dissimilar polymer-polymer interfaces may be related to impedance matching, where similar moduli and densities and larger interfacial widths translate to more transmission of phonon modes or acoustic waves through the interface. |
Yannic Gagnon ; Justin Burton ; Connie Roth; |
19 | How The Polymer Electrolyte PEO/LiTFSI Penetrates Narrow Pores Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate if and how the ionic conductivity and chain mobility of a polymer electrolyte is affected during imbibition and following imbibition in nanopores. |
George Floudas ; Chien-Hua Tu ; Hans-Juergen Butt; |
20 | Impact of Covalently Attached Model Probes on Polymer Physical Properties – A Quantitative Assessment Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work focuses on quantitatively understanding the impact of molecular probes on chain conformation and Tg (bulk and thin film) using amino pyrene and Sudan IV covalently attached to high and low molecular weight polymer model systems, assessed over a wide range of concentrations. |
Mikaela Sadri; |
21 | Thermal and UV Stability of Organic Glasses Under Extreme Nanoconfinement Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we investigate thermal and UV degradations of highly confined indomethacin (IMC, T g = 316 K) in silica NPs (3 – 30 nm average pore sizes). |
Yueli Chen ; Haonan Wang ; Ahmad Abadi ; Zahra Fakhraai; |
22 | Gradient of Segmental Dynamics in Stereoregular Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Melts Confined Between Pristine or Oxidized Graphene Sheets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Segmental dynamics in unentangled isotactic, syndiotactic, and atactic poly(methyl methacrylate) (i-, a-, and s-PMMA) melts confined between pristine graphene, reduced graphene … |
Alireza Foroozani Behbahani ; Vagelis Harmandaris; |
23 | How Do End-Tethered Chains Alter The Local Glass Transition Temperature Next to Solid Substrates? Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Grafted polymer chains are widely used for modifying interfacial interactions in polymer materials and nanocomposites, but the mechanisms by which the changes to material … |
James Merrill ; Carl Li ; Connie Roth; |
24 | Polymer / Graphite Oxide Nanocomposites Before and After Thermal Reduction Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Nanocomposites of hyperbranched polymers with graphitic materials are investigated with respect to their structure, thermal properties as well as the dynamics of the polymer. … |
Kiriaki Chrissopoulou ; Krystalenia Androulaki ; Spiros Anastasiadis ; Massimiliano Labardi; |
25 | Effective Temperature and Activity Induced Memory Effects of A Passive Particle in An Active Bath Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present an overview of the properties of a system of a passive particle immersed in a bath of active particles with translational inertia. |
Jeanine Shea ; Gerhard Jung ; Friederike Schmid; |
26 | Collective Dynamics of Quincke Rollers with Fully Resolved Hydrodynamics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We report our successful simulations on the collective motions of Quincke rollers, which depends on the strength of dipole moment induced on a particle, the area fraction of particles, and the strength of interparticle attraction, with fully resolving the hydrodynamics of the system. |
Shun Imamura ; Kohei Sawaki ; John Molina ; Ryoichi Yamamoto; |
27 | Dynamics of Active Rings in Porous Media Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We find that the activity of individual beads differently affects the dynamical and conformal properties of the ring polymer depending on the pore size of the media, flexibility, and stiffness of the polymer. |
Rajarshi Chakrabarti ; Tapomoy Bhattacharjee ; Subhasish Chaki ; Ligesh Theeyancheri; |
28 | Phase Behaviour of Active Nanoparticles in Block Copolymer Melts Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work we explore the co-assembly of active nanoparticles within block copolymer melts in two- and three-dimensions finding single-particle and collective behaviour due to the interplay between colloidal directed motion and block copolymer morphology. |
Javier Diaz ; Ignacio Pagonabarraga ; Andrei Zvelindovsky ; Marco Pinna; |
29 | Disordered Boundaries Destroy Bulk Phase Separation in Scalar Active Matter Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show that disordered boundaries destroy bulk phase separation in scalar active systems in dimension d <3. |
Yariv Kafri; |
30 | Pulsating Active Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: It is known that cells in biological tissues interact and give rise to collective behavior such as size oscillation and wave propagation: we explore the physical mechanisms underlying this collective behavior by introducing a novel class of active matter, where the activity is the ability to change an internal degree of freedom at the single-particle level, which can be eventually related to the particle size. |
Alessandro Manacorda ; Étienne Fodor; |
31 | Tension-Controlled Collective Dynamics in Active Solids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we show how mechanical tension can serve as a general mechanism for switching between different collective dynamics in active solids. |
Paul Baconnier ; Dor Shohat ; Olivier Dauchot; |
32 | Dynamics of Self-propelled Particles Over A Periodic Potential Landscape Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We report a systematic study of self-propelled particles (SPPs) over a periodic potential landscape. |
Penger Tong ; Yan Wen ; Zhihao Li ; Haiqin Wang ; Jing Zheng ; Jinyao Tang ; Pik-Yin Lai ; Xinpeng Xu; |
33 | The Anomalous Transport of Tracers in Active Baths Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We derive the exact long-time dynamics of a tracer immersed in a one-dimensional active bath. |
Omer Granek ; Yariv Kafri ; Julien Tailleur; |
34 | Using Phase Field Models to Simulate The Full Chemohydrodynamics of Passive and Active Colloids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have recently developed a method using phase field models that performs full chemohydrodynamics simulations of such dense and unsteady systems and incorporates colloidal particles as highly viscous fluid phases. |
Douglas Tree ; Qinyu Zhu; |
35 | Embodied Intelligence in Liquid Crystal Elastomer Composites: From Shape Morphing to Soft Robotics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: By pre-programming and reprogramming molecular anisotropy in liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) and their nanocomposites together with geometric designs in the forms of films, fibers, and microparticles, we show shape morphing from 2D to 3D with combination of curvatures. |
Shu Yang; |
36 | Viscoelastic Kirigami Plates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our approach enables reliable switching between various modes in response to the applied strain-rate. |
Shahram Janbaz ; Corentin Coulais; |
37 | 4D-Printing of Photoswitchable Actuators Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) modified with a photoisomerizable chromophore can be designed to undergo reversible shape change in response to light. The return of the original … |
Taylor Ware; |
38 | Understanding The Spring-like Behavior of A Creased Sheet Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work focuses on understanding the role of geometry, material laws, and the parameters controlling the crease formation. |
Yasara Dharmadasa ; Francisco Lopez Jimenez; |
39 | Design for Underactuated Sequencing of Bistable Inflatable Structures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we present the design an underactuated system of soft actuators that inflate and deflate in a fixed sequence from a single controlled pressure supply. |
Bert Van Raemdonck ; Edoardo Milana ; Michael De Volder ; Dominiek Reynaerts ; Benjamin Gorissen; |
40 | Smart Fluidic Circuits for Electronics-free Untethered Soft Robots Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: By exploiting interactions between the driving fluid and non-linear elastomeric mechanisms, e.g. exhibiting instabilities, we implement functionalities such as oscillatory actuation, environmental feedback, short and long term memory and energy storage. |
Alberto Comoretto ; Luuk Van Laake ; Johannes Overvelde; |
41 | Inelastic Deformation Morphs Elastic-plastic Bilayers Into Helices, Rolls, Saddles, and Tubes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show elastic-plastic bilayers undergo shape changes upon stretching and then releasing them due to inelastic deformation of the plastic layer. |
Rahul Gopalan Ramachandran ; Jonah de Cortie ; Spandan Maiti ; Luca Deseri ; Sachin Velankar; |
42 | Morpho-mechanics of Pressurized Cellular Sheets: From Moss Leaves to Soft Robotics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We will present a model of single-cell-thick sheets and show how a pressure-dependent bending stiffness may arise. |
Thomas Chandler ; Dominic Vella ; Arezki Boudaoud ; Perla Maiolino; |
43 | Pneumatic Morphorods: Curvilinear Shape Morphing and Stability Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we leverage bubble casting as a means to build linear actuators with controllable and tunable bending. |
Trevor Jones ; Etienne Jambon-Puillet ; Joel Marthelot ; Pierre-Thomas Brun; |
44 | Controlling Metric & Bending in Inflated Fabrics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we present a versatile method based on a network of channels between two layers of fabric. |
Tian Gao ; José Bico ; Benoît Roman; |
45 | Multi-morph Pneu-net Systems with A Single Input Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Hence, we can achieve multiple morphing sequentially by elaborate arrangements of the chambers of different stiffnesses. |
Cheong San Kim ; Han Bi Jeong ; Jonghyun Ha ; Anna Lee ; Ho-Young Kim; |
46 | Modeling Self-folding of Large-scale Structures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study the morphing of large-scale origami-inspired active structures made from strong and lightweight biodegradable polymer composites. |
Anvitha Sudhakar ; Mostafa Akbari ; Masoud Akbarzadeh ; Andrej Kosmrlj; |
47 | A Dynamically Reprogrammable Metasurface with Self-evolving Shape Morphing Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we describe a dynamically reprogrammable mechanical metasurface with embedded actuation, sensing, and feedback-control functions for shape-morphing intelligence. |
Xiaoyue Ni ; Yun Bai ; Heling Wang ; Yeguang Xue ; Yuxin Pan ; Jin-Tae Kim ; Xinchen Ni ; Tzu-Li Liu ; Yiyuan Yang ; Mengdi Han ; Yonggang Huang ; John Rogers; |
48 | An Active DNA Liquid Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We seek to create self-assembled biomolecular liquid droplets that act as rough mimics of biological condensates, and to engineer mesoscopic structure and active functions into the droplets through molecular design. |
Omar Saleh; |
49 | Flatness and Intrinsic Curvature of Linked-Ring Membranes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Inspired by these studies, we use Monte Carlo simulations to examine the behavior of two-dimensional networks ("membranes’") of linked rings. |
James Polson ; Edgar Garcia ; Alexander Klotz; |
50 | Employing Artificial Neural Networks to Find Reaction Coordinates and Pathways for Self-assembly Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we study the self-assembly of two single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) fragments into a ring-like structure, considering two cases with either symmetric or asymmetric ssDNA base sequences. |
Jörn Appeldorn ; Arash Nikoubashman ; Thomas Speck ; Simon Lemcke; |
51 | Transcription-Driven Dissolution of A DNA Liquid Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Research has shown that these condensates are dynamic; they form and dissolve throughout the life-cycle of the cell. |
Gabrielle Abraham ; Sam Wilken ; Omar Saleh; |
52 | DNA Hybridization Tunes Hierarchical Assembly of Supramolecular Copolymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we report on DNA-decorated supramolecular brush nanofibers, where DNA base-pairing drives the hierarchical assembly of the peptide-DNA brush nanofibers. |
Ronit Freeman; |
53 | Kinetoplast DNA: Topology and Hydrodynamics of Molecular Chainmail Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will summarize what is known about the biology and topology of kinetoplast networks and overview recent work exploring the polymer physics of kinetoplasts in solution. |
Alexander Klotz ; Joshua Ragotskie ; Dave Holling ; Kyle Covington ; Jin Jeon; |
54 | Topologically Active DNA with ATP-driven Ligation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work, inspired by the biology of DNA repair, offers a way to realise non-equilibrium “topologically active” complex fluids that can pave the way for responsive and adaptive materials. |
Maria Panoukidou ; Simon Weir ; Davide Michieletto; |
55 | Diffusion of DNA-coated Colloids on DNA Coated Surface Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we report on the diffusion of DNA-coated colloidal spheres on a flat DNA- coated substrate. |
Jeana Zheng ; David Pine; |
56 | Transcriptional Regulation of DNA Liquid Phase Separation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have developed a nanostar system where the liquid-liquid phase separation is regulated in situ via transcription. |
Sam Wilken ; Gabrielle Abraham ; Omar Saleh; |
57 | Non-equilibrium Microrheology of Topologically-active DNA Solutions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In future work, we will examine different DNA lengths, topologies, and types of enzymes to create a class of non-equilibrium reconfigurable fluids with applications from drug delivery and wound-healing to infrastructure repair. |
Philip Neill ; Natalie Crist ; Karthik Peddireddy ; Davide Michieletto ; Rae Robertson-Anderson; |
58 | Computational Simulation of DNA Origami with Plasmonics Nanoparticle Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we present a method to simulate the dynamics of DNA origami combined with gold nanoparticles. |
Pin-Yi Li ; Christopher Maffeo ; Aleksei Aksimentiev; |
59 | Unzipping of A Double-stranded Block Copolymer DNA By A Periodic Force Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using Monte Carlo simulations, we study the hysteresis in unzipping of a double stranded block copolymer DNA with −A nB n− repeat units. |
Ramu Yadav; |
60 | Soft Surface Layers Control Contact and Slip of Polyacrylamide Hydrogels Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This experimental work uses broad probes in micro-indentation to characterize the contact mechanics of this gradient layer based on the evolving scaling of the indentation force F with depth F~ dn. |
Md Mahmudul Hasan ; Christopher Johnson ; Alison Dunn; |
61 | Drop Pinning on Soft, Lubricant-infused Silicone Elastomers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we focus on the influence of polymer network density (i.e. modulus) and degree of swelling on the water drop pinning force. |
ZHUOYUN CAI ; Jonathan Pham; |
62 | Contact Lines in Partial Wetting: Transition from Stick-slip to Steady Sliding Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study the motion of a viscous slug in a capillary tube, where one of its interfaces is in complete wetting while the other is in partial wetting conditions. |
Bauyrzhan Primkulov ; Amir Pahlavan ; Luis Cueto-Felgueroso ; Ruben Juanes; |
63 | Friction of Sparkling Water Drops on Superhydrophobic Surfaces Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In our work, we have used micropipette force sensors to directly measure the minute friction force of levitating sparkling water drops moving on a transparent superhydrophobic substrate. |
Matilda Backholm ; Tytti Kärki ; Maja Vuckovac ; Jaakko Timonen ; Robin Ras; |
64 | Contact Angle Hysteresis of A Droplet on A Hydrophobic, Anisotropically Curved Surface Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work may provide new insights into the origin of contact angle hysteresis and offer a route to calculating droplet shapes. |
Mingzhu Cui ; Nadav Benhamou Goldfajn ; Anthony Dinsmore; |
65 | Rubber Friction: from Steady Sliding to Stick Slip and Squeaking Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: For driving velocities lower than a critical velocity we observe homogeneous steady sliding of the entire frictional interface. |
Gabriele Albertini ; Adel Djellouli ; David Weitz ; Katia Bertoldi; |
66 | Temperature Dependent Soft Wetting of Polymer Melts Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we investigate the transient wetting characteristics of a polymer melt (poly n-butyl methacrylate) at temperatures much higher than its glass-transition. |
Krishnaroop Chaudhuri ; Jonathan Pham; |
67 | Rotation and Torque in Conforming and Non-Conforming Lubricated Contacts Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we calculate this torque numerically for a wide range of sliding velocities in a two-dimensional configuration. |
Arash Kargar-Estahbanati ; Bhargav Rallabandi; |
68 | Quantification of Adhesion Force Using A Force Tensiometer and Influence of Surrounding Medium for A Liquid Droplet Over A Solid Surface Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This paper outlines proposed necessary and precise steps to quantify the magnitude of adhesion force directly and the parameters that affect the magnitude of adhesion force, such as droplet volume and compression value are also taken into account. |
Palak Jain ; Aleksey Baldygin ; Prashant Waghmare ; Butunath Majhy; |
69 | Measuring Elastocapillary Dissipation in Droplets Moving Along Soft Elastomer Films Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We model the dynamics of the droplet-substrate interaction and expect dissipation to scale with the size of the capillary deformation. |
Hamza Khattak ; Stefan Karpitschka ; Jacco Snoeijer ; Kari Dalnoki-Veress; |
70 | X-ray Microscopy Visualizes The Indentation of Colloids Into Soft Elastic Solids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Varying the particle sizes and Young’s modulus of substrates, we confirm the crossover behavior between elastic and liquid-like substrates; The model combining the JKR theory and the surface stress of the substrate well describes the data. |
Joonwoo Jeong ; Jae Kwan Im; |
71 | The Role of Crosslinking Density in Surface Stress and Surface Energy of Soft Solids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this regime, we can estimate a non-zero surface elastic modulus that also increases with the ratio of crosslinkers. |
Qin Xu ; Weiwei ZHAO; |
72 | Molecular Mechanisms of Self-mated Hydrogel Friction Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have developed a mesoscopic model based on bead-spring polymer networks, which is able to reproduce the speed-dependent frictional behavior. |
Jan Mees ; Lars Pastewka; |
73 | Multi-scale Structure in SeSP Dispersions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use Monte-Carlo methods to study the structural properties of dispersions of Superellipse Sector Particles (SeSPs). |
John Colt ; Lucas Nelson ; Ted Brzinski ; Scott Franklin; |
74 | Rigidity and Packing in SeSP Dispersions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use athermal molecular dynamics simulations to study coupling, entanglement, and rigidity in dispersions of Superellipse Sector Particles (SeSPs) above and below jamming. |
Lucas Nelson ; John Colt ; Scott Franklin ; Ted Brzinski; |
75 | Capillary Bridge Retention Between Two Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we show a capillary bridge retention dynamics as a thermodynamic equilibrium state between two particles. |
GUN OH ; Byung Mook Weon; |
76 | Dynamic Properties of A 2D Granular Analogue of A Liquid Puddle Predicted Through A ‘granular Capillary Length’ Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we present an experiment of a 2D pile of monodisperse microscopic oil droplets. |
Johnathan Hoggarth ; Jean-Christophe Ono-dit-Biot ; Kari Dalnoki-Veress; |
77 | Grain Splitting: A Novel Mechanism for Grain Coarsening Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study hard sphere colloidal polycrystals and find that, contrary to the current paradigm in which grains disappear only by shrinking or rotating as a single rigid object to align with a neighbor, grains may split into a pair of counterrotating regions to match the orientations of two adjacent grains. |
Sharon Gerbode ; Maya Martinez; |
78 | The Free Energy Barrier to Grain Splitting Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Instead, we present a particle-scale theoretical description of the free energy of the polycrystal during the grain splitting event. |
Sharon Gerbode ; Anna Barth; |
79 | High Precision Measurement of Short-ranged Colloidal Interactions with Digital Holographic Microscopy Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Through a Bayesian approach that accounts for uncertainties in the sizes and positions of the particles, we infer the pair potential from measurements of the fluctuations in separation distance. |
Caroline Martin ; Solomon Barkley ; Lev Bershadsky ; Vinothan Manoharan; |
80 | Metallization of Colloidal Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will describe the nature of this localized-delocalized sublattice transition in size asymmetric colloidal mixtures and make analogies with an insulator-metal transition that is largely driven by phonons of different crystal phases. |
Hector Manuel Lopez Rios ; Ali Ehlen ; Monica Olvera De La Cruz; |
81 | Charged Nanoparticle Assemblies in Extremely Saline Solutions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we utilize assemblies of highly charged nanoparticles as responsive probes for the changes in the strength and spatial extent of electrostatic interactions over a very wide range of ionic conditions. |
Roger Reinertsen ; Sumit Kewalramani ; Trung Dac Nguyen ; Steven Weigand ; Monica Olvera De La Cruz ; Michael Bedzyk; |
82 | A Multithreaded Extension to Voro++ for Rapid Analysis of Particle Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we take advantage of modern computer hardware, and extend the original serial version to allow for parallel computation of Voronoi cells on multi-core computers. |
Jiayin Lu ; Emanuel Lazar ; Christopher Rycroft; |
83 | Holographic Tracking of Jeffery Orbits in Colloidal Dimers and Ellipsoids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Applying the same technique to aspherical or inhomogeneous particles yields the position, diameter and refractive index of an effective sphere that represents an average over the particle’s geometry and composition. |
Lauren Altman ; David Grier ; Rushna Quddus ; Fook Cheong; |
84 | Segregation of Microspheres By Applying A Mechanical-driven Force Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We serendipitously observe that these microspheres preferentially adhere to and form monolayers on the fluorocarbon-coated substrates. |
Ignaas Jimidar ; Kai Sotthewes ; Han Gardeniers ; Gert Desmet ; Devaraj Van Der Meer; |
85 | Spin Vortices in Janus Colloid Monolayer Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we propose an experimental system where Janus spheres are on top of a triangular lattice, and interaction between them is orientationally dependent. |
Myeonggon Park ; Steve Granick; |
86 | Sizing Multimodal Suspensions Using Differential Dynamic Microscopy Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using well-characterised multimodal suspensions we study the ability of DDM to size small particles in the presence of large ones. |
Joe Bradley ; Wilson Poon ; Vincent Martinez; |
87 | Insights Into The Physics of Glass Formation from Simulations of Thin Film Dynamics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We find that the phenomenology of altered thin films dynamics is profoundly at odds with predictions of a number of theories of glass formation. |
David Simmons ; Asieh Ghanekarade; |
88 | An Experimental and Modeling Comparison of The Dynamics of Capped and Freestanding Films Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We compare the influence of two different types of interfaces on the segmental dynamics of poly(2-chlorostyrene) (P2ClS): the simple free surface of freestanding films vs. the solid adsorbing surface of Aluminum (Al) capped films. |
Ronald White ; Jane Lipson ; Jijian Song ; Simone Napolitano; |
89 | Understanding Fracture Behavior of Brittle Polymeric Glasses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We attempt to explore the basic concepts of fracture mechanics using polymethyl methacrylate, polystyrene, physically aged polylactic acid and polycarbonate. |
Chaitanya Ramanand Gupta ; Shi-Qing Wang; |
90 | Role of Local Structure in The Enhanced Dynamics of Deformed Polymer Glasses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we performed molecular dynamics simulations for polymer glasses under a series of constant stresses and propose an extension of the Eyring model with a machine-learned structural field, softness. |
Entao Yang ; Robert Riggleman; |
91 | Using The TNM Model to Reproduce Reported Anomalous Structural Recovery Data in Light of Temperature Variability in Vacuum Oven-based Experiments Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: , and a second plateau was not reproduced in the work from Koh and Simon [Koh, Y. P., & Simon, S. L. (2013). |
Shuang Jin ; Gregory McKenna; |
92 | Glass Transition of Random Heteropolymer Melts Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we use atomistic MD simulations to explore the factors affecting glass transition temperature (T g) of a complex class of RHPs. |
Tianyi Jin ; Shayna Hilburg ; Alfredo Alexander-Katz; |
93 | Model for Mechanical Behavior of Glassy Polymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose a new model, where an additional physical mechanism accounting for changes in the packing efficiency is included. |
Grigori Medvedev ; James Caruthers; |
94 | The Molecular Weight Dependence of Tg in Polymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we review and evaluate these theories in the context of experiments on Tg(M) on many polymer chemistries, from monomer to the "infinite" chain limit; these data show a general M-dependence that can be simply related to measures of chain bulkiness and flexibility, and are a challenge to existing theories. |
Peter Olmsted ; Johan Mattsson ; Matthew Reynolds ; Robin Masurel ; Daniel Baker; |
95 | Overaging Under Stress in Polymer Glasses? Larger Yield Stress Despite Faster Segmental Dynamics! Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Direct measurements of structural relaxation time using a probe reorientation technique enable us to address this issue. |
Masoud Razavi ; Enran Xing ; Mark Ediger; |
96 | Effect of Large Deformation on The Linear Viscoelastic Response of A Glassy Polymer Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We now report that the loading-unloading cycle also significantly changes the viscoelastic spectrum of a PMMA-PBMA co-polymer deformed at Tg-35°C. |
Hosup Song ; James Caruthers; |
97 | Study of Sub-Tg Relaxation in Plasticized Polycarbonate with The Quartz Crystal Microbalance Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we discuss the use of the rheometric quartz crystal microbalance (RheoQCM) as a fixed frequency rheometer operating at 15 MHz to study the rheological properties of bisphenol-A polycarbonate (PC) from -30 °C up to 180 °C. |
Qifeng Wang ; Christopher Soles ; Jack Douglas ; Kenneth Shull; |
98 | Long-wavelength Fluctuations and Dimensionality Crossover in Confined Liquids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We develop a Debye model for the density of vibrational states of confined liquid systems and perform extensive numerical simulations. |
Jing Yang; |
99 | Acrylic Paints: An Atomistic View of Polymer Structure and Effects of Environmental Pollutants Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Through a multi-scale computational methodology, we aim at a fundamental understanding of these processes in acrylic materials present in contemporary paintings. |
Aysenur Iscen ; Nancy Forero-Martinez ; Omar Valsson ; Kurt Kremer; |
100 | Soft Matter Award (2022): Topics on The Emergent Mechanics of Active, Robotic, and Living Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Soft Matter Award (2022): Topics on the emergent mechanics of active, robotic, and living materials. |
Nikta Fakhri; |
101 | Emergence, Dynamics and Control of Topological Defects in Odd Robotic Matter Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Starting from simple building blocks made from robotic units equipped with sensors and actuators, I show that odd robotic metamaterials feature self sustained work cycles that give rise to unidirectional waves and topological defect dynamics. |
Jonas Veenstra; |
102 | Elasticity- and Consensus-based Mechanisms for Self-organization in Active Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we consider models with two distinct classes of interactions. |
Amir Shee ; Cristián Huepe; |
103 | Topological Defects in Non-reciprocal Active Solids with Odd Elasticity Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study topological defects in active solids that violate Maxwell-Betti reciprocity (MBR). |
Colin Scheibner ; Lara Braverman ; Bryan VanSaders ; Vincenzo Vitelli; |
104 | Handed Motor Interactions Create Active Chiral Cytoskeletal Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will highlight how the handedness of motor-filament interactions shapes the emergent material properties. |
Sebastian Fuerthauer ; Aleksandra Plochocka ; Michael Shelley; |
105 | Non-Reciprocity in Metric and Topological Models of Flocking Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose coarse-graining the non-reciprocal interactions into hydrodynamic couplings between density and velocity fields that would be normally forbidden in equilibrium systems, and explore the role of these "non-reciprocal" coupling constants on inhomogeneous pattern formation in the model. |
Charles Packard ; Daniel Sussman; |
106 | Mechanical ReLU Spring Networks As A Physical Computing Resource Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We introduce a mechanical analog for the rectified linear unit (ReLU) activation function from the neural network community and benchmark the memory capacity, nonlinearity, and output tasks of mechanical ReLU networks sampled from a distribution of spring properties. |
Philip Buskohl ; Andrew Gillman ; Daniel Nelson ; Benjamin Grossmann ; Timothy Vincent ; Amanda Criner; |
107 | Nano-particles Carried By Multiple Dynein Motors: A Self-regulating Nano-machine Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose that this self-regulation and stochastic alternations between one, two, and three transporting motors allow our synthetic NP to achieve both persistent motion and obstacle bypassing, which is beneficial for native cargos in the crowded cellular environment. |
Rony Granek ; Anne Bernheim-Groswasser ; Itay Fayer ; Gal Halbi; |
108 | Harnessing Stigmergy for Emergent Adaptive Control, in Soft Modular Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Inspired by collective intelligence in nature (e.g., bird flocking behavior, termite mound construction), we aim to design robust system-level behavior while reducing the complexity of the individual modules to a minimum. |
mannus schomaker ; Johannes Overvelde ; Sergio Picella; |
109 | Selective and Collective Actuation in Active Solids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Making use of centimetric self-propelled particles, we construct the first experimental model system of active elastic material, and study its emerging behaviors in various mechanical conditions. |
Paul Baconnier ; Dor Shohat ; Claudio Hernandèz ; Corentin Coulais ; Vincent Démery ; Gustavo Düring ; Olivier Dauchot; |
110 | When Soft Crystals Defy Newton’s Third Law: Non-reciprocal Mechanics and Dislocation Motility Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: The effective interactions between the constituents of driven and active soft matter are able to bypass the constraints imposed by Newton’s third law. This phenomenon is … |
Alexis Poncet ; Denis Bartolo; |
111 | The Usefulness of Quantum Concepts in Soft Matter: Quasiparticles, Flat Bands, and The Melting of Hydrodynamic Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we will use quasiparticles to examine the collective behavior of a classical system of hydrodynamically interacting particles in two dimensions. |
Tsvi Tlusty ; Hyuk Kyu Pak ; Imran Saeed; |
112 | Multi-functional Soft Robotic Structure Via Combination of Origami and Kirigami Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we present a highly deformable structure by operating both folds (origami) and cuts (kirigami) on a two-dimensional tessellated sheet. |
Ganguk Lee ; Ho-Young Kim; |
113 | Training Capacity of Viscoelastic Materials and Failure Through A Dynamical Transition Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work explains how the presence of an exotic critical point affects the convergence of training, and may be relevant to understanding learning in physical systems. |
Daniel Hexner; |
114 | Irreversible Deformation of Architected Structures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we introduce the use of irreversible plastic deformation as a means to hold the target shape. |
Victor Charpentier ; Stephane Bourgeois ; Joel Marthelot; |
115 | Fabric Based Flexible Gripper Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We focus on V-shaped tubes with sharp corners that deform so that the initial angle between the arms decreases upon inflation, acting as a hinge-like mechanism. |
Joel Marthelot ; Ignacio Andrade-Silva; |
116 | Magnetic Handshake Polymers with Designable Properties Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: By controlling the bending energy between adjacent panels of these systems, we can understand the physical shape of a strand, predict its persistence length behavior, and even gain selective control of the strands or get the strands to exhibit long range order via the addition of an external magnetic field. |
Hanyu Alice Zhang ; Chrisy Xiyu Du ; Tanner Pearson ; Conrad Smart ; Zexi Liang ; Michael Brenner ; Paul McEuen ; Itai Cohen; |
117 | Think Big: Overcoming Gravity in Large Scale Shape Morphing Structures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we present preliminary results obtained in identifying strategies to overcome the aforementioned challenges. |
Lauren Dreier ; Trevor Jones ; Andrej Kosmrlj ; Pierre-Thomas Brun; |
118 | Micrometer-sized, Electrically Morphing Metamaterial-robots (MetaBots) Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we demonstrate electrically programmable, micrometer-sized metamaterial-based robots (MetaBots) that could form three-dimensional (3D) surfaces from two-dimensional patterns, cycle among different shapes, and locomote in a biocompatible solvent. |
Qingkun Liu ; Wei Wang ; Himani Sinhmar ; Itay Griniasty ; Michael Reynolds ; Hadas Kress-Gazit ; Paul McEuen ; Itai Cohen; |
119 | Shape Morphing from Instability and Frustration Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we present a new type of shape morphing method that can be achieved by the use of periodic structures. |
Xiaofei Guo ; Corentin Coulais; |
120 | Designing Oscillation Using Magnetic Handshake Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we show how to achieve such multi-state oscillation in self-assembling structures made up of Magnetic Handshake Material building blocks. |
Chrisy Xiyu Du ; Ella King ; Paul McEuen ; Itai Cohen ; Michael Brenner; |
121 | Continuum Theory and Deformation Control in Origami Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our approach, which we confirm in a variety of loading simulations, closes a gap between current theory and tangible origami sheet behavior, while also revealing rich new possibilities for the precise control of deformation via boundary actuation. |
Michael Czajkowski ; James McInerney ; Andrew Wu ; Zeb Rocklin; |
122 | Mapping Actuation Pathways in Morphing Origami Structures Via Graph Analysis Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we use stochastic search and gradient-based optimization to map out the stable states of the origami structure; and use minimum energy path methods to characterize the folding paths between states (i.e. actuation paths). |
Philip Buskohl ; Matthew Grasinger ; Andrew Gillman; |
123 | Global Inverse Design of Anisotropiclly Deforming Sheets Using Curve Defects Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Smooth solutions to the inverse design problem develop singularities within a finite distance, preventing them from covering as simple a surface as a sphere. |
Itay Griniasty ; James Sethna ; Itai Cohen; |
124 | Topology Mechanics in Axially Periodic Trusses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we discuss how such trusses can be programmed to exhibit topologically protected boundary and interface ZMs and states of self stress (SSSs), which might be used to amplify mechanical response or localize stress, when the number of constraints matches the number of degrees of freedom. |
James McInerney ; Xiaoming Mao; |
125 | Light-driven Liquid Crystal Elastomer Kirigami: Fluttering with Splay and Topology Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In the spirit of kirigami (the japanese art of cutting paper), we investigate samples custom-cut to specific geometries and their corresponding out-of-plane actuation driven by light. |
Vianney Gimenez-Pinto ; Juan Chen ; Jinghua Jiang ; Chenhui Peng; |
126 | A Simple Method to Reprogram The Binding Specificity of DNA-coated Colloids That Crystallize Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we introduce a method to convert generic DNA-coated colloids into building blocks with user-specified DNA sequences by appending new DNA domains onto the DNA grafted onto the colloid. |
Pepijn Moerman ; Thomas Videbaek ; Huang Fang ; William Rogers ; Rebecca Schulman; |
127 | Active DNA Hydrogels Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will describe our combined experimental and computational work in designing and characterising generic active DNA hydrogels. |
Yair Augusto Gutierrez Fosado ; Giorgia Palombo ; Davide Michieletto; |
128 | 2D Auxetic DNA Origami: Mechanics, Deformation Behaviors and Design Recommendations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we demonstrated architectured 2D auxetic metastructures using DNA origami, a bottom-up self-assembly method. |
Jong Hyun Choi ; Ruixin Li; |
129 | Exploring The Effect of The Number of Arms and Junction Bases on DNA Nanostar Conformation Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To better understand how nanostar design affects the accessibility of those bonds, we used oxDNA2, a coarse-grained, molecular dynamics model of DNA, to simulate nanostars with different numbers of arms (3-6) and unpaired bases per arm in the junction (0-10). |
DUANYANG WANG ; Deborah Fygenson; |
130 | Mechanistic Model Study of Surface Based DNA Walkers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we introduce a comprehensive model for an enzyme-powered DNA walker that moves autonomously on 2D surfaces. |
Jong Hyun Choi ; Yancheng Du ; Jing Pan; |
131 | Assembly Kinetics of Synthetic Capsids Made from DNA Origami Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: With the knowledge thus gained, we aim to realize assembly of various artificial capsids with optimized yield and reaction time. |
Wei-Shao Wei ; Anthony Trubiano ; Christian Sigl ; Hendrik Dietz ; Michael Hagan ; Seth Fraden; |
132 | Simulation Study of The Emergence of Valency in Colloidal Crystals Using DNA-functionalized Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this presentation, we introduce a simulation study of an approach to generating various low symmetry and complex colloidal crystals based upon programmable atom equivalents (PAE, nanoparticles functionalized with many DNA strands) and mobile electron equivalents (EE, small particles functionalized with a low number of DNA strands complementary to the PAEs). |
Sangmin Lee ; Sharon Glotzer; |
133 | Probing Nanoscale Interactions Between DNA-coated Colloids Using Total Internal Reflection Microscopy Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work identifies a subtle competition between DNA binding and steric repulsion and accurately predicts adhesion and melting at a molecular level. |
Fan Cui ; Sophie Marbach ; Jeana Zheng ; Miranda Holmes-Cerfon ; David Pine; |
134 | "Flexible Hinge" Dynamics in Mismatched DNA Revealed By Fluorescence Lifetime and Correlation Spectroscopy Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigated the dynamics of DNA oligomers containing 3-bp mismatched sites specifically recognized in vitro by NER protein Rad4. |
Timour Ten ; Manas Sarangi ; Serguei Kuznetsov ; Anjum Ansari; |
135 | Measurements of DNA Binding Kinetics with High-Performance Electronics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The results demonstrate a rapid and label-free approach to measuring DNA hybridization kinetics. |
Arvind Balijepalli ; Jacob Majikes ; Seulki Cho ; James Liddle; |
136 | Characterizing The Impact of Abasic Sites on Sequence-Dependent DNA Duplex Dehybridization with Temperature-Jump IR Spectroscopy and Coarse-Grained Molecular Simulation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Overall, our results provide insight into the contribution of single specific nucleobases to the global process of duplex (de)hybridization. |
Brennan Ashwood ; Mike Jones ; Andrew Ferguson ; Andrei Tokmakoff; |
137 | Effect of Monovalent and Divalent Ionic Environments on The In-lattice Nanoparticle-grafted Single-stranded DNA Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work investigates, using in-situ small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS), the morphology of PEs (single-stranded DNA) chains grafted onto a surface of spherical gold nanoparticles assembled in a lattice in the presence of monovalent and divalent salts. |
Anuj Chhabra ; Sunita Srivastava ; Oleg Gang; |
138 | Computational Modelling and Single-molecule Rotor Bead Study of DNA Plectoneme Pinning in The Presence of Base-pair Mismatches Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use MD simulations and single-molecule rotor bead assay to study the effect of mismatches on DNA supercoiling. |
Parth Rakesh Desai ; Adam Fineberg ; Yeonee Seol ; Haksung Jung ; Siddhartha Das ; Keir Neuman; |
139 | Colloidal Valence As Thermodynamic Equilibrium States Predicted By Molecular and Surface Properties Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We identify guidelines for choices of binder molecules and droplets leading to efficient valence control. |
Sascha Hilgenfeldt ; Angus McMullen ; Jasna Brujic; |
140 | Role of Backbone Versus Catechol Hydrophobicity in Removing Interfacial Water Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we perform molecular dynamics simulations of catechol based underwater adhesives on self-assembled monolayers and metal oxide surfaces. |
Abdol Hadi Mokarizadeh ; Nityanshu Kumar ; Abraham Joy ; Ali Dhinojwala ; Mesfin Tsige; |
141 | Soft, Coarse-grained Modelling of Self-assembling Polymer Ink Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We model the experimental technique of printing nano-meter-sized polymer droplets onto a prefabricated substrate to direct and validate the efforts of our experimental collaborators. |
Ludwig Schneider ; Juan De Pablo; |
142 | Multi-functional Fin Texture Controlled By Dynamic Elastocapillary Effect Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We design reconfigurable surface textures consisting of fins with polymorphic self-assembly mode shapes controlled by dynamic fluid drainage. |
Yun Seong Kim ; Jonghyun Ha ; Jonghyun Hwang ; Sze Chai Leung ; Sameh Tawfick; |
143 | Elastocapillarity and Swelling of Cooked Pasta Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Considering the diffusion dynamics within the pasta, we developed the theoretical model that treats the pasta as a hard core-soft shell structure to predict the stick length at various cooking times, which is corroborated with experimental results. |
Jonghyun Hwang ; Jonghyun Ha ; Ryan Siu ; Yun Seong Kim ; Sameh Tawfick; |
144 | Critical Packing Density of Water-Mediated Nonstick Self-Assembled Monolayer Coatings Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we study how would the water-mediated SAM-calcite interactions change with different SAM coating densities. |
Hsieh Chen; |
145 | Attractive Forces Slow Contact Formation Between The Deformable Bodies Underwater Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We find the exponential rate of water evacuation from hydrophobic–hydrophobic (adhesive) surfaces is 3 orders of magnitude smaller than that from hydrophobic–hydrophilic (non-adhesive) contact. |
Mengyue Sun ; Nityanshu Kumar ; Ali Dhinojwala ; Hunter King; |
146 | A Modular 90° Test Configuration for Measuring Tape Adhesion on Immovable Substrates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have performed tape rate (0.05-10.0 mm/s) and width (6.35-25.40 mm) qualification experiments with transparent office tape to validate the methodology. |
Jared Gohl ; Trevor Thiele-Sardina ; Mitchell Rencheck ; Kendra Erk ; Chelsea Davis; |
147 | Elastocapillary Kirigami Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Within this framework, we classify the critical behaviour of linear-cut kirigami over a fluid substrate with respect to symmetry considerations at the level of the unit cell. |
Marcelo A. Dias ; Souhayl Sadik; |
148 | Contact of Soft Solids on Rigid Substrates Mediated By Air Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using direct imaging of the interface with sub-micron resolution in our experiments, and varying the impactor’s stiffness and geometry, we show how the progressing deformation front of the soft impactor can exceed the Rayleigh velocity of the impactor to fundamentally alter the contact dynamics. |
John Kolinski; |
149 | Delamination of Open Cylindrical Shells from Soft and Adhesive Winkler’s Foundation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate the equilibrium configuration of an open cylindrical shell with natural curvature κ and bending modulus B, that is adhered to a soft and adhesive foundation with stiffness K. |
Oz Oshri; |
150 | Multiscale Soft Surface Instabilities for Adhesion Enhancement Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we have demonstrated an easy and cheap method to create crease instabilities on ultra-soft PDMS (modulus ~ few kPa) by the constrained swelling in Toluene. |
VAISAKH M ; Qin Xu ; Ho Yi Lydia Mak ; Nishan Gurung; |
151 | SURFACE GRAFTED POLY(IONIC LIQUID) THAT LUBRICATES IN BOTH NON-POLAR AND POLAR SOLVENTS Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Following a series of studies concerning the tribological characteristics of polyzwitterionic brushes [1-4], we show that 1- n-butyl-3-vinyl imidazolium bromide based poly(ionic liquids) (PIL) samples is able to reduce the interfacial friction by up to 66% and 42% in both non-polar (dodecane) and polar (water) solvents respectively [5]. |
Zhenyu Zhang ; David Burgess ; Nicole Rosik ; Peter Fryer ; Na Li ; Ian McRobbie ; Haining Zhang; |
152 | Soft Coring: How to Get A Clarinet Out of A Flute? Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Assembling contributions from fracture mechanics, large deformation theory and friction, we build a simple yet quantitative understanding of the observed shapes and dynamometrics. |
Frederic Lechenault ; Matteo Ciccotti; |
153 | A Microscopic View of The Response of Disordered Polymer Solids to Deformation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will describe two vignettes from my group’s work to understand how inhomogeneous polymer solids response to deformation. |
Robert Riggleman; |
154 | Recovering Dynamics and Material Properties in Chemically Specific Coarse-grain Models of Polymer Melts Using A Dissipative Potential Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Coarse-grain (CG) representations of polymeric materials aim to reduce computational effort, enabling simulations to reach pertinent length and time scales, while preserving some features, typically, either of the all-atom (AA) representation ("bottom-up" methods) or material properties ("top-down" methods). |
Lilian Johnson ; Frederick Phelan; |
155 | Atomistic Simulations of Polynorbornenes: The Effect of Stereochemistry Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Herein we develop force-field descriptions of polynorbornene oligomers based on classical forcefields and density functional theory calculations. |
Nobahar Shahidi ; Jeffrey Laub ; Konstantinos Vogiatzis ; Manolis Doxastakis; |
156 | Probing The Equilibrium Adsorption Morphologies of Surfactants at Metal-Water Interfaces Using A Novel Free Energy Sampling Methodology in Molecular Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, I will discuss a new umbrella sampling-based simulation methodology that our research group has developed that allows the study of these high-density morphologies. |
Sumit Sharma ; Himanshu Singh; |
157 | Machine Learning Potentials for Amorphous Oxides Modeling and Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we demonstrate a ML potential for zirconia-doped amorphous tantala based on spectral neighbor analysis potential (SNAP), which allows us to model the amorphous LIGO mirror coatings. |
Jun Jiang ; Alec Mishkin ; Rui Zhang ; Hai-Ping Cheng; |
158 | Sub-lattice Melting in Amorphous Tantala Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use molecular dynamics to investigate amorphous tantala and doped tantala. |
Rui Zhang ; Jun Jiang ; Alec Mishkin ; Hai-Ping Cheng; |
159 | Atomistic Simulations of Mechanical Loss in Amorphous Silicon Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To gain insight into the atomistic mechanisms of internal friction, we explore the potential energy landscape of amorphous silicon, a paradigmatic amorphous coating material, with molecular simulations. |
Daniel Wong ; Joerg Rottler; |
160 | Transient Nature of Fast Relaxation in Metallic Glass Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work demonstrates that NCL is due to transient and varying groups of atoms that participate in the relaxation rather than a specific, single group of atoms causing NCL throughout the simulation. |
Leo Zella ; Takeshi Egami ; Jaeyun Moon ; David Keffer; |
161 | Space-Time Cluster Analysis of An Aging Athermal System Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We analyze the space-time structure of athermal aging. |
Katharina Vollmayr-Lee ; Rituparno Mandal ; Peter Sollich; |
162 | Estimation of The Equilibrium Free Energy for Glasses Using The Jarzynski Equality Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present numerical simulations showing that, in contrast, plausible free-energy estimates of a Kob–Andersen glass can be obtained using the Jarzynski relation. |
H. Vinutha ; Daan Frenkel; |
163 | Counting and Characterizing The Catchment Regions of Jammed Packings Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Because the landscape is far too large to exhaustively sample we instead characterize it by a direct measurement of the catchment regions found within randomly chosen small volumes of the landscape. |
Valerie Beale ; Eric Corwin; |
164 | Hyperuniformity of Wigner Glasses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we devise a class of hyperuniform liquids with long-range interactions. |
Erdal Oğuz ; Haim Diamant; |
165 | Understanding Degeneracy of Two-point Correlation Functions Via Debye Random Media Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we consider three different classes of DRM. |
Murray Skolnick ; Salvatore Torquato; |
166 | Yielding and Shear Banding of Amorphous Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We address these questions by studying the yielding of slowly sheared amorphous materials, within minimal mesoscopic models. |
Suzanne Fielding; |
167 | Thermal Effects and Scaling Theory for The Yielding Transition in Amorphous Solids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We principally study the distribution of weak sites p(x) and the scaling of the avalanche size distributions p(s) and develop a mean-field scaling theory for these distributions based on a random-walker description. |
Daniel Korchinski ; Joerg Rottler; |
168 | Models for Yielding in Amorphous Solids Under Cyclic Shear Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Including the possibility of activated escape from absorbing states leads to a unique determination of the yield strain, and suggests an appealing approach to understanding fatigue failure. |
Srikanth Sastry ; Muhittin Mungan; |
169 | Plasticity in Amorphous Solids Is Mediated By Topological Defects in The Displacement Field Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In contrast, here we show that the topological defects which correlate with plastic instability can be identified, not in the static structure of the glass, but rather in the nonaffine displacement field under deformation. |
MATTEO BAGGIOLI; |
170 | Structural Change, Plasticity and Avalanches in Cyclically Sheared Silica Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we show that silica as a prototypical strong glass former under athermal quasi static cyclic deformation exhibits nontrivial plastic rearrangements. |
Srikanth Sastry ; Himangsu Bhaumik ; Giuseppe Foffi; |
171 | Jamming Transition of Sheared Athermal System With Pins Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We will present preliminary results on the influence of the jamming transition due to a shear and the addition of non-moving "pins". |
Katharina Vollmayr-Lee ; Michael Bolish ; AKM Sadman Mahmud ; Amy Graves ; Cacey Bester ; Brian Utter; |
172 | Characterization of Non-affine Displacement Fields of Amorphous Solids in Three Dimensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We showed that quadrupolar displacement fields are most frequently observed and these are generated by pure shear defects of single Delaunay triangles. |
Jinpeng Fan ; Weiwei Jin ; Amit Datye ; Udo Schwarz ; Mark Shattuck ; Corey O’Hern; |
173 | Using Delaunay Triangularization to Characterize Non-affine Displacement Fields During Athermal, Quasistatic Deformation of Amorphous Solids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate the non-affine displacement fields that occur in two-dimensional Lennard-Jones models of metallic glasses subjected to athermal, quasistatic simple shear (AQS). |
Weiwei Jin ; Amit Datye ; Udo Schwarz ; Mark Shattuck ; Corey O’Hern; |
174 | A Theory of Supercooled-liquid Dynamics Based on Machine-learned Softness Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We describe a class of stochastic models which can incorporate these measurements, and show how time-reversal symmetry places strong restrictions on the parameters of the model. |
Sean Ridout ; Andrea Liu; |
175 | Markov State Model for Exploring The Long-time Dynamics of Glass Formers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We construct a two-state MSM of a binary Lennard-Jones mixture using Graph Dynamical Neural Networks in combination with the Variational Principle for Markov Processes. |
Joerg Rottler ; Siavash Soltani ; Chad Sinclair; |
176 | Dear or Alive: Distinguishing Active from Passive Particles Using Supervised Learning Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work we employ a supervised learning approach to study glassy mixtures that are composed of active and passive Brownian particles. |
Liesbeth Janssen; |
177 | Universal Biofilm Height Dynamics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Through interferometry, we can capture their height dynamics with nanometer precision. |
Pablo Bravo ; Siu Lung Ng ; Brian Hammer ; Peter Yunker; |
178 | Bacteriophage-driven Spatial Structuring of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilms Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will identify the conditions under which phage-induced aggregation occurs and discuss their relevance to human infections. |
Robert Edmiston ; Hemaa Selvakumar ; Joshua Weitz ; Stephen Diggle ; Jennifer Curtis; |
179 | A Computational Model of Interface Formation in Bacterial Colonies Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we present an agent-based model to predict patterns formed by motile and matrix-producing cells in growing Bacillus subtilis colonies. |
Joseph Larkin ; Gürol Süel ; Alan Gillman ; Jake McCool ; Caelan Brooks ; Andrew Mugler; |
180 | Confinement-induced Self-organization in Growing Bacterial Colonies Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will describe our recent theoretical and experimental efforts toward understanding the origin of these fascinating examples of self-organisation in growing active matter. |
Luca Giomi; |
181 | Growth of Bacterial Biofilms at Interfaces Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using Vibrio cholerae as a model biofilm former, we investigate the growth of biofilms at the interface between a glass and a gel substrate. |
Japinder Nijjer ; Thomas Henzel ; Changhao Li ; qiuting zhang ; Sulin Zhang ; Tal Cohen ; Jing Yan; |
182 | A Segmentation Clock Patterns Cellular Differentiation in A Bacterial Biofilm Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Unexpectedly, we find that gene expression underlying the nitrogen stress response of a developing Bacillus subtilis biofilm becomes organized into a ring-like pattern. |
Kwang-Tao Chou ; Dong-yeon Lee ; Jian-geng Chiou ; Leticia Galera-Laporta ; San Ly ; Jordi Garcia-Ojalvo ; Jian-geng Chiou ; Gürol Süel; |
183 | Impact of Spatial Structure on Heteroresistance Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We examine this using white-light interferometry and confocal microscopy. |
Adam Krueger ; Pablo Bravo ; Gabi Steinbach ; Aawaz Pokhrel ; David Weiss ; Peter Yunker; |
184 | An Agent-Based Model of Spatially Structured Bacterial Populations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Future work can extend the model to test the effectiveness of "drug sanctuaries," in which the use of certain drugs is restricted for certain patches and/or times to suppress the emergence of resistance. |
Louis Nemzer; |
185 | Spreading Rates of Bacteria Colonies Depend on Substrate Stiffness and Permeability Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we report the use of synthetic polyacrylamide hydrogels with tunable stiffness and controllable pore size to assess the effects of substrate mechanics on biofilm development. |
Merrill Asp ; Minh-Tri Ho Thanh ; Alison Patteson; |
186 | Mechanophysiology of Bacterial Microcolonies Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We will show how the internal and external forces shaping Type IV pili mediated microcolonies can alter the physiology of the bacteria within these microcolonies. |
Nicolas Biais; |
187 | Exploring Bacterial Swarm Development Through Smart Microscopy Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, I will describe how we take advantage of this system to investigate biological and biophysical processes in a developing bacterial swarm, following its changes as the community expands over several orders of magnitude in space. |
Hannah Jeckel ; Konstantin Neuhaus ; Kazuki Nosho ; Knut Drescher; |
188 | Numerical Study of Shear-history Memory in Slowly Compressed Granular Media Made of Soft, Frictional Grains Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use standard DEM simulation methods to study shear-history memory in granular media in a different situation, applying time-dependent shear as a perturbation to slow compression of the medium linear in time. |
Donald Candela; |
189 | Quantifying Rearrangement Statistics, Correlations, and Contributions to Macroscopic Strain in 3D Granular Materials Using X-ray Measurements Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we examine in-situ X-ray measurements of particle-resolved structure and stress in quasi-statically deforming granular materials in various geometries to study the statistics of rearrangements, their length scales, their correlations with structure and stress, and their contribution to macroscopic strain. |
Ryan Hurley ; Chongpu Zhai ; Eric Herbold ; Stephen Hall ; Nahuel Albayrak ; Jonas Engqvist ; Jonathan Wright ; Marta Majkut; |
190 | Force Chains in 3D Granular Media Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we introduce a new experimental technique, which integrates photoelasticimetry into tomography, to observe the evolution of 3D force chains under isotropic compression, triaxial shear and rotary shear. |
Wei Li ; Ruben Juanes; |
191 | Stickiness in Granular and Related Soft Solids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: I will discuss three ways in which even a small amount of stickiness dramatically alters the properties of the jammed solids, compared to their repulsive counterparts. |
Brian Tighe; |
192 | Strongly Protocol-dependent Jamming of Frictional Cohesive Grains Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using molecular dynamics simulations, we examine how the structure of marginally jammed systems of grains with varying degrees of friction and cohesion depends on the protocol with which these systems are prepared. |
Robert Hoy ; Kai Nan; |
193 | Sheared, Not Shaken: Contact Numbers Are History Dependent Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we present measurements of sphere packing prepared by gyratory shear, a method which avoids the formation of shear bands. |
Matthias Schroeter ; Sagar Chaudhary; |
194 | Ultra-stable Shear Jammed Granular Material Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We report experiments that demostrate the existence of unexpected, nearly elastic states in a shear-jammed granular material. |
Yiqiu Zhao ; Yuchen Zhao ; Dong Wang ; Hu Zheng ; Bulbul Chakraborty ; Joshua Socolar; |
195 | Large-scale Granular Packings of Power-law-distributed Polydisperse Spheres Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We employ a newly developed neighbor binning algorithm, implemented in LAMMPS, to efficiently generate multi-million particle granular packings of power-law-distributed spheres with largest-to-smallest diameter ratios of 50 and larger. |
Joseph Monti ; Joel Clemmer ; Ishan Srivastava ; Leo Silbert ; Jeremy Lechman ; Gary Grest; |
196 | Influence of Friction on The Dynamics of Sheared Granular Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We find that increasing friction gives rise to a liquid-solid-liquid transition in the translational mean squared displacement and at the same time a diffusion-ballistics-diffusion transition in the rotational dynamics. |
Qinghao Mao ; Yujie Wang ; Walter Kob; |
197 | The Odd Weight of Grains: Anomalous Janssen Effect in Narrow Granular Columns Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we present an experimental study addressing the mechanical behavior of static granular packings confined within a narrow vertical column: by reproducing the classical experiment designed by Janssen in 1895 but using narrower columns, we observe a reverse Janssen effect whereby the fraction of the weight supported by the base overcomes one. |
Ramon Planet ; Caleb Anderson ; Iker Zamorano ; Bernat Argelich ; Alberto Fernandez-Nieves; |
198 | Haptic Detection of Obstacles in Granular Media Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we explore a strategy for detecting obstacles in GM by measuring the changes in reaction force experienced by intruders as they move near an obstacle. |
Shivam Chopra ; Drago Vasile ; Michael Tolley ; Nick Gravish; |
199 | Electrostatic Interactions Between Rough Dielectric Particles: Implications for The Lunar Dust Problem Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present the results of a study investigating the electrostatic interactions between rough particles. |
Matt Gorman ; Rui Ni; |
200 | Robotic Folding of Sheets with A Mechanics-based Approach Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We report a mechanics-based approach for automatic folding of elastic sheets, e.g., rectangular towel. |
Mohammad Khalid Jawed ; Dezhong Tong; |
201 | Bottom-up Synthetic Embryology for Understanding Early Human Development Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will describe our effort in using human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) to develop tractable experimental models of the peri-implantation embryonic development and neurulation. |
Jianping Fu; |
202 | Large-scale Cortex-core Structure Formation in Brain Organoids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Brain organoids recapitulate a number of brain properties, including neuronal diversity. However, do they recapitulate brain shape? Using a hydrodynamic description for cell … |
Ahmad Borzou ; J. Schwarz ; J. Schwarz; |
203 | A Morphogenetic Action Principle for Thin Tissues and The Origins of Anisotropic Growth Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose that nature settles on the ‘simplest’ growth patterns. |
Dillon Cislo ; Boris Shraiman; |
204 | Epithelial Tissue As A Self-sculpting, Viscoelastic Slab Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: With the importance of the third dimension in mind, we have developed a self-sculpting, three-dimensional model of epithelia whose dynamics are driven by active forces on its surface. |
XinXin Du ; Michael Shelley; |
205 | In Morphogenesis Tissue Geometry Controls Cellular Morphology Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we develop a statistical mechanics framework that considers the random migration and stochastic morphological change in cells while satisfying homeostatic condition and demonstrate, by theoretical predictions and experimental validations, that the geometrical constraints imposed by the mould is the primary factor that determines cell morphology, specifically the cell orientational ordering. |
Shuvrangsu Das ; Juan Alberto Panadero Pérez ; Jamie Concannon ; Patrick McGarry ; Vikram Deshpande; |
206 | Butterfly Scale Morphogenesis: Wrinkling on The Micron Scale Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk I will present recent measurements of in-vivo butterfly scale development exhibiting wrinkling. |
Jan Totz ; Anthony McDougal ; Mathias Kolle; |
207 | Mechanical Mechanisms That Contribute to Left-right Asymmetry During The Development of The Zebrafish Embryo Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we perform specific perturbations to alter the drag forces and test this hypothesis directly. |
Paula Sanematsu ; Emma Retzlaff ; Debadrita Pal ; Michael Bates ; Heidi Hehnly ; Jeffrey Amack ; Lisa Manning; |
208 | Active Nematic Defects and Epithelial Morphogenesis Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Inspired by recent experiments that highlight the role of nematic defects in the morphogenesis of epithelial tissues, we develop a minimal framework to study the dynamics of an active curved surface driven by its nematic texture. |
Farzan Vafa ; L Mahadevan; |
209 | Physical Limits on Size Precision in Growing Organs and Cells Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To address this question theoretically, we investigate fundamental physical limits on setting the size of growing organs. |
Daniel McCusker ; David Lubensky; |
210 | Improved Solid Mechanic Model of Aortic Dissection Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We create a more realistic model of aortic dissection progression via a semiautomatic segmentation and meshing workflow, followed by separation of the complex surfaces of the true and false lumens as well as the flap geometry. |
Sanjeev Dhara ; Nabeel Rasheed ; Kameel Khabaz ; Nhung Nguyen ; Kathleen Cao ; Cheong Jun Lee ; Ross Milner ; Luka Pocivavsek; |
211 | A Growth-Based Computational Model of Aortic Dissection Morphogenesis Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We used a finite element analysis (FEA) computational model of the aorta’s complex geometry and anisotropic fiber composition (with the Ogden-Gasser-Holzapfel constitutive model) that incorporates pressurization and growth to predict shape change of aortic dissections over time. |
Kameel Khabaz ; Luka Pocivavsek ; Nhung Nguyen ; Janet Kang ; Seth Sankary ; Kathleen Cao ; Gordon Kindlmann ; Ross Milner; |
212 | Surface Geometry Analysis of Pathological Aortas for Endovascular Aortic Repair Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The goal of this project is to compare the surface geometry, specifically the curvedness and shape index of aortas that demonstrated successful remodeling after EVAR and aortas with persistent Type 1A endoleaks. |
Junsung Kim ; Alyssa Varsanik ; Blessing Nnate ; Kameel Khabaz ; Nhung Nguyen ; Luka Pocivavsek; |
213 | A Case Study to Predict Endoleaks with Aortic Geometry Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To treat this condition, physicians use an endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) technique to implant a stent in the affected region. |
Blessing Nnate; |
214 | Manipulation of Matter with Acoustic Radiation Force Devices Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: test … |
Bruce Drinkwater; |
215 | Optical and Acoustic Forces for Biomedical Applications Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Moving, stretching or mechanically probing a microscopic sample by exerting controlled forces in a non-contact way is a requirement of many biomedical investigations. Thus optical … |
Monika Ritsch-Marte; |
216 | Remote Acoustic Manipulation of Objects in Vivo Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: A theoretical model using the Fourier spectrum was validated and used to quantify the radiation forces applied by arbitrary acoustic wavefields on heavy objects larger than the acoustic wavelength. |
Mohamed Ghanem; |
217 | Acoustic Probes of Soft Condensed Matter Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The ‘soft’ of soft matter typically refers to the relative strength of material cohesion and fluctuating thermal forces – here we present soft matter where the cohesion and fluctuating forces are both derived from high-order scattering of sound by submillimeter objects. |
Bryan VanSaders ; Heinrich Jaeger ; Melody Lim ; Brady Wu ; Tali Khain; |
218 | Polymers in Two-dimensional Bacterial Turbulence Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we experimentally investigate the effects of polymer additives on the collective dynamics of swarming Serratia marcescens in quasi-2D liquid films. |
Ranjiangshang Ran ; David Gagnon ; Paulo Arratia; |
219 | Crossing and Non-crossing Dictates The Collective Swimming of Bacteria Under Two-dimensional Confinement Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We find that the emergent collective phase formed by bacteria has two different symmetries depending on the gap thickness of the Hele-Shaw cell. |
Dipanjan Ghosh ; Xiang Cheng; |
220 | Play. Pause. Rewind. Measuring Local Entropy Production and Extractable Work in Active Matter Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We introduce a local measure of entropy production and a numerical protocol to estimate it. |
Stefano Martiniani ; Buming Guo ; Sunghan Ro ; Aaron Shih ; Trung Phan ; Robert Austin ; Dov Levine ; Paul Chaikin; |
221 | Rheotaxis of E.Coli in Viscoelastic Shear Thinning Fluids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our study focuses on the description of E. coli’s rheotaxis in Carbomethylcellulose and Xantham Gum solutions. |
Bryan O Maldonado ; Quentin Brosseau ; Paulo Arratia; |
222 | Active Transport of Particles Within Biopolymer Solutions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We integrated a standard optical microscope with a pair of coils, which can be used to create uniform magnetic field and field gradient. |
Wyatt Gage ; Ashis Mukhopadhyay; |
223 | Braiding Dynamics in Active Nematics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: In active matter systems, energy consumed at the small scale by individual agents gives rise to emergent flows at large scales. For 2D active nematic microtubule systems, these … |
Spencer Smith ; Kevin Mitchell ; Linda Hirst ; Dimitrius Khaladj ; Ruozhen Gong ; Zoe Boysen; |
224 | Confinement Effects on The Collective Behavior of Active Matter Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using this method, we simulate dense active colloidal dispersions in strongly confined geometries and observe transitions in their collective behavior dependent on the interplay between the propulsion characteristics and the confinement. |
Ian Madden ; Erik Luijten; |
225 | Weakly Active Particles Near Boundaries: Towards Solving The Boundary Value Problem for Active Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we focus particularly on weakly active particles confined on a line and in a wedge-shaped region, and absorbing onto a sphere. |
Michael Wang; |
226 | Novel Dynamical Features of Chiral Active Particles in Crowded Lattices Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To this end, we perform particle-based simulations to investigate the transport properties of chiral active particles (CAPs) in a complex, crowded environment. |
Chung Wing Chan ; Rui Zhang; |
227 | Frustrating Active Flows Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work explains how the local strategies used by active flows to resolve geometrical frustration determine the large scale morphology of their flow fields. |
Amelie Chardac ; Camille Jorge ; Alexis Poncet ; Denis Bartolo; |
228 | Doi-Peliti Field Theory of Free Active Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We derive a Doi-Peliti field theory for free active Ornstein-Uhlenbeck particles, or, equivalently, free inertial Brownian particles, and present a way to diagonalise the quadratic part of the action and calculate the propagator. |
Marius Bothe ; Gunnar Pruessner; |
229 | Active Nematic Obstacle Courses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This talk will present our recent findings in channels with different obstacle configurations and imposed boundary conditions. |
Ryan Keogh ; Tyler Shendruk ; Sumesh Thampi ; Santhan Chandragiri ; Tapio Ala-Nissila; |
230 | Multiparticle Collision Dynamics Simulations of Squirmers in A Nematic Fluid Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Considering both nematodynamic effects (anisotropic viscosity and elasticity) and thermal fluctuations, in the present study, we couple the nematic MPCD algorithm with a molecular dynamics (MD) scheme for the squirmer. |
Shubhadeep Mandal ; Marco Mazza; |
231 | Spontaneous Rotation of Polar Active Particles in A Colloidal Suspension Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we demonstrate a generic active mechanism that leads to their spontaneous chiralization through a symmetry-breaking instability. |
Marco De Corato ; Ignacio Pagonabarraga ; Giovanniantonio Natale; |
232 | Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in Two Dimensional Semi-bounded Active Yukawa Liquids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In the present work, considering a two-dimensional semi-bounded cartesian domain, we systematically investigate the effect of activity, internal drives at the smallest scales of the system, on the growth, evolution, and saturation of KH instability, using Molecular Dynamics simulation[1], wherein a Yukawa liquid is used as a prototype. |
Soumen Karmakar ; Rajaraman Ganesh; |
233 | Digital Logic Processes in Soft, Conductive Mechanical Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this research we introduce a class of soft mechanical metamaterials with programmable elastic instabilities and conductive networks that function as electronic logic gates with mechanical stress inputs. |
Ryan Harne ; Charles El Helou; |
234 | Exploring Structural Instabilities in Ridge-reinforced Soft Cylinders Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Guided by modeling and experiments, we describe the evolution of this instability and the transition between the different deformation regimes as a function of material properties, geometrical parameters, and input volume. |
Davide Bray ; David Melancon ; Katia Bertoldi; |
235 | Scalable Information Processing in Conductive Mechanical Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This presentation describes a scalable means for sequenced combinational logic operations in conductive mechanical metamaterials that facilitates rapid processing of addition, subtraction, and multiplication operations: the core of modern computing. |
Ryan Harne ; Charles El Helou; |
236 | Teaching Multifunctionality to Nonlinear Fluidic Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work presents a practical way to design soft robotic controllers with minimal prior knowledge. |
Anne Meeussen ; Ahmad Zareei ; Adel Djellouli ; Katia Bertoldi; |
237 | Inverse Design of Nonlinear Response in Flexible Mechanical Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we present a framework to design flexible mechanical metamaterials with target nonlinear behavior. |
Bolei Deng; |
238 | Designing Complex Responses in Smart Structures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will present two approaches towards designer structures with advanced responses. |
Marc Serra Garcia; |
239 | Architected Metamaterials for Routing Nonlinear Mechanical Pulses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Within this context, we focus on the design of flexible mechanical metamaterials to route nonlinear pulses along target, arbitrary paths. |
Giovanni Bordiga ; Bolei Deng ; Katia Bertoldi; |
240 | Contact Force Estimation from Deformation of Surface Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In our project, we are aiming to design 3D surface for object manipulation with stretchable materials such that it can move and lift objects with soft inflatable membrane interfaces. |
Kyung Eun Kim ; Jessica Yin ; Gregory Campbell ; James Pikul ; Christian Santangelo; |
241 | Grasping Via Entanglement Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a robotic grasping strategy for complex shapes via the collective entanglement of and by an array of actuated filaments. |
Kailtyn Becker ; Clark Teeple ; Nicholas Charles ; Yeonsu Jung ; Daniel Baum ; L Mahadevan ; Robert Wood; |
242 | Dynamically Tunable Bistable Structures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we introduce a strategy to dynamically program the responses of bistable structures by tuning their elastic energy landscape with external magnetic fields. |
Aniket Pal ; Metim Sitti; |
243 | Metarpillar: Soft Robotic Locomotion Based on Buckling-Driven Elastomeric Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The present study shows that by coupling buckling-driven elastomeric auxetic modules actuated by a negative air-pressure, a novel metamaterial-based caterpillar can be designed—the Metarpillar. |
Bruno Grossi; |
244 | Bi-shell Valve Inspired By Shell Snapping Interaction for Rapid Actuation of Soft Pneumatic Actuators Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we introduce a bi-shell valve that can offer rapid deflation to soft actuators under volume-controlled conditions and without necessarily need to modify the architecture of the soft robot. |
Chuan Qiao ; Asma El Elmi ; Damiano Pasini; |
245 | Exploiting Geometrical Frustration in Multistable Soft Robots Part 1: Controlled Underactuation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a class of soft robots with encoded multiple accessible, stable states that provide a route to shape reconfiguration without closed-loop control. |
Andres Arrieta ; Juan Osorio-Pinzon ; Harith Morgan; |
246 | An Active Asymmetric Surface As The Simplest Soft Locomotor Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we introduce a soft, active surface that combines symmetric vibrations with asymmetric geometric elements to achieve propulsion. |
Alberico Sabbadini ; Michaël Wiertlewski; |
247 | Strength from Defects: Topological Barriers to Defect Nucleation Generate Large Mechanical Forces in An Ordered Fluid Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, the mechanical strength of a fluid film was enhanced by introducing topological defects in a cholesteric liquid crystal, producing unique viscoelastic and optomechanical properties. |
Bruno Zappone ; Roberto Bartolino; |
248 | Singularity Tracking Methods for A Unified Description of Topology, Geometry, and The Dynamics of Disclinations in 3D Nematic Liquid Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We introduce a disclination density tensor, a function of the tensor order parameter, that characterizes disclinations in 3D nematics. |
Cody Schimming ; Jorge Vinals; |
249 | Backflow Effects in P-atic Liquid Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate the effects of hydrodynamics on the motion of topological defects in p-atic liquid crystals: i.e. two-dimensional liquid crystals characterised by p-fold rotational symmetry, of which nematics p=2 and hexatics p=6 are the best known examples. |
Dimitrios Krommydas ; Livio Carenza ; Luca Giomi; |
250 | Fractional Defect Charges in P-atic Liquid Crystals on Cones Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study two-dimensional liquid crystals with p-fold rotational symmetry (p-atics) on the surfaces of cones with free boundary conditions on the cone edge, and find both the ground state(s) and a ladder of quantized metastable states as a function of the cone angle and the liquid crystal symmetry p. |
Grace Zhang ; David Nelson; |
251 | Behavior of Disclination Arrays Across The Nematic-smectic Transition Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use photo-alignment to create topological defects in nematic liquid crystals. |
Alvin Modin ; Biswarup Ash ; Robert Leheny ; Hillel Aharoni ; Francesca Serra; |
252 | Critical Points of Two-dimensional Sigma Models and Implications for Liquid Crystals and Gases of Intersecting Loops Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use the recently introduced scale invariant scattering theory to exactly determine the renormalization group fixed points of $RP^{N-1}$ and $CP^{N-1}$ models in two dimensions, which differ from vector models for an additional local symmetry: respectively the liquid crystal head-tail symmetry and a $U(1)$ symmetry. |
Youness Diouane ; Gesualdo Delfino ; Noel Lamsen; |
253 | Pairs of Solitary Domain Walls in Ferroelectric Nematic Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We report on the structure of the defect walls separating these domains in the material abbreviated DIO. |
O Lavrentovich ; Bijaya Basnet ; Mojtaba Rajabi ; Kamal Thapa ; Sanjoy Paul ; Hao Wang; |
254 | Explicit Demonstration of Geometric Frustration in Cholesteric Liquid Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: As an explicit example of geometric frustration, we consider a chiral liquid crystal confined in a two-dimensional disk with free boundaries. |
Cheng Long ; Jonathan Selinger; |
255 | Cholesteric Shells: Two-dimensional Blue Fog and Finite Quasicrystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study the phase behaviour of a quasi-two-dimensional cholesteric liquid crystal shell. |
Giuseppe Negro ; Livio Nicola Carenza ; Enzo Orlandini ; Davide Marenduzzo ; Giuseppe Gonnella; |
256 | Spatial Structure of Topological Defect Lines in Three-dimensional Nematic Liquid Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using the the Landau-de Gennes framework, we theoretically and numerically study the structure and energetics of topological defect configurations that arise in various nematic liquid crystal systems. |
Biswarup Ash ; Alvin Modin ; Francesca Serra ; Hillel Aharoni; |
257 | Scaling and Spontaneous Symmetry Restoring in Reconnecting Nematic Disclinations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we report direct 3D measurement of dynamics of disclination lines by fluorescence confocal microscopy. |
Yohei Zushi ; Kazumasa Takeuchi; |
258 | Classifying Non-trivial Links of Biaxial Nematic Defect Lines Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We attempt to model this system as a colored braid theory subject to a set of equivalence relations on its generators in order to determine a classification system for the possible non-trivial links |
Roberto Abril Valenzuela ; Jin-Sheng Wu ; Ivan Smalyukh ; Mark Bowick; |
259 | Focal Conic Array in Patterned Microchannels Near The Cholesteric-smectic Phase Transition Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We explore a weakly chiral system in which the positions of focal conic domains are controlled by confinement, and these defects are formed as the system relaxes near the phase transition. |
Sean Hare ; Francesca Serra; |
260 | Defect Coarsening in Three-dimensional Active Nematics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we consider defect coarsening in three-dimensional active nematics [4,5], where following an initial quench the density of a defect line network decreases until a dynamic steady state is reached [6]. |
Ziga Kos ; Miha Ravnik ; Nika Kralj; |
261 | Active Control of Periodic, Three-Dimensional Disclination Networks in Nematic Liquid Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we demonstrate a full control over the transformation of 3D disclinations that mimics their dynamics in active nematics. |
Xinyu Wang ; Rui Zhang ; Chenhui Peng ; Jinghua Jiang ; Kamal Ranabhat; |
262 | Diffusion of Sticky Nanoparticles in Unentangled Polymer Melts Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Large-scale molecular dynamics simulations are used to study the diffusion of sticky nanoparticles in unentangled polymer melts, which models the transport of nano-scale objects … |
Ting Ge ; Gary Grest; |
263 | Modeling Solution Drying By Moving A Liquid-Vapor Interface Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This moving interface method can be applied to the drying process of a wide range of systems including respiratory droplets. |
Yanfei Tang ; Jack McLaughlan ; Gary Grest ; Shengfeng Cheng; |
264 | Stability of Respiratory-Like Droplets Under Evaporation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Analyzing the evaporation dynamics of respiratory-like droplets in air, we reveal that at high H r, the salt dissolved in respiratory drops inhibits their evaporation indefinitely. |
Javier Rodriguez-Rodriguez ; Carola Seyfert ; Detlef Lohse ; Alvaro Marin; |
265 | Ballistic Respiratory Droplets Impacting on Facemasks: An Overview Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we will present an overview of what happens to ballistic large respiratory droplets when they impact single and multilayer masks. |
Abhishek Saha ; Shubham Sharma ; Sombuddha Bagchi ; Swetaprovo Chaudhuri ; Saptarshi Basu; |
266 | Quantifying The Effect of A Mask on Expiratory Flows Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we characterize the aerodynamic effect of the presence of a mask by tracking the air exhaled by a person through a mask, using both infrared imaging and particle image velocimetry performed on illuminated fog droplets surrounding a subject. |
Philippe Bourrianne ; Nan Xue ; Janine Nunes ; Manouk Abkarian ; Howard Stone; |
267 | Pathogen Transport and Air Exchange During Short Conversations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We observe that the vertical offset between the mouths is largely governed by the three-dimensional spread of the jets. |
Arghyanir Giri ; Neelakash Biswas ; Danielle L. Chase ; Nan Xue ; Manouk Abkarian ; Simon Mendez ; Sandeep Saha ; Howard Stone; |
268 | COVID-19 and Other Respiratory Disease Transmission During Oxygen-therapy Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We discuss effect of mitigation strategies on pathogen-laden aerosol transmissibility with experiments amenable to statistical analysis. |
Arshad Kudrolli ; William McGee; |
269 | The Abundance of Speech-generated Droplets and The Role of Masks in Curbing Airborne Transmission of Disease Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Laser light scattering images have shown that droplets emitted during speech are abundant 1, can linger in the air for extended periods 2, and can contribute to airborne … |
Philip Anfinrud; |
270 | Toward Statistical Mechanics of Deep Learning Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: I will present progress in the theory of Deep Learning, based on the statistical mechanics of weight space in the appropriate thermodynamic limit. |
Haim Sompolinsky ; Qianyi Li; |
271 | AI Pontryagin Or: How Artificial Neural Networks Learn to Control Dynamical Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To overcome this outstanding challenge, we present AI Pontryagin, a versatile neural ordinary-differential-equation-based control framework that automatically learns control signals that steer high-dimensional dynamical systems towards a desired target state within a predefined amount of time. |
Lucas Boettcher ; Thomas Asikis ; Nino Antulov-Fantulin; |
272 | Probing The Theoretical and Computational Limits of Dissipative Design Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we derive a bound that relates the proximity to the chosen target with the dissipation associated with the external drive, showing that high-dimensional external control can guide systems towards target distribution but with an inevitable entropic cost. |
Shriram Chennakesavalu ; Grant Rotskoff; |
273 | The Role of Data in The Sloppiness of Deep Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study how the dataset may be the cause of the anomalous generalization performance of deep networks. |
Pratik Chaudhari ; Rubing Yang ; Jialin Mao; |
274 | Statistical Mechanics of Kernel Regression and Wide Neural Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we study this problem for kernel regression, which, besides being a popular machine learning method, also describes infinitely overparameterized neural networks. |
Abdulkadir Canatar ; Blake Bordelon ; Cengiz Pehlevan; |
275 | Machine Learning in and Out of Equilibrium Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our study uses a Fokker-Planck approach, adapted from statistical physics, to explore these parallels in a single, unified framework. |
Michael Hinczewski ; Shishir Adhikari ; Alkan Kabakcioglu ; Alexander Strang ; Deniz Yuret; |
276 | Can Artificial Intelligence "formulate" Quantum Mechanics? An Illustration for Planck’s Blackbody Radiation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To assess this premise, we investigated whether DNN formalisms can really formulate the underlying physics, by using the example of black body radiation (BBR). |
Vishnu Shankar ; Sadasivan Shankar; |
277 | Non-Gaussian Effects in Finite Bayesian Neural Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we take two steps towards an understanding of non-Gaussian effects in finite BNNs. |
Jacob Zavatone-Veth ; Abdulkadir Canatar ; Benjamin Ruben ; Cengiz Pehlevan; |
278 | Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Regimes in The Learning of Restricted Boltzmann Machines Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we show that this mixing time plays a crucial role in the dynamics and stability of the trained model, and that RBMs operate in two well-defined regimes, namely equilibrium and out-of-equilibrium, depending on the interplay between this mixing time of the model and the number of steps, k, used to approximate the gradient. |
Aurélien Decelle ; Beatriz Seoane ; Cyril Furtlehner; |
279 | Long Range Memory in Deep Neural Networks’ Neural Activations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we investigate several widely adopted deep learning models of different architectures, and look for the evidence of such long range memory effect in the neuron’s activations, when the model achieves the highest accuracy on benchmark datasets. |
Ling Feng ; Nicholas Jia Le Chong; |
280 | Identifying Symmetries in The Statistical Ensemble of Coarse-graining Rules Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work we study the information contained in this ensemble, and show how symmetries, broken and also emergent, can be identified. |
Doruk Efe Gokmen ; Zohar Ringel ; Sebastian Huber ; Maciej Koch-Janusz; |
281 | Exploring The Loss Landscape with Langevin Dynamics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Starting from a global minimum, we study the dynamics of SGD with added random noise that generate competition between diffusion and gradient descent. |
Théo Jules ; Yohai Bar-Sinai; |
282 | Learning Actions from Data Using Invertible Neural Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We here use invertible neural networks (INNs) trained in an unsupervised manner to describe data distributions. |
Claudia Merger ; Carsten Honerkamp ; Alexandre René ; Moritz Helias; |
283 | Composition Effects on The Air-polymer Surface Tension in Random Block Copolymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we use Polystyrene (PS) as the A block and modified-PGMA (Poly(Glycidyl methacrylate)) as the B and C blocks. |
Yuba Dahal ; Juan De Pablo ; Paul Nealey ; R Joseph Kline ; Debra Audus; |
284 | The Effect of Size Properties and End/Linking Group Chemistry on The Surface Mechanical Properties of Water Spread PS-PEG Micelles on The Water Surface Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: The surface-mechanical properties of PS-PEG micelles are influenced by the PEG corona structure. Changes in micelle aggregation number as well as changes in the PEG end group and … |
Daniel Fesenmeier ; You-Yeon Won; |
285 | Interfacial Assembly of Star Block Copolymers at The Water-oil Interface Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: We synthesized a series of star block copolymers (s-BCPs) polystyrene- b-poly(2-vinylpyrindine) (PS- b-P2VP), where the PS blocks form the core and P2VP blocks comprise the … |
Zhan Chen ; Christian Steinmets ; Jan-Michael Carrillo ; Bryan Coughlin ; Wenxu Zhang ; Jeremiah Johnson ; Bobby Sumpter ; Thomas Russell; |
286 | Assembly of Polyelectrolyte Star Block Copolymers at The Oil-Water Interface Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present results of coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of the assembly of star block copolymers at the oil-water interface. |
Jan-Michael Carrillo ; Zhan Chen ; Benjamin Doughty ; Thomas Russell ; Bobby Sumpter; |
287 | Rapid Assembly in Block Copolymer Thin Films By Sequential Solution and Thermal Annealing with Asymmetric Reversible Processing Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: With this research, we propose a sequential annealing method coupling TA with DIA to process BCP films. |
Kshitij Sharma ; Ali Masud ; Aman Agrawal ; John Ankner ; Sushil Satija ; Jack Douglas ; Alamgir Karim; |
288 | Polarized Soft X-ray Scattering to Interrogate Molecular Orientation in Block Copolymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Block copolymers (BCPs) are attractive materials for nanopatterning applications at length scales between 5-50 nm. Patterning at future lithographic nodes will require BCPs with … |
Daniel Sunday ; Dean DeLongchamp; |
289 | Structure of Twin Boundaries in Tubular Block Copolymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: The appearance of twin boundary (TB) mirror defects in tubular double gyroid (DG) and double diamond (DD) networks suggests the networks can readily adapt into new low energy … |
Edwin Thomas ; Xueyan Feng ; Michael Dimitriyev; |
290 | Order-order Phase Transitions of Block Copolymers Within Microspheres Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We employ microspheres of polystyrene-polydimethylsiloxane (PS-PDMS) diblock copolymers made by a membrane emulsion process to initially create a concentric layer lamellar structure. |
Wenpeng Shan ; Edwin Thomas; |
291 | Template-free Alignment of Lamellar Block Copolymers for Large Area Sub-10 Nm Patterning and Hybrid Nanowire-nanoparticle Structures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we show the template-free alignment of lamellar BCPs for sub-10 nm patterning and generating hybrid nanostructures over large areas. |
Maninderjeet Singh ; Wenjie Wu ; Chenhui Zhu ; Joseph Strzalka ; Krzysztof Matyjaszewski ; Michael Bockstaller ; Jack Douglas ; Alamgir Karim; |
292 | Selective Swelling Induced Pore Modification in Thin Films of Block Copolymer Active Water Purification Membranes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this report, we present an asymmetric etch-generated membrane possessing a high density of pores when cast using a poly(styrene)- b-poly(4-vinlypyridine) (PS- b-P4VP) BCP. |
Khadar Shaik ; Ali Ammar ; Kshitij Sharma ; Diana Cousins ; Maninderjeet Singh ; Deepalekshmi Ponnamma ; Mohammad Hassan ; Samer Adham ; Mariam Al Ali Al-Maadeed ; Anil Bhowmick ; Alamgir Karim; |
293 | Understanding Compatibilization Mechanisms for Upcycling of Semi-Crystalline Mixed Polymers Using Neutron Scattering Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and low density polyethylene (LDPE) are used as a model polymer blend. |
Xiaomin Tang ; Xiayu Peng ; Changwoo Dong ; Christopher Bowland ; Jong Keum ; Tomonori Saito ; Jihua Chen ; Christopher Ellison ; Chelsea Chen; |
294 | Mechanical Detection of Liquid Evaporation in Thin Polymer Films Using A Quartz Crystal Microbalance Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We used a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) to explore the timescales and mass loss during evaporation in thin polystyrene films deposited by spin-coating from toluene solutions. |
Ana Zaalishvili ; Yannic Gagnon ; Connie Roth ; Justin Burton; |
295 | Distribution and Pressure of Active Levy Swimmers Under Confinement Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We introduce active Levy swimmers to model such behavior. |
(Edmond) Tingtao Zhou ; Mamikon Gulian ; Zhiwei Peng ; John Brady; |
296 | An Analytic Form of The Integrated Lennard-Jones Potential for Thin Rods Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: An analytic form has been derived using Ostrogradsky’s integration method for the integrated interaction between two rigid and thin rods of finite lengths and in arbitrary relative configurations in three-dimensional space, each treated as a line of material points interacting through the Lennard-Jones 12-6 potential. |
Junwen Wang ; Gary Seidel ; Shengfeng Cheng; |
297 | Mechanical Properties of Adipose Tissue Mediates Breast Cancer Invasion Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We model the adipocytes and cancer cells as deformable particles that can explicitly change their shape. |
Dong Wang ; John Treado ; Garrett Beeghly ; Francesco Arceri ; Michael Murrell ; Claudia Fischbach ; Mark Shattuck ; Corey O’Hern; |
298 | Active Mixing of Phase Separating Mixtures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we examine a model for a mixture of two immiscible liquid crystals and show that endowing one of the components with activity suppresses phase separation, driving the mixture into micro phase separated or uniform states. |
Fernando Caballero ; Cristina Marchetti; |
299 | Kinetic Theory Modeling of Bacteria Diffusion and Chemotaxis Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Microscopically, the tumbling rate is controlled by the concentration of a protein whose production depends on the local values of the chemoattractant, responding with a characteristic time T. Here, we build a kinetic model for the chemotactic bacterial motion that includes the fluctuations of the protein concentration. |
Rodrigo Soto ; Andrea Villa; |
300 | From Nematic Defects to Polar Order: Polar Active Flow of Cytoskeletal Filaments Shaped By Nematic Defects Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Again, we observe the formation of polar patterns whose emergence is now a direct effect of passive defects. |
Alfredo Sciortino ; Lukas Neumann ; Chiao-Peng Hsu ; Alice De La Trobe Yu ; Andreas Bausch; |
301 | Nematic Vs. Hexatic Order in Epithelial Tissues: Which Is The Right One? Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we use a combination of in vitro experiments, numerical simulations and analytical work to identify the emergent order of epithelial tissues. |
Livio Nicola Carenza ; Josep-Maria Armengol ; Julia Eckert ; Dimitrios Krommydas ; Luca Giomi; |
302 | Active Hexanematics: A Paradigm for Epithelial Tissues Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using cell-resolved numerical simulations and fluctuating hydrodynamics, we show that both nematic and hexatic order affect the collective behaviour of confluent epithelial layers, albeit at different length scales. |
Josep-Maria Armengol ; Livio Carenza ; Luca Giomi; |
303 | Autonomous Microfluidics and Active Flow Networks in Active Nematics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In long, straight microfluidic channels, we observe directional flows along one direction, selected by spontaneous symmetry breaking. |
Claire Doré ; Justine Laurent ; Jérôme Hardoüin ; Jordi Ignés-Mullol ; Francesc Sagués ; Teresa Lopez-Leon; |
304 | Dynamics of Active Defects Under Non-uniform Gaussian Curvature Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, biomimmetic structural units are created by coating ellipsoidal droplets of a smectic liquid crystal with a protein-based active cytoskeletal gel, thus obtaining core-shell structures. |
Teresa Lopez-Leon ; Martina Clairand ; Ali Mozaffari ; Jérôme Hardouin ; Rui Zhang ; Jordi Ignés-Mullol ; Francesc Sagues ; Juan De Pablo; |
305 | Light-induced 2D Micro-swimmers at The Nematic-isotropic Interface of A Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Therefore, we designed a novel LC-compatible system inspired by the structure of Paramecia. |
Antonio Tavera-Vazquez ; Danai Montalvan ; Noe Atzin ; Gustavo Perez Lemus ; Vinothan Manoharan ; Juan De Pablo; |
306 | Long-ranged Velocity Correlations in Dense Systems of Self-propelled Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Previous work that examined amorphous solid-like active systems rationalized the origin of the velocity correlations in terms of the elasticity of the solid, and found that the velocity correlations grow with the square-root of the persistence time. |
Elijah Flenner ; Grzegorz Szamel; |
307 | Rheology of Entangled Active Polymer-Like T. Tubifex Worm Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose a new ‘active particle’ system in which the particles are in fact polymer-like. |
Antoine Deblais; |
308 | Thermodynamic Equilibrium Controls The Growth Rate of Out-of-equilibrium Myelin Figures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate the growth of isolated myelin figures from multilamellar vesicles (MLVs) of an anionic surfactant, sodium linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (NaLAS), formed spontaneously through a thermally induced phase transformation. |
sepideh khodaparast ; William Sharratt ; Joao Cabral; |
309 | Deformation Dynamics of Active Shells: Polar V Nematic Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work thus clarifies the interaction of active defects and geometry and provides potentially new insight into morphogenesis. |
Ludwig Hoffmann ; Livio Carenza ; Luca Giomi; |
310 | Plasticized Liquid Crystal Networks for The Active Control of Power Transmission in Gear Train Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work we showcase the use of these materials for the untethered control and powering of a multi-component mechanical device. |
Natalie Pinchin ; Abdon Pena-Francesch ; Hamed Shahsavan; |
311 | Shape-memory and Shrink-on-demand Aquabots Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Building on an ultra-soft liquid robot, termed aquabots, we have developed an approach to achieve reversible dimensional shrinkage and shape memory functions. |
Shipei Zhu ; Huanqing Cui ; Ho Cheung Shum ; Thomas Russell; |
312 | Liquid Crystal Elastomer Based Artificial Neuromuscular Unit with Electrically Controllable Ultrafast Actuation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work provides a new solution with a stretchable ultrathin gold-sputtered liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) film as artificial muscle which can be actuated by short voltage pulses (< 5ms) just like action potentials. |
Yang Wang; |
313 | Digital Light Processing of Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Self-sensing Artificial Muscles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we introduce a digital light processing (DLP)–based additive manufacturing approach that automatically shear aligns mesogenic oligomers, layer-by-layer, to achieve high orientational order in the photocrosslinked structures; this ordering yields high specific work capacity (63 J kg −1) and energy density (0.18 MJ m −3). |
Shuo Li ; Hedan Bai ; Robert Shepherd; |
314 | Flexo-ionic Effect of Ionic Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Soft Robotic Applications Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The first study of the flexo-ionic effect of the recently discovered ionic liquid crystal elastomers (iLCEs) is reported [6]. |
Chathuranga Prageeth Rajapaksha ; M D Tharindupriya Gunathilaka ; Suresh Narute ; Hamad Albehaijan ; Camilo Piedrahita ; Pushpa Paudel ; P M Sineth Kodikara ; Chenrun Feng ; Bjorn Lussem ; Thein Kyu ; Antal Jakli; |
315 | 3D Printing of Electrically Responsive PVC Gel Actuator Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: As a proof-of-concept demonstration, we show that a 3D printed PVC gel-based smart window can change its transparency upon the application of voltage. |
Shengqiang Cai ; Zijun Wang; |
316 | Composite Wearable Textile Materials with Spatial Control of Joule Heating Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we designed a low-profile composite textile material that enables spatial control of the localized level of heating by tailoring the geometry of an integrated serpentine conductive textile pathway. |
Marquise Bell ; Te Faye Yap ; Anoop Rajappan ; Jason Hsu ; Colter Decker ; Vivian Tat ; Chien-Te Tseng ; Daniel Preston; |
317 | Statistical Field Theory for The Free Energy of An Electro-mechanical Polymer Chain: Non-local Dipole-dipole Interactions in The Fixed Applied Field Ensemble Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We introduce a self-consistent formulation that enables us to address the setting of constant applied electric field ensembles that transforms the nonlocal interactions into a PDE constraint corresponding to the Gauss’ equation. |
Pratik Khandagale ; Carlos Garcia Cervera ; Gal deBotton ; Carmel Majidi ; Kaushik Dayal; |
318 | Self-healing and Reconfigurable Protein-based Magnetic Actuators Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we developed a magnetic soft composite based on squid-derived proteins and rare-earth magnetic particles with discrete magnetization profiles, and used self-healing to reconfigure their magnetization and actuation modes. |
Zenghao Zhang ; Abdon Pena-Francesch; |
319 | Particle-resolved Description of A Soft Magnetoelastic Actuator Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we study the latter effect by mesoscopic theory. |
Lukas Fischer ; Andreas Menzel; |
320 | Physically Cross-linked Healable Zwitterionic Hydrogel for Soft Robotics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This project aims to introduce a bio-compatible, anti-fouling, physically cross-linked hydrogel that shows inherent self-healing properties by incorporating a zwitterionic component into the hydrogel. |
Negin Bouzari ; Rasool Nasseri ; Natalie Pinchin ; Tizazu Mekonnen ; Hamed Shahsavan; |
321 | Macromolecular Radical Networks As A Novel Magnetic Material Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: By coupling the rheological, magnetic, and chemical behavior of candidate crosslinkers and copolymers, we aim to establish design rules for a biocompatible organic magnetic material that can enhance magnetically-actuated devices such as microrobots for medical applications. |
Leah Marks ; Abdon Pena-Francesch; |
322 | Theoretical Model of Vertically Stacked Domains in Nematic Liquid Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We discovered the metastable states with an oscillatory director profile in the vertical direction are possible under the effect of an applied electric field only. |
Reed Jones ; Olha Melnyk ; Rair Macêdo ; Robert Camley; |
323 | Numerical Modeling of Colloid Aggregation in Isotropic to Nematic Phase Transition Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Motivated by recent experimental results in the self-assembly of aggregates of colloidal shells of nanoparticles, we study the mechanism behind the formation of these aggregates in the isotropic to nematic phase transition. |
Jane Bernadette Denise Garcia ; Devika Gireesan Sudha ; Linda Hirst ; Daniel Beller; |
324 | A Generic Approach to Directed Self-assembly of Polymerizable Blue-phase Liquid Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show that such stripe-like patterns direct the self-assembly of BPs with different chemical compositions into single crystals. |
Tadej Emersic ; Kushal Bagchi ; José Martínez-González ; Xiao Li ; Paul Nealey ; Juan De Pablo; |
325 | How Confinement-induced Chiral Director Configurations Respond to Magnetic Fields Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This experimental work investigates how applied magnetic fields transform LCLC’s double-twist director configuration in a cylinder. |
Joonwoo Jeong ; Junghoon Lee; |
326 | Thermotropic Ionic Liquid Crystals As Lithium Battery Electrolytes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we report on a family of ionic liquid and thermotropic ionic liquid crystalline electrolytes with the general chemical structure alkyl-ALi, where "A" is a monovalent anion with differing chemistry. |
Jennifer Schaefer ; Jiacheng Liu ; Hannah Collins ; Emma Kerr; |
327 | Electro-optic HAN Device Utilizing Carbon Nanotube Arrays and 2D Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheet As Alignment Substrates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This study reveals that two inorganic nanostructured surfaces, i.e., VA-CNT arrays and 2D h-BN, can efficiently replace the organic PI alignment agents when needed and retain the HAN device’s necessary electro-optical performances. |
Rajratan Basu ; Derek Gess; |
328 | Relation of The Correlation Length to The Size of The Crystallites at The Buried Interface? A Study of The In-plane Structure of The TiO2-EPM6R8 Liquid Crystal System Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We observed the changes that occur in the TiO2 – EPM6R8 system along the in-plane structure using grazing incidence x-ray scattering for concentrations of n = 7, 15 and 30 wt % of TiO2. |
Luz Martinez-Miranda ; Patricio Romero-Hasler ; Ariel Meneses-Franco ; Eduardo Soto-Bustamante; |
329 | Substitution of Sub-molecular Structure Can Alter Surface Anchoring of Liquid Crystals: Impact of Cyclohexyl Vs Phenyl Groups on Surface Anchoring of Nematic LC Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Based on compartmentalization of the mesogens and potential of mean force between each compartment and fluorocarbon molecules, we provide an explicit explanation of the formation of molecular ordering where affinity between perfluorocarbons and cyclohexyl group is favored over phenyl groups. |
Gustavo Perez Lemus ; Xin Wang ; Juan De Pablo ; Nicholas Abbott; |
330 | Antiferroelectric Smectic Ordering As A Prelude to The Ferroelectric Nematic: Introducing The Smectic Z Phase Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we report that this phase is a new class of smectic liquid crystal, one having the molecular long axes on average parallel to the layers. |
Xi Chen ; Eva Korblova ; Guillaume Freychet ; Mikhail Zhernenkov ; Vikina Martinez ; Mitchell Magrini ; Matthew Glaser ; Joseph MacLennan ; David Walba ; Noel Clark; |
331 | Electrically Tunable Reflection Color of Chiral Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This talk will present electrical, optical, and electro-optical studies of a ferroelectric nematic LC material doped with commercially available chiral dopants. |
Chenrun Feng ; Antal Jakli ; Rony Saha; |
332 | Polarization Monodomains and Electric Field Response in Wedge Samples of A Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystal Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we report on the ferroelectric properties of the material abbreviated DIO [1] under different confinement conditions in the presence and absence of an electric field. |
Mojtaba Rajabi ; Bijaya Basnet ; Kamal Thapa ; Hao Wang ; Oleg Lavrentovich; |
333 | Multiple Ferroelectric Nematic Phases of A Highly Polar Liquid Crystal Compound Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work we describe the synthesis and measurements of the physical properties of a new highly polar ferroelectric nematic compound, 4-nitrophenyl 4-[(2,4-dimethoxylbenzoyl)oxy]-2-fluorobenzoate (RT11001). |
Rony Saha ; Pawan Nepal ; Chenrun Feng ; Md Sakhawat Hossain ; Masafumi Fukuto ; Ruipeng Li ; James T. Gleeson ; Samuel Sprunt ; Robert J. Twieg ; Antal Jakli; |
334 | Surface Patterning of Ferroelectric Nematic Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We report on patterned surface alignment of DIO using plasmonic metamasks [Y. Guo, Adv. Mater, 28, 2016]. |
Runa Koizumi ; Hao Wang ; Mojtaba Rajabi ; Oleg Lavrentovich; |
335 | Wide Temperature Range Tunable Selective Reflection of Light By Chiral Ferroelectric Nematic Phase Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: A chiral mixture composed of ferroelectric nematic mesogen and chiral additives shows a right-angle chiral nematic (N*) followed by a chiral ferroelectric nematic (N F*) at lower … |
Kamal Thapa ; Olena Iadlovska ; Mojtaba Rajabi ; Hao Wang ; Bijaya Basnet ; Sanjoy Paul ; Sergij Shiyanovskii ; Oleg Lavrentovich; |
336 | Mesomorphic Ceramics Via Blade Coating of Lytropic Nanorod Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Mesomorphic ceramics are inorganic polycrystalline solids with static liquid crystalline superstructures. Here, we fabricate mesomorphic ceramic thin films over centimeter length … |
Xinquan Cheng ; Shaw Chen ; Mitchell Anthamatten; |
337 | Clogging of Soft Particles in 2D Hoppers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We examine the clogging probability for particles flowing out as a function of the hopper exit width. |
Ran Tao ; Eric Weeks; |
338 | Simulations of Arch Formation in Hopper Flows of Soft Spherical Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Understanding the mechanical properties of arches is necessary to develop a predictive model for the flow and clogging behavior of soft particles. |
Cameron Lerch ; Yuxuan Cheng ; John Treado ; Eric Weeks ; Mark Shattuck ; Corey O’Hern; |
339 | Impact of Particle Friction and Stiffness on Silo Discharge Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We proposed a phenomenological formulation based on the momentum balance that predicts the linear decrease of the flow rate with decreasing filling height for soft low-friction particles. |
Tivadar Pongó ; Viktória Stiga ; János Török ; Sára Lévay ; Ralf Stannarius ; Raúl Cruz Hidalgo ; Tamás Börzsönyi; |
340 | Flow and Clogging of Explicitly Deformable Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We measure the clogging probability as a function of the orifice opening and particle stiffness, characterize the multi-particle structures that give rise to clogs, and correlate changes in particle shape to particle motion that relieves temporary clogs. |
Yuxuan Cheng ; John Treado ; Cameron Lerch ; Eric Weeks ; Mark Shattuck ; Corey O’Hern; |
341 | Silo Flow of Soft Particles in Varying Gravity Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We introduce a dimensionless combination of g, E, the density ( ρ), and radius ( r) of the spheres, which collapses these measurements. |
Abigail Tadlock ; Kerstin Nordstrom; |
342 | Stochastic Jetting and Dripping in Confined Soft Granular Flows Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We report new dynamical modes in confined soft granular flows, such as stochastic jetting and dripping, with no counterpart in continuum viscous fluids. |
Michał Bogdan ; Andrea Montessori ; Adriano Tiribocchi ; Fabio Bonaccorso ; Marco Lauricella ; Sauro Succi ; Jan Guzowski; |
343 | Printing of Soft-granular Threads and Clusters Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use microfluidics to generate monodisperse emulsion droplets at high volume fraction (>80%) and extrude such droplets one-by-one using either external flow [1] or direct deposition (‘printing’) at a substrate. |
Jan Guzowski ; Jonathan Pullas Navarrete ; Ronald Terrazas Mallea; |
344 | Coiling and Buckling Instabilities in Moving Chains of Droplets Impacting An Interface Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: We produce a chain of microscopic monodisperse droplets in an aqueous bath, which rises due to the buoyancy of the droplets. There is an attractive interaction between the … |
Carmen Lee ; Kari Dalnoki-Veress; |
345 | Creeping Through A Rigidity Transition in Packings of Soft Spheres Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We find power law creep sinking behavior, with diffusive dynamics. |
Joshua Dijksman ; Tom Mullin; |
346 | Effects of Polydispersity on The Nonaffine Behaviors of Dense 2D Granular Systems Under Shear Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study simulations of highly polydisperse emulsions under shear flow where the largest droplet diameters being as much as ten times the smallest diameters. |
Yonglun Jiang ; Eric Weeks; |
347 | Stick-slip Dynamics of An Intruder Pulled Through Granular Matter Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We will discuss how these networks evolve during stick-slip dynamics for the granular systems of disks and pentagons, with focus on the correlation between the dynamics of the networks and the dynamics of the intruder. |
Lou Kondic ; Rituparna Basak ; Joshua Socolar ; Luis Pugnaloni ; Manuel Carlevaro ; Miroslav Kramara ; Hu Zhang ; Ryan Kozlowski; |
348 | Unconventional Rheological Properties in Systems of Deformable Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We demonstrate in this work, the existence of an unconventional rheological and memory property in a Voronoi-based model of deformable particles such as foams, tissues, etc. whose energy depends upon their shape. |
Anshuman Pasupalak; |
349 | Investigation of The Form Factor of Faceted Particles Using Statistical Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This study aims to investigate this hypothesis by systematically deforming model particles and computing the corresponding form factors in a computer simulation. |
Tom Höfken; |
350 | Crystallization of Hollow Microgels Assisted By Regular Ones Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we show that hollow microgels can be successfully co-crystallized with regular ones of the same size. |
Alexander Petrunin ; Andrea Scotti ; Walter Richtering; |
351 | Determination of The Packing Fraction of Soft Colloids Using SANS with Contrast Variation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: The volume occupied by colloids in a suspension – the volume fraction – is the thermodynamic variable that determines the phase behavior of these systems. While for hard … |
Andrea Scotti; |
352 | Interactions and Structure of Native Gut Microbiome of C. Elegans Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: From in vitro data, we observed a range of inter-species interactions, and colonizing the gut with individual species revealed intestinal populations that increase over time, consistent with a simple Lotka-Volterra-type model for saturating growth. |
Satya Spandana Boddu ; K. Michael Martini ; Megan Taylor ; Ilya Nemenman ; Nic Vega; |
353 | Compromising Matrix Structure to Make Biofilm Bacteria Easier to Eat Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To remedy this, we use polymer-specific enzyme treatments matched to the dominant polymer produced by a bacterial strain—these treatments cause changes in the bulk mechanical properties of the biofilm, aiding phagocytosis and leading to higher engulfment rates. |
Isabella Chavez; |
354 | Spatially Localized Adhesin Sharing Confers Ecological Stability in V. Cholerae Biofilms Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, using Vibrio cholerae as the model biofilm-former, we show that biofilm adhesins are indeed susceptible to cheater exploitation, and the evolutionary stability of adhesin production depends on the spatial structure of biofilms and the flow conditions in the environment. |
Jung-Shen Tai ; Saikat Mukherjee ; Rich Olson ; Jeffrey Tithof ; Carey Nadell ; Jing Yan ; Thomas Nero; |
355 | Irvin Oppenheim Award (2022): Microbial Diversity and Competition for Resources in A Model Seasonal Ecosystem Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we focus on consumer-resource models subject to serial dilutions. |
Amir Erez; |
356 | On The Sizes of Gut Bacterial Aggregates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Analyzing imaging data for eight different bacterial strains examined in isolation in the larval zebrafish gut, we find a common family of cluster size distributions that decay approximately as power laws with exponents close to -2, becoming shallower for large clusters in a strain-dependent manner. |
Raghuveer Parthasarathy ; Deepika Sundarraman ; Brandon Schlomann; |
357 | Oxygen Dynamics in A Vertically Stratified Microbial Community Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study the dynamics by which the topmost stratum, corresponding to aerobic heterotrophy, emerges in homogenized salt marsh sediment. |
Benjamin Roque ; Alexander Petroff; |
358 | The Physics of Sessile Droplets Rediscovered in Bacterial Biofilms Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will present our newest results showing that the growth of surface attached bacterial colonies can be captured by the physics of sessile droplets. |
Gabi Steinbach ; Peter Yunker ; Aawaz Pokhrel ; Brian Hammer ; Siu Lung Ng; |
359 | Stochastic Effects in Quorum Sensing Mediated By Extracellular Vesicles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present here a fully stochastic reaction-diffusion model of QS that accounts for fluctuations in both freely diffusing and vesicle-bound AI molecules. |
Brian Weaver ; Christoph Haselwandter ; James Boedicker; |
360 | High-throughput Assays Show Timescale of Phagocytic Success Depends on Target Toughness Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Rapid data collection allows us to extend our study to neutrophils isolated from the whole blood of three healthy adult volunteers. |
Marilyn Wells; |
361 | Bacterial Foraging in Patchy Landscapes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Interpreting trajectories using the ideal chain model of polymer physics allowed us to decipher the diversity of foraging behaviors in response to the topology of the habitat and local patch/corridor occupancy. |
Miles Wetherington; |
362 | High Dimensional Geometry of Fitness Landscapes Identifies Master Regulators of Evolution and The Microbiome Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we develop a geometric formalism that allows us to quantify interactions at high dimensionality in genetics and the microbiome. |
Will Ludington ; Michael Joswig ; Holger Eble ; Lisa Lamberti; |
363 | Coupling Between Spatial Structure and Heterogeneous Antibiotic Responses Through Self-generated Nutrient Gradients in Microbial Populations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we observe the response of spatially extended microcolonies of tetracycline-resistant E. coli to precisely defined dynamic drug regimens in a custom microfluidic device. |
Philip Bittihn ; Mirjana Stevanovic ; Thomas Boukéké-Lesplulier ; Lukas Hupe ; Jeff Hasty ; Daniel Schultz; |
364 | Active Bulging Promotes Biofilm Formation in A Bacterial Swarm Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we studied cell-fluid interaction in bacterial colonies and the consequence of such interaction on biofilm development. |
Siyu Liu ; Ye Li ; Daniel Kearns ; Yilin Wu; |
365 | How A Time-reversal-invariant Physical System Can Be Turned Into A Self-learning Machine Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will present our recent idea on how this might be achieved for arbitrary time-reversal-invariant Hamiltonian systems. |
Florian Marquardt ; Victor Lopez-Pastor; |
366 | Materials That Learn from Examples Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We outline the potential and limits of such `mechanical intelligence’ due to physically realizable learning dynamics. |
Arvind Murugan; |
367 | Multifunctional Networks Using Local Training Rules Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: I will present a novel design approach that relies only on local stress measurements to incorporate allosteric responses. |
Nidhi Pashine; |
368 | Decentralized, Physics-Driven Learning Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we demonstrate the successful laboratory realization of decentralized, physics-driven learning in an electronic system [1]. |
Sam Dillavou ; Menachem Stern ; Marc Miskin ; Andrea Liu ; Douglas Durian; |
369 | Biopolymer Self-assembly and Aggregation at Interfaces Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We demonstrate that this surface-enabled self-assembly process can proceed through diffusion-limited aggregation, without a nucleation barrier. |
Zahra Fakhraai ; Yi-Chih Lin ; Murray Skolnick; |
370 | Lipid Layer Formation on Particle Surfaces By Using DNA-Containing Recruiter Molecules Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we prepare DNA-containing recruiter molecules and incorporate them onto DNA immobilized gold nanoparticles through DNA hybridization. |
Sheng Li ; Jeehae Shin; |
371 | Mechanical Properties of Glassy Polymer Nanocomposites Via Atomistic and Continuum Models: The Role of Interphases Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose a novel hierarchical computational approach to predict the distribution of mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs), based on homogenization approaches and atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. |
Vagelis Harmandaris ; Hilal Reda ; Nikos Savva ; Alireza Foorazani Behbahani ; Anthony Chazirakis; |
372 | Stractural and Dynamical Properties of Hybrid Polymer/Gold and Core-Shell Nanoparticle Systems Through Molecular Dynamics Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a detailed investigation of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) with a bare and functionalized nanoparticle (NP) via detailed atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. |
Albert Power ; Ioannis Remediakis ; Vagelis Harmandaris; |
373 | Entropic Surface Segregation from Athermal Polymer Blends Due to Conformational Asymmetry Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work uses Monte Carlo simulations to investigate the surfaces of athermal blends of stiff and flexible polymers as the bending modulus of the stiff polymers, κ, is increased from zero to the point where the bulk undergoes an isotropic−nematic transition. |
Russell Spencer ; Mark Matsen; |
374 | Empirical Scaling Relations for Block Copolymer Surface Micelles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we report empirical scaling relations of BCP surface micelles based on an extensive set of data collected from both scattering-based analysis and microscope-based analysis. |
Dong Hyup Kim ; So Youn Kim; |
375 | Morphology Transition of Block Copolymer Surface Micelles By Solvent Immersion Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we report that BCP surface micelles which were transferred from the air-water interface to a substrate can transform into diverse nanostructures with direct immersion in specific solvents. |
Seokyoung Bae ; Dong Hyup Kim ; So Youn Kim; |
376 | Molecular Weight-Dependent Self-Assembly Behavior of Bottlebrush Block Copolymer in Emulsion Droplet Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate the self-assembly of bottlebrush block copolymers (BBCPs) under emulsion driplet, where each block consisted of polystyrene (PS) and polylactide (PLA). |
Eun Ji Kim ; Jaeman Shin ; Taeyang Do ; Gue Seon Lee ; Juhae Park ; Vikarm Thapar ; Jinwoong Choi ; Joona Bang ; Gi-Ra Yi ; Su-Mi Hur ; Jeung Gon Kim ; Bumjoon Kim; |
377 | Order-to-disorder Transition of Block Copolymers with Discrete Chain Model and Finite-range Interaction Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Thanks to the earlier random phase approximation (RPA) and self-consistent field theory (SCFT) calculations, it is now well known that the ODT point of symmetric AB BCP melt is ( χN) ODT = 10.495 in the mean field limit, when standard Gaussian chain model is adopted. |
Jaeup Kim ; Daeseong Yong ; Wonjun Kang; |
378 | Symmetry-Breaking of Double Gyroid Structures in Block Copolymer Films By Non-affine Distortion Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we suggest that a solvent vapor annealing, which forms self-assembled gyroid structures in polystyrene- b-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PS- b-PMMA) films, causes unique structural distortion owing to unidirectional deformation upon deswelling processes. |
Seungyun Jo ; Haedong Park ; Taesuk Jun ; Byeongdu Lee ; Seungwoo Lee ; Du Yeol Ryu; |
379 | Diverse Frank-Kasper Phases in High-χ and Conformationally Asymmetric PDMS-b-PTFEA Copolymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To directly impact these low-symmetry structures, here, we introduce a new-type of BCPs with high- χ and high- ε, where χ and ε are the Flory−Huggins interaction parameter and conformational asymmetry between the two blocks, respectively. |
Seungbae Jeon ; Taesuk Jun ; Sangwoo Lee ; Byeongdu Lee ; Du Yeol Ryu; |
380 | Multidomain Helical Nanostructure By A1BA2C Tetrablock Terpolymer Self-Assembly Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we investigated, via small-angle X-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy, the morphology of a polystyrene- block-polyisoprene- block-polystyrene- block-poly(2-vinylpyridine) (S 1IS 2V) tetrablock terpolymer. |
JinKon Kim ; Hyeongkeon Yoon; |
381 | Assessing Protein Corona Formation on Hard and Polymeric Nanoparticles – Towards Understanding Biocompatibility, Biodistribution, and Efficacy Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Herein, we present a multimodal study of protein corona composition and dynamics, first on ‘hard’ nanoparticles: spherical polystyrene nanoparticles and high aspect ratio single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). |
Markita Landry; |
382 | Human Airway Mucus: Cactus-like Conformations of Associative Polymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: A unique "cactus" model resulting from loops of different orders is proposed. |
Scott Danielsen ; Michael Rubinstein; |
383 | Role of Active and Thermal Fluctuations in Biopolymer Dynamics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We develop a theoretical framework for predicting the combined influence of active and Brownian forces in biopolymer dynamics. |
Ashesh Ghosh ; Andrew Spakowitz; |
384 | A Mean-field Theory to Predict Statistics of Semiflexible Biomolecules Due to Inhomogeneous Forces Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In our work, we modify an existing analytically tractable mean-field approach to account for the heterogeneity in tension for electric fields. |
Ananya Mondal ; Greg Morrison; |
385 | Nanopore Chip with Self-Aligned Transverse Tunneling Junction for Biomolecule Detection and Sequencing Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we report a new strategy for fabricating a solid-state nanopore with transverse tunneling junction integrated inside a nanofluidic channel, where DNA molecules can be enriched and straightened to pass through the nanopore between the electrodes. |
Sanjana Mukherjee ; Yuan Wang ; Joshua Sadar ; Ching-Wei Tsao ; Quan Qing; |
386 | Unexpected Fluorescence in Peptide Amphiphile Micelles for Molecular-recognition Sensing Applications Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work will present the design, characterization, and functionality of this newly discovered and versatile AIE material. |
Whitney Fowler; |
387 | Bayesian Inference of Chromatin Looping Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We developed a Bayesian inference algorithm to detect sustained contacts in two-particle tracking experiments, thereby uncovering the dynamics of chromatin loops. |
Simon Grosse-Holz ; Hugo Brandão ; Michele Gabriele ; Asmita Jha ; Claudia Cattoglio ; Tsung-Han Hsieh ; Leonid Mirny ; Christoph Zechner ; Anders Hansen; |
388 | Extreme Elastic Properties of Mechanosensory Chordotonal Organs in Drosophila Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we study the lateral pentascolopidial organ (lch5), a type of chordotonal organ (ChO), of Drosophila larvae. |
Xiaoxuan Jian ; Chonglin Guan ; Kengo Nishi ; Christian Kreis ; Oliver Baeumchen ; Martin Göpfert ; Christoph Schmidt; |
389 | A Coarse-grain Elastic Lattice Polymer Model of Bacterial Chromosomes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this context, we studied an elastic lattice polymer model for tightly double-folded ring polymers. |
Elham Ghobadpour ; Ralf Everaers ; Ivan Junier; |
390 | Modulation of DNA Entanglements By Nucleoid Associated Proteins Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will report on recent results we obtained using particle tracking microrheology on entangled solutions of large lambda-DNA functionalized by IHF/HNS proteins. |
Davide Michieletto; |
391 | Mechanical Properties Of Peptide Nucleic Acids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We argue that the neutral backbones of the PNA make it less stiff than dsDNA and dsRNA. |
Khadka Chhetri ; Akshara Sharama ; Supriyo Naskar ; Prabal Maiti; |
392 | Stochastic Dynamics of Coupled DNA Loci on A Compacted Chromosome Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using a live imaging assay to simultaneously measure positions of pairs of enhancers and promoters in thousands of nuclei of the developing fly embryo, we analyze the two-point correlations of these DNA loci. |
David Brückner ; Lev Barinov ; Hongtao Chen ; Thomas Gregor; |
393 | Dynamic Bridging Explains Sub-diffusive Movement of Chromosomal Loci Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, using polymer simulations we investigate the role of DNA bridging in determining the dynamics of chromosomal loci. |
Srikanth Subramanian ; Sean Murray; |
394 | Non-dispersive, Non-reciprocal Amplification of Wavepackets in Sonic Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Inspired by a recent proposal in optics, we describe a mechanism for one-way amplification of sound waves across an entire frequency band using a traveling-wave modulation of local stiffnesses. |
Noah Kruss ; Jayson Paulose; |
395 | Light-driven Synchronization of Active Particles in Marangoni Optical Traps Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We demonstrate a versatile platform of photoresponsive active particles that exhibit synchronized oscillation and rotation. |
Nabila Tanjeem ; Hyunki Kim ; Subramanian Sundaram ; Ji-Hwan Kang ; Todd Emrick ; Ryan Hayward; |
396 | Microrobot Controlled Electrodeposition Metamaterial Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show progress towards developing a metamaterial made from a swarm of microscale robots. |
Lucas Hanson ; William Reinhardt ; Marc Miskin; |
397 | Crowd-surfing Particles Sorted By Magnetic Artificial Cilia Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: One of the major challenges in modern robotics is controlling micromanipulation by active and adaptive materials. In the respiratory system, such actuation enables pathogen … |
Arnold Mathijssen ; Ahmet Demiroers ; Joost de Graaf; |
398 | Emergent Beating in Colloidal Matter: Stabilization Via Symmetry Breaking Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we study the self-organized behaviors of a colloidal system of active Janus particles (~250um) suspended at the air-liquid interface of a hydrogen peroxide droplet. |
Thomas Berrueta ; Jingfan Yang ; Allan Brooks ; Albert Liu ; Michael Strano ; Todd Murphey; |
399 | Robotic Swimming in Curved Space Via Geometric Phase Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work demonstrates how the interaction between environmental curvature, active driving and geometric phases yields rich, exotic phenomena. |
Shengkai Li ; Tianyu Wang ; Velin Kojouharov ; Daniel Goldman ; Zeb Rocklin ; Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin ; Enes Aydin; |
400 | Re-programmable Non-reciprocal Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we present a simple design for a repulsive lattice of magnetic dipoles which allow for all of these parameters to be tuned, enabled, or disabled through the use of a simple mechanical switch. |
Austin Eichelberg ; Audrey Watkins ; Osama Bilal; |
401 | Motile Dislocations Melt An Odd Crystal Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show that introducing transverse interactions dramatically alters dislocations dynamics and phase behavior. |
Yehuda Ganan ; Ephraim Bililign ; Florencio Balboa Usabiaga ; Alexis Poncet ; Vishal Soni ; Sofia Magkiriadou ; Denis Bartolo ; Michael Shelley ; William Irvine; |
402 | Simulations of Elastic Active Matter Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we rely on particle-based simulations to investigate the elastic properties of active matter. |
Yulu HUANG ; Haoran Xu ; Yilin Wu ; Rui Zhang; |
403 | Odd Elastic Response of Colloidal Spinner Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We ground our discussion using coarse-grained microscopic models, molecular dynamics simulations, and colloidal experiments. |
Florencio Balboa Usabiaga ; Ephraim Bililign ; Yehuda Ganan ; Alexis Poncet ; Vishal Soni ; Sofia Magkiriadou ; Denis Bartolo ; Michael Shelley ; William Irvine; |
404 | Collision Operators for Mesoscale Simulations of Flocks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We utilize the Multi-Particle Collision Dynamics framework and develop a set of collision operators to simulate flocking at the mesoscale. |
Timofey Kozhukhov ; Tyler Shendruk; |
405 | Active and Robotic Materials: from Self-amplified Waves to Self-sustained Deformations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Beyond distributed robotics, our work suggests how these nonlinear work cycles and associated functionalities can emerge as solutions of the non-conservative dynamics of active and biological materials. |
Martin Brandenbourger ; Colin Scheibner ; Jonas Veenstra ; Ananya Ghatak ; Tingyuan Zheng ; Edan Lerner ; Jasper Van Wezel ; Peter Schall ; Vincenzo Vitelli ; Corentin Coulais; |
406 | Polar Fluctuations Lead to Extensile Nematic Behaviour in Confluent Tissues Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we resolve this cellular to tissue level disconnect with a linearized hydrodynamic theory that applies universally in the small fluctuation regime to tissues in both fluid and solid states. |
Andrew Killeen ; Thibault Bertrand ; Chiu Fan Lee; |
407 | Fabrication and Modeling of Hydrogel-based Microrobots for Advanced Functionalities Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We report on the fabrication and modeling of hydrogel-based microrobots for adaptive locomotion and micromanipulation under various stimulations. |
Liyuan Tan ; David Cappelleri; |
408 | Two-dimensional Mechanics with Atomically Thin Solids at The Air-water Interface Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: For this, we use laser patterning directly applied to MoS 2 on a water surface to generate arbitrary shapes and photoactivated surfactants to produce lateral, spatially controlled external forces. |
Jaehyung Yu ; Jiwoong Park; |
409 | Curvature Controlled Phase Separation in Self-Propelled Colloidal Particle Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We explain these phenomena by studying computationally the phase behavior of active particles confined to the surfaces of positively curved spheres and negatively curved gyroids. |
Philipp Schönhöfer ; Sharon Glotzer; |
410 | Fabrication and Simulation of Functional Electro-Thermal Micro-Origami Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This presentation will demonstrate a novel eletro-thermal micro-origami system developed by our group. |
Yi Zhu ; Mayur Birla ; Kenn Oldham ; Evgueni Filipov; |
411 | Chemical Design of Motile Janus Droplets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Solubilizing, self-propelling droplets have emerged as a rich chemical platform for exploration of active behaviors, but isotropic droplets rely on spontaneous symmetry breaking … |
Lauren Zarzar; |
412 | Kinetics of Self-folding at The Microscale Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we consider as a prototype the spontaneous folding of a pyramid. |
Nuno Araujo ; Hygor Melo ; Cristóvão Dias; |
413 | Locomotion of Magnetoelastic Membranes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: When we introduce hydrodynamic effects, two aspects are critical for membrane locomotion: the amplitude of the circumferential wave and the asymmetry of the membrane. |
Chase Brisbois ; Monica Olvera De La Cruz; |
414 | Bioinspired Chemical Motors for Self-propelled Microrobots Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have developed a self-propelled micromotor system from a cephalopod-derived protein and an anesthetic metabolite capable of operating in physiological conditions. |
Cecelia Kinane ; Chia-Heng Lin ; Abdon Pena-Francesch; |
415 | Bioinspired Robotic Actuators By Electrochemical Oxidation of Liquid Metal Droplets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a generalized framework for designing liquid metal actuators (LMA), where the EGaIn droplets are configured with copper pads to generate a desired robotic actuation. |
Jiahe Liao ; Carmel Majidi; |
416 | Emergent Biohybrid Active Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We will show that this emergence relies on a phase transition process as a function of cell-cell distance. |
M Taher Saif ; Umnia Doha; |
417 | 3D Printed Living Robots with Self-training Capabilities Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In our study, we develop a skeletal muscle-based swimming biobot formed by a 3D-printed serpentine spring integrated into a 3D cell laden scaffold. |
Maria Guix Noguera; |
418 | Biohybrid Robotic Jellyfish for Potential Applications in Biology, Soft Robotics, and Ocean Exploration Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we present a biohybrid robot that uses a microelectronic system to induce swimming in live jellyfish. |
Nicole Xu ; James Townsend ; John Costello ; Sean Colin ; Bradford Gemmell ; John Dabiri; |
419 | Imaging Guided Microrobot for In Vivo Biomedical Applications Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: I will introduce our works on photoacoustic computed tomography (PACT)–guided micromotors for applications in intestines in vivo. |
Wei Gao; |
420 | Dusty Plasma Liquid Crystal Analogues Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk we will demonstrate the liquid crystal properties of microgravity dusty plasma and propose ways to study universality of liquid crystal phase transitions and pattern formation using a dusty plasma analogue. |
Eva Kostadinova ; Emerson Gehr ; Evie Guay ; Lorin Matthews ; Truell Hyde; |
421 | Energetics of Twisted Spindle-shaped Polymer Nematics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will discuss an energetic model of this loxodrome twisting and show that the observed behavior can be captured by the Frank free energy along with an additional term that constrains the length of the integral curves in the system, a key constraint in the geometric model. |
Helen Ansell ; Randall Kamien; |
422 | Inequalities for Elastic Constants in Nematic Liquid Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This analysis shows that the Ericksen inequalities are stronger than necessary for thermodynamic stability. |
Cheng Long ; Jonathan Selinger; |
423 | Smectic Liquid Crystal Foam Under Confinement Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we investigate how liquid crystal foams behave under confinement. |
Changshuo Fu ; Hongjie Lin ; Mohamed Amine Gharbi; |
424 | Cholesteric Tactoids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we examine the problem of a determining the shape of droplet of chiral fluid: a cholesteric liquid crystal. |
Eoghan Downey; |
425 | Manipulating Liquid Crystal Tactoids with Applied Fields Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we consider the problem of a nematic liquid crystal droplet deformed by an imposed electric field. |
Cole Wennerholm ; Tim Atherton ; Eoghan Downey ; Chaitanya Joshi; |
426 | Hydrodynamics in Quasi 2D Liquid Crystal Films – Lattice Structures, Coalescence & Coarsening – Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we demonstrate and describe different phenomena dealing with isotropic droplets and smectic islands (flat circular regions) in thin quasi 2D smectic films onboard the International Space Station (ISS). |
Christoph Klopp; |
427 | Flow-induced Order–order Transitions in Amyloid Fibril Nematic and Cholesteric Tactoids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we show that different classes of amyloid based nematic and cholesteric tactoids undergo order–order transitions by flow-induced deformations of their shape. |
Hamed Almohammadi ; Massimo Bagnani ; Raffaele Mezzenga; |
428 | Chiral Domains in A Flowing Achiral Nematic Liquid Crystal Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Surprisingly, we find the spontaneous emergence of chiral structures when an achiral lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal in the nematic phase relaxes from a high velocity flow to a steady-state lower velocity flow. |
Qing Zhang ; Rui Zhang ; Shuang Zhou ; Irmgard Bischofberger; |
429 | Templating Polymer Networks with Chiral Liquid Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Thus, we obtain free-standing films of polymer network that can be characterized by scanning electron microscopy. |
Zhaofei Zheng ; Francesca Serra; |
430 | Self-assembled Nanoparticle Capsules and Their Aggregation in Anisotropic Liquid Crystal Solvent Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This self-assembling colloidal system provides a unique method to study particle aggregation in liquid crystal over large length scales. |
Devika Gireesan Sudha ; Jocelyn Ochoa ; Linda Hirst; |
431 | Topological Dereliction in Liquid Crystal-mediated Nanoparticle Assembly on Spherical Droplets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The LC is described in the framework of the Landau-de Gennes formalism, and a hybrid relaxation is carried out: a Metropolis sampling algorithm explores the order tensor Q and particles location, while a Ginzburg-Landau relaxation establishes the equilibrium configuration inside the droplet. |
Viviana Palacio-Betancur ; Julio Armas-Perez ; Juan Hernandez-Ortiz ; Juan De Pablo; |
432 | The Simulation of Three-dimensional Solitary Waves Driven By An Alternating Current Electric Field in Nematic Liquid Crystal Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We reveal that the inducing of the nonsingular structures depends on the intensity and frequency of the electric field. |
Xingzhou Tang ; Ali Mozaffari ; Noe Atzin ; Nicholas Abbott ; Juan De Pablo; |
433 | Oscillatory Shear Response of Freely Suspended Films of Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystal Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we study the structural response of freely suspended, thin LCLC films to oscillatory shear using nematic DSCG at 10 to 16 wt. |
Angel Martinez ; Benjamin Kauffman ; Claire Olney ; Mara Niesyt ; Rebecca Sipen ; Pamela McKnight ; Xiang Cheng ; Nathan Keim; |
434 | Amphibious Transport of Fluids and Solids By Soft Magnetic Carpets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we create soft magnetic carpets via an easy self-assembly route based on the Rosensweig instability. |
Ahmet Demiroers ; Joost de Graaf ; Arnold Mathijssen; |
435 | Hydrodynamics of Polarized Crowds Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use tens of thousands of road-race participants in starting corrals to elucidate the flowing behavior of polarized crowds by probing its response to boundary motion. |
Denis Bartolo; |
436 | Acoustically Levitated Lock and Key Grains Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we show that acoustic levitation offers one possibility for the generation of shape-dependent, specific bonds between pairs of millimeter scale particles. |
Melody Lim ; Heinrich Jaeger; |
437 | Competition Between Local Activity, Gravity, and Boundary Shear in Active-passive Granular Mixtures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We characterize the rate of particle-scale rearrangements due to fluctuations by diffusing wave spectroscopy, the macroscopic flow rate via observing the angle of a relaxing sandpile, and the effective shear viscosity via a rheometer. |
Shih-Yuan Chen ; Melia Kendall ; Karen Daniels; |
438 | Do Brittle-to-ductile Transitions Occur in Dense Active Matter? Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we study the yielding transition for active matter in the limit of infinite persistence and quasi-static driving, and find that the magnitude of the observed stress drops, a measure of brittleness, decreases systematically with the spatial correlation length of the applied active field. |
Kamalendu Paul ; M. Lisa Manning; |
439 | Granular Matter in Acoustic Traps: The Wave-Driven Oscillator Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: A focused acoustic standing wave creates a Hookean potential well for a small sphere and can levitate it stably against gravity. Exposing the trapped sphere to a second transverse … |
Mohammed Abdelaziz ; David Grier; |
440 | Collective Dynamics in Chiral Granular Gases Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We discuss the dynamics of chiral granular matter activated by mechanical vibrations on an oscillated substrate. |
Arshad Kudrolli ; Christopher Whittington; |
441 | Freezing An Acoustically Levitated Granular Liquid Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we present a study of an out-of-equilibrium phase transition for a membrane of acoustically levitated particles, 30 microns in diameter. |
Brady Wu ; Melody Lim ; Bryan VanSaders ; Heinrich Jaeger; |
442 | Activating Granular Creep with Vibrations and Heat Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To do so, we introduce controlled vibrations and heat to an otherwise quiescent granular heap, and measure the resulting creep strains with spatially-resolved diffusive wave spectroscopy (DWS). |
Nakul Deshpande ; Douglas Jerolmack ; Paulo Arratia; |
443 | Collective Behaviour of Self-propelled Elliptical Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Ensembles of anisotropic self-propelled particles exhibit a rich variety of emergent phases. A combination of short-ranged excluded volume interactions, which induce … |
Ashreya Jayaram; |
444 | Magnetically Driven Granular Gas in Low Gravity Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Experimental investigation of granular gas systems in three dimensions desire the removal of the weight of constituent particles. In a sounding rocket experiment module, such … |
Peidong Yu ; Matthias Sperl ; Matthias Schroeter ; Masato Adachi; |
445 | Motility-driven Segregation, Self-trapping and Interfaces in Active Granular Matter Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a coarse-grained theory of the instability leading to phase separation, through the interplay of the active forcing of the beads by the rods and the asymmetry of the steric interaction of the rod with the beads. |
Sriram Ramaswamy ; Raushan Kant ; Rahul Gupta ; Harsh Soni ; Ajay Kumar Sood; |
446 | Chirality in A System of Active Air-driven Spinners Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present an analysis (based on kinetic theory) of the rich phase behavior and dynamics that we have observed in experiments with a fluid of disk-shaped rotors. |
Miguel Angel Lopez-Castano ; Francisco Vega Reyes ; Álvaro Rodríguez-Rivas ; Alejandro Márquez-Seco ; Alicia Márquez-Seco; |
447 | Acoustically Induced Superthickening and Enhanced Elasticity in Shear Jamming Dense Colloidal Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Acoustic perturbation can dramatically enhance the solid properties of a shear jammed suspension. The application of a transient acoustic perturbation (training) prior to shear … |
Edward Ong ; Meera Ramaswamy ; Itai Cohen; |
448 | Finding Spin Glass Ground States Through Deep Reinforcement Learning Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we introduce DIRAC — a deep reinforcement learning framework, which can be trained purely on small-scale spin glass instances and then applied to arbitrarily large ones. |
Mutian Shen ; Zohar Nussinov ; Yang-Yu Liu ; Changjun Fan ; Yizhou Sun ; Zhong Liu; |
449 | The Random Energy Landscape of Soft-spin Networks and Its Application to Combinatorial Optimizations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We analyze the computational performance of one such machine, a network of coupled optical parametric oscillators that act as soft-spins confined in a double-well potential. |
Atsushi Yamamura ; Hideo Mabuchi ; Surya Ganguli; |
450 | From Classification to Models: When Do SVMs Discover Physical Features? Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we investigate under which conditions SVM can discover such relevant physical quantities in glassy systems. |
Arabind Swain ; Ilya Nemenman; |
451 | Machine Learning Probing Universality Class of Four Models Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We test details of a possible investigation of the universality using a deep learning approach. |
Lev Shchur ; Evgeni Burovski ; Vladislav Chertenkov; |
452 | Inverse Design of Nucleation Seeds Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using a combination of forward simulation and inverse design, we investigate the optimal nucleation seed structure to promote crystal growth. |
Ella King ; Chrisy Xiyu Du ; Michael Brenner; |
453 | Machine Learning Enabled Large-scale Quantum Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations of The Falicov-Kimball Model Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Glassy behaviors similar to the one reported in this work could be generic for other correlated electron systems. |
Sheng Zhang ; Gia-Wei Chern ; Puhan Zhang; |
454 | Biased Monte Carlo Sampling in RBMs Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we show this barrier can be easily surmounted using biased Monte Carlo methods, just as commonly done in Statistical Mechanics, to reach equilibrium in the vicinity of first order phase transitions. |
Beatriz Seoane ; Aurélien Decelle ; Cyril Furtlehner ; Nicolas Bereux; |
455 | Nonequilibrium Monte Carlo for Unfreezing Variables Near Computational Phase Transitions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we introduce a quantum-inspired family of nonlocal Nonequilibrium Monte Carlo (NMC) algorithms by developing an adaptive gradient-free strategy that can efficiently learn key instance-wise geometrical features of the cost function. |
Masoud Mohseni ; Daniel Eppens ; Federico Ricci-Tersenghi ; Johan Strumpfer ; Alan Ho ; Raffaele Marino ; Vasil Denchev ; Sergei Isakov ; Sergio Boixo ; Hartmut Neven; |
456 | Gauge Freedoms, Symmetries, and The Interpretability of Sequence-function Relationships Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work thus establishes mathematical and conceptual tools for better understanding how sequence encodes biological function. |
Justin Kinney ; Anna Posfai ; David McCandlish; |
457 | Exploring Relative Advantages of Dual Vs Single Dimensionality Reduction Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we explore the dual dimensionality reduction, aiming to identify simultaneously which collective dynamics from the individual constituents are responsible for which reduced dimensional response features. |
Eslam Abdelaleem ; K. Michael Martini ; Ilya Nemenman; |
458 | An Unsupervised Neural Network Learns Reproducible and Interpretable Representations of Active Matter Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We previously presented an unsupervised neural network approach for representing high-dimensional systems. |
Chih-Wei Joshua Liu ; Nikta Fakhri ; Junang Li ; Michal Szurek; |
459 | Criticality in Deep Neural Networks Using Jacobian(s) Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Specifically, we focus on the propagation of gradients, using the Jacobian(s) of the network function. |
Darshil Doshi ; Andrey Gromov ; Tianyu He; |
460 | Understanding Layer Normalization in Deep Neural Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show that the effect of LayerNorm can be quantitatively studied in infinite width limit, by plotting phase diagrams of DNNs. |
Tianyu He ; Darshil Doshi ; Andrey Gromov; |
461 | Information Bottleneck for Data-driven Renormalization Without Locality Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we introduce a method for coarse graining experimental data, while extracting features relevant to their macroscopic behavior, without explicit references to locality or symmetry. |
K. Michael Martini ; Joseph Natale ; Ilya Nemenman; |
462 | NASA’s Complex Fluids/Soft Matter Program Overview Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The decadal soft matter topics are likely to include research areas emphasized in the March 2021 APS/NASA Workshop Report entitled: Grand Challenges in Soft Matter Science: Prospects for Microgravity Research, NASA/CP-20205010493 Three overarching themes emerged from the workshop: • Machines made out of machines • Scalable self-sustaining ecosystems • Active materials and metamaterials This report lays out only some of the potential directions for soft matter dynamics over the next two decades. |
Fran Chiaramonte; |
463 | Phase-field Modeling of Colloid-polymer Mixtures in Microgravity Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a theoretical model for colloid-polymer mixtures in a microgravity environment. |
Anand Oza; |
464 | Phase Separation and Emergent Dynamics of Paramagnetic Suspensions in Toggled Magnetic Fields Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In experiments conducted in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station and earth-based experiments, we find that several factors govern the kinetics of phase separation of paramagnetic colloids in toggled fields, including the field strength and toggle frequency. |
Eric Furst; |
465 | Acoustically Levitated Granular Matter Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will outline a new direction for tabletop experiments that aims to probe and model these interaction forces in astrophysical granular matter. |
Melody Lim; |
466 | Rapid Control of Multimodal Mechanical Metamaterial Collapse Using Pneumatic Pressurization Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Pneumatically pressurized mechanical metamaterials have been shown to achieve large deformation and programmable mechanical properties using networks of enclosed cavities. Yet, … |
Ryan Harne ; Lance Hyatt; |
467 | Using Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy to Measure Force Generated By Contractile Actomyosin Gels Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: With inspiration drawn from the OpenSPIM open-science platform we report on the design and construction of a multimodal light sheet fluorescence microscope capable of probing the dynamical nature of soft matter systems. |
James Clarke; |
468 | Using Sub-Riemannian Geometry to Characterize Mechanics of Deformable Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: The motion for most dynamical systems is characterized by external degrees of freedom, such as position and velocity. However, deformable systems have an expanded configuration … |
Brian Day ; Elisabetta Matsumoto ; Steve Trettel; |
469 | Extracting Active Fluctuating Forces from Fluctuating Motions of An Active Brownian Particle in A Quadratic Confinement Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We hypothesize that if the histogram of the total fluctuating position and the histogram of the Brownian fluctuations are both known, one can extract the histogram of the pure active fluctuation by deconvolution. |
Simin Xia ; Chong Shen ; Zhiyu Jiang ; H Daniel Ou-Yang; |
470 | Tidal Effects on Active Matter Induced By Elastic Membrane Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Motivated by internal planetary tidal disruption due to a strong gravitational force, here we develop a mechanism to connect two vehicles via a spring to emulate tidal forces on a nonrigid body. |
Hussain Gynai ; Shengkai Li ; Gongjie Li ; Daniel Goldman; |
471 | Deformation and Collision Over A Chain of Active Stochastic Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, the response (deformation) of a chain of N-1 active stochastic particles, interacting by nonlinear springs, to an external force is numerically studied and rationalized with a minimal model. |
Mario Sandoval; |
472 | Dynamics of Self-propelled Particles in The Vibrated Dense Granular Media Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we investigate the dynamics of a small number of self-propelled particles placed among a crowd of randomly vibrated granular particles close to the jamming condition in a two-dimensional confinement. |
Kyungmin Son ; Yongjoo Baek ; Ho-Young Kim; |
473 | Unexpected Wave-like Statistics of Coupled Walking Drops Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk I will present a recent investigation involving the coupling two walking drops. |
Matthieu Labousse ; Konstantinos Papatryfonos ; Mélanie Ruelle ; Corentin Bourdiol ; André Nachbin ; John Bush; |
474 | Scale Invariance in The Dynamics of A Non-magnetic Ellipsoidal Particle Lying on A Granular Thermal Bath Fluidized Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In the present contribution, we extended the study to consider two different sizes of the ellipsoidal particle and different values of the constant magnetic field for the thermal bath. |
Cecilio Tapia-Ignacio ; Fernando Donado ; Jonathan Azarael Ortiz García ; Aldo Arturo Sánchez Granados; |
475 | Generalized Stochastic Engines Operating in A Single Spatially Homogeneous Yet Time-dependent Bath Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We argue that enzymes immersed in a temporally changing environment could operate in a brand new regime — harnessing energy from a single spatially homogeneous bath that varies in time. |
Vincent Du ; Zhongmin Zhang ; Zhiyue Lu; |
476 | Onset of Order in The Vicsek-Kuramoto Model with Generalized Noise Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: By studying a system of self-propelled particles aligning through a Kuramoto interaction, we show that for a large class of noise types the onset of order takes place at a critical interaction timescale that is related to the persistence time of the active system in the non-interacting limit. |
Kristian Stølevik Olsen ; Luiza Angheluta ; Eirik Flekkoy; |
477 | Colloidal Hydrodynamics of The Bacterial Nucleoid and Its Impact on Diffusion and Spatial Organization in The Cytoplasm Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In the present work, we study the colloidal hydrodynamics and organization of biomolecules migrating through and surrounding the bacterial nucleoid, with a focus on its structure as a porous medium that acts as a sieve and dynamic regulator by screening migration by size and hindering the diffusion of cellular biomolecules. |
Alp Sunol ; Brian Ryu ; Jennifer Hofmann ; Roseanna Zia; |
478 | Hydrodynamic Simulations of Bacterial Swarms Highlight The Role of Cell Morphology and Cell-cell Interactions on Emergent Patterns Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We explore the roles played by cell shape, direct cell-cell interactions and fluid-mediated hydrodynamic interactions in the onset and maintenance of these structures. |
Joshua Tamayo ; Arvind Gopinath; |
479 | Robust Mechanics of Ameboid Cells Leading to Emergence of Self-tuning, Biohybrid Microtransporter Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Inspired by the motility of leukocytes, we introduce a biohybrid microtransporter with crawling ameboid D.discoideum cells acting as the active element. |
Setareh Sharifi Panah ; Robert Grossmann ; Valentino Lepro ; Oliver Nagel ; Carsten Beta; |
480 | Finite Element Modeling of Shapeshifters Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present Morpho, a programmable environment for finite element modeling of shape, including shape optimization and shape shifting. |
Daniel Goldstein; |
481 | Morphing Flat Sheets to 3D Curved Surfaces with Optimal Mechanical Performance Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we report an optimal cutting approach to transform plies of two-dimensional (2D) inextensible yet flexible composite laminate into 3D doubly-curved surfaces with optimized mechanical properties. |
Lishuai Jin ; Michael Yeager ; Young-Joo Lee ; Daniel O’Brien ; Shu Yang; |
482 | The Role of Symmetry and Patterning in Hierarchical Multistable Metasheets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work investigates the interrelations between unit cells and spatial arrangement in the hierarchical multistable behavior of patterned metasheets. |
Juan Osorio ; Andres Arrieta; |
483 | Tristable Kirigami Architecture for Mechanical Logic Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To simplify the design process, we introduce a single kirigami-inspired tristable architecture that not only encodes mechanical memory but also performs fundamental logic computing. |
Yi Yang ; Douglas Holmes; |
484 | Multimodal Locomotion Via Folding of A Degree-four Vertex Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we show that folding one of the simplest origami building blocks —a rigid, degree-four vertex— can lead to locomotion. |
Laura Pernigoni ; Davood Farhadi ; David Melancon ; Antonio Grande ; Katia Bertoldi; |
485 | A Machine Learning Approach to Inverse Design of Programmable Liquid Crystal Elastomers: Morphing Surfaces Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a novel machine learning approach to address the inverse problem for LCE coatings on a rigid substrate, morphing to a target topography[1]. |
Badel Mbanga ; Youssef Mosaddeghian Golestani ; Michael Varga ; Robin Selinger; |
486 | Configuration Space Engineering: Controlling Configuration Space Topology with Geometry Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we present a method for understanding these mechanisms by introducing a tensor field formalism that governs the location of singular points. |
Mary Elizabeth Lee-Trimble ; Michelle Berry ; Christian Santangelo; |
487 | Configuration Space Engineering: Gating Mechanisms By Controlling Configuration Space Topology Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we approach designing linkages from another angle by designing the topology of the linkage’s configuration space. |
Michelle Berry ; David Limberg ; Mary Elizabeth Lee-Trimble ; Ryan Hayward ; Christian Santangelo; |
488 | How The Singing Saw Gets Its Voice Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: By using experiments, theoretical and numerical analysis, we demonstrate that spatially varying curvature in a thin shell can localize topologically protected modes at inflection lines, akin to exotic edge states in topological insulators. |
Suraj Shankar ; Petur Bryde ; L Mahadevan; |
489 | Kinetic Wavelength Selection in An Unsupported Annulus Contracted Radially at The Inner Boundary Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we propose a kinetic mechanism in which the wavelength is set by a combination of dynamic wrinkling wavelengths [2], and wavelength coarsening features called ‘wrinklons’ [3]. |
Anshuman Pal; |
490 | Morphing with Diamonds Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We discuss two applications of this general principle. |
Maïka Saint-Jean ; Etienne Reyssat ; Benoit Roman ; Jose Bico; |
491 | Soft Kirigami Composite That Deploys Into Pre-programmed Shapes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We report soft composites with multiple layers that morph from a planar form into pre-programmed 3D shapes. |
Mohammad Khalid Jawed ; Mrunmayi Mungekar ; Vishal Kackar ; Shyan Shokrzadeh ; Leixin Ma ; Wenzhong Yan ; Vwani Roychowdhury; |
492 | Two-photon Printing of Polymer Networks with Circular Dichroic Memory Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Metamaterial structures are fabricated with periodic length scales below incident light wavelengths, imparting properties that were not present in the bulk state such as negative … |
Madelyn Jeske ; Mitchell Anthamatten; |
493 | Shape Fluctuations of Fluidized Vesicles Driven By Dilute Active Nematics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Motivated by recent experiments on the microtubule-kinesin active nematics confined in vesicles, we study a microscopic particle-based model of semiflexible polymers with nematic activity confined in fluid vesicles. |
Sarvesh Uplap ; Michael Hagan ; Aparna Baskaran ; Alfredo Sciortino ; Hammad Faizi ; Andreas Bausch ; Petia Vlahovska ; Zvonimir Dogic; |
494 | Osmosis-driven, Non-vascular-plant-inspired Soft Composites Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we demonstrate that a synthetic, plant tissue analog (PTA) can mimic the closed-cell structure and osmotic actuation of non-vascular plant tissue, enabling the emergence of turgor-pressure-induced stiffness and leading to more forceful swelling deformations. |
Shelby Hutchens ; Amrita Kataruka; |
495 | Computational Reverse-Engineering Analysis for Scattering Experiments of Assembled Mixtures of Nanoparticles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a computational method, CREASE, to analyze the scattering results from spherical nanoparticle mixtures assembled in various confinement geometries. |
Christian Heil ; Arthi Jayaraman; |
496 | Particle Design Rules for Size Control of Frustrated Assembly : Role of Interaction Range Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we connect continuum modeling of frustrated crystalline membrane rings and ribbons to discrete particle geometry and interactions. |
Douglas Hall ; Mark Stevens ; Gregory Grason; |
497 | Decoding The Growth Kinetics of Complex Crystals Via Local Structural Analysis Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We can bridge this gap by simulating the self-assembly of identical particles that interact via isotropic pair potentials [1], and study how particles take on different “roles” as they settle into different crystal sites, or local environments. |
Maya Martirossyan ; Julia Dshemuchadse; |
498 | Non-equilibrium Capillary Self-assembly Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Inspired by recent experiments involving overdamped, microscopic colloids, we herein study experimentally and theoretically the structural rearrangements between ground states of clusters of millimetric spheres bound by capillary attractions. |
Stuart Thomson ; Daniel Harris; |
499 | Order Originating from Disorder with Intrinsically Disordered Peptide Amphiphiles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I present new peptide amphiphiles composed of an intrinsically disordered peptide conjugated to variants of hydrophobic domains. |
Roy Beck; |
500 | Programmable Self-assembly of Nanotubes Using DNA Origami Nanoparticles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will show that such geometrical features can be programmed into nanometer-scale synthetic particles using DNA origami. |
Daichi Hayakawa ; Thomas Videbaek ; Huang Fang ; Douglas Hall ; Michael Hagan ; Gregory Grason ; William Rogers; |
501 | Understanding The Mechanism of Self-limited Assembly of Tubules Using Monte Carlo Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To answer this question, we use Monte Carlo simulations to study the kinetic pathways of a class of self-limited structures: cylindrical tubules that are assembled from triangular monomers. |
Huang Fang ; Botond Tyukodi ; Michael Hagan ; William Rogers; |
502 | Effect of Force-dependent Unbinding Kinetics on The Self-Assembly of DNA-Coated Emulsion Droplets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we introduce different models of force dependent kinetics into our dynamic bonding model. |
Gaurav Mitra ; Glen Hocky; |
503 | Closed Vesicle Formation Through The Spontaneous Curvature of Flat Colloidal Membranes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We describe the observed dynamics of initially flat sheets that undergo curving, budding and fracturing to form closed colloidal vesicles. |
Raymond Adkins ; Zvonimir Dogic ; Leroy Jia ; Robert Pelcovits ; Thomas Powers ; Yuefeng Yang; |
504 | Multispecies Tilings Increase The Accuracy in Assembly of Self-limited Structures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To study this assembly strategy we consider tubules composed of triangular monomers. |
Thomas Videbaek ; Huang Fang ; Daichi Hayakawa ; Michael Hagan ; William Rogers; |
505 | Temperature Protocols for Selective Self-assembly of Competing Structures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we show the design of multi-component self-assembly system that can form one of two pre-defined structures through simple temperature protocols. |
Srikanth Sastry ; Arunkumar Bupathy ; Daan Frenkel; |
506 | Liquid Phase Separation Out of Thermodynamical Equilibrium Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We combine condensates with a reconstituted network of cytoskeletal filaments and molecular motors and study how the mechanical interactions change the phase behavior and dynamics of membraneless structures. |
Alexandra Tayar ; Fernando Caballero ; Omar Saleh ; Cristina Marchetti ; Zvonimir Dogic; |
507 | How The Genome Modifies The Stability and Morphology of Viral Shells Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this research, we perform a series of simulations using coarse-grained models to monitor the growth of a viral shell andround a cargo. |
Sanaz Panahandeh ; Siyu Li ; Roya Zandi; |
508 | Self-assembly of Retroviral Shells and The Role of Line Tension Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we present a formulation of elasticity theory in curved geometries that allows us to solve the exact elasticity equations for completely general geometries including those relevant to the structure of retroviruses. |
Yinan Dong ; Alex Travesset ; Roya Zandi; |
509 | Mechanics and Fracture Properties of Soft Disordered Networks in Cartilage and Cartilage Inspired Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: I will discuss the structural origins of AC’s exceptional mechanical properties using the framework of rigidity percolation theory applied to composite materials and compare our predictions with experiments. |
Moumita Das; |
510 | Rigidity Percolation in A Random Tensegrity Via Analytic Graph Theory Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we consider large tensegrity structures with randomly placed cables (and struts) overlaid on a regular rigid backbone whose corresponding system of inequalities is reduced via analytic theory to an exact graph theory. |
Zeb Rocklin ; James McInerney ; Michael Czajkowski ; William Stephenson ; Vishal Sudhakar; |
511 | Self-organized Buckling Patterns Underlie Transition from Macroscopic Extension to Contraction in Active Nonlinear Elastic Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We observe a transition from linear and non-linear extensility to global contractile behavior. |
Kanaya Malakar ; John Berezney ; Deshpreet Bedi ; Daniel Goldstein ; Bulbul Chakraborty; |
512 | Deformation and Break-up of 3D-Printed Soft Elastic Solids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: By leveraging the highly tunable material properties of these packed microgel systems, we systematically explore the stability of 3D-printed beams across a range of yield stresses and beam diameters. |
Christopher O’Bryan; |
513 | Trainability in Biopolymer-inspired Disordered Spring Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Inspired by this, we introduce a disordered spring network model that shows the basic features observed in biopolymer networks, including force/strain-induced changes in topology. |
Marco Aurelio Galvani Cunha ; John Crocker ; Andrea Liu; |
514 | Relaxation in Network Materials: The Contribution of The Network Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work we focus on the contribution of the network to this process. |
Catalin Picu ; Nabeel Amjad; |
515 | Strain-induced Critical Slowing of Stress Relaxation in Disordered Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show that the rheology of these networks is controlled by a pre-strain-controlled correlation length and corresponding characteristic relaxation time that both diverge at a connectivity-controlled critical point, giving rise to weak power law scaling of the complex modulus with frequency and diverging strain fluctuations. |
Jordan Shivers ; Abhinav Sharma ; Fred MacKintosh; |
516 | Mechanics of Sub-isostatic Fiber Networks at A Finite Temperature Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: It has been shown that a simple coarse-grained model of spring networks with bending interactions can capture the rheology of real biopolymers. |
Sadjad Arzash ; Anupama Gannavarapu ; Amanda Marciel ; Fred MacKintosh; |
517 | Hole Closure in Sheets of Active Deformable Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose the deformable particle (DP) model to study the mechanics of hole closure in epithelial sheets, where the cells are modeled as individual deformable polygons with N v vertices whose positions are determined by a shape-energy function with terms that control the cell area, perimeter, and curvature. |
Andrew Ton ; Corey O’Hern ; Mark Shattuck; |
518 | Phase Separation and Viscoelastic Ripening in Crosslinked Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We generalize our theory to systems with arbitrary power-law relaxation behavior and discuss our findings in the context of the long-term stability of materials and recent experimental results on phase separation in cross-linked networks and cell cytoskeleton. |
Tine Curk ; Erik Luijten; |
519 | Mesoscopic States of A Network of Randomly Packed Rods Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we consider mesoscopic states of a random rod network to quantitatively describe such microscopic interactions. |
Yeonsu Jung ; Thomas Plumb-Reyes ; Anna Lappala ; Hao-Yu Lin ; L Mahadevan; |
520 | Disordered Topological Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we will present our investigation on mechanisms for encoding topological material properties into packing-derived disordered networks. |
Ethan Stanifer; |
521 | Fast Detection of Early-stage Damage in Soft Elastomers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our insight of the coupling between ongoing molecule damage and dynamic mechanical response will also provide us complete vision to the research of fracture mechanism and advanced molecular design for soft material development. |
Jianzhu Ju ; Costantino Creton ; Tetsuharu Narita ; Luca Cipelletti ; Gabriel Sanoja ; Chung Yuen Hui; |
522 | Statistical Physics of Feedback-based Driven Colloidal Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we report the experimental realization of colloidal particle diffusion and resetting via holographic optical tweezers. |
Yael Roichman; |
523 | Gravitational Sedimentation of Prolate Particles with A Non-uniform Mass Distribution Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Single particle trajectories are fit using a reduced mobility matrix model that can be solved analytically for the trajectory in time. |
Justin Burton ; Kavinda Nissanka ; Xiaolei Ma; |
524 | Revealing The Transverse Diffusion of Particles with Different Shapes in Bed-load Transport Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we perform numerical simulations using an eulerian-lagrangian approach (CFD-DEM) to predict the intriguing behavior of grains present in the bed-load layer. |
Fernando David Cúñez ; Rachel Glade; |
525 | Hydrodynamically Induced Particle Drift Near Corrugated Surfaces Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study the hydrodynamic interactions between sedimenting spheres and nearby corrugated surfaces, whose grooves are tilted with respect to the gravitational force. |
Christina Kurzthaler ; Danielle L. Chase ; Howard Stone; |
526 | Tandem Locomotion of Droplets in A Uniform Electric Field Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We analyze the three-dimensional droplet trajectories using asymptotic theory and numerical simulations using the Boundary Integral Method. |
Petia Vlahovska ; Chiara Sorgentone; |
527 | Synchronous Oscillatory Electro-inertial Focusing for Particle Manipulation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we present an experimental study on the non-linear coupling between electrophoretic and inertial forces for particle manipulation in microfluidic devices. |
Gabriel Juarez ; Giridar Vishwanathan; |
528 | High-throughput Particle Sorting and Focusing Using Rectification of Flow and Forces Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Inertial forces on fluid-borne objects arising due to nonlinear interactions of spatial flow gradients of a “fast" oscillatory flow are a powerful way to reliably and … |
Siddhansh Agarwal ; Sascha Hilgenfeldt; |
529 | Responsive Colloidal Molecules As Reconfigurable Microswimmers with Programmable Multistate Dynamics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Contrary to their biological analogs or larger scale robotic systems, artificial microswimmers lack self-regulation and rely on external control to adapt their motion. Finding … |
Steven Kesteren; |
530 | Transport and Assembly of Colloidal Nanoparticles By A Moving Phase Boundary Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We consider the implications of a general continuum model of a colloidal nanoparticle and liquid crystal solvent system. |
Tom Shneer ; Linda Hirst ; Alauna Wheeler ; Timothy Atherton; |
531 | Breaking Stokes’ Reversibility Through Nonlinear Hydrodynamic Interactions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study the breaking of reversibility through nonlinear hydrodynamic interactions, brought about by an intrinsic response of the objects to the drive. |
Haim Diamant ; Yulia Sokolov; |
532 | Statistical Analysis of Freezing Stages in Supercooled Water Microdroplets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigated freezing in 40 µm water droplets that were supercooled by evaporation in a vacuum chamber, a process that has many similarities to the freezing of water in clouds. |
Claudiu Stan ; Armin Kalita ; Maximillian Mrozek-McCourt ; Thomas Kaldawi ; Matias Daniel de Almeida ; Philip Willmott ; Raymond Sierra ; Ne-Te Duane Loh ; Hartawan Laksmono ; Jason Koglin ; Matt Hayes ; Rob Paul ; Serge A. Guillet ; Mengning Liang ; Andrew Aquila ; Sebastien Boutet; |
533 | Evidence for Higher-order Phase Transitions in The Two-dimensional Ising Model Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We employed the microcanonical inflection-point analysis method [1], which was introduced to identify and classify phase transitions in systems of any size, to study the 2D Ising model at various lattice sizes and in the thermodynamic limit [2]. |
Kedkanok Sitarachu ; Michael Bachmann; |
534 | Limit Shape Phase Transitions. A Merger of Arctic Circles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We consider a class of topological phase transitions in the limit shape problem of statistical mechanics. |
Alexandre Abanov ; Dimitri Gangardt ; James Pallister; |
535 | A Framework for Seismic Risk Policy Design and The Assessment of Avalanche-like Event Prediction in Knitted Fabric Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a framework allowing for the design of decision-making policies, as both a predictor evaluator and a provider of a clear strategy when dealing with risks, with KnitCity: a model seismically active city. |
Adèle Douin ; Frédéric Lechenault ; Jean-Phillipe Bruneton; |
536 | Can Graph Neural Network Infer Knot Invariants? Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we use a data-driven approach to predict the topologically invariant properties of knots from their centerline conformation. |
Changyeob Baek ; Christopher Rycroft; |
537 | Building Deep Learning Architectures for Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with Geometric Algebra Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we build permutation- and rotation-equivariant neural network layers for learning on point clouds using geometric algebra and attention mechanisms. |
Matthew Spellings; |
538 | Optimal Control of Quantum Thermal Machines Using Machine Learning Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We develop a deep learning (DL) framework assisted by differentiable programming for discovery of optimal quantum control protocols under hard constraints. |
Ilia Khait ; Juan Carrasquilla ; Dvira Segal; |
539 | On Explaining The Surprising Success of Reservoir Computing Forecaster of Chaos? The Universal Machine Learning Dynamical System with Contrasts to VAR and DMD Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To this end, we analyzes a simplified RC, where the internal activation function is an identity function. |
Erik Bollt; |
540 | Programming Memories and Computations in Recurrent Neural Networks Without Training Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we provide such an understanding and language to the extent of programming the RNN connections to store and modify internal memories without training. |
Jason Kim ; Zhixin Lu ; Danielle Bassett; |
541 | Learning The Hidden Rheology of Complex Fluids Through MF-RhIGNet: Multi Fidelity Rheology-Informed Graph Neural Network Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a Multi Fidelity Rheology-Informed Graph Neural Network (MF-RhIGNet) for data-driven constitutive meta-modeling of these complex fluids, by combining observational and inductive biases in the neural network to adhere to constitutive laws of interest. |
Mohammadamin Mahmoudabadbozchelou ; Krutarth Kamani ; Simon Rogers ; Safa Jamali; |
542 | Rheology-informed Neural Networks for Non-local Granular Flows Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To alleviate these challenges and get the most from relatively scarce experimental data, we developed rheology-informed neural networks (RhiNNs) platforms to describe the non-local rheology of granular flows effectively. |
Milad Saadat ; Mohammadamin Mahmoudabadbozchelou ; Safa Jamali; |
543 | Machine Learning for Robot Locomotion in Flowable Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To accelerate the discovery of effective gaits in flowable frictional media, we use a neural net-based machine learning (ML) scheme to characterize the gait and terrain interactions. |
Daniel Soto ; Andras Karsai ; Daniel Goldman ; Sehoon Ha ; Tingnan Zhang; |
544 | Predicting A Clog: Finding Signatures of Clog Formation in Hopper Flow Using Machine Learning Methods Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In order to capture the incredibly large configuration space of grain positions, we constructed an automated, self refilling hopper. |
Jesse Hanlan ; Sam Dillavou ; Andrea Liu ; Douglas Durian; |
545 | Using Analogical Reasoning to Build Transferable Models Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a general algorithm for constructing a supremal model and demonstrate with examples from various disciplines. |
Cody Petrie ; Christian Anderson ; Casie Maekawa ; Travis Maekawa ; Mark Transtrum; |
546 | Evidence for Griffiths Phase Criticality in Residual Neural Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Research on synthetic and biological neural networks shows that they operate robustly near phase transitions. |
Logan Wright ; Maxwell Anderson ; Peter McMahon; |
547 | Capturing Strain Induced Orthotropy Through A Novel Free Energy Density Definition Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: These axial contributions reduce to the dilatational contribution to 3D stress for isotropic materials. |
Alex Arzoumanidis; |
548 | Predator–prey Interactions Between Droplets Driven By Non-reciprocal Oil Exchange Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a source-sink framework for rationalizing and predicting micelle-mediated interactions between droplets of different chemistries and explore the ramifications for chemically programmable active fluids. |
Lauren Zarzar; |
549 | Non-reciprocal Phase Transitions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We describe the emergence of these phases using insights from bifurcation theory and non-Hermitian quantum mechanics. |
Michel Fruchart; |
550 | Irreversibility, Heat and Information Flows Induced By Non-reciprocal Interactions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will use simple time- and space-continuous Langevin models to discuss the fundamental thermodynamic implications of nonreciprocity [1], employing concepts from stochastic thermodynamics and information theory. |
Sarah Loos; |
551 | Nonreciprocity As A Generic Route to Traveling and Oscillatory States Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work suggests that nonreciprocity provides a generic mechanism for the establishment of time periodic states, which might be relevant to both biological systems and synthetic systems with nonreciprocal effective interactions mediated by non-equilibrium environments, such as mixtures of active colloids. |
Zhihong You ; Aparna Baskaran ; Somaiyeh Shokri Kalan ; Fernando Caballero ; M Cristina Marchetti; |
552 | Non-reciprocity in Quasi-two-dimensional Complex Plasmas Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In my talk I will present experiments illustrating the non-equilibrium behavior, explain the underlying mechanisms, and discuss interesting analogies with non-equilibrium phenomena occurring in regular liquids and solids. |
Alexei Ivlev; |
553 | Rate-Dependent Damage and Fracture of Dynamic Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This presentation will discuss a theoretical framework, a.k.a., the transient network theory (TNT) that provides a useful tool to track the chain conformation space of a dynamic polymer network. |
Franck Vernerey; |
554 | Energy Dissipation After Chain Scission in Polymer Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will describe our simulations attempting to uncover how the energy dissipated depends on the polymer strand length, the network volume fraction, and defect concentration in the network. |
Han Zhang ; Ziyu Ye ; Robert Riggleman; |
555 | Fracture Mechanics of Polymers: Plastics and Elastomers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this presentation we examine a unifying framework for fracture of polymers. |
Shi-Qing Wang ; Travis Smith ; Chaitanya Ramanand Gupta ; Zehao Fan; |
556 | Mechanical Effects of Topological Entanglement and Knotting of Linear Chains in A Melt Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use tools from topology, the Gauss linking integral and the Jones polynomial, to measure entanglement in polymer melts of linear chains using computer simulations. |
Eleni Panagiotou; |
557 | Understanding Elasticity of Polydisperse Polymer Networks By A Stochastic Method Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Classical theory, like affine and phantom models, is well established and has enjoyed great success, with an assumption that the network comprises only of monodisperse polymer chains. |
Weikang Xian ; Amitesh Maiti ; Andrew Saab ; Ying Li; |
558 | Engineering The Toughness of Silicone Elastomers: Theory and Experiments Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work uses a combination of simulations and experiments to enable the design of silicone elastomers with improved fracture properties compared with existing commercial elastomers. |
Akash Arora ; Rocky Zhu ; Jon Degroot ; Eric Joffre ; Zachary Kean ; Steven Arturo; |
559 | Fracture, Fatigue, and Friction of Polymers in Which Entanglements Greatly Outnumber Cross-links Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We demonstrate that such polymers resolve a long-standing conflict: crosslinks stiffen polymers but embrittle them. |
Junsoo Kim ; Guogao Zhang ; Meixuanzi Shi ; Zhigang Suo; |
560 | Controlling Topology and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Networks Through Kinetics of Gelation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We gelled model poly(ethyl glycidyl ether) networks with two organoaluminum-based catalysts, and investigated the relationship between rate of gelation, network architecture, and mechanical properties. |
Aaliyah Dookhith ; Nathaniel Lynd ; Costantino Creton ; Gabriel Sanoja; |
561 | Effects of Crosslink Homogeneity on The High Strain Behavior of Elastic Polymer Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we address this problem using a double network approach, in which the network of interest is swollen in a mixture of monomer and cross linkers that is then polymerized to generate a secondary network that helps dissipate stress, delay fracture, and "lock" the first network in a higher strain state. |
Victoria Kong ; Thomas Staunton ; Jennifer Laaser; |
562 | A Molecular-Level Theory for Predicting Rheological Behavior of Dynamically Associating Polymer Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To that end, we present a new theory that incorporates experimentally controllable molecular-level parameters (concentration, chain length, unbinding rate) to fully capture the rheological behavior of physically associating gels. |
Pamela Cai ; Andrew Spakowitz ; Sarah Heilshorn ; Matthew Webber ; Brad Krajina; |
563 | Controlling Network Relaxation and Modulus with Dynamic Covalent Chemistry and Salt Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Polymer networks with dynamic bonds are a promising route to sustainable materials, but many questions remain about the relationships between molecular structure and dynamics or … |
Christopher Evans ; Brian Jing ; Seongon Jang; |
564 | Dynamic Covalent Polymer Networks Under Supersonic Micro-Projectile Impact Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Dynamic bonding brings new features to polymeric materials, including new modes of energy dissipation and self-healing under quasi-static deformation. The behavior of dynamically … |
Zhen Sang ; Qing Zhou ; Wenpeng Shan ; Hongkyu Eoh ; Jinho Hyon ; Frank Gardea ; Svetlana Sukhishvili ; Edwin Thomas; |
565 | Do Active Nematic Self-mixing Dynamics Offer Evolutionary Benefits to Growing Bacterial Colonies? Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To study whether growth-driven active nematic physics could benefit bacteria evolutionarily, we conduct agent-based simulations of growing, dividing, and sterically repelling rod-like bacteria of various aspect ratios, and we analyze the results with tools from both active matter and population genetics. |
Daniel Beller ; Fabian Jan Schwarzendahl; |
566 | Dense Topological Defects in Weak Active Nematics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we describe a new type of defects in weakly interacting active nematics that exhibit particle mass condensation and active particle currents near their center. |
Ivan Maryshev ; Timo Kruger ; Erwin Frey; |
567 | Hierarchical Self-organization in Signaling Polar Active Matter Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose a model for signaling active matter that endows self-propelled polar agents with information processing and signal relaying capabilities. |
Alexander Ziepke ; Ivan Maryshev ; Igor Aronson ; Erwin Frey; |
568 | Spatial Control of Topological Defects Through Activity Patterning Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Remarkably, by tuning the sharpness of the activity gradient, we find a dramatic flip in the topological charge distribution along active-passive interfaces, that we explain via an interplay between defect self-propulsion and diffusion. |
Luca Scharrer ; Mark Bowick ; Cristina Marchetti ; Suraj Shankar; |
569 | Two-temperature Activity Drives Liquid-crystal and Crystalline Order in Soft Repulsive Spherocylinders Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study the scalar activity induced phase separation and liquid crystal ordering in a system of Soft Repulsive Spherocylinders (SRS) of various aspect ratios (L/D). |
Jayeeta Chattopadhyay ; Sindhana Pannir-Sivajothi ; Kaarthik Varma ; Sriram Ramaswamy ; Chandan Dasgupta ; Prabal Maiti; |
570 | Buckling Instability in 3D Active Nematics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study we investigate how this active filamentous structures promote nonequilibrium processes induced by active stress at the microscale. |
Tobias Struebing ; Amir Khosravanizadeh ; Andrej Vilfan ; Eberhard Bodenschatz ; Ramin Golestanian ; Isabella Guido; |
571 | Data-driven Continuum Modeling of Active Nematics Via Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We here present a model extracted directly from experimental image data via the "sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics" (SINDy) data-driven modeling technique. |
Connor Robertson ; Anand Oza ; Travis Askham; |
572 | Interplay of Driven Flow and Active Stress in Tumbling Nematic Liquids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we use hydrodynamic simulations to address this question. |
Weiqiang WANG ; Rui Zhang; |
573 | 3D-induced Polar Order and Topological Defects in Growing Bacterial Populations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we study the role of cellular alignment and topological defects in colony formation of non-motile E. coli populations. |
Kazumasa Takeuchi ; Takuro Shimaya; |
574 | Density-dependent Collective Behaviour in Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we present a quantitative measurement of phototaxis of single-celled biflagellate microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii using high spatiotemporal video microscopy. |
Sujeet Choudhary ; Aparna Baskaran ; Prerna Sharma; |
575 | Universal Scaling in The Turbulence of Active Flow-aligning Nematics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This model takes a particularly simple form as it excludes i) topological defects and ii) the nonlinear flow alignment coupling ν. |
Ido Lavi ; Ricard Alert ; Jean-François Joanny ; Jaume Casademunt; |
576 | Transitional Turbulence in Active Nematic Channel Flow: Phase Space Geometry and Exact Coherent Structures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we apply this framework to active nematic channel flows exhibiting transitional turbulence, obtaining a reduced order—but fully nonlinear—description of the turbulent dynamics. |
Caleb Wagner ; Michael Norton ; Jae Sung Park ; Piyush Grover; |
577 | "Impact of E-cigarette Flavor Compounds and Additives on Lipid Membrane Diffusion" Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: For that purpose, we investigate the impact of additives on membrane fluidity by measuring lateral diffusion in surfactant membranes using Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (FRAP). |
Rayner Hernandez Perez ; Jocelyn Ochoa ; Linda Hirst; |
578 | Local Dynamical Heterogeneity in Glass Formers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We here study the local dynamical fluctuations in glass-forming models. |
Patrick Charbonneau ; Giulio Biroli ; Yi Hu ; Giampaolo Folena ; Francesco Zamponi; |
579 | Fragility in Glassy Liquids: A Structural Approach Based on Machine Learning Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we explore this question in a family of glassy liquids that range from extremely strong to extremely fragile, using “softness,” a structural variable identified by machine learning to be highly correlated with dynamical rearrangements. |
Indrajit Tah ; Sean Ridout ; Andrea Liu; |
580 | The High-dimensional Fate of Hard Spheres Liquids, Glasses, and Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Simple liquids and crystals are, to a great extent, well described by the hard sphere model. Yet, while much is known about hard sphere liquids in both high and low dimensions, … |
Peter Morse ; Patrick Charbonneau; |
581 | Experimentally Observing The Gardner Transition in A 3D Colloidal Glass Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we investigate the Gardner transition by directly observing the marginal states in a binary glass of silica microspheres. |
Eric Schwen ; Meera Ramaswamy ; Danilo Liarte ; Itai Cohen; |
582 | Rearrangements in Cyclically Sheared Small Jammed Packings Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we study small jammed systems — on the order of 10 particles — to probe the nature of rearrangements. |
Chloe Lindeman ; Keyer Thyme ; Sidney Nagel; |
583 | Using Nuclear Resonance Time Domain Interferometry to Study Relaxation Times of Glycerol and Other Liquids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: By employing a new method of using a stationary two-line magnetized 57Fe foil as a source and a stationary single-line stainless steel foil analyzer. |
Marc Pavlik ; Dennis Brown ; Michael Hu ; Jiyong Zhao ; Larry Lurio ; Esen Alp; |
584 | A Theory of Localized Excitations in Supercooled Liquids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The theory predicts that the energy barrier to form excitations is a function of the inherent shear modulus and radial distribution function. |
Muhammad Hasyim ; Kranthi Mandadapu; |
585 | Characterization of Void Space, Large-Scale Structure, and Transport Properties of Maximally Random Jammed Packings of Superballs Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The study of dense packings of nonspherical particles enables one to ascertain how rotational degrees of freedom affect packing behavior. |
Charles Maher ; Salvatore Torquato ; Frank Stillinger; |
586 | Nucleation Is Absent in The Equilibration of Supercooled Liquids Below TMCT Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we present direct evidence from molecular dynamics simulations that nucleation is absent from the equilibration dynamics of supercooled liquids below T MCT. |
Rahul Chacko ; François Landes ; Giulio Biroli ; Olivier Dauchot ; Andrea Liu ; David Reichman; |
587 | A Pinned Contact Line Encodes A Detailed Memory of Its Motion Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk we show that the shape of a contact line also encodes a memory of the magnitude of its past motion. |
Ashbell Abraham ; Shae Cole ; Esmeralda Orozco ; Charity Lizardo ; Nate Martin ; Alex Johnson ; Aaron Bock ; Nathan Keim; |
588 | Exploring The Relationship Between Excess Entropy and Machine Learned Softness in Glass-forming Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To answer this question, we analyze standard Lennard-Jones style glass formers in the supercooled regime. |
Ian Graham ; Robert Riggleman ; Paulo Arratia; |
589 | Beyond Quality and Quantity: Contact Distribution Encodes Frictional Strength Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work we take static friction measurements and image the contact plane, then use the contact distribution to predict static friction 5 to 20 times better than existing benchmarks (e.g. total area of contact). |
Sam Dillavou ; Yohai Bar-Sinai ; Michael Brenner ; Shmuel Rubinstein; |
590 | Consistency of Dynamic Heterogeneities Characterized By X-ray Experiments and MD Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This study proposes a connection between the dynamic heterogeneities characterized by the speckle pattern and those followed by the four-body correlation function. |
Ryoichi Yamamoto ; Kousei Kanayama ; Taiki Hoshino; |
591 | Automated Detection of Spatial and Dynamical Heterogeneity of Nano-domains in Supercooled Liquids Via Implementation of Machine Learning Algorithms Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We developed a theoretical approach via implementation of Principle Component Analysis (PCA) and Gaussian Mixture (GM) clustering methods from Machine Learning (ML) algorithms to identify domain structures of a supercooled Kob-Andersen binary Lennard-Jones liquid. |
Viet Nguyen; |
592 | Monte Carlo Simulations of Heteroaggregation of Colloidal Plastic Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To address this challenge, we perform Monte Carlo Simulations and aim to understand the effect of size, shape and solvent conditions on phase behavior of nanoplastic particles. |
Bahadir Rusen Argun ; Antonia Statt; |
593 | Using Symmetry to Direct Two-dimensional Colloidal Crystal Self-assembly Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate self-assembling rings that can template the organization of an arbitrary colloidal unit into any desired periodic symmetry at a planar interface. |
Nathan Mahynski ; Vincent Shen; |
594 | Diffusionless Rotator-crystal Transitions in Colloidal Truncated Cubes: Lattice Distortion and Kinetic Pathways Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work paves the way for further study of diffusionless transformations in nanoparticles & highlights the role of lattice-distortion on kinetics. |
Abhishek Sharma ; Fernando Escobedo; |
595 | Ostwald Rule of Stages of Close-packed Spherical Colloids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: The initial structure of nucleating and growing crystal domains of equal spherical colloids has been reported fluctuation-induced randomly-stacked layers of two-dimensional … |
Sangwoo Lee ; Liwen Chen; |
596 | Directing Particle Assembly with Light and Sound Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: I will discuss our experimental, theoretical, and numerical efforts aimed at better understanding optical and acoustic binding effects, as well as the challenges which remain. |
Dustin Kleckner ; Dominique Davenport ; Nicholas St. Clair; |
597 | Colloidal Self-Organization Using Light Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We find that it is in the formation of optically-bound matter that unexpected dynamics are observed. |
Dominique Davenport ; Nicholas St. Clair ; Dustin Kleckner; |
598 | Acoustically Mediated Self-Organization Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we describe how numerical modelling is used to study these forces and the structures that they produce. |
Nicholas St Clair ; Dominique Davenport ; Dustin Kleckner ; Arnold Kim; |
599 | A Two-step Method to Engineer The Self-assembly of Large Colloidal Crystals Using DNA-programmed Interactions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will present a simple two-step method for making large single crystals from DNA-coated colloids, which decouples nucleation and growth. |
Alexander Hensley ; William Jacobs ; William Rogers; |
600 | Design Rules of Two-dimensional Colloidomer Folding Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our study suggests design rules for interactions along the chain leading to assembly of structures with a particular geometrical motif. |
Maitane Muñoz Basagoiti ; Angus McMullen ; Zorana Zeravcic ; Jasna Brujic; |
601 | Self-assembly of Colloidal Hematite in Evaporating Droplets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study the assembly process by drying dispersion droplets in the presence and absence of an external magnetic field with in-situ small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS), and we compare the assemblies of magnetic and non-magnetic superballs with the same shape. |
Sarah Schyck ; Janne-Mieke Meijer ; Max Schelling ; Andrei Petukhov ; Laura Rossi; |
602 | Shape Influences Flexibility and Valence in Flexible Colloidal Molecules Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, using colloidal joints and geometric principles, we design flexible colloidal molecules with controlled flexibility and valences. |
Yogesh Shelke ; Daniela Kraft ; Ruben Verweij; |
603 | Inverse Design of Two-dimensional Self-assembly of Patchy Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have developed and applied our inversed design optimisation scheme for some two-dimensional structures such as the square lattice, kagome lattice, dodecagonal quasicrystal. |
Uyen Lieu ; Natsuhiko Yoshinaga; |
604 | Tuning Assembly Pattern of Nanoparticle Droplet Deposits By Varying Nanoscale Interaction Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Evaporation based self-assembly technique offers easy and affordable methods for ordering nanoparticles in crystalline structures and design complex materials. |
Sunita Srivastava; |
605 | Revealing The Emergence of Moiré Pattern and The Dynamics in Layered Superlattices at The Nanoscale Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work provides better understandings on nanoscale interactions which can serve as a guideline for bottom-up material design and helps to study related optical properties. |
Chang Liu ; Lehan Yao ; Tawfiqur Rakib ; Harley Johnson ; Qian Chen; |
606 | Cellular Micro-Masonry: Assembling Perfect Tissue Models Cell-by-Cell Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk we will describe a method for creating tissue models that exhibit the small-scale spatial heterogeneities found within in vivo tissue. |
Thomas Angelini ; Sarah Ellison; |
607 | Crystallization and Glass Formation of Soft Compressible Colloids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This talk will discuss when, how and why compressibility affects suspension behavior. |
Alberto Fernandez-Nieves ; Andrea Scotti ; Urs Gasser ; Joaquim Clara-Rahola ; Adrian Arenas-Gullo ; Boyang Zhou; |
608 | Direct Measurements of The PNipam Microgel Counter-ion Cloud Via Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we present the first direct measurements of the counter-ion cloud via small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). |
Boyang Zhou ; Urs Gasser ; Alberto Fernandez-Nieves; |
609 | Lyotropic Dodecagonal Quasicrystals in Ternary Amphiphile/Oil/Water Microemulsions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This talk will present studies of a new ternary surfactant/oil/water microemulsion system that forms exceptionally well-ordered LDDQCs, with attention to their thermodynamic (meta)stability and insights into new amphiphile molecular design principles that drive the formation of these complex oil-swollen micelle packings. |
Parth Bhide ; Zachary Bauer ; Dylan Steer ; Mahesh Mahanthappa; |
610 | Depletion Potentials in Colloid-Polymer Mixtures: Influence of Solvent Quality Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In previous work [1, 2], we extended the AO model to incorporate aspherical polymer conformations and showed that fluctuating shapes of random-walk coils depend sensitively on solvent quality and can significantly modify depletion potentials. |
Alan Denton ; Wyatt Davis; |
611 | Computational Modeling of Microgel-Nanoparticle Mixtures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present simulation results for the density distribution of nanoparticles inside and outside of microgels and for pair correlation functions in these highly asymmetric soft matter mixtures. |
Mahesh Aryal ; Alan Denton; |
612 | Formation of Complex Spherical Packing Phases in Hard Spheres with SALR Interactions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In the current work, the formation of the FK σ and A15 phases in a system of hard spheres with SALR interactions is studied using density functional theory. |
Cameron Burns ; Jiayu Xie ; Sarah Dawson ; Anchang Shi; |
613 | Understanding and Accounting for Different Yielding Rates in Soft Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our study shows that the brittility, and therefore the softness of the constituents, plays a critical role in the transient nonlinear rheology of soft materials. |
Simon Rogers ; Krutarth Kamani; |
614 | Changes to The Stiffness and Compressibility of Soft Phytoglycogen Nanoparticles Through Acid Hydrolysis Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We used atomic force microscopy (AFM) force spectroscopy to collect high resolution maps of the Young’s modulus E of acid hydrolyzed PG nanoparticles in water, and we compare these results to those obtained on native PG nanoparticles. |
Yasmeen El-Rayyes ; Benjamin Baylis ; John Dutcher; |
615 | Effect of Acid Hydrolysis on The Softness and Fragility of Phytoglycogen Nanoparticle Glasses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We consider the effect of acid hydrolysis on the softness of PG by characterizing the fragility of acid hydrolyzed PG glasses: as acid hydrolyzed PG particles are dispersed in water at packing densities approaching their soft colloidal glass transition, the dependence of the zero-shear viscosity on effective volume fraction abruptly changes from behaviour well-described by the Vogel-Fulcher-Tammann equation to more Arrhenius-like behaviour. |
Hurmiz Shamana ; John Dutcher; |
616 | Method to Simultaneously Probe The Bulk Modulus and Structure of Soft Compressible Objects Using Small-angle Neutron Scattering with Contrast Variation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we will present a new approach to obtain partially-deuterated, high molecular weight, polyethylene glycol (dPEG), which is used to exert osmotic stress on soft objects. |
Judith Houston; |
617 | Phase Behavior of Mixtures of Hard and Soft Penetrable Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have studied mixtures of soft and hard particles at different densities and with different fraction of hard particles in the system. |
Umashankar Erigi ; Umesh Dhumal ; Mukta Tripathy; |
618 | Decoding The Specificity of The T Cell Repertoire: From Random Energy Models to Coarse-grained Structure-based Prediction Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Motivated by a statistical random energy model of TCR-antigen interactions, we describe the development of a structure-based, supervised machine learning model to resolve relevant TCR-antigen pairs from large immune repertoires and putative antigen lists. |
Jason George; |
619 | Probing T Cell Thymic Maturation Through Repertoire Sequencing Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: From high-throughput sequencing of different repertoires FACS-sorted in the thymus provided, we use inference techniques to learn interpretable models for the selected features informative about the maturation cascade. |
Francesco Camaglia ; Erez Greenstein ; Benjamin Chain ; Nir Friedman ; Aleksandra Walczak ; Thierry Mora; |
620 | Quantifying Shapes and Dynamics of Migrating T Cells in 3D Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using multi-scale wavelet analysis we show that these form a continuum, albeit with some frequently repeated (‘stereotyped’) motifs. |
Henry Cavanagh ; Robert Endres ; Maté Biro ; Daryan Kempe; |
621 | Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Activation Signals Modulate Cytoskeletal Dynamics and Mechanical Force Generation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We hypothesized that IL-12 modulates cytoskeletal dynamics at the IS, thus potentiating CTL function. |
Aashli Pathni ; Altug Ozcelikkale ; Ivan Rey-Suarez ; Lei Li ; Scott Davis ; Nate Rogers ; Zhengguo Xiao ; Arpita Upadhyaya; |
622 | Modeling The Proinflammatory Microenvironment and Immune Response Dynamics During Infection Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Focusing on these key PME cytokines, which are found to modulate the in vivo response to Ft, we developed in silico and in vitro models to investigate the role of PME in macrophage activation and outcome of infection. |
Elebeoba May; |
623 | The Lifecycle of A B Cell Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We introduce a stochastic telegraph process to model the B-cell lifecycle by capturing the entry and exit of B cells from GCs and constraining the accumulation of mutations to the GC residents only. |
Zachary Montague ; Armita Nourmohammad; |
624 | How Slow Delivery Antigen Modulates Immunodominance Upon Immunization for Difficult Pathogens Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We developed a computational model to study the competition of B cells targeting two different epitopes on the same antigen, with immunodominance hierarchy imposed by the differences in naive B cell precursor frequency and affinity. |
Leerang Yang ; Arup Chakraborty; |
625 | Immune Cells Use Active Tugging Forces to Rank Affinity and Accelerate Evolution Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we study the stochastic process of antigen extraction using theory and simulations. |
Hongda Jiang ; Shenshen Wang; |
626 | Immune Training By Evolving Antigens Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: I will present a framework for identifying key determinants of the mode and fate of viral-immune coevolution, by linking molecular recognition and eco-evolutionary dynamics. |
Shenshen Wang ; Jiming Sheng; |
627 | Search and Localization Dynamics of The CRISPR-Cas9 System Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We introduce a model of facilitated diffusion for Cas9 and fit its parameters to single-molecule experiments. |
Qiao Lu ; Simone Pigolotti ; Deepak Bhat ; Darya Stepanenko; |
628 | Microrheology of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilms Grown in Wound Beds Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To understand collagen interactions with biofilms, we study biofilms grown from a range of mutant strains of PAO1 P. aeruginosa that lack polysaccharide components of extra polymeric substance. |
Gordon Christopher ; Vernita Gordon ; Kendra Rumbaugh ; Minhaz Rahman ; Liyun Wang ; Derek Fleming; |
629 | How Surface Fluidity Impacts The Mechanics of Biofilm Adhesion Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We will present results on the dependence of biofilm formation versus the brush height ranging from 500 nm to 10 μm. |
Katherine Powell ; Jessica Faubel ; Robert Edmiston ; Ellen Park ; Jennifer Curtis; |
630 | Bayesian Estimation of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Viscoelastic Properties Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: For this purpose, we developed a mathematical model to study the rheological behavior of components of three biofilms: P. aeruginosa PAO1, isogenic PAO1ΔwspF, and their mucoid variant PAO1mucA22. |
Mohammad Nooranidoost ; NG Cogan ; M. Yousuff Hussaini; |
631 | Microgels from Food Waste As A Tool to Understand Microbe Interactions with Hierarchical Fiber Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work focuses on demystifying the structure-function relationships of indigestible fibrous biomaterials and the effects of structural hierarchy on toxin binding and microbial interactions. |
Symone Alexander; |
632 | Live Imaging Reveals Connections Between Aggregation and Competition Among A Pair of Gut Bacterial Species Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We focus on the role of physical factors such as spatial structure on inter-species competition, examining a pair of bacterial species native to the zebrafish gut, namely Aeromonas (AE) and Enterobacter (EN), that both form dense aggregates with similar spatial distributions in the intestine. |
Deepika Sundarraman ; Jarrod Smith ; Jade Kast ; Karen Guillemin ; Raghuveer Parthasarathy; |
633 | Role of Surface Interactions in Bacterial Biofilms Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we use interferometry to look at the three-dimensional surface morphology of biofilms and investigate the effect of different surface friction and adhesive forces. |
Aawaz Pokhrel ; Gabi Steinbach ; Siu Lung Ng ; Peter Yunker; |
634 | Rheology of The Environment Regulates Bacterial Growth Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work thus reveals a new mechanism, beyond mechanosensing, by which mechanics modulates microbial behavior. |
Anna Hancock ; Sujit Datta; |
635 | Self-organized Canals Enable Long Range Directed Material Transport in A Biofilm Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we discover that a large-scale and temporally evolving channel system spontaneously develops in the bacterial colony. |
Shiqi LIU ; Ye Li ; Yingdan Zhang ; Zi Jing SENG ; Haoran Xu ; Liang Yang ; Yilin Wu; |
636 | Choosing Optimal Reservoir Computers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: One conventional design rule that I show is not always true is that reservoir computers function best at the edge of stability, or the “edge of chaos”. |
Thomas Carroll; |
637 | Physical Reservoir Computing with Over-Moded Complex Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose unique techniques to create virtual RC nodes by both frequency stirring and spatial perturbation. |
Shukai Ma ; Thomas Antonsen ; Steven Anlage ; Edward Ott; |
638 | Data-driven Surrogate Modeling for Nonlinear Material Systems in Unconventional Computing Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To address this challenge, we leverage a data-driven, physics-agnostic modeling technique based on Koopman theory to produce a low-cost surrogate of the reservoir dynamics for benchmarking. |
Philip Buskohl ; Benjamin Grossmann ; Daniel Nelson ; Amanda Criner ; Timothy Vincent ; Andrew Gillman; |
639 | Koopman Theory and Predictive Equivalence: Learning Implicit Models of Complex Systems from Partial Observations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work clarifies the relationship between implicit data-driven models and explicit physics simulations. |
Adam Rupe ; Velimir Vesselinov ; James Crutchfield; |
640 | Local Flow Environment As Information Processing Medium Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we demonstrate this concept using computational simulations of flow in an open-cavity and explore how sensor placement and cavity geometry affect the information processing capability. |
Timothy Vincent ; Philip Buskohl ; Benjamin Grossmann ; Daniel Nelson ; Benjamin Dickinson ; Jeffery Baur ; Alexander Pankonien; |
641 | Reservoir Computing: Structure Analysis and Dynamics Predictability Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work we investigate the effects of reservoir network topology structures on temporal predictability. |
Rosangela Follmann ; Cassie Mcginnis ; Gangadhar Katuri ; Epaminondas Rosa; |
642 | Learning Parametric Dynamical Systems from Videos with Integer Programming Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose a novel framework based on Integer Programming (IP) that can robustly identify the parametric forms of dynamical systems which generalize well to the other choices of parameters. |
Kazem Meidani ; Amir Barati Farimani; |
643 | Bayesian Modelling of Phase-Field Crystal Models for Targeted Crystalline Patterns Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose a novel method to estimate the best dynamical PDE for one snapshot of a target pattern under the stationary state without ground truth. |
Natsuhiko Yoshinaga ; Satoru Tokuda; |
644 | Learning and Predicting Complex Systems Dynamics from Single-variable Observations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, building on recent progress in the inference and integration of nonlinear differential equations, we introduce an approach to learn a model using observations of just a single variable within a multi-variable dynamical system, and use this model to accurately predict future dynamics. |
George Stepaniants ; Alasdair Hastewell ; Dominic Skinner ; Jan Totz ; Jorn Dunkel; |
645 | The Information Bottleneck Powered By Deep Learning to Illuminate Micro to Macro Relationships in Complex Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: As a practical case study, we apply a variational formulation of IB to simulated glasses and find the most relevant combinations of markers of local structure for determining future rearrangement. |
Kieran Murphy ; Danielle Bassett; |
646 | Universality in Prediction Markets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we analyze 2859 contracts from a popular online PM – PredictIt – covering events such as elections, bills, and politicians career milestones. |
Keanu Rock; |
647 | Lotka-Volterra Predator-prey Lattice Model with A Time-dependent Carrying Capacity Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This study aims to investigate the effect of environmental change on the behavior of the two-species Lotka-Volterra lattice model for predator-prey competition and coexistence. |
Mohamed Swailem ; Uwe Tauber; |
648 | Cyclic Predator-prey Models with Time Varying Rates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we analyze a system in which we change the characteristics of species interactions over time, namely their predation and reproduction rates, using the May-Leonard model in order to replicate seasons and other environmental factors that occur in real life ecologies. |
Michel Pleimling ; Hana Mir ; James Stidham; |
649 | Characterizing Failure Behavior of Ductile Glassy Polymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we apply concepts familiar fracture mechanics, e.g., stress intensification ahead of crack, and show how ductile glassy polymers shows brittle response when the combination of nominal load and crack size defines a threshold toughness. |
Travis Smith ; Shi-Qing Wang; |
650 | Fracture Behavior of Elastomers: Case of EPDM Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this presentation, we show, based on ethylene-propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubbers (acquired from Lion Elastomers), how the new approach compares with the Rivlin-Thomas method and indicate that a different framework may offer more effective instructions on how to improve mechanical characteristics of polymers. |
Zehao Fan ; Shi-Qing Wang; |
651 | Dynamic Properties of Filled Elastomers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Proton MQ NMR spectroscopy method is used to measure the crosslink density of the composites. |
Deboleena Dhara ; Md. Anisur Rahman ; Eric Ruzicka ; Zaid Abbas ; Akshay Karekar ; Nikolaos Kalafatakis ; Dimitris Vlassopoulos ; Kay Saalwaechter ; Brian Benicewicz ; Sanat Kumar; |
652 | Spatially-resolved Dynamics of Poly Vinyl Alcohol Gels Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we stretch poly(vinyl alcohol) gels and study the resulting dynamics parallel and perpendicular to the direction of deformation using dynamic small angle light scattering. |
Sujata Dhakal ; Daniel Estrin ; Hobart Chen ; Svetlana Morozova; |
653 | Dilute Surfactant Induced Swelling and Dissolution of Hydrophobically Crosslinked Hydrogels Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Non-covalently crosslinked hydrogels can exhibit toughness and mechanical adaptability associated with biological tissues, but interactions with molecules in the environment can … |
Bryan Vogt ; Siyuan Li ; Robert Weiss; |
654 | Design and Characterization of A Programmable Self Regulation Hybrid Material System: Wrinkled Hydrogels and Plasmonic Nanoparticl Lattices Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this research, a self-regulating system of wrinkle-patterned hydrogel with tunable feedback cycle timescales will be presented where wrinkled pattern senses humidity variation and plasmonic nanoparticle (PNP) lattice regulates through the plasmonic heating. |
Zeynab Mousavikhamene ; Young-Ah Lucy Lee ; Abhishek Kottaram Amrithanath ; Suzanne M. Neidhart ; Sridhar Krishnaswamy ; George Schatz ; Teri Odom; |
655 | Contraction Response of A Polyelectrolyte Hydrogel Structure to A Spatially Non-uniform Electric Field Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study the shape fluctuations of a semi-infinite polyelectrolyte hydrogel slab to transient and spatially nonuniform sinusoidal electric fields by using extensive coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. |
Aykut Erbas ; Ekrem Bahceci; |
656 | Reversing Fatigue Damage in Self- Healing Vitrimer and Its Composites Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We report a vitrimeric system which is prepared using epoxy resin and adipic acid with a suitable catalyst. |
Mithil Kamble ; Dong Wang ; Nikhil Koratkar ; Catalin Picu; |
657 | Using Thiol-Thioester Bond Exchange to Elucidate The Interplay Between Crystallinity and Dynamic Bond Exchange in Semi-Crystalline Polymer Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Coupled with microscopy and x-ray scattering, we present a rationale for these observations and how dynamic bonds can be harnessed in polymer networks to control both rheology and structure. |
Alexa Kuenstler ; Christopher Bowman; |
658 | Shear Banding in Entangled Polymers: Stress Plateau, Banding Location, and Lever Rule Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using molecular dynamics simulation, we study shear banding of entangled polymer melts under steady shear. |
Zhen-Gang Wang ; Yongjin Ruan ; Yuyuan Lu ; Lijia An; |
659 | Tuning Mechanical Properties of A Stretchable Hydrogel System Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we present a hydrogel system capable of mimicking some of these properties. |
Santanu Kundu ; Rosa Maria Badani Prado ; Anandavalli Varadarajan ; Katherine Elmore ; Satish Mishra; |
660 | Microstructure and Dynamics of Nanocellulose Network: Insights Into The Deformational Behaviors Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our study provides fundamental insights into deformational mechanisms of CNC films at a molecular level, aiding in the tailored design of cellulose-based materials for their mechanical performance. |
Zhaofan Li ; Wenjie Xia; |
661 | Theory and Simulation for Elasticity of Slide-ring Gels Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We develop single-chain analytical models designed to quantitatively describe the sliding effects on the elasticity of slide-ring gels and test these models by simulations. |
Danyang Chen ; Liel Sapir ; Sergey Panyukov ; Michael Rubinstein; |
662 | Nonlinear Elasticity of Polymer Networks and Hydrogels with Inclusions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show that when a material composed of stiff inclusions embedded in a fibrous network is compressed, nonaffine rearrangements of the inclusions can induce tension within the interstitial network, leading to a crossover from a soft bending-dominated regime to a stretching-dominated regime, which occurs before and independently of jamming of the inclusions. |
Frederick MacKintosh; |
663 | Mathematical Analysis of Force Networks in Granular and Suspension Flow Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We will discuss interaction networks that spontaneously form in particulate-based systems. |
Lou Kondic; |
664 | Attractive, Confined, and Stirred: Patterns and Cracks in Particulate Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Based on numerical simulations, we interpret this striking behavior as the signature of an underlying flow instability triggered by perturbations in the particle concentration field. |
Sebastien Manneville ; Thibaut Divoux ; Thomas Gibaud ; Zsigmond Varga ; Gareth McKinley ; James Swan; |
665 | Network Physics and Emergence of Elasticity in Colloidal Gels: Mechanical Perspectiv Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We employ network science tools to identify colloidal clusters and coarse grain the network further. |
Safa Jamali ; Mohammad Nabizadeh ; Babak Ravandi ; Farzaneh Nasirian ; Xinzhi Li ; Dapeng(Max) Bi; |
666 | Modeling Earth’s Interior from Atomic to Global Scale Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This presentation gives an overview of the cooperation between computational mineral physics, seismology, and geodynamics. |
Renata Wentzcovitch; |
667 | Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Solid Electrolytes with NequIP Equivariant Machine Learning Models Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we examine the applicability of machine-learned interatomic potentials to studying ionic diffusion dynamics in bulk and interfaces. |
Juan Gomez ; Liwen Wan ; Simon Batzner ; Albert Musaelian ; Brandon Wood ; Boris Kozinsky; |
668 | Obtaining Vibronic Excitation Spectra of Small Organic Molecules Using Machine Learning Simulations and Power Spectra Techniques Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using the ANI method for constructing machine learning potentials and the TRAVIS molecular analysis package for calculating trajectory autocorrelation, we produce vibronic excited state spectra while avoiding both the harmonic oscillator approximation and numerical differentiation. |
Andrew Johannesen ; Jason Goodpaster; |
669 | Improved, Reliable Uncertainty Quantification of Interatomic Models Using Sloppy Model Analysis Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose a systematic UQ process for sloppy models, utilizing the Manifold Boundary Approximation Method (MBAM) to identify sloppy parameters and find the reduced, less-sloppy model. |
Yonatan Kurniawan; |
670 | Large-scale Dynamics Simulations of Complex Liquid Electrolytes with NequIP Equivariant Machine Learning Models Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we focus on ionic liquid electrolytes and demonstrate the application of state-of-the-art equivariant graph neural network models for interatomic interactions (NequIP [1]), trained on DFT energies and forces. |
Nicola Molinari ; Albert Musaelian ; Simon Batzner ; Boris Kozinsky; |
671 | Application of Machine Learning to The Development of Ti Interatomic Potentials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The approach uses ML to optimize less sophisticated IPs through the use of an artificial neural network (ANN) which seeks to identify and apply more fitted parameters which create a “delta”. |
Sean O’Connor ; Volker Eyert ; Jörg-Rüdiger Hill ; David Reith ; Erich Wimmer ; Patrick Thomas ; Ben Sikora ; Paul Rulis; |
672 | Artifactual Liquid-Liquid Hydrogen Phase Transition from A Machine-Learnt Potential Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: 2, 032065(R) (2020) ], we find a first-order transition. |
Samuel Trickey ; Valentin Karasiev ; Joshua Hinz ; Suxing Hu; |
673 | Machine Learned Interatomic Potential Development for W-ZrC Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we will describe a machine learned Spectral Neighbor Analysis Potential (SNAP) developed for the W-ZrC system. |
Ember Sikorski ; Julien Tranchida ; Mary Alice Cusentino ; Mitchell Wood ; Aidan Thompson; |
674 | Deep Potential Development of Highly Concentrated/High Entropy-driven Carbides Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, DeepMD (Deep Potential Molecular Dynamics) code was utilized to develop Deep potentials for highly concentrated/high entropy driven TM-rich carbides (TM= transition metals) as the key precipitates in Ni-based Superalloys. |
Tyler McGilvry-James ; Marium Mostafiz Mou ; Ridwan Sakidja; |
675 | Generative Coarse-Graining Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Inspired by the recent progress in deep generative models and equivariant neural nets, we propose a unified probabilistic formulation of backmapping, where the conditional likelihood of FG positions solely depends on the CG conformations. |
Wujie Wang; |
676 | Dynamical Strengthening of Covalent and Non-covalent Molecular Interactions By Nuclear Quantum Effects at Finite Temperature Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: [1] Here, we present evidence that NQE often enhance electronic interactions and can result in dynamical molecular stabilization at finite temperature. |
Huziel Sauceda ; Valentin Vassilev Galindo ; Stefan Chmiela ; Klaus-Robert Müller ; Alexandre Tkatchenko; |
677 | Quantum Paraelectricity and Structural Phase Transitions of SrTiO3 By On-the-fly Machine-learned Interatomic Potentials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This approach enables detailed studies of emergent properties in anharmonic materials including quantum paraelectrics. |
Carla Verdi ; Luigi Ranalli ; Cesare Franchini ; Georg Kresse; |
678 | Chromatin Constrains The Formation, Diffusion, and Coarsening of Phase-separated Condensates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We utilized an optogenetic strategy to examine how chromatin influences droplet coarsening in the nucleus. |
Ned Wingreen; |
679 | Chromatin Organization: The Role of Microphase Separation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Based on recent experiments and simulations showing that chromatin phase separates from the nucleoplasm, we propose a minimal, block copolymer model for chromatin in which each type of block experiences different solvent conditions which can also be regulated by soluble molecules. |
Omar Adame-Arana ; Gaurav Bajpai ; Samuel Safran; |
680 | The Polymer Model of Constitutive Heterochromatin Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We develop a simple model containing spherical particles and a single chain polymer to represent proteins and chromatin. |
Ramin Basir ; Vivek Shenoy; |
681 | Modeling The Competition Between The RAD 51 and The RPA in Binding to The Single-stranded DNA Using A One-dimensional Lattice Model Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Therefore, we have developed a dynamic lattice model to model the competition between RAD51 and RPA molecules binding to the single-stranded DNA. |
Ali Tabei ; Aaron Kirchman; |
682 | Mesoscale Modeling of The Dynamics of Phase-separated Chromatin Compartments in Eukaryotic Nucleus Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In order to understand and disentangle the complex interplay of forces that contribute to the emergent patterns of organization and dynamics, we have devised a phenomenological field-theoretic model of nucleus as a multi-phase condensate of liquid chromatin types. |
Rabia Laghmach ; Michele Di Pierro ; Davit Potoyan; |
683 | Mechanical Force Derived from Transcriptional Activity Can Induce Local Order and Frozen Motion in Interphase Chromosome Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To understand this phenomenon, we investigated, using polymer simulations, how mechanical force derived from transcriptional activity affects the dynamic properties of interphase chromosome. |
Sucheol Shin ; Hyun Woo Cho ; Guang Shi ; Dave Thirumalai; |
684 | Resolving Chromatin Landscapes Around Nuclear Condensates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work provides new insights into the complex interplay between biomolecular condensates and chromatin topologies. |
Jan-Hendrik Spille ; Ganesh Pandey ; Aishwarya Katiki ; Saurabh Priyadarshi ; Filmon Medhanie ; Amy Kenter; |
685 | Single Molecule Tracking Reveals Distinct Mobility States That Contribute to The Dynamics and Function of Nuclear Receptors Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We used SMT in concert with a machine-learning based classification algorithm to directly measure the intranuclear dynamics of nuclear receptors. |
Kaustubh Wagh ; Rikke AM Jensen ; R. Louis Schiltz ; Ville Paakinaho ; Susanne Mandrup ; Diego Presman ; Arpita Upadhyaya ; Gordon Hager; |
686 | Compressing Cell Nuclei: From Nonlinear Mechanics to Nontrivial Shapes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have developed a Brownian-dynamics-based model of a nucleus subjected to uniaxial compression. |
Sarthak Gupta ; Edward Banigan ; Alison Patteson ; J. Schwarz; |
687 | Phase Separation in Sequence and Space: Coupling Folding Landscape of Chromatin with Epigenetics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose a model wherein the polymer is modelled as a matrix of contacts between sites (nucleosomes); additionally, each site carries a binary variable denoting its epigenetic state. |
Amogh Sood ; Bin Zhang; |
688 | Nonlinear Mechanics of Human Mitotic Chromosomes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We find that under increasing mechanical load, chromosomes exhibit nonlinear stiffening behavior, distinct from classical polymer models. |
Janni Harju ; Anna Meijering ; Kata Sarlós ; Christian Nielsen ; Hannes Witt ; Emma Kerklingh ; Guus Haasnoot ; Anna Bizard ; Iddo Heller ; Ying Liu ; Erwin Peterman ; Ian Jackson ; Gijs Wuite ; Chase Broedersz; |
689 | Enzymatic Activity in Chromatin Organization Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we construct a polymer physics model following the mechanistic scheme of Topoisomerase-II, an enzyme resolving topological constraints of chromatin, and investigate its role on interphase chromatin organization. |
Rakesh Das ; Takahiro Sakaue ; G. V. Shivashankar ; Jacques Prost ; Tetsuya Hiraiwa; |
690 | Next-generation Reservoir Computing Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Reservoir computing is a best-in-class machine learning algorithm for processing information generated by dynamical systems using observed time-series data. |
Daniel Gauthier ; Erik Bollt ; Aaron Griffith ; Wendson Barbosa; |
691 | Divergent Predictive States: The Statistical Complexity Dimension of Stationary, Ergodic Hidden Markov Processes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Leveraging this, we address the complementary challenge of determining how structured hidden Markov processes are by calculating their statistical complexity dimension—the information dimension of the minimal set of predictive features. |
Alexandra Jurgens ; James Crutchfield; |
692 | Infer Dynamics in Experimental Dusty Plasma Trajectories By Machine Learning Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To bridge this divide, we benchmark the prediction of simple machine learning models using the stochastic motion of micron-sized dust particles levitated in a plasma. |
Wentao Yu ; Justin Burton; |
693 | Mechanical Memory Manipulation Using Reinforcement Learning Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we introduce a model framework for dynamical memory manipulation based on a multistable chain composed of coupled bistable spring-mass systems. |
Laura Michel ; Frédéric Lechenault ; Théo Jules; |
694 | Noise, Data and Time Resolution Limits for Reconstruction of All-atom Protein Structures from Single Molecule FRET Time Series Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Applying synthetic noise characteristic of smFRET, time binned observation data, and limited learning data, we employ molecular dynamics simulations to test the experimental limits of STAR in terms of data volume, time resolution, and signal-to-noise ratio to place limits on anticipated reconstruction accuracy. |
Maximilian Topel ; Andrew Ferguson; |
695 | Novel Deep Learning Approaches for Complex Random Telegraph Noise Analysis Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Upon this successful demonstration, we design a sequence analysis structure based on deep learning technology for efficient analysis protocol to investigate complex random telegraph noise signals (RTN). |
William Gilpin; |
696 | Modeling A Physical Chaotic System By Measuring Its Dynamics in Time Using Gradient Descent Algorithms Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Nonetheless, using gradient descent algorithms on voltage measurements over the different components of the circuit, we solve the inverse problem and give a dynamical model of the circuit. |
Lu Wang ; Marcel Robitaille ; HeeBong Yang ; Na Young Kim; |
697 | Estimating Covariant Lyapunov Vectors from Data Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose a novel method for estimating covariant Lyapunov vectors based on data records without knowing the underlying equations of the system. |
Roie Ezraty ; Shmuel Rubinstein; |
698 | Mutual Information Disentangles Internal Interactions from Changing Environments Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we study a paradigmatic interacting model in a switching, but unobserved, environment. |
Nahal Sharafi ; Christoph Martin; |
699 | Topological Boundary Constrais in Artificial Colloidal Ice Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We demonstrate that an antiferromagnetic border drives the system fast to the ground state (GS) when compared with the commonly implemented periodic boundary conditions. |
Daniel Maria Busiello ; Giorgio Nicoletti; |
700 | Manipulating Light and Color with Soft and Structured Matter Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Investigations of nature’s most fascinating light manipulation strategies can inspire design concepts for synthetic, hierarchically structured, functional optical materials and … |
Mathias Kolle; |
701 | Combining Experimental and Simulation Approaches to Model Color Generation in Colloidal Assemblies Under Spherical Confinement Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we present a robust method of performing optical modeling using experimental and simulation tools that includes a) extraction of structural information from colloidal assemblies using scattering techniques, b) reconstruction of the assemblies using the previously developed CREASE method, and c) optical simulation of the reconstructed structures using finite-difference time-domain calculations to produce reflectance profiles that match the experimental reflectance spectra. |
Anvay Patil ; Christian Heil ; Arthi Jayaraman ; Ali Dhinojwala; |
702 | Liquid Collection on Welwitschia-Inspired Wavy Surfaces Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we propose an omniphilic wavy surface design, inspired by Welwitschia mirabilis, that possesses the requisite characteristics for efficient liquid collection: a low energy barrier for nucleation and fast liquid transport. |
Christian Machado ; Kyoo-Chul Park ; Yuehan Yao ; Joanna Aizenberg ; Emma Feldman; |
703 | Mechanically Self-adaptable Materials, A Novel Bio-inspired Pathway for Overcoming Fatigue Failure Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Building upon our previous work demonstrating proportional mineral deposition as a function of a stress using piezoelectric scaffold [1], we report a bioinspired pathway for next generation materials with improved fatigue resistance. |
Mostafa Omar ; Bohan Sun ; Sung Hoon Kang; |
704 | Field Driven Transition of Artificial Membraneless Organells: from Spheres to Discoids to Prolate Ellipsoids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Inspired by such non-classical shapes in natural systems, we studied external field driven shape transitions in one of the ubiquitous biological materials: membraneless organelles (MLOs). |
Aman Agrawal ; Anusha Vonteddu ; Jack Douglas ; Alamgir Karim; |
705 | Effect of Wettability on Fog Collection on A Cylindrical Wire Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we conduct experiments using individual wires – the primarily components of conventional fog-collection systems. |
LEYUN FENG ; Youhua Jiang ; Kyoo-Chul Park; |
706 | Mechanical Metamaterial Based on Cellular Structures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We introduce an amorphous mechanical metamaterial inspired by how cells pack in biological tissues. |
Xinzhi Li ; Dapeng(Max) Bi; |
707 | Bioinspired Dopamine-functionalized Polymers for Enhanced Adhesion in Construction Applications Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The primary goal of this work was to focus our efforts on incorporating mussel-inspired adhesives for building and construction materials, with an emphasis on concrete. |
Travis Thornell ; Erik Alberts ; Ashvin Fernando ; Gilbert Kosgei ; Emily Asenath-Smith ; Charles Weiss ; Lee Moores; |
708 | Bioinspired Liquid-infused Materials for Self-healing and Self-stiffening Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We will present our characterization of piezoelectric properties, liquid-infusion capability as well as self-healing and self-stiffening capability. |
Bohan Sun ; Mostafa Omar ; Sung Hoon Kang; |
709 | Collective Behavior Triggers Chemomechanical Oscillations in Active Hydrogels Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we demonstrate that the quorum sensing response of an assembly of soft small BZ hydrogels (smaller than their critical size to oscillate on their own) can trigger their chemomechanical oscillations. |
Baptiste Blanc ; Johnson Agyapong ; Ian Hunter ; Ali Agvhami ; Seth Fraden; |
710 | Thermodynamic Law for Control of Biopolymer Reorganization Through Energy Consumption Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we address the interplay between structure and energy dissipation in a model system which transitions between aster-like and bundle-like configurations of actin filaments, which interact through the action of myosin molecular motors. |
Alexandra Lamtyugina ; Yuqing Qiu ; Etienne Fodor ; Aaron Dinner ; Suriyanarayanan Vaikuntanathan; |
711 | Spatiotemporal Control of Mechanical Phase Transition in 3D Active Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we demonstrate that active networks composed of molecular motors and biopolymers exhibit an activity-controlled phase transition from an active liquid that spontaneously bends in-plane to an active solid that spontaneously buckles out-of-plane. |
Bibi Najma; |
712 | From Crystals to Amorphous Solids Induced By Polydispersity: A Two-Step Melting-Like Transition in Three Dimensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We argue the analogy between amorphization transition and two-step two-dimensional melting transition. |
Zhehua Jiang; |
713 | A Mechanical Model for Thin Sheets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we employ a mechanical model for a thin sheet based on a general triangular mesh, with linear springs along edges and torsion springs between adjacent triangles. |
Madelyn Leembruggen ; Jovana Andrejevic ; Arshad Kudrolli ; Christopher Rycroft; |
714 | Elucidating The Dynamics of Crumpling Via Elastoplastic Sheet Simulation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To complement data-driven studies, we present a computational model of thin elastoplastic sheets that enables us to study real-time spatial damage evolution. |
Jovana Andrejevic ; Madelyn Leembruggen ; Shmuel Rubinstein ; Christopher Rycroft; |
715 | Mechanical Annealing and Multiple Memories in An Amorphous Solid Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Based on this protocol, we introduce a test of the minimum separation between multiple memories, and show that it agrees with independent measurements of the rearranging soft spots within an experimental sample. |
Nathan Keim ; Dani Medina; |
716 | Memory Capacity and Heterogeneity in Swelled Particle Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In simulations, we investigate how system parameters such as the amount of noise, number and density of particles, interaction strength, and degree of anisotropy affect memory capacity. |
Hilary Jacks; |
717 | Path Dependent Versus Energy Dependent Elements of Hysteresis Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we introduce a generalized hysteron model that consists of a particle connected to two harmonic, slightly compressed springs and coupled to the environment via a weak oscillatory force. |
Varda Faghir Hagh ; Chloe Lindeman ; Chi Ian Ip ; Sidney Nagel; |
718 | Rheo-XPCS Study of Microstructural Training and Memory of Nanocolloidal Soft Glasses Through Oscillatory Shear Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We report a study combining x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy with in situ rheology to investigate training and memory effects in soft glasses composed of bi-disperse nanocolloidal silica particles subject to periodic shear. |
Yihao Chen ; Simon Rogers ; Suresh Narayanan ; James Harden ; Robert Leheny; |
719 | Experimental Signals of The Gardner Transition in A Quasi-thermal Pressure-controlled Granular Glass Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: The Gardner transition in glasses is predicted to occur when metabasins in the energy landscape break up into a hierarchy of sub-basins, leading to the emergence of marginal … |
Hongyi Xiao ; Andrea Liu ; Douglas Durian; |
720 | Higher Dimensional Biased Random Organization Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: RO in each case exhibits Manna universality class behavior; previous work has shown that 3D BRO remains Manna class, and approaches a random close packed (RCP) structure at a critical endpoint, while 2D BRO exhibits Manna behavior only above a certain displacement size and instead approaches a crystalline phase as displacement size approaches zero. |
Ashley Guo ; Sam Wilken ; Dov Levine ; Paul Chaikin; |
721 | Sound Attenuation in Low Temperature Amorphous Solids Is Primarily Determined By Non-affine Displacements Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We analyze sound attenuation in low temperature classical amorphous solids. |
Grzegorz Szamel ; Elijah Flenner; |
722 | Mean-field Model for The Curie-Weiss Temperature Dependence of Coherence Length in Metallic Liquids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose a mean-field pseudospin model that explains this behavior. |
Charles Lieou ; Takeshi Egami; |
723 | Scaling for Disordered Viscoelastic Matter at The Onset of Rigidity: Dynamical Susceptibility, Global Behavior and Spatio-temporal Properties Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will derive scaling forms for the singular dynamical response of disordered viscoelastic networks near both jamming and rigidity percolation. |
Danilo Liarte ; Stephen Thornton ; Eric Schwen ; Itai Cohen ; Debanjan Chowdhury ; James Sethna; |
724 | Propensity SImulations with Polydisperse Particles in Advance of Experimental Propensity Measurements Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present our findings from our recently published work on simulations of the Kob-Andersen binary glassformer in a series of isoconfigurational (IC) ensembles. |
Cordell Donofrio; |
725 | Fragile to Strong Crossover in A Model Glass-former Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In our work, we have computationally studied the Kob-Andersen model for a wide range of temperatures and have accessed really low temperatures below the mode coupling temperature(T MCT). |
Srikanth Sastry ; Pallabi Das; |
726 | Marginal Stability of Soft Anharmonic Mean Field Spin Glasses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We discuss the solution of the glass phase of a mean-field model, recently introduced, and show that it is marginally stable by means of two different mechanisms: soft linear excitations —appearing in a gapless spectrum of the Hessian of the energy landscape— and pseudogapped non-linear excitations —corresponding to nearly degenerate two level systems (TLS). |
Giampaolo Folena ; Pierfrancesco Urbani; |
727 | Flocking and Glassiness in Aligning Active Brownian Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: They provide a minimal model of active matter relevant to diverse systems, from colloids to cells. |
Ryan Lopez ; Cristina Marchetti ; Silke Henkes; |
728 | Hydrodynamically-induced Instabilities and Emergent Patterns In Driven Colloidal Matter Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: I will analyze the role that hydrodynamic interactions play in the emergence of patterns and different type of morhological structures in actuated colloidal particles. |
Ignacio Pagonabarraga; |
729 | Controlling The Self-assembly of Colloids Via Temporal Modulation of Activity Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we report that dielectric rolling colloids energized by a pulsating electric field self-organize into alternating square lattices with a lattice constant controlled by the parameters of the field. |
Andrey Sokolov ; Bo Zhang ; Alexey Snezhko; |
730 | Harnessing Re-programmable Phase Transitions to Control The Propagation of Sound Waves Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We exploit the non-destructive nature of the adjustable magnetic boundaries to create a set of re-programmable metamaterials to control the propagation of sound waves. |
Audrey Watkins ; Austin Eichelberg ; Osama Bilal; |
731 | Bidirectional Flow of Confined Active Matter Through An Aperture: Same-species Following and Obstacles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This active matter model includes psychosocial and granular material forces. |
Abhishek Bathina ; Aimen Khan ; Brian Utter ; Amy Graves; |
732 | The Recovery of Molecular Chaos in Dense Active Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The proposed model demonstrates a promising approach extending kinetic theory to dense active systems and leads to the optimal growth rate of flocking. |
Lu Chen ; Zhanchun Tu ; Xiang Cheng ; Xinliang Xu; |
733 | Active Motion and Collective Behavior of Low-symmetry Rotors Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we will present our experimental results regarding the symmetry-dependent active motion and collective behavior of the designed active rotors. |
Liping Zhang ; Feiyu An ; Ruiman Li ; Qi-Huo Wei; |
734 | Mpemba Effect Protocol for Inelastic and Rough Granular Gases Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study the conditions under which the Mpemba effect emerges in inelastic and rough granular gases driven by a class of thermostats characterized by the splitting of the noise intensity into translational and rotational counterparts. |
Alberto Megías ; Andres Santos; |
735 | Stress Propagation in Locally Loaded Packings of Disks and Pentagons Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We comment on the differences between disks and pentagons in terms of qualitative observations regarding edge-edge contacts in pentagon packings, we discuss the influence of system size on these findings, and we highlight connections with the dynamics of the disks and pentagons during slip events. |
Ryan Kozlowski ; Joshua Socolar ; Karen Daniels ; Hu Zheng; |
736 | Geometric and Topological Entropies of Sphere Packing Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a statistical mechanical description of randomly packed spherical particles, where the average coordination number is treated as a macroscopic thermodynamic variable. |
Jack Logan ; Alexei Tkachenko; |
737 | Hydrodynamic Composite Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we will introduce an experimental system composed of thousands of mesoscopic magnetic particles suspended inside a fluid. |
Severine Atis ; Panyu Chen ; Sattvic Ray ; Michael Shelley ; William T. M. Irvine; |
738 | Non-harmonic Excitations in Disordered Soft Solids with Pressure Gradients Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Therefore, in this work, we focus on the non-linear response of particle packings. |
Julia Giannini ; Edan Lerner ; Lisa Manning; |
739 | Random Waves in A Driven Granular Systems with Magnetic Remote Interactions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we study fluid-like and crystal-like two-dimensional states in a driven granular material. |
Michael Berhanu ; Simon Merminod ; Gustavo Castillo ; Eric Falcon; |
740 | Scaling Behavior of A Critical Jamming System Under Active Forces and Thermal Fluctuations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We define both the critical strength of active forces and thermal fluctuations based on the evolution of particles’ contact numbers. |
Shalabh Anand ; Chiu Fan Lee ; Thibault Bertrand; |
741 | Toward A 3D Physical Model of Diffusive Polymer Chains Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a bead chain model within a new stochastic system: an air fluidizing bed of granular media. |
Grace Cassidy ; Andras Karsai ; James Gumbart ; Harold Kim ; Daniel Goldman; |
742 | Passive and Active Particle Dynamics in Microhydrodynamic Flows of Complex Fluids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will discuss a number of instances where particles suspended in complex fluids lead to markedly different dynamics and rheology for microhydrodynamic flows. |
Gwynn Elfring; |
743 | Heterogeneity and The Role of Entanglements During The Extrusion of Fiber Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using microscopic imaging, we systematically studied the extrusion process in three dimensions. |
Zehao Pan ; Janine K. Nunes ; Howard Stone; |
744 | Tuning Interfacial Rheology and Particle Microstructure with Janus Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we explore the effect of a small amount of additive on the interfacial rheology and the microscopic structure of such an interface. |
Yiming Qiao ; Nathan Keim ; Xiang Cheng; |
745 | Twist And Snap: Heterogeneous Defect Nucleation Via Frank-Read Sources in Nematic Liquid Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We consider a disclination half-loop pinned to a planar anchoring layer [1]. |
Matthew Deutsch ; Robin Selinger; |
746 | Local Deformation Fields in Active Soft Matter Induced By Internal Stresses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we present a method to measure such deformation fields. |
Mehdi Molaei ; Steven Redford ; Wen-hung Chou ; Danielle Scheff ; Margaret Gardel; |
747 | Fluorescent Streak Velocimetry of Non-Newtonian Fluids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we demonstrate how fluorescent streak velocimetry can be used to characterize flow in non-Newtonian fluids. |
Brendan Blackwell ; Han Lin ; Connor Call ; Michelle Driscoll ; Jeffrey Richards; |
748 | Experimental Study on The Motion of A Confined Bubble in A Non-Newtonian Fluid Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we consider the classical Bretherton problem with a non-Newtonian fluid. |
Jie Feng; |
749 | Dipole Alignment of Water Molecules Flowing Through A Carbon Nanotube Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have used molecular dynamics simulations to study pressure-induced flow of water through a (10,10) single-walled carbon nanotube. |
Chandan Dasgupta ; Hemant Kumar ; Saheb Bera ; Subhadeep Dasgupta ; A Sood ; Prabal Maiti; |
750 | Soft Hydraulics of Non-Newtonian Fluids Flows Through Compliant Conduits Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will describe how to construct such a theory yielding reduced models that take into account shear-dependent viscosity, hydrodynamic pressure gradients during flow, and the elastic response (bulging and deformation) of the soft conduits due to flow within. |
Ivan Christov; |
751 | Flow Rate-pressure Drop Relation for Viscoelastic Fluids in Narrow and Confined Non-uniform Geometries Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we aim to rationalize the longstanding contradiction between simulations using the "simple" Oldroyd-B and FENE-CR models and experiments for the flow rate-pressure drop relation of viscoelastic fluids in some geometries. |
Evgeniy Boyko ; Howard Stone; |
752 | Peeling of Elastic Sheet Using Complex Fluids at Low Reynolds Numbers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: And therefore, we present the results for the peeling actuated by such generalized Newtonian fluids as well. |
Vishal Anand ; Anirudh Venkatesh ; Vivek Narsimhan; |
753 | Simultaneous Stress, Pressure, and 3D Velocity Measurements of Viscoelastic Instabilities in A Cross-slot Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Simultaneous stress, pressure, and 3D velocity measurements of viscoelastic instabilities in a cross-slot. |
Gerardo Pradillo ; Paul Salipante ; Steven Hudson; |
754 | Time-dependence of Local Boundary Conditions and Global Throughput for Confined, Semi-dilute Polymer Solutions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we use evanescent wave microscopy and particle tracking velocimetry to map the flow field within a one-micron layer close to the wall in a 5-micron-thick microfluidic chip. |
Gabriel Guyard ; Alexandre Vilquin ; Nicolas Sanson ; Stéphane Jouenne ; Frédéric Restagno ; Joshua McGraw; |
755 | Bio-inspired Machine Learning Towards Mechanistic Insights, Generative Design, and Discovery from The Bottom Up Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present examples that involve deep convolutional neural networks, graph neural networks, transformers, and game theoretical approaches towards analysis and design of atomic-level material structures. |
Markus Buehler; |
756 | Development of SNAP Interatomic Potentials for Gas-Metal Interactions for Fusion Energy Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, the development of W-H and W-N SNAP potentials that reproduce gas species behavior as well as gas impurity behavior on surfaces and in bulk will be discussed. |
Mary Alice ; Mitchell Wood ; Aidan Thompson; |
757 | Supervised Learning and The Finite-Temperature String Method for Computing Committor Functions and Reaction Rates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Recent work [1] constructed an algorithm where a neural network that represents the committor function is trained with data obtained from importance sampling. |
Clay Batton ; Muhammad Hasyim ; Kranthi Mandadapu; |
758 | Learning to Simulate Time-averaged Coarse-grained Molecular Dynamics with Geometric Machine Learning Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We adopt a different ML approach by learning time-averaged acceleration at a coarse-grained level from trajectory data generated by traditional MD simulation. |
Xiang Fu ; Tian Xie ; Nathan Rebello ; Bradley Olsen ; Tommi Jaakkola; |
759 | Simulating Materials with Quantum Computers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will provide a summary of progress made towards this goal that is accessible to scientists across the physical sciences. |
Lindsay Bassman; |
760 | Size-Dependent Melting Temperature of Rubidium: Thermodynamic Integration Based on First-principles Calculations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Therefore, we focused on Artificial Neural Network (ANN). |
Shogo Fukushima ; Aiichiro Nakano ; Rajiv Kalia ; Priya Vashishta ; Fuyuki Shimojo ; Hiroyuki Kumazoe ; Masaaki Misawa ; Kohei Shimamura ; Akihide Koura; |
761 | Asymmetric Carrier Transport in Two-Dimensional Ferroelectric Layers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We perform nonadiabatic quantum molecular dynamics simulations to study carrier dynamics in a graphene-CIPS interface under high electric fields. |
RURU MA ; Anikeya Aditya ; Thomas Linker ; Shogo Fukushima ; Fuyuki Shimojo ; Aiichiro Nakano ; Rajiv Kalia ; Priya Vashishta; |
762 | Graph Neural Network with Inductive Bias for Robust Molecular Dynamics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We develop a graph neural network (GNN) model for a range of material systems to perform ML-MD simulations with quantum mechanical accuracy but orders-of-magnitude faster. |
Pankaj Rajak ; Aravind Krishnamoorthy ; Rajiv Kalia ; Aiichiro Nakano ; Priya Vashishta ; Ekin Cubuk; |
763 | Neural Network Potentials for CO2 Adsorption in Amine-Appended Metal-Organic Frameworks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we summarize the development of an accurate and transferable neural network potential for amine-appended MOFs via active learning approach to enable a detailed study of the energetics and dynamical nature of CO2 bound amine-appended MOFs at finite temperatures. |
Yusuf Shaidu ; Jeffrey Neaton; |
764 | Machine Learning Strategies for Potential Development in Highly Concentrated/high-entropy Driven Ni-based Superalloys Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: For this purpose, we employed the outcome from the a b-initio molecular dynamics simulations from the Vienna Ab-initio Software Package (VASP) following the Density Functional Theory (DFT) approximations including the data of energy, forces, and virial database. |
Marium Mostafiz Mou ; Tyler J McGilvry-James ; Ridwan Sakidja; |
765 | DSOFT Business Meeting Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: DSOFT Business Meeting Wednesday, March 16, 2022 6:15 PM- 7:15PM … |
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766 | A Molecular View of Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation of Disordered Proteins Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have recently developed a computational framework to elucidate the sequence determinants of protein liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) and apply it to many different IDPs of interest using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. |
Gregory Dignon; |
767 | Liquid State Theory Study of The Microstructure and Phase Behavior of Protein Condensates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we use polymer integral equation theory (PRISM), which describes globally disordered structural correlations over a wide range of length scales in melts and solutions, to study the internal organization of protein condensates. |
Guang Shi ; Kenneth Schweizer; |
768 | Phase Separation Vs Aggregation Behavior for Model Disordered Proteins Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we present how sequence distribution, sticker fraction and chain length impact the formation of finite-size aggregates which can preempt macroscopic phase separation for some sequences. |
Ushnish Rana ; Cliff Brangwynne ; Athanassios Panagiotopoulos; |
769 | Nucleation in Multicomponent Liquid Mixtures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we investigate the nucleation of a new droplet inside a multiphase system. |
Josep Bataller i Umbert ; Mikko Haataja ; Sheng Mao ; Andrej Kosmrlj; |
770 | Thermodynamic Stability and Critical Points in Multicomponent Mixtures with Structured Interactions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we consider such solutions with non-random interactions, characterized in terms of a pairwise interaction matrix of variable rank. |
Isabella Graf ; Benjamin Machta; |
771 | Material Properties of Rubisco-EPYC1 Condensates in An Algal Pyrenoid Model Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We developed a coarse-grained model for interacting Rubisco and EPYC1, with bonding properties derived from experiments, to understand the dynamics and material properties of Rubisco-EPYC1 condensates. |
Trevor GrandPre ; Yaojun Zhang ; Andrew Pyo ; Benjamin Weiner ; Ned Wingreen; |
772 | Sequence and Stoichiometry Dependence of Surface Properties of Biomolecular Condensates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using MD simulations, we discovered that the sequence and stoichiometry of heterotypic interaction domains determine the interface entropy, which in turn strongly influences the surface properties of the condensates, suggesting a mechanism of biological regulation. |
Andrew Pyo ; Yaojun Zhang ; Ned Wingreen; |
773 | Concentration-dependent Structure, Diffusion and Viscosity in A Model Macromolecular Crowder Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: A living biological cell has multiple macromolecules that occupy 30-40% of the total volume, or more. This phenomenon is known as macromolecular crowding. Crowding conditions can … |
Anand Yethiraj ; Yun Liu ; Venketesh Thrithamara Ranganathan; |
774 | On The Interplay Between Phase Separation and Aggregation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To this end, we propose a theory for a multicomponent mixture that contains aggregates of different sizes. |
Giacomo Bartolucci ; Thomas Michaels ; Christoph Weber; |
775 | Dynamics of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins and Their Droplet-like Aggregates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We describe a novel model (constructed with Lukasz Mioduszewski) that is a generalization of the so-called Go-like model, originally designed for structured proteins, and based on the concept of contact interactions between amino acids. |
Marek Cieplak ; Łukasz Mioduszewski; |
776 | Phase Behavior and Kinetics in Systems with Random Interactions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will revisit this model using theory and computer simulations. |
Martin Girard; |
777 | Computational Design of Amino-acid Sequence Variations That Modulate The Liquid-liquid Phase Separation of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose a set of experimentally-testable amino-acid sequence variations of intrinsically disordered proteins that can either promote or inhibit their phase separation. |
Maria Maristany ; Jerelle Joseph ; Rosana Collepardo-Guevara ; Aleks Reinhardt; |
778 | Lack of Neighbor Exchanges From Modulating Epithelial Cell Movement Through Division and Substrate Stiffness Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We explore the interplay between these two origins of active stress in epithelia by using cells whose cell cycle is stalled and by modifying the extracellular matrix to which the model tissue is attached. |
Ayanna Matthews ; Margaret Gardel ; Sidney Nagel; |
779 | Effect of Compression on Tumor Fluidity and Invasion Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we developed a 3D in vitro model to study tumor spheroids under mechanical compression. |
Mrinal Pandey ; Young Joon Suh ; Minha Kim ; Hannah Davis ; Jeffrey Segall ; Mingming Wu; |
780 | Rheology of The Cellular Vertex Model with External and Internal Dissipation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we show that extending the model to include dissipation due to relative motion of cells with respect to each other has non-trivial effects on rheology in the linear regime. |
Sijie Tong ; Rastko Sknepnek ; Andrej Kosmrlj; |
781 | Vimentin Intermediate Filament Networks Are Required for Compression Stiffening of Cells and Protection of Nuclei from Compressive Stress Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: These results provide a new framework by which to understand the mechanical responses of cells and point to a central role of intermediate filaments in response to compression |
Paul Janmey ; Alison Patteson ; Katarzyna Pogoda; |
782 | Epithelial Monolayer Response to Boundary Mechanical Perturbations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have examined this question using a continuum model that couples mechanical deformations of the tissue to contractile activity of the cells. |
Toshi Parmar ; Liam Dow ; Beth Pruitt ; M Cristina Marchetti; |
783 | Nanofibril-mediated Hierarchical Fracture Resistance of Bone Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This versatile approach enables quantifying the relationship between toughness and microstructure in various complex material systems and provides direct insight for designing biomimetic composites. |
Guy German; |
784 | Microstructure-Based Constitutive Model of Nuclear Lamina Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we developed a microstructure-based model of lamina networks with orientation and initial length distributions of lamin filaments obtained from experimental imaging. |
Ottman Tertuliano; |
785 | E2 and Gamma Distributions in Polygonal Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Based on analysis of 99 polygonal tessellations with a wide variety of physical origins, this work demonstrates the ubiquity of an exponential distribution in the squared norm of the deformation tensor E2, which directly leads to the ubiquitous presence of gamma distributions in the polygon aspect ratio, as recently demonstrated by Atia et al. [Nat. |
Nima Mostafazadeh; |
786 | Reentrant Rigidity Percolation in Correlated Elastic Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We model structurally correlated, dilute Kagome lattice-based networks and compute their linear response to simple shear. |
Ran Li ; Hao Lin ; Seyedsajad Moazzeni ; Zhenru Zhou ; Kenneth Irvine ; Consuelo Ibar ; Liping Liu ; Andrew N. Norris; |
787 | Cells-ECM Mechanical Interaction: Taking Advantage of Nonlinearities for Mechanosensing Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Following this idea, we use a fiber network model to perform numerical experiments mimicking cells probing locally the ECM’s mechanical response. |
Jonathan Michel ; Thomas Wyse Jackson ; Gabriel von Kessel ; Lawrence Bonassar ; Itai Cohen ; Moumita Das; |
788 | A Tensegrity Framework to Study Force Balance in Tissues Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we present a tensegrity system of the largest reflection, the Falx cerebri, which sits between the left and right hemispheres of the cerebrum. |
Estelle Berthier ; Pierre Ronceray ; Chase Broedersz; |
789 | Nuclear Membrane Three Orders Magnitude Faster Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We detect fluctuations of cell nucleus envelope over the exceptionally broad spatiotemporal resolution. |
Allyson Ryan ; Carl Modes; |
790 | Effects of Particle Roughness on The Rheology and Structure of Capillary Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Since particle roughness has been shown to drastically influence the rheological properties of concentrated suspensions due to interlocking asperities, as well as the wetting behavior of Pickering emulsions by altering the three-phase contact angle or by introducing contact line pinning [2], we study here the effects of particle roughness on capillary suspensions, which combine the themes of particles in contact with capillary bridges. |
Erin Koos ; Jens Allard; |
791 | Properties of Amorphous Materials Under Periodic Boundary Conditions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this manuscript we prove this claim and discuss the ways in which periodic boundary conditions succeed to capture the physics of repeated structures and where they fall short. |
Robert Dennis ; Eric Corwin ; Varda Hagh; |
792 | The Origin of Hierarchical Viscoelastic Response in Soft Particulate Gels Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have used large scale simulations with Optimally Windowed Chirp (OWCh) signals in a 3D gel model to investigate the microscopic origin of the linear viscoelastic response of soft particulate gels. |
Emanuela Del Gado ; Minaspi Bantawa ; Bavand Keshavarz ; Gareth McKinley ; Michela Geri ; Mehdi Bouzid ; Thibaut Divoux; |
793 | Microscopic Interactions and Emerging Elasticity in Model Soft Particulate Gels Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We discuss a class of models for particulate gels in which the particle contacts are described by an effective interaction combining a two-body attraction and a three-body angular repulsion. |
Minaspi Bantawa ; Wayan Fontaine-Seiler ; Peter Olmsted ; Emanuela Del Gado; |
794 | Yield Precursor in Primary Creep of Colloidal Gels Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using rotational rheometry, we show that the shear rate of colloidal gels during an early stage of deformation known as primary creep can forecast an eventual yielding. |
Jae Hyung Cho ; Irmgard Bischofberger; |
795 | Time-resolved Structure-property Relations in Model Soft Gel Networks Under Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To bridge this gap, we use molecular dynamics simulations to perform a series of numerical large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS) measurements on a model soft particulate gel. |
Gavin Donley ; Minaspi Bantawa ; Emanuela Del Gado; |
796 | Orthogonal Superposition Rheometry of Carbon Black Suspensions – Anisotropic Thixotropy and Anti-thixotropy Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We report a detailed experimental study of peculiar thixotropic dynamics of carbon black (CB, Vulcan XC-72) suspensions in mineral oil, specifically the observation of sequential thixotropic stress increase then decrease at a fixed shear rate in a step-down test. |
Yilin Wang ; Randy Ewoldt; |
797 | Grain-resolving Simulations of Cohesive Granular Collapse Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate the submerged collapse of weakly polydisperse, loosely packed cohesive granular columns, as a function of aspect ratio and cohesive force strength, via grain-resolving direct numerical simulations. |
Eckart Meiburg ; Rui Zhu ; Zhiguo He ; Kunpeng Zhao ; Bernhard Vowinckel; |
798 | Network Physics of Shear Jamming in Dense Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, two, and three dimensional simulations of shear thickening dense suspensions, their frictional and frictionless force chains are studied under shear. |
Mohammad Nabizadeh ; Abhinendra Singh ; Safa Jamali; |
799 | Jamming Distance, Contact Networks, and Shear Thickening of Frictional Colloids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Structural analysis performed on quiescent and sheared suspensions show that for all surface roughness parameters, the shear thickening strength quantified by the slope of the viscosity-stress flow curves shows a universal scaling with jamming distance and the dynamic contact number for a broad class of dense colloidal suspensions. |
Lilian Hsiao ; Shravan Pradeep ; Safa Jamali ; Mohammad Nabizadeh; |
800 | Networks of Forces in Pinned, Frictionless Jammed Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We report the zeroth and first Betti numbers as a function of the threshold force. |
Amy Graves ; Andy Zhang ; Sean Ridout ; Aarushi Sachdeva ; Cacey Bester ; Katharina Vollmayr-Lee ; Brian Utter ; Theodore Brzinski; |
801 | Interpreting Force Chain Evolution Giving Rise to Granular Failure Using Network Science Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We create a network corresponding to the granular material, with nodes representing the particles and edges representing the contacts between particles, weighted by force magnitude between corresponding pairs of particles. |
Farnaz Fazelpour ; Vrinda Desai ; Karen Daniels; |
802 | Dynamics and Rheology of Periodically Driven Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we numerically examine the suspension network evolution with full hydrodynamic interactions using a newly developed fast Stokesian dynamics method [3]. |
Zhouyang Ge ; Gwynn Elfring; |
803 | Stimulus-responsive Surfaces for Controlled Cell Adhesion During Mammalian Cell Culture Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have designed a fast, simple platform for on-demand cell detachment that uses transparent, biocompatible composite surfaces to trigger cell detachment in response to simple external stimuli without the need for trypsinization. |
Caroline McCue ; Kripa Varanasi; |
804 | Thermodynamics of Active Field Theories: Informatic Vs Thermodynamic Entropy Production Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk I will discuss a widely used measure of irreversibility we refer to as informatic entropy production and describe how it relates to the underlying energy dissipation or thermodynamic entropy production. |
Tomer Markovich ; Etienne Fodor ; Elsen Tjhung ; Michael Cates; |
805 | Melting of A Two Dimensional Crystal Driven Far from Equilibrium Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We explore this question by introducing a small fraction of magnetic spinners to our system of charged particles confined to a water-oil interface. |
Ankit Vyas ; stefano sacanna ; Andrew Hollingsworth ; Rodrigo Guerra ; Paul Chaikin; |
806 | Light-activated Kinesin Tune Defect Density and Nematic Speed Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To control the flow and suppress turbulence we developed a 2D active nematic system consisting of microtubule bundles driven by light-activated kinesin motor clusters. |
Zahra Zarei ; John Berezney ; Zvonimir Dogic ; Seth Fraden; |
807 | Mixing of Active and Passive Fluids in Microtubule-kinesin Active Fluid System Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To overcome this challenge, we introduced microtubule-kinesin active fluid to power the active mixing process. |
Teagan Bate ; Kun-Ta Wu; |
808 | Motile Particles Without Inertia Form Caustics in Vortical Flows Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show that self-propelled particles (SPPs) with no inertia display similar behaviour thanks to the persistence of their motion in the direction of their intrinsic orientation. |
Rahul Chajwa ; Sriram Ramaswamy ; Rama Govindarajan; |
809 | Shape-Evolving Structured Liquids Via Ferromagnetic Active Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we employed ferromagnetic active swimmers with relatively large momentum. |
Paul Kim ; Thomas Russell; |
810 | Collective Motion of Interacting Swimmers in Impure Flows Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We utilize the Brinkman approximation to capture the effect of sparse and stationary obstacles that are represented via a single resistance parameter. |
Yasser Almoteri ; Enkeleida Lushi; |
811 | Interfacial Flow Fields Generated By A Pusher Bacterium Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01 in the pusher mode at aqueous-hexadecane interfaces. |
Jiayi Deng ; Mehdi Molaei ; Nicholas Chisholm ; Kathleen Stebe; |
812 | Collective Motion of Torque-dipolar Micro-swimmers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a model and simulations for micro-swimmers that take into account the counter-rotation of the body and flagella, as seen in motile bacteria or spermatozoa. |
Enkeleida Lushi; |
813 | Mixing with Acitivity: Transport of Swimming Bacteria in Time-periodic Flows Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will discuss recent experiemnts on the mixing of a passive scalar (dye) in dilute suspensions of swimming Escherichia coli in experiments using a two-dimensional (2D) time-periodic flow. |
Paulo Arratia ; Ranjiangshang Ran ; Quentin Brosseau ; Boyang Qin; |
814 | Activity-induced Microswimmer Interactions and Cooperation in One-dimensional Environment Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we confine catalytic microswimmers along one-dimensional paths and demonstrate that they, too, show a variety of cooperative behaviours. |
Stefania Ketzetzi ; Melissa Rinaldin ; Pim Dröge ; Joost de Graaf ; Daniela Kraft; |
815 | Active Particles in External Fields Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we discuss how the boundary conditions on the particle can crucially alter the particle dynamics in the viscosity gradients. |
Vaseem Shaik ; Gwynn Elfring; |
816 | Microfluidic SANS Study of The Lamellar-to-MLV Transition in Model Surfactant System of Varying Membrane Bending Rigidity Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we investigate the flow response of a model surfactant system, Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS)/octanol/brine, in the lamellar phase and, specifically, the mechanism and conditions required for the formation of MLVs. |
Liva Donina ; Joao Cabral; |
817 | Flow Fluctuations in Confined Bacterial Suspension Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose a Langevin-type equation with reflective boundary conditions, where a colored noise term models the flow generated by the bacterial suspension and is characterized by two parameters: its amplitude and correlation time. |
Cristian Villalobos Concha ; Maria Luisa Cordero ; Rodrigo Soto; |
818 | Snapping of Strings: Singular or Just Really Big? Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We examine the particular case where the system is driven by gravity and the initial conditions are a catenary, for which prior experimental data exist. |
Abhinav Dehadrai ; James Hanna; |
819 | Packing of Elastic Rings with Friction Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We perform computations with a spring-lattice model that deforms like a thin inextensible filament of uniform bending stiffness. |
Silas Alben; |
820 | Shape-Shifting Structures By Jamming on A Deformable Manifold Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we present a study of granular matter coupled to an elastic manifold. |
Arman Guerra ; Douglas Holmes; |
821 | Twisting A Thin Cylindrical Film: From Wrinkles to Kinematic Constraints Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we investigate the geometry and mechanics of this process by measuring torques and forces that occur when a thin cylindrical shell is manipulated between two flat plates. |
Pan Dong ; Mengfei He ; Nathan Keim ; Joseph Paulsen; |
822 | Expand Into Collapse: Gross and Fine Structures of An Inflated Balloon Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Regardless of the complex surface configuration, we report a simple shape assumed by the system, which can be understood quantitatively using coarse graining with a geometrical model. |
Mengfei He ; Vincent Démery ; Joseph Paulsen; |
823 | Failure Behavior of Polycarbonates Subjected to Ultra-high Strain Rates Impact Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we report the failure behavior of monolithic polycarbonate plates subjected to ultra high strain rates due to the impact of a 4 mm projectile traveling upto the velocity 6 km/s using a two-stage light gas gun (2SLGG). |
Kyle Callahan ; Santanu Kundu ; William Heard; |
824 | Exploiting Localized Transition Waves to Tune Sound Propagation in Soft Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We consider levitated magnetic disks confined by a magnetic boundary in-plane. |
Audrey Watkins ; Austin Eichelberg ; Osama Bilal; |
825 | Curvature As An External Field in Ising-like Puckered Cylinders Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we present evidence that geometry can be used to control the phase behavior of this model: curvature produces a radius-dependent “external field” that suppresses the ordered anti-alignment of neighboring mechanical “spins.” |
Paul Hanakata ; Abigail Plummer ; David Nelson; |
826 | Scale Effects on The Perforation Resistance of Soft Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using a microprojectile puncture test, we study the relationship between the minimum puncture velocity (V 0), microprojectile size, and impacted material thickness for two different polymer systems (polycarbonate and polymethylacrylate nanocomposite) with significantly different mechanical properties. |
Edwin Chan ; Katherine Evans ; Christopher Soles ; Stephan Stranick ; Amanda Souna ; Sanat Kumar ; Mayank Jhalaria; |
827 | On Local Kirigami Mechanics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we explore the emergent local non-linear effects in Kirigami by focusing on the basic building block of Kirigami: a thin sheet with a single radial cut. |
Souhayl Sadik ; Marcelo A. Dias ; Martin Walker; |
828 | Crumpled Kirigami Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In our work we study crumples made out of three materials: polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), polycarbonate (PC), and paper. |
Wathsala Jayawardana ; Yangchao Liao ; Zhaofan Li ; Wenjie Xia ; Andrew Croll; |
829 | Guided Tearing: What Is The Best Way to Cut A Sheet of Paper with A Ruler? Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we discuss the physics of fracture propagation in the challenging case of extremely bent thin sheets. |
Benoit Roman ; Francisco Melo ; Alejandro Ibarra ; Juan-Francisco Fuentealba ; Jose Bico; |
830 | TOPOLOGICALLY OPTIMISED METAMATERIALS FOR FRACTURE CONTROL Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: With this we create crack paths unachievable in homogeneous materials, which opens promising routes for material design and for new strategies for shock absorption. |
Lucie Domino ; Corentin Coulais ; Alejandro Aragón ; Shahram Janbaz; |
831 | The Active Regulation of Pressure and Volume in Cell Aggregates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We explore the relationship between the non-equilibrium generation of myosin-induced ‘active’ stress within the cell cytoskeleton and the pressure-volume relationship of cellular aggregates as models of simple tissues. |
Michael Murrell ; Vikrant Yadav ; Sulaiman Yousafzai ; Sorosh Amiri; |
832 | Microrheology of An Active Suspension of Swimming Bacteria Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we study the nonlinear response and force fluctuations of a probe particle suspended in a moderately dense suspension of swimming E.coli (0.2 vol frac). |
Mauricio Gomez ; Hunter Seyforth ; William Rogers ; Jennifer Ross ; Wylie Ahmed; |
833 | Kinetic Viscoelasticity During Early Polymer-polymer Spinodal Dewetting Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: The dewetting kinetics of a supported polymer bilayer were measured in-situ using coherent grazing incidence x-ray scattering. X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (XPCS) … |
Jyotsana Lal ; Laurence Lurio ; Dennis Liang ; Suresh Narayanan ; Seth Darling ; Mark Sutton; |
834 | Mapping Nonlinear Stress Propagation in Non-equilibrium Complex Fluids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we combine optical tweezers microrheology (OTM) with differential dynamic microscopy (DDM) to map the time-dependent deformation fields arising from local nonlinear straining in ‘topologically-active’ DNA fluids. |
Karthik Peddireddy ; Ryan Clairmont ; Philip Neill ; Jonathan Garamella ; Ryan McGorty ; Rae Anderson; |
835 | DNA Dynamics in Crowded Cell-sized Droplets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we investigate the dynamics, conformations, and organization of DNA molecules confined in cell-sized droplets and crowded by dextran polymers. |
Mehdi Shafiei Aporvari ; Steven Dang ; Juexin Marfai ; Kara Coursey ; Ryan McGorty ; Rae Robertson-Anderson; |
836 | Extensional Rheology of Colloid-Polymer Mixtures with Depletion Attractions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we study the effect of depletant size and dispersity on the extensional rheology of model colloid-polymer mixtures using a dripping-onto-substrate protocol. |
Jacinta Conrad ; Diego Soetrisno ; Mariah Gallegos ; Nayoung Park; |
837 | Active Pressure and Local Entropy Production of Bacterial Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our study reveals the intrinsic relation between active pressure and the time irreversibility of nonequilibrium systems. |
Satyam Anand ; Xiaolei Ma ; Shuo Guo ; Stefano Martiniani ; Xiang Cheng; |
838 | Active Microrheology of Multi-phase Field Models of Biological Tissue Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use a multi-phase field model of motile cells to simulate microrheology experiments of a tissue monolayer. |
Austin Hopkins ; Michael Chiang ; Benjamin Loewe ; Davide Marenduzzo ; Cristina Marchetti; |
839 | Sticky Crumpled Matter Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work we discuss how surface/surface interactions (adhesion) affect the compressive strength of a model crumpled polymer sheet. |
Andrew Croll ; Wenjie Xia ; Wathsala Jayawardana ; Theresa Elder ; Yangchao Liao ; Zhaofan Li; |
840 | Auxetic Bending Response in Crumpled Membranes of Magnetic Nanoparticles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We will show that crumpled nano-films can have an auxetic bending response. |
Edward Esposito ; Heinrich Jaeger; |
841 | Autonomous Oscillations in A Colloidal Fluid Driven By Cyanobacterial Circadian Rhythms Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show that the colloids can oscillate between liquid-like states, with individual colloids diffusing freely, to states in which colloids form large clusters with minimal motion, in sync with the binding cycles of KaiC and KaiB. |
gregor leech ; Alyxandra Vyn ; Michael Rust ; Moumita Das ; Jennifer Ross ; Rae Robertson-Anderson; |
842 | Sustained Order-Disorder Transitions in A Model Colloidal Network Crosslinked Via Oscillator Proteins Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Motivated by this, we investigate a 2D model colloidal network that can repeatedly transition between disordered states of low connectivity and ordered states of high connectivity when crosslinked by rhythmic oscillators motivated by bacterial proteins that maintain circadian rhythms. |
Lauren Melcher ; Elisabeth Rennert ; Jennifer Ross ; Michael Rust ; Rae Robertson-Anderson ; Moumita Das; |
843 | The Origin of Multi-periodic Cycles in Cyclically Sheared Amorphous Solids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we focus on cycles that have periodicity larger than the periodicity of the drive. |
Asaf Szulc ; Ido Regev ; Muhittin Mungan; |
844 | Calculation of Effective Properties of Composite Materials with Periodic Microstructures Using The Asymptotic Homogenization Method Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The current work aims at implementing the proposed AHM method to structures with aligned spheroidal inclusions of various aspect ratios and conductivity ratios, thus providing a more generalized approach to predict the effective electrical conductivity. |
Easwar Kumar ; Anubhab Roy ; Arockiarajan A; |
845 | Microporous Nanoparticle Emulsion Thermosets for Multi-material, Multifunctional Porous Nanocomposites Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have developed microporous nanoparticle emulsion thermosets (MiNET), a new class of nanocomposites made from epoxies and nanoparticles, a liquid porogen, and a small quantity of surfactant. |
Yogin Patel ; Michael Grzenda ; Arielle Marie Gamboa ; Molla Hasan ; Charm Nicholas ; Jonathan Singer; |
846 | Spontaneous "wave Ripples" Through Sequential Wrinkling Interference Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we report the formation of `sand ripple’ patterns by the sequential superposition of non-orthogonal surface waves excited by the spontaneous buckling of polymeric bilayers. |
Luca Pellegrino ; Joao Cabral ; Annabelle Tan; |
847 | Deformations of Compliant Textured Surfaces Due to Surface Stress Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We develop a microfabrication technique to produce compliant textures with large amplitude and extend these investigations to compliant textures with higher aspect ratio, h/w ~ 1. |
Lebo Molefe ; John Kolinski; |
848 | Flexible Fibrillar Surface Array Morphology As A Function of Inter-Fibril Interactions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use fluorescent microscopy to monitor the evolution of these structures as a function of ambient pH, salinity, and dissolved polymer. |
Demi Moed ; Alfred Crosby; |
849 | Self-Assembly of 2D Host-Guest Pore Networks Via Entropy Compartmentalization Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we show that athermal binary mixtures of simple concave star particles and convex polygon guest particles form HG networks. |
Tobias Dwyer ; Timothy Moore ; Joshua Anderson ; Sharon Glotzer; |
850 | Size-dependent Polarizability of Mesoscopic Ionic Clusters During Assembly Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using coarse-grained simulations, we demonstrate that the ionic polarizability of electrically neutral ionic clusters, and hence their induced-dipole interactions, vary as charged particles aggregate into the clusters during assembly. |
Trung Nguyen ; Felipe Jimenez ; Monica Olvera De La Cruz; |
851 | Viscosity Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we introduce a new class of metamaterials- viscosity metamaterials- created by applying acoustic perturbations to a shear thickening suspension. |
Prateek Sehgal ; Meera Ramaswamy ; Itai Cohen ; Brian Kirby; |
852 | Perylene-based Self-Assembly of Chloroplast-like Lamellae for Artificial Photosynthesis Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we report a self-assembled structure composed of multi-perylene bisimides (PBIs) and a polyoxometalate (POM) catalyst as a guest, building highly ordered three-dimensional (3D) non-covalent assembled lamellas in water. |
Vasilis Petropoulos ; Mattia Russo ; Francesco Rigodanza ; Luca Moretti ; Thomas Gobbato ; Andrea Sartorel ; Maurizio Prato ; Giulio Cerullo ; Marcella Bonchio ; Margherita Maiuri; |
853 | Bundlemers-peptide Nanoparticles for Hierarchical Material Assembly Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using this tunability, we have used bundlemers as macromonomers to create stiff and extremely high aspect ratio supramolecular polymers through covalent chemistry between the neighboring bundlemer ends. |
Darrin Pochan; |
854 | Capsids Under Compression Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk we use dynamical Monte Carlo simulations to investigate icosahedral shells undergoing compression between two parallel walls. |
Botond Tyukodi ; Farzaneh Mohajerani ; Michael Hagan; |
855 | Microscale Mechanics and Structural Organization of Cross-linked Actin Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We actively drive a microsphere 10 micrometers through cross-linked actin networks at a constant speed and measure the resistive force that the network exerts on the bead during and following strain. |
Michael Dwyer ; Bekele Gurmessa; |
856 | How Does Ice Flow and Crack in A Warming Climate? Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: For the first half of the talk I will introduce a new approach combining physics-based models and deep learning techniques to provide physical insights into the stability of ice fractures and predict the vulnerability of Antarctic ice shelves to atmosphere warming. |
Ching-Yao Lai; |
857 | Ice Mélange and The Rheology of Floating Granular Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using two cameras (one above and one on the side), we can calculate the surface velocity field using particle image velocimetry. |
Kavinda Nissanka ; Nandish Vora ; Justin Burton; |
858 | Applying Complex Network Theory to Investigate The Fate of Creeping Landslides Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We focus primarily on weighting the edges using ground deformation time-series from satellite interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) data. |
Vrinda Desai ; Farnaz Fazelpour ; Alexander Handwerger ; Karen Daniels; |
859 | Ice Nucleation at Negative Pressures Using Molecular Dynamics: Implications for Atmospheric Clouds Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: I identify an equation that provides a reasonable approximation for lines of constant nucleation rate, which can be useful in advancing the study of ice nucleation mechanisms. |
Elise Rosky ; Raymond Shaw ; Will Cantrell ; Tianshu Li; |
860 | Charge Decay on Levitated Particles in Atmospheric Conditions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we use an acoustic radiation trap to levitate and measure the net charge on isolated, millimetric particles for days. |
Dana Harvey ; Justin Burton ; Joshua Mendez Harper ; Jake McGrath ; Tianshu Huang; |
861 | Effectively Reduce PM2.5 Air Pollution with Electrorheology Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have developed a new technology with electrorheology, which can catch PM2.5 carbon particles effectively. |
Rongjia Tao ; Xiaojun Xu; |
862 | Upgrading Low-Carbon Pathways for Cement Production in The United States Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We will discuss material options and readily available technology solutions for decarbonizing cement production which can be incentivized by policy changes in the near term. |
Ankita Gangotra ; Joanna Lewis ; Emanuela Del Gado; |
863 | Upcycling Plastic Sheets By Scrolling Yarns Guided By Schläffli Origami Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We discuss a new tensional twist-folding framework for hyperelastic sheets leading to re-deployable yarns with intricate crossectional structures. |
Julien Chopin ; Arshad Kudrolli; |
864 | Characterization of A Novel Gel Material for Oil-spill Remediation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this presentation we describe and characterize a novel material that appears to form a gel in either oil or water at low concentrations. |
John Frostad ; Daniel Walls ; Emilie Espitalie; |
865 | Simulating Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Flow and Trapping in Microscopic Rock Pore Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this contribution, we map the parameter space by assessing the effects of fluid properties such as viscosity, interfacial tension and contact angle on the amount of carbon dioxide that can be trapped inside the capillary network. |
Mathias Steiner ; Jaione Tirapu Azpiroz ; Rodrigo Neumann Barros Ferreira ; Ronaldo Giro ; Adolfo Emmanuel Correa Lopez ; Ricardo Luis Ohta ; Matheus Esteves Ferreira ; Ademir Ferreira Da Silva ; Benjamin Wunsch; |
866 | Deep Potential Molecular Dynamics of Water Self-ionization Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we combined deep neural network potentials with enhanced sampling techniques to perform extensive atomistic simulations of water self-ionization at finite temperature. |
Marcos Andrade ; Roberto Car ; Annabella Selloni; |
867 | Dynamics of Wrinkle-Ridge Transition in Graphene Supported on A Polymer: Quantum Molecular Dynamics Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have investigated the formation of wrinkles and ridges in graphene placed on a polyethylene substrate using quantum molecular dynamics (QXMD) simulation. |
Anikeya Aditya ; Shogo Fukushima ; Ankit Mishra ; Ken-ichi Nomura ; Fuyuki Shimojo ; Aiichiro Nakano ; Priya Vashishta ; Rajiv Kalia ; Mark Stevens; |
868 | A Critical Assessment of Neural Network Potentials for Water and The Role of Nuclear Quantum Effects Through The Van Hove Correlation Function Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we assess two different neural network potential (NNP) based modeling strategies within classical MD in predicting the spatiotemporal correlations in liquid water i.e., the Van Hove correlation function (VHF). |
Murali Gopal Muraleedharan ; Paul Kent; |
869 | Many-body Interatomic Potential with Bayesian Active Learning, An Application of SiC Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we present a highly efficient BAL workflow, where MLIPs is constructed using Gaussian process (GP) kernels based on the atomic cluster expansion (ACE) descriptors which is trained efficiently with MPI parallelization. |
Yu Xie; |
870 | Opto-Electro-Mechanical Control of Ferroelectric Topological Structures for Ultralow Power Topotronic Devices Using Hybrid Neural Network Quantum Molecular Dynamics and Molecular Mechanics Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To understand how to electrically and mechanically manipulate these complex structures we have developed a hybrid Neural-Network (NN) and Molecular Mechanics (MM) approach. |
Thomas Linker ; Ken-ichi Nomurra ; Shogo Fukshima ; Rajiv Kalia ; Aravind Krishnamoorthy ; Aiichiro Nakano ; Kohei Shimamura ; Fuyuki Shimojo ; Priya Vashishta; |
871 | Active Learning of Reactive Bayesian Force Fields: Application to Heterogeneous Catalysis Dynamics of H/Pt Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we introduce FLARE++, a Bayesian active learning method for training reactive many-body force fields on the fly during molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. |
Jonathan Vandermause ; Yu Xie ; Jin Soo Lim ; Cameron Owen ; Boris Kozinsky; |
872 | Committee Disagreement Biased Active Learning of Interatomic Potentials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We explore several ways of incorporating this adversarial attack scheme into practical structure generation schemes like molecular dynamics and our contour exploration scheme [1] for efficient active learning of interatomic potentials. |
Michael Waters ; James Rondinelli; |
873 | Ab Initio Thermodynamics of Ferroelectrics: The Case of PbTiO3 Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our approach includes anharmonic effects beyond the limitations of reduced models and of the linear approximation for the polarization. |
Pinchen Xie ; Yixiao Chen ; Weinan E ; Roberto Car; |
874 | Designing Machine Learning Surrogates Using Outputs of Molecular Dynamics Simulations As Soft Labels Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show that these uncertainties can be utilized to informate the training of deep neural networks for designing machine learning surrogates aimed at predicting the relationship between input variables and simulation outputs. |
Jayanath Chamindu Sandanuwan K Kadupitige ; Nasim Anousheh ; Vikram Jadhao; |
875 | Label-free Composition Determination for Biomolecular Condensates with An Arbitrary Number of Components Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we describe a label-free method to measure the shape and composition of micron-sized condensates based on quantitative phase microscopy and the physics of sessile droplets. |
Patrick McCall; |
876 | A Background Enzymatic Active Bath Affects Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation of Proteins Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We will use urease, an exothermic and kinetically fast enzyme that converts urea to carbon dioxide and ammonia, as the background enzyme. |
Kevin Ching ; Diego Luna ; Kavita Sarathy ; Nicholas Sawyer ; Jennifer Schwarz ; Jennifer Ross; |
877 | Liquid-liquid Phase Separation and Coarsening in An Active Fluid Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In my talk, I will show that active flows yield short-time superdiffusive motion and long-time diffusive motion, and that this motion accelerates droplet coarsening compared to a passive network. |
Jeremy Laprade ; William Rogers ; Guillaume Duclos; |
878 | Effect of ATP on Phase Separation in FUS Condensates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we used all-atom simulations to elucidate, at the microscopic level, how ATP affects FUS phase separation. |
Nick Weaver ; David Winogradoff ; Kumar Sarthak ; Aleksei Aksimentiev; |
879 | Nucleotide-dependent Dynamics and Material Properties of A Model Biomolecular Condensate Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We identify two distinct modes for nucleotide-dependent regulation of condensate material state and demonstrate tunable dynamics dependent on nucleotide concentration. |
Sebastian Coupe ; Nikta Fakhri; |
880 | Non-coding RNAs Could Fine-tune Transcription of Proximal Genes By Modulating Dynamics of Transcriptional Condensates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using a free energy functional that takes into account the interactions between the different molecular species, we modeled the dynamics of concentration fields using Model B dynamics for the stable protein and non-coding RNA coupled to a reaction-diffusion equation for the transcribed mRNA that pushes the system far away from equilibrium. |
Pradeep Natarajan ; Arup Chakraborty ; Mehran Kardar ; Krishna Shrinivas; |
881 | Physical Principles Underlying Regulation of Size Distributions of Intracellular Condensates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We demonstrate that these power laws are due to a preferential attachment or “rich get richer” effect. |
Daniel Lee ; Chang-Hyun Choi ; David Sanders ; Joshua Riback ; Lien Beckers ; Cliff Brangwynne ; Ned Wingreen; |
882 | Non-equilibrium Phase Separation in Mixtures of Catalytically Active Particles: Size Dispersity and Screening Effects Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we analytically study a model describing the phase separation of a mixture of such catalytically active particles. |
Vincent Ouazan-Reboul ; Jaime Agudo-Canalejo ; Ramin Golestanian; |
883 | Chemical Reaction Kinetics in Phase Separated Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The theory of phase separation determines how condensates form in living cells. |
Sudarshana Laha ; Jonathan Bauermann ; Patrick McCall ; Frank Julicher ; Christoph Weber; |
884 | Active Droplets Supplied with Energy and Matter Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work reveals that life-like processes such as metabolism and division can emerge in simple non-equilibrium systems that combine the physics of phase separation and chemical reactions. |
Jonathan Bauermann ; Christoph Weber ; Frank Julicher; |
885 | Molecular Assembly Lines in Active Droplets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In our theoretic work, we propose that assembly into the correct structure could be reliably achieved through an assembly line with a specific sequence of assembly steps. |
Tyler Harmon ; Frank Julicher; |
886 | Quantitative Reaction-Diffusion Dynamics in Liquid Condensates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We recently introduced a precise way of measuring intra-droplet diffusion rates based on a spatially resolved phase separation model. |
Lars Hubatsch ; Stefano Bo ; Basusree Ghosh ; Marc Karnat ; Hari Singh ; T-Y Tang ; Anthony Hyman ; Christoph Weber; |
887 | Mesoscale Properties of Non-equilibrium Liquid-liquid Phase Separation with Molecular Production and Degradation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Motivated by cellular LLPS, we present a theoretical framework for the analysis of out-of-equilibrium LLPS, where the phase-separating molecules are constantly synthesized and degraded. |
Dan Deviri ; Amit Kumar ; Omar Adame-Arana ; Samuel Safran; |
888 | "Ultra-bright, Small and Photostable Nanoprobes for Optical Super-Resolution Microscopy Imaging of Nanostructured Soft Materials" Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we introduce a novel class of ultrasmall aluminosilicate nanoparticles (aC’ dots) employed in stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM) using a single excitation source and without requiring specific aqueous imaging buffers. |
Uli Wiesner; |
889 | Informed Design of Polymer-Selective Nanoprobes for Optical Super-Resolution Microscopy Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We employ both active chemical and passive physical compatibilization strategies to promote selective aC’ dot targeting of specific polymer nanodomains in model block copolymer (BCP) thin films. |
Dana Chapman ; Ulrich Wiesner; |
890 | Correlative Nanomechanical Mapping and Super-resolution Optical Microscopy in PDMS/PMMA Interpenetrating Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate the molecular distribution of the opposing polymers within the microstructure by correlating peak force quantitative nanomechanical mapping (PF-QNM) with super-resolution optical microscopy (SROM) in PDMS/PMMA IPNs to directly relate mechanical modulus to PDMS fraction in each phase. |
Tyler Heyl ; Anthony Silvaroli ; Jeremy Beebe ; Dongchan Ahn ; Shane Mangold ; Kenneth Shull ; Muzhou Wang; |
891 | Tunable Optical Gratings and Mechanochromic Surfaces By Wrinkling of Plasma-Oxidised PDMS Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We report strain-modulated uni- and multi-axial phase gratings induced by wrinkling of plasma-oxidised polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). |
Annabelle Tan ; Luca Pellegrino ; Joao Cabral; |
892 | Switchable Soft Photonic Bio-Adhesives Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we present switchable soft photonic bio-adhesives with real-time colorimetric monitoring of reversible adhesion behavior by employing a responsive bio-photonic matrix with the dynamic hydrogen-bonding network. |
Minkyu Kim ; Daria Bukharina ; Dhriti Nepal ; Timothy Bunning ; Vladimir Tsukruk; |
893 | Bright, Non-iridescent Structural Coloration from Clay Mineral Nanosheet Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we demonstrate that bright non-iridescence structural coloration easily and rapidly can be achieved from suspended two-dimensional nanosheets of a clay mineral. |
Jon Otto Fossum ; Paulo Henrique Michels Brito ; Josef Breu ; Volodymyr Dudko ; Daniel Wagner ; Paul Markus ; Georg Papastavrou ; Leander Michels; |
894 | Origin of Thickness-dependent Circularly Polarized Luminescence in Chiral Polymer Films Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we present a comprehensive analytical theory that explains this unusual dependence of the polymer’s CPL on film thickness. |
Nikita Tepliakov ; Jessica Wade ; Matthew Fuchter ; Johannes Lischner ; Arash Mostofi; |
895 | Launching A Tug-of-War Between Bacteria and Bi-phase Droplets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we develop simple droplet based optical micro-transducers that can not only readily distinguish between live and dead bacteria but are also capable of gauging the metabolic levels of individual cells by tracking the time dependent force generated by a bacterium with sub piconewton resolution. |
Hari Vijayamohanan ; Hannah Feldstein ; Jan Totz ; Alberto Concellón ; Jie Li ; Mathias Kolle ; Timothy Swager; |
896 | Electro-optics and Material Properties of Oblique Helicoidal Cholesteric Tested at Oblique Incidence of Light Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we explore electro-optics of the Ch OH for an oblique incidence of light. |
Olena Iadlovska ; Kamal Thapa ; Mateusz Mrukiewicz ; Hari Bisoyi ; Daniel Patterson ; Ewan Cruickshank ; Grant Strachan ; John Storey ; Corrie Imrie ; Quan Li ; Sergij Shiyanovskii ; Oleg Lavrentovich; |
897 | Directed Self-assembly and Post Assembly Modification of Polymerizable Blue-phase Single Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we demonstrate that chemical patterns can be used to grow single crystals of a photopolymerizable blue-phase. |
Kushal Bagchi ; Tadej Emeršič ; Juan De Pablo ; Paul Nealey; |
898 | Concave Paraboloid Liquid Crystal Microlenses with Integrated Pancharatnam–Berry Phase Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we demonstrate that applying shear flow can produce plano-concave liquid crystal lens arrays with paraboloid aspheric profiles. |
Kelum Perera; |
899 | Mesoscale Simulations of Liquid Crystalline Diblock Copolymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have developed a mesoscale model that we are using to study both isotropic-to-nematic and order-disorder phase transitions of SCLC diblock copolymers. |
Austin Meng; |
900 | Study of Nonlinear Optical Properties of Gold Nanoparticles Dispersed in Degenerate and Oriented Nematic Liquid Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work we studied the structural and nonlinear optical properties of 20 nm AuNPs that are dispersed in degenerate (non-oriented) and oriented nematic liquid crystals (NLCs) using polarizing microscopic technique and optical Z-scan technology, respectively. |
Shengwei Wang ; Changshuo Fu ; Mohamed Amine Gharbi ; Chandra Yelleswarapu; |
901 | Emergent Behavior of Growing Bacterial Communities in Polymeric Environments Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We find that, when the polymer is sufficiently concentrated, the cells grow in striking “cable-like” morphologies—in stark contrast to the compact morphologies that arise in the conventionally-studied polymer-free case. |
Sebastian Gonzalez La Corte ; Sujit Datta ; Ned Wingreen ; Tapomoy Bhattacharjee; |
902 | Mammalian Sperm Navigation in Response to Biochemical Factors Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, using microfluidic experimentation as well as theoretical and computational modeling, we explore bull sperm motion in response to pharmacological agonists to identify whether biochemical factors modulate sperm navigation. |
Meisam Zaferani ; Susan Suarez ; Alireza Abbaspourrad; |
903 | Evaporating Droplet Dynamics Enhances Bacterial Pathogenesis on Fomites Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This study demonstrates that dried bacterial morphologies (formed within minutes) on organic and inorganic surfaces, significantly contribute to enhanced pathogenesis of fomites that can last up to several days. |
Saptarshi Basu; |
904 | Geometry-driven Trapping and Escaping of Bacteria in Arrays of Micropillars Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we investigate a potential geometry-based abstraction of such interactions by considering bacteria of varying sizes in pillar arrays with given geometries. |
Pooja Chopra ; David Quint ; Ajay Gopinathan ; Bin Liu; |
905 | A Rheological Interpretation of Chirality-switching Vortices in Viscoelastic Active Fluids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Previous work has shown that a hydrodynamic model coupling active and viscoelastic stresses can reproduce the vortical states with globally oscillating chirality. |
Paarth Gulati ; Suraj Shankar ; M Cristina Marchetti; |
906 | Controlling Speed of Bacterial Active Droplets in A Nematic Environment Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate the effect of the viscosity of the droplet medium on the propulsion speed of the droplets. |
Hend Baza ; Yuhan Wang ; Holly Matthews ; Oleg Lavrentovich; |
907 | Active Particle Transport in Disordered Porous Media Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Fluid suspensions of motile microswimmers such as bacteria and active colloids are often observed in porous environments, but the complexity of the medium geometry and its effect on particle dynamics makes the study of their transport properties challenging. |
Akhil Varma ; David Saintillan; |
908 | Locally Induced Analog Casimir Force from A Self-propelling Vibrating Robot Boat Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Inspired by the wave-mediated dynamics of surface-bouncing droplets, we study the motion and wave-field dynamics of a 5.9 cm radius, 8.8 cm tall, eccentric motor-driven vibrating robot boat on the surface of a 4 cm deep pool of water. |
Steven Tarr ; Enes Aydin ; Daniel Goldman; |
909 | Active Nematic Defect Control Via Variations in Oil Sublayer Thickness Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we develop a method to curve the surface of an isotropic oil layer via the wetting of cylindrical microfabricated pillars. |
Dimitrius Khaladj ; Linda Hirst; |
910 | Fluctuations in Pedestrian Dynamics Routing Choices Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work we analyse the role of fluctuations, related to pedestrians individual variability, in the emergent behaviors observed in crowd flows subject to binary path choices. |
Alessandro Gabbana ; Federico Toschi ; Alessandro Corbetta; |
911 | C. Elegans Motility in Self-healing Gels Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Together, our results will present an approach to maintain and image nematodes in 3D and harvest them from this medium for further processing. |
Saheli Dey ; Tapomoy Bhattacharjee; |
912 | Analysis of Steered Molecular Dynamics Study of Sickle Hemoglobin Protein in Water Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The study of sickled hemoglobin protein using nano scale molecular dynamics(NAMD) is performed for analyzing the binding mechanism and stability of protein. |
Jhulan Powrel ; Narayan Adhikari; |
913 | Understanding The Thermodynamic Driving Forces for Directed Motion at The Nanoscale Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have utilized theory and simulation to understand the influence of specific binding interactions and catalysis in driving molecular chemotaxis. |
Kathleen Krist ; William Noid; |
914 | Microtubules’ Dynamic Apolar Lane Formation and Long-Range Order on A Supported Lipid Bilayer Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this project, we studied MT-based active matter on a supported lipid bilayer. |
Fereshteh Memarian ; Niranjan Sarpangala ; Fabian Jan Schwarzendahl ; Joseph Lopes ; Madhuvanthi Athani ; Daniel Beller ; Kinjal Dasbiswas ; Ajay Gopinathan ; Linda Hirst; |
915 | Machine Learning Zero Modes in Combinatorial Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we show that Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are able to accurately classify the design space of a combinatorial metamaterial, despite its sensitivity to small perturbations and the sparsity of the data set. |
Ryan van Mastrigt ; Martin Van Hecke ; Corentin Coulais ; Marjolein Dijkstra; |
916 | Metamaterials You Can Count on Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show a mechanical structure consisting of coupled mechanical bits that, when cyclically compressed, records the number of driving cycles: the material counts. |
Lennard Kwakernaak ; Martin Hecke; |
917 | Non-Abelian Mechanical Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we introduce a non-Abelian metamaterial that is sensitive to sequential ordering of mechanical input signals. |
Amitesh Singh ; Matthieu Labousse ; Margot Teunisse ; Martin Van Hecke; |
918 | Sequential Snapping of Hysterons in A Biholey Metamaterial Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show that driven mechanical metamaterials exhibit complex pathways when they contain bistable switches. |
Jiangnan Ding ; Jingran Liu ; Martin Van Hecke; |
919 | Sequential Deformation in Metamaterials Tuned By Plastic Buckling Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work establishes a general pathway to select the sequence of deformations in metamaterials with plastic buckling which can be useful in energy absorption and topological protection. |
Wenfeng Liu ; Shahram Janbaz ; Corentin Coulais; |
920 | Continuum Field Theory for The Deformations of Planar Kirigami Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, for a large class of periodic and planar kirigami, we provide a coarse-graining rule linking the design of the panels and slits to the kirigami’s macroscale deformations. |
Paul Plucinsky ; Ian Tobasco ; Paolo Celli; |
921 | Synergistic Energy Absorption Mechanisms of A Liquid Crystal Elastomer-based Metamaterial Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we applied LCEs to amplify the energy absorption capabilities of a mechanical metamaterial that experiences snap-through buckling under compressive loading. |
Beijun Shen ; Seung-Yeol Jeon ; Zeyu Zhu ; Nicholas A. Traugutt ; Lichen Fang ; Christopher M. Yakacki ; Thao (Vicky) Nguyen ; Sung Hoon Kang; |
922 | Complex Pathways in Serially Coupled Mechanical Hysterons Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work introduces a simple yet general strategy for extending the space of achievable pathways in metamaterials. |
Martin Van Hecke ; hadrien bense ; Jerry Liu; |
923 | Particulated Granular Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we describe “particulated” granular materials—small numbers of grains confined within under-constrained trusses that are connected together into large frameworks—that allow us to design granular materials with specific mechanical properties. |
Jerry Zhang ; Dong Wang ; Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio ; Mark Shattuck ; Corey O’Hern; |
924 | On-demand Spatial Programmability of Mechanical Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, I discuss a new paradigm of metamaterial design whereby each unit-cell is fabricated in an embryonic state. |
Tian Chen; |
925 | Mechanical Duality in Maxwell and Non-Maxwell Lattices Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we study mechanical duality in Maxwell and non-Maxwell lattices as well as its connection to emergent higher symmetries, topological indices and topological edge states. |
Xiaohan Wan ; Michel Fruchart ; Xiaoming Mao ; Vincenzo Vitelli ; Kai Sun; |
926 | Experimental Observation of Gapped Internal Gravity Waves in A Periodic Stratification Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we report on the experimental observation of band gaps for internal gravity waves in a laboratory setting with similar periodic stratification. |
Severine Atis ; Sasan Ghaemsaidi ; Michel Fruchart; |
927 | Design Princple of Hinge Structures with Duality-Induced Hidden Symmetry Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Based on this mechanism, we proposed simple rules to identify and design 1D and 2D periodic self-dual structures with arbitrary complexity. |
Qun-Li Lei ; Feng Tang ; Yu-qiang Ma; |
928 | Shear Driven Propagation of Solitons in Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We observe that the solitary waves for odd- and even-layer structures have an opposite phase. |
Aref Ghorbani ; Corentin Coulais ; Daniel Bonn ; Erik van der Linden ; Mehdi Habibi; |
929 | Topologically Insulated Modes in Strongly Nonlinear Mechanical Chains Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To address this, we consider a mechanical analog of the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger interface model with the addition of a strong cubic nonlinearity. |
Joshua Tempelman ; Alexander Vakakis ; Kathryn Matlack; |
930 | How Nanoscale Surface Physics Affects Emergent Material Properties in Colloidal Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Two colloidal suspensions of paucidisperse, spherical silica particles with different surface chemistries leading to extreme limits of surface contact friction are studied to … |
Norman Wagner ; Yu-Fan Lee ; Scott Brown; |
931 | Disruption of Structural Order in Sheared Dense Suspensions Due to Frictional Constraints Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using varied particle interactions and flow conditions, we explore both shear-thinning and shear-thickening regimes, while analyzing the microstructural characteristics of both. |
Abhay Goyal ; Emanuela Del Gado ; Scott Jones ; Nicos Martys; |
932 | Scaling in Shear Thickening Suspensions with Multidirectional Flows Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Recently, we proposed a universal crossover scaling theory to describe shear thickening suspensions. |
Meera Ramaswamy ; Itay Griniasty ; Danilo Liarte ; Emanuela del Gado ; Eleni Katifori ; James Sethna ; Bulbul Chakraborty ; Itai Cohen; |
933 | Universal Scaling in Shear Thickening Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we give a complete theory of the shear thickening viscosity in terms of a universal crossover scaling from the frictionless jamming point to a rigidity transition associated with friction, anisotropy, and shear. |
Meera Ramaswamy ; Itay Griniasty ; Danilo Liarte ; Abhishek Shetty ; Eleni Katifori ; Emanuela del Gado ; James Sethna ; Bulbul Chakraborty ; Itai Cohen; |
934 | Leveraging Polymer Glass Transition to Access Thermally-switchable Shear Jamming Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we have developed a strategy for tunning the stiffness in situ by designing and utilizing polymeric particles with accessible glass transition temperatures (T g). |
Chuqiao Chen ; Michael van de Naald ; Abhinendra Singh ; Neil Dolinski ; Grayson Jackson ; Justin Jureller ; Heinrich Jaeger ; Stuart Rowan ; Juan De Pablo; |
935 | Role of Solvent on The Rheological Properties of Non-Brownian Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we use Tuning-Fork Microscopy (TFM) to measure μ p between solid polystyrene (PS) particles immersed in a solvent, and we compare our results to numerical simulations (Chèvremont et al. 2019, Lobry et al. 2019). |
Adrien Izzet ; Anh Vu Nguyen Le ; Guillaume Ovarlez ; Annie Colin; |
936 | Intrusion Into Granular-fluid Mixtures: Testing Added-mass and Darcy-Reynolds Theories Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present experimental and theoretical results for impact into two related but distinct systems: (1) cornstarch and water suspensions and (2) beds of glass beads immersed in glycerol-water mixtures. |
Abe Clark ; Joshua Dijksman ; Marc Brassard ; Neil Causley ; Joshua Strader ; Nasser Krizou; |
937 | Microstructure and Rheology of Semi-Dense and Dense Suspensions in Confined Flows Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, Core-Modified Dissipative Particle Dynamics, CM-DPD, is employed to model the flow and microstructure development of semi-dense and dense suspensions under confinement. |
Joao Maia ; Shaghayegh Khani ; Erika Barcelos ; Monica Naccache ; Arman Boromand ; Fellipe Carvalho; |
938 | The Elastic Response of Wire Frame Glasses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a simple, geometric method for finding the scaling of the elastic stress with concentration in these glassy systems. |
David King; |
939 | Granular Piles Traversing The Glass Transition: A Grain-scale Characterization Via The Internal Energy Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose an effective measure of this internal energy to play the role of the long-sought "temperature-like" parameter, allowing us to predict the macroscopic state of the static configurations. |
Stefan Boettcher ; Paula Gago; |
940 | Compressing and Fracturing 2D Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: For highly monodisperse samples, we observe the structure undergo a transition in a single catastrophic fracture event. |
Pablo Illing ; Jean-Christophe Ono-dit-Biot ; Kari Dalnoki-Veress ; Eric Weeks; |
941 | Rheology of Dense, Bidispersed Particles Suspended in A Perturbed Shear-flow Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have studied the phenomenon of segregation of a non-Brownian dense suspension (volume fraction φ=0.50) of rigid, inertialess bidispersed particles, with a large particle-size-ratio a 2/a 1=3, being a 1 and a 2 the radii of the smaller and larger particles in the suspension, respectively. |
Alessandro Monti ; Marco Edoardo Rosti; |
942 | History-dependent Constraints and Inhomogeneous Flow in Concentrated Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This stress-dependent constraint-based framework has been used to understand how surfactants tune the steady-state rheometric flow of a calcite suspension. |
James Richards ; Rory O’Neill ; Guillaume Ovarlez ; Wilson Poon; |
943 | Scalable 3D Printing for Topological Mechanical Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We confirm in finite-element simulations that in the printed material, the surface is softer than the bulk. |
Guido Baardink ; Achilles Bergne ; Evripides Loukaides ; Anton Souslov; |
944 | Architected Soft Matter and The 4th Dimension Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, additive manufacturing of various soft matter using projection micro-stereolithography (PµSL) is presented. |
Howon Lee; |
945 | Self-Limiting Assembly of CdS Nanoparticles Into Complex Corrugated Microparticles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we present a joint computational and experimental study of a model system of uniformly-sized CdS-based corrugated particles (HPs) that self-assemble from polydisperse nanoparticles (NPs). |
Thi Vo ; Lanqin Tang ; Drew Vecchio ; Tao Ma ; Jun Lu ; Harrison Hou ; Sharon Glotzer ; Nicholas Kotov; |
946 | Mechanical Tunability of Hierarchical Porous Polymer Thin Films Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we examine a model glassy material, polystyrene (PS), a model plasticized material, PS blended with styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer (Kraton), and a model crosslinked plastic, SU-8 epoxy resin crosslinked with Versamid 125 crosslinking agent. |
Robert Green-Warren ; Abigail Ren ; Noah McAllister ; Luc Bontoux ; Asaad Shaikh ; Jae-Hwang Lee ; Assimina Pelegri ; Jonathan Singer; |
947 | In-air Polymerization and Crosslinking of Monomers During Electrospray Deposition Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To alleviate this, this study focuses on spraying monomers, which can be sprayed at a much higher weight percentage than their corresponding polymers, blended with a photoactivated polymerizing agent (Omnirad 819 and Esacure 1001M blends) and crosslinker (polyethylene glycol diacrylate) under ultraviolet light to create polymers mid-spray. |
Jonathan Singer ; Catherine Nachtigal ; Michael Grzenda; |
948 | Tuning Stoichiometry to Kinetically Enhance The Self-Assembly of Binary Colloidal Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work provides a new way to overcome kinetic limitations and achieve binary self-assembly. |
Ronald LaCour ; Timothy Moore ; Sharon Glotzer; |
949 | Neutron Dark-field Imaging of Hierarchical Structures Using INFER Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We will present simulated and measured results from model colloidal systems using a prototype INFER and discuss the outlook for future user experiments. |
Daniel Hussey ; Caitlyn Wolf ; Youngju Kim ; M. Cyrus Daugherty ; Sarah Robinson ; Ryan Murphy ; David Jacobson ; Jacob LaManna ; Peter Bajcsy ; Paul Kienzle ; Nikolai Klimov ; Kathleen Weigandt ; Michael Huber; |
950 | Controlling The Porous Structures of Block Copolymer Based Carbon Fibers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Block copolymer (BCP)-derived porous carbon fibers (PCFs) are emerging versatile materials that show great potential for applications ranging from energy storage to separation and … |
Guoliang Liu; |
951 | Polybutadiene Copolymers Via Atomistic and Systematic Coarse-Grained Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a bottom-up methodology to obtain coarse-grained (CG) models for butadiene copolymers, derived from more than one species of monomers, via detailed atomistic simulations. |
Anastassia Rissanou ; Antonis Chazirakis ; Patrycja Polinska ; Craig Burkhart ; Manolis Doxastakis ; Vagelis Harmandaris; |
952 | Frustrated Liquid Crystalline Phases: Compatibility Conditions for Three-dimensional Director Fields Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we will show that in three dimensions five local fields are required to uniquely describe a director field and that these fields are related to each other and to the curvature tensor of the embedding space through six compatibility conditions. |
Luiz C. B. da Silva ; Efi Efrati; |
953 | Cumulative Geometric Frustration and The Intrinsic Approach in Continuous Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will discuss how the intrinsic approach, in which matter is described only through local properties, leads to a general framework in which the geometric compatibility conditions assume a central role. |
Efi Efrati; |
954 | The Effects of Discretization on Geometric Frustration;a Study of A Potts-like Spin Lattice System Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work we study an N-state Potts spin-lattice system in which frustration is induced by favoring a slight misalignment between adjacent spins. |
Snir Meiri ; Efi Efrati; |
955 | Self-Limitation and Condensation in Geometrically Frustrated Assembly Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present the phase diagram for finite temperature geometrically frustrated assembly, delineating the boundaries between dispersed, (finite width) aggregates and bulk condensed states. |
Nicholas Hackney ; Chris Amey ; Gregory Grason; |
956 | Diffusion Spreadability As A Dynamic-based Probe of Hyperuniform and Nonhyperuniform Media Across Length Scales Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: For hyperuniform media, disordered or not, we show that the “excess” spreadability, S(∞) − S(t ), decays to its long-time behavior exponentially faster than that of any nonhyperuniform medium, the slowest being "antihyperuniform media". |
Salvatore Torquato; |
957 | Hyperuniform Structures Formed By Shearing Colloidal Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: A simple toy model called Random Organization, RO, qualitatively reproduces the dynamical features of this transition. |
Paul Chaikin; |
958 | Hyperuniform Vortex Patterns at The Surface of Type-II Superconductors Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use vortex matter in superconductors as a model elastic system to study how planar disorder impacts the otherwise hyperuniform structure nucleated in samples with weak point disorder. |
Yanina Fasano; |
959 | Hyperuniform Solids with Bond Orientiational Order Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: The talk will first discuss how to characterize the hyperuniformity in quasicrystals and other non-periodic self-similar solids. We will then introduce a class of hyperuniform … |
Paul Steinhardt; |
960 | Non-Equilibrium Strongly Hyperuniform Fluids with Large Local Density Fluctuations – Towards Perfect Photonic Fluids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, by using computer simulations and theoretical analyses, we discover a new type of dynamic disordered fluid state with strong hyperuniformity in 2D systems of chiral active particles where particles perform independent circular motions of the radius R with the same handedness. |
Ran Ni; |
961 | Multitask Learning of Reactive Force Fields and Collective Variables to Accelerate Molecular Dynamics and Enhanced Sampling of Rare Catalytic Events Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work uses a multitask learning framework[1] based on Neural Equivariant Interatomic Potentials (NequIP)[2] to train force fields with quantum chemical accuracy and discover critical collective variables for highly efficient free energy landscape exploration. |
Lixin Sun ; Simon Batzner ; Albert Musaelian ; Jonathan Vandermause ; Yu Xie ; Steven Torrisi ; Wei Chen ; Boris Kozinsky; |
962 | Atomic Cluster Expansion Descriptors for Structural Dataset Analysis and Classification Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: The Atomic Cluster Expansion (ACE) is a general set of rotationally-invariant local structural descriptors that have proven effective for constructing interatomic potentials that … |
James Goff ; Mitchell Wood ; Aidan Thompson; |
963 | Billions of Atoms with Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials: Performance Portability of FLARE Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we present a performance portable implementation of the FLARE interatomic potential. |
Anders Johansson ; Boris Kozinsky; |
964 | Training Machine Learned Interatomic Potentials for Chemical Complexity – Application to Refractory CCAs Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we will discuss the methodology behind the development of a generalized refractory CCA MLIAP using the spectral neighbor analysis potential (SNAP) method and demonstrate how it can be used to model CCA properties and behavior in extremes of temperature and strain rate. |
Megan McCarthy; |
965 | Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials: Training Data Selection for Accuracy and Transferability Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work demonstrates that in order to establish accurate, yet transferable potentials, a systematic approach to training data selection is required. |
David Montes de Oca Zapiain ; Mitchell Wood ; Danny Perez ; Carlos Pereyra ; Nicholas Lubbers ; Aidan Thompson; |
966 | Towards Systematically Improvable Deep Learning Interatomic Potentials with E(3)-Equivariant Cluster Expansions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we discuss the Deep Interatomic Cluster Expansion (DICE), an equivariant neural network that learns many-body information without message passing or convolutions. |
Albert Musaelian ; Simon Batzner ; Boris Kozinsky; |
967 | Molecular Dynamics Simulations in TensorFlow Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We introduce TensorFlow Molecular Dynamics (TFMD), a system to develop molecular dynamics simulations and seamlessly integrate them with machine learning based enhancements. |
Prateek Sharma; |
968 | Order-disorder Transition of Ice in An Ab Initio Machine Learning Model Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this article, we mimic the effect of doping with a bias potential that enhances the formation of ionic defects in molecular dynamics simulations. |
Pablo Piaggi ; Roberto Car; |
969 | Simulation of Crystallization and Thermal Conduction of Ge2Sb2Te5 Using Machine-learning Potential Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The training set construction is a critical step for proper sampling of potential-energy surface and we developed a cost-effective and efficient training scheme, namely, randomized atomic-system generator (RAG) scheme [1]. |
Youngjae Choi ; Pyung JIn Park ; Seung-Hoon Jhi; |
970 | Davis Computational Spectroscopy Workflow – from Structure to Spectra Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To address the trade-off between simulation cost and accuracy, we developed an automated workflow that connects various atomic simulation tools in order to investigate the relationship between material properties, lattice dynamics, and INS spectra. |
Lucas Cavalcante ; Luke Daemen ; Nir Goldman ; Ambarish Kulkarni ; Adam Moule; |
971 | A Descriptor for Molecular Environments in Molecular Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We fill this gap and present a descriptor, that when used as an input for a high dimensional neural network [4], can accurately describe hydrogen bonding and van der Waals interactions between molecules in molecular crystals. |
Marco Krummenacher ; Stefan A Goedecker; |
972 | Towards The Inverse Design of Molecules with Targeted Quantum-mechanical Properties Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Thus, in the present work, we investigate the impact of including diverse global and local QM properties on the mapping between latent and property space employing a VAE on 3D geometric and/or electronic representations. |
Alessio Fallani ; Leonardo Medrano Sandonas ; Kyunghoon Han ; Alexandre Tkatchenko; |
973 | Chromatin Network Retards Droplet Coalescence Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our study suggests that nucleoli-chromatin interactions facilitate droplets’ nucleation but hinder their coarsening due to the coupled motion between droplets and the chromatin network: as droplets coalesce, the chromatin network becomes increasingly constrained. |
Bin Zhang; |
974 | Rheological Properties of Chromatin and Nuclear Microenvironment in Living Cells Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we use genomic-locus tracking and polymer models to characterize the viscoelasticity of chromatin and the surrounding nuclear environment. |
Yu-Chieh Chung ; Madhoolika Bisht ; Li-Chun Tu; |
975 | Active Dynamics of Chromosome Polymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we propose an active polymer model for chromosomes, where microscopic activity leads to non-equilibrium fluctuations at the coarse-grained length scales. |
Sumitabha Brahmachari ; Tomer Markovich ; Fred MacKintosh ; Jose Onuchic; |
976 | Phase Separation and Correlated Motions in Motorized Genome Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we studied the impact of non-equilibrium activities on the structural dynamics and organization of the human genome. |
Zhongling Jiang ; Bin Zhang; |
977 | When Motors Collide: How Transcription and Loop-extruding Cohesins Organize Chromatin Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We analyze chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) data near active genes, including in conditions in which cohesin dynamics or transcription are perturbed. |
Edward Banigan ; Wen Tang ; Aafke van den Berg ; Roman Stocsits ; Gordana Wutz ; Hugo Brandão ; Georg Busslinger ; Jan-Michael Peters ; Leonid Mirny; |
978 | Limited Spreading Enzyme Stabilizes Epigenetic Memory Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We introduce a minimal biophysical model stylizing chromatin and its dynamics through the cell cycle, in which modifying enzymes "spread" marks between nearby histones and marked histones experience self-attraction. |
Jeremy Owen ; Dino Osmanovic ; Leonid Mirny; |
979 | 4D Chromosome Organization: Combining Polymer Physics, Knot Theory and High Performance Computing Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk I will present a novel data-driven modeling approach, 4DHiC, and demonstrate a number of possibilities that this method holds. |
Anna Lappala ; Jeannie Lee ; Kevin Tan ; Karissa Sanbonmatsu; |
980 | Nucleosome-scale Structure Drives Linker Histone Enrichment in Heterochromatin in Silico Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work we introduce a multi-scale polymer model for chromatin which captures both megabase-scale phase separation and nucleosome-scale physics, explicitly accounting for the effects of both DNA linker length and H1 binding. |
Aria Coraor ; Juan De Pablo; |
981 | Differential Regulation of Alternative Promoters Emerges from Unified Kinetics of Enhancer-promoter Interaction Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using a theoretical model to relate promoter activity to enhancer states, we show that the two promoters follow common transcription kinetics driven by sequential Bcd binding at the two enhancers. |
Heng Xu; |
982 | Mesoscale Mixing of Chromosomes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we present our simulations of how the extent of chromosome mixing dynamics changes over time, as a function of the chromosome volume fraction, self-interactions, and binding to the lamina. |
Gaurav Bajpai ; Samuel Safran; |
983 | Impact of Cytosolic Crowders on The Morphology of Bacterial Chromosomes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Motivated by such observation, we consider a "feather-boa" type model of chromosome in the presence of non-additive crowders, encapsulated inside cylindrical confinement. |
Amit Kumar ; Pinaki Swain ; Bela Mulder ; Debasish Chaudhuri; |
984 | Dynamic Facilitation and Nucleation in Supercooled Liquids Below TMCT Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we present direct evidence from molecular dynamics simulations supporting the prediction of elasticity below T MCT, but opposing that of nucleation. |
Rahul Chacko; |
985 | Does Mesoscopic Elasticity Control Viscous Slowing Down in Glassforming Liquids? Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In my talk, I will propose and test the possibility that viscous slowing down is controlled by a mesoscopic elastic stiffness κ( T), defined as the characteristic stiffness of response fields to local dipole forces in the liquid’s underlying inherent structures. |
Edan Lerner; |
986 | Structure and Dynamics in Supercooled Liquids: A Theory of Localized Excitations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: One perspective proposes that structural/static properties of the liquid may be used to explain the slowdown. |
Kranthi Mandadapu; |
987 | Local Shear Transformations in Hard-sphere Colloidal Glasses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We find that shear transformation zones are active in both sheared and quiescent colloidal glasses, and we examine the evolution of the STZ population with time as well as increasing macroscopic strain. |
Katharine Jensen; |
988 | Computational Optical Microscopy By PSF Engineering – or – How and Why to Ruin A Perfectly Good Microscope Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk I will describe how this method enables unprecedented capabilities in localization microscopy; specific applications include dense emitter fitting for super-resolution microscopy, multicolor imaging from grayscale data, volumetric multi-particle tracking/imaging, dynamic surface profiling, and high-throughput in-flow colocalization in live cells. |
Yoav Shechtman; |
989 | Quadratic Electro-optic Effect in The Nonconjugated Conductive Polymer Iodine-doped Polyethylene Terephthalate Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Quadratic electro-optic effect has been measured in the nonconjugated conductive polymer iodine-doped polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The measurement has been made using … |
Mrinal Thakur ; Justin Van Cleave; |
990 | Templating Polymer/Chromophore Co-Crystallization in Block Copolymer Domains Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Recently we reported an alternative approach in which an NLO chromophore is co-crystallized with a polymer, forming a non-centrosymmetric hybrid host-guest complex. |
Yifan Xu ; Robert Hickey; |
991 | Two-photon Spectroscopy Reveals Protonation-induced Symmetry-breaking in The Ground Electronic State of Nominally Centrosymmetric Organic Fluorophores Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we use femtosecond 2PA spectroscopy to show, for the first time, that a nominally centrosymmetric organic fluorophore can be switched from a centrosymmetric- to non-centrosymmetric state and back by variation of pH of the solution. |
Aleks Rebane ; Charles Stark ; Matt Rammo ; Meelis-Mait Sildoja ; Juri Pahapill ; Aleksander Trummal ; Merle Uudsemaa ; Olena Vakuliuk ; Bartosz Szymanski ; Ganiel Gryko; |
992 | Prediction of Effective Optical Properties of Anisotropic Composites Beyond The Quasistatic Limit Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We apply our new formulas to a variety of hyperuniform and nonhyperuniform disordered anisotropic models. |
Jaeuk Kim ; Salvatore Torquato; |
993 | Low-threshold Exciton-polariton Condensate Via Fast Polariton Relaxation in Organic Microcavities Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we demonstrated a room-temperature polariton condensate at a threshold pump fluence of 9.7 ± 0.1 μJ cm −2, in a microcavity containing 4,4′-bis(( E)-4-(3,6-bis(2-ethylhexyl)-(9 H-carbazol-9-yl))styryl)-1,1′-biphenyl (BSBCz-EH). |
Tomohiro Ishii ; Kiyoshi Miyata ; Masashi Mamada ; Fatima Bencheikh ; Fabrice Mathevet ; Ken Onda ; Stéphane Kéna-Cohen ; Chihaya Adachi; |
994 | Solution-processed Hybrid Organic/inorganic Microcavities for Exciton-polaritonics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present here a polymer-based organic/inorganic hybrid material with unique and versatile properties, including a tunable refractive index, low optical losses, and solution-processability, applied for the fabrication of active microcavities. |
Victoria Quiros Cordero ; Natalie Stingelin ; Carlos Silva ; Pascal Grégoire; |
995 | Magnetic Dipole Emission in Profile-modulated Metal-dielectric-metal Structure Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In our experiment, we study the electric and magnetic dipole emission from Eu3+ ions in the profile modulated three-layer Ag-Emitter layer-Ag structures. |
MD Afzalur Rab ; John Munga ; Natalia Noginova; |
996 | Holographic Immunoassays: Direct Detection of Antibodies Binding to Colloidal Spheres Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: The size of a probe bead reported by holographic particle characterization depends on the proportion of the surface area covered by bound target molecules and so can be used as an … |
Kaitlynn Snyder ; David Grier ; Andrew Hollingsworth ; Rushna Quddus ; Kent Kirshenbaum; |
997 | Topological Supermodes in Photonic Crystal Fibre Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The fibre is made using a stack-and-draw technique in which glass capillaries are stacked, molten, and drawn to desired size. |
Nathan Roberts ; Guido Baardink ; Joshua Nunn ; Peter Mosley ; Anton Souslov; |
998 | Silicon Inverse Colloidal Diamond Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this session, I will be discussing how we can grow larger, more functional crystals, and invert those crystals with Silicon to make a high-index inverse diamond. |
Johnathon Gales ; Xinhang Shen ; David Pine; |
999 | Dexterous Holographic Trapping of Dark-seeking Particles with Zernike Holograms Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The ideal hologram for a DoG trap being purely real-valued, we introduce a method based on the Zernike phase-contrast principle to project real-valued holograms with the phase-only diffractive optical elements used in standard holographic optical trapping systems. |
Jatin Abacousnac ; David Grier; |
1000 | Simulations of The Dynamics of Colloidal Sphere Clusters in Laguerre-Gaussian Beams Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use T-matrix light scattering computations to efficiently model the optical forces acting on the clusters even when the clusters are far from positional or orientational trapping equilibria. |
Jerome Fung; |
1001 | Anomalous Glass Transition Breadths of Random Ionomers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we report a simple yet versatile approach to tune the glass transition range of a family of random ionomers via their side-chain structure and charge fraction. |
Han Umana ; Trung Nguyen ; Jeremy Wang ; Monica Olvera De La Cruz ; John Torkelson; |
1002 | Decoding The Conditions for Aperiodicity in Complex Diblock Micelle Packings Via Breakout Crystallization Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To this end we designed a crystalline amorphous poly(ethylene oxide)- block-poly(2-ethyl hexylacrylate) diblock copolymer that undergoes breakout crystallization. |
Andreas Mueller ; Aaron Lindsay ; Ashish Jayaraman ; Timothy Lodge ; Mahesh Mahanthappa ; Frank Bates; |
1003 | Spin-coated Mesoporous Thin-film Quantum Materials from Block Copolymer Self-assembly Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Superconducting niobium carbonitride thin films are prepared from the self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) and niobia sol nanoparticles. The fabrication pathway starts with … |
Fei Yu ; Randal Thedford ; Ulrich Wiesner; |
1004 | Phase Formation in Architecturally Asymmetric Coil-brush Diblock Copolymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, five sets of norbornene-based coil- block-bottlebrush copolymers with high conformational asymmetry were synthesized using grafting-through living ring-opening metathesis polymerization with poly(norbornene- exo, exo-dimethyl ester) as the coil block and bottlebrush blocks containing oligomeric poly(ethylene- alt-propylene) side chains. |
McKenzie Coughlin ; Lucy Liberman ; Jerrick Edmund ; Frank Bates ; Timothy Lodge; |
1005 | Priming Self-Assembly Pathways By Stacking Individual BCP Layers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We developed a pathway priming strategy where BCP initial configurations ( i.e., the initial spatial distribution of chains) are engineered to be structured in nontrivial ways. |
Sebastian Russell ; Kevin Yager ; Masafumi Fukuto ; Suwon Bae; |
1006 | Controlling Nano- and Micro-Scale Ordering in Biomimetic Non-Equilibrium Hydrogels Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we propose a new, non-equilibrium method where the triblock copolymer is first dissolved in a water-miscible solvent favorable for both polymer blocks, then transferred to a mold and immersed in a water bath. |
Elisabeth Lloyd; |
1007 | Melt-processed Polyethylene Nanofilms Via Layer Multiplying Coextrusion: Exploring Scaling Laws Relating Tensile Properties to Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we use an alternative approach to produce nanofilms of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) of varying thickness and crystalline morphology. |
Dayne Plemmons; |
1008 | Entropic Partitioning and Entropy-enthalpy Compensation (EEC) Effect in Relaxation of Nanopatterned Polymer Blend and Nanocomposite Films Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study slumping of imprinted polymer grafted nanoparticle (PGNP) systems, high molecular weight, block copolymer systems under direct immersion annealing (DIA) in solvent mixture, and cyclic polymer systems compared to linear ones. |
Alamgir Karim; |
1009 | Supramolecular Structures of Alternative Polymer-nanoparticle Hybrids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this contribution, we investigate the formation of the supramolecular structure of linear alternating polystyrene (PS)-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) polymer hybrids (LAPH), through a combination of small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) and rheology. |
Shalin Patil ; Ruikun Sun ; Shiwang Cheng ; Xiaobing Zuo ; Xuehui Dong ; Dongdong Zhou; |
1010 | A Meso-scale Simulation Study of Short-range Morphologies and Properties of Thermoplastic Polyurethane Affected By Graphene Nano-fillers Under External Flow Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In particular, we have investigated the effects of local interactions, compositions, and chemistry of components on the final morphologies of materials. |
Sunsheng Zhu ; Shaghayegh Khani ; Joao Maia; |
1011 | Non-diffusing Melts of 3-dimensional Architectured Polymers: Giant Molecules and Soft-nanoparticles, and The Boundary of The Liquid-solid Transition Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose an equation to describe their relaxation time as a function of diameter and crosslinking degree. |
Gengxin Liu; |
1012 | Memory Effect in Simulations of Asymmetric Diblock Copolymers Under Thermal Processing Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To develop an understanding of this memory effect, we perform simulations of a time-dependent Landau-Brazovskii model, which has stability regions for disorder, BCC, FCC, as well as Frank-Kasper phases. |
Yang Yang ; Robert Wickham ; Anchang Shi; |
1013 | Understanding and Designing The Collective Dynamics of Droplets of Active Nematic Fluids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we examine the behavior of droplets of an active nematic fluid. |
Yuan-Nan Young ; David Stein ; Michael Shelley; |
1014 | Spontaneous Flow Transition in Confined 3D Active Nematic Droplets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This study provides a first novel method to measure active stresses in biomimetic active matter, which is a requirement for a quantitative comparison between experiments and theory. |
Salman Alam ; Guillaume Duclos; |
1015 | Topological Defect-propelled Swimming of Nematic Colloids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: More generally, this work aims to develop biomimetic active matter based on the underlying relevance of topology. |
Tianyi Yao ; Ziga Kos ; Yimin Luo ; Edward Steager ; Miha Ravnik ; Kathleen Stebe; |
1016 | Understanding Active Turbulence in Fluidized Dry Active Nematics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To elucidate the fundamental generation mechanism of active turbulence within 2D dense, dry SPRs, we perform large-scale Brownian dynamics simulations and investigate the cyclic process by which dry SPRs undergo persistent swarming motions. |
Bryce Palmer ; Sheng Chen ; Patrick Govan ; Wen Yan ; Tong Gao; |
1017 | Agent-based Simulation Studies of Dry Active Nematics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study an agent-based simulation model of active nematics, represented as flexible coarse-grained filaments, to explore the role of filament properties in governing collective behavior. |
Michael Varga ; Robin Selinger; |
1018 | Physics of Blood Clotting in Insects Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We studied surface properties of different Lepidoptera species ( Manduca sexta, Vanessa cardui and Enyo lugubris) to compare with aqueous Apolipophorin-III (ApoLp-III) protein solutions from Manduca sexta and Bombyx mori. |
Artis Brasovs ; Andrew Derasmo ; Paul Weers ; Konstantin Kornev; |
1019 | Colloidal Inclusions in Active Nematics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We describe experimental studies which explore the intricate relationship between the shape and dynamics of colloidal particles immersed in active nematic liquid crystals. |
Sattvic Ray ; Jie Zhang ; Paul Atzberger ; Cristina Marchetti ; Zvonimir Dogic; |
1020 | Microscopic Active Forces Have Mesoscopic Elastic Consequences Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we use a combination of experimental perturbations, machine learning, and microscopic modelling to investigate how changes in specific molecular motor properties are manifested at the scale of the system. |
Steven Redford ; Mehdi Molaei ; Sasha Zemsky ; Jonathan Colen ; Paul Ruijgrok ; Edwin Munro ; Vincenzo Vitelli ; Zev Bryant ; Aaron Dinner ; Margaret Gardel; |
1021 | Migration and Division of 3T6 Cells Near Topological Defects with Integer Charge Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we investigate the effects of topological defects in cell monolayers (3T6) with nematic order. |
Kirsten Endresen ; Kurmanbek Kaiyrbekov ; Wei-Hung Jung ; Yun Chen ; Brian Camley ; Francesca Serra; |
1022 | Domain Separation in Bacterial Monolayers on Curved Surfaces Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study the interplay of nematic and granular behavior through hard-rod simulations of growing bacterial colonies confined to the surface of spherical droplets, varying the aspect ratio of the bacteria and the curvature of the surface. |
Blake Langeslay ; Gabriel Juarez; |
1023 | Flows and Forces in The Collective Motion of The Nematode Turbatrix Aceti Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this presentation, we will discuss both these flows and the forces that they generate. |
Anton Peshkov ; Sonia McGaffigan ; Alice Quillen; |
1024 | Fuel-free Light-driven Colloidal Swimmers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present swimmers made by an oil droplet partially wetting a black dynabead that use no chemical fuel and are driven solely by light. |
Aditya Vikram Hardikar ; Matan Yah Ben Zion ; Andrew Hollingsworth ; Paul Chaikin; |
1025 | Flocking Of Actin Propelled Beads Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this project, we created dense suspensions of micron sized beads propelled by polymerizing actin filaments. |
Joseph Lopes ; Guillaume Duclos ; Benjamin Strain ; Bruce Goode; |
1026 | Strong Coupling Between The Director Field and Fluid Flow in Microtubule-based Active Nematics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present direct experimental evidence on the correlation between these velocities and we derive a nematic transport equation for this system. |
Kevin Mitchell ; Ibrahim Abu-Hijleh ; Amanda Tan ; Linda Hirst; |
1027 | Designing 2D Mechanical Metamaterials with Printability Constraints Using Interpretable Machine Learning Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Thus, they offer an effective approach towards obtaining interpretable rules spanning the feasible design space (e.g., different unit-cell shapes and topologies) for complex problems, e.g, multi-classification problems or multi-objective problems involving multi-functional metamaterials. |
Mary Bastawrous ; Zhi Chen ; L Catherine Brinson; |
1028 | Non-contact Probing of Effective Elastic Constants in 3D Micro-Architected Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a non-contact characterization scheme for micro-architected materials that enables capturing the effective elastic constants as well as their linear dynamic response in a robust and iterative manner. |
Yun Kai ; Carlos Portela ; Thomas Pezeril ; Keith Nelson; |
1029 | Additive Design of Origami and Kirigami Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we present a novel additive approach for designing origami and kirigami structures. |
Gary Choi ; Levi Dudte ; L Mahadevan; |
1030 | Harnessing Imperfections to Elicit Functionality in Soft Mechanical Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, imperfections in the form of soft inclusions are introduced in biholar metamaterials to control instabilities, thereby achieving tunable mechanical responses and programmable logic. |
Asma El Elmi ; Damiano Pasini; |
1031 | Rayleigh-Plateau 3D Printing of Mechanical Metamaterials for Elastic Bandgap Tuning Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In our work we present mechanical metamaterial 3D printer ruled by the Rayleigh-Plateau Instability of a thread of a viscous fluid encased within an immiscible curing elastomer solution. |
Claudio Falcon ; Consuelo Contreras ; Carolina Espinoza ; Fernanda Blanc; |
1032 | Bound Modes in The Continuum in Architected Beams Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work considers beams with an array of periodic masses. |
Adib Rahman ; Raj Kumar Pal; |
1033 | Hyperbolic Lattice Waves, Band Theory and Boundary Modes of High Dimensional Representations of Infinite Hyperbolic Lattice Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we propose a fundamental framework for characterizing wave states in non-Euclidean lattices, where we introduce a new formulation for compatibility and equilibrium matrices, derive a band theory for infinite hyperbolic lattices where waves carry high-dimensional irreducible representations of their non-abelian translation groups, and a representation-based method of finding boundary modes in hyperbolic lattices. |
Nan Cheng ; Francesco Serafin ; James McInerney ; Zeb Rocklin ; Kai Sun ; Xiaoming Mao; |
1034 | Topological Mechanics of Hyperbolic and Spherical Maxwell Lattices Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: By considering homogeneous Maxwell lattices embedded in manifolds of constant positive and negative Gaussian curvature, we show that the lattice’s intrinsic curvature provides an additional way to manipulate the localization of the boundary modes. |
Francesco Serafin ; Nan Cheng ; Zeb Rocklin ; Kai Sun ; Xiaoming Mao; |
1035 | Stress Control in Non-ideal Maxwell Lattices Via Geometry Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We computationally studied the effect of such bending stiffness in non-ideal Maxwell lattices in terms of stress distributions. |
Harold Liu ; Ethan Stanifer ; Nafis Arafat ; Xiaoming Mao; |
1036 | A Gauge-like Elastic Theory for Conformal Metamaterials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We develop a framework to understand the mechanics of a metamaterial sheet that can undergo local, biaxial dilations and rotations with no energy cost (a conformal metamaterial). |
Sourav Roy ; Christian Santangelo; |
1037 | A Self-pumping Mechanical Analogue of Aubry-André-Harper Model Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a mechanical analogue of the Aubry-André-Harper (AAH) model where adiabatic pumping can be triggered by the signal in a non-reciprocal way. |
Siddhartha Sarkar ; Ian Frankel ; Nicholas Herard ; Kai Qian ; Nicholas Boechler ; Kai Sun ; Xiaoming Mao; |
1038 | Mechanics of Two-Phase Auxetic Chevron Mechanical Metamaterial Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, new two-phase auxetic mechanical metamaterial with chevron structures are designed. |
Yanzhang Xu ; Richard Nash ; Yaning Li; |
1039 | Complex Pathways in Serially Coupled Mechanical Hysterons Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work introduces a simple yet general strategy for extending the space of achievable pathways in metamaterials. |
Jingran Liu; |
1040 | Probing Nonequilibrium Mechanical Response of Living Chiral Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate the interplay between nonequilibrium thermodynamics and mechanics, by applying frequency-dependent mechanical perturbations on LCCs. |
Yu-Chen Chao ; Jinghui Liu ; Junang Li ; Jordan Horowitz ; Nikta Fakhri; |
1041 | Poroelastic Microlattices for Underwater Wave Focusing Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we characterize the acoustic properties of fluid-saturated elastic lattices under long wavelength approximation both numerically and experimentally. |
Gunho Kim ; Carlos Portela ; Paolo Celli ; Antonio Palermo ; Chiara Daraio; |
1042 | Magnetoelastic Instability Induced Pattern Transitions in Soft Ferromagnetic Laminates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we will present our work on instability development in soft MREs with layered microstructure, with phases exhibiting ferromagnetic behavior. |
Nitesh Arora ; Parag Pathak ; Vincent Chen ; Abigail Juhl ; Philip Buskohl ; Stephan Rudykh; |
1043 | Multi-Scale Modeling of Worm-like Micelle Rheology Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We model the dynamics of worm-like micellar rheology using both a slip-spring model and a “pointer algorithm,” both of which account for micellar diffusion within an entanglement network, as well as breakage/fusion of micelles. |
Ronald Larson ; Grace Tan ; Takeshi Sato; |
1044 | Mechanical Resilience of Biofilms Towards Environmental Perturbations Mediated By Extracellular Matrix Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we use Vibrio cholerae ( Vc) as a model organism to investigate biofilm mechanics in the nonlinear rheological regime by systematically examining the role of each constituent matrix component. |
Jing Yan ; qiuting zhang ; Danh Nguyen ; Ying Li; |
1045 | Elucidating The Effects of Surface Roughness-induced Geometric Frustration on The Linear Viscoelastic Moduli in Dense Colloidal Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we probe the near-equilibrium structure of suspensions with smooth and rough colloids to decouple the effects of surface roughness on the linear viscoelastic moduli. |
Shravan Pradeep ; Lilian Hsiao ; Alan Wessel; |
1046 | Rheological Response of A Colloidal Glass with Large Size Bidispersity Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use large-scale molecular dynamics simulations using a model bidisperse colloidal soft-spheres mixture with large size ratio, to study the response to external shear, across a wide range of densities. |
Vinay Vaibhav ; Jürgen Horbach ; Pinaki Chaudhuri; |
1047 | Rheology of Charge-Modified, Soft Phytoglycogen Nanoparticles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We consider the effect of covalently attaching positively charged glycidyltrimethylammonium chloride (GTAC) chemical groups to PG on the rheology of the particles, focusing on the zero-shear viscosity of GTAC-modified PG dispersed in water at different concentrations C. Dispersions of GTAC-modified PG were significantly more viscous than those of native PG and showed a much steeper increase in the zero-shear viscosity ηo with increasing C. Additionally, the viscosity of GTAC-modified PG dispersions was sensitive to the addition of salts and decreased significantly with added NaCl. |
Hurmiz Shamana ; Ricky Summerlin ; John Dutcher; |
1048 | Rheology of Dilute Poly-Disperse Granular Flow Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We implement the direct simulation Monte Carlo method to study continuously distributed particle sized granular flows. |
Andrew Hong ; Aaron Morris; |
1049 | A Multiscale Investigation of Reconstituted Intermediate Filament Hydrogels Under Compression Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate the mechanical response of these IF networks to uniaxial compression, knowing that cells stiffen under compression and this function may protect cells during migration. |
Bobby Carroll ; Iman Elbalasy ; Joerg Schnauss ; Josef Kas ; Jennifer Schwarz ; Alison Patteson; |
1050 | Optical Tweezers Microrheology of Transiently Crosslinked Actin Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we use optical tweezers microrheology to impart local nonlinear strains and measure the mechanical properties of actin networks cross-linked via myosin-II. |
Bekele Gurmessa; |
1051 | Micromechanical Origin of Plasticity and Hysteresis in Nest-like Packings Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We find two prominent features in stress-strain curves’ evolution: initial cycles of irreversible plasticity followed by a repeatable steady state with finite, velocity-independent hysteresis. |
Nichalas Weiner ; Yashraj Bhosale ; Hunter King ; Mattia Gazzola; |
1052 | No Silver Bullet: Compositional Ripening in Water-in-oil Emulsions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we present a model system to study compositional ripening for water-in-oil Pickering emulsions. |
Rajashekhar Tadi ; Paul Clegg ; Tom Curwen ; Beth Green; |
1053 | Droplet Size Distribution in Emulsions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: … |
Manon L’Estime ; Daniel Bonn ; Noushine Shahidzadeh; |
1054 | Capillary Control of Composite Rafting Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We examine the wrinkles of inhomogeneous soft composite thin sheets lying on a liquid. |
Marc Suñé ; Dominic Vella ; John Wettlaufer; |
1055 | Crack Patterns on Soft Substrates Containing A Wrinkled Layer Inside Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study crack patterns in thin films coated on tri-layer substrates that contain a wrinkled layer in the middle. |
Seonghyeon Kim ; Junsik Kim ; Anna Lee; |
1056 | Responsive Interfacial Assemblies Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have developed versatile approach to generate photoresponsive microcapsules by assembling supramolecular NPSs (s-NPSs) at the oil-water interface. |
Thomas Russell ; Shaowei SHi; |
1057 | Structural and Textural Diversity During Phase Separation of Binary Mixtures of Smectic and Isotropic Fluids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We examine the demixing of structured fluids, liquid crystals, in binary mixtures with solvents. |
Yuma Morimitsu ; Nakyung Kim ; Manesh Gopinadhan ; Eric Sirota ; Ozcan Altintas ; Jonathan Saathoff ; Paul Heiney ; Karen Winey ; Chinedum Osuji; |
1058 | Controlling Microphase Separation In Graphene Dispersions – Diffusion-Limited Aggregation to MesoCrystallization Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We illustrate introductory examples for the case of concentrated aqueous graphene dispersions where destabilization is controlled by varying the ionic solvent components in water that modulate the solvation of the PIL ionic sites. |
David Ager ; John Texter; |
1059 | Aggregation of Charge Colloidal Particles in The Binary Solvent: Not All Sizes Are Equal Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Combining with the results measured by AFM and small angle neutron scattering (SANS), we show that for small charged particles (radius between 5 and 10 nm) in the mixture of water/2,6-lutidine, the particle aggregation is highly sensitive to the particle size. |
Yun Liu ; Ramon Castaneda Priego ; Jose Villanueva-Valencia; |
1060 | Tunable Orientation and Assembly of Polymer-Grafted Nanocubes at Fluid-Fluid Interfaces Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will demonstrate that trapping surface-functionalized faceted nanoparticles at fluid-fluid interfaces is a viable approach for controlling particle orientation and facilitating their assembly into low-dimensional superstructures. |
Yilong Zhou ; Tsung-Yeh Tang ; Brian Lee ; Gaurav Arya; |
1061 | Spatiotemporal Evolution of Diffusiophoresis in A 2D Drying of Mixed-sized Colloidal Droplet Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Particle segregation during drying of mixed-sized colloidal suspension has been attributed to diffusiophoresis that large particles migrate in the concentration gradient of the … |
Zhiyu Jiang ; H Daniel Ou-Yang; |
1062 | Bicontinuous Biphasic Liquid Emulsions from Ternary Fluid Mixtures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This presentation will describe the effect of solvent removal process (extraction vs. vaporization) on the morphology and microscale structure of bijels. |
Daeyeon Lee; |
1063 | Solvent Segregation Driven Gel (SeedGel) Formation Via Self-assembly of Nanoparticles in Binary Solvents Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we report a new type of colloidal gel, solvent segregation driven gel (SeedGel), that successfully stabilizes such bicontinuous channels. |
Yuyin Xi ; Yun Liu; |
1064 | A Generic Explanation of The Mechanism of Co-solvency Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we conduct theorical calculations and computer simulations based on a generic polymer solution model in order to offer a clear account of the driving mechanism of co-solvency. |
Xiangyu Zhang ; Jing Zong ; Dong Meng; |
1065 | Cononsolvency-induced Micellization of Diblock Copolymers in Multi-solvent Solutions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Theoretical calculations and computer simulations will be combined in this study to explore the parameter space in which cononsolvency-induced micellization is stabilized versus macro phase separation, and to characterize the dependence on solvent composition of the critical micelle concentration, the aggregation number, as well as the micellar core-shell structure. |
Dong Meng ; Xiangyu Zhang; |
1066 | Bicontinuous Soft Solids with A Gradient in Channel Size Designed for Energy Storage Applications Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present examples of bicontinuous interfacially jammed emulsion gels ("bijels") with a designed gradient in the channel size along the sample. |
Job Thijssen ; Andrew Schofield ; David French; |
1067 | Self-assembly of Two-component Soft Systems Controlled By Pairwise Interactions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We demonstrate how the intrinsic length scales and their interplay in terms of inter-species molecular interactions can be used to tune soft matter self-assembly. |
Alberto Scacchi ; Sousa Javan Nikkhah ; Maria Sammalkorpi ; Tapio Ala-Nissila; |
1068 | Biomimetic Subcellular Structures from Phase Separation of An Aqueous Two-phase System Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we design a smart ATPS consisting of poly ( N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM) and dextran. |
Huanqing Cui ; Ho Cheung Shum; |
1069 | Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy of Telomeric H3.3 Variant Nucleosomes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Understanding how histone protein variants affect the dynamics of nucleosome unwinding is key for developing a mechanistic model of their role in chromatin maintenance and disease. |
Brian Dawes ; Daniel Jackson ; Rachel Flynn ; Maria Kamenetska; |
1070 | Effects of Macromolecular Crowding on Protein-mediated Looping in DNA Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have investigated the crowding effects of Dextran 70 (Dx70), as well as bovine serum albumin (BSA), at various concentrations, on protein-mediated DNA looping through tethered particle motion experiments, using 831 bp-long DNA and the lac repressor protein (LacI). |
Dylan Collette ; David Dunlap ; Laura Finzi; |
1071 | Simplifying Protein Collective Vibrational Assignment Through Symmetry Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We examine crystal symmetry effects on the anisotropic spectra for hen egg white lysozyme crystals (HEWL). |
Deepu George ; Jeffrey Mckinney ; Yanting Deng ; Alexander McNulty-Romaguera ; Xiaotong Zhang ; Jason Benedict ; Tod Romo ; Alan Grossfield ; Andrea Markelz; |
1072 | Regulation of Gene Expression By Transcription Factor Clustering Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we show that this apparent heterogeneity arises out of accumulation of the TFs into submicron clusters. |
Rahul Munshi ; Michal Levo ; Eric Wieschaus ; Thomas Gregor; |
1073 | Optical Detection of Structural Alteration of Brain Tissues in Progressive Alzheimer’s Diseases Using Partial Wave Spectroscopy (PWS) Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, characterized pathologically by amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. One of the earliest overt signs of AD is a … |
Pinki Chahal ; Fatemah Alharthi ; Pardeep shukla ; Prakash Adhikari ; Radhakrishna Rao ; Mohammad Moshahid khan ; Prabhakar Pradhan; |
1074 | Multiscale Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Amyloidogenic Protein Binding and Folding on Lipid Rafts Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work will allow us to have a better understanding of the physics of protein interactions and folding on nanostructured surfaces, and propose new protein structures for future anti-aggregation drug development to treat amyloid diseases. |
Kwan Cheng ; Thuong Pham; |
1075 | Anti-apoptotic Condensates of Extremotolerance-related Proteins Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Phase-separated macromolecular assemblies have long been implicated in biological tolerance to environmental stress, from prototypical stress granules to the gel-like or glassy … |
Dan Nguyen ; Mike Veling ; Nicole Thadani ; Michela Oster ; Nathan Rollins ; Kelly Brock ; Neville Bethel ; David Baker ; Jeffrey Way ; Debora Marks ; Roger Chang ; Pamela Silver; |
1076 | Receptor-mediated Signaling Through A Prewetting Phase-transition Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we develop a theory of these phenomena through Monte-Carlo simulations and a minimal Landau theory. |
Mason Rouches ; Sarah Veatch ; Benjamin Machta; |
1077 | Interface Resistance of Biomolecular Condensates Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work highlights the underappreciated role of interface resistance on condensate exchange dynamics. |
Yaojun Zhang ; Andrew Pyo ; Cliff Brangwynne ; Ned Wingreen; |
1078 | Non-specific Adhesive Forces Reorganize The Cytoskeleton Around Membrane-less Organelles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we study the interactions of stress granules, a phase-separated protein-RNA droplet in the cytosol, with the heterogeneous networks of the cytoskeleton. |
Thomas Boeddeker ; Kathryn Rosowski ; Robert Style ; Eric Dufresne; |
1079 | Pattern Formation of Liquid Condensates at Surfaces Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Strikingly, for small systems or molecules that can be sufficiently densified on the membrane, we report the emergence of condensates continuously oscillating between two opposite membranes. |
Xueping Zhao; |
1080 | Nanomechanical Crowding at The Interface Between RNA and Soft Surfaces Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we introduce a multiscale approach which couples a tractable RNA coarse-grained model with an elastic energy component. |
Horacio Guzman ; Simon Poblete; |
1081 | Theoretical Model of Efficient Phagocytosis Driven By Curved Membrane Proteins and Active Cytoskeleton Forces Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study the process of phagocytosis by considering a simplified coarse grained model of a three-dimensional vesicle, having uniform adhesion interaction with a particle, in the presence of curved membrane proteins and active cytoskeleton forces. |
Raj Sadhu; |
1082 | Polymer Architecture Orchestrates The Segregation and Spatio-temporal Organization of Replicating E. Coli Chromosomes in Slow Growth Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose that cross-links (plausibly induced by SMC proteins) at crucial positions along the contour is enough to provide sufficient entropic forces for segregation within experimentally observed time scales. |
Debarshi Mitra; |
1083 | Microtubule Deacetylation Enables in Vivo Collective Cell Migration By Tuning Cell Stiffness in Relation to Substrate Stiffness Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We discover that the reduction in neural crest cell stiffness and consequently its migration is triggered by microtubule deacetylation mediated by Piezo1. |
Abdul Malmi Kakkada ; Christian Marchant ; Jaime Espina ; Elias Barriga; |
1084 | Modulation of Cell Signals with Nanotopography Through Cytoskeleton Actuation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we explore how aligned nanoridges guide cell migration by modulating the regulatory signal-transduction excitable network (STEN) coupled with the cytoskeleton excitable network (CEN). |
Qixin Yang ; Yuchuan Miao ; Matt Hourwitz ; Minxi Hu ; Quan Qing ; Peter Devreotes ; John Fourkas ; Wolfgang Losert; |
1085 | In The Blink of An Eye: Modeling Structural Transformations During The Ultrafast Contraction of A Single-celled Organism Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we will discuss light microscopy measurements that allow for detailed quantification of the myoneme mesh structure. |
Carlos Floyd ; Xiangting Lei ; Jerry Honts ; Suriyanarayanan Vaikuntanathan ; Aaron Dinner ; Saad Bhamla; |
1086 | How Rigid Is A Microtubule? Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To address these questions, we use the freely fluctuating filaments method in combination with bootstrapping to investigate whether purification, labeling, age, or the presence of MAPs alter stabilized, microtubule mechanics. |
Taviare Hawkins; |
1087 | Deciphering The Origins of Heterogeneity in Biological Tissues Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To do so, we compare monolayers of randomly seeded cells to cloned cells, where both experience the same physical packing effect, but different genetic heterogeneity distributions. |
Alexandra Bermudez ; Junxiang Huang ; Zachary Gonzalez ; Dapeng Bi ; Neil Lin; |
1088 | Mechanical Basis for Epithelialization Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work suggests that cell density is the primary factor in cell-cell border development and that cell-cell adhesion is subordinate. |
Christian Cammarota ; Nicole Dawney ; Mimi Jüng ; Dan Bergstralh; |
1089 | No Large-scale Demixing Due to Differences in Diffusivity at High Densities Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate whether this demixing persists at higher densities. |
Erin McCarthy ; Ojan Damavandi ; M. Lisa Manning; |
1090 | Measuring Mechanical Heterogeneities in Live Epithelia Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we develop a method to visualize the heterogenous modulus distribution in live epithelial monolayers by integrating a cell stretcher, light microscopy, and artificial intelligence (AI)-based inference. |
Zachary Gonzalez ; Alexandra Bermudez ; Bao Zhao ; Xuanqing Liu ; Ethan Salter ; Khalid Jawed ; Cho-Jui Hsieh ; Neil Lin; |
1091 | Alignment of Tractions Between Neighboring Cells in A Monolayer Causes More Persistent Migration and Faster Wound Closure Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To address this gap in understanding, we use both wound geometry and HB-EGF to systematically perturb the persistence of migration. |
Kelly Vazquez ; Jacob Notbohm; |
1092 | The Mechanics of Cephalic Furrow Formation in The Drosophila Embryo Investigated Using Anadvanced Vertex Model Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To identify mechanical forces that drive CFF we have developed an advanced 2D vertex model that incorporates membrane curvature into the system description. |
Redowan Ahmed Niloy ; Michael Holcomb ; Jeffrey Thomas ; Jerzy Blawzdziewicz; |
1093 | Mechanical Boundaries in 3D Models for Confluent Tissue Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate possible mechanisms for the creation and stabilization of these boundaries using an extended 3D Vertex model with features specific to stratified epithelia, such as additional heterotypic tension at interfaces between cells of different types. |
Elizabeth Lawson-Keister ; Tao Zhang ; Lisa Manning; |
1094 | Emergent Order in A Three-dimensional Vertex Model for Organoids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To make quantitative predictions regarding the morphology and rheology of a developing organoid, we construct and study a three-dimensional vertex model. |
Tao Zhang ; J. Schwarz; |
1095 | Fast Equilibration Mechanisms in Disordered Materials Mediated By Slow Liquid Dynamics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We identify this molecular process with a slow relaxation mechanism, universally observed in the liquid dynamics of thin films. |
Simone Napolitano; |
1096 | 4D-STEM Orientation Mapping in Anisotropic Molecular Glasses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have used four dimensional – scanning transmission electron microscopy (4D – STEM) to study the molecular orientation domain structure of vapor-deposited thin film glasses of a phenanthroperylene ester, a discotic mesogen known to form an equilibrium columnar hexagonal phase. |
Mark Ediger ; Debaditya Chatterjee ; Shuoyuan Huang ; Kaichen Gu ; Junguang Yu ; Lian Yu ; Paul Voyles ; Harald Bock; |
1097 | Development of Coarse-Grained Models for Glass Forming Liquids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Coarse-grained potentials have been prepared using the iterated Boltzmann inversion technique, where real glass forming molecules are used as the target system. |
Jack Yungbluth ; Grigori Medvedev ; Brett Savoie ; James Caruthers; |
1098 | Suppression of Beta Relaxation in Vapor Deposited Glass of Poly (methyl Methacrylate) Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We discuss our results by comparing the dielectric loss and capacitance measurements for different deposition temperatures and their resulting stabilities in PMMA. |
Zhaohui Cai ; Michael Thees ; Junjie Yin ; James Forrest; |
1099 | Unifying Description of The Vibrational Anomalies of Amorphous Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Via extensive simulations of LJ-like computer glasses, we relate amorphous materials’ vibrational anomalies. |
Shivam Mahajan; |
1100 | Toward Understanding The Depletion of Two-level Systems in Glasses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Based on the soft-potential model and the tunneling TLS model, we argue that the TLS correspond to the QLMs with being a typical frequency ω 0. |
Wencheng Ji; |
1101 | Rigorous Foundation of The Adam-Gibbs Relation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this presentation, I give a rigorous proof of the Adam-Gibbs relation on the basis of the free energy landscape (FEL) approach to non-equilibrium systems [1]. |
Takashi Odagaki; |
1102 | Computational Insights Into The Molecular Origins of The Chain Length Dependence of Polymers’ Glass Transition Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we report on results of bead-spring and all-atom simulations of polymer chains over a wide range of molecular weight, examining the relationship between chain length, local dynamics, and global dynamics during polymer glass formation. |
William Drayer ; David Simmons; |
1103 | Excitations Provide A Thermodynamic Order Parameter for Liquid Dynamics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, for the first time, we measure excitations in real liquids and show that they obey Bose-Einstein statistics with enthalpy and entropy of creation closely related to that of melting. |
Marcus Cicerone; |
1104 | Surface Relaxation of Vapor Deposited Polystyrene Glasses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we use AFM to probe the temporal evolution of surface structure of vapor deposited polystyrene stable glasses. |
Junjie Yin ; Michael Thees ; James Forrest; |
1105 | Studying The Kinetic Stability of Molecular Glasses Using Solvent Vapor Annealing Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we perform solvent vapor annealing (SVA) as an alternative approach and demonstrate that the mechanism by which the solvent penetrates a molecular glass film depends on the solvent vapor pressure. |
Shivajee Govind ; Aixi Zhang ; Yi Jin ; Sarah Wolf ; Peng Luo ; Zahra Fakhraai; |
1106 | Combined Description of Polymer PVT and Relaxation Data Using A Dynamic "SL-TS2" Mean-Field Lattice Model Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We develop a combined model to describe the pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) thermodynamics and the α- and β-relaxation time dynamics in glass-forming amorphous materials. |
Valeriy Ginzburg; |
1107 | In-situ Ellipsometry Characterization of Vapor-deposited Stable Molecular Glasses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Recent studies [1,2] in physical vapor-deposited (PVD) molecular glasses and liquid-quenched polymers indicate that thin films have higher density than bulk, can access unique … |
Peng Luo ; Sarah Wolf ; Shivajee Govind ; Zahra Fakhraai; |
1108 | Autonomous Heat Switch With Limit Cycle Behavior Based on A Shape Memory Elastomer Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: A lumped heat transfer model is developed to investigate the optimal parametric conditions for maximum heat transfer efficiency by exploring the associated dimensionless variable space. |
Zhe Liu; |
1109 | Encryption and Decryption Via Dual-Phase Nematic Elastomer Films Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we use a finite element simulation method to model such a dual-phase material that responds only in selected regions, forming a pattern of blisters buckling out of the plane when exposed to light. |
James Waters ; Anna Balazs; |
1110 | Programmable Shape Morphing of Liquid Crystal Elastomer Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose a new technique to arrange molecular orientations in LCE without using any additive particles. |
Juan Chen; |
1111 | Constructive Adaptation of Synthetic Polymers in Response to Typically Destructive Environmental Stressors Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we will present our recent efforts in designing synthetic polymer networks capable of turning destructive environmental stressors into constructive factors for strengthening their bulk and interfacial mechanical properties. |
Qiming Wang; |
1112 | Programmable Shape Morphing of Composite Hydrogels with Tunable Swelling and Deswelling Behaviors Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we take advantage of tunable swelling and deswelling behaviors of the composite hydrogels by the addition of the graphene oxide (GO) that induces changes in their internal structures. |
Minghao Li ; Jinhye Bae; |
1113 | Spatiotemporally Controlled Shape Reconfiguration in Diels-Alder Polymer Networks Through Selective Dissociation of Crosslinks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Dynamic covalent polymer networks crosslinked via the Diels-Alder (DA) reaction between furan and maleimide can undergo unique solid-state plastic deformation around 60 ~ 80 oC, … |
Qing Zhou ; Svetlana Sukhishvili ; Frank Gardea ; Zhen Sang ; Kartik Kumar Rajagopalan; |
1114 | Multiphase Direct Ink Writing (MDIW) of Layered Structures for Stimuli-Responsive Behaviors Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This work demonstrated the one-step fabrication of composite multiphase smart materials using the newly developed multiphase direct ink writing (MDIW) 3D printing process. |
Kenan Song; |
1115 | Reversible and Sequential Self-folding of Nanocomposite Hydrogel/elastomer Layers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show that the phase segregation of the nanocomposite hydrogels can be induced during crosslinking, leading to different swelling and deswelling kinetics. |
Jiayu Zhao ; Jinhye Bae; |
1116 | Hydrogel Swelling in Confined Geometries Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In order to better understand what gives rise to these fractures, we simulate the swelling of a hydrogel through a pore using a thermodynamically consistent model that takes into account the transport of water and large deformations of the hydrogel. |
Abigail Plummer ; Caroline Adkins ; Sujit Datta ; Andrej Kosmrlj; |
1117 | Magnetic and Viscoelastic Properties of Iron Oxide–Poly(ethylene Oxide) Nanocomposites Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using this model, loading curves were fit and the influence of loading rate on loading response as a function of NP surface chemistry and NP loading was determined. |
Donovan Weiblen ; Grace Gionta ; Deniz Rende ; Vanessa Swepson ; Rahmi Ozisik; |
1118 | Shapes of Deformable Charge-patterned Nanoparticles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using molecular dynamics based simulated annealing, we investigate the shape of deformable nanoparticles for a variety of surface charge patterns including octahedral charged patches, single-charged spherical caps, and oppositely-charged spherical caps. |
Fanbo Sun ; Nicholas Brunk ; Vikram Jadhao; |
1119 | Mechanical Behavior of Magneto-active Elastic Shells Under An Arbitrary Magnetic Field Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We develop a theoretical model of magneto active hemispherical shells and verify it by comparing with experimental results. |
Myeongryun Seong ; Chaemin Kim ; Anna Lee; |
1120 | Characterization of A Self-standing and Stress-free Two Way Shape Memory Effect in Semicrystalline Networks Based on Poly(ethylene Glycol)/poly(ε–caprolactone) Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: The two-way shape memory effect (SME) is a peculiar feature of some polymeric materials, among which semicrystalline networks, that allows to obtain reversible shape changes upon … |
Nicoletta Inverardi ; Stefano Pandini ; Maurizio Toselli ; Massimo Messori ; Giulia Scalet ; Ferdinando Auricchio; |
1121 | The Production of Polymeric Particles Via Nonsolvent-induced Phase Separation Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In our study, we overcome this challenge by using a phase-field model of the NIPS kinetics of polymer droplets that phase separate when brought into contact with a bath of nonsolvent. |
Rami Alhasan ; Tanner Wilcoxson ; Dakota Banks ; Sion Jung ; Douglas Tree; |
1122 | Stress-induced Surface Segregation of Polymer Melts Under Tension Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this contribution, we report one stress-induced surface segregation phenomena of polymer melts under uniaxial extension. |
Matthew Melton; |
1123 | A Quantitative Approach to Brownian Motions of Polymers Under Flow Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: A quantitative method is proposed for studying self-correlations of polymers under flow. |
Yangyang Wang ; Zhiqiang Shen ; Jan-Michael Carrillo ; Bobby Sumpter; |
1124 | A Thermodynamically Inspired Method for Quantifying Phase Transitions in Polymeric Liquids with Application to Flow-Induced Crystallization of A Polyethylene Melt Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Thermodynamic-like local atomistic entropy and enthalpy variables are introduced as a means to delineate and quantify phase transitions in atomistic simulations of extensional … |
Mohammad Hadi Nafar Sefiddashti ; Brian Edwards ; Bamin Khomami; |
1125 | Traveling Coacervate Band Through A Charged Gel Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we experimentally find a novel coacervation phenomenon where a polyanionic gel is exposed to a solution of polycations. |
Yu-Lin Wang ; Murugappan Muthukumar; |
1126 | Stochastic Kinetic Theory Applied to Nonequilibrium Polymer Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we will introduce the application of stochastic kinetic theories to concentrated polymers. |
Patrick Underhill ; Shangren Zhu; |
1127 | Perylene Dye As A Local Thermal and Mechanical Sensor of Local Nanoscale Polymer Matrices Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We characterize the temperature dependence of the perylene’s emission spectrum doped into a range of different polymers: poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), polystyrene (PS), poly(2-vinyl pyridine) (P2VP), and polycarbonate (PC). |
Yixuan Han ; Connie Roth; |
1128 | Ab Initio and Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Double-bond Defects in Dipolar Polymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we apply an accurate DFT method to study ferroelectric polymers by adding DBs as defects into the polymer chains. |
Hancheng Qin ; Bing Zhang ; Xin Chen ; Wenchang Lu ; Qiming Zhang ; Jerry Bernholc; |
1129 | Contrast-variation Resonant Soft X-ray Scattering for Partial Scattering Functions of Multicomponent Soft Matter Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We propose an analogous quantitative decomposition approach to RSoXS data analysis to isolate and measure the distribution of individual materials within a system by exploiting the energy-dependent scattering length densities (complex indices of refraction) of each component across the soft X-ray energy range. |
Kristof Toth ; Daniel Sunday ; Eliot Gann ; Dean DeLongchamp; |
1130 | Bottom-up Ultra-coarse-graining of Homopolymers for Inhomogeneous Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We study the coarse-graining of homopolymers into single spherical beads, focusing on simulations of thin polymer films and droplets. |
Fabian Berressem ; Arash Nikoubashman; |
1131 | Polymeric Structural Symmetry Breaking and Conformational Search Driven By Anisotropic Dispersion Interactions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we focus on how the inclusion of many-body effects [1] in van der Waals dispersion affects the outcome of the geometry optimization and molecular dynamics simulations of model polymers. |
Mario Galante; |
1132 | The Non-ideal Preparation State of Polymer (model) Networks Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show that the phantom modulus can be split into two major contributions: the cycle rank of the active network structure and a correction resulting from non-ideal chain conformations at the instance of cross-linking. |
Michael Lang ; Toni Müller; |
1133 | The Role of Hydrodynamics in Flowing Semidilute Solutions of Ring/linear Polymer Blends Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We developed an iterative conformational-averaging (CA) method for performing these calculations, circumventing computational bottlenecks to enable the large-scale simulation of polymer solutions in flow. |
Charles Sing; |
1134 | A Tale of Twisting Columns Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We formulate the hydrodynamics of active columnar phases, with two-dimensional translational order in the plane perpendicular to the columns and no elastic restoring force for relative sliding of the columns. |
Sriram Ramaswamy ; S. Kole ; Ananyo Maitra ; Gareth Alexander; |
1135 | Surface Roughening and Pulsatility of Self-assembling Microtubule-kinesin Active Foams Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We describe kinetic roughening of these surfaces in terms of local curvature and dilatational flows to quantify their growth. |
Remi Boros ; Bezia Lemma ; Noah Mitchell ; Zvonimir Dogic; |
1136 | Probing Nano-swimmer Dynamics Via The Motion of Large Tracers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: A simple method is proposed for probing the elusive physical features of nano-swimmers by observing their effect on the motion of much larger, easily traceable particles. |
Ashwani Tripathi ; Tsvi Tlusty; |
1137 | Dilute Suspensions of Motile Microorganisms Are Not Active Liquid Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we address the question whether dilute suspensions of motile microorganisms can be adequately described by AGT. |
Viktor Skultety ; Cesare Nardini ; Joakim Stenhammer ; Davide Marenduzzo ; Alexander Morozov; |
1138 | Rheotaxis of Active Droplets Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We report the first experimental evidence of upstream rheotaxis by spherical active droplets. |
Prateek Dwivedi ; Rahul Mangal; |
1139 | Functionally Active Membrane Protein Molecules in Mesostructured Silica Films Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Surfactant-directed mesostructured silicas are suitable abiotic host materials for the incorporation of functionally active membrane proteins in transparent and mechanically … |
Bradley Chmelka ; Maxwell Berkow ; Matthew Idso ; Chung-Ta Han ; Khanh Nguyen ; Daniella Lalli ; Guido Pintacuda ; Songi Han; |
1140 | Instabilities of 3D Dry Active Nematic Liquid Crystal Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we combine a generalized 3D dry active nematic hydrodynamics theory, that is the 3D analog of the Toner-tu model, and numerical simulations of semiflexible active nematic polymers. |
Yingyou Ma ; Aparna Baskaran ; Michael Hagan ; Matthew Peterson; |
1141 | Computational and Data Driven Active Nematics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we use computational and data-driven techniques to model active nematics. |
Chaitanya Joshi ; Linnea Lemma ; Sattvic Ray ; Link Morgan ; Graham Sharp ; Timothy Atherton ; Zvonimir Dogic ; Aparna Baskaran ; Michael Hagan; |
1142 | Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Active Liquid Crystals Under Confinement Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we perform lattice Boltzmann simulations of an active nematic liquid crystal in a two dimensional cavity with a moving lid. |
Saloni Saxena ; Thomas Powers ; Robert Pelcovits; |
1143 | Hamiltonian Structure of 2D Fluid Dynamics with Broken Parity Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, I will discuss conditions on transport coefficients that correspond to dissipationless and separately to Hamiltonian fluid dynamics. |
Sriram Ganeshan ; Gustavo Monteiro ; Alexander Abanov; |
1144 | Modified Darcy’s Law for Parity Odd Three-dimensional Fluids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we derive a modification to Darcy’s Law due to a longitudinal component of the three-dimensional parity-odd viscosity tensor, dubbed ‘longitudinal odd viscosity’, and show that for incompressible fluids this is the only modification that is possible within the Hele-Shaw geometry. |
Dylan Reynolds; |
1145 | Nonreciprocal Phase Separation in Living Chiral Crystal Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we investigate the phase diagram of living chiral crystals formed by embryos from different developmental stages. |
Junang Li ; Nikta Fakhri; |
1146 | Orientational Correlations of Active Defects in Flat and Curved Space Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We experimentally study the dynamics of microtubule-kinesin active nematics constrained to both flat 2D space and toroidal surfaces and inquire whether the defects develop any form of order. |
Jyothishraj Nambisan ; Daniel Pearce ; Perry Ellis ; Luca Giomi ; Alberto Fernandez-Nieves; |
1147 | Developing A Constitutive Model for Knitted Fabrics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: These studies also allow us to identify the properties that have the largest effects on the mechanics and develop a constitutive model to link yarn and fabric elasticity. |
Sarah Gonzalez ; Michael Dimitriyev ; Krishma Singal ; Elisabetta Matsumoto; |
1148 | Topological Mechanics of Living Worm Blobs Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we will develop a topological framework to understand the slow formation and fast separation of active tangles, combining elastic fiber simulations with a low-dimensional tangle representation. |
Vishal Patil ; Harry Tuazon ; Tuhin Chakrabortty ; Jorn Dunkel ; Saad Bhamla; |
1149 | Laddering Propagation in Weft Knit Fabrics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use weft knit fabrics every day, as their stretchiness makes them ideal for clothes that are easy to put on and can conform to our bodies. |
Helen Read ; Kausalya Mahadevan ; Katia Bertoldi; |
1150 | Statistical Knitting and The Resulting Macroscopic Emergent Behavior Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We systematically study the mechanics of disordered, uncorrelated arrangements of knits and purls and gradually introduce correlations. |
Krishma Singal ; Michael Dimitriyev ; Elisabetta Matsumoto; |
1151 | The Mechanical Response of Periodic and Aperiodic Multistable Knit Architectures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We harness this existing symmetry in a knit stitch and a periodic pattern to manipulate the natural curvature of the material into a self-folding pattern which exhibits multiple stable configurations. |
Kausalya Mahadevan ; Vanessa Sanchez ; Katia Bertoldi; |
1152 | Inverse Design of Mechanical Responses in Programmable Knitted Fabrics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In order to optimize the behavior of knitted fabrics, we develop a yarn-level mechanical simulation framework to study the structure–response relationship on the representative unit of all basic knitted structures. |
Xiaoxiao Ding ; Christopher Rycroft; |
1153 | Nonwoven Textile Structures – Commodity Pathways to Auxeticity Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our research has examined nonwoven fabrics and paper from this viewpoint and found that an out-of-plane auxetic response can be readily realized in fiber networks. |
Prateek Verma ; Anselm Griffin ; Meisha Shofner; |
1154 | Tying Knots in Smectic Liquid Crystals Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We show that, because smectics do not necessarily have a consistent orientation from layer to layer, smectics are distinct from circle-valued functions, and sometimes require fewer critical points. |
Daria Atkinson ; Randall Kamien; |
1155 | Mechanics of Wet Fibrous Bundles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we use suspensions of flexible high aspect ratio hydrogel fibres, with radii ranging from tens to hundreds of microns, with a precise control over the characteristics of the fibres. |
Camille Duprat ; Janine Nunes ; Zehao Pan ; Howard Stone; |
1156 | Fracture and Tensile Strength of Aggregates of Frictional Flexible Fibers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we aim to rationalize the cohesive strength of a disordered assembly of flexible frictional fibers. |
Ignacio Andrade-Silva ; Olivier Pouliquen ; Joel Marthelot; |
1157 | A Soft Gripper with Embedded Soft Sensors for Extremely Flexible Objects Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we present a pneumatically actuated soft gripper that overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks through utilizing the buckling of an elastic membrane to effectively handle flexible sheets such as textiles. |
Uhsang Ahn ; Changho Yun ; Subyeong Ku ; Yong-Lae Park ; Ho-Young Kim; |
1158 | On The Topological Linkage of Finite, Entangled, Spatial Graphs in Three-dimensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Therefore, in this study we suggest a method to analyze the effective intertwinedness of any finite, amorphous, 2-component nets by characterization of their respective cycle spaces. |
Felix Kramer ; Carl Modes; |
1159 | Shear Thickening and Jamming of Bidisperse Dense Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this presentation, we will investigate these bidisperse systems’ network characteristics and microstructure to disentangle the contribution of various types of contacts on the simulated rheology suspensions. |
Abhinendra Singh ; Abhishek Sharma ; Juan De Pablo ; Heinrich Jaeger; |
1160 | Running on Fluid: The Impact-induced Hardening on Dense Suspensions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: We simulate the impact-induced hardening in dense suspensions with the lattice Boltzmann method that incorporates the contact between suspended particles and the free surface of … |
Pradipto – ; Hisao Hayakawa; |
1161 | Constraint-based Approach Towards Debris Flow Rheology Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we use a constraint-based approach to interpret how interparticle interactions give rise to complex flow curves, and apply this framework to synthetic and natural debris-flow suspensions. |
Shravan Pradeep ; Paulo Arratia ; Douglas Jerolmack ; Robert Kostynick ; Thomas Dunne; |
1162 | Probing of Experimental Boundary Conditions for Theoretical Non-local Models Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we present an experimental validation of the microscopic definition of the granular fluidity. |
Nathalie Vriend ; Rebecca Poon ; Ben McMillan ; Benjamin Jackson; |
1163 | Rigid Cluster Decomposition of Dense Suspension Flows Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Simulations of dense suspensions have shown that shear thickening can be understood as a transition from a state with no frictional contacts to a state with saturated frictional contacts.However, none of these studies have moved beyond this mean-field description to analyze the rigidity of the underlying, dynamically evolving network of frictional particle-particle contacts.Here, we use the pebble-game algorithm to decompose the simulated frictional contact networks into so-called “rigid clusters” which are the minimally rigid portions of the contact network.We find that the DST volume fraction coincides with the system spanning rigid clusters for intermediate friction coefficient. |
Michael Van der Naald ; Abhinendra Singh ; Toka Eid ; Kenan Tang ; Heinrich Jaeger ; Juan De Pablo; |
1164 | A Continuum Model for The Bulldozing of An Immersed Granular Material in A Confined Geometry Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we present a reduced-order continuum model for the bulldozing of an immersed, sedimented granular material by a rigid piston in a fluid-filled gap between two parallel plates. |
Liam Morrow; |
1165 | Emergent Elasticity in Jammed Solids: Constraints and A Gauge Theory of Non-Brownian Rheology Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we will discuss shear-thickening rheology from the perspective of this gauge theory. |
Jishnu Nampoothiri ; Michael D’Eon ; Kabir Ramola ; Subhro Bhattacharjee ; Bulbul Chakraborty; |
1166 | Controlling Shear Thickening Transition in Confined Dense Suspensions Through Boundary Stresses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our study specifically focuses on the slow relaxation dynamics and stress fluctuations near the thickening onset. |
Haitao HU ; Yiqiu Zhao ; Qin Xu; |
1167 | Correlation Between Rheology of Charged Particle Suspensions and Microscopic Interactions and Dynamics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Colloidal gels aggregated from charged particles with attractive or repulsive forces form a rigid and fragile network that could easily yield, transforming from a solid to a more … |
HongRui He ; Yan Fang ; Qiming He ; Jiang Zhang ; Xiao-Min Lin ; Jelena Dinic ; Matthew Tirrell ; Suresh Narayanan ; Wei Chen; |
1168 | Relationships Among Structure, Memory, and Flow in Sheared Disordered Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Often, we model complex fluids from observations of the bulk response alone. |
Larry Galloway ; Erin Teich ; Xiaoguang Ma ; Christoph Kammer ; Ian Graham ; Nathan Keim ; Celia Reina ; Douglas Jerolmack ; Arjun Yodh; |
1169 | Colloidal Suspensions Near The Fluid Phase Interface of Coupled Lattice-Boltzmann and Molecular-dynamics Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Lattice-Boltzmann (LB) simulations have been used extensively over the past several decades in the study of hydrodynamics. |
Daniel Cresta ; Colin Denniston; |
1170 | Intersection of Percolation, Phase Separation and Glassy Arrest Sets Minimal Conditions for Gelation of Colloidal Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To resolve this ambiguity, we present a new method to precisely establish locations of arrested states in a colloidal phase diagram that uses modulated quenches in attraction strength to determine the gelation threshold for thermoresponsive systems. |
Scott Fenton ; Brian Ryu ; Poornima Padmanabhan ; Matthew Helgeson ; Roseanna Zia; |
1171 | Simulation and Mathematical Modeling of Deposition Regimes in Disordered Packings of Beads Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: More specifically, we try to explain how fluid properties, such as the pressure gradient, and network structure affect the progress of clogging of colloidal particles in microfluidic systems of disordered glass beads. |
Narges Kelly ; Thomas Fai ; Sujit Datta ; Navid Bizmark; |
1172 | Solid Domain Patterns on Giant Lipid Vesicles: Vesicle Size Controls Domain Shape at Fixed Composition Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we investigated how solid lipid domains grow in the nanometrically-thin curved 2D bilayer membrane and how the growth pattern depends on the key variables. |
Hao Wan; |
1173 | Adhesion and Dimerization of Sphero-Cylindrical Nanoparticles on Lipid Membranes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a numerical investigation of the interaction of sphero-cylindrical nanoparticles (SCNP) with planar lipid bilayers, using molecular dynamics simulations of an implicit-solvent model. |
Abash Sharma ; Abash Sharma ; Eric Spangler ; Mohamed Laradji; |
1174 | Interactions in Elastically- Responsive Composite Lipid Vesicles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work explores the experimental methods to produce lipid vesicles with limited numbers (1,2 or 3) of regular domains and focuses on the interaction potentials between these domains. |
Weiyue Xin; |
1175 | Three-dimensional Structures of Chiral Membrane with Free Edges Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: We carry out Monte Carlo simulations on membranes with orientational order and multiple edges subject to external forces and also with force-free conditions. The membrane resists … |
Lijie Ding ; Robert Pelcovits ; Thomas Powers; |
1176 | Phase Diagram for An Osmotically Stressed Lipids Vesicle Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk we introduce a comprehensive model of vesicle osmotic response to construct the lipid vesicle phase diagram, accounting for vesicle explosion. |
Vinit Kumar ; Jie Feng; |
1177 | Fragmentation of Block Copolymer Micelles in Mixed Ionic Liquids Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The present study examines the kinetics of fragmentation of 1,2-polybutadiene- b-poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer micelles in ionic liquids after a temperature jump. |
Supriya Gupta ; Timothy Lodge; |
1178 | Multiscale Structural Dynamics of Unilamellar Liposomes in Polymeric Viscoelastic Medium: From Bulk to Micro Environment Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In the present study, we used 100-nm unilamellar DMPC/DMPG liposomes, and Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) with various molecular weights, from 1.5 to 400 kDa, to explore the effects of length of the polymer chains on structural dynamics of the membranes from bulk to micro environment. |
Selcan Karaz ; Erkan Senses; |
1179 | Swinging and Tumbling of Multicomponent Vesicles in Flow Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Under the assumption of small deformations we develop a reduced order model to describe the fluid-structure interaction between a viscous background shear flow and an inextensible membrane with spatially varying bending stiffness and spontaneous curvature. |
Saverio Spagnolie ; Prerna Gera ; David Salac; |
1180 | Effect of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers on The Elasticity and Lysis Tension of Model Lipid Bilayers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we will demonstrate that poloxamers tend to increase the bending modulus of membranes, while decreasing their area expansion modulus and lysis tension. |
Nicholas Van Zee ; Timothy Lodge ; Marc Hillmyer; |
1181 | Tuning Shape Transformations in Light-responsive Lipid Vesicles: The Role of Domains in A Binary Lipid System Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate ways to tune the morphology and permeability of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) containing a photo-isomerizing lipid, azo-PC, which has an azobenzene moiety in one of its hydrocarbon tails. |
Chris Oville ; Arash Manafirad ; Anthony Dinsmore; |
1182 | A Multi-scale and Multi-physics Model of Soft Membranes for Artificial Photosynthesis Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a macro scale continuum model of the membrane, which includes the transport of species in the soap film [3], and the adsorption/desorption of species and the chemical reactions in the two surfactant monolayers. |
Gabriele Falciani ; Luca Bergamasco ; Eliodoro Chiavazzo; |
1183 | Hydrodynamics of Janus Particles Self-assembled As Vesicles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work we illustrate the hydrodynamics of a vesicle made of such bilayer membranes. |
Rolf Ryham ; Bryan Quaife ; Yuan-Nan Young ; Szu-Pei Fu; |
1184 | NMR and EPR Studies of Lipid Membranes in The Presence of ATP Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigated the effect of ATP on lipid membranes made of phospholipids with charged and neutral headgroups, using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, complemented by zeta potential measurements. |
Azam Shafieenezhad ; Andres Cavazos ; Bruce Ray ; Stephen Wassall ; Horia Petrache; |
1185 | Clustering Dynamics of Chemotactic Particles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we model micro-organisms via self-propelled particles coupled with a chemical field [2]. |
Federico Fadda ; Daniel Alejandro Matoz-Fernandez ; Rene’ van Roij ; Sara Jabbari-Farouji; |
1186 | Finding The Homogenous-nucleation "needle" in The Polymer-foam "haystack" Using Theory As Our Guide Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Estimates of the nucleation barrier using the string method with DFT suggested homogeneous nucleation of CO 2 in polyol could occur in industrial high-pressure foaming and in our microfluidic focusing apparatus, e.g., for 25-30%w/w CO 2 (equilibrium pressure ca. 7 MPa) upon quenching to a pressure of ca. 1 MPa. |
Julie Kornfield ; Andrew Ylitalo ; Huikuan Chao ; Ernesto Di Maio ; Thomas Fitzgibbons ; Valeriy Ginzburg ; Weijun Zhou ; Richard Flagan ; Zhen-Gang Wang; |
1187 | Retrograde Vitrification Equation of State for Polymeric Foaming Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The Sanchez-Lacombe equation of state suffers from inconsistencies however, and I will discuss what these are and what can be done about them using an off-lattice approach. |
Russell Thompson ; Chul Park ; Kier von Konigslow ; Hassan Alam; |
1188 | What Is in That Film? Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, a practical approach is presented. |
Yihan Liu; |
1189 | Polymer Foams for Building Insulation (STYROFOAM and Beyond) Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Thermoplastic foams have been used in buildings for over 75 years, since the initial introduction of STYROFOAM™ extruded polystyrene foam. Significant progress has been made to … |
Stephane Costeux; |
1190 | Bubble Nucleation in Polymer–CO2 Mixtures Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Using a PC-SAFT (perturbed-chain statistical associating fluid theory) based density functional theory (DFT) in combination with the string method, we investigate bubble nucleation in CO 2-supersaturated polymers in both binary and ternary systems. |
Zhen-Gang Wang; |
1191 | Rheology of Cohesive Granular Media Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In a second part, I will present an experimental work in which we have developed a method for preparing a granular material with a controlled adhesion between particles. |
Olivier Pouliquen; |
1192 | Coupling Rheology and Segregation in Granular Flows Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The numerical method is extensively tested in one-way coupled computations, before the fully coupled model is compared with the discrete element method simulations and used to compute the petal-like segregation pattern that spontaneously develops in a square rotating drum. |
J. M. N. Gray; |
1193 | Flow and Packing of Dense Granular Materials Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we explore just how high can the packing fraction for frictional, bidisperse packings go, using large-scale, pressure-controlled discrete element simulations. |
Leo Silbert; |
1194 | Memory in Three-dimensional Cyclically Driven Granular Material Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Dense granular packings are often subjected to cyclic forcing, and it is critical to understand whether such forcing will lead to irreversible rearrangements of particles, which … |
Wolfgang Losert; |
1195 | Nucleation and Propagation of Fracture at A Fricitonal Interface Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here we will argue that disorder is a relevant perturbation to this description. |
Matthieu Wyart; |
1196 | Coarse-grained Simulations Elucidate The Role of Inositol Hexakisphosphate (IP6) in HIV-1 Mature Viral Capsid Self-assembly Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we adopted a Coarse-Graining approach to study the structural basis of CA and IP6 interaction during maturation since it is difficult to effectively address the implicated time and length scale using a fine-grained atomistic model. |
Manish Gupta ; Gregory Voth; |
1197 | Tools for Local Elasticity Calculations and Their Applications to Simulations of Lipid Biomembranes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here I will present our development and implementation of the tools for the elasticity calculations in an open-source library MDstress and the GROMACS-LS post-processing analysis code. |
Andrew Lewis ; Benjamin Himberg ; Juan Vanegas; |
1198 | Towards A Model for Charge-driven Protein Reconstitution Using Dynamical Self-consistent Field Theory Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We extend neutral polymeric dynamical self-consistent field theory (dSCFT) to include charge interactions, salt, and solvent. |
Sylvia Luyben ; Robert Wickham; |
1199 | Dynamical Self-consistent Field Theory Simulation of Dendritic Phytoglycogen Nanoparticles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: 1 We use dynamical self-consistent field theory (dSCFT) to simulate the dynamical evolution of a PG nanoparticle solubilized in water. |
Benjamin Morling ; Sylvia Luyben ; John Dutcher ; Robert Wickham; |
1200 | Iterative Steady-state Restarting of Weighted Ensemble Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Recent work has shown that history-augmented Markov models (haMSMs) can provide estimates of steady state from transient, unconverged WE data; additionally, a new WE simulation can be initialized using structures from the initial simulation, weighted according to steady state. |
John Russo ; Jeremy Copperman ; Daniel Zuckerman; |
1201 | Dynamic Density Functional Theory of Multicomponent Cellular Membranes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a continuum model trained on molecular dynamics (MD) simulations for cellular membranes composed of an arbitrary number of lipid types. |
Liam Stanton ; Tomas Oppelstrup ; Helgi Ingolfsson ; Michael Surh ; Felice Lightstone ; James Glosli; |
1202 | Modeling The Cell Cycle of The Minimal Bacterial Cell JCVI-syn3A Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our whole-cell kinetic model predicts a membrane growth rate based on the synthesis and incorporation of lipids and membrane proteins. |
Madeline Stover ; Zane Thornburg ; David Bianchi ; Troy Brier ; Benjamin Gilbert ; James Saenz ; Clyde Hutchison III ; John Glass ; Zaida Luthey-Schulten; |
1203 | Coarse-grained Simulations of RNAs Allowing for Conformational Transitions of The Sugar Pucker Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Accordingly, we have developed a coarse-grained RNA force field to include transitions between the two sugar pucker states in order to accurately reproduce RNA structures and thermodynamics. |
Yiheng Wu ; Riccardo Alessandri ; Aria Coraor ; Tobin Sosnick ; Juan De Pablo; |
1204 | Building Stimuli-Responsive Nanoparticle Assemblies In Polymer Matrix and Solutions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In the present work, we used electrostatics to tune these stimuli-responsive transitions in solutions. |
Pothukuchi Rajesh Pavan ; Mithun Radhakrishna; |
1205 | Rational Discovery of Cardiolipin-selective Small Molecules By Coarse-grained High-throughput Simulations Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We make use of efficient coarse-grained free-energy calculations in combination with active learning to streamline the identification of relevant physical and chemical properties that determine selectivity towards a given biomolecular target. |
Bernadette Mohr ; Kirill Shmilovich ; Isabel Kleinwächter ; Dirk Schneider ; Andrew Ferguson ; Tristan Bereau; |
1206 | Simulating The Molecular Processes of Living Matter – What Is Missing from Current Models Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we discuss the significance of these challenges as well as the preliminary methodological work that has been conducted. |
Ilpo Vattulainen; |
1207 | Rapid Actuation in Plants: Hydraulics or Mechanics? Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our work shows that rapid movements in plants can occur through a rapid change in cell wall stiffness, in a tissue pre-stressed by the internal hydraulic pressure. |
Yoel Forterre ; Jeongeun Ryu ; Mathieu Colombani ; Joel Marthelot; |
1208 | Multiscale Mechanics of Hydraulic Actuation in Plants Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To understand the underlying mechanical principles, we built a soft hydraulic actuator that mimics pulvinus structure and bending mechanics. |
Anja Geitmann ; David Sleboda ; Reza Sharif-Naeini; |
1209 | Insect Wing Deployment Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We then measure the tensile properties of the wing and build a minimal mechanical model that captures the nonlinear response of the origami-like folded structure. |
Simon Hadjaje ; Raphael Clement ; Marie-Julie Dalbe ; Ignacio Andrade-Silva ; Joel Marthelot; |
1210 | Spore Dispersal By Elasticity-vortex Coupling from A Leaf Upon Raindrop Impact Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this present study, we find that an elastic fluttering leaf creates a periodic shedding of counter-rotating vortex tubes that enhance particle mixing and spatial transport. |
Zixuan Wu ; Saikat Basu ; Francisco Javier Beron-Vera ; Mark Sorrells ; Sunghwan Jung; |
1211 | Deployable Structures with Core-shell Balloons Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Inspired by the wing vein network, we build a model system consisting of core-shell tubes made from rubber inner tubes and wrinkled shells. |
Trevor Jones ; Etienne Jambon-Puillet ; Joel Marthelot ; Pierre-Thomas Brun; |
1212 | Liquid Lassos: The Defensive Spitting of A Termite Soldier Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a simple scaling argument governing the instabilities in the ejected filament. |
Elio Challita ; Prateek Sehgal ; Saad Bhamla; |
1213 | Rapid Power and Energy Release from Elastic Network Polymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we use numerical simulations and experimental measurements to explore the roles of mechanical properties and loading rates in both of these elastically-driven movements. |
Halie Kim ; Carolyn Du ; Lucien Tsai ; Martin Gonzalez ; Andrew Chen ; Mark Ilton; |
1214 | Shape Transformation of Thin Membrane Induced By Flow-controlled Differential Expansion Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Inspired by the process, we develop a network model that couples fluid movement (hydrodynamics) with membrane shape (mechanics) to computationally study the hydraulically induced differential swelling and buckling. |
Yongtian Luo ; Eleni Katifori; |
1215 | Uniaxial Optical Mechano-Sensing with Upconversion Nanoparticles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a sharpened fiber-based approach for uniaxial forces. |
Shuang Lim ; Kory Green ; Kai Huang ; Gang Han ; Hans Hallen; |
1216 | Creating Bio-inspired Tissue Mimics of African Elephant Trunks’ Wrinkled and Folded Skin Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we examined the morphology and compositional differences at both the micro and macro levels of the skin down to the individual collagen fiber in the dermis. |
Andrew Schulz ; Michael Dimitriyev ; Krishma Singal ; Sophia Sordilla ; Alexander Sahin ; Colin Boyle ; Claire Higgins ; Elisabetta Matsumoto ; David Hu; |
1217 | Bacteria-inspired Bi-flagellated Soft Robot with Bundling and Tumbling Behavior Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Inspired by bacteria, we present a soft macroscopic robot with two flexible helical flagella that can control its swimming speed and direction at low Reynolds number with two scalar control inputs. |
Mohammad Khalid Jawed ; Zhuonan Hao ; Sangmin Lim; |
1218 | Resistive Force Theory Vs. Slender Body Theory As Hydrodynamic Models in Simulation of Bacterial Flagella Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We present a comparative study on two hydrodynamic theories in the context of bacterial flagella at low Reynolds numbers. |
Mohammad Khalid Jawed ; Sangmin Lim ; Saptarshi Joshi ; Charbel Habchi; |
1219 | Collagen Remodeling in Side-to-side Bowel Anastomoses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we integrate finite element modeling (FEM) and experiments to study the remodeling process of collagens in the strength bearing layer, the submucosa, of bowels with side-to-side construction. |
Nhung Nguyen ; Brian Fleischer ; John Alverdy ; Luka Pocivavsek; |
1220 | Glass Forming Ability of Polyzwitterions Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: The glass forming ability of a series of specially synthesized polyzwitterions was studied using fast scanning calorimetry (FSC). Polyzwitterions include those based on the … |
Peggy Cebe ; Andrew Clark ; Yajnaseni Biswas ; Morgan Taylor ; Ayse Asatekin ; Matthew Panzer ; Christoph Schick; |
1221 | Illuminating The Rigid Amorphous Fraction of Semiconducting Polymers, and Its Pivotal Influence on Optoelectronic and Mechanical Performance Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The contribution of RAF to the thermal expansion was observed to be 20% for P3HT and 75% for the remaining high-performance polymers. |
Luke Galuska ; Dung Tran ; Gage Mason ; Simon Gagne ; Jianguo Mei ; Xiaodan Gu; |
1222 | Characterization of The Interfacial Orientation and Molecular Conformation in A Glass-forming Organic Semiconductor Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we use polarized resonant soft X-ray reflectivity to measure nanometer-resolved molecular orientation depth profiles of vapor-deposited thin films of an organic semiconductor, TCTA. |
Thomas Ferron ; Jacob Thelen ; Kushal Bagchi ; Chuting Deng ; Eliot Gann ; Juan De Pablo ; Mark Ediger ; Daniel Sunday ; Dean DeLongchamp; |
1223 | Polarized Resonant Soft X-ray Scattering Reveals Interfacial Molecular Orientation in Phase-separated Vapor-deposited Glass Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use p-RSoXS to measure a glass prepared by co-vapor depositing two immiscible glass-forming molecules. |
Camille Bishop ; Thomas Ferron ; Marie Fiori ; Mark Ediger ; Dean DeLongchamp; |
1224 | Theory of Aging in Soft Viscoelastic Glasses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this talk, we present a theory of aging for viscoelastic glasses that examines the nonequilibrium, protocol-dependent properties of the system. |
Andrei Gasic ; Peter Wolynes; |
1225 | A New Thin Film Scanning Calorimeter to Measure High-T Thermodynamics in Amorphous Ge-Te Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: A new thin-film calorimeter design suitable for measuring thin films on the heating curve of the glass transition using ultra-rapid differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is … |
Christopher Madsen ; Manel Molina-Ruiz ; Thomas Dauer ; Donez Horton-Bailey ; Frances Hellman; |
1226 | Exploring The Energy Landscapes of Soft Glassy Systems Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, we present an algorithm to sample the energy landscape and probe low-energy inherent structures(IS) of the conventionally studied Kob-Anderson(KA) glass. |
Amruthesh Thirumalaiswamy ; Robert Riggleman ; John Crocker; |
1227 | The Fragile-to-Strong Crossover in Simulated Supercooled Water Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We utilize molecular dynamics simulations to investigate how the fragile-to-strong crossover alters the nature of collective molecular rearrangements in water. |
Hongjia Zhang ; Chloe Thorburn ; Stephen Murray ; Francis Starr; |
1228 | Glassy Behavior of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: To this end, we combine extensive Molecular Dynamics simulations (using realistic force fields recently tuned with experiments), with large-scale temperature replica-exchange MD simulations, to access the equilibrium dynamics. |
Juan Neftalí Morillo García ; Beatriz Seoane Bartolome; |
1229 | Single-parameter Aging in Molecular Glasses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In a series of papers we have shown how physical aging can be described by a single-parameter scenario through precise measurements and careful temperature protocols. |
Tina Hecksher; |
1230 | Glassy Dynamics and Electrical Conductivity of Ionic Liquid Crystals: Dependence of The Cation N-alkyl Side Chain Length Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We investigate the molecular dynamics of a homologous series of linear-shaped guanidinium based ionic liquid crystals (ILCs) that vary in alkyl chain length, R = 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, by employing broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS), Fast Scanning Calorimetry (FSC), and temperature modulated FSC (TMFSC). |
Mohamed Kolmangadi ; Andreas Schoenhals; |
1231 | Measuring Slow Relaxation and Stability in Vapor Deposited Stable Polymer Glasses Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We explore here the physical aging behavior of stable vapor deposited, aged, and rejuvenated polymer glasses (N>9 and a T g = 308 K). |
Michael Thees ; Junjie Yin ; James Forrest; |
1232 | Generation of Pure Circularly Polarized Light Using Cholesteric Glassy Liquid Crystal (Ch-GLC) Films Doped with Dichroic Dyes Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: A rich framework is identified for unravelling the effects on the transmission / reflection ratio by the Ch-GLC film thickness, the dichroic dye concentration, and spectral separation between the host film’s stopband and the dye’s absorption spectrum. |
Mattias Hartveit ; Benjamin Carlson ; Mitchell Anthamatten ; Shaw Chen; |
1233 | An Introduction to Mechanophores: Utilizing Mechano-Responsive Molecules for Stress Visualization Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: This talk will introduce MPs to a broad audience and then share some of our recent work in the calibration and implementation of these molecular damage sensors in a variety of polymeric systems. |
Chelsea Davis; |
1234 | Simulations of Failure in Mechanically Active Triblock Copolymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: By measuring activation and chain conformations, we aim to determine the mechanophore activation and materials response to different microscopic failure mechanisms. |
Stephen Skala ; Zijian Huo ; Jennifer Laaser ; Antonia Statt; |
1235 | Computational Design of Bottlebrushes of PNIPAM-Dextran Copolymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In the present study, we have performed coarse-grained (CG) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of bottlebrush polymers (BBPs) of dextran and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) copolymers. |
Sanket Deshmukh ; Soumil Joshi ; Parisa Farzeen; |
1236 | Dynamics of Stable Contact Formation Bewteen A Nanoparticle and A Highly Repulsive Polymer Layer Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We use molecular dynamics simulations to study the assembly and dynamics of nanoparticles in a grafted polymer layer in the presence of a favorable solvent. |
Sai Etha; |
1237 | The Effect of Morphology on Mechanical Activation in Nanostructured Triblock Copolymers Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Here, we investigate the effect of polymer morphology on mechanochemical activation in nanostructured triblock copolymers. |
Zijian Huo; |
1238 | Temperature Dependent Photoisomerization Kinetics of Semicrystalline Poly(azobenzene)s Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We have studied the temperature-dependent kinetics of photoisomerization in poly(azobenzenes) with both alkyl and ethylene glycol chain extenders. |
Hantao Zhou ; Ryan Hayward; |
1239 | Understanding Shape Manipulation of Polymer Vesicles: A Reactive Dissipative Particle Dynamics Study Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Accordingly, we have developed a custom reaction-diffusion model that combines Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD) and the Split Reactive Brownian Dynamics (SRBD) that can model the dynamic self-assembling of polymers as they undergo chemical reactions, which expands the capability of simulating the non-equilibrium stochastic behavior of polymer solutions on mesoscopic scales. |
Qinyu Zhu ; Douglas Tree; |
1240 | Light-Responsive, Reversibly Shape-Changing Block Copolymer Particles Using Photo-Switchable Au Nanoparticle Surfactants Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We designed the azobenzene-grafted Au (Au@Azo) nanoparticles as photo-switchable surfactants through photoisomerization of Azo ligands. |
Seung Ho Kwon ; Meng Xu ; Jinwoo Kim ; Eun Ji Kim ; Young Jun Lee ; Se Gyu Jang ; Hongseok Yun ; Bumjoon Kim; |
1241 | Micellar Structures of Chain End Functionalized Oligo(dimethyl Siloxane) Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: 1,2 In this contribution, we report micellar structures of ODMS functionalized with different charged groups in solutions. |
Kunlun Hong ; Tianyu Li ; Yingdong Luo; |
1242 | Application of Raman Spectroscopy to Determine The Α Phase Crystalline Fraction in Poly(vinylidene Fluoride) Films Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this study, the degree of crystallinity of α-PVDF determined by Raman spectroscopy is presented and compared to the crystalline fraction found both from thermal analysis of endotherm area and from wide-angle X-ray scattering. |
Anuja Jayasekara ; Peggy Cebe; |
1243 | Rheological Investigation of Partially Crystallized Polymer Melts Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In this work, we explore the relationships between short-chain branching (SCB), crystallite/amorphous domain arrangement, and rheology of partially crystallized polymers. |
Marat Andreev ; Gregory Rutledge ; Anthony Kotula ; Jaap den Doelder ; Jonathan Moore; |
1244 | Nanoscale Technologies to Study Life Sciences – from Neurochemical Imaging to Agricultural Biotechnology Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We describe how nanomaterials engineering principles can be leveraged to genetically manipulate living plants, without transgene integration, in efforts to reconcile the benefits of crop genetic engineering with genome editing tools. |
Markita Landry; |
1245 | Accessing Low Energies in Glasses with Large Free Interface Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Subsequently, by characterizing the enthalpy evolution during physical aging, I will show that mild enhancement of the free interfacial area may result in massive decrease of the glass energy toward the equilibrium liquid line. |
Daniele Cangialosi; |
1246 | Revealing The Nature of Long-range Interfacial Effect on Polymer Dynamics Under Confinement Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: In our investigations, we considered the essential role of formation of an irreversible adsorption layer with sluggish molecular dynamics atop the substrate surface. |
Biao Zuo; |
1247 | Multifaceted Role of Bound Chains in Reinforcement of Polymer Nanocomposites – Structural and Dynamical Analysis Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The details will be discussed in the presentation. |
Tad Koga; |
1248 | Exchange Lifetimes of The Bound Polymer Layer on Silica Nanoparticles Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Abstract: Decades of research have emphasized the importance of a bound layer i.e. a thin layer of immobilized polymer adsorbed on the surface of a nanoparticle, as an important factor in … |
Mayank Jhalaria; |
1249 | How Fundamental Material Properties Influence Interfacial Effects on Polymer Dynamics Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: Our initial work focused on bulk samples which allowed for substantive model testing. |
Jane Lipson; |
1250 | Extracting Dynamical Models from Data Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: The FJet approach is introduced for determining the underlying model of a dynamical system. |
Michael Zimmer; |
1251 | Topological Boundary Constrais in Artificial Colloidal Ice Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We demonstrate that an antiferromagnetic border drives the system fast to the ground state (GS) when compared with the commonly implemented periodic boundary conditions. |
Carolina Rodríguez-Gallo ; Pietro Tierno ; Antonio Ortiz-Ambriz; |
1252 | Nuclear Membrane Three Orders Magnitude Faster Related Papers Related Patents Related Grants Related Orgs Related Experts Details Highlight: We detect fluctuations of cell nucleus envelope over the exceptionally broad spatiotemporal resolution. |
Kisung Lee ; Sun-Min Yu ; Steve Granick; |