Dynamic structure of active nematic shells

In active matter, chemical energy is transformed into mechanical motion; theoretical descriptions of nematic liquids are useful in understanding such phenomena. Here, Zhang et al. model the dynamics of active nematic liquid crystals confined onto a spherical shell in systems that mimic cell motion.

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Main Authors:	Rui Zhang, Ye Zhou, Mohammad Rahimi, Juan J. de Pablo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2016-11-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13483

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Dynamic structure of active nematic shells

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