Differently from passive Brownian particles, active particles, also known as self-propelled
Brownian particles or microswimmers and nanoswimmers, are capable of taking up energy …

A wide range of experimental systems including gliding, swarming and swimming bacteria,
in vitro motility assays, and shaken granular media are commonly described as self …

One characteristic feature of soft matter systems is their strong response to external stimuli.
As a consequence they are comparatively easily driven out of their ground state and out of …

Ratchet effects can arise for single or collectively interacting Brownian particles on an
asymmetric substrate when a net dc transport is produced by an externally applied ac …

Because of its nonequilibrium character, active matter in a steady state can drive engines
that autonomously deliver work against a constant mechanical force or torque. As a generic …

We develop a statistical theory for the dynamics of non-aligning, non-interacting self-
propelled particles confined in a convex box in two dimensions. We find that when the size …

Unlike passive Brownian particles, active Brownian particles, also known as
microswimmers, propel themselves with directed motion and thus drive themselves out of …

We study the transport properties of a system of active particles moving at constant speed in
a heterogeneous two-dimensional space. The spatial heterogeneity is modeled by a random …

Many real-world scenarios involve interfaces, particularly liquid–liquid interfaces, that can
fundamentally alter the dynamics of colloids. This is poorly understood for chemically active …

Integration of active matter in larger micro-devices can provide an embedded source of
propulsion and lead to self-actuated micromachining systems that do not rely on any …