Controlling interfaces of phase-separating fluid mixtures is key to the creation of diverse
functional soft materials. Traditionally, this is accomplished with surface-modifying chemical …

ABSTRACT A tutorial introduction to the statistical mechanics of phase transitions and phase
coexistence is presented, starting out from equilibrium systems and nonequilibrium steady …

Microtubule-based active fluids exhibit turbulent-like autonomous flows, which are driven by
the molecular motor powered motion of filamentous constituents. Controlling active stresses …

Active nematics can be modeled using phenomenological continuum theories that account
for the dynamics of the nematic director and fluid velocity through partial differential …

Spontaneous growth of long-wavelength deformations is a defining feature of active liquid
crystals. We investigate the effect of confinement on the instability of 3D active liquid crystals …

We study a reconstituted composite system consisting of an active microtubule network
interdigitated with a passive network of entangled F-actin filaments. Increasing the …

Living systems are intrinsically nonequilibrium: They use metabolically derived chemical
energy to power their emergent dynamics and self-organization. A crucial driver of these …

How active stresses generated by molecular motors set the large-scale mechanics of the cell
cytoskeleton remains poorly understood. Here, we combine experiments and theory to …

Microtubules and molecular motors are essential components of the cellular cytoskeleton,
driving fundamental processes in vivo, including chromosome segregation and cargo …

Microtubule-based active matter provides insight into the self-organization of motile
interacting constituents. We describe several formulations of microtubule-based 3D active …