Data-driven quantitative modeling of bacterial active nematics [Physics]

Active matter comprises individual units that convert energy into mechanical motion. In many examples, such as bacterial systems and biofilament assays, constituent units are elongated and can give rise to local nematic orientational order. Such “active nematics” systems have attracted much attention from both theorists and experimentalists. However, despite intense...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - January 15, 2019 Category: Science Authors: He Li, Xia–qing Shi, Mingȷi Huang, Xiao Chen, Minfeng Xiao, Chenli Liu, Hugues Chate, H. P. Zhang Tags: PNAS Plus Source Type: research