no code implementations • 5 Mar 2021 • Amélie Chardac, Ludwig A. Hoffmann, Yoann Poupart, Luca Giomi, Denis Bartolo
We demonstrate that the self-similar ordering of flocking matter is ruled by a living network of domain walls linking all $\pm 1$ vortices, and guiding their annihilation dynamics.
Soft Condensed Matter
1 code implementation • 4 Jan 2021 • Piermarco Fonda, Luca Giomi
"Necks" are features of lipid membranes characterized by an uniquley large curvature, functioning as bridges between different compartments.
Soft Condensed Matter Differential Geometry Biological Physics
1 code implementation • 23 May 2019 • Koen Schakenraad, Jeremy Ernst, Wim Pomp, Erik H. J. Danen, Roeland M. H. Merks, Thomas Schmidt, Luca Giomi
We investigate the mechanical interplay between the spatial organization of the actin cytoskeleton and the shape of animal cells adhering on micropillar arrays.
Biological Physics Soft Condensed Matter Cell Behavior
