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View article: Wrapping of Nano- and Microgels by Lipid-Bilayer Membranes
Wrapping of Nano- and Microgels by Lipid-Bilayer Membranes Open
The wrapping of nano- and microparticles is a fundamentally important pathway for their cellular uptake and depends on the physicochemical properties of both particle and membrane. Polymeric gels are a versatile class of materials whose el…
View article: Polymeric and Polymer-Functionalized Drug Delivery Vectors: From Molecular Architecture and Elasticity to Cellular Uptake
Polymeric and Polymer-Functionalized Drug Delivery Vectors: From Molecular Architecture and Elasticity to Cellular Uptake Open
Polymers and polymer composites offer versatile possibilities for engineering the physico-chemical properties of materials on micro- and macroscopic scales. This review provides an overview of polymeric and polymer-decorated particles that…
View article: Adhesion-driven vesicle translocation through membrane-covered pores
Adhesion-driven vesicle translocation through membrane-covered pores Open
Translocation across barriers and through constrictions is a mechanism that is often used in vivo for transporting material between compartments. A specific example is apicomplexan parasites invading host cells through the tight junction t…
View article: The 2025 motile active matter roadmap
The 2025 motile active matter roadmap Open
Activity and autonomous motion are fundamental aspects of many living and engineering systems. Here, the scale of biological agents covers a wide range, from nanomotors, cytoskeleton, and cells, to insects, fish, birds, and people. Inspire…
View article: Capillary-driven self-assembly of soft ellipsoidal microgels at the air–water interface
Capillary-driven self-assembly of soft ellipsoidal microgels at the air–water interface Open
The adsorption of ellipsoidal colloidal particles on liquid interfaces induces interfacial deformation, resulting in anisotropic interface-mediated interactions and the formation of superstructures. Soft prolate-shaped microgels at the air…
View article: The 2024 Motile Active Matter Roadmap
The 2024 Motile Active Matter Roadmap Open
Activity and autonomous motion are fundamental aspects of many living and engineering systems. Here, the scale of biological agents covers a wide range, from nanomotors, cytoskeleton, and cells, to insects, fish, birds, and people. Inspire…
View article: Adhesion-driven vesicle translocation through membrane-covered pores
Adhesion-driven vesicle translocation through membrane-covered pores Open
Translocation across barriers and through constrictions is a mechanism that is often used in vivo for transporting material between compartments. A specific example is apicomplexan parasites invading host cells through the tight junction t…
View article: Phase Behavior and Dynamics of Active Brownian Particles in an Alignment Field
Phase Behavior and Dynamics of Active Brownian Particles in an Alignment Field Open
Self-propelled particles that are subject to noise are a well-established generic model system for active matter. A homogeneous alignment field can be used to orient the direction of the self-propulsion velocity and to model systems like p…
View article: Wrapping anisotropic microgel particles in lipid membranes: Effects of particle shape and membrane rigidity
Wrapping anisotropic microgel particles in lipid membranes: Effects of particle shape and membrane rigidity Open
Cellular engulfment and uptake of macromolecular assemblies or nanoparticles via endocytosis can be associated to both healthy and disease-related biological processes as well as delivery of drug nanoparticles and potential nanotoxicity of…
View article: Membrane-Mediated Interactions Between Nonspherical Elastic Particles
Membrane-Mediated Interactions Between Nonspherical Elastic Particles Open
The transport of particles across lipid-bilayer membranes is important for biological cells to exchange information and material with their environment. Large particles often get wrapped by membranes, a process which has been intensively i…
View article: Membrane-Mediated Interactions Between Nonspherical Elastic Particles
Membrane-Mediated Interactions Between Nonspherical Elastic Particles Open
The transport of particles across lipid-bilayer membranes is important for biological cells to exchange information and material with their environment. Large particles often get wrapped by membranes, a process which has been intensively i…
View article: Random Walk Generation and Classification Within an Online Learning Platform
Random Walk Generation and Classification Within an Online Learning Platform Open
Advancements in technology have introduced new approaches in teaching and learning processes. Machine learning algorithms analyse and recognize patterns of data and subsequently become able to make reasonable decisions. In playing complex …
View article: Filamentous active matter: Band formation, bending, buckling, and defects
Filamentous active matter: Band formation, bending, buckling, and defects Open
Molecular motors connecting cytoskeletal filaments induce persistent motion of polar domains and formation of topological defects.
View article: Vesicles with internal active filaments: self-organized propulsion controls shape, motility, and dynamical response
Vesicles with internal active filaments: self-organized propulsion controls shape, motility, and dynamical response Open
Self-propulsion and navigation due to the sensing of environmental conditions—such as durotaxis and chemotaxis—are remarkable properties of biological cells that cannot be modeled by single-component self-propelled particles. Therefore, we…
View article: Sculpting vesicles with active particles: Less is more
Sculpting vesicles with active particles: Less is more Open
Biological cells are able to generate intricate structures and respond to external stimuli, sculpting their membrane from within. Simplified biomimetic systems can aid in understanding the principles which govern these shape changes and el…
View article: Filamentous Active Matter: Band Formation, Bending, Buckling, and\n Defects
Filamentous Active Matter: Band Formation, Bending, Buckling, and\n Defects Open
Motor proteins drive persistent motion and self-organisation of cytoskeletal\nfilaments. However, state-of-the-art microscopy techniques and continuum\nmodelling approaches focus on large length and time scales. Here, we perform\ncomponent…
View article: Chronology of motor-mediated microtubule streaming
Chronology of motor-mediated microtubule streaming Open
We introduce a filament-based simulation model for coarse-grained, effective motor-mediated interaction between microtubule pairs to study the time-scales that compose cytoplasmic streaming. We characterise microtubule dynamics in two-dime…
View article: Self-organized motility of vesicles with internal active filaments
Self-organized motility of vesicles with internal active filaments Open
Self-propulsion and navigation due to the sensing of environmental conditions - such as durotaxis and chemotaxis - are remarkable properties of biological cells that cannot be reproduced by single-component self-propelled particles. We int…
View article: Chronology of motor-mediated microtubule streaming
Chronology of motor-mediated microtubule streaming Open
We introduce a computer-based simulation model for coarse-grained, effective motor-mediated interaction between microtubule pairs to study the time-scales that compose cytoplasmic streaming. We characterise microtubule dynamics in two-dime…
View article: Collective behavior of self-propelled rods with quorum sensing
Collective behavior of self-propelled rods with quorum sensing Open
Active agents-like phoretic particles, bacteria, sperm, and cytoskeletal filaments in motility assays-show a large variety of motility-induced collective behaviors, such as aggregation, clustering, and phase separation. The behavior of den…
View article: Nanomaterial interactions with biomembranes: Bridging the gap between soft matter models and biological context
Nanomaterial interactions with biomembranes: Bridging the gap between soft matter models and biological context Open
Synthetic polymers, nanoparticles, and carbon-based materials have great potential in applications including drug delivery, gene transfection, in vitro and in vivo imaging, and the alteration of biological function. Nature and humans use d…
View article: Nano- and microparticles at fluid and biological interfaces
Nano- and microparticles at fluid and biological interfaces Open
Systems with interfaces are abundant in both technological applications and biology. While a fluid interface separates two fluids, membranes separate the inside of vesicles from the outside, the interior of biological cells from the enviro…
View article: Correction: Wrapping of ellipsoidal nano-particles by fluid membranes
Correction: Wrapping of ellipsoidal nano-particles by fluid membranes Open
Correction for 'Wrapping of ellipsoidal nano-particles by fluid membranes' by Sabyasachi Dasgupta et al., Soft Matter, 2013, 9, 5473–5482.