Abstract
Using a microscopic model of interacting polar biofilaments and motor proteins, we characterize the phase diagram of both homogeneous and inhomogeneous states in terms of experimental parameters. The polarity of motor clusters is key in determining the organization of the filaments in homogeneous isotropic, polarized, and nematic states, while motor-induced bundling yields spatially inhomogeneous structures.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 060901 |
| Journal | Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - Dec 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Statistics and Probability
- Condensed Matter Physics
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Ahmadi, A., Liverpool, T. B., & Marchetti, M. C. (2005). Nematic and polar order in active filament solutions. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 72(6), [060901]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.72.060901