Biofilms as self-shaping growing nematics
Japinder Nijjer, Changhao Li, Mrityunjay Kothari, Thomas Henzel, Qiuting Zhang, Jung‐Shen B. Tai, Shuang Zhou, Tal Cohen, Sulin Zhang, Jing Yan
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Liquid crystalNon-equilibrium thermodynamicsAnisotropyPhysicsBoundary (topology)Chemical physicsTopological defectBoundary value problemSubstrate (aquarium)Condensed matter physicsMechanicsOpticsNanotechnologyClassical mechanicsMaterials scienceBiologyEcologyQuantum mechanicsMathematicsMathematical analysisMicro and Nano RoboticsPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationBiocrusts and Microbial Ecology