ACTIVE
NEMATICS

Active nematics describe a wide range of biological systems such as deformable cell layers, fibroblast cells, bacterial colonies, and subcellular filaments that are formed from anisotropic building blocks. We have developed a powerful tool for modelling active nematics at a continuum level that allows for various levels of complexity to be accounted for.

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To learn more about this research read our latest review article:

A. Doostmohammadi, J. Ignes-Mullol, J. M. Yeomans, F. Sagues, Active nematics, Nature Communications, 2018.

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and for further read check out:

T. N. Shendruk, K. Thijssen, J. M. Yeomans, A. Doostmohammadi, Twist-induced crossover from 2D to 3D turbulence in active nematics, Phys. Rev. E Rapid Communications, 2018.

A. Doostmohammadi, T. N. Shendruk, K. Thijjsen, J. M. Yeomans, Onset of meso-scale turbulence in active nematics, Nature Communications, 2017.

A. Doostmohammadi, J. M. Yeomans, Coherent motion of dense active matter, Eur. Phys. J, 2018.

​A. Doostmohammadi, M. Adamer, S. P. Thampi, J. M. Yeomans, Stabilization of active matter by flow-vortex lattices and defect ordering, Nature Communications, 2016.

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