ReviewNature communications2018
Active nematics.
Review in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 146 papers.
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146 citing papers in PubMed, 664 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Fibronectin matrix remodelling modulates the active nematic dynamics of cancer-associated fibroblasts.Nature materials · 2026Article
- Spatial Activity Patterning and Topological Defect Transport in Acoustically Energized Active Liquid Crystals.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- Cell division sets a universal flow geometry in cell layers.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
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- Soft Matter: A Tale of Eco-Friendly Materials, Self-Organised Phases and Biological Impact.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Coupling of colloidal rods to the dynamic order of active nematic films.Soft matter · 2026Article
- Topological defects lead to energy transfer in active nematics.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Topological control of spontaneous failure in active nematic solids.Nature materials · 2026Article
- Physical models of embryonic epithelial healing.PLoS computational biology · 2026Review
- Activity drives self-assembly of passive soft inclusions in active nematics.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Extensile Active Hydrogels Driven by Living FtsZ Polymers.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- The hydrodynamic torque dipole from rotary bacterial flagella powers symmetric discs.Nature physics · 2026Article
- Discontinuous transition to active nematic turbulence.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Theory of active self-organization of dense nematic structures in the actin cytoskeleton.eLife · 2025Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Active matter extracts energy from its surroundings at the single particle level and transforms it into mechanical work. Examples include cytoskeleton biopolymers and bacterial suspensions. Here, we review experimental, theoretical and numerical studies of active nematics - a type of active system that is characterised by self-driven units with elongated shape. We focus primarily on microtubule-kinesin mixtures and the hydrodynamic theories that describe their properties. An important theme is active turbulence and the associated motile topological defects. We discuss ways in which active turbulence may be controlled, a pre-requisite to harvesting energy from active materials, and we consider the appearance, and possible implications, of active nematics and topological defects to cellular systems and biological processes.
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