Active nematics: A new approach to mechanobiology?
APA
(2024). Active nematics: A new approach to mechanobiology?. ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research. https://scivideos.org/index.php/ictp-saifr/4614
MLA
Active nematics: A new approach to mechanobiology?. ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research, Oct. 02, 2024, https://scivideos.org/index.php/ictp-saifr/4614
BibTex
@misc{ scivideos_SAIFR:4614, doi = {}, url = {https://scivideos.org/index.php/ictp-saifr/4614}, author = {}, keywords = {ICTP-SAIFR, IFT, UNESP}, language = {en}, title = {Active nematics: A new approach to mechanobiology?}, publisher = { ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research}, year = {2024}, month = {oct}, note = {SAIFR:4614 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/index.php/ictp-saifr/4614}} }
Abstract
Active materials such as bacteria, molecular motors and eukaryotic cells continuously transform chemical energy taken from their surroundings to mechanical work. Dense active nematics show mesoscale turbulence, the emergence of chaotic flow structures characterised by high vorticity and self-propelled topological defects. I shall describe the physics of active nematics and discuss examples where this is relevant to living matter.