Computational models for active matter

MR Shaebani, A Wysocki, RG Winkler… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Active matter, which ranges from molecular motors to groups of animals, exists at different
length scales and timescales, and various computational models have been proposed to …

Migration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes in 3D collagen matrices

Z Sadjadi, R Zhao, M Hoth, B Qu, H Rieger - Biophysical Journal, 2020 - cell.com
Abstract CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and natural killer cells are the main cytotoxic
killer cells of the human body to eliminate pathogen-infected or tumorigenic cells (also …

Anomalous subdiffusion in living cells: Bridging the gap between experiments and realistic models through collaborative challenges

M Woringer, I Izeddin, C Favard, H Berry - Frontiers in Physics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The life of a cell is governed by highly dynamical microscopic processes. Two notable
examples are the diffusion of membrane receptors and the kinetics of transcription factors …

Non-Gaussianity, population heterogeneity, and transient superdiffusion in the spreading dynamics of amoeboid cells

AG Cherstvy, O Nagel, C Beta, R Metzler - … Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
What is the underlying diffusion process governing the spreading dynamics and search
strategies employed by amoeboid cells? Based on the statistical analysis of experimental …

Effects of vimentin on the migration, search efficiency, and mechanical resilience of dendritic cells

MR Shaebani, L Stankevicins, D Vesperini… - Biophysical …, 2022 - cell.com
Dendritic cells use amoeboid migration to pass through narrow passages in the extracellular
matrix and confined tissue in search for pathogens and to reach the lymph nodes and alert …

[HTML][HTML] Non-caloric sweeteners and body weight

BM Cavagnari - MEDICINA (Buenos Aires), 2019 - SciELO Argentina
Both total caloric intake and consumption of free sugars is higher than recommended. This
situation contributes, among many other factors, to the increase of overweight and obesity in …

Dynamics of switching processes: general results and applications in intermittent active motion

I Santra, KS Olsen, D Gupta - Soft Matter, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Systems switching between different dynamical phases is a ubiquitous phenomenon. The
general understanding of such a process is limited. To this end, we present a general …

Heterogeneities shape passive intracellular transport

P Witzel, M Götz, Y Lanoiselée, T Franosch… - Biophysical journal, 2019 - cell.com
A living cell's interior is one of the most complex and intrinsically dynamic systems, providing
an elaborate interplay between cytosolic crowding and ATP-driven motion that controls …

Tracer dynamics in one dimensional gases of active or passive particles

T Banerjee, RL Jack, ME Cates - Journal of Statistical Mechanics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We consider one-dimensional systems comprising either active run-and-tumble particles
(RTPs) or passive Brownian random walkers. These particles are either noninteracting or …

Flagellar number governs bacterial spreading and transport efficiency

J Najafi, MR Shaebani, T John, F Altegoer, G Bange… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Peritrichous bacteria synchronize and bundle their flagella to actively swim, while disruption
of the bundle leads to a slow motility phase with a weak propulsion. It is still not known …