With the increasing demand for microchannel thermal management technology, a large
number of researchers devote their energies to the optimization of microchannel. However …

Active nematics is a popular model fluid for active matter. The popularity comes from the fact
that several biological systems involving cells and cytoskeletal elements closely match …

Coupling between flows and material properties imbues rheological matter with its wide-
ranging applicability, hence the excitement for harnessing the rheology of active fluids for …

We investigate the dynamics of mobile inclusions embedded in 2D active nematics. The
interplay between the inclusion shape, boundary-induced nematic order, and autonomous …

Dynamics of small particles, both living and inanimate, has fascinated scientists for
centuries. Learning how to control it could open technological opportunities in the …

Concentrated active agents can exhibit turbulent-like flows reminiscent of hydrodynamic
turbulence. Despite its importance, the influence of external fields on active turbulence …

Various active materials exhibit strong spatio-temporal variability of their orientational order
known as active turbulence, characterised by irregular and chaotic motion of topological …

Topological defects in nematically aligned cell populations play a critical role in modulating
collective motion, ranging from microbial colonies to epithelial tissues. Despite the potential …

Confinement can be used to systematically tame turbulent dynamics occurring in active
fluids. Although periodic channels are the simplest geometries to study confinement …

Viscous flows are laminar and deterministic. Robust linear laws accurately predict their
streamlines in geometries as complex as blood vessels, porous media and pipe networks …