Biological cells generate intricate structures by sculpting their membrane from within to
actively sense and respond to external stimuli or to explore their environment,,–. Several …

Soft-condensed matter physics has provided, in the past decades, many of the relevant
concepts and methods allowing successful description of living cells and biological tissues …

Emergent behavior in collectives of “robotic” units with limited capabilities that is robust and
programmable is a promising route to perform tasks on the micro and nanoscale that are …

A swarm of simple active particles confined in a flexible scaffold is a promising system to
make mobile and deformable superstructures. These soft structures can perform tasks that …

We study the structure and dynamics of the interface separating a passive fluid from a
microtubule-based active fluid. Turbulent-like active flows power giant interfacial …

Active particles, such as swimming bacteria or self-propelled colloids, spontaneously
assemble into large-scale dynamic structures. Geometric boundaries often enforce different …

We investigate experimentally and numerically the stochastic dynamics and the time-
dependent response of colloids subject to a small external perturbation in a dense bath of …

The study of active matter has revealed novel non-equilibrium collective behaviors,
illustrating their potential as a new materials platform. However, most work treat active matter …

Many critical biological processes, like wound healing, require densely packed cell
monolayers/tissues to transition from a jammed solid-like to a fluid-like state. Although …

Communication is one of the most remarkable behaviors in the living world. It is an important
prerequisite for building an artificial cell which can be considered as alive. Achieving …