Directional self-locomotion of active droplets enabled by nematic environment
Mojtaba Rajabi, Hend Baza, Taras Turiv, Oleg D. Lavrentovich
Topics & Concepts
Active matterMicroscale chemistryLiquid crystalPhysicsAnisotropyChemical physicsWork (physics)InertiaSoft matterNanotechnologyOrientation (vector space)PolarEvaporationSymmetry (geometry)Classical mechanicsRotation (mathematics)Pattern formationChaoticOpticsCondensed matter physicsRotational symmetryMechanicsBacillus subtilisTrajectoryMolecular dynamicsCascadeMicrofluidicsMicro and Nano RoboticsModular Robots and Swarm IntelligencePickering emulsions and particle stabilization