Topological structure and dynamics of three-dimensional active nematics

Duclos, Guillaume; Adkins, Raymond; Banerjee, Debarghya; Peterson, Matthew S. E.; Varghese, Minu; Kolvin, Itamar; Baskaran, Arvind; Pelcovits, Robert A.; Powers, Thomas R.; Baskaran, Aparna; Toschi, Federico; Hagan, Michael F.; Streichan, Sebastian J.; Vitelli, Vincenzo; Beller, Daniel A.; Dogic, Zvonimir

doi:10.1126/science.aaz4547

Title: Topological structure and dynamics of three-dimensional active nematics

Journal Article · 05 March 2020 · Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz4547 · OSTI ID:1603221

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; Banerjee, Debarghya;

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; Baskaran, Arvind;

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; Baskaran, Aparna;

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; Streichan, Sebastian J.; Vitelli, Vincenzo;

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Topological structures are effective descriptors of the nonequilibrium dynamics of diverse many-body systems. For example, motile, point-like topological defects capture the salient features of two-dimensional active liquid crystals composed of energy-consuming anisotropic units. We dispersed force-generating microtubule bundles in a passive colloidal liquid crystal to form a three-dimensional active nematic. Light-sheet microscopy revealed the temporal evolution of the millimeter-scale structure of these active nematics with single-bundle resolution. The primary topological excitations are extended, charge-neutral disclination loops that undergo complex dynamics and recombination events. Our work suggests a framework for analyzing the nonequilibrium dynamics of bulk anisotropic systems as diverse as driven complex fluids, active metamaterials, biological tissues, and collections of robots or organisms.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019733

OSTI ID:: 1603221

Journal Information:: Science, Journal Name: Science Journal Issue: 6482 Vol. 367; ISSN 0036-8075

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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