Aggregation-fragmentation and individual dynamics of active clusters

The cluster phase of active particles is one instance of the propensity of active matter to self-organize. Combining high-statistics experiments on Janus colloids and simple modeling, Ginot et al. provide a thorough characterization of cluster’s size and motion.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: F. Ginot, I. Theurkauff, F. Detcheverry, C. Ybert, C. Cottin-Bizonne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02625-7